On July 18, 2017, the Lane County Board of Commissioners adopted the Lane County Transportation Safety Action Plan (TSAP). The TSAP recommends safety actions to respond preventatively to systemic causes with multidisciplinary solutions that include enforcement, engineering, and education. Successful implementation depends on a number of factors, including strong safety leadership at all levels, cohesive safety partnerships and funding. Moving the plan forward includes a series of action items focused on short term and long term solutions known to effectively respond to the priority safety problems (or emphasis areas).

The implementation considerations identified by stakeholders and focus groups helped inform the action timeline. Short-term solutions were those that could more readily be implemented through existing programs and services, particularly integrating isolated programs to share resources. Longer-term solutions include reducing traffic speeds, particularly through rural communities, and improving travel options for rural residents, which provide significant co-benefits of improving the quality of life for vulnerable populations. While transit, cycling and walking improvements are often implemented in urban areas in response to traffic congestion and pollution, rural areas benefit from these improvements by providing transportation options to people who are unable to drive (such as youth, the elderly and disabled) or to reduce the exposure of rural residents who must otherwise drive a significant distance to access employment and services.  Reducing traffic speeds is a focal point of the TSAP because speed is the leading cause of fatal and severe-injury collisions in Lane County and is the constant across all emphasis areas.