Transportation Safety Projects

                                                                                

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The New Orleans Health Department, in partnership with, the Louisiana Department of Transportation and the Office of Information Technology and Innovation has launched a publicly available transportation safety analysis to bring attention to the rise in traffic crashes, especially those that result in a fatality or injury occurring within the city. The online tool lets viewers see who, when, and where the most severe traffic crashes have occurred in New Orleans.

The New Orleans Health Department Transportation Safety Mission

Our mission is to improve access to all modes of transportation and safer routes for residents to access healthcare, school, and work is a primary goal of the New Orleans Health Department. In the past, our agency had primarily focused on bicycle and pedestrian safety. Today, with traffic fatalities and serious injuries on the rise, we are embarking on a new strategy with city, state, and community partners to reduce traffic deaths and serious injuries for all road users. The new strategy utilizes the federally recognized Safe System Approach. Six principles form the basis of the Safe System approach:

  • Deaths and serious injuries are unacceptable
  • Humans make mistakes
  • Humans are vulnerable
  • Responsibility is shared
  • Safety is proactive
  • Redundancy is crucial

Our Goals

The Transportation Safety Dashboard is a compilation of fatal, severe, and moderate injury crashes that have occurred within the city boundaries of New Orleans. The information for the crash data is obtained from the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development (LADOTD) crash records database and populated by reports submitted by law enforcement officers throughout the state, including the New Orleans Police Department (NOPD). The reporting officer determines the severity of a crash, and severity types are defined in the Louisiana Crash Report Manual.

  • Take a data-based approach to assess the root causes of traffic-related fatalities and severe injury
  • Partner with other city agencies and the public to create safer street networks for all people traveling on the roadways
  • Reduce risky driving behavior such as drinking and driving, distracted driving, and speeding through targeted outreach and engagement.
  • Increase mobility access to health and wealth places in partnership with the Regional Transit Authority and other community partners.