Milpitas City Council
Transportation Subcommittee
Item 5a
Citywide Traffic Safety Assessment Project, Project No. 4293 Travel Safety Plan
October 25, 2023
City of Milpitas
455 E. Calaveras Blvd., Milpitas, CA 95035
www.ci.milpitas.ca.gov 408-586-3000
Agenda
• Milpitas Citywide Travel Safety Plan Introduction
• Project Timeline
• Crash Data Analysis Results
• Public Engagement Summary
• Safety Improvements
• Questions
2 Milpitas Citywide Travel Safety Plan
• Objective: Identify traffic safety emphasis areas and improvement strategies based on crash data analysis and community input
• Crash data trends
• High crash locations
• High risk locations
• Emphasis areas / case study locations
• Public engagement
• End Products:
• Safety Countermeasure Toolbox developed with data-driven industry standard methodologies as required for many grant applications
• Citywide Traffic Safety Plan
• Grant eligibility and guidance on grant applications
3 Project Timeline
December 2023 / January 2024
December 2023 / January 2024
5 Citywide Crashes
Source: Statewide Integrated Traffic Records System (SWITRS) 2017-2021 Primary Collision Factors
Unsafe Speed
24%
Auto ROW
14%
Traffic Signals and Signs
13%
Improper Turning
13%
Unknown
8%
DUI 7%
Ped ROW 3%
Following Too Closely 3%
Other Improper Driving 2%
Unsafe Lane Change 2%
Other Than Driver 2%
Wrong Side of Road 2%
Source: SWITRS (2017-2021) *Note: The following each made up <2% of crashes: Other Hazardous Violation, Unsafe
Starting or Backing, Not Stated, Pedestrian
Violation, Improper Passing
*<2%
Crashes by Type
7 Source: SWITRS (2017-2021)
Broadsides, 292
(31%)
Rear End, 235
(25%)
Hit Object, 85
(9%)
Sideswipes, 78
(8%)
Bicycle, 73
(8%)
Pedestrian, 65
(7%)
Head On, 65
(7%)
Overturned, 14
(2%)
Not Stated, 12
(1%) Other, 9
(1%)
Public Engagement
Round 1
• Online Public Meeting held on March 15,
2023 through Zoom
• Launch of the first round of online public
input
• March 15, 2023 - April 28, 2023
• Milpitas Traffic Safety Survey & Interactive Map
hosted on Social Pinpoint
Round 2
• In-Person Public Meeting held at the Milpitas
Library on May 17, 2023
• Promotion of the second round of online
public input
• May 17, 2023 - July 28, 2023
• Countermeasure Toolbox Survey & Interactive Map
hosted on Social Pinpoint
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Countermeasures:
Non-signalized Intersections
Countermeasures:
Roadway Segments
Case Study
Locations
• Data-driven process
• 25 Locations
• Factors of interest:
• Severity
• Crash rate
• Vulnerable road users
• Distinct crash trends
• Proximity to schools
Case Study Locations
Signalized Intersections Crashes
Great Mall Pkwy &
Montague Expy 35
E Calaveras Blvd &
N Milpitas Blvd 21
W Calaveras Blvd &
Serra Way 19
E Calaveras Blvd &
S Hillview Dr 17
N Milpitas Blvd
& N Abel St 14
Dixon Landing Rd
& N Milpitas Blvd 13
Serra Way & S Abel St 13
W Calaveras Blvd &
I-880 NB Off-Ramp 12
Signalized Intersections Crashes
Great Mall Pkwy &
McCandless Dr 12
S Main St &
Montague Expy 11
S Main St & S Abel St 11
Calaveras Rd &
S Park Victoria Dr 11
Escuela Pkwy & Jacklin Rd 9
Weller Ln & N Abel St 7
Washington Dr &
N Milpitas Blvd 6
Non-Signalized Intersections Crashes
W Calaveras Blvd & Butler St 14
Washington Dr & Arizona Ave 6
Altamont Dr & Escuela Pkwy 4
Calaveras Rd & Evans Rd 4
Kennedy Dr & N Park Victoria Dr 3
Case Study Locations
Roadway Segments Crashes
E Calaveras Blvd from N Milpitas Blvd to
Hillview Dr 14
E Calaveras Blvd from Abel St to N
Milpitas Blvd 9
S Main St from W Curtis Ave to Corning
Ave 8
S McCarthy Blvd from Dixon Landing Rd
to Sprig Center Dwy 6
Barber Ln from Bellew Dr to Alder Dr 3
Case Study Locations
Next Steps
• Finalize Citywide Travel Safety Plan (with Countermeasure Toolbox)
• City Council Adoption of Citywide Travel Safety Plan
• Utilize countermeasure toolbox to identify safety
improvements
• Seek grant funding for implementation of case study
improvement projects
• Monitor crash data following improvements
15 Other Areas of Interest
• Arizona Avenue at Boulder Street
• Review and evaluate location to install additional pedestrian warning signage to increase pedestrian visibility
• Serra Way at Abel Street
• In September, Public Works installed two-way left turn striping to improve traffic flow.
• Evaluate for additional improvements
• Piedmont Road
• Speed Data collected in July 2022 justifies current posted speed limit (35 mph)
• Staff to include this segment for deployment of radar speed trailer 16