Mell Henderson, Director of Transportation

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Mell Henderson, Director of Transportation
Michael Briggs, Transportation Planner Mid-America
Regional Council
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The Kansas City Region
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Population

• Source U.S. Census and MARC

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Road Network Characteristics

• Over 7,900 miles of public streetsRank 5th per
  capita

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Travel Mode

• Source MARC 2004 Regional Household Travel Survey

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Congestion Levels
Percent of Travel in Congested Conditions
Source Texas Transportation Institute
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MARCs Role as MPO
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Policy Framework
Regional Goal Create a region where the quality
of life rises for everyone
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Policy Framework
Transportation Goals Support a healthy,
strong, regional economy Maximize
access to opportunity for all area
residents Support a quality built and natural
environment Promote the safety and well being
of the traveling public
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Data Needs
Demographics/community characteristics
Transportation system characteristics
Transportation system performance
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Crash Data
One type of system performance data Why
planners need the data? Untraditional
planning data No matter the data do something
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CrashData
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Tier 1National State Data
Sources National Highway Traffic Safety
Administration FARS Web-based
Encyclopedia State DOTs Advantages Provides
direction/priorities Large amount of
information topics Challenges Not specific to
region
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National State Data
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National State Data
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National State Data
Things to Do Host a Planning It Safe
Forum Initiate conversation with safety
partners Support national campaigns
locally Host Safe Routes to School
Workshop Co-sponsor Midwest Bike/Ped
Conference Host Safety Conscious Planning
Course
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Tier 2Regional County Data
Sources State DOTs You! Advantages
Paints regional picture of transportation
safety Challenges Combining states data No
adopted national standard
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Number of Crashes
Regional County Data
Metropolitan Kansas City Motor Vehicle Crashes
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Regional County Data
Pedestrian Crashes Percentage of All Motor
Vehicle Crashes 1998-2002
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Regional County Data
Things to Do Continue to engage safety
partners Begin analysis white
papers Establish baselines and examine
trends Conduct regional initiative Make the
data personal Develop legislative
platform Develop measurable goals
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Tier 3Location-Specific Data
Sources State DOTs Local jurisdictions Advanta
ges Allows corridor analysis Specific
examples or case studies Challenges Geocoding
Accuracy of location information
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Location-Specific Data
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Location-Specific Data
Things to Do Calculate crash rates Forecasting
safety? Examine by area type Use with other
types of data Keep engaging safety partners
Target enforcement activities Target
education activities Engineering audits
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MARCs Three-Tier Approach
Crash Data
MARCs Program
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For more information contactMell Henderson
mellh_at_marc.orgMichael Briggs mbriggs_at_marc.org M
id-America Regional Council600 Broadway, Suite
300Kansas City, Missouri 64105 [phone]