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CC 2022-01-25 Project Update and Approval of LRSP_PP PresentationCity of Arroyo Grande City of Arroyo Grande LRSP l GHD January 25, 2022 Presented by: Kathryn Kleinschmidt - GHD Local Road Safety Plan 1 Agenda for today City of Arroyo Grande LRSP l GHD Background LRSP Process Vision, Goals, & Mission Statement Safety Partners / Stakeholders Stakeholder Working Group Members Meeting Summaries Collision Analysis Past 7 years (2014-2020) Public Input Public Website Safety Projects Recommendations Engineering Safety Projects Non-Engineering Strategies Final Draft Report 2 Background 3 Roadway Safety Plan | Compliment Plans City of Arroyo Grande LRSP l GHD Need a LRSP to be eligible for Highway Safety Improvement Program (HSIP) Funding – Next Cycle 4 Arroyo Grande received a state grant from Caltrans’ Local Assistance Office to perform a Systemic Safety Analysis Report (SSAR). Due to a LRSP being a requirement for the next HSIP cycle, AG added a LRSP to the process. This LRSP will compliment California’s Strategic Highway Safety Plan that is a data driven and comprehensive plan that identified goals, objectives, and strategies to reduce fatalities and serious injuries on all public roads. Local Road Safety Plan (LRSP) City of Arroyo Grande LRSP l GHD 5 LRSP Overall Process City of Arroyo Grande LRSP l GHD 6 Vision, Goals, & Mission Statement City of Arroyo Grande LRSP l GHD Arroyo Grande will strive toward the elimination of all traffic fatalities and severe injuries, while increasing safe, healthy, and equitable mobility for all. To reduce the number of fatalities and serious injuries occurring on Arroyo Grande’s roadway system for all modes of travel in facilitating a safe, sustainable, and efficient movement of people and goods while promoting walking, encouraging bicycling, and supporting transit. Mission Statement Vision Goals Reduce the potential for fatal and severe injury collisions Citywide Reduce the potential for rear end collisions Citywide Reduce the potential for bicycle and pedestrian collisions Citywide Improve the health and vitality of our community with a safety plan that encourages safety for pedestrians and bicyclists targeted to Arroyo Grande’s local roadway needs Improve safety around schools with a connected multimodal system and improved crossings Increase walking, biking, rolling (stroller, walker, wheelchair, skateboard, scooter, etc.) to the downtown district, to work, and to school Improve safety at uncontrolled crossings Increase driver and pedestrian education Reduce distracted driving Improve bike safety with additional bikeways and green bike lanes for vehicle to bicycle conflict areas Increase traffic enforcement Receive grant funding for LRSP identified projects 7 Safety Partners / Stakeholders 8 Stakeholder Working Group Members City of Arroyo Grande LRSP l GHD The LRSP Safety Partners consisted of the following stakeholders: City of Arroyo Grande Caltrans, District 5 County of San Luis Obispo City of Pismo Beach City of Grover Beach Arroyo Grande Police Department Five Cities Fire Authority Lucia Mar Unified School District San Luis Obispo Bike Club Bike SLO County Consultant: GHD facilitated the Stakeholder Working Group Meetings The development of the Local Road Safety Plan was guided by the Stakeholder Working Group and public feedback. 9 Working Group | Meetings City of Arroyo Grande LRSP l GHD Meeting #1 – December 13, 2019 Discussed LRSP process Determined safety goals and priorities: Determined emphasis areas: Bicyclists Intersections Pedestrians Distracted Driving Aggressive Driving/Speeding Emerging Technologies Emergency Response Reviewed collision data Meeting #2 – January 30, 2020 Reviewed summary of first meeting Discussed further collision analysis with priority locations Recent developments Safety countermeasures and projects Refined LRSP’s guiding principles Coordinated next steps Meeting #3 – February 9, 2021 Summarized first two meetings and process status Safety countermeasures and priority locations Finalized Mission Statement, Vision, and Goals Discussed public outreach Meeting #2 – April 9, 2021 Discussed next steps with the Draft LRSP plan Public outreach comments 2019-2020 fatal and severe injury collisions Current and planned safety projects Overall recommendations for safety countermeasures. 