DATE:
September 10, 2024
CATEGORY:
Consent
DEPT.:
Public Works
TITLE: Vision Zero Action Plan and Local Road
Safety Plan—Final Plan
RECOMMENDATION
Approve the Vision Zero Action Plan and Local Road Safety Plan as recommended by the Council Transportation Committee (Attachment 1 to the Council report).
BACKGROUND
On December 10, 2019
, Council adopted a Vision Zero Policy, which established a goal of reaching zero fatal traffic collisions by 2030 . Council also received information on existing, recent, and proposed actions covering the Vision Zero 7Es: Engineering, Education, Encouragement, Engagement, Emergency Response, Evaluation, and Enforcement. One of the initial actions identified was to develop a Vision Zero Action Plan (VZAP) to identify priority projects, programs, strategies, and actions that encompass all 7Es.
Similar to a VZAP, a Local Road Safety Plan (LRSP) identifies and prioritizes local roadway infrastructure and other safety improvements. The process of developing a VZAP or LRSP includes identifying and engaging stakeholders, analyzing collision data, identifying safety countermeasures, and recommending safety improvements. In 2024, the federal and state departments of transportation made completion of a VZAP or LRSP an eligibility requirement for Highway Safety Improvement Program grants and the new Safe Streets 4 All grant program.
In 2020, the City contracted with Nelson\ Nygaard Consulting Associates, Inc., to prepare an integrated VZAP and LRSP. VZAPs typically use a multi- pronged hotspot approach to transportation safety by addressing key crash factors and improving conditions along High-Injury Network (HIN) corridors using the 7Es. By comparison, LRSPs use a systemic infrastructure approach to transportation safety by identifying locations with similar characteristics to those of where fatal or severe injury collisions occurred and treating these locations w ith engineering countermeasures. Building on these two approaches, this integrated plan aims to:
1. Identify priority segments and intersections based on systemic crash analysis and prioritization criteria;
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2. Develop infrastructure and noninfrastructure “ emphasis areas ” that are based on crash analysis and that need to be addressed in order to achieve Vision Zero goals; and
3. Recommend multi-pronged infrastructure and noninfrastructure actions.
Throughout the plan process, the project team provided input and received feedback from the Vision Zero Working Group, Bicycle/Pedestrian Advisory Committee (BPAC), Council Transportation Committee (CTC), and the broader Mountain View community.
Vision Zero Working Group
As part of the initial Vision Zero policy adoption, a Vision Zero Working Group was established to review and provide feedback on Vision Zero -related projects. This working group includes staff from multiple departments, including Public Works, Community Development, Police, Fire, City Manager’s Office, Community Services, and Library. Over the course of plan development, the Vision Zero Working Group met five times to review and provide feedback on key project deliverables, including infrastructure and noninfrastructure recommendations.
Community Meetings
While the VZAP/LRSP approach is largely a data-driven process based on Caltrans LRSP direction and Federal Highway Administration Proven Safety Countermeasures, staff held two community engagement events for the public to provide feedback. The first community meeting was held virtually on March 22, 2022 with 100 participants. Community members reviewed crash analysis findings, exp ressed their personal experience on recent crashes, and provided feedback on prioritization criteria and proven safety countermeasures. The second community meeting was an in -person open house on March 27, 2023 with 20 participants. Community members reviewed and provided feedback on scored segments and intersections, infrastructure projects, and potential noninfrastructure program recommendations. Outreach for both events included postings on social media platforms, email blasts, and Citywide yard signs.
