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Let's Pick It Up New York. Adopt A Highway / Sponsor A Highway provides outdoor advertising opportunities for businesses by placing signage. New York State (click image. The Federal Highway Administration. Department of Transportation that supports State and local. Innovative Program Delivery. MagnaCare is giving back to their neighbors through the Adopt-A-Highway programs of New York State.New Jersey. New York. Aug 3rd, 2. 01. 1. Roadway Safety Professional Capacity Building - Technical Assistance - Peer to Peer Report - Syracuse, NYProceedings from the Federal Highway Administration's Peer- to- Peer Exchange Program. Print- friendly PDF version (1 MB)About the Peer Exchange. Federal Highway Administration's (FHWA)'s Highway Safety Improvement Program (HSIP) Peer- to- Peer Program (P2. P) supports and sponsors peer exchanges and workshops hosted by agencies. Date. June 1. 5, 2. Location. Syracuse, New York. Hosts. Association of New York State Metropolitan Planning Organization's Safety Working Group. New York State Department of Transportation. Key Participants. Governor's Traffic Safety Committee. Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development. Mid- Ohio Regional Planning Commission. Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission. FHWA New York Division Office. FHWA Office of Safety. U. S. DOT Volpe Center. FHWA's Office of Safety sponsors Peer to Peer (P2. P) events. Learn more. Introduction. This report provides a summary of a peer exchange sponsored by the Association of New York State Metropolitan Planning Organizations (NYSMPOs) and the New York State Department of Transportation (NYSDOT). It also includes proposed next steps developed as part of the NYSMPO Safety Working Group's (SWG) action plan. The peer event coincided with the 2. NYSMPO Annual Conference. The peer exchange convened New York's safety stakeholders to identify ways to collaborate with NYSDOT to improve safety on all of the State's roadways with the desired outcome to develop strategies for an action plan to help New York's metropolitan planning organizations (MPOs) work with partners to progress safety issues and reduce fatal and serious injury crashes in New York. The action plan will provide a foundation for NYSMPO's Comprehensive Safety Monitoring and Planning effort, which seeks to address safety issues on local roads in New York's Highway Safety Improvement Program (HSIP). The event also focused on sharing knowledge among selected peers on active participation in the HSIP, including the Mid- Ohio Regional Planning Commission (MORPC), Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission (DVRPC), and the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development (LA DOTD). Criteria for selecting peers included demonstration of successful past collaboration with safety partners, including State DOTs, MPOs, law enforcement, local governments, public health providers, and educators in developing and implementing local HSIP projects in rural and urban locations. Success with systematic improvements was another criterion: these types of projects can effectively address the types of crashes, such as roadway departures, which occur on local roads. The action plan developed from the peer exchange will ultimately identify champions as well as a timeline for deliverables. Participation of NYSDOT regional and headquarters' staff is paramount to the success of any proposed strategy. The SWG will be expected to continuously monitor the action plan's performance and recommend changes, as needed. Background. NYSMPO formed the SWG in 2. New York State.” NYSMPO members include representatives from all thirteen of New York's MPOs, as well as the Federal Highway Administration's (FHWA) New York Division Office, the Governor's Traffic Safety Committee (GTSC), NYSDOT, and the New York State (NYS) Police. NYSMPO's SWG works to increase each NYSMPO's involvement in safety planning and encourages the addition of safety- related tasks and projects to MPOs' work plans. Engaging and involving NYSMPOs in safety planning will assist NYSDOT in addressing non- state roadways, a need identified by both NYSDOT and NYSMPOs. Recent SWG activities include: Assisting in developing the NYS Strategic Highway Safety Plan (SHSP); Hosting safety planning and training sessions; Coordinating with NYS Police to improve crash data collection and dissemination; Participating in safety data initiatives, such as the Traffic Records Coordinating Council; Developing safety assessment guidelines; and. Coordinating with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, the NYS Association of Traffic Safety Boards, and the public health community to address the human behavior side of crashes. The SWG also initiated the Comprehensive Safety Monitoring and Planning effort to identify activities for NYSMPO's subcommittees and safety partners. The effort's primary goal is to address safety issues on local roads in New York's HSIP. Currently, HSIP funds have been challenging to use for projects off the State roadway system. Discussions and presentations during the peer exchange focused on the following topics: Highway safety issues and challenges; Current New York State programs; NYSDOT's