Rialto City Council
January 9, 2024

Proposal for
Development of Safe Streets
for All Action Plan
(RFP 24-008)
Prepared by:

Proposal for the City of Rialto
Development of the Safe Streets For All Action Plan
(RFP 24-008)
1100 W Town & Country Road
Suite 700
Orange, CA
92868
TEL 714.939.1030
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COVER LETTER
Oct 06, 2023
Rodolfo Victorio
City of Rialto
Department of Public Works
150 S. Palm Avenue
Rialto, CA 92376
RE: Request for Proposal Number 24-008 Develop of Safe Streets For All Action Plan Dear Mr. Victorio and Members of the Selection Committee:

We congratulate the City of Rialto (City) in successfully obtaining Safe Streets for All (SS4A) funding to prepare a Safety Action Plan. The City has demonstrated its commitment to traffic safety and to continue developing a framework to identify, analyze, and prioritize roadway safety improvements on roads within the City. Kimley-Horn, Inc. has the experience, skills, and resources to help the City succeed in this endeavor. As you review our proposal, please keep in mind the following Kimley-Horn advantages:

We Are Experienced, Enthusiastic, And Engaged. Our proposed project team has been working on safe street projects throughout the Inland Empire with recent safety plans in Chino, Riverside, Corona, Perris, Eastvale, Moreno Valley and Palm Desert. Our team is committed to enhancing equitable mobility throughout the Inland Empire as more of our staff call it home. We are uniquely positioned to provide local and relevant insights to the City of Rialto in addition to our experience with federally funded projects including Safe Streets for All. We will focus on developing a plan that works for the City and positions it for future implementation funding opportunities.

We Are The Best Team To Carry Out This Safety Action Plan. Kimley-Horn is committed to supporting local agencies to improve the safety of their transportation systems. We have worked with multiple Departments of Transportation (DOTs) to develop more than 100 Local Road Safety Plans (LRSPs). Our team is well-versed in traffic safety planning and engineering as well as bicycle and pedestrian facility planning, safety, and design. We have completed Safety Action Plans (SAPs), Systemic Safety Analysis Reports (SSARs), Bicycle and/or Pedestrian Safety Action Plans (BSAPs/PSAPs), Strategic Highway Safety Plan (SHSP) projects, Road Safety Audits (RSAs), Safety Management Plans (SMPs), data collection and crash analysis, and design of safety countermeasures throughout the country.

Kimley-Horn has produced many safety action plans in California under a variety of funding programs including systemic safety analysis reports, local road safety plans, and vision zero efforts. These plans have been as focused as specific road safety audits, and as broad as regional and statewide safety strategies. We have developed a number of Safe Streets for All grants that were awarded and are currently working on a number of Action plans that were funded in the first cycle of the program. Additionally, our team has the local presence and experience to provide Rialto with relevant and customized strategies.

Fresh Perspective Providing Proven Solutions. Our firm’s varied experience in safety-related projects has allowed us to develop a fine- tuned approach to safety. We will provide new and innovative techniques to create the best results for the City, providing you with a prioritized list of low-cost safety improvements that can be implemented not only at challenging roadway segments and intersections, but throughout the City for pedestrians, bicyclists, and vehicles alike. This list can be used and applied toward SS4A and HSIP grants for implementation— another area Kimley-Horn has signifi
cant experience in and can assist the City with, which we have reserved budget for.

Local Leadership and Commitment to Your Success.Through a proven track record, Kimley-Horn has shown that we are dedicated to exceeding expectations and serving City leaders, residents, and visitors. Our project manager, Jason Melchor, P.E., brings more than 25 years of professional traffic and transportation engineering experience in the Inland Empire and Southern California. He has worked on LRSP , SSAR, RSA, and RSSA studies. Jason is supported by Darryl dePencier, AICP , GISP, RSP1, who will be the lead project planner, bringing more than a decade of specialized safety experience ranging from establishing safety policy language to network screening to crash site engineering reviews to developing countermeasure toolboxes. He has worked on studies at the statewide, regional, local, and site-specific levels that incorporate the four E’s of safety (engineering, education, enforcement, and emergency). In addition, our proposed QC/QA manager, Mike Colety, P.E., PTOE, RSP1, RSP2I
has more than 20 years of experience incorporating safety and functionality in the planning and design for transportation projects. Mike has been involved in more than a dozen recent local road safety projects, and specializes in bicycle and facility planning, design, and safety.

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Thank you for considering the Kimley-Horn team for this project. Based on our expertise, our history in the safety field, our approach of balancing best practices with innovative solutions, and our excitement to bring this project to fruition, we know we can deliver the best outcome for Rialto with this Safe Streets for All Action Plan. Should you have any questions about our proposal or necessitate any additional information, please contact our project manager, Jason Melchor, P .E., at [email protected] or 714.705.1331.

Sincerely,
KIMLEY-HORN AND ASSOCIATES, INC.

Jason Melchor, P.E*
Project Manager/Associate
*Jason Melchor is an authorized representative of the firm and is authorized to make legally binding commitments for Kimley-Horn. Per the RFP’s requirements, his signature is included above.

TABLE OF CONTENTS
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Cover Letter ............................................................................................................................................i Table of Contents ...................................................................................................................................ii Section A: Project Understanding ..........................................................................................................1 Section B: Scope of Work ......................................................................................................................7 Section C: Staff Qualifications .............................................................................................................13 Section D: Firm Qualifications .............................................................................................................24 Section E: Project Schedule ................................................................................................................30 Appendix ............................................................................................................................................. A1 A.1 Contract exceptions .................................................................................................................................. A2 A.2 Forms ....................................................................................................................................................... A3 Cost Proposal ................................................................................................Separate Sealed Envelope Proposal for the City of Rialto
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SECTION A: PROJECT UNDERSTANDING

PROJECT UNDERSTANDING
The City of Rialto is taking a major step towards enhanced roadway safety through the development of a Safety Action Plan. This plan will help the City identify the factors that contribute most to local traffic collisions and will better position the City for safety funding from state and federal grant programs. Kimley-Horn has significant experience in the Inland Empire region with roadway safety due to its work on the Local Roadway Safety Plans with many agencies. Kimley-Horn has extensive experience with the California HSIP including the development of the HSIP Implementation Plan at the statewide level and has recently assisted cities and counties throughout the state in securing over $30M in successful HSIP grants in Cycle 11. The goal of the Safety Action Plan is to develop countermeasures that can be systemically implemented to reduce the risk of collisions on City streets. Kimley-Horn’s approach builds that toolbox using three separate processes:

1. Identify citywide emphasis areas (such as impaired driving or active transportation) that represent a large proportion of traffic injuries.

2. Identify site-specific case studies that are representative of other locations in the city for a more detailed audit and focused countermeasures.

3. Review citywide policies, programs, resources, and practices that may impact traffic safety, and then identify opportunities to align with safety best practices.

