The Metropolitan Topeka Planning Organization (MTPO), in coordination with the City of Topeka and
Shawnee County, is developing a transportation safety plan focused on local roadways (city streets
and county roads) to set priorities toward the goal of reducing serious injury and fatal crashes.
An open house will be held to provide information about the study and to give the public a chance
to share their ideas about issues concerning transportation safety in the Topeka/Shawnee County
area. The open house will be held:
Tuesday, July 31, 2018
11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. and
5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.
Holliday Conference Room at City of Topeka Office Building 620 SE Madison Street
I-70 at Exit 362B (East and West) Topeka, KS 66607
Between 2010 and 2016, there were 23,591 crashes on city streets and county roads in Topeka/Shawnee
County resulting in 5,545 injuries and 68 fatalities. This equates to an average cost to society of
$193 million dollars in lost wages, vehicle repairs, hospital bills and other unintended expenses
in Topeka/Shawnee County each year.
Public input is needed early in the project to gain an understanding of transportation users’
(drivers, riders, pedestrians and bicyclists) priorities related to transportation safety in
Topeka/Shawnee County. According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA)
research (2008), “human error” accounts for between 85% and 95% of the critical reason why crashes
occur.
Members of the transportation safety plan team will be on hand with displays to answer questions
and to discuss transportation safety issues with the public. A formal presentation
will be given shortly after 11:00 a.m. during the mid-day meeting and at 5:00 p.m. for the
evening meeting.
Anyone with questions about the transportation safety plan or the open house may contact Carlton
Scroggins, Project Manager, MTPO, (785) 368-3728 or visit the project website:
http://www.topekampo.org/transportation-safety-plan.html