Recommendation SI.26

Recommendation Status: Existing

Work with local, state, and federal public safety officials, including emergency responders to protect and strengthen the transportation system’s ability to respond to serious incidents and emerging threats.

This recommendation help achieve the following

Applicable Geographic Scales

Countywide

Municipalities

Key Issues Addressed

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Sustainability Considerations

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Sub-geographies

Equity Considerations

Expands capacity to respond and accommodate safety concerns; better serves frequent transit riders.

Higher resilience and safety measures promote ridership of public transit and shifts away from single-occupancy vehicle use.

Related Planning Topic Areas

Not Sub-geographies
Not Municipalities
Countywide
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Sustainable Infrastructure

Population Stagnation
Not Jobs-Skills Mismatch
Not Greater Housing Diversity & Affordability
Not Infrastructure Cost-burden
Social & Environmental Resilience
Not Economic Development
Not Housing
Not Land Use & Development
Not Open Space & Environment
Transportation & Infrastructure
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Leading the Region

Low
(Less than $1 mil)

Medium
($1-10mil)

Partnership

Implementation

Lead Partner(s)

  • St. Louis County Police Department

  • MoDOT

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Timeline

Ongoing

Near-term
(Within 5 Years)

Supporting Partner(s)

  • Municipalities

  • St. Louis County Office of Emergency Management

  • Fire and EMS Agencies

  • St. Louis County Department of Public Health

Project

Cost

High
($10+ mil)

Project, Partnership, or Policy

Policy

Medium-term
(5-10 Years)

Long-term
(10+ Years)

Potential Funding Sources

  • FEMA

  • FHWA Emergency Relief Program

Not Project

Tracking Implementation

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Enhance coordination with emergency responders and conduct additional assessments.

Tracking Success

  • Improvements in response times for emergency incidents, track improvements in disparities in fatalities between vulnerable population and general population.

If overperforming, what should we do?

Expand coordination to additional corridors, integrate advanced technology.

If underperforming, what should we do?

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