REGIONAL SAFETY ADVISORY COMMITTEE North Central Texas Council of Governments Transportation Council Room Friday, October 26, :00 am AGENDA

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1 REGIONAL SAFETY ADVISORY COMMITTEE North Central Texas Council of Governments Transportation Council Room Friday, October 26, :00 am AGENDA 1. Approval of August 24, 2018 Meeting Summary Matt Hotelling, RSAC Chair 2. City of Austin Pedestrian Safety Action Plan and Pedestrian Program (web-ex) Joel Meyer, City of Austin 3. Developing a Crash Analysis Tool to Address Pedestrian Safety Srinivas Geedipally, TTI 4. Understanding Dallas District Pedestrian Safety Issues Preliminary Findings, Minh Le, TTI 5. Update Items a) Takata Airbag Recall Update b) 2018 Incident Management Equipment Purchase CFP Update c) TxDOT 2020 Highway Safety Plan Request for Proposal November 9, Safety-Related Reference Items, Topics or Training Courses a) Transportation Safety Planning and the Zero Deaths Vision: A Guide for Metropolitan Planning Organizations and Local Communities b) Systemic Pedestrian Safety Analysis Report c) Systemic Low-Cost Countermeasures for an Unsignalized Intersection Safety Improvement Plan for Virginia d) Pedestrian and Bicycle Information Center (PBIC) Website 7. Upcoming Safety-Related Events and Training Announcements a) Traffic Incident Management Executive Level Course, November 1, 2018, NCTCOG b) Fall 2018 NCTCOG Hosted Photogrammetry Workshop Basic Training November 5-9, 2018 Advanced Training November 12-13, Other Business (Old or New): This item provides an opportunity for members to bring items of interest before the group 9. Next RSAC Meeting: January 25, 2019 at 10 am

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5 Nationally, pedestrian fatalities increased 27% from All other traffic deaths decreased 14% Source: NHTSA FARS

6 peds = 29% of fatalities

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9 Pedestrian Safety Concerns Vision Zero Input Map Planning Process Pedestrian Safety Action Plan Community Advisory Group Vision Zero Task Force + Pedestrian Advisory Council In-Depth Crash Analysis Street Design, Sociodemographics, Crash Types 11 Open House Meetings Spring 2017 Bike + Walk Talks Vision Zero Input Tool 3,000+ comments Action Plan 21 Recommendations Engineering Education Enforcement Policy/Land Use Evaluation Funding

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11 Speed Limit and Crash Severity Austin, Fatal Crashes K = fatal SI = Seriously Injured Posted Speed Limit CRIS

12 Street Width and Crash Severity Austin, Source: PBCAT crash data,

13 Missing Sidewalks

14 Street Lighting

15 Bike Facilities

16 In Austin, crashes involving pedestrians have a $400 million economic impact annually Based on methodology described in National Safety Council, Estimating the Costs of Unintentional Injuries, 2014

17 When comparing the highest crash Census Tracts versus the lowest crash Census Tracts, the highest crash Tracts had: 20% lower car ownership 4X transit mode share Half of median household income 50% higher Hispanic/Latino population (%) Nearly 3X Black population (%) Nearly 3X as many people speak English less than very well High Crash Census Tracts Austin,

18 Action Plan Focus Areas Education Evaluation Engineering Enforcement Policy + Land Use Partners + Funding

19 Build on the success of this

20 to also include these as well

21 Lake Shore Blvd., Austin

22 North Loop, Austin Lake Shore Blvd., Austin

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24 DRAFT DRAFT

25 Crossing Distance = 65 Speed Limit = 45 mph 1,800 veh/hr in peak hour Assumed: 25 crossings/hr $100,000+

26 Crossing Distance = (65-11 )/2 = 27 Speed Limit = 45 mph (1,800 veh/hr)*2/3 = 1,200 veh/hr Assumed: 25 crossings/hr pedbikesafe.org $10k-30k refuge island

27 Action Item #5: Develop educational materials on pedestrian safety focusing on top contributing factors and crash types to disseminate to the Austin community and to transportation partners

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31 St Paul Stop for Me campaign

32 Action Item #8. Work with Austin Police Department to organize enforcement campaigns targeting the top contributing factors and crash types for pedestrian crashes Enforcement + Education St Paul Stop for Me campaign

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37 Developing a Crash Analysis Tool to Address Pedestrian Safety Srinivas Reddy Geedipally, PhD, PE October 26, 2018

38 In fatalities 19% of all fatalities 7,989 Injuries 3% of all injuries

39 Why this project? Inventory No Intersection database Ped Counts Volumes not available

40 Influential Variables Demographics Exposure Pedestrian Crossing Control Geometry Gender Age Pedestrian Volume Traffic Volume Signalization (intersection and pedestrian) Cycle and Signal Length Countdown Signal Display Push-Button System (feedback) Pedestrian Detector Recall Mode Rest in Walk Mode All Red Duration Crosswalk Length Median Lighting Type of Left and Right Turn Land Use and Driveways

41 Data Collection Existing Databases TxDOT s CRIS TxDOT s RHINO City Databases Office Data Aerial Photography Street View Field Data Video Data Manual Observation

42 Field Data Worksheet

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45 Field Data Worksheet

46 Expansion Factors

47 Volume Distribution

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49 Final Data

50 Final Data

51 Database Size Sig Intersections in Houston 75 Sig Intersections in San Antonio 100 Sig Intersections in DFW 75 Sig Intersections in Austin 150 Sig Intersections in Houston 33 Midblock locations in Houston 150 Sig Intersections in San Antonio Midblock locations in San Antonio

52 DFW Intersections

53 Exploratory Analysis- Intersections

54 Exploratory Analysis- Intersections

55 Exploratory Analysis- Intersections

56 Exploratory Analysis- Midblocks

57 Exploratory Analysis- Midblocks

58 Data Use Systemic Approach for Pedestrian Safety Understanding Dallas District Pedestrian Safety Issues Improving Pedestrian Safety at Transit Stops Statewide Pedestrian Count Database (collaboration in the process)count Stations

59 Srinivas Reddy Geedipally, Ph.D., P.E. Associate Research Engineer Texas A&M Transportation Institute Tel ext THANK YOU