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Introduction

U.S. Federal Highway Administration (FHWA). 2015. Highway Statistics 2014. *Public Road Length - 2014, Miles By Ownership*. https://www.fhwa.dot.gov/policyinformation/statistics/2014/hm10.cfm. Accessed November 20, 2017.
	National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). 2015. *Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS) Encyclopedia*. https://www-fars.nhtsa.dot.gov/Main/index.aspx. Accessed November 20, 2017.Case Study 1 – Strategic Highway Safety Plan Involvement

U.S. Federal Highway Administration (FHWA). 2013. *New Jersey Highway Safety Improvement Program 2013 Annual Report*. https://www.fhwa.dot.gov/sites/fhwa.dot.gov/files/2022-06/hsip_reports_2013_nj.pdf. Accessed November 6, 2018.
	U.S. Federal Highway Administration (FHWA). 2014. *New Jersey Highway Safety Improvement Program 2014 Annual Report*. https://www.fhwa.dot.gov/sites/fhwa.dot.gov/files/2022-06/hsip_reports_2014_nj.pdf. Accessed November 6, 2018.
	U.S. Federal Highway Administration (FHWA). 2015. *New Jersey Highway Safety Improvement Program 2015 Annual Report*. https://www.fhwa.dot.gov/sites/fhwa.dot.gov/files/2022-06/hsip_reports_2015_nj.pdf. Accessed November 6, 2018.
	U.S. Federal Highway Administration (FHWA). 2016. *New Jersey Highway Safety Improvement Program 2016 Annual Report*. https://www.fhwa.dot.gov/sites/fhwa.dot.gov/files/2022-06/hsip_reports_2016_nj.pdf. Accessed November 6, 2018.
	New Jersey Department of Transportation (NJDOT). 2015. *New Jersey Strategic Highway Safety Plan*. https://www.state.nj.us/transportation/about/safety/pdf/2015strategichighwaysafetyplan.pdf. Accessed July 27, 2017.
	North Dakota Department of Transportation (NDDOT). 2013. *North Dakota’s Strategic Highway Safety Plan*. September.Case Study 2 – Crash Mapping Analysis Tool

Iowa Department of Transportation (Iowa DOT). *Crash Mapping Analysis Tool*. https://icat.iowadot.gov/. Accessed May 2020.
	Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT). 2015. *Minnesota Crash Mapping Analysis Tool*. http://www.dot.state.mn.us/stateaid/mncmat2.html. Accessed April 2015.Case Study 3 – HSIP Application Guidance Document

New Hampshire Department of Transportation (NHDOT). 2012. *Strategic Highway Safety Plan*. https://www.nh.gov/dot/projects/documents/2012_2016_strategic_highway_safety_plan_single_pages_suitable_for_printing.pdf. Accessed November 30, 2018.
	New Hampshire Department of Transportation (NHDOT). 2013. *Highway Safety Improvement Program Manual and Guidance*. https://www.nh.gov/dot/org/projectdevelopment/highwaydesign/hwysafetyimprovements/documents/hsip_nhguidance_122013.pdf. Accessed November 30, 2018.
	New Hampshire Department of Transportation (NHDOT). 2017. *Highway Safety Improvement* webpage. https://www.nh.gov/dot/org/projectdevelopment/highwaydesign/hwysafetyimprovements. Accessed August 17, 2017.Case Study 4 – HSIP Application Preparation Assistance

Kuntz, Shawn, North Dakota Department of Transportation (NDDOT). 2016. Personal communication with Howard Preston/CH2M HILL.
	Leuer, Derek, Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT). 2016. Personal communication with Howard Preston/CH2M HILL.
	North Dakota Department of Transportation (NDDOT). 2017. *Local Road Safety Program*. https://www.dot.nd.gov/divisions/safety/docs/LSRP/VIEW_CentralRegion_Agency_BottineauCounty.pdf. Accessed November 30, 2018.Case Study 5 – Safety Training for Local Agencies

