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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. PSA Program History. CA Office of Traffic Safety (OTS)
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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
PSA Program History • CA Office of Traffic Safety (OTS) • National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) • UC Berkeley ITS Tech Transfer • Consultant: Fehr & Peers
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
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
Scope: Primary Focus • Infrastructure • Engineering • Planning • Policy • Economic Vitality
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
Interview Benchmarking:Key Strengths, Enhancements, and Opportunities
Key Strengths • General Plan establishes pedestrian opportunity areas and encourages the development of pedestrian nodes
Key Strengths • Public Art is present throughout Walnut Creek
Enhancements • Establish a Downtown Transportation Management Association (TMA) • Establish TDM policies as conditions of development approval
Enhancements • Police Enforcement • Routinize efforts • Share resources with neighbors • Educate officers • Enhance involvement of enforcement in planning, design, construction, and operation of pedestrian facilities
Opportunity Areas • Establish a crosswalk policy to address: • Installation • Removal • Enhancements
Opportunity Areas • Involve Health Agencies (including EMS) in the planning or design of pedestrian facilities
Field Visit:Multi-disciplinary participants and walking audit
Walking Audit Nighttime Audit Economic Vitality Target Citizen Group Windshield Aerial/GIS-Based Site Plan Review Intercept Surveys Focus Groups Field Audit Types
Veterans Boulevard Significant jaywalking between Kaiser and Kmart, bus stop; recent fatality
Related Programs in California • Pedestrian Safety Action Plans (PSAPs) • Community Pedestrian Safety Engagement • Healthy Transportation Network
Questions or Comments? Meghan Mitman m.mitman@fehrandpeers.com 415-348-0300 www.coolpedestrianenvironments.org