Bicycle/Pedestrian Advisory Committee and Council Transportation Committee
The BPAC reviewed and provided feedback on key deliverables, including systemic collision analysis, a safety countermeasures toolbox, prioritization criteria, scored locations, and draft recommendations at their meetings on January 27, 2021, March 30, 2022, August 22, 2022, and
February 22, 2023 . On March 27, 2024 , BPAC reviewed the draft VZAP/LRSP report . At this meeting, BPAC members:
• Expressed support for draft recommendations and adoption of the draft report;
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• Requested addition of a recommendation related to implementing “No Right Turn on Red” prohibitions at certain locations in the City;
• Emphasized the importance of reporting traffic collisions involving pedestrians and bicyclists, even if there are no apparent injuries; and
• Requested ongoing tracking and progress updates regarding implementation of VZAP/LRSP recommendations.
The CTC also reviewed and provided feedback on the VZAP/LRSP prioritization framework and draft infrastructure recommendations on May 3, 2022
. This input was incorporated into the draft
report, which the CTC reviewed on June 4, 2024. At the June 2024 meeting, CTC members:
• Emphasized the importance of ongoing coordinating between the VZAP/LRSP and forthcoming Active Transportation Plan;
• Requested to include recent collision data between 2020 and 2022; and
• Recommended that Council approve the report with recent collision data included. The collision data is now updated and reflected in the VZAP/LRSP report and recommendations.
ANALYSIS
The VZAP/LRSP compiles the analysis, findings, and recommendations developed through the robust integrated process, which are summarized below.
Systemic Safety Analysis and Safety Corridors
Based on the Caltrans LRSP methodology, a systemic safety analysis identifies risk factors associated with crashes to guide Citywide investments in countermeasures that could prevent crashes in similar locations. In Mountain View, the systemic analysis was initially conducted from 2014 to 2019.
The systemic safety analysis also identified the City’s High Injury Network (HIN), which is largely equivalent to Safety Corridors
, as described in Assembly Bill 43 (AB 43) and the California Vehicle Code (CVC). Based on the CVC and as defined in the California Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (CA-MUTCD),1 a Safety Corridor is a roadway segment within an overall roadway network
1 California Vehicle Code (CVC) Section 22358.7(a)(1) instructs Caltrans to define safety corridors in the revised California Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (CA-MUTCD) based on considerations regarding the number of serious injuries and fatalities.
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where the highest number of serious injury and fatality crashes occur. In Mountain View, the City’s Safety Corridors include the following:
1. Rengstorff Avenue from El Camino Real to Garcia Avenue/Charleston Road;
2. Shoreline Boulevard from El Camino Real to North Road;
3. California Street from San Antonio Road to Hope Street;
4. Ellis Street from Middlefield Road to Manila Avenue;
5. El Monte Avenue from Springer Road to El Camino Real;
6. San Antonio Road from El Camino Real to Central Expressway;
7. Middlefield Road from western City limit (400’ east of San Antonio Road) to Central Expressway; and
8. Old Middlefield Way from Middlefield Road to U.S. 101.
The City’s Safety Corridors represent approximately 7% of the overall roadway network, which is significantly below the 20% limit established by the CVC for safety corridor and is consistent with the equivalent proportion for safety corridors in surrounding jurisdictions such as Palo Alto and Sunnyvale.
In addition to the above Safety Corridors, El Camino Real and Central Expressway are also listed in the City’s HIN but do not meet Safety Corridor criteria due to being outside of the City’s authority. El Camino Real is owned and operated by Caltrans, and Central Expressway is owned and operated by the County of Santa Clara.
Figure 1 shows the HIN and high-crash intersections for walking and biking. Figure 2 provides the number of fatal and severe injury crashes for all modes in Mountain View from 2014 to 2022.
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Figure 1: High-Injury Network and High Crash Locations in Mountain View, 2014 to 2022
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Figure 2: Fatal and Severe Injury Collisions from 2014 to 20221 _____________________
1 Includes collisions on City streets, El Camino Real, and Central Expressway. Does not include collisions on railroad crossings and state freeways.
