Alta is working with the City of Roanoke to create citywide traffic safety campaigns with the goal of raising awareness of Virginia laws and reducing dangerous driving behaviors.

In 2020 the campaign focused on crosswalk compliance, in 2021 it focused on speeding, the 2022 campaign focuses on traffic safety in school zones with an emphasis on speeding, and the 2023 campaign is focused on reducing the number of car/bicycle collisions to make our streets a safer place for all. The campaigns include robust paid media advertising, community outreach, and partnerships with local organizations. Based on direction from the City, the campaign graphics included illustrations of local landmarks and imagery, and the messages were simple and clear.

For each campaign, Alta coordinated a 6 to 8 week paid media campaign with community outreach that included elements such as events, dissemination of print materials and yard signs, art contests, ambassador programming, influencer activities, and more. In 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic forced a partial shutdown during the active phase of the campaign, and Alta was able to quickly pivot events and engagement activities to a virtual format. The 2020, 2021, and 2022 campaigns exceeded goals including total reach, donated media, and earned media. Media and collateral included community posters, postcards, yard signs, bus ads, radio ads, and digital advertising including mobile display, gas station, convenience store and connected tv ads.

Based on citywide online surveys conducted before and after the campaign, knowledge of the VA law that every intersection is a crosswalk whether it is painted or not increased by 12%, and there was nearly a 5% increase in public awareness of problems associated with speeding.