RESOLUTION NO. _____
Resolution Of The City Council Of The City Of Emeryville Adopting The Local Roadway Safety Plan (LRSP)
WHEREAS, the City of Emeryville is advancing its Local Roadway Safety Plan (LRSP) to proactively address traffic safety challenges, reduce fatal and severe injury collisions, and align with state and federal safety objectives; and
WHEREAS, this effort stems from federal requirements under California’s Strategic Highway Safety Plan (SHSP), which mandates a coordinated approach to improving roadway safety through engineering, enforcement, education, and emergency response; and
WHEREAS, the LRSP also serves a critical local need: positioning Emeryville to compete for state and federal funding, including the Highway Safety Improvement Program (HSIP) and the federal Safe Streets and Roads for All (SS4A) grant program; and WHEREAS, in 2023, the City secured a grant from the California Transportation Commission (CTC) to develop its LRSP, with completion required by 2025; and WHEREAS, the LRSP adopts a Safe System Approach, reflecting the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Vision Zero principles, which prioritize eliminating traffic fatalities and serious injuries by acknowledging human vulnerability and shared responsibility among road users, designers, and policymakers; and
WHEREAS, the LRSP integrates six principles: rejecting death/serious injury as acceptable outcomes, accommodating human error, designing for human vulnerability, shared responsibility, proactive risk mitigation, and system redundancy, while also aligning with the City’s Complete Streets Policy, ensuring equitable access for pedestrians, cyclists, transit users, and drivers of all ages and abilities; and WHEREAS, the countermeasure identification process involved resources such as the HSIP Analyzer Manual and the Crash Modification Factors Clearinghouse, along with a review of twenty-eight proven safety countermeasures provided by the Federal Highway Administration; and
WHEREAS, the countermeasures were categorized into the following programs:
▪ Signal Timing Program
▪ Daylighting Program
▪ Pedestrian Improvements Program
▪ Signal Upgrade Program
▪ Frontage Road Safety Improvements
▪ Signing and Striping Program
▪ Corridor Spot Improvements; and
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Adoption of Local Roadway Safety Plan
City Council Meeting | July 1, 2025
WHEREAS, over the next five years, Emeryville will utilize its Local Road Safety Plan as a dynamic framework to enhance road safety, revising objectives as necessary; and WHEREAS, while significant long-term projects will be managed through the Capital Improvement Program (CIP), emphasis will be placed on low-cost safety enhancements that can be quickly implemented; and
WHEREAS, the City's success in this endeavor will rely on securing funding from various sources, including the HSIP, ATP, CMAQ, Sustainable Transportation grants, stimulus funds, and the CIP; and
WHEREAS, the City will assess the effectiveness of the measures implemented to inform future safety initiatives, reaffirming its dedication to transportation safety; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, by the City Council of the City of Emeryville that the Local Roadway Safety Plan is adopted.
ADOPTED, by the City Council of the City of Emeryville at a regular meeting held Tuesday, July 1, 2025, by the following vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSTAIN:
ABSENT:
MAYOR
ATTEST: APPROVED AS TO FORM:
CITY CLERK CITY ATTORNEY
ATTACHMENTS
▪ Exhibit A – Local Roadway Safety Plan (LRSP)
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