Responsible cities analyze traffic crashes to save lives. Yours can too.
No expensive consultants — your staff already has what it takes.
No unnecessary hurdles — take action faster with existing and available resources.
Works for cities and towns of all sizes and budgets.
How the Crash Analysis Model Works
A Simple Process
Gather and review crash reports with key staff.
Identify patterns and contributing factors.
Create low-cost, high-impact design and policy changes.
Share findings with leadership and the community.
Take action and track improvements.
A safety-focused response to traffic crashes.
Status Quo
Crash reports focus on finding fault.
Once blame is assigned, we sweep up the mess and continue like nothing happened.
Unchanged street designs allow the same mistakes to be repeated, putting more of your citizens at risk.
Attempts to improve street safety often include consultants, studies and other resources.
Crash Analysis Studio
Focus is on preventing future harm.
Once contributing factors are determined, action is taken to address them.
Updated street designs prevent the same mistakes from being repeated, reducing danger for citizens.
Improvement in street safety is staff-led, quick and cost-effective.
You won’t be the first adopter. Don’t be the last.
This work can’t wait.The longer you live with the status quo of unsafe street design, the more danger your residents must navigate.
Studios that Strong Towns helped conduct
Studios conducted by Local Conversations or members
Studios conducted by Local Conversations or members where crash response teams were also established
"The Durango Crash Analysis Studio showed us that danger is not an accident. It’s the result of many factors, and we can step up and do something. It starts with one street, one intersection."
Andrew Allport
Durango, Colorado
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Be better than the status quo. Give your residents the safety they deserve.