Monitoring and Accountability
Outcome-Based Performance Measures
THE IMPLEMENTATION PLAN
Monitoring and Accountability
Safe Streets Arlington provides a clear , comprehensive Implementation Plan for reducing deaths and serious injuries on Arlington ' s streets by five percent annually to achieve a shared goal of zero deaths and serious injuries by 2050 . This goal is achievable , but also aspirational , recognizing the immense work ahead to get improvements in the ground , modify behaviors , and institute system change .
Many of the actions can be implemented within one or two years , but others will take longer and some entail continuous engagement . To understand progress toward the shared goal , frequent evaluation of safety actions is required . This will provide an understanding of what is working , and should be continued , and where modifications can be made . Internal and external stakeholders will continue to meet and use a performance-based framework to monitor and evaluate the effects of this plan on KAB crashes . Every three to five years , Arlington will also update Safe Streets Arlington to use the most recent crash data to inform the safety program .
In addition to tracking progress on individual action items in the Implementation Plan , progress will be measured through annual reporting of performance measures , including outcome and activity-based performance measures . The following performance measures are drawn from national best practices and customized for Arlington but will evolve in future years as the understanding of KAB crashes expands , conversations with the public and stakeholders continue , and our understanding of driver behaviors grows .
Outcome-Based Performance Measures
Outcome-based performance measures are quantifiable and evaluate the extent to which safety actions / improvements are affecting KAB crash reductions . Data for these measures is accessible , easy to measure , and able to be compared year over year .
Number of traffic related deaths , serious injuries , and minor injuries for / in :
• The most recent five-year period
• The reporting period ( every 6-months or 1-year )
• Pedestrians , bicycles , and motor vehicles
• Younger and older drivers , pedestrians , and bicyclists
• Disadvantaged communities
• Within walking distance ( 1 / 2 mi ) of a school
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