Corridor Prioritization This section outlines the framework used to prioritize locations for implementing safety treatments and projects in the City of Fort Worth as part of the Vision Zero Safety Action Plan (VZ SAP). The framework is designed to support data-informed decision-making and guide the allocation of limited resources toward locations with the most critical safety needs—ultimately helping the City advance toward the goal of zero traffic fatalities and serious injuries. The table below presents the proposed prioritization metrics, which are grouped into three broad categories: 1. Crash history and roadway characteristics
2. Land use and contextual factors 3. Social Vulnerability considerations
By incorporating metrics in these categories, the framework elevates roadways with a high incidence of historical crashes, physical characteristics linked to increased crash risk, proximity to key destinations, and locations within social vulnerability focus areas.
Table 1. Corridor Prioritization Framework
Category
Metric
Description
Weight Score
Crash History and Roadway Characteristics
Segment located on HIN
Segment located on one or more mode- specific HINs
25%
• 5 points - segment is part of 3 or more mode- specific HINs • 3 points - segment is part of 2 mode-specific HINs • 1 point - segment is part of 1 mode-specific HIN Based on the comparison with all HIN corridors • 5 points – 5th quintile • 3 points – 4th quintile • 1 point – 3rd quintile Based on the number of destinations per mile • 5 points – 5th quintile • 4 points – 4th quintile • 3 points – 3rd quintile • 2 points – 2nd quintile • 1 point – 1st quintile
High crash rate segments
Total number of crashes normalized by VMT
20%
Land Use and Context
Destination Density (schools and parks)
Number of destinations within 0.25 mile
15%
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