2024 05 21 City Council Meeting Packet 1

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kimley-horn.com 10 Lea Avenue, Suite 400, Nashville, TN 37210 615-564-2701 
 
• Prepare geospatial identification of higher-risk locations to establish the High-Injury Network. 
 
TASK 3 – EQUITY ANALYSIS 
 
Consultant will perform the following: 
• Identify underserved communities through data and analyses in collaboration with appropriate 
stakeholders. Consultant will perform analysis of population characteristics and initial equity 
impact assessments of proposed projects and strategies. 
• Consultant will refe r to t he following webpage, referenced by the USDOT regarding the 
preparation of SS4A Action Plans, for the equity analysis: 
o https://datahub.transportation.gov/stories/s/tsyd-k6ij 
• Consultant will consider Areas of Persistent Poverty Project (APP) and Historically 
Disadvantaged Community (HDC). 
• Consultant will refer to the GIS -based SS4A Underserved Communities Census Tracts 
(Historically Disadvantaged Communities) data available. 
 
TASK 4 – DEVELOPMENT OF RECOMMENDATIONS 
 
Task 4.1 – Policy and Process Changes 
 
Consultant will perform the following: 
• Consider the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) Safe System Approach and the six (6) 
principles that form the basis (source: https://highways.dot.gov/safety/zero-deaths) 
o Deaths and serious injuries are unacceptable 
o Humans make mistakes 
o Humans are vulnerable 
o Responsibility is shared 
o Safety is proactive 
o Redundancy is crucial 
• Assess the Client’s current policies, plans, guidelines, and/or standards (e.g., manuals) to 
identify opportunities to improve how processes prioritize transportations safety. 
• Develop and provide recommendations for the adoption of revised or new policies, guidelines, 
and/or standards. 
 
Task 4.2 – Strategy and Project Selections 
 
Consultant will perform the following: 
• Consider the FHWA Proven Safety Countermeasures initiative (PSCi), a collection of 28 
countermeasures and strategies effective in reducing roadway fatalities and serious injuries. 
• Identify a comprehensive set of projects and strategies that consider the safety analysis, equity 
analysis, and obtained feedback during stakeholder engagement. 
• Develop a prioritization of projects and strategies  categorized into short-term, mid-term, and 
long-term implementation timeframes. The prioritized list will contain interventions focused on 
infrastructure, behavioral, and/or operational safety. 
• For up to  six (6) projects, Consultant will prepare project descriptions, cost estimates, 
conceptual layouts, and forecasted benefit-to-cost ratios. 
 
 
 
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