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Evaluation of Local Pedestrian Safety: The California Pedestrian Safety Assessments Program

Evaluation of Local Pedestrian Safety: The California Pedestrian Safety Assessments Program. Presentation for MTC’s Pedestrian Safety Summit Meghan Mitman, AICP Fehr & Peers January 29, 2010. PSA Program History. CA Office of Traffic Safety (OTS)

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Evaluation of Local Pedestrian Safety: The California Pedestrian Safety Assessments Program

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  1. Evaluation of Local Pedestrian Safety: The California Pedestrian Safety Assessments Program Presentation for MTC’s Pedestrian Safety Summit Meghan Mitman, AICP Fehr & Peers January 29, 2010

  2. PSA Program History • CA Office of Traffic Safety (OTS) • National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) • UC Berkeley ITS Tech Transfer • Consultant: Fehr & Peers

  3. OTS Vision for Ped Safety Enable California communities to: • Improve pedestrian safety at specific locations and citywide • Create safe, comfortable, accessible, and welcoming environments for pedestrians • Enhance walkability, livability, and economic vitality

  4. OTS: Building upon TSE Traffic Safety Evaluations (TSE) – 10 years • Combining two experts: traffic engineering and enforcement • Field site visit and staff interview • Recommendations for enhancing traffic safety

  5. Scope: Primary Focus • Infrastructure • Engineering • Planning • Policy • Economic Vitality

  6. Scope: Secondary Considerations

  7. PSA Advisory Panel • Dan Burden, Glatting Jackson • Christopher Murphy, Office of Traffic Safety • Lisa Dixon, Office of Traffic Safety • Ken Kochevar, Federal Highway Administration • William Kootsikas, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration • Rosalind Tianco, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration • Richard Haggstrom, Caltrans • Ken McGuire, Caltrans • Bruce Appleyard, UC Berkeley • Charlie Zegeer, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill • Rudy Umbs , Federal Highway Administration

  8. Feedback from Rudy Umbs, FHWA:

  9. Elements of the PSA

  10. Collision Data and OTS Rankings

  11. Pre-Visit Interview:Programs, Policies, and Practices

  12. Range of Issues Addressed

  13. Interview Benchmarking:Key Strengths, Enhancements, and Opportunities

  14. Benchmarking Matrix

  15. Key Strengths - Examples

  16. Key Strengths • General Plan establishes pedestrian opportunity areas and encourages the development of pedestrian nodes

  17. Key Strengths • Public Art is present throughout Walnut Creek

  18. Enhancement Areas - Examples

  19. Enhancements • Establish a Downtown Transportation Management Association (TMA) • Establish TDM policies as conditions of development approval

  20. Enhancements • Police Enforcement • Routinize efforts • Share resources with neighbors • Educate officers • Enhance involvement of enforcement in planning, design, construction, and operation of pedestrian facilities

  21. Opportunity Areas - Examples

  22. Opportunity Areas • Establish a crosswalk policy to address: • Installation • Removal • Enhancements

  23. Opportunity Areas • Involve Health Agencies (including EMS) in the planning or design of pedestrian facilities

  24. Field Visit:Multi-disciplinary participants and walking audit

  25. Multi-disciplinary Participants

  26. Field Audit Participants

  27. Walking Audit Nighttime Audit Economic Vitality Target Citizen Group Windshield Aerial/GIS-Based Site Plan Review Intercept Surveys Focus Groups Field Audit Types

  28. Walking Audit Route Overview

  29. Sample Observations and Recommendations

  30. North Broadwayand Duncan Street(Walnut Creek)

  31. North Broadwayand Duncan Street (Walnut Creek)

  32. Veterans Boulevard Significant jaywalking between Kaiser and Kmart, bus stop; recent fatality

  33. Glossary of Candidate Treatments

  34. Recommendations

  35. The Report

  36. Related Programs in California • Pedestrian Safety Action Plans (PSAPs) • Community Pedestrian Safety Engagement • Healthy Transportation Network

  37. Questions or Comments? Meghan Mitman m.mitman@fehrandpeers.com 415-348-0300 www.coolpedestrianenvironments.org

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