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Enhanced Pedestrian Crossing Treatments in Santa Monica

Enhanced Pedestrian Crossing Treatments in Santa Monica. ITE 2012 Western District Annual Meeting Session 8C Wednesday June 27, 2012. Sam Morrissey, P.E. City Traffic Engineer City of Santa Monica. Introduction. 2. Introduction (Cont’d). 3. Introduction (Cont’d). 4.

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Enhanced Pedestrian Crossing Treatments in Santa Monica

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  1. Enhanced Pedestrian Crossing Treatments in Santa Monica ITE 2012 Western District Annual Meeting Session 8C Wednesday June 27, 2012 Sam Morrissey, P.E. City Traffic Engineer City of Santa Monica

  2. Introduction 2

  3. Introduction (Cont’d) 3

  4. Introduction (Cont’d) 4

  5. Introduction (Cont’d) 5

  6. Background July 2008 September 2008 December 2010 6

  7. City Request to Experiment 7

  8. Evaluation Locations In-Roadway Warning Light Systems • Santa Monica Boulevard/Princeton Street • Pico Boulevard/3rd Street • Pico Boulevard/10th Street • 2114 Colorado Avenue (Midblock crosswalk) 8

  9. Evaluation Locations (Cont’d) Flashing Beacon Systems Santa Monica Boulevard/Princeton Street • 2 lanes ea. dir. • Center TWLTL • Spd. Lmt. 30 mph • 85th %tile ~32 mph • 28,000 ADT 9

  10. Evaluation Locations (Cont’d) Flashing Beacon Systems Santa Monica Boulevard/Stanford Street • 2 lanes ea. dir. • Center TWLTL • Spd. Lmt. 30 mph • 85th %tile ~32 mph • 28,000 ADT 10

  11. Deployment 2114 Colorado Avenue (Midblock crosswalk) 11

  12. Deployment (Cont’d) Pico Boulevard/10thStreet 12

  13. Deployment (Cont’d) Pico Boulevard/3rdStreet 13

  14. Deployment (Cont’d) Santa Monica Boulevard/Princeton Street 14

  15. Deployment (Cont’d) Santa Monica Boulevard/Princeton Street 15

  16. Deployment (Cont’d) Santa Monica Boulevard/Stanford Street 16

  17. Evaluation In-Roadway Warning Lights – Daytime 17

  18. Evaluation (Cont’d) In-Roadway Warning Lights – Summary 18

  19. Evaluation (Cont’d) Flashing Beacons – Daytime 19

  20. Evaluation (Cont’d) Flashing Beacons – Summary 20

  21. Comparisons • Generally, both systems increase driver yielding response rates • The RRFB seems to result in a greater increase in driver yielding response than the CRFB • Compared to IRWL systems, both systems appear to be as effective as IRWL systems 21

  22. Next Steps • City’s experiment still ongoing • Continue through 2013 • Periodic updates to CTCDC & FHWA • Alternate locations of C/RRFBs • Investigate “human factors” • Testing other devices 22

  23. Questions? Sam Morrissey City Traffic Engineer City of Santa Monica 1685 Main Street, Room 115 Santa Monica, CA 90401 T: 310.458.8955 sam.morrissey@smgov.net Steve Weinberger W-Trans 490 Mendocino Avenue, Suite 201 Santa Rosa, CA 95401 T: 707.542.9500 sweinberger@w-trans.com 23

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