Transportation

Regional Roadway Safety Program

The Regional Roadway Safety Program (RRSP) provides short-term consultant services to member jurisdictions or agencies to assist with planning or preliminary engineering projects that address roadway safety issues. Examples include studies, planning, or design projects that will improve roadway safety and lead to a reduction in fatal and serious injury crashes on the jurisdiction’s roadways. The program offers consultant assistance up to $80,000 for planning projects and up to $100,000 for design projects. For FY 2025, the program funded six projects for a total of $480,000.

2024 Vibrant Communities and Safer Roads Webinar 
November 13, 2024

Our 2024 webinar featured new projects from last year– including plans for shared-use paths, bus stop improvements, and safe routes to school plans. Hear about projects in Gaithersburg, Prince George's County, Rockville, Alexandria, City of Fairfax, Fairfax County, and Prince William County. View the webinar.

RRSP Program Overview

Read more about the Regional Roadway Safety Program.

FY 2025 Projects

FY 2025 Regional Roadway Safety Program approved projects
FY 2025 Transportation Land-Use Connections Program approved projects
 

FY 2024 Project Reports

Maryland

Jefferson - Patrick Redesign Study, City of Frederick
Local Roadway Safety Plan, City of Gaithersburg
Bel Pre Road Safety Improvement Project, Montgomery County
Pedestrian Crossings Guidelines, City of Rockville

Virginia

Pedestrian Lighting Improvements Study, City of Alexandria
Regionwide Data-Driven Drunk Driving Campaign, Arlington County - Coming Soon
Main Street Corridor Roadway Safety Audit, City of Fairfax
Darbydale/Forestdale Avenue Corridor Retrofitting Project, Prince William County

FY 2024 RRSP funding news release
 

For questions about the RRSP program, contact Janie Nham at jnham@mwcog.orgFor more information on the TLC program, contact John Swanson at jswanson@mwcog.org.
 

Additional Resources

Vibrant Communities and Safer Roads Webinar 
November 2, 2023

This webinar shared recent examples of Regional Roadway Safety Program and Transportation-Land Use Program projects, including pedestrian safety plans, trail design, bike safety education, first mile-last mile connections, and delivery microhubs. View the webinar!

Local Technical Assistance Programs Searchable Database

Learn more about projects in the District of Columbia, Maryland, and Virginia by searching the Local Technical Assistance Programs Searchable Database. The database archives project topic and year, funding level, and final project reports. Sort and filter by jurisdiction and by program type (e.g., bicycle and pedestrian, corridor planning, transit). Reports are downloadable in PDF format.

News & Multimedia

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    News

    The TPB focuses on safety

    April 9, 2019

    Fatal crashes on our region’s roadways have increased each year since 2015, a disturbing turnaround from the dramatic decline in annual fatalities between 2005...

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