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A Strategic Highway Safety Plan (SHSP) is a data-driven, multiyear comprehensive plan that establishes a state’s traffic safety goals, objectives, priorities, and areas of focus, and facilitates engagement with safety stakeholders and partners.
The Alabama SHSP 3rd Edition was developed by the Alabama Department of Transportation (AL DOT) in a cooperative process with local, state, federal, and other public and private stakeholders.
The SHSP provides a comprehensive framework for reducing fatalities and serious injuries on all public roads, with the ultimate vision of eradicating the State’s roadway deaths. The strategies detailed in the plan integrate the efforts of partners and safety stakeholders from the 4 Es of safety: engineering, education, enforcement, and emergency medical services.
- Alabama Strategic Highway Safety Plan (3rd Edition, 2017)
- Alabama Strategic Highway Safety Plan (2nd Edition, 2011)
- Alabama Strategic Highway Safety Plan (1st Edition, 2006)
- Alabama Department of Transportation
About the Regional Efforts
General Information
The state of Alabama is divided into four (4) SHSP Regions: TARCOG, Birmingham, Lee-Russell, and Alabama-Tombigbee.
ALDOT and the University of Alabama have teamed up to update the Alabama Strategic Highway Safety Plan (SHSHP). As the statewide plan is updated, individual plans for various regions around the state are being developed. Citizens that live and work in the region are encouraged to participate in the regional plan to help identify area safety concerns.
Contact to participate
- Stephanie Vereen | svereen@eng.ua.edu | 305-348-1580
- Stephen Jones | sjones @eng.ua.edu | 205-348-3137
Who Should Participate
- Engineers
- Planners
- Safety Practitioners
- State & Local Police
- Emergency Responders
- Health Care Workers
- Educators
- Behavioral Scientists
- Concerned Citizens
Participation Benefits
- Increased public support for safety
- Access to data and expertise for local agencies
- Potential funding eligibility
- Building community safety awareness and capacity
- Networking with other concerned individuals and organizations
TARCOG Region Dekalb, Jackson, Limestone, Madison, and Marshall Counties
General Information
- Impaired Driving | April 2016
- Occupant Protection | April 2016
- Aggressive Driving | December 2015
- Distracted Driving | December 2015
Meeting Summaries & Presentations
- Emphasis Area Team Webinar #2 Presentation | 5 April 2016
- Emphasis Area Team Webinar #1 Summary | 17 December 2015
- Meeting #3 Summary | 10 November 2016
- Meeting #2 Summary | 19 November 2015
- Meeting #2 Presentation | 19 November 2015
- Meeting #1 Agenda | 17 July 2015
- Meeting #1 Presentation | 17 July 2015
- Pre-Planning Meeting Agenda | 30 April 2015
- Pre-Planning Meeting Presentation | 30 April 2015
Birmingham Region Blount, Chilton, Jefferson, St. Clair, Shelby, and Walker Counties
Action Plans
General Information
- Regional Data | 24 February 2016
- Regional Data | 18 December 2015
- Impaired Driving Information | 24 February 2016
- Speeding Related Information | 24 February 2016
- Distracted Driving Information | 18 December 2015
- Younger Driver Information | 18 December 2015
Meeting Summaries & Presentations
- Coalition Wrap-up Meeting Summary | 27 September 2016
- Emphasis Area Team Webinar #2 | 24 February 2016
- Emphasis Area Team Webinar #1 Summary | 18 December 2015
- Meeting #2 Summary | 17 November 2015
- Meeting #2 Presentation | 17 November 2015
- Meeting #1 Summary | 18 July 2015
- Meeting #1 Presentation | 18 July 2015
- Pre-Planning Meeting Summary | 15 April 2015
- Pre-Planning Meeting Presentation | 15 April 2015
Lee-Russell Safety Coalition (LRCOG) Lee and Russell Counties
Meeting Sumaries & Presentations
- Meeting #1 Summary | 7 April 2016
- Pre-Planning Meeting Presentation | 1 March 2016
- Pre-Planning Meeting Talking Points | 1 March 2016