Many programs and resources are available to communities in the Miami Valley to advance multi-modal roadway safety priorities. In SFY 2014, MVRPC has compiled a list of such resources that includes informational sources, and funding programs, which make roadway safety improvement through one of the three “Es” (Engineering, Education, and Enforcement).
Resources for Crash/Safety Information
Crash Reports, Ohio Dept. of Public Safety (ODPS)
Website to retrieve police crash reports (OH-1),
Crash Patrol Statistics, Ohio State Highway Patrol (OSHP)
Website to retrieve statewide and county patrol highway safety statistics.
Safety Map Viewer, Ohio Dept. of Transportation (ODOT)
Interactive map with statewide safety data, including: key safety metrics, HSIP priority locations, systemic priorities, and projects
ODOT Highway Safety Maps, Ohio Dept. of Transportation (ODOT)
Includes CEAO systemic curve maps, county road safety locations, HSIP priority list (PDF version of Safety Map Viewer and separated by county), Township Road Crash Locations, and Safe Routes to School Radius Maps
AASHTOWare Safety (formerly GIS Crash Analysis Tool (GCAT)), Ohio Dept. of Transportation (ODOT)
Web-based GIS that spatially locates reported crash data, for query, download, and analysis. Don’t have access? Contact Aaron Lee at (937) 223 6323, alee@mvrpc.org for crash data.
Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), National Highway Safety Administration (NHTSA)
Nationwide database of fatalities from traffic crashes.
Crash Modification Factors (CMF) Clearinghouse, Federal Highway Administration (FHWA)
Information on nine research-proven countermeasures.
Funding Programs
County HSIP, County Engineers Association of Ohio
Funding for safety improvements on county roads.
Rail Crossing Programs, Public Utilities Commission of Ohio (PUCO), Ohio Rail Development Commission (ORDC)
Both PUCO and ORDC administer several programs for rail-highway crossings safety from state and federal funding sources.
Safe Communities Coalition Traffic Safety, Ohio Dept. of Public Safety (ODPS)
Grant program based on counties’ crash average for funding towards community education activities.
OVI Task Force Grant, Ohio Dept. of Public Safety (ODPS)
Funding to conduct sobriety checkpoints, and increase public awareness and education.
Township Signage Upgrade Programs, Ohio Dept. of Transportation (ODOT)
Funding programs for signage improvements in Townships with high fatality crash rates.
Safe Routes to School (SRTS), Ohio Dept. of Transportation (ODOT)
Comprehensive program to improve and encourage safe biking/walking to school grades K-8.
Highway Safety Program (HSIP), Ohio Dept. of Transportation (ODOT)
State funds for safety improvements at identified high-crash locations.