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FINAL 2008-2011 STATEWIDE TRANSPORTATION IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM <br />Pro ram Name Fundin Source Pur ose <br />Small Ci and Rural Areas 49 USC Section 5311 Transit services in rural areas <br />State Planning and Research 49 USC Section 5313 Technical assistance and plan- <br /> nin services <br />National Research and Technology 49 USC Section 5314 Research and development of <br />Pro ram advanced transit technolo <br />Job Access and Reverse Commute 49 USC Section 5316 Transit projects and operations <br /> to rovide access to 'obs <br />New Freedom Program 49 USC Section 5317 Transit services and facility im- <br /> provements for persons with <br /> disabilities <br />Alternative Analysis Program 49 USC Section 5339 Studies conducted as part of the <br /> trans ortation lannin rocess <br />For more information, contact ODOT Public <br />Transit Division at 503-986-3300 or go <br />online: http://www.oregon.gov/ODOT/PT/. <br />Railroad Crossing Safety <br />This program uses statewide data that is de- <br />signed to monitor safety at public railroad/ <br />highway crossings to select projects. Rail- <br />road Crossing Safety projects are approved <br />by ODOT's Rail Division through an appli- <br />cation process. The process maybe initiated <br />by the road authority (city, county, or state), <br />the railroad, or the Rail Division. Projects <br />are selected on a priority basis using an ac- <br />cident probability prediction model. <br />For more information on Railroad Crossing <br />Safety, ca11503-986-4097, or go online: <br />http://www. Oregon. g~ov/ODOT/RAIL/cross <br />afe. shtml <br />Safety <br />The primary purpose of the Safety Program <br />is to identify where frequent and serious <br />crashes occur on the state highway system <br />and to apply cost-effective measures to re- <br />duce them. Projects are selected using the <br />Safety Management System that tracks the <br />location, frequency, and severity of crashes <br />and enables cost-benefit analysis for various <br />solutions and mitigations. <br />There is a statewide highway safety advisory <br />committee that works with the Safety Pro- <br />gram Manager to provide direction for the <br />program. The Oregon Highway Plan states <br />the goal in terms of a reduced traffic fatality <br />rate, with the goal being to reduce fatalities <br />to 0.99 per 100 million vehicle miles trav- <br />eled by the year 2010. <br />An objective of the Safety Program is to tar- <br />get expenditures on highway safety where <br />they are most likely to reduce traffic fatali- <br />ties and serious injuries and to do so cost- <br />effectively. This is accomplished using two <br />strategies for determining need: one that tar- <br />gets dangerous segments of the highway <br />system using the Safety Investment Program <br />(SIP) ratings and one that targets very spe- <br />cific locations using the Safety Priority In- <br />dex System (SPIS). <br />Many safety improvements occur in con- <br />junction with highway preservation im- <br />provements. When reviewing preservation <br />projects for the STIP, the SIP category of <br />the highway segment that contains the pro- <br />ject is considered. Each year every five mile <br />segment of state highway is categorized by <br />the frequency of fatal and serious injury <br />(F&A) crashes: <br />Page 21 <br />