Bicycle & Pedestrian Safety Plan for the South Central Region
Project Manager: Joshua Manning, Planner III
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Plan Status: Sidewalk Assessments Underway!
Thank you to everyone who participated in our first regional online survey and at our parish meetings. We had a record 1066 surveys completed with almost 20,000 points of data and over 800 comments. Your information will be invaluable as we move forward through the planning process. Please stay in touch through this website and our social media outlets.
About the Plan
SCPDC received funding from the Louisiana Department of Transportation & Development (LADOTD) to complete a 3-year BICYCLE AND PEDESTRIAN SAFETY REGIONAL PLAN. This is a data-driven planning project that will include public engagement, best practices, policy recommendations, and identify future projects. We will also be working with our jurisdictions throughout our region to adopt the plan locally. We need your help to create a safe environment for pedestrians and bicyclists in our region.
Why is this plan so important?
2014-2017 South Central Data
Bicycle Crashes | Pedestrian Crashes |
257 Crashes | 530 Crashes |
13 Deaths | 63 Deaths |
10 Serious Injuries | 39 Serious Injuries |
For more information on our local and regional planning efforts please visit:
Houma-Thibodaux Metropolitan Planning Organization
South Central Regional Safety Coalition
Other Sites of interest:
KidsHealth www.kidshealth.org
Safe Kids Worldwide www.safekids.org
Americal with Disabilities Act www.ada.gov
AARP Livable Communities. www.aarp.org/livable-communities/
National Complete Streets Coalition www.smartgrothamerica.org
Pedestrian and Highway Traffic Safety Administration www.nhtsa.gov/road-safety
Pedestrian & Highwa Safety (FHWA) www.safety.fhwa.dot.gov/ped_bike/
Louisiana Highway Safety Bicycle/Pedestrian www.lahighwaysafety.org/Pages/OurPrograms/BicyclePedestrianSafety.aspx
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration www.nhtsa.gov/road-safety
2013 South Central Regional Bicycle and Pedestrian Plan
For more information please contact our Project Manager, Joshua Manning at josh@scpdc.org or 985-851-2900.
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