Traffic crashes are a major safety problem in Colorado and in the NFRMPO region. In 2020, the NFRMPO Planning Council adopted a Safety Vision: Towards Zero Deaths acknowledging there is no acceptable number of deaths or serious injuries on the road network. The resolution outlined actions the NFRMPO can take to enhance safety planning in the work the NFRMPO completes. See below for a current list of safety tasks the NFRMPO region is working on.
Regional Crash Trends
Below is a graph showing the number of roadway fatalities and serious injuries over the past 10 years in the NFRMPO region. Please keep in mind that each number on the graph below is a real person with a name, family, friends, and other loved ones.
NFRMPO Roadway Fatalities and Serious Injuries by Year, 2014-2023
Crash Data Source: Colorado Department of Transportation
Bike and Ped Safety Reporter Tool
The NFRMPO identified several action steps to improve active transportation in the NFRMPO region as part of the 2021 Regional Active Transportation Plan. One of the safety-focused action steps is the development of a regional crowdsourced reporting tool to supplement crash data and identify areas in the region where individuals feel unsafe using active transportation. Often, parts of the transportation system are only deemed unsafe after an incident happens. In the Spring of 2022, the NFRMPO and regional partners worked to create and pilot the Bike and Ped Safety Reporter Tool. This tool gives the general public the ability to report hazards to people walking, biking, or rolling without a major incident. Further information about the tool can be found on the Bike and Ped Safety Reporter Dashboard.
Safety Performance Measures
As part of the guidance from the USDOT, the NFRMPO must set Performance Measure Targets for each of the federal performance measures. There are two options for setting targets: adopting regional targets or supporting CDOT’s statewide targets. There are five performance measures in the PM1: Safety category related to the number of crashes, both resulting in fatal and/or serious injury, on the entire roadway network within the NFRMPO boundary.
Most recently, the NFRMPO Planning Council adopted regionally specific safety targets for the 2020-2024 performance period on February 1, 2024. This was adopted through Resolution #2024-05.
Contact
If you have any questions, please contact Mykayla Marek at mmarek@nfrmpo.org or (970) 818-9497.