10 Collision Analysis 11 Collisions | Heatmap (2014-2018) City of Arroyo Grande LRSP l GHD 12 Collisions | Fatal and Severe Injury Collisions (2014-2020) City of Arroyo Grande LRSP l GHD 13 Collisions | Fatal and Severe Injury (2014-2020) City of Arroyo Grande LRSP l GHD 14 Pedestrian Collisions | 2014-2020 City of Arroyo Grande LRSP l GHD 15 Bicycle Collisions | 2014-2020 City of Arroyo Grande LRSP l GHD 16 Public Input 17 Public Outreach City of Arroyo Grande LRSP l GHD 18 Public Outreach | Results City of Arroyo Grande LRSP l GHD Speeding Tally Ho – Want traffic calming measures similar to Rodeo Drive (especially for WB) Grace Lane – Recent speeds in excess of 60 mph Sunset Drive – Cut through route E Branch St between Nevada St and Short St – Public comment about vehicles speeding through segment and need for traffic calming E Grand Avenue, west of Courtland St – Public comment about reducing speed to increase pedestrian and bicyclist safety S Mason St and Allen St – Public comments about reducing speed (implementing traffic calming) to increase pedestrian and bicycle safety Pedestrian Wayfinding for pedestrian bridge between Best Western Hotel and Oak Park Plaza Preferences for increased accessibility on S Mason Street Improve pavement markings for crosswalk at West Branch Street and Traffic Way Biking Valley Road – Complete the bike lanes by Arroyo Grande High School to Fair Oaks Grand Avenue – Discontinuous bike lanes (East of Brisco, El Camino Real, around Halcyon) Fair Oaks Avenue – No bike lanes at intersection with Halcyon (westbound), consider bike box for left turn at Traffic Way Halcyon Road – Discontinuous bike lanes and changing typical section with travel lanes El Camino Real between Brisco Road and N Halcyon Road – Suggestion for a separated pedestrian/bicycle path Brisco Road Interchange – Public concern about US 101 crossing E Branch Street – Concern about safety east of Garden Street and lack of infrastructure at Crown Hill Street E Branch St between Crown Hill St and Huasna Rd - Public comments about providing protected bicycle infrastructure and removing parking to provide safer bicycle routes for students in both directions 19 Safety Projects 20 Implemented Projects City of Arroyo Grande LRSP l GHD At the intersection of E. Branch Street and Short Street crossing improvements were made to provide pedestrian activated flashing warning signs on E. Branch Street. The intersection of The Pike and S. Halcyon Road was converted from a two-way stop to an all-way stop in 2019 and is no longer a high priority intersection. 21 Implemented Safety Projects City of Arroyo Grande LRSP l GHD Signal installed at the intersection of Fair Oaks Avenue and Traffic Way provided operational improvements to the intersection of Traffic Way and Allen Street Improved signage and pavement markings near Allen Street helped create gaps in traffic for those turning from Allen Street. Coordination occurred that relocated the bus loading zone on Valley Road to the back parking lot A planned project is to evaluate restriping and removal of the bus loading zone on Valley Road The intersection with Castillo Del Mar and Valley Road opened to traffic on January 5, 2022 Pedestrian crossing enhancements on the approach to the high school back parking lot 22 HSIP Cycle 10 | Upcoming Safety Improvement Projects City of Arroyo Grande LRSP l GHD Pedestrian Crossing Enhancements – Set Aside Funding Uncontrolled pedestrian crosswalk on the west leg of E Grand Ave at Alder St School crosswalk across Farroll Ave at S. Halcyon Rd School crosswalk on the south leg of S Halcyon Rd at Sandalwood Ave 23 SRTS Grant | Halcyon Rd – Cameron to Virginia Proposed sidewalk improvements coincide with the Draft Halcyon Complete Streets Plan 24 Draft Final Plan | Halcyon Complete Streets Plan City of Arroyo Grande LRSP l GHD Updates to the Draft Final Plan are currently underway Coordination still needs to occur with SLO County and SLOCOG In the process of evaluating a Quick Build striping project on Halcyon Road 25 Recommendations 26 Recommended Projects Highlights 27 Recommended Projects Highlights Restructure table for Traffic Way 28 Other Recommended City Projects City of Arroyo Grande LRSP l GHD 29 Recommended Projects | Non-Engineering City of Arroyo Grande LRSP l GHD Education Pedestrian education campaigns – street crossing “dos and don’ts”, wear bright clothing and have a light at night Driver and bicyclist education and resources Safe route to school maps and outreach at schools Social media blasts with quick education tool for all users Pop up campaigns April is distracted driving month; City should aim to have an outreach campaign (can be funded by Office of Traffic Safety grants) School safety campaigns Enforcement During the development of the LRSP the City added a full-time motor officer, supplemented by a part time motor officer. Targeted speed enforcement DUI saturation patrols 30 Recommended Projects | Non-Engineering City of Arroyo Grande LRSP l GHD Emerging Technologies Bicycle and video detection Changeable message signs Police Department currently has two portable changeable message signs. The second sign was recently purchased through a grant City recently purchased a data collector for speed and volumes Update older technology (traffic signals, speed feedback signs, etc.) Emergency Response Provide Administrative Staff Continue Save a Life – PulsePoint Responder (smartphone app designed to empower everyday citizens to save a life) Continue Emergency Preparedness Information 31 Final Draft Report 32 Final Report City of Arroyo Grande LRSP l GHD Process and Frequency to Updates Track metrics for the established goal Update LRSP plan every 5 years Living Document – Updated as needed to reflect the changing local needs and priorities Captures funding opportunities 33 34