City Council – February 20, 2024
Traffic Safety Initiatives Update
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Focus on Traffic Safety
City Council Received a Presentation on Traffic Safety Initiatives February 7, 2023
New Signal Timing Parameters for Enhanced Safety
Completion of a “Local Road Safety Plan”
Grant Funded Safety Projects Underway
Grant Funding Opportunities
Focus on Schools
Street and Intersection Safety Lighting
Safety Partnerships
2 2023 Traffic Safety Accomplishments
Implementation of New Signal Timing Parameters
32 Intersections
Added/Extended All-Red Intervals
Extended Pedestrian Clearance Times
Extended Green Times for Cyclists
Reduced Stops and Delays
3 2023 Traffic Safety Accomplishments
New Traffic Signal Operations
Leading Pedestrian Intervals (LPI)
Deployed the First Two LPI’s in the City
Lemon & Valencia
Bastanchury & Puente
Pedestrian’s Go First
School Zones
Counteract Aggressive Driver Behavior
4 2023 Traffic Safety Accomplishments
New Traffic Signal Operations
Rest-in-Red
First Deployment in the City
Malvern & Basque
Used to Control Excessive Speeds
Active Between 9pm and 5am
5 2023 Traffic Safety Accomplishments
New Traffic Signal Operations
Bike Signals
First Deployment in the City
Harbor & Wilshire
Combination of Signs/Signals
Exclusive Movement for Bikes
Understood by Road Users
6 2023 Traffic Safety Accomplishments
New Traffic Signal Operations
Flashing Yellow Arrows Operations
16 Existing Intersections
Upgraded Timing at 8 Intersections
All-Red Clearance Intervals
New Delayed Yellow Interval
7 2023 Traffic Safety Accomplishments
Safety Projects
New Rapid Flashing Beacons at 16 Intersections
New Countdown Pedestrian Indications Citywide
New Safety Lights
8 2023 Traffic Safety Accomplishments
School Zone Safety Reviews
Maple Elementary
Pacific Drive Elementary
Acacia Elementary
Commonwealth Elementary
9 2023 Traffic Safety Accomplishments
Traffic Safety Grant Activity
Completed two Federally Funded Safety Projects
Rapid Flashing Beacons
Countdown Pedestrian Indications
Awarded $200,000 in Federal Funds Under the Safe Streets & Roads For All (SS4A) Program To Develop a Comprehensive Safety Action Plan
In the Consultant Selection Process
Submitted an Application to OCTA for $4.85M in Complete Streets Program Funding Harbor Boulevard Complete Streets Improvement Project
Currently Responding to Questions from OCTA Staff
10 2023 Traffic Collison Statistics
Total Reported Crashes in the City Were Down 16% from 2022 Crashes Involving Pedestrians Were Down 26%
Crashes Involving Cyclists Increased By 29%
82% of Crashes Occurred Outside of Intersections
43% of Crashes Occurred in the Dark
30% of Crashes Occurred on Weekends
23% of Crashes Were Hit & Runs
21% of Crashes Involved Alcohol
11 What is our Traffic Safety Focus in 2024?
Retiming of the Harbor, Yorba Linda, & Euclid Corridors Completion of the Flashing Yellow Arrow Timing Upgrades Implementation and Testing of the New Red-Protect Feature Further Implementation of LPI
Design of Three Traffic Signal Safety Projects
Euclid & Rosecrans
Harbor & La Entrada
Lemon & Valencia
Development of a Safety Action Plan
School Safety Reviews
Troy High School
Fisler Elementary School
Seeking out Additional Grant Funding Opportunities
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Questions & Answers