Local City and County Government

Aging drivers, emergency preparedness and response, population growth, urban sprawl, federal and state standard compliance, data access and security... these are just a few of the traffic safety and management challenges facing local government agencies today. 3M solutions are designed with this environment in mind to help agencies improve productivity and deliver results.

Featured Solution Minimum Levels of Retroreflectivity The Federal Highway Administration’s Minimum Levels of Retroreflectivity Ruling for traffic signs went into effect on January 22, 2008. Learn more about the ruling and how 3M can help you ensure compliance. Safe Routes to School Congress put funding in the current federal highway bill (SAFETEA-LU) to address national concern for our children's health and safety. The Safe Routes to School (SRTS) initiative provides $612 million through 2009 so that communities can enable children (including those with disabilities) to more safely walk and bicycle to school, encourage a healthy and active lifestyle among children, support activities that make walking more appealing and safe, and to reduce traffic, fuel consumption and air pollution near schools. 3M™ Roadway Maintenance Services Today, a variety of factors are converging to make roadway maintenance more difficult for state and local government agencies to handle alone. With more than 65 years of offering solutions to the traffic safety industry, 3M is perfectly positioned to help. Rail-Highway Grade Crossing Safety Deaths and injuries at rail crossings are a major safety concern. Vehicle/train collisions are more severe than other highway crashes; a driver is 30 times more likely to be killed in a rail crossing collision. Improved reflective material at crossings and approaches are among the recommended safety improvements. High Risk Rural Road Safety Congress put funding in the current federal highway bill “SAFETEA-LU” because of serious national concern for safety on rural roads. The High Risk Rural Roads Program (HRRRP) provides $360 million with the goal to cut traffic deaths and injuries on public roads by 20 percent by 2008. Federal funding is earmarked for low-cost solutions that improve rural driving safety. Learn more about the issues and 3M solutions for High Risk Rural Roads. City County Safety Inititives "Safe Communities" teaches people that motor vehicle injuries, the leading cause of death for people ages 6 to 28, are predictable and preventable; it suggests ways in which the community can analyze and reduce accidents along with their resulting costs and consequences. 3M solutions can help.