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Some safety concerns are less measurable. Issues of perceived safety and pedestrian/bicycle comfort may
not be evident in crash statistics, even though these issues may be detracting significantly from the use of
certain modes or facilities. People may avoid walking or biking along certain roads that lack appropriate
facilities to do so, regardless of the facility’s safety record.

Safety strategies in the TSP focus on:
• Engineering and maintenance solutions.

• Completing gaps in the pedestrian and bicycle network.
• Strategic evaluation of and response to crash patterns.
• Addressing safety deficiencies through development review.

• Education and enforcement initiatives.
• Lighting.

While the TSP cannot, in and of itself, reduce crashes, it provides a framework for systematically building,
operating, and maintaining a safe transportation system for all users.

Goal 1: Safety
Provide a safe transportation system for all users.

Objective 1�1 Provide a transportation system that is structurally and operationally safe for all users and all
modes�
• Strategy 1.1.1 Plan, engineer, design and construct the transportation system using accepted ADOPTED TEXT
design standards that promote safety and that provide the intended multimodal function as indi-
cated in the TSP and the Road Design and Construction Standards.

• Strategy 1.1.2 Address safety concerns on county transportation facilities identified through the
Operations & Maintenance Division Service Request System.
• Strategy 1.1.3 Use the Maintenance Priority Matrix to help prioritize maintenance and safety
expenditures.
• Strategy 1.1.4 Where and when practicable, separate travel modes and minimize conflicts
between and within modes.
• Strategy 1.1.5 Prioritize missing or incomplete facilities as safety enhancements where appropriate.
• Strategy 1.1.6 Limit sign clutter by utilizing the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices or
other appropriate standards for the design and placement of traffic signs.

Objective 1�2 Strategically monitor, evaluate and respond to crash patterns and safety concerns�
• Strategy 1.2.1 Utilize and where practicable improve upon the Safety Priority Index System
(SPIS) and other available data sources to identify locations on county roads where crash fre-
quency, rate and severity is disproportionately high.

• Strategy 1.2.2 Make improvements to existing transportation facilities to address SPIS findings,
Bicycle and Pedestrian Improvement Prioritization Project findings and other identified safety
concerns, using appropriate and available funding sources.

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Effective November 27, 2015 • Updated December, 15 2016