Improving the safety of Arizona’s public roadways so everyone arrives safely home is a top priority for the Arizona Department of Transportation (ADOT). Unfortunately, recent safety data reveals a concerning trend. While Arizona’s population has increased 12% since 2013, our annual traffic fatalities have increased 55%, with pedestrian and bicyclist fatalities having increased 90%.

ADOT is taking action to reverse this trend by developing a comprehensive statewide plan – the Strategic Highway Safety Plan (SHSP) – to reduce fatalities and serious injuries on all public roadways. The SHSP is a data-driven, multi-year safety plan that establishes a statewide vision, goal, and strategies for improving safety with the goal of reducing life-altering crashes by 20% within the next five years. The plan is based on a Safe System Approach, which looks at all factors affecting safety and emphasizes our shared responsibility for improving safety on roadways.

With pedestrian and bicyclist fatalities also increasing at a high rate, ADOT is in addition developing Arizona’s first Active Transportation Safety Action Plan (ATSAP), which will recommend location-specific projects to improve safety for pedestrians and bicyclists where they interact with the state highway system.

Thank you! Drivers, commuters, pedestrians and bicyclists let us know their transportation and mobility safety concerns, taking the Safety Plan Survey, and participating in the Safety Pledge. We're on our way to make streets safer for all.

Strategic Highway Safety Plan and Active Transportation Safety Plan Survey

Visit AZDOT.gov/SafetyPlan for any upcoming feedback opportunities and to view project documents.