Overall Work Program - Pima Association of Governments

Transportation Planning
44 – Transportation Safety and Security
Purpose:
Enhance the safety of the traveling public and emergency service personnel by addressing regional safety
issues for all travel modes in the region and by integrating safety planning with traditional transportation
planning. Incorporate security into transportation planning by providing a forum for discussion of
transportation-related security issues and strategies, recognizing the complex nature and diverse causes of
transportation-related emergencies as well as the interdependency of the jurisdictions and organizations
involved.
Tasks:
Regional Safety Data and Analysis
• Maintain regional transportation safety program, including consistency of crash and safety data in
coordination with statewide traffic records reporting.
• Participate in statewide Arizona Strategic Highway Safety Plan implementation activities.
• Enhance regional safety assessment to support HSIP and RTA safety funding distribution.
• Facilitate regional transportation safety program for non-construction safety efforts, including Safe
Routes to School, Work Zone Safety public outreach, childhood pedestrian safety education, and other
appropriate programs.
Roadway/Rail Data and Coordination
• Quarterly meetings with local agencies and Union Pacific rail officials.
• Regional roadway/rail crossing project inventory update.
Road Safety Assessment Program
• Implement and administer regional Road Safety Assessment (RSA) program in the PAG region.
Incident Management and Emergency Response
• Coordinate emergency response among transportation providers and emergency services.
• Analyze recent incident response efforts to develop improved strategies for handling future incidents.
• Plan for rapid response for emergency repair of transportation facilities.
• Increase public awareness, public training and information dissemination in the event of an incident.
• Coordinate and facilitate alternate and emergency route/evacuation planning among various agencies.
• Support planning for hazardous waste movement.
• Expand the use of ITS technologies to improve surveillance, monitoring distress notification, etc.
Transportation Security
• Provide a forum for discussion of transportation-related security issues and strategies.
• Coordinate the application of security considerations into planning and infrastructure design.
Transit Safety and Security
• Develop a regional response plan for transit security.
Climate Change and Transportation Safety and Operations
• Assess vulnerability of regional transportation facilities and services as needed.
Pima Association of Governments 15 June 28, 2012