The Pedestrian Safety Action Plan Lydia Kelly Bicycle Pedestrian Transportation Planner
The San Antonio Bexar County MPO Planning Area and Partners Northeast Partnership Greater Bexar County Council of Cities
Agenda The Pedestrian Safety Action Plan Background MPO Stafety Efforts Prior to PSAP Timeline for PSAP Funding Development of the Plan; including Challenges Next Steps
Elements desired for a Walkable Community Access Safety Land Use The Benefits of a Walkable Community Transportation Benefits reduced traffic congestion, improved safety, calms traffic, preserves road infrastructure. Economic Benefits increased retail sales (restaurants, lodging establishments, retail stores), job creation, and enhancement of nearby property values. Environmental Benefits improved air quality and energy conservation. Aesthetics Social Benefits - quality-of-life benefits from living in communities with more open space and greenways and that provide more opportunities for walking or cycling. Health and Fitness Benefits it is well recognized that Americans would benefit in many ways from a more active lifestyle. Bike lanes, sidewalks and trails promote healthy choices.
Components of the MPO s Safety Program
Getting Started Bicycle and Pedestrian Mobility Advisory Committees BMAC formed in 1995 and PMAC in 1997 Agency staff and citizen representation Monthly meetings 3 Bike Night meetings a year Walk & Roll Program Walk & Roll Rally Supports National Bike to Work Month Encourages businesses to support active transportation Encourages residents to try active transportation Just celebrated 16 th year of Walk & Roll activities Walkable Community Program Walkable Community / Safe Routes to School Workshops Pedestrian and Bicycle Safety Classes for children and adults Bike rodeos/ Helmet distribution /related activities Defensive Driving Class Support
MPO Safety Brochures
Recent Safety Related Studies Bicycle & Pedestrian Data Collection Project (BLOS and Road Diet) (2009) San Antonio Regional Bicycling Travel Patterns Survey (2010) Pedestrian Safety Action Plan (2012) Project Scoring Criteria (2012) Regional Safety Study (2010)
Time Line for the Pedestrian Safety Action Plan September 2009: FHWA 2 Day Workshop Developing a Pedestrian Action Safety Plan 2010: Communities Putting Prevention to Work funded the Pedestrian Safety Action Plan MPO s Request for Proposals Scope of Work is issued with contract award date of October 2010 First meeting of the oversight committee was in December 2010
Time Line for the Pedestrian Safety Action Plan 2011 Stakeholder roundtable meetings Community Outreach: Online interactive map Community Outreach: Online Questionnaire Community Outreach: 6 Focus groups During this process, data is being analyzed on reported crashes
Pedestrian Safety Action Plan Crash Data Pedestrian Crash Counts by Zip Codes Pedestrian Crash Density Map Pedestrian Crash Counts by Census Tracts
Time Line for the Pedestrian Safety Action Plan 2011 Continued Monthly meetings with the Oversight Committee Location identification to develop countermeasures Field Work Best Practices Analysis Toolkit developed with 43 recommended countermeasures Draft Plan developed
Time Line for the Pedestrian Safety Action Plan 2012 Pedestrian Safety Action Plan is presented to other City of San Antonio representatives Pedestrian Safety Action Plan is presented to the MPO s Transportation Policy Board (TPB) for its two step approval process Complications occur with the document Compromises are agreed on Pedestrian Safety Action Plan is adopted by the TPB
Time Line for the Pedestrian Safety Action Plan 2012 Continued Pedestrian Mobility Advisory Committee will continue to monitor progress June 2012: CD s containing the Plan were sent to 57 municipalities and department directors in the MPO s study region
Time Line for the Pedestrian Safety Action Plan Next Steps: Continue to educate the public that the Plan exists Follow-up calls to CD recipients in September and October 2012 to schedule face to face meetings PMAC will continue to remain active in the process Provide yearly updates to the MPO s Technical Advisory Committee and Policy Board City of San Antonio is discussing developing a Pedestrian Master Plan Adoption of the PSAP by all municipalities in the MPO study area
Questions Lydia Kelly Pedestrian and Bicycle Transportation Planner kelly@sametroplan.org 210-230-6911 San Antonio - Bexar County Metropolitan Planning Organization 825 S. St Mary s St. San Antonio, Texas 78205