Emphasis Areas
The crash analysis was also used to identify emphasis areas, which reflect key topics, areas, or maneuvers that are overrepresented among fatal and severe injury collisions. The eight emphasis areas are:
1. High-Injury Network
2. Equity Priority Locations
3. Safe Routes for Schools and Older Adults
4. Pedestrian Crossings
5. Bicycle Safety
6. Driver Behavior
7. Speed Management
8. Data and Technology
Analysis of Collisions from 2020 to 2022
Based on feedback from CTC, staff expanded and updated collision data shown in Figure 1 and in the VZAP/LRSP to include traffic collisions from 2020 to 2022. Adding these more recent collisions did not result in any changes to the HIN or findings regarding Primary Collisions Factors. 0 4
0 3
5 4
2 3 2
11 7
11 10 10
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10 15
20 25
2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
Fatal Severe Injury
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However, two changes were noted in relation to the more detailed segment -level high-injury locations:
• The Castro Street corridor (both north and south of El Camino Real) had been identified as a location with a high rate of collisions involving people walking between 2014 and 2019.
When the analysis period was extended to 2022, the corridor was no longer identified as a high-crash corridor.
In 2017, protected bikeways were installed on Castro Street between El Camino Real and Miramonte Avenue. The reduction in crashes after 2017 seen in this corridor segment is consistent with crash modification factors for Class IV protected bikeways reported by the Federal Highway Administration (see Appendix B of Attachment 1). North of El Camino Real, Castro Street between Evelyn Avenue and California Street was closed to traffic in 2020 to allow for outdoor dining during the COVID pandemic and to establish the pedestrian mall thereafter. This led to a reduction in crashes in this segment post-2020.
• Several collisions on Latham Street between 2020 and 2022 resulted in Latham Street emerging as a high-collision corridor for the expanded period from 2014 to 2022 (shown as a segment with a high Killed or Seriously Injured (KSI) rate in Figure 1). However, the corridor remained below the threshold for the HIN.
Traffic-calming improvements were implemented on Latham Street in 2023. These improvements include new school zone markings and signage near Castro and Mistral elementary schools, a new crosswalk at the Latham Street/T oft Street intersection, a new stop-controlled intersection at the Latham Street/Chiquita Avenue intersection, and new high-visibility crosswalks at other locations. Additionally, speed humps were installed along Latham Street in 2024. Further improvements are planned for the signalized intersections of Latham Street/Shoreline Boulevard and Latham Street/Rengstorff Avenue in 2025.
Recent Actions to Address Road Safety
Staff has already been using the collision data and VZAP/LRSP findings regarding the HIN and crash-contributing factors to inform and enhance City programs and projects. For example, staff has:
• Developed educational materials for the Safe Routes to School program; • Selected locations for expansion of the City’s crossing guard program; • Launched a Vision Zero marketing and outreach campaign to “Drive wisely”; • Prioritized infrastructure improvements along the HIN; and • Used the data to support grant funding applications for priority projects.
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Table 1 lists Capital Improvement Program (CIP) projects along the HIN that are currently in process or recently completed:
Table 1: Current or Recent City Projects Along the High-Injury Network
CIP Project Capital Project Description
El Camino Real Pedestrian and
Bicycle Improvements
(Projects 20-61 and 22-29)
High-visibility crossings, bulb-outs, new pedestrian
crossings with pedestrian hybrid beacons, protected
bikeways on El Camino Real. (Under construction)
Stierlin Road Bicycle and
Pedestrian Improvements
(Project 17-41)
Protected intersection at Shoreline Boulevard/Montecito Avenue, protected bikeways on Shoreline Boulevard from
Montecito Avenue to Middlefield Road. (In final design) California Street Complete
Street Improvement Pilot
(Project 21-40)
Pilot road diet, high-visibility crossings, midblock
crossings, parking-protected bikeways, and protected
intersections. (Ready for construction)
Active Transportation
Improvements (Shoreline
Pathway) (Project 21-37)
Shoreline Boulevard pathway from Wright Avenue to Villa Street reconstruction and ADA improvements. (In final
design)
El Monte Corridor
Improvements (Projects 19-61
and 21-38)
Road diet, high-visibility crossings, buffered bike lanes, green street elements, slip lane removal, protected
intersections (where feasible). (Starting design)
Street Reconstruction
(Middlefield Road)
(Project 24-28)
High-visibility crossings, protected bikeways, and
protected intersections on Middlefield Road from Moffett Boulevard to Bernardo Avenue. (Starting design)
Grant Road and Sleeper Avenue
Intersection Improvements
(Project 21-39)
Pedestrian hybrid beacon at Grant Road/Sleeper Avenue.