This study is important because in addition to the trauma of injury and loss of life, economic losses in Rialto due to traffic injuries on city streets were over $330 million from 2016 through 2019 according to SafeTREC’s Traffic Injury Mapping System (TIMS) and Caltrans HSIP Cost Parameters. The Office of Traffic Safety (OTS) most recently ranked Rialto #9 of 61 peer cities in 2020 for traffic injuries after normalizing for population and VMT, which suggests that the City is in the top 15% of its group for traffic injuries. The OTS ranking for several categories is listed in Table 1.

TABLE 1 – OFFICE OF TRAFFIC SAFETY RANKINGS (2020)
Agency Year County Group Population (avg) DVMT
Rialto 2020 San Bernardino
County B 104050 880614

TYPE OF CRASH VICTIMS KILLED & INJURED OTS RANKING
Total Fatal and Injury 466 13/61
Alcohol Involved 43 24/61
Had Been Drinking Driver < 21 43 24/61
Had Been Drinking Driver 21 – 34 19 14/61
Motorcycles 18 26/61
Pedestrians 27 18/61
Pedestrians < 15 3 14/61
Pedestrians 65+ 4 14/61
Bicyclists 8 48/61
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Collision Severity
About 7.4% of the collisions from 2016-2019 resulted in a fatality or severe injury. A majority of the injury collisions resulted in complaints of pain or some other visible injury. Table 2 shows the breakdown of collisions by injury severity.

Table 2 – Collisions by Serverity Level
Bicyclists < 15 0 52/61
Composite 232 9/61
TYPE OF CRASH FATAL & INJURY CRASHES OTS Ranking
Speed Related 86 9/61
Nighttime (9:00pm - 2:59am) 51 9/61
Hit and Run 30 20/61
TYPE OF ARRESTS ARRESTS OTS RANKING*
DUI Arrests 326 56/61
Severity Count Percentage
Fatal 24 1.8%
Severe Injury 74 5.6%
Other Visible 413 31.1%
Injury Complaint of Pain 817 61.5%
Total 1328 100.0%
Kimley-Horn has reviewed the crash data available from TIMS and summarized the crash analysis from 2016-2019 below:

Collision Type
The most common types of collisions in the city were rear-ends, and broadsides totaling over 65% of collisions. A full breakdown of the collisions types is show in Table 3.

Table 3 – Collisions by Type
Type Count Percentage
Broadside 624 46.99%
Rear-End 272 20.48%
Head On 103 7.75%
Vehicle/Pedestrian 92 6.93%
Hit Object 74 5.57%
Not Stated 61 4.59%
Sideswipe 58 4.37%
Overturned 23 1.73%
Other 21 1.58%
Total 1328 100.0%
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Primary Collison Factor
The most common factors that led to collisions in the city were unsafe speed, automobile right of way, and traffic signals and signs, collectively accounting for over 60% of all collisions. A full breakdown of the primary collision factors is shown in Table 4.

Table 4 – Collisions by Primary Collision Factor
PCF Count
Unsafe Speed 308
Automobile Right of Way 296
Traffic Signals and Signs 205
Improper Turning 169
Driving or Bicycling Under the Influence of Alcohol or Drugs 117 Pedestrian Violation 48
Wrong Side of Road 33
Pedestrain Right of Way 30
Unknown 30
Unsafe Starting or Backing 20
Following Too Closely 19
Improper Passing 12
Other Than Driver (or Pedestrian) 12
Other Hazardous Violation 10
Unsafe Lane Change 8
Other Improper Driving 5
Hazardous Parking 1
Brakes 1
Collision ‘Involved With’
Over 74% of the injury collisions in the city were between two or more moving motor vehicles, and an additional 18% were split between fixed objects, bicycles, and pedestrians. However, there were also several crashes with parked motor vehicles and motor vehicles on other roadways. Pedestrian and bicycle collisions in particular resulted in a higher rate of fatalities and severe injuries. Table 5 below shows a full breakdown of the collisions, what object they were involved with, and the distribution of their injury levels.

Table 5 – Collisions by ‘Involved With’

COLLISIONS INVOLVED WITH FATAL SEVERE
INJURY
OTHER

VISIBLE
INJURY

COMPLAINT

OF PAIN TOTAL
Other Motor Vehicle 9 41 257 677 984
Pedestrian 9 19 28 42 98
Fixed Object 3 4 48 32 87
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TOP CRASH INTERSECTIONS
Table 6 and Figure 1 show the concentration of injury crashes in Rialto and highlights the 10 locations with the most crashes in the City.

We understand these agencies have ongoing projects that have completed construction or will be constructed. Collisions at those locations most likely have preceded the installation of recent improvements, so we will need to coordinate with the agencies where those improvements have occurred and compare that data closely. Therefore, the Safety Action Plan will be a living document, and when areas of construction are complete, the data can be revisited and analyzed in the area.

Table 6 – Top 10 Crash Intersections (Rialto)
Rank Location Total
1 FOOTHILL BLVD & RIVERSIDE AVE & US 66 HISTORIC 29
2 CEDAR AVE & MERRILL AVE 25
3 RIVERSIDE AVE & ROSEMARY LN 25
4 BASELINE RD & RIVERSIDE AVE 21
5 CEDAR AVE & FOOTHILL BLVD 17
7 BLOOMINGTON AVE & MERRILL AVE & RIVERSIDE AVE 16
8 BASELINE RD & WILLOW AVE 13
9 ADLER AVE & RIVERSIDE AVE 12
10 LINDEN AVE & MERRILL AVE 12
Bicycle 2 3 28 22 55
Parked Motor Vehicle 0 3 25 16 44
Non-Collision 0 2 11 6 19
Motor Vehicle on Other Roadway 0 1 4 10 15
Other Object 1 1 9 4 15
Not Stated 0 0 3 6 9
Animal 0 0 0 2 2
Train 0 0 0 0 0
Total 24 74 413 817 1328
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Comprehensive Traffic Safety Action Plan
Our team uses custom GIS-based tools to evaluate the roadway system and intersections using Highway Safety Manual statistical methods. This allows for independent evaluation of intersections by control type, and roadways by function. Our team then applies additional statistics to rate each location for crash severity, crash type patterns, driver behavior factors, and roadway conditions.

Our custom in-house software can process the Crossroads crash records to provide a ranked order of intersections and roadway segments by crash activity consistent with the Local Roadway Safety Manual. In addition, our software can provide a statistical evaluation of crash rates for each location relative to citywide norms and highlight locations with unusually high crash severities or crash patterns that can help diagnose safety challenges.

Kimley-Horn’s approach to the Comprehensive Traffic Safety Action Plan development centers on the creation of a countermeasure toolbox that includes items that address both infrastructure and driver behavior. A combination of crash history, roadway characteristics, and stakeholder feedback is used to determine which countermeasures will be most likely to have the most safety benefit relative to cost for the City. The toolbox is then used to produce three products as part of the Comprehensive Traffic Safety Action Plan.

