The goal of DCTC's Safety Action Plan is to reduce crashes, especially fatal and serious injury crashes, across all types of transportation and on all public roads in Dutchess County.

The Plan aligns with USDOT’s Safe Streets for All program (SS4A), the Safe Systems Approach, and State safety plans, and enables all municipalities and road owners within Dutchess County to pursue SS4A and other transportation safety project implementation funding.

The Plan includes the following components:

• Review of existing safety plans, policies, and best practices
• Analysis of crashes and other data and identify key crash trends, types, and factors, as well as priority high-crash locations
• Identification of improvement measures, priority projects, and performance measures to improve safety across the county's transportation system
• Outreach to municipalities and other stakeholders via interviews, in-person events, virtual events, surveys, and other tools

The Plan was managed by DCTC, led by a consultant team, and guided by an Advisory Committee with members from various County Departments, the New York State Department of Transportation and State Police, local municipalities, and other partners. 

Plan Materials

• Safety Action Plan - includes Appendices A-C
• Appendix D: Crash Characteristics (Crash Data Analysis Report - Part 1)
• Appendix E: Hotspot and Network Screening Analysis (Crash Data Analysis Report - Part 2)
  • Hotspot Screening Maps; Systemic Screening Maps
• Appendix F: Outreach Summary
• Appendix G: Location Report
• Appendix H: Countermeasure Toolkit Report
• Appendix I: Systemic Countermeasures Report
  • Systemic Locations - Filterable Spreadsheet 
• Appendix J: Behavioral Emphasis Areas Report
• Appendix K: Document Review Report

Presentations

• Virtual Public Meeting #2 (8/19/2025) - Recording; Slides
• Virtual Public Meeting #1 (12/19/2024) - Recording; Slides
• Presentation to DCTC Planning Committee (10/30/2024) - Recording; Slides
• Presentation to Bicycle-Pedestrian Advisory Committee (10/31/2024) - Recording; Slides

Advisory Committee Meeting Materials

• Meeting 1: slides, summary
• Meeting 2: slides, summary
• Meeting 3: slides, summary
• Meeting 4: slides, summary
• Meeting 5: slides, summary
• Meeting 6: slides, summary