Since 2009, the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) through the Safe Mobility for Life Program in the State Traffic Engineering and Operations Office has been partnering with the Pepper Institute on Aging and Public Policy at FSU to facilitate a statewide coalition to address the specific needs of Florida’s aging road users.
Working together with our member organizations, the Safe Mobility for Life Coalition’s mission is to implement a strategic action plan to eliminate fatalities and reduce serious injuries while increasing the safety, access, and mobility for Florida’s aging road users.
Click on the image to the right for the Safe Mobility for Life Coalition's Fact Sheet.
As of March 2025, Safe Mobility for Life Coalition member organizations include the following:
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The Safe Mobility for Life Coalition members are dedicated to eliminating fatalities and serious injuries for Florida’s aging road users. We focus on educating older adults and stakeholders on how to achieve safe mobility for life. Through collaboration and positive messaging, we educate on the importance of developing a personal transportation plan. Being proactive and using other transportation options will help Floridians continue to get to and from places they need and want to go, whether driving or not.
Florida's Safe Mobility for Life Strategic Action Plan
As of May 2022, the Safe Mobility for Life Coalition has a new Strategic Action Plan (2022-2025) that aligns with the Florida Strategic Highway Safety Plan, Florida Transportation Plan, State Plan on Aging and other state initiatives. It is a comprehensive, data-driven and evaluation based strategic action plan that guides the work of the Coalition to eliminate fatalities and reduce serious injuries. for Florida's aging population. We have established baseline data on population, drivers, and crashes by age and are currently developing, implementing, and evaluating resources and programs to help the six focus areas reach their goals and objectives.
Click on the image to the right to learn more about the Safe Mobility for Life Strategic Action Plan.
Guiding the plan is the vision, mission, and goal:
For more information on the Safe Mobility for Life Coalition or the implementation of Florida's Safe Mobility for Life Strategic Action Plan, please contact Gail M. Holley, FDOT's Safe Mobility for Life Program Manager.
Focus Areas
Program Management and Evaluation
Goal: Lead, implement, and evaluate Safe Mobility for Life Coalition resources and activities using a proactive data-driven approach.
Team Leader: Gail M. Holley, FDOT State Traffic
Engineering and Operations Office
Community Outreach and Education
Goal: Directly engage with Floridians to raise awareness of the materials and resources developed by the Coalition to support its goal and objectives.
Team Leaders: Stefanie K. Hartsfield, Pepper Institute on Aging and Public Policy at Florida State University and Ann-Marie Waterman, AARP Florida
Licensing and Enforcement
Goal: Educate and promote resources for law enforcement and licensing personnel.
Team Leader: Ray Graves, Florida Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles
Livable Communities
Goal: Create safer and more livable communities through the use of context-based design and by providing access to features and services that meet the mobility needs of an aging population.
Team Leader: Gail M. Holley, FDOT State Traffic
Engineering and Operations Office
Mobility Independence
Goal: Educate Floridians on how to access and use transportation options to keep them safe, mobile, and independent in their communities.
Team Leaders: Libertad Acosta-Anderson and Stephanie Phillips, FDOT District 5
Prevention and Assessment
Goal: Promote driver fitness, recognition of at-risk drivers, and aging road user mobility through prevention and intervention resources.
Team Leaders: Dr. Sandra Winter, University of Florida's Institute for Driving, Activity, Participation, and Technology and Megan Case, Pepper Institute on Aging and Public Policy at Florida State University