1. Citywide Systemic Infrastructure Projects

2. Local Infrastructure Projects

3. Non-Infrastructure Projects
Quality Control and Quality Assurance
As a recognized firm, Kimley-Horn has developed solid project management methodology founded upon our commitment to high-quality deliverables. We see ourselves as an extension of your staff and place tremendous emphasis on developing and maintaining clear, continuous communication throughout a project to maintain high standards of quality from the inception of a task through completion.

Our QC/QA program is based on the philosophy that:
• Quality is achieved by providing adequate planning, coordination, supervision, and technical direction; properly defining the job requirements and procedures; fully understanding the scope of services; and using appropriately skilled personnel performing work functions carefully
• Quality is secured through the careful surveillance of work activities by individuals not directly responsible for performing the initial efforts • Quality is controlled by assigning a manager to evaluate project work and monitor that procedures are followed while providing the services
• Quality is verified through independent reviews by a qualified staff member of the processes, procedures, documentation, supervision, technical direction, and staffing associated with the project development

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SECTION B: SCOPE OF WORK
Task 1: Leadership Commitment and Goal Setting
Task 1.1: Project Management, Meetings, and Coordination Kimley-Horn will perform project management, accounting, and administrative functions consisting of communications with City staff and project stakeholders. We will establish a monthly check-in call with the City and project staff to update on project progress and to discuss current tasks, decisions that are needed, and to get feedback on recent deliverables. We anticipate an 8-month schedule and have budgeted for eight progress meetings. The proposed budget also includes attendance at one City Council meeting. Kimley-Horn will maintain a project deliverable tracking list and will prepare agendas and meeting notes.

Deliverables:
» Deliverable Tracking List (spreadsheet)
» Meeting Agendas
» Meeting Notes
» City Council Presentation Slide Deck
Task 1.2 Vision and Goal Development
Kimley-Horn will outline a set of goals and objectives early in the project that align with the U.S. DOT National Road Safety Strategy, Safe Systems Approach, Vision Zero, Complete Streets, and other relevant documents, to guide proposed safety actions. The goals will include a commitment to zero traffic deaths by a target deadline, likely 2050, to align with Caltrans other local agency targets. The goals will be set such that adoption of this plan by City Council will satisfy funding requirements included in the Safe Streets for All and other Bi-Partisan Infrastructure Bill programs.

The draft goals and objectives will be refined through the stakeholder and public engagement process.

Deliverables:
» List of Goals and Objectives
» List of Associated Measures of Effectiveness
Task 2: Planning Structure
Task 2.1: Project Initiation
Kimley-Horn will prepare a technical memorandum containing a literature review and proposed study outline that considers relevant regional and local plans that contain existing safety initiatives and plans that could impact findings and support development of a safety toolbox. The team will structure the Plan based on the Safe System Approach and will incorporate an analysis of equity based on the Justice40 Initiative, but also considering SB 535 and other disadvantaged characteristics.

The project team will include the required elements to satisfy the need for a Safety Action Plan as pertains to state and federal funding programs, such as HSIP and SS4A programs.

Deliverables:
» Technical Memorandum #1: Literature Review
» Comprehensive Safety Action Plan Outline
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Task 3: Safety Analysis
Task 3.1: Analysis of Crash Data
Kimley-Horn will perform a comprehensive data analysis review. Our approach to safety analysis includes statistical network screening using Highway Safety Manual methods. These methods are selected to identify locations with higher-than-expected collision activity that can be reviewed to identify roadway and intersection characteristics associated with higher risk. These methods also review a variety of collision characteristics to identify locations where specific types of collisions are over-represented. This helps to diagnose safety factors that are leading to elevated numbers of collisions.

The first screening step is to develop critical crash rates for segments and intersections in the city. Average crash rates are developed for intersections based on control type, and roadway segments based on functional classification. A statistical threshold is then established based on daily traffic volumes for each segment and intersection. The difference between the actual crash rate and the critical crash rate for each location can then be used to estimate the relative risk faced by users of the given intersection or segment. This method builds on the High Collision or High Injury Networks that essentially mirror High Traffic networks to provide deeper insight into potential low-cost safety measures.

Roadways and intersections with lower classifications will also be identified, allowing the Safety Action Plan to broach risk factors associated with those roadways.

The second screening step focuses on crash type over-representation. Citywide data is used to determine the typical collision type mix for each of the functional classifications and intersection control types. Then the mixture is reviewed for each segment and intersection to highlight those with high concentrations of a specific collision factor. Factors analyzed would include:
• Fatal Collisions
• Fatal + Serious Injury Collisions
• Broadside Collisions
• Rear-End Collisions
• Sideswipe Collisions
• Head-On Collisions
• Single Vehicle Collisions (run off road, fixed object, parked vehicle, other)
• Bicycle Collisions
• Pedestrian Collisions
• Wet/Slippery Road Collisions
• Nighttime Collisions
• Collisions Involving Alcohol/Drugs
• Collisions Involving Driver Inattention
• Collisions Involving Speeding/Aggressive Driving
The resulting list would include both the number of collisions for each factor, and the probability that any excess is not random.

Kimley-Horn will provide an inventory of sites including all roadway segments and intersections with three or more collisions (needed for statistical evaluation) ranked by overall number of collisions per Local Roadway Safety Manual Guidance. Kimley-Horn will then recommend up to 15 locations for further evaluation and potential project development based on amount of collision activity, collision severity, unusual collision patterns, and site variability to maximize the potential number of systemic factors, and mitigations identified. We will identify potential conflicts between vehicles, pedestrians, and bicycles.

Deliverables:
» Technical Memorandum #2: Historic Safety Conditions
» Map of High Crash Locations
Task 4: Engagement and Collaboration
Task 4.1: Stakeholder Outreach
Kimley-Horn will work with City staff to identify a robust group of key representative stakeholders and will host up to three focus group meetings in-person or in a virtual setting. Stakeholders may include local community, businesses, SBCTA, Rialto Police Department, Rialto Fire Department, Rialto USD, and Caltrans, as well as public health and safety advocacy groups. The first meeting will focus on the planning process and will help refine project goals and objectives. The team will use tools such as interactive polling and breakout rooms for focused discussion. The second meeting will discuss the strategies and emphasis areas identified in the plan to get focused feedback on how well they address stakeholder concerns. The meeting will be held in a similar fashion to the first one.

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Focus group feedback on equity and access needs will be incorporated into Task 5.2.

Deliverables:
» Focus Group Presentation
» Meeting Notes
Task 4.2: Public Safety Workshop
Kimley-Horn will work with City staff to host an in-person safety workshop intended to educate the public on safety and the Safe System Approach. The workshop will be used to collect feedback on safety concerns that Rialto residents and visitors have.

The team will share the findings of Tasks 3 and 5 and be prepared to discuss with the public how they can help improve traffic safety as well as how this project can provide the information needed for the City to pursue funding to make larger changes to the safety infrastructure. The workshop could include a doodle exercise to get feedback on the goals and objectives.

