The Safe System Consortium: A Call to Action

The Center for Injury Research and Policy at Johns Hopkins University (JHCIRP), known for its leadership in the public health arena, in collaboration with the Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE), recognized for its leadership in the practice of transportation planning and transportation engineering, recently convened the Safe System Consortium, with support from the FIA Foundation. This consortium included a diverse group of experts including transportation planners and engineers, public health professionals, safety advocates, academics, researchers, and international road safety experts. The purpose of this effort was to develop recommendations directed primarily at Congress and the Biden administration that can move the United States toward Vision Zero using the Safe System Approach while supporting a more equitable transportation system. Through a series of meetings, the Consortium members identified three essential areas for change: safety across the system, equity by investment, and progress by design. This article outlines the rationale behind this effort and presents the recommendations.

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• Authors:
  • Michael, Jeffrey Paul
  • Paniati, Jeffrey F
• Publication Date: 2021-6

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Digital/other
• Features: References;
• Pagination: pp 29-33
• Serial:
  • ITE Journal
  • Volume: 91
  • Issue Number: 6
  • Publisher: Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE)
  • ISSN: 0162-8178
  • Serial URL: https://www.ite.org/publications/ite-journal/

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Equity; Fatalities; Highway safety; Investments; Public health; Recommendations; System design; Traffic crashes
• Identifier Terms: Vision Zero
• Subject Areas: Highways; Safety and Human Factors; Society;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01774210
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jun 15 2021 12:32PM