Description

The Multidisciplinary Roadway Safety Series (formerly the Local Road Safety Workshops) is an annual series held at convenient locations in Iowa to provide the most current information and advice for improving safety on local agencies’ roads and streets in terms of planning, law enforcement, education, and engineering. This is an opportunity to hear about the latest work and programs aimed at reducing fatal crashes on Iowa roadways from various safety partners in the state, including the Iowa DOT Traffic and Safety, Local Systems and Systems Planning Bureaus, Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) – Iowa Division, Governors Traffic Safety Bureau (GTSB), and the Iowa Local Technical Assistance Program (LTAP).

Who Should Attend?

Interested professionals from engineering and planning agencies, law enforcement, consulting, and other disciplines interested in an opportunity to meet, learn, interact, and share experiences, opinions, and suggestions for strengthening and expanding the overall safety program for local roads and streets in Iowa in a multi-disciplinary manner. Crash data is also summarized, graphed, and provided to each local agency in attendance.

2024 Agenda

• 8:30 AM          Welcome and Introductions, Overview of the day
• 8:40 AM          Safety Funding Case Studies (LTAP)
• 8:55 AM          Implementing the Safe Systems Approach (FHWA)
• 9:25 AM          Rural Safety Peer Exchange (LTAP)
• 9:35 AM          Rural Roadway Safety Countermeasures (LTAP)
• 10:05 AM        Break
• 10:20 AM        Update – Model Minimum Uniform Crash Criteria 6^th Edition (Iowa DOT)
• 10:30 AM        Traffic Safety Improvement Program Considerations (Iowa DOT)
• 11:00 AM         Local Sheriff’s Top 5 Safety Issues (Local Law Enforcement)
• 11:30 AM         Automated Speed Enforcement Update (Iowa DOT)
• 11:45 AM – 12:30 PM – Lunch
• 12:30 PM         Distracted Driving: The Legislative History of Hands-Free (DPS/GTSB)
• 1:00 PM           Iowa Driver’s Education Perspectives (Iowa DOT)
• 1:30 PM           Break
• 1:35 PM           Roadway Cross Section Reconfiguration (LTAP)
• 1:45 PM           Local Systems Bureau Updates and Safety Project Funding (Iowa DOT)
• 2:15 PM           Wrap-up/Evaluations/Adjourn