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                Addressing Safety on Locally-Owned and Maintained Roads - A Domestic Scan
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August 2010
FHWA-SA-10-027

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1. Report No. FHWA

			FHWA-SA-09-019
			2. Government Accession No.
			3. Recipient’s Catalog No.4. Title and Subtitle

			Noteworthy Practices: Addressing Safety on Locally-Owned and Maintained Roads*A Domestic Scan*
			5. Report Date

			August 20106. Performing Organization Code7. Authors

			Rosemarie Anderson, P.E.; Karen Yunk, P.E; Daniel Lovas, P.E.; and Michelle Scism
			8. Performing Organization Report No.9. Performing Organization Name and Address
			10. Work Unit No.Vanasse Hangen Brustlin Inc

			8300 Boone Boulevard, Suite 700

			Vienna, VA 22182-2626
			11. Contract or Grant No.

			DTFH61-05-D-00024 (VHB)12. Sponsoring Agency Name and Address

			Office of Safety Federal Highway Administration
			U.S. Department of Transportation
			1200 New Jersey Avenue, S.E.
			Washington, D.C. 20590
			13. Type of Report and Period Covered

			Final Report14. Sponsoring Agency Code15. Supplementary Notes:

			Technical editing was performed Jenny Goldschmidt of VHB.  Graphical design and production were performed by Michelle Scism and Cynthia Chagnon, both from VHB.16. Abstract

			Locally-owned road safety remains a challenge to many States. Several States have shown measured success in addressing local road safety. Seven States were identified to participate in the Local Road Safety Domestic Scan, allowing a team of transportation professionals from the Federal, State, and local levels to visit and document their practices. The Domestic Scan report identifies and documents practices in the planning, programming, and implementation of efforts to improve local road safety.  Practices are presented in data collection and analysis; local project identification; local project administration; funding; training and technical assistance; outreach and partnerships between State Departments of Transportation (DOTs) and local agencies.  The report provides States with valuable information to launch a local road safety program or implement documented practices to improve an established program.17. Key Words

			Highway safety, local  government, study tours, strategic planning, safety management, State Departments of Transportation, Federal-aid, Metropolitan Planning Organizations, local road safety, crash data, engineering, education, enforcement, systemic improvements, funding, training, outreach, domestic scan
			18. Distribution Statement

			No restrictions.19. Security Classif. (of this report)

			Unclassified
			20. Security Classif. (of this page)

			Unclassified
			21. No. of Pages:

			66
			22. Price**Form DOT F 1700.7** (8-72) Reproduction of completed pages authorized
      
  Executive Summary
                Chapter 1: Introduction
                Chapter 2: Data Collection and Analysis.
                Chapter 3: Local Project Identification
                Chapter 4:  Local Project Administration
                Chapter 5: Funding
                Chapter 6: Training and Technical Assistance
                Chapter 7: Partnerships and Outreach
                Chapter 8: Local Agency Success Stories.
                Chapter 9: Observations and Conclusions
                AppendicesBook traversal links for Addressing Safety on Locally-Owned and Maintained Roads - A Domestic Scan
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