CITY OF RIVER FALLS SAFETY ACTION PLAN
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Safe Streets, Stronger Community. River Falls Moves Forward, Together.
What is a Safety Action Plan?​​​
Crashes that lead to death or life altering injuries are preventable, and eliminating serious injuries and fatalities is possible through strategic and sustained action. The River Falls Safety Action Plan is an opportunity to address traffic safety systemically and coordinate transportation network investments through the lens of the Safe System Approach. As things change in and around River Falls, there is no better time to commit to reduce and ultimately eliminate roadway deaths and serious injuries while demonstrating what a positive safety culture looks and feels like.
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The Safe System Approach is a roadway safety strategy focused on preventing fatal and serious injuries through a coordinated approach that proactively addresses human vulnerabilities. It emphasizes shared responsibility and includes five key elements: safe roads, safe speeds, safe vehicles, safe road users, and post-crash care.​​​
What are we doing in River Falls?
The City of River Falls has a strong culture of people walking, bicycling, and rolling, as well as holding a strong commitment to the safety of its community. The River Falls Safety Action Plan will build upon the Focus River Falls Comprehensive Plan to create a safer, more attractive River Falls by identifying evidence-based solutions to reduce and ultimately eliminate traffic deaths and life altering injuries. The Safety Action Plan will include the following components:
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Leadership commitment and goal setting that includes a goal timeline for eliminating roadway fatalities and serious injuries.
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Planning structure through a committee, task force, or similar group charged with oversight of the Action Plan development, implementation, and monitoring.
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Safety analysis of the existing conditions and historical trends that provide a baseline level of crashes involving fatalities and serious injuries.
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Engagement and collaboration with the public and relevant stakeholders, including the private sector and community groups.
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Equity considerations developed using inclusive and representative processes.
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Policy and process assessments of the current policies, plans, guidelines, and/or standards to identify opportunities to improve them.
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Strategy and project selections that identify a set of projects and strategies that will address the safety problems described in the Action Plan.
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Progress and transparency methods that measure progress over time after the Action Plan is developed.