(In design)
Shoreline Boulevard and Villa
Street Intersection
Improvements (Project 16-27)
High-visibility crossings and slip lane removal. (Completed) Street Resurfacing (Miramonte
Avenue) (Project 20-01)
Intersection improvements with rectangular rapid flashing beacon, bulb-outs, and high-visibility crosswalks at Hans Avenue; road diet and buffered bike lanes from Cuesta
Drive to Castro Street; two-way protected bikeway (east side) from Hans Avenue to Castro Street; sidewalk gap
closure from Starr Way to Barbara Avenue. (In final
design)
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CIP Project Capital Project Description
Charleston Road Improvements
(Project 16-59)
Protected bikeways, protected intersections, sidewalks, dedicated transit lanes from Shoreline Boulevard to Huff Avenue. (In final design)
Annual Traffic Infrastructure
Maintenance/Neighborhood
Traffic Management Program
(Projects XX-15 and XX-16)
High-visibility crosswalks on Latham Street (Complete); buffered bike lanes on Cuesta Drive from Springer Road to Miramonte Avenue (Complete); LED-enhanced crosswalk
at Middlefield Road and Independence Avenue
(Complete); eight-phase signal at Shoreline Boulevard and Latham Street. (In construction)
Development-Related
Improvements
Protected bikeways on Amphitheatre Parkway; protected
intersections at Amphitheatre Parkway and Shoreline
Boulevard; signal upgrade at San Antonio Road and
Fayette Drive. (Completed)
Infrastructure Recommendations
Caltrans guidance for LRSPs requires recommendations for specific infrastructure improvements at prioritized street corridors and intersections. The draft VZAP/LRSP includes recommendations for infrastructure projects and noninfrastructure programs based on technical analysis and input from the Vision Zero Working Group, community meetings, BPAC, and CTC.
Recommended corridor projects are listed in Table 2 and Figure 3 , and recommended intersections projects are listed in Table 3 and Figure 4. The recommended improvements column in Tables 2 and 3 also references existing or planned CIP project s, if applicable. Each recommendation is subject to further engineering feasibility analysis.
Following input from BPAC members, staff added implement ation of the “No Turn on Red” countermeasure at El Camino Real and Grant Road (Recommendation I- 16 in Table 2). This strategy is also included in the VZAP/LRSP Safety Countermeasure Toolbox (Appendix B). Staff will work with Caltrans on potential implementation options such as “blank out signs” and signal timing adjustments to minimize roadway operational issues or other concerns at upstream driveways and intersections on northbound Grant Road.
