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City of American Canyon
Local Roadway Safety Plan
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July 19, 2022
Presented by:
Kathryn Kleinschmidt - GHD
City Council Informational Meeting
Agenda for today
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Background
LRSP Process
Safety Partners / Stakeholders
Stakeholder Working Group Members
Meeting Summaries
Vision, Goals, & Mission Statement
Collision Analysis
Past 5 years (2017-2021)
Public Engagement
Public Website
Safety Projects
Current Safety Efforts
Recommended Engineering Projects
Non-Engineering Strategies
→Background
Roadway Safety Plan – Compliment Plans
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Need a LRSP to be eligible for Highway Safety
Improvement Funding – Next Cycle 11
LRSP Overall Process
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→Stakeholders
The working group consisted of the following stakeholders:
• City of American Canyon
• Napa County
• Caltrans, District 4
• American Canyon Police Department
• American Canyon Fire Department
• Napa Valley Transportation Authority
• Napa Valley Bicycle Coalition
• Napa Valley Unified School District
• Napa County Office of Education
American Canyon LRSP Working Group
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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.
Working Group | Meetings
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Meeting #1 – May 3, 2022
• Discussed LRSP process
• Determined safety goals and priorities
• Determined emphasis areas:
• Bicyclists
• Pedestrians
• Intersections
• Distracted Driving
• Aggressive Driving / Speeding
• Reviewed collision data
Meeting #2 – June 16, 2022
• Reviewed public comments
• Discussed recent developments
• Evaluated safety countermeasures and
projects
• Refined LRSP’s guiding principles
• Guided next steps – Draft LRSP Document
Vision, Goals, & Mission Statement
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Mission Statement
Vision Goals
1. Create a safe, healthy, convenient, and connected
community by developing a roadway safety plan targeted
to American Canyon’s transportation and safety needs.
2. Reduce the potential for fatal and severe injury collisions citywide.
3. Reduce rear end collisions on SR 29 by implementing
strategies that mitigate speed.
4. Reduce broadside collisions on City roadways by
implementing strategies that reduce Right of Way and
Signals/Signs violations.
5. Improve multimodal transportation safety by expanding the City’s non-motorized transportation infrastructure using context sensitive design.
6. Improve safety around schools by increasing multimodal infrastructure, enhanced crossings, and education and
enforcement.
The City of American Canyon will strive
toward the elimination of all traffic
fatalities and severe injuries while
increasing safe, healthy, and equitable
mobility for all.
The City of American Canyon will provide a
safe, sustainable, and equitable multimodal
transportation system for all users of the
public roadways in the city.
→Collision Analysis
Collisions | Collision Locations
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Total Collisions
671
(2017-2021)
Collisions | City Roadways
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Collisions | SR 29
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Collisions | Fatal and Severe Injury
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Collisions | Pedestrian Collisions
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Pedestrian Location at Time of Collision:
Collisions | Bicycle Collisions
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→Public Engagement
Public Engagement | Website
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The public website was promoted through the City’s social media, newsletter, website, & at the Traffic Calming Workshop on May 19, 2022.
Interactive Map
Homepage
Public Website | Overall Engagement
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Comments per Day Survey Responses per Day
Public Website | Interactive Map Comments
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Type of Comments
Heatmap of Interactive Map Comments
Top Comment Locations
• Elliott Way between
Benton Way and W
American Canyon Rd
• James Rd between
Wilson Way and
Donaldson Way W
• Wetlands Edge Road
• Donaldson Way E
• Newell Drive
• Melvin Road
→Safety Projects
Safety Projects | Underway
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• Devlin Road and Vine Trail Extension– Almost completed. Road extension to improve circulation. Devlin Road is extended to Green Island Road with a roundabout at Boone Drive and Class I path. • Green Island Road Reconstruction and Widening Project– Much needed improvements to Green Island Industrial District. Signal crossing updated, railroad crossing reconstruction, and Class I Multi-use trail (Napa Valley Vine Trail)
• Watson Ranch – Major Development Project
• Development guided by the Watson Ranch Specific Plan
Safety Projects | Recent, On-Going, and Planned
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Recent:
