A message from Cheryl J. Walker, FHWA Associate Administrator for Safety:
Dear Safety Colleagues,
As you likely know, approximately 40% of the nation’s fatalities occur on locally-owned roads, an average of 12,000 deaths each year. Local Road Safety Plans (LRSPs) are an FHWA proven safety countermeasure that local agencies can use to identify and address at-risk locations and deploy cost-effective safety solutions (video). Over the last 10 years, we have been promoting and providing assistance in the development of LRSPs, but with over 23,000 local agencies, a more efficient approach was needed.
To effectively reach all local agencies, I’m pleased to share that Administrator Nason announced the creation of the Local Road Safety Plan Do-It-Yourself website during the 3rd National Summit for Rural Road Safety on October 1. Her announcement can be viewed here: https://youtu.be/aEI3154_4Yc.
The site includes resources local agencies and their supporting partners can use to develop these lifesaving plans themselves. The LRSP DIY site begins with an introduction page to orient users and follows with subsequent pages that walk users through the steps of the LRSP process. The site contains training videos, downloadable templates, “local agency insights” videos where practitioners can learn from their peers, and example plans from other local agencies. Particularly during this period of limited travel, we believe this site can maintain and even enhance FHWA’s connection to America’s nearly 3,100 counties and over 20,000 cities and towns.
View the site here: https://safety.fhwa.dot.gov/LRSPDIY/. We also encourage you to share it with your local, state, and tribal agency partners. If you have any questions, please contact Hillary Isebrands at hillary.isebrands@dot.gov or Jerry Roche at jerry.roche@dot.gov.
Thank you for all that you do to help people get home safely!
Cheryl