crash data processing and systems; Peer MPOs' noteworthy experiences with HSIP implementation on local roads, including use of analysis tools and partnering with other safety stakeholders; and. Recommended next steps to involve MPOs in the HSIP process to improve safety and reduce traffic fatalities on New York's local roads. Twenty- six professionals representing three of the “E's” (engineering, enforcement, and education) attended the workshop, including representatives from eleven of New York's MPOs, NYSDOT, GTSC, and the Syracuse Police Department (see Appendix A for a complete list of event planners and presenters). The peer exchange included a brief overview of current trends, safety programs, and practices, followed by a panel discussion on the state of the practice for the NYS HSIP (see Appendix B for the agenda). Each peer agency described approaches and techniques used to successfully implement local HSIP projects. Following the peer presentations, breakout groups identified strategies and next steps to improve New York's local HSIP process, with the goal to create groups to provide different perspectives on integrating MPOs into the HSIP implementation process. Back to Top. Planning a Peer. Exchange. Identify. Champions. . Preparing for New York's Peer Exchange Event. The success of a peer event is due in part to comprehensive planning efforts. Key staff from NYSMPO's SWG and NYSDOT, along with the FHWA Office of Safety and the NY Division Office, spent approximately three months preparing for the peer exchange. Organizers followed the key steps outlined below: Engage State DOT safety staff as champions — Key individuals from the SWG, including NYSDOT representatives, initiated the peer exchange and remain engaged as champions for implementing actions to meet its goals. Involvement of NYSDOT safety staff was important to ensure that proposed actions are implemented in cooperation with the State. Select and invite peers — Event organizers identified and invited three peer agencies (MORPC, DVRPC, and LA DOTD) that have demonstrated success in integrating MPOs into the local HSIP process. Selecting peers that effectively addressed the host agency's program gaps was critical to developing a successful NYS HSIP peer exchange. Recruit participants — Safety specialists from all of New York's MPOs were encouraged to attend the event as well as NYSDOT regional offices, headquarters staff, and staff from local agencies (GTSC, law enforcement, and public health organizations). Convening this group provided an opportunity for New York's safety specialists to network and learn from one another, and was critical to assisting NYSMPOs and other local agencies in understanding their role in the HSIP local project selection and implementation process. Collect and distribute background information — Participants received background materials related to New York's HSIP including the 2. SHSP and the SWG's Safety Monitoring and Planning Task list, as well as links to NYSMPO's Safety Assessment Quick Reference Document, the Safety Assessment Brochure, and Safety Assessment Guidelines, one week prior to the event. Pre- event preparation allowed attendees more time to understand the HSIP process during the event. Host the peer event — FHWA Office of Safety staff and the New York planning team created an agenda for the peer exchange that addressed New York's needs. The agenda was designed to provide New York with an opportunity to learn about peer States' experiences and to identify opportunities to improve NYS processes through an open exchange of ideas and knowledge. Discussion worksheets were designed for the workshop portion of the event. These workshops provided a simple way to capture feedback on developing the SWG's action plan. Back to Top. 4. Proceedings of the New York Peer Exchange. Welcome. Jay Schissell, Director of the Elmira- Chemung Transportation Council and former chair of the NYSMPO SWG, welcomed participants to the peer exchange and acknowledged peer presenters and FHWA staff. Schissell's remarks highlighted New York MPOs' commitment to safety and their role in making New York's local roadways safer. Schissell noted that MPOs are in the best position to form relationships with local agencies that can progress traffic safety. Workshop Overview and Expected Outcomes. To set the framework for the event, Sandra Misiewicz, Senior Transportation Planner for the Capital District Transportation Committee MPO and chair of the NYSMPO SWG, outlined the purpose of the workshop and expected outputs. Misiewicz emphasized the workshop's goal to create an action plan to guide and better involve New York's MPOs in working with safety partners to improve safety issues and to reduce fatalities and serious crash- related injuries in the State. Safety Panel Discussion. During the safety panel discussion, representatives from NYSDOT, the FHWA New York Division Office, and FHWA Office of Safety provided short overviews of New York's crash data systems as well as national and State perspectives on the HSIP Program. Summaries of the panel presentations follow: NYSDOT's Office of Modal Safety and Security provided background on New York's traffic safety programs.
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