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Table 2: Recommended Corridor Projects and Description
ID Corridor Segment/Location Recommended Improvements
(Existing or Planned CIP Project)2
S-1 Rengstorff Avenue El Camino Real—Leghorn
Street
Green Complete Streets (27-xx)
S-2 Shoreline Boulevard El Camino Real—Montecito
Avenue
Protected Bikeways (US-17)
S-3 California Street Showers Drive—Shoreline
Boulevard
Permanent Complete Streets
Installation (26-xx)
S-4 El Monte Avenue City Limits to El Camino Real El Monte Corridor Improvements (21-38 and 22-29)
S-5 Ellis Street Full Extent Protected bikeways
S-6 San Antonio Road Full Extent (in Mountain View) Complete Streets overpass (by Caltrain with County of Santa Clara
and City of Palo Alto)
S-7 East Middlefield
Road
East of State Route 85 Midblock crossing at LRT and
sidewalk over State Route 85 and
Stevens Creek Trail (25-XX)
S-8 Latham Street West of Shoreline Boulevard Sharrows, Curb Extensions or Splitters, Advance Stop Bar, High-
Visibility Crosswalks, Bike Boulevard
Signs and Markings and Speed
Humps West of Escuela Avenue
(16-38)
S-9 Grant Road City Limits—El Camino Real High-visibility crosswalks, new bikeways, Martens Avenue to
El Camino Real
S-10 Central Expressway Shoreline Boulevard—Bernardo
Avenue
High-visibility crosswalks, protected
bikeways (by County of Santa Clara)
S-11 Old Middlefield Way Full Extent High-visibility crossings, protected bikeways
S-12 East Evelyn Avenue Full Extent Bikeways (26-XX and 27-XX) S-13 Amphitheatre
Parkway
Full Extent Protected bikeways
2 Capital Improvement Program (CIP) references are based on the Council -adopted Fiscal Year 2023-24 Budget as outlined in the June 13, 2023 City Council meeting, Item 6.2, Attachment 1.
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ID Corridor Segment/Location Recommended Improvements
(Existing or Planned CIP Project)2
S-14 North Whisman
Road
Central Expressway—Fairchild
Drive
Complete streets
S-15 Miramonte Avenue El Camino Real—City Limit Complete Streets Upgrades Castro to El Camino Real (23-31) and City
limits to Cuesta Drive
S-16 Sierra Vista Avenue Full Extent: Silverwood
Avenue—Rengstorff Avenue
Bike Boulevard Treatments (US-16)
S-17 Cuesta Drive Miramonte Avenue—Grant
Road
Potential road diet (where feasible),
high-visibility crossings, protected
bikeways from Miramonte Avenue
to Grant Road
S-18 East Dana Street Calderon Avenue—Moorpark
Way
Speed reduction, potential road diet,
curb radii reduction, high-visibility
crossing, slip lane removal,
protected bikeways over State
Route 85
S-19 Garcia Avenue Bayshore Boulevard—
Amphitheatre Parkway
Protected bikeways
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Figure 3: Recommended Corridor Projects
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Table 3: Recommended Intersection Projects and Description
ID Corridor Segment/Location Recommended Improvements
(Existing or Planned CIP Project)3
I-1 El Camino Real Castro Street Protected Intersection (25-XX) I-2-3 El Camino Real Escuela Avenue, El Monte
Avenue
Protected Intersections (22-29)
I-4-6 El Camino Real Shoreline Boulevard,
Calderon Avenue, Sylvan
Avenue
Protected Intersections (27-XX)
I-7 Middlefield Road Independence Avenue Median crossing island, rectangular rapid flashing beacon,
pedestrian hybrid beacon, and
improved intersection lighting
I-8 Charleston Road Amphitheatre Parkway High-visibility crossing, protected intersection
I-9 Ortega Avenue Latham Street Diverter, curb extension, high- visibility crosswalk, traffic-calming
with traffic circle
I-10 Moffett Boulevard State Route 85 Protected Bikeways (24-03) I-11 Rengstorff Avenue Old Middlefield Way High-visibility crossing I-12 California Street Pacchetti Way Pedestrian signal modification, high-visibility crosswalk, median
crossing, curb radius reduction,
bike signal phasing, bike
treatment at intersection
I-13 Whisman Road Middlefield Road High-Visibility Crossing, Protected Intersection (22-01)
I-14 Whisman Road Flynn Avenue High-visibility crossing I-15 Shoreline
Boulevard
Amphitheatre Parkway Curb ramp and hydrant relocation
3 CIP References are based on the Fiscal Year 2023-24 Budget as outlined in the June 13, 2023 City Council Item 6.2, Attachment 1.