Federal Highway Administration (FHWA). 2014a. *Improving Safety on Rural Local and Tribal Roads - Safety Toolkit*. https://www.fhwa.dot.gov/safety/other/local-rural/improving-safety-rural-local-and-tribal-roads-safety-toolkit. Accessed September 18, 2017.
	Federal Highway Administration (FHWA). 2014b. *Crash Modification Factor (CMF) Clearinghouse*. https://www.fhwa.dot.gov/safety/data-analysis-tools. Modified October 2014.
	Federal Highway Administration (FHWA). 2017. Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) website. https://www.fhwa.dot.gov/safety. Accessed September 18, 2017. Lois Goldman, New Jersey.
	Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT). 2015. *Traffic Safety Fundamentals Handbook*. http://www.dot.state.mn.us/stateaid/trafficsafety/reference/2015-mndot-safety-handbook-large.pdf. Accessed September 18 2017.
	North Jersey Transportation Planning Authority (NJTPA). 2016. *New Jersey Highway Safety Improvement Program Manual*. https://www.state.nj.us/transportation/about/safety/pdf/2016hsipmanual.pdf. Accessed November 30, 2018.
	North Jersey Transportation Planning Authority (NJTPA). 2016b. Internal Database.Case Study 6 – Local HSIP Advisory Committee

California Department of Transportation (Caltrans). 2015. *California Strategic Highway Safety Plan 2015-2019*. http://www.dot.ca.gov/trafficops/shsp/docs/SHSP15_Update.pdf. Accessed September 18, 2017.
	Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS). 2017. Database. https://www.nhtsa.gov/research-data/fatality-analysis-reporting-system-fars. Accessed September 25, 2017.
	Kochevar, Ken, Caltrans. 2017. Personal communication with Howard Preston/CH2M HILL.
	Mattox, Mark, Town of Paradise. 2016. Personal communication with Howard Preston/CH2M HILL.
	U.S. Federal Highway Administration (FHWA). 2005. *Federal Highway Administration Research and Technology Coordinating, Developing, and Delivering Highway Transportation Innovations*. Chapter 3. Publication Number: FHWA-HRT-04-100. September.Case Study 8 – Local Agency Safety Program

Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT). 2017a. Local Agency Traffic Safety Academy. http://tampabaytrafficsafety.com/education/latsa/.
	Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT). 2017b. *Florida Department of Transportation’s District Seven Design-Build Pushbutton Contract*. https://www.fdot.gov/programmanagement/otherfdotlinks/pushbutton/default.shtm.
	U.S. Federal Highway Administration (FHWA). 2013. *Safety Summit Yields Tenfold Increase in Number of Safety Applications Submitted by Local Agencies* - Florida. https://rspcb.safety.fhwa.dot.gov/noteworthy/html/localrural_fl1.aspx?id=96. Accessed October 9, 2017.Case Study 9 – Support for Road Safety Assessments

U.S. Federal Highway Administration (FHWA). 2014. Road Safety Audits (RSA). https://safety.fhwa.dot.gov/rsa/. Accessed May 2020.
	Sheehan, Timothy, Safety Design Unit Chief Bureau of Safety Programs and Engineering for Illinois Department of Transportation. 2017. Personal communication with Howard Preston/CH2M HILL.Case Study 10 – Local Road Safety Plans

Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT). 2008. *Strategic Highway Safety Plan*.
	Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT). 2014. *Final Report for the Minnesota County Roadway Safety Plans*. January.
	Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT). *Facts about Crashes, Budget, Fatality Rates*. Database. http://www.dot.state.mn.us/trafficeng/publ/triviacard/. Accessed February 11, 2018.
	North Dakota Department of Transportation (NDDOT). 2013. *North Dakota Strategic Highway Safety Plan*. September.
	North Dakota Department of Transportation (NDDOT). 2015. *North Dakota Local Road Safety Program*. June.
	Vizecky, Mark, Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT). 2017. Personal communication with Howard Preston/CH2M HILL.
	Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT). 2018. Safety Plan Handout. http://www.dot.state.mn.us/stateaid/trafficsafety/county/tzd-handout-final.pdf. Accessed October 15, 2018.Case Study 11 – Systemic Safety Evaluation

