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| Project Type | Safety Improvement Planning Document |
| Project Value | $294,170 |
| Project Schedule | The project kicked off in October of 2023 and is anticipated to take about 9 months to complete. |
| Completion Date | Complete and Approved on April 16, 2024 |
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Larry Lofton
334-615-4420
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The U.S. Department of Transportation adopted the Safe System Approach as the guiding paradigm to address roadway safety. Below are some links to learn more from USDOT:
The City of Dothan’s Safe Streets and Roads for All (SS4A) Safety Action Plan is the first step in identifying challenges and solutions to help improve safety on our roadways. The Safety Action Plan’s purpose is to improve roadway safety by planning and implementing projects designed to significantly reduce or eliminate roadway fatalities and serious injuries among all users, including motorists, pedestrians, bicyclists, and public transit users. The Safety Action Plan is funded with a grant from the United States Department of Transportation and the Federal Highway Administration. The grant requires an 80/20 match with Federal funds in the amount of $235,336 and City funds in the amount of $58,834.
- Identify concerns and solutions to improve roadway safety for everyone
- Connect missing links between existing bicycle and pedestrian infrastructure
- Identify safety improvements for high crash locations
- Make safety resources and opportunities available to all through inclusive processes that accurately represent Dothan’s demographics
- Prepare the City of Dothan to apply for discretionary grant funds for project implementation through the SS4A initiative
- Ultimately, reduce the number of severe crashes by 50% over the next 5 years
April 17, 2024
The Safety Action Plan document is complete. The City Commission approved the Safety Action Plan through Resolution Number 2024-98 on April 16th.
April 2024
The draft document of the Safety Action Plan will be available for public review and comment from April 5th through the 12th. The draft document will be linked to this webpage and a hard copy will be available at the public entrance to the Civic Center.
March 2024
Round 2 of the survey has been released! It will be active from March 2nd through the 17th. The survey is requesting public feedback for improvement projects around the city and the the public's priority ratings for improvements at hotspot crash locations. After the survey period the City will work with consultant, Neel-Schaffer, to select projects to be placed in an application for an Implementation Grant from the USDOT.
January 2024
The City reached out to the public to acquire survey information at the “Fall on Foster” and “Peanut Festival” events. The in-person surveys garnered 167 responses and the online survey gathered 440 responses for a grand total of 607 responses! The City’s consultant, Neel-Schaffer, has completed the core crash analysis as well as an equity analysis. They will perform a sub-area analysis on the crash data and compare it to the equity data. The consultant will be providing the City with a Phase 1 Outreach summary.
September 2023
In September 2023, the City of Dothan contracted with Neel-Schaffer, a Civil Engineering consulting firm, to prepare the Safety Action Plan. The firm is completing initial tasks, collecting crash data, reviewing current and proposed infrastructure projects, and developing a Community Engagement Plan. The firm will be teaming with City staff to collect survey data from the public via upcoming events and the City’s website.
Safety Action Plan Story Map
The City's consultant, Neel-Schaffer, has put together a Story Map of the project! The Story Map will evolve as the project develops so, check back often.
Approved Safety Action Plan!
The Safety Action Plan is complete and it has been approved by the City Commission.
Click the Link Below to Download a Copy of Dothan's Safety Action Plan
Safe System Approach
The Safe System approach aims to eliminate fatal & serious injuries for all road users. It does so through a holistic view of the road system that first anticipates human mistakes and second keeps impact energy on the human body at tolerable levels. This is a shift from a conventional safety approach because it focuses on both human mistakes and human vulnerability and designs a system with many redundancies in place to protect everyone.
Principles of a Safe System Approach:
- Death and Serious Injuries are Unacceptable
- Humans Make Mistakes
- Humans are Vulnerable
- Responsibility is Shared
- Safety is Proactive
- Redundancy is Critical