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                SHSP Leadership Summit
**Publication Year:** 
            2010
    
        Original publication: SHSP Implementation Process Model, Supplement Number 1 – Case Studies; FHWA-SA-10-025; 2010 (PDF, 1MB)

			Key Accomplishments

			Engaged a wide range of stakeholders at the regional and local levels.
				Achieved increased communication and coordination among safety disciplines.
				Developed new ideas and approaches to SHSP implementation at the local level.As Maryland moved forward on implementation, the need for greater participation at the regional and local level became clear. To address this concern, the Management Team determined the second SHSP Summit should focus on leadership and on how individuals at the local level could participate in the process. A regional approach also provided an opportunity to involve the metropolitan planning organizations (MPO) and other regional planning agencies. This was viewed as a way to address the SHSP requirement that the plan apply to all public roads. These organizations have a direct link to local elected officials, an important constituency for SHSP success. The Secretary of Transportation sent a letter to mayors, county council members, and other elected officials asking them to create a team from their counties. The Community Traffic Safety Program (CTSP) coordinators, who are active in every county in the State, were tasked to assist with the formation of the Summit teams.

			More than 400 individuals attended the Summit and participated in the regional breakout sessions where data were provided on the region’s most serious transportation safety problems. Participants viewed the data and selected the applicable emphasis areas. They reviewed the SHSP Statewide strategies and action steps and adapted those that were relevant.

			Results

			Following the Statewide Summit, two regions went on to hold Regional Safety Summits, with support provided by the CTSP coordinators and the State Highway Administration’s district personnel. One region invested in a radio campaign to promote safety. The Baltimore Metropolitan Council established a standing committee on highway safety. The effort also resulted in the development of a young driver program by one county’s Superintendent of Public Schools, a group that had previously not been as active in SHSP implementation.

			Contact:
			Vern Betkey
			Director
			Maryland Highway Safety Office
			410-787-5824vbetkey@sha.state.md.us U.S. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

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