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

6. Scope: Primary Focus Infrastructure Engineering Planning Policy Economic Vitality

7. Scope: Secondary Considerations

8. 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

9. Feedback from Rudy Umbs, FHWA:

10. Elements of the PSA

11. Collision Data and OTS Rankings TABLE 2-2. WALNUT CREEK TRAFFIC COLLISIONS AND RANKINGS, 2007 TYPE OF COLLISIONVICTIMS KILLED & INJURED RANKING BY DAILY VEHICLE MILES TRAVELED (of 103 cities) RANKING BY AVERAGE POPULATION (of 103 cities) Total Fatal and Injury35979 (77 percentile)29 (28 percentile) Alcohol Involved2391 (88 percentile)64 (62 percentile) HBD (Had Been Drinking) Driver < 21 275 (73 percentile)67 (65 percentile) HBD Driver 21 - 34683 (81 percentile)63 (61 percentile) Pedestrians3149 (48 percentile)16 (16 percentile) Pedestrians < 15380 (78 percentile70 (68 percentile) Pedestrians 65+817 (17 percentile)5 (5 percentile) Bicyclists993 (90 percentile)86 (83 percentile) Bicyclists < 15292 (89 percentile)82 (80 percentile) Composite86 (83 percentile)41 (40 percentile) Speed Related7355 (53 percentile)23 (22 percentile) Nighttime (9:00pm - 2:59am) 2387 (84 percentile)51 (50 percentile) Hit and Run1387 (84 percentile)71 (69 percentile) DUI ARRESTS396 Source: California Office of Traffic Safety, http://www.ots.ca.gov/Media_and_Research/Rankings/default.asphttp://www.ots.ca.gov/Media_and_Research/Rankings/default.asp

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

13. Range of Issues Addressed

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

15. Benchmarking Matrix

16. Key Strengths - Examples

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

18. Public Art is present throughout Walnut Creek Key Strengths

19. Enhancement Areas - Examples

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

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

22. Opportunity Areas - Examples

23. Establish a crosswalk policy to address: –Installation –Removal –Enhancements Opportunity Areas

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

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

26. Multi-disciplinary Participants ADA Coordinator* Engineering/Public Works Department Staff (including maintenance staff)* Bicycle/Pedestrian Advisory Committee MembersHealth Organizations including EMS Bicycle/Pedestrian Coordinator*Local/Regional Utilities Companies Business Owners or Residents in Focus Location(s)Neighborhood Preservation or Services Department Staff Business AssociationsParking Management Staff Caltrans District/ Headquarters StaffPedestrian Advocacy Organization Members City ArchitectPlanning Commission and/or Board Members City Landscape ArchitectPolice Traffic Safety Enforcement Officer* City Manager or AssistantProject Development/ Property Owners City Planning Department Staff (Long Range and Development Review)*Redevelopment Agency Staff Civic Engagement Department StaffRegional Agency/ MPO Representative Community Development Department StaffRepresentatives from Non-English Speaking Communities Community AssociationsSchool District Staff/PTA/PTO Leaders Department of AgingSenior Citizen Advocates Disability Rights Advocacy OrganizationTraffic Safety Advisory Committee Members Elected OfficialsTransit Services Staff

27. Field Audit Participants

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

29. Walking Audit Route Overview

30. Sample Observations and Recommendations

31. North Broadway and Duncan Street (Walnut Creek)

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

35. Glossary of Candidate Treatments

36. Recommendations

37. The Report

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

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