1. Kate White, Deputy Secretary, CalSTA Augustin (AJ) Jimenez, Deputy General Counsel, CalSTA Tim Craggs, Chief, Division of Design, Caltrans Transportation Coop Committee May 7, 2015

2. Caltrans Improvement Project

3. WG #4 Update SSTI Recommendations Workgroup Charter Actions Complete Flexible Design & Liability 2015 Action Plan Cross-Workgroups Collaboration

4. SSTI Recommendations Update design and traffic control device manuals. Relinquish oversight of bike facilities on locally owned streets. Allow option of using NACTO urban design guides in metro areas. Rethink its approach to facilities in metro and town centers. Build more flexibility into its processes.

5. SSTI Recommendations Revisit legal guidance on the risk of innovative design practices. Provide room for innovative actions … Benchmark practice against best practices elsewhere Better integrate its research program with improved practice. CT’s enterprise risk management system should continue and be viewed as a critically important resources for performance-based decision making

6. Workgroup #4 Charter Purpose: Increase innovation in multi-modal street design Encourage local and district autonomy Address risk averseness “culture of fear” Transform into nimble, adaptable and responsive organization “Standards and guidance is the easy part. Culture change is the hard part.” – Malcolm Dougherty

7. Workgroup #4 Members Steering Committee: Karla Sutliff, Kate White – Co-Chairs AJ Jimenez, Jeanne Scherer – Legal Bijan Sartipi – D4 Marlin Feenstra, Self-Help Counties Coalition Jeff Holm, FHWA Team Leads: Tim Craggs, Design Tom Hallenbeck, Traffic Operations Rihui Zhang, Local Assistance Coco Briseno, Research Katie Benouar, Planning Advisors: Luisa Paiwonsky, USDOT (formerly MADOT) Gary Toth, Project for Public Spaces (formerly NJDOT)

8. 2014-2015 Action Plan 1. Evaluate Manuals, Guidance, Tools 2. Enhance Partnerships and Communication 3. Educate and Train Staff, Partners, and Stakeholders 4. Investigate Legislative Changes 5. Maximize Delegation 6. Maximize Appropriate use of Risk Management 7. Deploy and Integrate Research

9. Accomplishments April: Endorsed NACTO guidelines Released Design Flexibility Memo Sept: Highway Design Manual Updated Design Flexibility FAQs posted AB 1193 >>> Class IV Bikeway (Cycle tracks/separated bikeways) Oct: 2-day Session with SSTI Advisors Nov: CA MUTCD Updated (Director’s Foreword) Dec: Research alignment with new goals Jan-Mar: District Design Delegations Division of Design Reorganization Outreach Opportunity Calendar developed Tort Claims Liability Comparison with other States completed CA MUTCD – Experimental concepts evaluated, prioritized for implementation Research Preliminary Investigation on evaluating experimental features District Outreach regarding design flexibility and tort liability

10. Pending and Ongoing: Class IV Bikeway Guidelines workshop Design Exception Process Practical Design integration Continued outreach to districts and local partners Caltrans Bicycle Task Force participation Complete Streets Trainings AASHTO’s Subcommittee on Design/Traffic Continued evaluation and updating of Design, Traffic and Local Assistance guidance and manuals Continued Outreach to partners and stakeholders

11. 2014-15 Outreach May 2014: Local Assistance Cooperative Committee May & Oct: Caltrans Legal Division June: Caltrans Bicycle Advisory Committee July & Aug: Caltrans Planning Horizons Webinars Sept: California Traffic Control and Devices Committee Oct: Caltrans Planning and Local Assistance, NACTO Designing Cities conference Nov: CA Assoc. of Councils of Govt. (CalCOG) Dec: Caltrans Design Management Board Jan – Ongoing: District Project Delivery staff March: Self Help Counties Coalition April: Bay Area CMA Directors May 2105: Local Assistance Cooperative Committee Ongoing: CT Executive Board

12. NACTO Design Guides Designs were developed by cities for cities, since unique urban streets require innovative solutions. Principles cities are using to make streets safe and inviting for people walking, biking, and driving in urban contexts. Creating real spaces for people on city streets. Economic development is integrally tied into this transformation. Paramount to all of this is the safety of people on city streets.  SAFE, SUSTAINABLE, INTEGRATED, EFFICIENT SYSTEM to ENHANCE ECONOMY AND LIVIBILITY

13. Design Flexibility Incorporates Context sensitive solutions Innovative designs Further community values, Focused on solving a problem Promote environmental, sustainable and livability elements Typically incorporates multi-modal uses

14. District 2 – Downtown Redding - Rightsizing Before After

15. Photo: Sergio Ruiz, Caltrans District 4 SR 35 Sloat Blvd, San Francisco

16. District 9 - US 395- Bridgeport, CA BEFORE AFTE R

17. District 5 San Louis Obispo SR 227 Road Diet BeforeAfter

18. Addressing Design Liability Primary Defenses: Design Immunity (Gov. Code § 830.6) Reasonableness Defense (Gov Code § 835.4) Document, Document, Document Reasonable Design Based on Sound Engineering Judgment (factors may include environmental enhancements, multimodal uses, community values) Proper approval Archive

19. 2015 Action Items Modify all internal technical training to reflect design flexibility Design delegation implementation Evaluate design approval process Develop standards for separated bicycle lanes Evaluate pilots/demonstration projects Explore tort reform

20. Cross-Workgroup Collaboration Support and leverage each others’ efforts Avoid redundancy Communicate internally on progress Joint 2015 Outreach calendar

21. “We need to stop building transportation through communities and begin building communities through transportation.” – SSTI advisors http://toolkit.valleyblueprint.org/tool/complete-streets