Current status of OfficersPhil Arballo - ChairMelanie Ruvalcaba - Vice ChairSusan Smith - Secretary Current status of MembersMatthew Woodward, District 2, first term - expires December 10, 2023Destiny Rodriguez, District 3, first term - expires September 30, 2022Laura Gromis, District 4, first term - expires April 7, 2024Lucio Avila, District 5, first term - expires June 12, 2022 - absent since April 2021Steven Bradley, District 6, first term - expires February 4, 2023Susan Smith, District 7, second term - expires August 14, 2022Phil Arballo, Mayoral appointment, second term, expires April 5, 2024Melanie Ruvalcaba, Mayoral appointment, first term, expires September 30, 2022 Current VacanciesDistrict 1
Current Statistics of Pedestrian and Bicycle Fatalities Within the City of Fresno Limits2018 - Total collisions - 3,208Pedestrian - 213 (25 deaths)Bicycle - 117 (5 deaths) 2019 - Total collisions - 3,095Pedestrian 180 (20 deaths)Bicycle - 89 (3 deaths) 2021 - For this time frame - April 2021 through September 2021 - wecan share the following:Pedestrian collisions 90 total (13 deaths)Bicycle collisions 73 total (3 deaths) Task Force Committees and Updates on Active Committees in PlaceMarch 2021- P Arballo, M Ruvalcalba and S Smithmet with the City's Budget Subcommitteeregarding BPAC's recommendation of proposing that the City hire an Active TransportationCoordinator. The Public Works Department posted this job in August 2021. The position stillremains open and has not been filled yet.April 2021 -A Bicyclist and Pedestrian Award was established in the names of NicholasPaladino (bicyclist advocate) and Paul A Martinez (pedestrian killed by a hit and run driver)Nominations are to be taken yearly and awarded to citizens who represent the ideals of safebicycling, safe walking and advocacy.May 2021- The Sharrows Task Force contracted withCMAC to film an educational video onsharrows. The shared lane marking or painted street sharrow indicates where the bicyclistshould ride and reminds motorists that a bicyclist may use the full lane when necessary. M Woodward expressed to move the VISION Zero Task forward to create this working group.VISION Zero Task force will consist of M Woodward, D Rodriguez and J Gormley forrecommendations to the City of Fresno for a public works and safe systems approach.August 2021 -A BPAC Task Force was created to reviewand update the BPAC Charter whichhas not been updated since 2004.September 2021- BPAC had a Vision Zero Presentationfrom Jesse Mintz Roth,ALCP - SanJose's Vision Zero Manager - who gave an overview of how to create an action plan toimplement vision zero policies here in Fresno. Vision Zero is an ongoing Task Force composedof BPAC members, community based organizations and Public Works Staff.Also in September 2021 the HAWK (high intensity activated crosswalk) was filmed by CMAC.This educational video will be used to teach motorists and people how to use this specific typeof crosswalk.
BPAC Goals for the next six monthsFill District 1 vacancy.Work with CMAC to film an educational video on how to use a pedestrian scramble,Continue working on a Vision Zero Plan for Fresno.Finalize hiring of an ATP Coordinator.Update BPAC Charter and present it to City Council for review and acceptance.
This report was created by Destiny Rodriguez (District 3) and Susan Smith (District 7)