Deliverables:
» Presentation Slide Deck
» Up to 15 Information Boards
» Summary of Feedback
Task 4.3: Public Outreach and Education
The Kimley-Horn team will develop a robust public outreach program to inform, educate, and gather feedback from the Rialto community. The program will include an hour-long workshop that will be held in a location and at time that is accessible for those in underserved communities.

These workshops will consist of a public presentation of the key aspects of the Draft Safety Action Plan as well as a listening session where City staff and consultant team members will address questions and comments on the report. Surveys and engagement activities will also be facilitated at the workshop event. The workshop will also build off the efforts made at the Public Safety Workshop. Kimley-Horn will outline the workshop and public engagement efforts in an Outreach Plan that will be provided to the City for review and comment.

The workshop will be at the beginning of a two-week public comment period that will allow members of the public that were unable to attend the workshop and to provide input on the Draft Safety Action Plan. Online engagement activities and surveys will be disseminated so that all members of the public have the opportunity to provide input.

The Kimley-Horn team will provide all materials and public notifications for the workshop and other public engagement activities. Following the workshop and public comment period, the Kimley-Horn team will develop a public engagement debrief that will include a summary and documentation of feedback as well as photos and graphics from the event. This summary will be included in the Final Safety Action Plan.

Deliverables:
» Public Outreach Plan
» Development of Public Workshop (including notifications and materials) » Facilitation of the Public Comment Period (including engagement activities and surveys) » Public Engagement Debrief (to be included in the Final Safety Plan) Task 5: Equity Considerations
Task 5.2: Racial Equity and Environmental Justice
Kimley-Horn will explore the impact of traffic safety on disadvantaged populations as identified by Justice40 and SB 535 as this Plan is developed. Particular attention will be placed on vulnerable road users as they face greater risk of injury and death from traffic collisions and are much more likely to be exposed to traffic hazards if they belong to a minority or low- income group. Since most areas in the City of Rialto are majority people of color and the part of the City between SR 210 and I-10 are majority low-income, most safety challenges in the City will be impacting disadvantaged communities. This plan will document the benefits to minority and low-income communities that can be Proposal for the City of Rialto
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addressed through plan implementation. The plan will also take note of the needs of seniors, which are concentrated to the south of I-10 and in the downtown area. The safety plan will consider ways to improve safe multimodal transportation accessibility for underserved communities consistent with the goals established by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill.

This task will be conducted in concert with Task 6.2.

Deliverables:
» Racial Equity and Environmental Justice Analysis
Task 6: Policy and Process Changes
Task 6.1: Policy and Process Recommendations
The majority of needs for this Task will be completed in Task 7. Kimley-Horn will provide an overview of the Safe System Approach and how the strategy toolbox in Task 7 aligns with Safe System principles.

Deliverables:
» Summary of Policy Countermeasure Opportunities
Task 6.2: Climate Change, Sustainability, and Economic Competitiveness Kimley-Horn will consider environmental factors that could impact the transportation system in Rialto as part of the safety assessment. The potential impact of earthquakes, extreme rain, and flash flooding are also potential concerns for Rialto. The team will conduct a review of these potential hazards at the planning level and will identify facilities that are at particular risk should these events occur. Strategies for risk mitigation will be included in the safety toolbox.

The plan will also address the potential impact that traffic safety has on economic activity in Rialto. As mentioned in the project understanding, traffic injuries cost over $17M per year in the City. The plan will discuss how the prevention of those losses and gaining more activity in the City by improving the perception of safety could lead to more local business opportunities.

Deliverables:
» Technical Memorandum #3: Environmental Justice, Sustainability and Economic Competitiveness Task 7: Strategy and Project Selection
Task 7.1: Targeted Safety Investigation
The findings from Task 3 will be used to identify higher crash locations, and locations where crash patterns could help identify a systemic issue, and locations with a variety of characteristics that can be used to develop a representative safety countermeasure toolbox for the City.

Kimley-Horn, with City staff if available, will conduct a field tour of the higher crash locations to collect additional information to better match roadway characteristics with collision activity, allowing the team to diagnose issues and develop systemic recommendations.

A profile sheet will be developed for each location with a description of the observed challenges, crash patterns, and proposed countermeasures. The countermeasures will include a planning level cost estimate and benefit analysis that can be used for future HSIP applications.

Deliverables:
» Field Notes
» Up to 15 location profiles
Task 7.2: Focus Areas and Strategies
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and better driving behaviors. Kimley-Horn staff will collect the needed information by providing the City with a list of questions in advance, and will conduct an interview with City staff to finalize the responses.

The findings in Tasks 3 and 4 combined with the stakeholder and public feedback will be used to identify emphasis areas for the City that represent dominant factors involved in crash trends, particularly those that seem to be increasing. As much as possible, these emphasis areas will align with those of the Strategic Highway Safety Plan and state funding priorities, elevating the City’s competitiveness for safety funding. Kimley-Horn will work with City staff and the stakeholder group to discuss potential emphasis areas that will be the focus of strategy development. Selected emphasis areas should be measurable and associated with a variety of safety improvement strategies from the 4 E’s of safety. Once selected, the emphasis areas can be monitored over time to evaluate the effectiveness of strategies as they are implemented.

The strategies will also consider emerging technologies and changes vehicle and travel patterns such as electric and connected vehicles, e-bikes, and other modes with increasing use.

Deliverables:
» Best Practices Checklist
» List of Focus Areas and Potential Strategies
Task 7.3: Strategy and Project Selection
Through the items identified in Task 2, input from City staff, stakeholders and the public, and the findings of Task 3, Kimley-Horn will develop a strategy toolbox for the City of Rialto.

For the focus area locations, the sheets developed in Task 5 will provide the City with a scalable overview of the most cost-effective safety options at each location based on the level of resources available. The solutions identified there will be included in the toolbox as appropriate.

Additional systemic safety mitigations will also be included based on the observed crash trends and patterns along with stakeholder and community input.

Kimley-Horn will use the findings from the best practices review to develop a set of strategies involving City policy, ordinances, enforcement, education, and planning resources. These strategies will be focused on improving driver behavior and reducing the harm associated with traffic injuries and fatalities.

For one of the projects identified, Kimley-Horn will assist the City with one grant application, for either HSIP or SS4a.

Deliverables:
» Technical Memorandum #4: Proposed Safety Toolbox and Strategies Task 8: Progress and Transparency
Kimley-Horn will include in the Final Plan a methodology to measure the progress of the Safety Action Plan. This methodology will include the data needs (including updated collision and volume data) as well the process for updating the analysis performed during the initial plan development. The methodology will also include the process for developing a public-facing mapping platform, such as a web-based Dashboard. This will be hosted on the ESRI ArcOnline platform and will include annually updated reporting on progress towards reducing fatalities and serious injuries. This dashboard will also host a copy of the Safety Action Plan. The methodology developed by Kimley-Horn will also include a schedule for regular updates of the data analysis and project development. This process will allow the city to determine how the implemented projects are performing in their goal of crash reduction. The methodology will also include a recommended public outreach schedule and a detailed program of community engagement activities to keep the public informed. It is assumed that City staff will be responsible for updates to the website six months after the Safety Action Plan and contract is complete. Kimley-Horn can assist with the website updates as an additional service.

