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Identifying Safety Hot Spots in Close Proximity to K-12 Schools

Currently there is no process in place in Utah to prioritize Utah Department of Transportation (UDOT) resources to assist schools that have greater safety needs or higher risks for students. This research will conduct an analysis of active transportation student-involved crashes that occur during school travel windows using a ½ mile and 1 mile buffer for every public school in Utah. The research team will then create a prioritized list of safety hot spots in close proximity to schools using a weighting process that examines both the number of student-involved crashes as well as crash severity. This process will identify priority schools by school district and by UDOT Region. The highest need schools will then be evaluated based on their specific environmental and transportation system conditions and a set of infrastructure solutions will be provided for addressing safety issues. This prioritization process will enable UDOT's Traffic and Safety Division and the UDOT Region offices to quickly identify schools that may need assistance in improving their Safe Routes Utah Plan or help with identifying recommendations and areas for improvement. This will also allow for funding prioritization for schools with the highest need based on current trends.