• Speed cushions installed on Wetlands Edge Rd through Traffic Calming Program
On-Going:
• Bike Rodeo in coordination with Napa Valley Bicycle Coalition • Child Seat and Bike Helmet giveaways with pedestrian and bike safety presentations (ACPD)
• Community Safety Booklets
• Broadway District Specific Plan (approved in July 2019 after a 10 year process) Planned/Proposed:
• Update to the Traffic Calming Guidelines
• American Rescue Plan Act of 2021(ARPA) Proposed Projects • Benton Way Enhanced Crosswalk Improvements Project
• Class II Bike Lanes and Intersection Improvements Project (Donaldson Way East from Highway 29 to Newell Drive, Shenandoah Drive from Donaldson Way to Silver Oak Trail, and Silver Oak Trail from American Canyon Road to Newell Drive) • Elliot Drive Enhanced Crosswalk Improvements Project
• Melvin Road Sidewalk and Drainage Improvements Project • ARPA Paving and Utility Improvements (Rancho Del Mar Area) Project Safety Projects | ARPA Proposed Projects
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Safety Project | SR 29
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Safety Recommendations | Priority Locations
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Intersections:
• Flosden Rd / Daniel Dr
• American Canyon Rd / Broadway/Silver Oak Trail
• American Canyon Rd / Newell Dr/Flosden Rd
• Rio Del Mar / Los Altos Pl
• Flosden Rd / Canyon Creek Dr
• Flosden Rd / Via Bellagio
• American Canyon Rd / Via Firenze
Segments:
• Newell Dr (Silver Oak Trail to American Canyon Rd)
• American Canyon Rd (SR 29 to Silver Oak Trail)
• American Canyon Rd (Newell Dr to E City Limit)
• Paoli Loop Rd (SR 29 to SR 29 Overpass)
• W American Canyon Rd (James Rd to SR 29)
• Flosden Rd (Daniel Dr to S City Limit)
• American Canyon Rd (Silver Oak Trail to Newell Dr)
• Silver Oak Trail (American Canyon Rd to Newell Dr)*
• Benton Way (Wetlands Edge Rd to Donaldson Way/Elliott Dr)* *Recommended by stakeholders and public
Proposed Countermeasures | Priority Intersections
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Improve signal hardware: lenses, backplates with retroreflective borders, mounting, size, and number
• American Canyon Rd /
Broadway/Silver Oak Trail
• American Canyon Rd / Newell
Dr/Flosden Rd
• Flosden Rd / Canyon Creek Dr
• Flosden Rd / Via Bellagio
• American Canyon Rd / Via Firenze
Modify signal phasing to implement
a Leading Pedestrian Interval (LPI)
• American Canyon Rd /
Broadway/Silver Oak Trail
• American Canyon Rd / Newell
Dr/Flosden Rd
• Flosden Rd / Canyon Creek Dr
• Flosden Rd / Via Bellagio
• American Canyon Rd / Via Firenze
• All SR 29 Signals (already implemented
at SR 29/Donaldson Way and SR 29/Napa
Junction Rd)
Improve signal timing (coordination,
phases, red, yellow, or operation)
• American Canyon Rd /
Broadway/Silver Oak Trail
• American Canyon Rd / Newell
Dr/Flosden Rd
• Flosden Rd / Canyon Creek Dr
• Flosden Rd / Via Bellagio
• American Canyon Rd / Via Firenze
• All SR 29 Signals
Proposed Countermeasures | Priority Intersections
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ADDITIONAL SUGGESTIONS??
Evaluate/Improve sight distance to
intersection (Clear Sight Triangles)
• Flosden Rd / Daniel Dr
Install high visibility yellow school
crosswalk striping and stop bars
• American Canyon Rd / Via Firenze
Evaluate conversion to miniroundabout
• Rio Del Mar / Los Altos Pl
Install pedestrian crossing (new
signs and markings only)
• Flosden Rd / Daniel Dr*
Pedestrian Crossing Enhancements
• Benton Way / Chaucer Ln
• Benton Way / Huntington Way
*previously identified safety project
Proposed Countermeasures | Priority Segments
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Install dynamic/variable speed
warning signs*
• Newell Dr (Silver Oak Trail to
American Canyon Rd)
• American Canyon Rd (Newell Dr
to E City Limit)
• Paoli Loop Rd (SR 29 to SR 29
Overpass)
• Flosden Rd (Daniel Dr to S City
Limit)
• American Canyon Rd (Silver
Oak Trail to Newell Dr)
• All SR 29 segments
*Systemic Countermeasure
Install delineators, reflectors
and/or object markers
• American Canyon Rd
(Newell Dr to E City Limits)
• Flosden Rd (Daniel Dr to S
City Limit)
• American Canyon Rd
(Silver Oak Trail to Newell
Dr)
Add segment lighting*
• All SR 29 segments
Proposed Countermeasures | Priority Segments
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Repair and paint median end caps
and install raised reflective
markers
• American Canyon Rd (Newell Dr
to E City Limit)
*Replacing existing bott’s dots striping
Install centerline rumble
strips/stripes
• Paoli Loop Rd (SR 29 to SR
29 Overpass)
Install guardrails with end
treatments
• American Canyon Rd
(Newell Dr to E City Limit)
Additional Countermeasure:
• Evaluate sight distance at driveways – W American Canyon Rd (James Rd to SR 29) Highway Safety Improvement Project (HSIP) Funding
• HSIP Cycle 11 – Call for projects ends September 12, 2022 City of American Canyon LRSP l GHD
→Plan Updates
LRSP Updates
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
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Thank You
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