Deliverables:
» Progress Measurement Methodology
» Public-facing Mapping Platform (hosted on ESRI ArcOnline) » Public Outreach Schedule
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Task 9: Development of Final Safety Action Plan
Task 9.1: Draft Safety Action Plan
Kimley-Horn will prepare a Draft Comprehensive Traffic Safety Action Plan to document the findings of the previous tasks. The draft Plan will include an Executive Summary and will be in a format and language that will be accessible for a non-technical audience.

The draft report will be submitted to the City for review and comment and we will assist in circulating the Draft Plan to identified stakeholders for review. Kimley-Horn will also hold a meeting for City staff and stakeholders to review the draft Safety Action Plan prior to public comment.

Stakeholders will have two weeks to review the draft Safety Action Plan. Kimley-Horn will track and collect a consolidated set of comments from City staff and stakeholders and refine the report before public comment.

Deliverables:
» Draft Comprehensive Traffic Safety Action Plan (for City and stakeholder review) » Comment Tracking Matrix for the Draft Comprehensive Safety Action Plan » Draft Comprehensive Traffic Safety Action Plan (for Public Review) Task 9.2: Final Safety Action Plan
Following the input from City staff, key stakeholders, and members of the public, Kimley-Horn team will develop a Final Comprehensive Traffic Safety Action Plan. The project team will review the Final Safety Action Plan so that all comments have been appropriately addresses. If any significant issues with the Safety Action Plan are identified, the project team will initiate another round of review and comment. Kimley- Horn will provide the Final Safety Action Plan for City staff to review before final print and publication on the City’s website. Kimley-Horn will prepare a presentation and present the Final Safety Plan to the City Council for adoption. Following adoption, the document will be made available to the public.

Deliverables:
» Final Comprehensive Traffic Safety Action Plan
» Preparation of the Plan for printing and digital publication » Presentation of the Safety Plan to City Council for adoption Proposal for the City of Rialto
Development of the Safe Streets For All Action Plan
(RFP 24-008)
City of Rialto  RSPS7701.2023
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SECTION C: STAFF QUALIFICATIONS
We understand that the City of Rialto Safety Action Plan For All requires the best safety professionals out there to help successfully execute this project. With that in mind, we have gathered a team of the best of the best, whose expertise and prior experience in the safety transportation field will help establish a project that is delivered on time, on budget, and most importantly, secures a safer future for the people of the Rialto community.

Jason Melchor will manage this project. Below is a snapshot of Jason’s experience and availability for this project.

Number of Projects successfully completed 250+
Years of Experience
Kimley Horn
• 25 years
• Direct Supervisor: Darren Adrian
Time available
Current Commitments: 50%
Future Commitments: 30%
Percentage of time available for this project: 70%

ORGANIZATIONAL CHART
Please find our organizational chart below, which features all prime and subconsultant personnel, thus highlighting our project management structure for this project.

Planning
Kyle McGowan, AICP
Zander Dally, AICP
Joe Punsalan*
Jacob Leon*
Deputy Project Manager
Darryl DePencier, AICP , GISP , RSP2B
Engagement & Equity
Darryl DePencier, AICP , GISP , RSP2B
Tatiana Lundstrom, P .E.

Abbey, Ibarra
Engineering
Matt Stewart, P .E.

Jennifer de Avila, EIT, LEED Green Associate
Carla Aboud, EIT
QC/QA
Michael Colety, P.E., PTOE, RSP1, RSP2
Project Manager
Jason Melchor, P .E.

Subconsultants*

1. KTUA

Proposal for the City of Rialto
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Jason is a professional engineer with more than 25 years of experience in traffic engineering and transportation planning. He has worked with clients in San Bernardino, Riverside, Orange, Los Angeles, and San Diego Counties to complete systemic safety studies, local road safety plans, traffic impact studies and perform the technical analysis for a variety of safety projects, transportation planning projects, parking studies, transit analysis, site plan reviews, and circulation studies.

Jason’s traffic engineering experience includes traffic signal design, signing and striping, traffic control, and signal interconnect design plans. He has acted as in-house staff for the cities of Irvine and Huntington Beach to review development studies and design plans. In this role, Jason worked directly with developers and City staff to provide comments on plan and document submittals. Jason also has experience working with a variety of traffic engineering software programs and computer design packages.

RELEVANT EXPERIENCE
• City of Corona, Local Road Safety Plan, Corona, CA – Project Manager • City of Riverside, Local Road Safety Plan, Riverside, CA – Project Manager • City of Seal Beach, Local Road Safety Plan, Seal Beach, CA – Project Manager • City of Anaheim, Local Road Safety Plan, Anaheim, CA – Project Manager • City of Orange, Local Road Safety Plan, Orange, CA – Project Manager • City of Moreno Valley, RSA/ RSSA, Moreno Valley, CA – Project Engineer • RCTD, Horizontal Curve Assessment, Riverside County, CA – Project Engineer • City of Palm Desert, Local Road Safety Plan, Palm Desert, CA – Project Engineer • City of Perris, Local Road Safety Plan, Perris, CA – Project Engineer • City of Goleta, Traffic Safety Study for the Systemic Safety Analysis Report, Goleta, CA – Project Manager
• City of Goleta, Local Road Safety Plan, Goleta, CA – Project Manager • City of Santa Cruz, Local Road Safety Plan, Santa Cruz, CA – Project Engineer • County of Ventura, Local Road Safety Plan, Ventura County, CA – Project Engineer • Corona-Norco Unified School District, Garretson School Circulation Analysis, Corona, CA – Project Manager
• City of Newport Beach, Newport Heights Neighborhood Study, Newport Beach, CA – Project Manager
• City of La Quinta, Systemic Safety Analysis Report, La Quinta, CA – Project Engineer • City of Eastvale, Systemic Safety Analysis Report, Eastvale, CA – Project Engineer • City of Ventura, Systemic Safety Analysis Report, Ventura, CA – Project Engineer • City of Santa Clarita, Systemic Safety Analysis Report, Santa Clarita, CA – Project Engineer
• County of Imperial, Systemic Safety Analysis Report for Varied Roadways, Imperial County, CA – Project Engineer
• City of Santa Ana, Santa Ana Boulevard and 5th Street Bikeway, Santa Ana, CA – Project Engineer
• City of Anaheim, Gene Autry Way Improvements, Anaheim, CA – QC/QA Reviewer Professional Credentials
• Bachelor of Science, Civil
Engineering; Specialization in
Transportation, University of
California, Irvine
• Professional Engineer in
California #65218
• Institute of Transportation
Engineers (ITE), Member
• Orange County Traffic
Engineering Council, Member
Jason Melchor, P .E.

Project Manager

RESUMES
We have provided brief resumes for all prime and subconsultant personnel working on this project.

