Work with professors and students at colleges and universities to raise awareness and build a culture of transportation safety in all aspects of transportation programs and classes.
| Number | Title | Priority | Champion | Contact | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SE-1 | Safety in Higher Education | High | Education Council | Pete Savolainen (pete@msu.edu) |
Active |
| SE-2 | Safety in Student Chapters | Medium | ITE Staff (Student Membership) |
Sign Up | Not Started |
| SE-3 | Safety Focus in the ITE Traffic Bowl | Medium | IBOD (Traffic Bowl Committee) |
Sign Up | Not Started |
| SE-4 | K-12 Safety Education Resources | Low | IBOD (STEM Committee) |
Sign Up | Not Started |
Enhance and provide professional development and training opportunities to equip ITE members with the latest transportation safety knowledge and skills.
| Number | Title | Priority | Champion | Contact | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PD-1 | Value of Safety Certifications | Medium | ITE Staff (TPCB) |
Matt Hardy (mhardy@ite.org) | Active |
| PD-2 | Access to Systemic Safety Resources | Low | Safety Council | Sign Up | Not Started |
| PD-3 | Highway Safety Manual Training | High | ITE Staff (Safety Council Liaison and CTO) |
Sign Up | Not Started |
| PD-4 | Road Safety Audit Training | Medium | Safety Council (Road Safety Audit GIG) |
Geni Bahar (genibahar@navigats.com) |
Active Currently identifying the need for an RSA certification as part of the TPCB. This will include the need for training resources. |
| PD-5 | Multimodal Impact & Training Updates | High | ITE Staff | Dan Hennessey (dhennessey@srcity.org) |
Active Transportation Planning Council (MTIA Working Group) is reviewing training materials provided by ITE/instructors. Review ITE MTIA for outdated references, missing sections related to Safe Systems Approach |
Advance initiatives that ensure ITE Councils, Committees, and staff consider transportation safety in all aspects of the work they do.
| ID # | Action | Priority | Champion | Contact | Current Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I-1 | Annual Transportation Safety Peer Discussions | High | Safety Council | Matt Hardy (mhardy@ite.org) | Active |
| I-2 | ITE Duty of Care | High | CLT | Alex Rixey (Alex.Rixey@montgomeryplanning.org) | Active |
| I-3 | Council & Committee Coordination | High | CLT | Sign Up | Not Started |
| I-4 | Industry Safety Campaigns | High | ITE Staff (Communications) |
Sign Up | Not Started |
| I-5 | Transportation Safety Policies Update | High | CLT | Sign Up | Not Started |
| I-6 | ITE Safety Pledge | High | IBOD | Peter Koonce (peter.koonce@portlandoregon.gov) |
Launched
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Engage in the development of technical resources and publications to advance safety technologies and solutions.
| ID # | Action | Priority | Champion | Contact | Current Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TR-1 | Methods and Practices for Setting Speed Limits Update | High | Traffic Engineering Council | Sign Up | Not Started |
| TR-2 | Near-Miss Analysis Resources | High | Safety Council (Data-Driven Safety Analysis Committee) |
Sign Up | Not Started |
| TR-3 | Safe System Technical Brief for Non-Technical Audiences | Medium | Safety Council | Sign Up | Not Started |
| TR-4 | Transportation Safety in Land Use Planning | Medium | Planning Council | Dan Hennessey (dhennessey@srcity.org) |
Active Transporation Planning Council has incorporated implementation of this action into its 2025 Council Action Plan |
| TR-5 | Implementing the Safe System Approach Recommended Practice | High | Safety Council | Luana Broshears (lbroshears@ite.org) |
Active Initial discussions and organization has begun. |
| TR-6 | Vision Zero Success Stories | Medium | Safety Council (Vision Zero Committee) |
Sign Up |
Not Started |
| TR-7 | Automated Enforcement Informational Report | High | Traffic Engineering Council | Doug Noble (dnoble@ite.org) |
Active Oversight group has been established and development of the informational report has begun. |
| TR-8 | Safety Focus in ITE Journal | High | ITE Staff (ITE Journal Editor) |
Matt Hardy (mhardy@ite.org) |
Active This is an ongoing initiative. ITE continues to solicit and seek out articles with a safety focus for the ITE Journal. |
| TR-9 | Data-Driven Safety Analysis Handbook | Medium | Safety Council (Data-Driven Safety Analysis Committee) |
Sign Up | Not Started |
| TR-10 | Design Flexibility within the MUTCD Informational Report | High | Traffic Engineering Council | Sign Up | Not Started |
| TR-11 | Street Lighting and Safety Informational Report | High | Traffic Engineering Council | Sign Up | Not Started |
Collaborate and work with partners and stakeholders across all levels of government, the private sector, and community organizations to achieve shared safety goals.
| Number | Title | Priority | Champion | Contact | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P-1 | National Safety Partner Engagement Plan | Medium | ITE Staff (Communications) |
Sign Up | Not Started |
| P-2 | New Safety Partnerships | High | ITE Staff (CTO and Safety Council Liaison) |
Sign Up | Not Started |
| P-3 | National Center for Advancing Transportation Safety | High | ITE Staff (CTO) |
Sign Up | Not Started |
| P-4 | National V2X Deployment Plan Implementation | High | ITE Staff (CTO and TSMO Liaison) |
Matt Hardy (mhardy@ite.org) | Active |