Program Planning, Development & Evaluation Award: To Ohio Department of Transportation for Integration of Safety into Metropolitan Planning Organization Processes
In 2005, the Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) began to integrate safety data and needs into the Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) planning process. The agency has now conducted safety workshops with all of Ohio’s 17 MPOs and is working with local representatives to develop annual safety work plans based on crash analysis and public input.
This program is significant since roughly 57 percent of fatal crashes and 45 percent of incapacitating injuries occur within Ohio’s cities each year.
To date, five MPOs have developed work plans and have received funding assistance to make improvements on local roads using the 4Es: engineering, education, enforcement and emergency medical services. The remaining MPOs have plans in the development process. The final work plans become part of the MPO planning process and are reviewed annually to evaluate the effectiveness of improvements in reducing crashes and to determine if new locations should be considered for review and improvement.
For more information, contact:
Michelle May
Ohio Department of Transportation
Telephone: 614-644-8309
Email: michelle.may@dot.state.oh.us
Rev. 10/30/07