Proposal for the City of Rialto
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Mike Colety, P.E.,
PTOE, RSP1, RSP2
QC/QA
Professional Credentials
• Master of Science, Civil
Engineering, California
Polytechnic State University,
San Luis Obispo
• Bachelor of Science, Civil
Engineering, California
Polytechnic State University,
San Luis Obispo
• Professional Engineer in
California #60858
• Professional Traffic
Operations Engineer #1601
• Road Safety
Professional 1 #22
• Road Safety
Professional 2 #7
• Transportation Research
Board (TRB), Vice-Chair
of TRB Toward Zero
Deaths Subcommittee
For more than 25 years, Mike has been responsible for the planning and design of transportation facilities that incorporate safety and functionality. He specializes in highway safety and has presented at the Transportation Research Board (TRB) Annual Meeting on Highway Safety applications for the last three years and is the Vice-Chair of the TRB Toward Zero Deaths subcommittee.

Mike has been involved in more than a dozen recent local road safety projects, and specializes in bicycle and facility planning, design, and safety. He has managed regional active transportation projects and bicycle and pedestrian safety action plans. In addition, Mike has completed formal training on Road Safety Audits (RSAs), Highway Safety Manual, Interactive Highway Safety Design Model, and Human Factors Guidelines.

RELEVANT EXPERIENCE
• City of Seal Beach, Local Road Safety Plan, Seal Beach, CA – QC/QA Manager • City of Santa Cruz, Local Road Safety Plan, Santa Cruz, CA – QC/QA Manager • County of Ventura, Local Road Safety Plan, Ventura County, CA – QC/QA Manager • City of Moreno Valley, RSA/ RSSA, Moreno Valley, CA – Project Manager • City of Ventura, Systemic Safety Analysis Report, Ventura, CA – Principal-in-Charge • City of Santa Clarita, Systemic Safety Analysis Report, Santa Clarita, CA – Principal-in-Charge
• City of La Quinta, Systemic Safety Analysis Report, La Quinta, CA – Principal-in-Charge
• Caltrans, Strategic Highway Safety Plan, Statewide, CA – Project Manager • County of Imperial, Systemic Safety Analysis Report for Varied Roadways, Imperial County, CA – Principal-in-Charge
• City of Sunnyvale, Systemic Safety Analysis Report, Sunnyvale, CA – Senior Advisor • City of Dana Point, Dana Point Bicycle and Pedestrian Master Plan, Dana Point, CA – Project Manager
• NDOT, Strategic Highway Safety Plan, Statewide, NV – Project Manager • NDOT, Highway Safety Manual Implementation, Statewide, NV – Project Manager • NDOT, Road Safety Assessment Program, Statewide, NV – Project Manager • NDOT, Safety Management Plans, Statewide, NV – Project Manager • NDOT, Road Safety Assessment and Safety Engineering Design Services, Statewide, NV – Project Manager
• NDOT, Development of Local Bicycle Plans, Statewide, NV – Project Manager • NDOT, Highway Safety Capacity Building, Statewide, NV – Project Manager Proposal for the City of Rialto
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Darryl has been conducting transportation safety for over 14 years, including over 30 recent SSARs, LRSPs, and RSAs. He has developed a number of tools to root out the spatial relationships between collision events to determine the factors and conditions that increase the probability of vehicle crashes. His experience ranges from establishing safety policy language, to network screening, to crash site engineering reviews, to developing countermeasure toolboxes.

Darryl also conducts statistical analyses of crash activity using methods presented in the Highway Safety Manual, the Local Roadway Safety Manual, and customized analyses for unusual locations or conditions. He has worked on studies at the statewide, regional, local, and site- specific levels that incorporate all of the four Es of safety (engineering, education, enforcement, and emergency services). Work products include guidance documents, local roadway safety plans, safety thresholds, safety audits, and local countermeasure recommendations.

RELEVANT EXPERIENCE
• City of Palm Desert, LRSP , Palm Desert, CA – Project Manager • City of Corona, LRSP , Corona, CA – Project Planner
• City of Imperial Beach, LRSP , Imperial Beach, CA – Project Planner • City of Tracy, LRSP , Tracy, CA – Project Manager
• City of Citrus Heights, LRSP , Citrus Heights, CA – Project Planner • City of Roseville, LRSP , Roseville, CA – Project Planner • City of Rocklin, LRSP , Rocklin, CA – Project Planner • County of Sutter, LRSP Yuba City, CA – Project Planner • City of Santa Cruz, LRSP , Santa Cruz, CA – Project Manager • County of San Benito, LRSP , San Benito County, CA – Project Manager • City of Artesia, LRSP Artesia, CA – Project Manager
• City of Seal Beach, LRSP , Seal Beach, CA – Project Planner • City of Anaheim, LRSP , Anaheim, CA – Project Planner • City of Eastvale, LRSP , Eastvale, CA – Project Manager • City of Perris, LRSP , Perris, CA – Project Manager
• City of San Clemente, LRSP , San Clemente, CA – Project Manager • City of Sunnyvale, SSAR, Sunnyvale, CA – Project Manager • San Joaquin County, SSAR, Stockton, CA – Project Planner • City of Santa Clarita, Citywide SSAR, Santa Clarita, CA – Project Planner • City of Lancaster, Systemic Safety Analysis Report Program (SSARP), Lancaster, CA – Project Manager
• City of Ventura, Citywide SSARP Ventura, CA – Project Planner • County of Mono, SSARP for County Roads, Mono County, CA – Project Planner • City of Moreno Valley, RSA/ RSSA, Moreno Valley, CA – Project Planner • Caltrans, CMAS Safety Performance Management Target Setting Analysis, CA – Project Planner
• Master of Science, Urban
Spatial Analytics, University
of Pennsylvania
• Bachelor of Arts, Geography,
Carleton University
• Certificate of Geographic
Information Systems,
Algonquin College
• Geo Info Systems
Professional #59317
• Amer Institute of Certified
Planners #026552
• Road Safety
Professional 1 #279
• Road Safety
Professional 2B #17
Darryl dePencier,
AICP, GISP, RSP2B
Deputy Project Manager
Professional Credentials

Proposal for the City of Rialto
Development of the Safe Streets For All Action Plan
(RFP 24-008)
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Kyle is an analyst and project manager in the transportation planning and engineering field. His experience providing engineering design and planning support includes crash and roadway analyses, document review, and data collection. Kyle has also been involved in the implementation of Goods Movement, Connected Vehicle, and Integrated Corridor Management (ICM) projects in southern California, where he utilized ArcGIS and design skills to prepare reports and maps of ITS infrastructure improvements. He is proficient with Synchro, Adobe Creative Suite, and SPSS.