Davis, Scott, Traffic Engineering and Operations Manager, Thurston County. 2016. Personal communication with Howard Preston/CH2M HILL.
	U.S. Federal Highway Association (FHWA). 2013. *Systemic Safety Project Selection Tool*. https://www.fhwa.dot.gov/safety/data-analysis-tools/systemic/systemic-safety-project-selection-tool. Accessed September 19, 2017.
	Washington Traffic Safety Commission (WTSC). 2016. *Washington State Strategic Highway Safety Plan*. https://wtsc.wa.gov/target-zero/. Accessed September 19, 2017.Case Study 12 – Environmental Documentation Assistance

Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT). 2017. *State Aid for Local Transportation, Environmental Forms & Information*. http://www.dot.state.mn.us/stateaid/environmental-forms.html. Accessed September 19, 2017.Case Study 13 – Bundled Project Strategy

Tasa, Lou, Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT). 2017. Personal communication with Howard Preston/CH2M HILL.Case Study 14 – Local Safety Engineering Assistance Program

North Jersey Transportation Planning Authority (NJTPA). 2013. *The Local Safety and High Risk Rural Roads Programs*. https://www.njtpa.org/localsafety.aspx.
	Mittman, Christine, North Jersey Transportation Planning Authority (NJTPA). 2017. Personal Communication with Howard Preston/CH2M HILL.
	North Jersey Transportation Planning Authority (NJTPA). 2017. *NJTPA Local Safety and High Risk Rural Roads Program* webpage. https://www.njtpa.org/localsafety.aspx. Accessed May 2020.Case Study 15 – Dedicated HSIP Funding Support for Local System Safety Projects

Bray, Tim, Crow Wing County. 2016. Personal communication with Howard Preston/CH2M HILL.
	Devoe, Eric, Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT). 2016. Personal communication with Howard Preston/CH2M HILL.
	Kuntz, Shawn, North Dakota Department of Transportation (NDDOT). 2016. Personal communication with Howard Preston/CH2M HILL.Case Study 16 – Comprehensive Approach to Local Road Safety

OH. 2016. *Ohio Highway Safety Improvement Program 2016 Annual Report*. https://www.fhwa.dot.gov/sites/fhwa.dot.gov/files/2022-06/hsip_reports_2016_oh.pdf. Accessed October 23, 2017.
	Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT). 2014. *Rural Consultation Process*. https://www.transportation.ohio.gov/programs/statewide-planning-research/regional-transportation-planning/rural-consultation-process.
	Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT). 2017a. *Township Safety Sign Grant Program*. https://www.transportation.ohio.gov/programs/local-funding-opportunities/resources/township-safety-sign-grant-program.
	Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT). 2017b. *Highway Safety Improvement Program - Funding Application Process*. https://www.dot.state.oh.us/Divisions/Planning/ProgramManagement/HighwaySafety/HSIP/Pages/Funding-Application-Process.aspx. Access Date of October 23, 2017.
	Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT). 2017c. *ODOT District Map and Contact Information*. https://www.transportation.ohio.gov/wps/portal/gov/odot/about-us/districts. Accessed October 23, 2017.
	Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT). 2017d. *Program Resource Guide*. http://www.dot.state.oh.us/Divisions/Planning/LocalPrograms/Documents/ProgramResourceGuide.pdf. Accessed October 23, 2017.
	Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT). 2017e. *Other Highway Safety Programs*. https://www.transportation.ohio.gov/programs/highway+safety.Case Study 17 – New Data-driven Approach to Support Safety Countermeasures with Short Service Lives

Stein, Will, U.S. Federal Highway Administration (FHWA). 2017. Personal communication with Howard Preston/CH2M HILL.
	Vizecky, Mark, Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT). 2017. Personal communication with Howard Preston/CH2M HILL.↑ Return to Top
      
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