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ID Corridor Segment/Location Recommended Improvements
(Existing or Planned CIP Project)3
I-16 East El Camino Real Grant Road High-visibility crosswalk, reduced curb radius, curb extensions,
green-colored dashed bike lanes,
pedestrian signal heads, adjusted
signal timing, pedestrian refuge
islands, bike box, right-turn-on-
red restrictions
I-17 Sierra Vista Avenue Hackett Avenue High-visibility crossing, bidirectional ramp, traffic circle
I-18 Shoreline
Boulevard
Mountain Shadows Drive Pedestrian hybrid beacon
I-19 Rengstorff Avenue San Ramon Avenue Pedestrian hybrid beacon at Junction Avenue
I-20 Charleston Road Independence Avenue Pedestrian refuge islands and high-visibility crossing
I-21 Bryant Avenue Shady Spring Lane High-visibility crossing I-22 Rengstorff Avenue Plymouth Street Pedestrian hybrid beacon I-23 Evelyn Avenue Bernardo Avenue High-visibility crossing I-24 Madison Drive Van Buren Circle Curb extension
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Figure 2: Recommended Intersection Projects
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Noninfrastructure Recommendations
The noninfrastructure recommendations, listed in Table 4 , focus on policy and programming to improve road safety for all road users. Actions include:
• Safe Routes to School training and encouragement;
• Public messaging on speeding;
• Enforcement efforts focused on behaviors associated with fatal or severe injury crashes; and • Policy and organizational efforts to support the City’s 2019 Vision Zero Policy goals.
Noninfrastructure recommendations were developed using the VZAP/LRSP emphasis areas and cover the following “Es”: Education, Encouragement, Engagement, Enforcement, Emergency Response, and Evaluation. In accordance with the
Federal Highway Administration Safe System
Approach, noninfrastructure recommendations are presented in relation to the five safe system elements:
• Safe Road Users (RU);
• Safe Roads (SR);
• Safe Speeds (SP);
• Safe Vehicles (VE); and
• Postcrash Care (CC).
In response to BPAC’s feedback, Table 4 includes noninfrastructure recommendations to explore a policy and process for considering and implementing “No Turn on Red,” which has been identified by the Federal Highway Administration as a proven safety countermeasure (SR-14). As suggested by BPAC, Table 4 also includes a recommendation to provide ongoing progress reports on implementation of VZAP/LRSP recommendations (SR-15).
Table 4: Noninfrastructure Recommendations
ID Description Timeline Dept Status
Safe Road Users
RU-1 Continue Safe Routes to School (SRTS) program with a focus on traffic safety training for students
walking, biking, taking transit, and driving.
Annual PW Under Way
RU-2 Strengthen SRTS collaboration and partnerships with parents, schools, and students to encourage safe
walking, biking, and school access.
Annual PW Under Way
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ID Description Timeline Dept Status
RU-3 Provide helmet giveaways and bicycle repairs at City or community events such as food pantries, back-to-
school events, or Monster Bash.
Annual PW/PD Under Way
RU-4 Conduct multilingual Vision Zero Outreach and
marketing behavior change campaigns and targeted
media buys on emphasis areas.
2024-25 PW/CMO Planning
RU-5 Lead community-promoted walk/bike tours in
different areas of the City with a focus on
encouragement and training for new users.
Biannual PW Under Way
RU-6 Support traffic safety workshop or walk tour at the Senior Center to identify issues and provide
individualized trip planning/tips for changing
abilities.
Biannual PW TBD
RU-7 Encourage community-based bicycle education and
safety classes covering basic skills, network
awareness, laws, rules, and safety tips.
Annual PW TBD
RU-8 Implement programs, workshops, or trainings to
empower youth and address high-risk behaviors,
such as riding against traffic, midblock turns, and not wearing helmets.