RELEVANT EXPERIENCE
• City of Chino, LRSP , Chino, CA – Project Manager
• City of West Hollywood, LRSP , West Hollywood, CA – Project Manager • City of Compton, LRSP , Compton, CA – Project Manager • City of Riverside, LRSP , Riverside, CA – Project Planner • City of Costa Mesa, LRSP , Costa Mesa, CA – Project Planner • City of Anaheim, LRSP , Anaheim, CA – Project Planner • City of Perris, LRSP , Perris, CA – Analyst
• City of Seal Beach, LRSP , Seal Beach, CA – Analyst
• City of Palm Desert, LRSP , Palm Desert, CA – Analyst • City of San Clemente, LRSP , San Clemente, CA – Analyst • City of Tracy, LRSP , Tracy, CA – Analyst
• County of San Benito, LRSP , San Benito County, CA – Analyst • County of Ventura, LRSP , Ventura County, CA – Project Planner • City of Eastvale, SSAR, Eastvale, CA – Analyst
• City of Santa Clarita, Citywide Analysis of Pedestrian and Bicycle Collisions SSARP Santa Clarita, CA – Analyst
• City of Goleta, Traffic Safety Study for the SSARP , Goleta, CA – Analyst • County of Mono, SSARP , Mono County, CA – Analyst
• County of Imperial, SSARP for Varied Roadways, El Centro, CA – Analyst • City of Palm Springs, Citywide Engineering and Traffic Survey, Palm Springs, CA – Project Planner
• City of Palm Springs, Transportation Management Center Improvements, Palm Springs, CA – Analyst
Kyle McGowan,
AICP
Planning Lead
Professional Credentials
• Master of Urban
Planning, University of
Southern California
• Bachelor of Science, Urban
and Regional Planning,
University of Arizona
• American Institute of Certified
Planners #33483

Proposal for the City of Rialto
Development of the Safe Streets For All Action Plan
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Abbey has provided project support using GIS mapping throughout her career at Kimley Horn.

As an analyst, Abbey assists in collecting data and implementing the assessing methodology to projects for determining the level of traffic safety, given various parameters. She has experience in sorting GIS data to identify and interpret trends among scattered information. Abbey has also assisted projects with data analysis and data collection. Abbey is fluent in Spanish.

RELEVANT EXPERIENCE
• City of Indio, LRSP , Indio, CA – Analyst
• City of Costa Mesa, LRSP , Costa Mesa, CA – Analyst
• City of Seal Beach, LRSP , Seal Beach, CA – Analyst
• City of San Clemente, LRSP , San Clemente, CA – Analyst • City of Compton, LRSP , Compton, CA – Analyst
• City of Tracy, LRSP , Tracy, CA – Analyst
• County of San Benito, LRSP , San Benito County, CA – Analyst • City of South El Monte, Traffic Signal Improvements at Various Signalized Intersections HSIP Cycle 9 Project, El Monte, CA – Analyst • Orange County Transportation Authority (OCTA), Santa Ana Transit Cooperation Study, Orange County, CA – Analyst
Professional Credentials
• Master of Science, Civil
Engineering, California
State Polytechnic
University, Pomona
• Bachelor of Science, Urban
and Regional Planning,
California State Polytechnic
University, Pomona
Abbey Ibarra
Engagement

Proposal for the City of Rialto
Development of the Safe Streets For All Action Plan
(RFP 24-008)
City of Rialto  RSPS7701.2023
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Jennifer is a transportation analyst with transportation engineering experience involving traffic signal design, signing and striping, traffic control, cost estimates and specifications. She has experience with local and federal grant applications, Local Roadway Safety Plans (LRSP) and Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) planning. Her skills include AutoCAD Civil 3D, Bentley MicroStation, ArcGIS, BlueBeam Revu, and Microsoft Office. She graduated from California State University, Northridge with a Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering.

RELEVANT EXPERIENCE
• Metrolink, Traffic Signal Modification Plan, City of Santa Clarita – Analyst • City of Los Angeles, Spring Street Corridor Analysis for Bike Lanes -Analyst • City of Santa Clarita, Sierra Highway Dynamic Lane Management Installation Plan and Traffic Control – Analyst
• City of Culver City, Sawtelle Boulevard/I-405 SB/Matteson Avenue Traffic Signal and Signing and Striping – Analyst
• City of Santa Clarita, Vista Canyon Traffic Signal, Signing and Striping and Interconnect Design – Project Manager
• City of Culver City, Sawtelle Boulevard/I-405 SB/Matteson Avenue Traffic Signal and Signing and Striping – Analyst
• City of Inglewood, Inglewood Basketball Entertainment Center (IBEC) PS&E, Inglewood, CA – Analyst
• City of Menifee, Menifee Local Roadway Safety Plan (LRSP), Menifee, CA – Analyst • City of Santa Clarita, Rye Canyon Studios Traffic Signal Design, Santa Clarita, CA – Analyst
• City of Santa Clarita, Sierra Highway and Newhall Road – Changeable Lane Design, Santa Clarita, CA – Analyst
• County of Los Angeles, Eastern Ave Traffic Signal Synchronization Project, Los Angeles, CA – Analyst
• County of Los Angeles, Rosecrans Ave Traffic Signal Synchronization Project, Los Angeles, CA – Analyst
• City of Santa Clarita, Newhall Bike Facilities, Santa Clarita, CA – Analyst • Telecom Crown Castle LAX TOR 10G TMO Project, Fieldwork – Analyst Professional Credentials
• Bachelor of Science, Civil
Engineering, California State
University Northridge
• Engineer-in-Training in
California #173521
• Society of Hispanic
Professional Engineers
(SHPE) Los Angeles
Professional Chapter,
Director of Outreach
Jennifer De Avila,
EIT, LEED Green
Associate
Engineering

Proposal for the City of Rialto
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Zander has technical skills in mapping and spatial analysis, graphic design, travel demand modeling, creating ITS incident response plans, population and economic analysis and forecasting, and statistical analysis. He is knowledgeable in ArcGIS (ArcPro, ArcMap, ArcScene, ArcCatelog, Story Map), Adobe Creative Cloud (Photoshop, InDesign, Illustrator), SketchUp, Canva, Bentley CUBE, IBM SPSS Statistics, and Microsoft Excel. Zander has previous experience working on LRSPs, transit feasibility studies, station area plans, and similar transportation projects.

