safetrec november 16, 2012 1. agenda what is a walkable community? san francisco pedestrian...
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Walking in San Francisco: Safety
& Walkability Comparison to Best Practices
SafeTRECNovember 16, 2012
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AGENDA
• What is a Walkable Community?• San Francisco Pedestrian
Environment• Best Practices • What’s Next
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HOW SAN FRANCISCO WALKING RANKS VS. U.S. AND GLOBAL
LEADERS
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Walk Friendly Communities
• San Francisco awarded Gold Level Walk Friendly Community Status by U. of North Carolina
• Commitment to improving and sustaining walkability and pedestrian safety
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Criteria Cover: 5 E’s (Elements) of Pedestrian Safety
Engineering (And Planning)
Enforcement
Education
Encouragement
Evaluation
Strong Elements Support Each Other
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Seattle’s “Platinum Level” Pedestrian Program
• Planning
• Parking Management
• Engineering & Design
• Encouraging Walking
• Enforcement
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WalkScore Ratings
• SF ranked 2nd of major US cities in walkability, – barely behind NYC in
2011, and #1 in US in 2008
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SF Pedestrian Injuries & Fatalities
• High Injuries/Fatalities Per Resident• Relatively Low Per Walk Trip
Surface Transportation Policy Project And Transportation for America, DangerousBy Design, 2009
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SF Walk Share
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SAN FRANCISCO PEDESTRIAN INJURY TRENDS AND PATTERNS
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Pedestrian Injuries per 100,000 Residents
1990 2000 2006 20080
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LondonNew YorkSFSeattle
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San Francisco: Severe/Fatal Pedestrian Injury Trends and Goals
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Concentration of Injuries
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Nonfatal Pedestrian Injury Collisions by Primary Cause
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SAN FRANCISCO PEDESTRIAN SAFETY AND WALKABILITY
EFFORTS
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16Pedestrian Countdown Signals
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SF Road Diets
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Valencia Street
Road Diet in 1999
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Valencia Street 2010
• Streetscape Project:
-Widened sidewalks -Bulb outs -Widened bike lanes -Street trees -Decorative lighting -Public art -On-street bike parking -Truck loading zones -Bi-directional 12mph “Green wave” for safer steadier traffic speeds
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Road Diet Impacts• Valencia Street:
Total crashes down 20%
• Alemany:Total crashes down 35% (68 to 44), Ped: down 60% (8 to 3)
• Mansell: Speeds down 4-14%. Midblock collisions down 84%
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21Street Redesigns: Promoting Walking
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SF Pavements to Parks
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SF Pavements to Parks
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24Pedestrian Safety Campaigns
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SAN FRANCISCO PEDESTRIAN PLANNING
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Better Streets Plan• Design Guidelines
for the Pedestrian Realm
• Developed by Multiple Agencies, Adopted by Board of Supervisors
• Key Topics:• Standard Elements for
Street Types• Best Practices and
Design Guidelines for Safety Measures, Lighting, Drainage, etc.
