About the TRIP program
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The Traffic Records Integration Program team
In 2019, the Washington Traffic Safety Commission awarded OFM’s Forecasting and Research Division with a grant to manage the Washington State Traffic Records Integration Program (TRIP).
The purpose of the TRIP is to develop and maintain an integrated data repository for public health and safety research to further the goals of Washington’s Target Zero plan to achieve zero fatalities or serious injuries on roadways in the state.
The TRIP team integrates data from Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT), Administrative Office of the Courts (AOC), Washington State Patrol (WSP), Department of Licensing (DOL), and Department of Health (DOH) and other sources as appropriate. This data repository enhances capacity to assess crash risk factors and the human, administrative, and financial toll from crashes on Washington roadways. By integrating different data sources, new insights into the causes and consequences of collisions might be identified and limitations of individual datasets might be overcome.
The work TRIP does
A part of its mission is to develop, maintain, and expand the TRIP data repository. The TRIP team maintains a strict privacy program and has developed data governance and data security processes to ensure subject privacy, appropriate use and security of TRIP data. TRIP engages in a number of activities, including but not limited to:
Create data
products
TRIP can provide data requestors with datasets for analysis. All requests must go through our data approval process and meet our privacy standards.
Conduct cross-sector research
TRIP specializes in fulfilling data requests or analyzing data to address cross-sector research questions (questions that cannot be answered by one state agency).
Support data collections
TRIP collects data through multiple systems, including WSDOT and DOL to collaborate on critical data to support data driven decision making.
By leveraging cross-sector data and collaboration, the TRIP team supports the development of proactive safety measures. With access to high-quality, integrated data, researchers and policymakers can identify patterns and emerging risks, allowing for timely interventions such as road design modifications, enhanced traffic law enforcement, and public awareness campaigns. These preventative strategies will not only save lives but also contribute to a safer and healthier transportation system for all Washington residents.
TRIP program manual
The TRIP Program Manual describes the history, purpose, goals, and implementation strategy of the Traffic Records Integration Program. This document is intended for current and potential data partners, data customers, oversight entities, and the public. For more information, please see the TRIP Program Manual.
TRIP strategic plan
The TRIP Strategic Plan is updated annually and describes the program’s three-year outlook with respect to goals and strategies related to data governance, integration and maintenance, and research and data analysis activities of the program. For more information, please see the TRIP Strategic Plan.
