Recommendation SI.28
Recommendation Status: New
Revise transportation safety and enforcement practices that promote fairness, eliminate systemic inequities, and prioritize vulnerable communities, focusing on collaboration with municipal Police departments.
This recommendation helps achieve the following
Sustainable Infrastructure
Leading the Region
Complete Communities
Key Issues Addressed
Related Planning Topic Areas
Applicable Geographic Scales
Countywide
Municipalities
Sub-geographies
Equity Considerations
Phases out inequitable practices that escalate conflict between communities and enforcing authorities, collaboration is conciliatory approach that acknowledge historical discrimination.
Sustainability Considerations
Centers the social and physical health of communities whose safety is threatened by inequitable and discriminatory practices.
Implementation
Lead Partner(s)
St. Louis County Police Department
Municipal Police Departments
Supporting Partner(s)
Cost
Municipalities
St. Louis County Office of Emergency Management
Fire and EMS Agencies
St. Louis County Department of Public Health
Project, Partnership, or Policy
Project
Partnership
Policy
Medium
($1-10mil)
Low
(Less than $1 mil)
High
($10+ mil)
Timeline
Medium-term
(5-10 Years)
Ongoing
Near-term
(Within 5 Years)
Long-term
(10+ Years)
Potential Funding Sources
FEMA
FHWA Emergency Relief Program.
Tracking Implementation
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?
Enhance coordination with emergency responders and conduct additional assessments.
If underperforming, what should we do?
Expand coordination to additional corridors, integrate advanced technology.