Safety and Security

Safety and security are at the heart of providing a comfortable, dependable transportation system.

Objectives

Reduce fatal and serious injury crashes and improve safety and security for all modes of passenger travel and freight transport.
Reduce the transportation system’s vulnerability to natural- and human-caused incidents and threats, including climate change and terrorism

Strategies summarized

Safety and security are at the heart of providing a comfortable, trustworthy system and will be a focus in all areas of transportation investments.
Safety and security include identifying and addressing existing safety and security concerns and building a transportation system that avoids future problems.

Increasing the safety and security of people who use the region’s transportation system is paramount across all agencies that plan and operate the system. To do that requires an understanding of what areas are vulnerable and why. Using data and analysis to identify these areas helps the region focus on the greatest risks and proactively avoid creating new vulnerabilities.