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Commission Memorandum
REPORT TO: Honorable Mayor and City Commission
FROM: Rick Hixson, City Engineer
SUBJECT: Community Transportation Safety Plan
AGENDA ITEM TYPE: Action
MEETING DATE: May 18, 2015 RECOMMENDATION: Adopt the Community Transportation Safety Plan
RECOMMENDED MOTION: Having considered public testimony and staff background information, I move to adopt the Community Transportation Safety Plan.
BACKGROUND: In the fall of 2012 the City began preparation of a plan whose goal was to
reduce the number of severe injury crashes in Bozeman. Funding for this effort was provided by
the Montana Department of Transportation (MDT) as part of their Comprehensive Safety Plan program. The preparation of the plan was facilitated by Ms. Audrey Wennink, of Cambridge Systematics, a professional transportation planning firm.
A broad coalition of volunteers were indispensible in this effort, and deserve all of the credit.
Some of the local safety interest groups who worked on the plan were the Pedestrian and Traffic Safety Committee (PATSC), Bozeman Area Bicycle Advisory Board (BABAB), Greater Gallatin Buckle Up, Western Transportation Institute/ Safe Rotes to School, DUI Task Force,
Collin's Coalition and Child Care Connections. The Bozeman Police Department, Public Works
Department, Street Department, City Commission (Mayor Sean Becker), MDT and Montana
State University also contributed time and expertise to the plan. Collectively these citizens constituted the Transportation Safety Advisory Committee (TSAC). The TSAC set a goal of reducing severe traffic fatalities and injuries by 25% in the first five years of the plans
implementation. The TSAC reviewed Bozeman crash data provided by MDT's Safety
Management System and combined with member input and expertise, identified three emphasis
areas: inattentive driving, lack of occupant protection usage and bicycle and pedestrian crashes.
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These emphasis area groups developed implementation strategies for their respective emphasis
areas. The strategies they developed are accompanied by guidance on their implementation
including action steps, stakeholder group identification, leaders and resources. Upon adoption of the plan, it is anticipated that the leaders of each of the emphasis areas will utilize the resources
and team members available and implement the strategies of the plan.
UNRESOLVED ISSUES: None.
FISCAL EFFECTS: None.
ALTERNATIVES: As suggested by the City Commission.
Attachments: Community Transportation Safety Plan (5 originals)
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