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Vision Zero Action Plan
Presentation
Vision Zero Action Plan
CITY OF CUPERTINO
Cupertino City Council
July 9, 2024
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• Vision Zero combines a belief in zero fatal or severe injury crashes, with proactive strategies for safer roads.
• Aims to eliminate fatal and severe injury crashes,
promoting safe, equitable mobility for everyone
through prioritizing safety and inclusivity in road
planning and design.
• Data driven approach to identify, analyze, and prioritize roadway safety improvements
• Considers stakeholder and community feedback to
identify additional traffic safety related concerns
• Allows the City to implement a systemic approach to
address collisions
• Enhances City’s eligibility for grants
What is Vision Zero?
• Deaths and serious injuries are unacceptable
• Humans make mistakes
• Humans are vulnerable
• Responsibility is shared
• Safety is proactive
• Redundancy is crucial
Principles of Vision Zero
• Identification of High-Injury Network
• 10 years of collision data
• Public outreach (community and
stakeholder meetings; BPC, online
dashboard and website)
• Toolbox of countermeasures
• Roadway design
• Bicycle and pedestrian safety
• Speed management
• Operations and signal timing
• Signage and markings
• Transit safety
• Education, public awareness and
enforcement
Development of Vision Zero
• Identification of nine primary collision profiles
• Developed through analysis of collision data
• Each identifies a collision type that is of primary
concern
• Each accompanied by appropriate toolbox
countermeasures
Development of Vision Zero
Identification of Primary Corridors to focus investments, each including specific countermeasures:
• Stevens Creek Boulevard
• Homestead Road
• McClellan Road
• De Anza Boulevard
• Stelling Road
• Wolfe Road/Miller
• Bollinger Road
• Blaney Avenue
Development of Vision Zero
List of steps to achieving Vision Zero. Each includes:
• Timeframe to achieve (short-, medium-, or long-term)
• Performance measures
• Necessary partners
Critical Action: Task Force
• Stakeholder group
• Utilize collaboration, community outreach, and data
collection to ensure Vision Zero goals are achieved
• Regular reporting and will inform future Plan updates Implementable Actions
• Presented Initial Draft on March 28
- BPC Provided Input and Requested Revisions
- Staff Addressed the Input
• Presented Second Draft on June 13
- BPC Unanimously Recommended Council adopt the
Vision Zero Report with minor modifications
- Staff Incorporated Requests
• The Final Draft Plan incorporates BPC recommendations Bicycle Pedestrian Commission
Adopt Resolution 24-XXX, “A RESOLUTION OF THE
CUPERTINO CITY COUNCIL DECLARING TO BECOME A
VISION ZERO COMMUNITY AND ADOPTING A VISION ZERO
ACTION PLAN WITH THE CLEAR GOAL OF ELIMINATING
TRAFFIC FATALITIES AND SEVERE INJURIES ON CITY STREETS
BY THE YEAR 2040”
Recommended Action
Questions?
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Lawson Middle School
Bikeway Project
Presentation
A Recommended School Walk Audit Project
Lawson Middle School
Bikeway Project
Transportation Manager
David Stillman
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Project Background
• 2016-2017: A citywide school walk audit project
identified possible bike-ped safety improvement
projects for all fourteen Cupertino schools
• 2018-2022: Conditions and options explored by
City / School / District / PTA / Parents
• 2022: The City contracted Hexagon
Transportation Consultants to perform a
feasibility study and reexamine existing
conditions
Project Description
Lawson Middle School Bikeway Project
Intent: Keep all roadway users safe by providing
students with a safe route to access the campus
bike cages while also minimizing impacts to the
neighborhood.
Project Location
Community Outreach
Multiple community meetings were held to
receive feedback on three alternatives.
• Nov ‘22: Community meeting #1
• March ‘23: Community meeting #2
• April ’23: Community meeting #3
• May ‘23: Bicycle and Pedestrian Committee
Discussion of
Alternatives
Design alternatives
include:
1. A bike boulevard*
2. A multi-use trail
3. An on-street two-
way separated
bikeway
*Concept
dropped after the
second
community
meeting
Three Alternatives
3 Alternatives Presented to Community:
• Alternative 1 - not favored by the community
- Removed as an option
• Alternative 2 – Cost $1.15M +/-
- Keeps most On-Street Parking
- Removes 25-30 Trees
• Alternative 3 – Cost $120,000 +/-
- Removes 50 On-Street Parking Spaces
- No Tree Removals
Alternative 2: Two-Way Mixed-Use Trail
Description:
• Construct a two-way mixed-use trail on the west side of Vista Drive (Merritt Drive to Forest Ave) and the north side of Forest Ave.
• A typical width is 10 feet with 2-foot shoulders, but due to utility constraints, the trail would be 8 feet in width (with 2-foot shoulders) from north of the Vista bike cage to Merritt Drive.
