Safety Interest Group

Mission

AMPO’s Safety Interest Group seeks to share information among MPOs that are engaged with planning, programming, and other activities focused on improving the safety for everyone traveling in their communities.

Goals

The purpose of this interest group is to provide a forum for MPO staff to share practices, information, and resources as well as identify needs and gaps. Focus areas to be addressed include, but are not limited to:

• Coordinating, leading, and participating in safety planning at the local, regional, and state levels;
• Collecting, analyzing, and sharing data to guide safety planning and investments;
• Advocating for safety through data and storytelling, and collaborating with a diverse group of multi-jurisdictional policymakers and stakeholders who have a similar focus (e.g., Vision Zero, Road to Zero, Toward Zero Deaths);
• Communicating and sharing best practices, guidance, resources, and activities with other AMPO committees and at AMPO events, as appropriate.

Safety Discussion Forum

AMPO members can join the Active Transportation Interest Group leadership team and its members on the discussion forum. To gain access to the Interest Group forums, visit this page and use the toggle buttons along the right side to subscribe to one or more Interest Groups.

Leadership Team

Ashley has worked for the Acadiana Planning Commission in Lafayette, LA, since 2015, where she serves as the MPO Manager of Policy and Planning. Previously, she worked for Lafayette Consolidated Government for 10 years in the traffic department. She has a master’s in Urban Planning from the University of New Orleans and a professional certification from the American Institute of Certified Planners.

Cindy began her career as a research analyst at the National Study Center for Trauma & EMS (NSC) in 2001 and went on to serve as a senior epidemiologist and project manager. She joined the Baltimore Metropolitan Council in 2018 to support the development and implementation of Local Strategic Highway Safety Plans in the region’s seven jurisdictions as a safety planner.

Committee Liaison

TBD

FHWA Liaison

Brian Goodson; FHWA Office of Planning, Environment, and Realty; Transportation Planning Capacity Building Team

AMPO Contact

Ellen Zavisca, ezavisca@ampo.org

Asia primarily work with bike/pedestrian planning, Title VI compliance, and public outreach at the Coastal Regional MPO in Savannah, GA. She has worked on several completed and ongoing plan updates, including the Participation Plan, Title VI Plan, Non-Motorized Transportation Plan, and Metropolitan Transportation Plan.

Courtney is a Multimodal Integration Planning Supervisor for the Southern California Association of Governments in Los Angeles. In this role, she oversees a team that is focused on planning for a more robust and integrated multimodal mobility ecosystem. The team’s current efforts are focused on developing a regionwide network of mobility hubs and implementing TDM strategies in preparation for the 2028 Olympic and Paralympic Games.