Section 2: Program Area Strategies, Goals, and Performance Measures
Anchor: #i1000120Introduction
The Traffic Operations Division’s Traffic Safety Section (TRF-TS) coordinates the development of priority traffic safety strategies, goals, and objectives for each program area using a strategic planning process. These strategies and goals are carefully identified through the problem identification process. State and local agencies as well as public and private organizations then develop projects that can support and implement those strategies, which are then included in the annual Highway Safety Plan.
Program area performance measures are identified for each goal and included in the annual performance plan. Program performance measures are changed and updated with each revision of the strategic plan, or more often, if required.
This section presents the overall state goal, followed by the strategies, goals, and program performance measures for each of the traffic safety program areas.
Anchor: #i1000140Overall State Goals
The overall state goal is to reduce the number of motor vehicle crashes, injuries, and fatalities.
Anchor: #i1000150Program Area Goals, Performance Measures, and Strategies
The strategies, goals, and performance measures for each of the program areas can be found in the Texas Highway Safety Performance Plan. The specific objectives for the current planning year and for four to six out-years are also included in the performance Plan. In addition, a chart entitled “Performance Goals, Strategies, Objectives, Measures, and Targets” provides the goals and strategies of the Texas Traffic Safety Program and includes the most current status of the objectives for the strategies and goals. This chart is available through TxDOT’s Traffic Safety Web site.
Each project included in the annual HSP will address one or more of these goals or strategies. The most recent update of these goals and strategies occurred in 2003.