2024-25 PW/PD Planning
RU-9 Conduct high-visibility enforcement on speed,
distracted/impaired driving, yield compliance, red
light running, and key maneuvers on HIN and school
routes.
Ongoing PD Under Way
RU-10 Implement multilingual ambassador program
related to blocked bike lanes and red zones where
parking in such locations introduces safety concerns.
TBD PW/PD TBD
RU-11 Periodically review the crossing guard program to optimize its effectiveness.
Biannual PW/PD Under Way
RU-12 Provide universal graphics and/or multilingual
communications regarding high-visibility
enforcement activities.
Annual PD/CMO TBD
RU-13 Encourage residential transportation demand
management strategies, including orientation on
getting around without a car.
TBD PW Planning
RU-14 Support state legislation to incorporate
pedestrian/bicycle safety training into state
education standards.
TBD PW/CMO TBD
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ID Description Timeline Dept Status
Safe Roads
SR-1 Implement Impaired Driving Policies (for more
details, see Attachment 1).
TBD PD TBD
SR-2 Prioritize capital projects on the HIN and equity
priority locations.
Biannual PW Under Way
SR-3 Obtain grants to accelerate implementation of
priority capital projects to enhance safety of all road users.
Biannual PW Under Way
SR-4 Advance SRTS walk audits observations into
recommendation.
Annual PW Under Way
SR-5 Provide staff training on VZAP/LRSP. 2024-25 PW TBD SR-6 Provide staff training on defensive driving in City vehicles.
2024-25 PW TBD
SR-7 Provide staff training on Safe Systems Approach and safety countermeasures.
2024 PW TBD
SR-8 Coordinate periodic site visits of Vision Zero best practices with or without regional partners.
Annual PW Under Way
SR-9 Adopt National Association of City Transportation
Officials, Public Right-of-Way Accessibility
Guidelines, and/or other best practice guidance to
inform engineering judgment.
2025 PW Ongoing
SR-10 Update City standard details to reflect Vision Zero best practices.
2026 PW TBD
SR-11 Provide multilingual Vison Zero-informed outreach. 2024-25 PW/CMO Under Way SR-12 Update VZAP update every five years. Every 5
years
PW TBD
SR-13 Support state legislation to address potential safety improvements.
TBD PW/CMO TBD
SR-14 Explore processes for implementing No Turn on Red (NTOR) and develop a policy for NTOR
consideration.
TBD PW Planning
SR-15 Provide periodic progress reports on implementation of VZAP and LRSP recommendations to BPAC and
CTC.
Annual PW Planning
SR-16 Review City protocols to improve consistency with Vision Zero policy.
TBD PW TBD
SR-17 Provide training to relevant staff to be well versed on Vision Zero countermeasures.
TBD PW TBD
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ID Description Timeline Dept Status
Safe Speeds
SP-1 Conduct Vision Zero marketing that encompasses
speed management campaign.
2025 PW TBD
SP-2 Share Neighborhood Traffic Management Program
(NTMP) study results and study data with Mountain
View’s SRTS Coordinator.
TBD PW TBD
SP-3 Conduct high-visibility traffic enforcement on speed along the HIN.
Ongoing PD TBD
SP-4 Implement speed limit reductions in accordance
with AB 43.
2025 PW Planning
SP-5 Track AB 645 automated enforcement pilot and
support state legislation to expand the permanent
program to all California cities.
2025 CMO/PW Under Way
Safe Vehicles
VE-1 Conduct public education campaign on benefits of
pedestrian-friendly vehicles, such as compact cars.
TBD PW TBD
VE-2 Support free bicycle repair events. 2024 PW Under Way VE-3 Provide education for decision makers on vehicle
size and design impacts.
TBD CMO/PW TBD
VE-4 Support state legislation for vehicle technology that addresses key crash factors.
TBD CMO/PW TBD
Postcrash Care
CC-1 Provide multilingual emergency response teams for
empathetic engagement with victims’ families.
