ODOT Region 1 Lents Neighborhood Tiana Tozer Region 1 Transportation Safety Coordinator Oregon Department of Transportation May 22, 2019

Goal – Get everyone home safely We want everyone to get home safely at the end of the day whether on the bus or biking, behind the wheel or hiking, driving a truck driving a car on board the train or the streetcar all modes, all the time We want everyone to get home safely at the end of the day

Life changing injuries Injury Crashes Life changing injuries Fatalities 14,734 Region 1 610 Region 1 122 Region 1 7,406 Multnomah County 330 Multnomah County 55 Multnomah County 343 Lents 19 Lents 6 Lents In 2016 in Region 1, 122 people died in car crashes, 55 of them were in Multnomah County. 330 people became permanently disabled. One of those fatalities was in the Lents neighborhood. There were 20 homocides in Portland in

2016 815 Crashes 633 Lents 2016 Crashes SE Foster – 104 SE 82nd – 58 SE Holgate – 57 SE Woodstock - 31 Intersections - SE Powell/82nd – 38 SE Flavel/82nd – 21 SE Foster/82nd – 20 SE Powell/92nd – 17 - SE Holgate/92nd - 15

Crime vs. Crashes in Lents 2016 CRASHES CRIME 4 vehicular homicides 6 fatalities 4 homicides 277 assaults 343 crash injuries Property crimes included arson, burglary, motor vehicle theft, robbery, stolen property, (left out vandalism, larceny, embezzlement, fraud, counterfeiting) 524 property crimes 284 property damage 1,720 property crimes 633 car crashes

What is causing all these crashes? Speed 42 32% Alcohol 24 18% Drugs 11 8% 13% of 2016 crashes were caused by poor choices. BTW 45 hit and runs in 2016, Drugs & Alcohol 4 3%

What is causing all these crashes? Failed to avoid the vehicle ahead 197 31% Did not yield right-of-way 159 25% Improper lane change 52 8% Speed 42 6% Disregarded Traffic Signal 41 6% 90% of Crashes in Lents Improper turn 26 4% 90% of crashes in Lents are caused by these nine mistakes/behaviors. 57% are caused by two things. Passed stop sign/flasher 20 3% Other improper driving 20 3% Inattention 16 3%

I-205 Paving, Auxiliary Lanes and ODOT RealTime Signs Johnson Creek Boulevard to Glenn Jackson Bridge Work continues on 2 new northbound auxiliary lanes. Install ODOT RealTime Signs. Finishing paving northbound. New section title slide option 1

I-205 Paving, Auxiliary Lanes and ODOT RealTime Signs Johnson Creek Boulevard to Glenn Jackson Bridge Construction impacts A weekend full closure of I-205 northbound between Foster and I-84 from 10 p.m. Friday, August 2 to 5 a.m. on Monday, August 4. Detours on 122nd and 82nd Avenues. Periodic full closures of I-205 in both directions for sign bridge installation from Sundays to Thursdays midnight to 5 a.m. Glenn Jackson Bridge closed for up to several nights. New section title slide option 1

I-205 Paving, Auxiliary Lanes and ODOT RealTime Signs Johnson Creek Boulevard to Glenn Jackson Bridge Construction impacts (continued) The Division on-ramp to northbound I-205 is closed through May. Two-week closure of the northbound Killingsworth Street/U.S. 30 Bypass off-ramp (exit 32B). Continued nighttime lane and ramp closures. New section title slide option 1

I-205 Paving, Auxiliary Lanes and ODOT RealTime Signs Johnson Creek Boulevard to Glenn Jackson Bridge Contact: Katelyn Jackson 503-731-8503 Katelyn.Jackson@odot.state.or.us New section title slide option 1

Benefits of the Outer Powell Project: Crosswalks so people can cross the road safely Sidewalks for pedestrians and wheelchair users Dedicated bicycle facilities Center turn lanes so that cars, buses and trucks can move through the corridor more safely and efficiently Storm drains to keep water from pooling on the road when it rains Center turn lanes so that cars, buses and trucks can move through the corridor more safely and efficiently Lighting for improved visibility Rapid Flash Beacons (which alert drivers that people are crossing the street with flashing lights) to increase safety at the busiest crosswalks Improved signals for better safety and traffic flow at intersections

There were two fatalities at SE Holgate and 92nd in 2016 SE 92nd and SE Crystal Springs Blvd.

Speed & Drugs 2 33% Speed 1 16% Alcohol & Speed 1 16% Lents Fatal Crashes Speed & Drugs 2 33% Speed 1 16% Alcohol & Speed 1 16% 13% of 2016 crashes were caused by poor choices. BTW 45 hit and runs in 2016, Crossed center line 1 16%

Serious Injury Crashes Speed & Alcohol 3 18% Speed 2 12% Alcohol 2 12% Did not yield ROW 2 12% Inattention 2 12% Failed to avoid vehicle ahead 2 12% Speed & Drugs 1 Other improper driving 1 Improper turn 1

Lents Crashes 2016 Human 99.4% Vehicle .2% Physical Illiness .2% What we know: More than 99% of fatal and serious injury crashes in Region 1 involve human behavior choices. 79% human behavior is the only cause. 20% involve human behavior and environmental factors 1% involve human behavior and the vehicle .3% environment is the only factor .1% involve vehicle and environmental factors 0 are solely caused by the vehicle Vehicle .2% Physical Illiness .2% Environmental .1%

Thank you. Tiana Tozer Region 1 Transportation Safety Coordinator Tiana.Tozer@odot.state.or.us (503) 731-3150

Questions?

The most time saved on a trip shorter than 500 miles long is about 12 minutes – however, that is on a trip that is almost an hour long. If you take into account traffic lights and congestion that time savings decreases significantly. Also the higher the speed limit the less time you save by exceeding it. If the speed limit is 35mph and you are doing 45 mph, your traveling 30% faster, if the speed limit is 65 mph and you are going 75 that is only about a 15% increase. The truth is during high traffic hours or in heavily populated areas the hypothetical time savings go out the window, because constant speed is what gets you where you are going fastest. Speed is only one of the factors that determine how long your trip will take and the majority of the factors that determine how long your trip takes are out of your control. Speeding save you a marginal amount of time, if any. If you really want to save time you should Plan out multi-stop trips efficiently, so if you have multiple stops to make plan your route before you leave, avoiding back-tracking will save more time than speeding. Avoid left turns, choosing a right turn instead of a left turn will save you time and gas.