Estimated Cost:
• $1.15 million
Benefits:
• Preserves on-street parking.
Impacts:
• Relocation of minor utilities
• Removal of trees (19 small, 9 mature)
• Removal and replacement of curb and gutter
Alternative 2: Two-Way Mixed-Use Trail
Alternative 3: On-Street Two-Way Class IV Bike Facility Description:
• Construct a two-way bike facility on the west side of Vista Drive and the north side of Forest Avenue.
• 8 feet wide (4 feet in each direction) with a 3-foot buffer.
Estimated Cost:
• $115,000
Benefits:
• No removal of trees or utility relocations are needed.
Impacts:
• Removal of ~50 on-street parking spaces Vista Drive
• Potential overflow of parking into the CUSD lot and neighboring streets during events.
Alternative 3: On-Street Two-Way Class IV Bike Facility
Feasibility Study - Parking and Traffic Analysis
Approach:
• Measured intersection volumes and on-street parking utilization to identify potential safety issues and existing parking demand.
Locations Studied:
• 5 Intersections: Including Blaney Ave, Merritt Dr, Vista Dr, and several cross streets.
• 5 School Driveways
Methodology:
• Counted vehicular, bicycle, and pedestrian movements during peak hours. • Conducted parking utilization counts on typical weekdays and weekends. • Field observations to understand behaviors and identify conflicts. o Weekday: School operations (7 AM-10 AM, 2 PM-5 PM) and residential usage (8 PM-12 AM).
o Weekend: Residential usage (7 AM-12 AM).
Locations of Impacted Parking Spaces
Parking Removal:
• Approximately 50 spaces on Vista Drive
• Parking currently prohibited on Forest Ave
Locations of Impacted Parking Spaces
Existing On-Street Conditions Along Vista Dr:
• Parking will be preserved on the east side of the street (right side of images) • Each Property has its own driveway and garage for off street parking North of Forest Ave Midblock on Vista Dr South of Merritt Dr Alternatives Comparison
Alternative 2 Alternative 3
Addresses Bike/Pedestrian/Vehicle Conflicts Yes Yes
Remove Trees 28 None
Remove On-Street Parking Spaces None 50
Cost to Implement ~$1,150,000 ~$115,00
Notes:
• Starting at the BPC Hearing, Alternative 2 is renamed to Alternative A, and Alternative 3 is renamed to Alternative B during public meetings.
Community Survey Results
In-Meeting Poll Results Online Survey Results
Alternative 2 Alternative 3 Alternative 2 Alternative 3 Preferred
Alternative 37% 63% 7% 87%
Oppose the
Alternative 52% 34% 80% 7%
Notes
:
• Starting at the BPC Hearing, Alternative 2 is renamed to Alternative A, and Alternative 3 is renamed to Alternative B during public meetings. • Online Survey Results also allowed participants to choose the "No Change" Alternative.
Design Example – Palo Alto
1. Authorize the implementation of an on-street two-way Class IV bikeway on the west side of Vista Drive
between Forest Avenue and Merritt Drive and the
north side of Forest Avenue between Vista Drive
(west) and Vista Drive (east) and proceed with
preparation of final design.
2. Conduct the first reading of Ordinance 24-XXX; “An
Ordinance of the City Council of the City of Cupertino
amending Table 11.24.150 of the Cupertino Municipal
Code Related to Prohibition of Parking Along Certain
Streets.”
Recommended Actions
Questions?
Feasibility Study - Parking Utilization
Time of Day Vista Drive
Parking Utilization
Merritt Drive & Apple Tree Lane
Parking Utilization
8 AM - 2:59 PM 20 to 30 vehicles parked Similar pattern to Vista Drive 3 PM
75 vehicles parked on
both sides of street
(Peak)
Similar pattern to Vista Drive but
peak demand did not exceed 60%
After 4 PM 10 vehicles or less Similar pattern to Vista Drive Weekend Low throughout the day Similar pattern to Vista Drive Existing Parking Demand
Parking Utilization and Trends:
• Alternative 3 would require the removal of approximately 50 on-street parking spaces.
• On-street parking in front of the school is heavily utilized during school hours. • There are after-school sports activities that occur 3-4 times a week, ending between 5 PM and 6 PM.
• There are approximately 12 evening school-wide events within a school year.
• These evening school-wide events, as well as some after-school sports events, could also attract a considerable amount of on-street parking demand.
Existing Parking Demand
Parking Supply Estimate:
• There are approximately 500 on-street
parking spaces within a 5-minute walk
of the school.
• It is anticipated that existing on-street
parking demand related to the
school will disperse into the CUSD
parking lot as well as neighboring
streets.
• While the CUSD parking lot is not a
public parking lot, CUSD staff has
indicated that they are willing to
allow parents to park in the lot during
after-school events.