TBD FD/PD TBD
CC-2 Provide continuing education for emergency
responders to understand travel behavior, decisions,
and lived experience of local pedestrians/bicyclists.
TBD PD Under Way
CC-3 Establish protocols for best practice communications to encourage accurate and agency-based narratives
in media stories on crashes.
TBD CMO/
PW/PD
Under Way
CC-4 Explore opportunities for acknowledgment and/or
remembrance program.
TBD CMO/PD TBD
CC-5 Establish a rapid response crash team (MVRRT) to
examine factors associated with crashes on HIN and
potential solutions.
TBD FD/PD/
PW
TBD
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ID Description Timeline Dept Status
CC-6 Explore the process to have fatal and serious injury crash reports shared with Traffic and Transportation
staff within 48 hours.
2024 PD/PW Under Way
CC-7 Improve consistency of reporting for vehicle-
pedestrian and vehicle-bicycle crashes.
2024 PD/PW Under Way
CC-8 Monitor collision data on a scheduled basis to
measure progress toward Vision Zero goals.
Biannual PD/PW Under Way
CC-9 Conduct quarterly Vision Zero Working Group
meetings addressing recent activities, debriefing on
recent crashes, and progress toward goals.
2024 PW Under Way
CC-10 Collect before-and-after data when infrastructure improvements are made to measure behavior
change.
TBD PW TBD
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CMO—City Manager Office PD—Police Department
CDD—Community Development Department PW—Public Works
FD—Fire Department
NEXT STEPS
If Council approves the VZAP/LRSP, staff will finalize the plan and continue to work with multiple departments to identify the implementation of the infrastructure and noninfrastructure recommendations.
The VZAP/LRSP recommendations will become inputs to the City’s CIP process and the upcoming Active Transportation Plan. Staff will provide an annual update to BPAC and C TC on VZAP/LRSP recommendations.
Staff will also continue to apply for grant funding to accelerate the implementation of the highest priority infrastructure recommendations.
FISCAL IMPACT
There is no fiscal impact associated with the adoption of the VZAP/LRSP. The VZAP/LRSP will be used to help prioritize future capital projects through the City’s CIP planning efforts as well as grant-writing efforts to support these projects.
Adoption of the VZAP/LS RP will also make the City eligible to apply for certain grant funds , including current and future funding cycles of the Federal Highway Administration ’s Highway Safety Improvement Program.
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CONCLUSION
The Vision Zero Action Plan/Local Road Safety Plan responds to the Council’s Vision Zero Policy, which aims to eliminate fatal traffic crashes in Mountain View by 2030. The plan was developed through a data-driven process involving crash and systemic safety analyses with feedback from the CTC, BPAC, stakeholders, and community members. Based on this process, the plan identifies eight safety corridors, including Rengstorff Avenue, Shoreline Boulevard, California Street, Ellis Street, El Monte Avenue, San A ntonio Road, Middlefield Road, and Old Middlefield Way. The plan includes infrastructure recommendations to address these corridors and other priority roadway segments and intersections. The plan also includes noninfrastructure recommendations to provide additional direction in relation to safe road users, safe roads, safe speeds, safe vehicles, and postcrash care.
ALTERNATIVES
1. Do not approve the Vision Zero Action Plan/Local Road Safety Plan and direct staff to make revisions and return to Council.
2. Provide other input.
PUBLIC NOTICING—Agenda posting and distribution to Vision Zero email subscribers.
Prepared by:
Priyoti Ahmed
Transportation Planner
Reviewed by:
Ria Hutabarat Lo
Transportation Manager
Approved by:
Edward Arango
Acting Public Works Director
Audrey Seymour Ramberg
Assistant City Manager
PA/LL/6/CAM
935-09-10-24CR-1
202868
Attachment: 1. Draft Vision Zero Action Plan/Local Road Safety Plan
cc: PWD(A)—Arango, TM, TP—Ahmed