• Pedestrian Priority Spaces
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Better Streets Plan: Street Types
Downtown Residential
Residential Throughway
Neighborhood Residential
Sample Street Type Photos and Typical Sections
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Better Streets Plan: Street Elements
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Better Streets Plan: Street Redesign
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WalkFirst• Priorities for
Improving Pedestrian Environment
• Identified Priority Streets– Based on Safety
and Walking Potential
• Priority Physical Improvements
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SAN FRANCISCO PEDESTRIAN STRATEGY
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Pedestrian Strategy
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Executive Directive 10-03• Reduce serious and fatal pedestrian injuries by 25%
by 2016 and 50% by 2021• Increasing walking• Decreasing geographic safety disparities
HOW9 Near term action items
Develop plan with Short, Mid & Long term action items
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Vision: Great Walking Streets
San Francisco is the most walkable city in North America, where walking is preferred for most very short trips, and the pedestrian environment is:
• Safe,• Convenient• Accessible• Sustainable• Memorable• Vibrant• Supportive of diverse
public life, healthy lifestyles and comfort
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Goal 1. Reduce Pedestrian Injuries
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OBJECTIVE AND INDICATORS
REPORTING AGENCY
PRELIMINARY PROPOSED TARGETS
FY2014 FY2016 FY2021
Reduce # of Reported Severe/Fatal Injuries SFDPH
15% reductio
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25% reduction
50% reduction
Increase # of Enforcement Hours SFPD Increase
10%Increase
20%Increase
30%
Slow 85th Percentile Speeds SFMTA
Within 5 mph of speed limit
Within 4 mph of
speed limit
Within 3 mph of
speed limit
Resident Perceptions of Traveler Behavior,
Importance of Traffic Laws
SFMTA/SFDPH
Establish baseline
Improvement
Improvement
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44 Miles of Comprehensive Redesign
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Redesign Toolbox
• Pedestrian countdown signals • Increase crossing time to 3.5 feet
per second
• Upgrade curb ramps
• Install raised crosswalks
• Expand pavements to parks program
• Pilot innovative treatments
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Supportive Plans and Programs
• Implement Enforcement PlanTargeted enforcementExpand collision report
• Increase distribution of walking maps
• Traffic Reduction strategiesMobility and access pricingCar free, shared street or living street
• Complete and adopt Green Connections project
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Institutions and Policies
• Improve Capacity to Deliver and Promote Safety and Walkability Improvements
• Seek Statewide Policy Reform
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Data and Evaluation
• Multi-agency monitoring • Evaluations of projects
and progress• Injury pattern analysis• Pedestrian safety and
environmental assessments
• Capital project list prioritized, refined, environmentally cleared
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Funding and ImplementationUp to $800 Million Needed to Implement Strategy
– New funding needed– Direct existing sources for other
modes more toward pedestrian needs– Improve efficiencies
Agencies Need to Show They Can Use New Funding Effectively
– Build staff capacity– Improve “complete streets” project
development, prioritization, implementation
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BEST PRACTICES
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BEST PRACTICES: Policy
• SWEDEN• 1997 Swedish
Parliament committed to eliminating traffic fatalities and serious injuries by 2020
• Results:– Traffic fatalities cut
by 35% in 12 years through 2009
– Pedestrian fatalities reduced almost 50% in recent 5 years.
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BEST PRACTICES: Traffic Engineering
• Pedestrian Countdown Signals• Additional Crossing Time• Rectangular Rapid Flashing
Beacons• Hybrid Pedestrian Beacon• Separation of Pedestrians and Left
Turns
(Photo courtesy of Spot Devices)
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BEST PRACTICES: Traffic Calming and Streetscape
• Road Diets– Pedestrian Refuge Island
• Reduced Speeds through Traffic Signal Progression
• Vertical and Horizontal Displacement– Raised Crosswalks– Traffic Circles
• Widening Sidewalks• Improved Lighting• Pedestrian Priority Areas
– Parklets– Plazas or Car-Free Areas
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BEST PRACTICES: Enforcement
• Automated Red Light Running & Speed Enforcement
• Targeted Enforcement
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BEST PRACTICES: Community Involvement
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Providing Meeting Information
Examples from Philadelphia and Chicago
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Obtaining Comments from Public
Chicago’s Way of Obtaining Comments
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Data/Tools RepositorySeattle’s Pedestrian Toolbox – tiered pages with many options
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BEST PRACTICES: Vehicle Design
• Automated Pedestrian Detection
• Crash Damage Reduction
Photo courtesy of Mobileye Inc.
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SUMMARY: WHAT’S NEXT?
• Pedestrian Facilities Joining Mainstream of Transportation Planning & Engineering
• Advanced Technologies Incorporate Pedestrian Safety
• Vision Zero and Chicago: Aiming High
• Public Health Concerns Increasingly Support Encouraging Walking