DATE: June 27, 2023
TO: Mayor and City Council
FROM: Director of Public Works
SUBJECT
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Adopt a Resolution Adopting a Local Road Safety Plan
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RECOMMENDATION
Recommendation
That Council adopts: 1) a resolution (Attachment II) adopting the Local Road Safety Plan (LRSP) (Attachment IV) which assesses and identifies locations and safety needs to improve local road safety within the City; and 2) a resolution (Attachment III) to commit to Vision Zero with the goal of eliminating traffic deaths and severe injuries on the City’s roadways by 2050.
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SUMMARY
This plan uses historical collision data and an understanding of local context to assess existing roadway safety conditions in the City, identify areas for improvement, and provide recommended actions with an implementation plan. Ultimately, this LRSP creates a data-driven decision-making framework to reduce the number of fatal and severe injury collisions on local roadways.
The plan is organized into six main sections:
• Vision and Goals: Establishes a larger vision for transportation safety in Hayward and sets goals for how to get there.
• Plan Development: Details the collaborative and data-driven planning process that involved stakeholder and community engagement.
• Existing Conditions: Provides an analysis of traffic safety trends in Hayward.
• Toolbox: Lists proven engineering countermeasures and strategies that can improve roadway safety.
• Recommendations and Implementation: Prioritizes short- and long-term projects and sets a strategy for assessing progress toward established goals.
• Evaluation: Provides a framework for evaluating Hayward’s progress toward achieving the safety goals presented in this plan.
The plan also recommends site-specific as well as systemic safety improvements, based on which the City submitted an application for the Highway Safety Improvement Program (HSIP) Cycle 11 funding program. However, the City was not awarded funding for HSIP Cycle 11. If adopted, the City’s LRSP will be a basis for the Councils’ consideration of adoption of a Vision Zero in the future.
Council Infrastructure Committee Review
City staff presented a draft of the Local Road Safety Plan to the Council Infrastructure Committee (CIC) on April 26, 2023. Comments and feedback from the committee were received and the draft was recommended for Council approval.
ATTACHMENTS
Attachment I Staff Report
Attachment II Resolution
Attachment III Resolution Vision Zero Commitment
Attachment IV Local Road Safety Plan