1. PEDESTRIAN SAFETY & GRAND AVENUE A CIB Proposal Submitted By: Nick Hooper & Andrew Rorvig March 31, 2015 Summit Hill Association A

2. 2 At Issue: Pedestrians Safety in Our Neighborhood  There are have been two fatalities and several pedestrian accidents in the last three years  March 2014 – Pedestrian struck at Grand & Syndicate while attempting to cross at crosswalk  August 2012 – Macalester student hit and killed in crosswalk at Grand & Hamline  September 2011 – Pedestrian hit and killed crossing mid-block at Grand & Syndicate  Grand Avenue is a classified collector with an Average Daily Traffic Count of 12,425  Average speed Eastbound is 28 mph, with 85% going at or below 33mph  Average speed Westbound is 29mph, with 85% going at or below 36mph A

3. 3  Salt Lake City has reported that 11 – 14% of pedestrians use the flags to cross at intersections. A University of Utah study found that 81% of vehicles stopped for pedestrians using pedestrian flags, compared to 20% of vehicles that stopped when these flags were not used.  A similar program in Washington, DC found that 30% of pedestrians use the pedestrian flags when crossing and the observed compliance rate was 92.5% of drivers stopped for pedestrians using the flags, compared with 73% of drivers who did NOT yield to pedestrians in crosswalks who were not using pedestrian flags.  Our district council has also been contacted by community groups in Woodbury and North Saint Paul regarding the pedestrian safety flag program. Pedestrian Flags Around the Country N

4. 4  In August 2014, SHA joined forces with GABA to launch our pedestrian safety flag project at five intersections along Grand Avenue at:  Grand & Syndicate  Grand & Dunlap  Grand & Oxford  Grand & Avon  Grand & St. Albans Current Pedestrian Flag Initiative ADD PHOTO (Grand/Avon)

5. 5  Additional Intersections  Oakland & Grand  Summit & Milton  Summit & Oxford  Lexington & Fairmont  Lexington & Lincoln  St. Clair & Milton  St. Clair & Benhill  Fairmont & Chatsworth  Summit & Oakdale  Summit & Avon Our Proposal Total Cost: $5,000 (Public Works estimate) To increase the number of intersections that have safety flags and for the City to take over maintenance of the flags at each intersection. A

6. 6 Ped Flags Support Citywide Initiatives Mayor Coleman’s “8-80 Vitality Fund”  The goal, he said, is to “create places where people feel safe to walk and bike, businesses feel confident in investing, and all means of transit and travel, including cars, work harmoniously together.” Summit Hill Association (D16) Neighborhood Plan  Specific pedestrian and bicyclist safety measures  Vision for a community that is pedestrian friendly Metro Transit Recognizing SHA’s Pedestrian Safety Initiatives  Pedestrian Safety Awareness Week campaign and Pedestrian Flag Initiatives to receive award at Metro Transit’s Commuter Choice Awards on April 8th

7. 7  Summit Hill Association  Community Residents (letters enclosed)  Local business (letters enclosed) Community Wide Support

8. Thank you