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Article: Integrated public safety and highway operations: A policy framework and analysis
- Article from:
- Institute of Transportation Engineers. ITE Journal
- Article date:
- January 1, 2003
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CopyrightCopyright Institute of Transportation Engineers Jan 2003. Provided by ProQuest LLC. (Hide copyright information)
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This is the fifth in a series on Transportation System Performance: Experts Identify Challenges and Expectations from the Federal Highway Administration.
TRANSPORTATION OPERATIONS and public safety are inextricably linked, yet there is limited coordination between agencies that oversee operations and safety. Policy strategies for engaging the public safety community in transportation operations require federal transportation leadership in three areas: (1) Establishing accountability for highway operations performance within the public safety community; (2) developing tools to help public safety agencies in functions related to highway operations; and (3) funding programs to encourage and ...