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DCHC MPO Safe Streets for All Action Plan
The Durham-Chapel Hill-Carrboro Metropolitan Planning Organization (DCHC MPO) is developing a Safe Streets for All Action Plan to improve transit, pedestrian/bicyclist and highway safety in DCHC MPO planning area. The plan will depict a snapshot of the accident types, severities, and locations, and identify safety and security deficiencies in the area. and will guide development of new strategies and campaigns for improving the overall safety of transportation in the region.
A Safe Streets for All Stakeholder Forum to share and receive comments on a draft scope of work for the Safe Streets for All Action Plan was held on July 26, 2023 (view the recording here). Thank you to everyone who attended and provided comments on the draft scope. These comments have been compiled into the Comment Matrix, along with a description of how these comments have been incorporated or addressed in the draft Scope for the DCHC MPO Safe Streets for All Action Plan. A copy of the comment matrix as well as a copy of the tracked changes for the draft scope are included below for reference.
The Scope is being finalized and will be released for proposals in January 2024.
A review committee made up of diverse stakeholders from the DCHC MPO Area will meet to review the proposals and select a team to provide these services on behalf of the MPO in February 2024.
The Safe Streets for All Plan work is expected to begin in March 2024. Please check back for project updates
Safe Streets for All (SS4A) & Vision Zero
Safe Streets for All (SS4A) is a federal grant program through the US Department of Transportation that funds regional, local, and tribal initiatives to prevent roadway deaths and serious injuries. Read more here.
The SS4A program is aligned with Vision Zero, which is a collaborative partnership (including NC Department of Transportation) that works to eliminate fatal and serious injuries caused by crashes on all roadways. Read more about NC Vision Zero here.
Within the DCHC MPO area, the Town of Chapel Hill and City of Durham are each working toward Vision Zero.
Safety Performance Measures and Targets
The following documents present the DCHC MPO’s safety performance measures and targets, which are required by federal regulations. The MPO Board adopted the targets at their January 23, 2024 meeting, and the measures and targets will become part of the 2055 Metropolitan Transportation Plan (MTP).