ITE Safety Roadmap and Action Plan

Action Tracking and Involvement

Student Engagement

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

 

Professional Development

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 Review ITE MTIA for outdated references, missing sections related to Safe Systems Approach 

 

ITE Initiatives

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

Learn more & take the pledge

 

 

Technical Resources

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

 

Partnerships

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