City of Pasadena, Department of Transportation
Roadside Memorial Sign Program Policy
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1. Purpose: The purpose of the Roadside Memorial Sign Program is to elevate awareness of traffic safety with the goal of reducing the number of and severity of traffic collisions. Roadside memorial signs can function as a way to memorialize the victim of a fatal crash, while at the same time raising awareness of traffic safety.
2. Policy: It is the policy of the City of Pasadena to allow for placement of memorial signage for victims of roadway crashes, in conformance with the State's Victim Memorial Sign Program, on City streets.
a. A sign can be requested for the victim(s) of a fatal crash. Victims can be pedestrians, bicyclists, motor cycle riders, and/or motorists.
b. A minimum of six months must pass after the collision before a request for a sign can be made to the City for consideration to allow time for the City to conduct the necessary traffic investigations.
c. The victim's family, or a representative of the family with consent of the family, must initiate the request for a sign.
In the case that the victim is an unhoused individual and, through collective efforts, a next of kin cannot be identified pr located, a request can be made bv a Council District office.
d. The request should be submitted to the Director of Transportation, or their designee. e. The sign shall comply with the latest edition of the California Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD). Currently, signs are required to be rectangular with a blue background and white lettering.
f. Sign layout and location will be determined by City staff to ensure such signage does not interfere with other traffic controls and does not adversely impact the surrounding area and community, but will be located in the vicinity of the incident. Should the roadside memorial sign become a maintenance or safety concern, it may be removed by the City.
3. Approval/Appeal: The Director, or their designee, has approval authority to approve the installation of a roadside memorial sign. If a request is denied by the Director, and if an applicant wishes to appeal the decision of the Director, the appeal shall be submitted to the City Manager's Office for consideration.
4. Process: Signs can be requested through an application submitted to the Director of Transportation or their designee (see attached application). If the Director approves the installation of the sign, DOT staff will determine the specifics of the sign, including design and location.
5. Sign Design: Department of Transportation staff will develop a mockupofthe sign. The sign will include a traffic safety message related to the circumstances of the crash (see attached for
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Roadside Memorial Sign Program Policy
sample sign mockups). A letter of consent to the final design and location must also be signed and returned by the applicant before installation (see attached sample consent letter).
Additional language on the memorial sign consistent witlrthe MUTCD an^ best practices, and options for providing information about thevictim can alsojie considered.
6. Cost: The material cost of the initial sign will be borne by the Department of Transportation.
Administrative and installation labor costs will be borne by the Department of Transportation and Department of Public Works. Administrative and labor costs include staff time to run the program, design the sign, and installation by field crews. The effective lifespan of the sign is five to seven years, and will be maintained by the City during this period at no cost to the applicant.
Following the effective lifespan of the initial sign installation, if it needs to replaced and if the family of the victim wishes for the sign to be replaced, the Director will determine if the memorial sign should remain in place. The costs related to fabrication and installation of any replacement signs shall be borne by the City.
Attachments (3):
Attachment A - Sign Mockups
Attachment B - Application
Attachment C - Consent Letter
Roadside Memorial Sign Program Policy adopted by the City Council of the City of Pasadena on XXX.
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Attachment A- Sign Mockups
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APPLICANT INFORMATION
Your Name:
Attachment B - Application
Roadside Memorial Sign Program Application
Please complete all information fields in the following application form.
Your application cannot be processed if incomplete.
Date:
Relationship to Victim:
Address:
City:State:Zip Code
Phone Number:
Email Address:
CRASH INFORMATION
Date of Crash:
Location of Crash:
Victim's Mode of Crash:
D Walking Q Bicycling
Driving (vehicle)
Other:
(Please provide nearest address, cross streets of an intersection, or street name and nearest intersection) Incident Number and/or Divisional Report Number:
MEMORIAL SIGN INFORMATION
Victim's Name:
(as it should appear on the sign)
Victim's Name:
(as it appears on the collision report)
Select the message and icon to be included on the Roadside Memorial Sign (Please choose one of each):
MESSAGE ICON
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DON'T DRIVE IN BIKE LANE
YIELD TO BICYCLISTS
LOOK FOR BICYCLISTS
YIELD TO PEDESTRIANS
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Bicycle
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Check this box to give Pasadena DOT permission to share your contact information with safe streets advocacy and/or support groups for survivors of fatal traffic crashes Attachment C - Consent Letter
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Roadside Memorial Sign Consent Letter
Please complete all information fields in the following consent letter Pasadena Department of Transportation
221 East Walnut St., Suite 210
Pasadena, CA 91101
Dear Pasadena Department of Transportation,
I write this letter to formally request a Roadside Memorial Sign to honor the death of on
Name of VictimDate of Crash
As a family member of the victim, I consent to the production and posting of a memorial sign with the confirmed safety message referenced in Attachment A and at the proposed location shown in Attachment B.
Sincerely,
SignaturePrinted Name
Relation to VictimDate
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