In 2011, the East Central Iowa Council of Governments (ECICOG) completed the Comprehensive Regional Development Strategy, a joint planning document that serves as both the region’s Long-Range Transportation Plan and
The 2015 Governors Highway Safety Association publication Everyone Walks: Understanding and Addressing Pedestrian Safety (PDF) provides a comprehensive look at an important transportation safety topic. While pedestrian fatalities have decreased
Rural areas experience more crash-related fatalities and serious injuries than urban areas. RPOs can assist state DOTs to address safety.
This Technical Report provides methods for integrating safety into each step of the RPO planning and programming process.
In partnership with the Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT), the Minnesota Association of Development Organizations (MADO) has been responsible for actively encouraging Minnesota school districts and local communities to participate
Two innovative programs in the Tampa metropolitan area are making it easier for local transportation agencies to access millions of federal dollars. These practices are just two of over 100 roadway safety practices available in the Roadway Safety Noteworthy Practices Database, an online resource from the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) Office of Safety.
The Federal Highway Administration has released a new guide to assist statewide and regional transportation planners. Considering Security and Emergency Management in the Planning of ReTransportation Projects (PDF) is aimed at project-level
This article first appeared in the Governors Highway Safety Association State Safety Showcase. The 2011 Wisconsin Crash Calendar gives the Wisconsin Bureau of Transportation Safety (BOTS) a new way to
Guest post by Matt Buchanan, Community Development Planner, Mo-Kan Regional Council This article originally appeared in the Autumn 2011 issue of FHWA’s RSA Newsletter. Three Regional Planning Commissions (RPCs) in
By Keith Knapp, Former Director of Transportation Safety Engineering for the Center for Excellence in Rural Safety This article originally appeared in Rural Safety News in 2010, a newsletter of the
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