RELEVANT EXPERIENCE
• City of Alhambra, LRSP , Alhambra, CA – Analyst
• City of Compton, LRSP , Compton, CA – Analyst
• City of Goleta, LRSP , Goleta, CA – Analyst
• City of Roseville, LRSP , Roseville, CA – Analyst
• City of Temple City, LRSP , Temple City, CA – Analyst • City of Tracy, LRSP , Tracy, CA – Analyst
• City of Santa Maria, LRSP , Santa Maria, CA – Analyst • City of Culver City, MOVE Culver City Independent Data Validation, Culver City, CA – Project Manager
• SANDAG, North County Regional Corridor (SR 78) Comprehensive Multimodal Corridor Plan (CMCP), San Diego, CA – Project Analyst
• San Gabriel Valley Council of Governments (SGVCOG), San Gabriel Valley Transit Study, San Gabriel Valley, CA – Analyst
• City of Palmdale, Sustainable Transportation, Palmdale, CA – Analyst • City and County of Honolulu, Ala Moana Transit Plaza Alternatives Analysis, Honolulu, HI – Project Analyst
• City and County of Honolulu, Kapolei Maintenance Facility & Transit Center, Honolulu, HI – Project Analyst
Professional Credentials
• Master of Science, Urban and
Regional Planning, Florida
State University
• Bachelor of Science,
International Affairs, Florida
State University
• American Institute of Certified
Planners (AICP) #33893
Zander Dally, AICP
Planning

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Development of the Safe Streets For All Action Plan
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Carla has over five years of experience in traffic engineering, traffic operations, transportation planning and safety analysis. She has experience in examining existing site conditions, identifying potential design conflicts, and implementing engineering judgement to mitigate design issues. Carla has vast experience in preparing construction plans using AutoCAD, in accordance with the California MUTCD, Caltrans Standard Plans and Specifications, ADA accessibility guidelines, Standard Specifications for Public Works Construction and applicable jurisdictional design guidelines. As a Senior Analyst, she has led the design and production of various construction plans including Traffic Signal, Street Lighting, Signing and Striping, Traffic Control and Pavement Rehabilitation plans. Carla has developed project specifications and engineer’s cost estimate and has assisted in Construction Administration support. Carla has also provided traffic safety support on multiple Safe Street and Roads For All Grant a pplications.

This included analyzing roadway segment historic data and intersection collisions. Carla also assisted with evaluating the implementation of safety countermeasures and their associated crash reduction factors and costs. Most recently, she worked on the Corona LRSP and SS4A, Riverside SS4A and Orange LRSP . Carla’s other recent project experience includes the 224 San Bernardino HSIP Traffic Signal Improvements Plans, Anaheim HSIP Traffic Signal Modification Plans, City of Goleta Citywide Traffic Signal Improvements Plans and Palm Springs HSIP Traffic Signal Plans.

RELEVANT EXPERIENCE
• City of Seal Beach, Local Road Safety Plan, Seal Beach, CA – Analyst • City of Orange, Local Road Safety Plan, Orange, CA – Analyst • City of Corona, Local Road Safety Plan and Safe Streets and Roads For All, Corona, CA – Sr. Analyst
• City of Santa Clarita, Citywide Site Safety Analysis Report, Santa Clarita, CA – Analyst
• City of Riverside, Local Road Safety Plan and Safe Streets and Roads For All, Riverside, CA – Analyst
• City of West Covina, Local Road Safety Plan, West Covina, CA – Analyst • City of Lancaster, Systemic Safety Analysis Report Program, Lancaster, CA – Analyst • City of Goleta, Local Road Safety Plan, Goleta, CA – Analyst • County of Los Angeles, Eastern Avenue Traffic Signal Synchronization Program, Los Angeles, CA – Analyst
• City of San Bernardino, 224 Traffic Signal Improvements (HSIP Project), San Bernardino, CA – Sr. Analyst
• City of Rancho Cucamonga, Signing and Striping and Pavement Rehabilitation Plans for Rochester Avenue Pavement Rehabilitation, Rancho Cucamonga, CA – Sr. Analyst
Professional Credentials
• Bachelor of Science, Civil
Engineering, California State
University, Long Beach
• Engineer-in-Training in
California #163781
Carla Aboud, E.I.T.

Engineering

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Education
• B.A. Geography, California State
University, Sacramento
Registrations
• ITE Professional
Transportation Planner
• LEED Green Associate
• GISP , GIS Certification
Institute #53646
• League of American Bicyclists
Certified Instructor #2005
Affiliations
• Association of Pedestrian and
Bicycle Professionals
• Rails to Trails Enhanced Bicycle
Facilities Document Peer Review
Awards
• 2022 APA San Diego Award of
Merit, Transportation Planning,
Imperial County Transportation
Commission Regional ATP
• 2020 ASLA San Diego Award
of Merit; 2019 APA California,
Comprehensive Plan Small
Jurisdiction; 2019 APA Inland
Empire Comprehensive Plan
Small Jurisdiction, Award
of Excellence, San Jacinto
Trails Master Plan
• 2020 APA San Diego
Transportation Planning Award
of Merit; Circulate San Diego
Healthy Community Award;
National City INTRA-Connect Plan
Joe Punsalan
Principal Transportation Planner
Joe Punsalan is a principal and oversees KTUA’s parks and active transportation planning practice for clients throughout California. He’s been actively engaged in citywide park master plan projects and large-scale active transportation planning projects such as complete street plans and corridor studies, active transportation plans, vision zero, and first/last mile connectivity.

He is responsible for scope development, data analysis, public engagement and facilitation of workshops, focus group and stakeholder meetings, report writing, grant writing and reporting, and staff and consultant team management. He has a background in GIS for mapping, research and analysis, and uses a simplified approach to displaying complex methodologies.

CITY OF RIALTO ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION PLAN
Joe Punsalan is a principal and oversees KTUA’s parks and active transportation planning practice for clients throughout California. He’s been actively engaged in citywide park master plan projects and large-scale active transportation planning projects such as complete street plans and corridor studies, active transportation plans, vision zero, and first/last mile connectivity.

He is responsible for scope development, data analysis, public engagement and facilitation of workshops, focus group and stakeholder meetings, report writing, grant writing and reporting, and staff and consultant team management. He has a background in GIS for mapping, research and analysis, and uses a simplified approach to displaying complex methodologies.

RELEVANT EXPERIENCE
• County of San Bernardino Omnitrans Bus Stop Safety Improvement Study – Principal planner responsible for Bus Stop Safety best practices that were recommended for implementation by Omnitrans and local agencies. Oversaw the development bus stop recommendations, goals, objectives and policy examples to improve safety at existing bus stops in the Omnitrans service area.
• SBCTA Safe Routes to School –Project manager, responsibilities include coordination with schools to conduct walk audits and outreach, data collection and developing recommendations for over 15 schools. The 15 schools assigned were part of a 50 school Safe Routes to School project. As part of the outreach, contacting school district supervisors to approve the team’s and schools’ participation in these events. Research and coordinate with city staff where each school resides on feasible and readily implementable improvements.
• City of Grand Terrace Active Transportation Plan –Project manager responsible for task assignments, budgeting, scheduling, outreach coordination, public workshop, pop-up event and safe routes to school coordination and facilitation. Utilized a variety of AT tools such as bicycle and pedestrian level-of-traffic stress modeling, propensity modeling, green streets and two high priority corridor designs. Prepared the preliminary engineering designs of the two selected corridors that will be utilized for grant applications. Identified the hot spots for pedestrian improvements and overall project prioritization. Developed criteria for bicycle and pedestrian facility assessment, project, and program development. • City of Santa Ana Active Transportation Plan –Project manager/transportation planner in charge of organizing and overseeing all tasks for the project. Scheduled, facilitated, and presented at all workshops and advisory group meetings. Coordinated outreach efforts, existing conditions, community engagement, project development, cost estimation, and document production. Assisted in project identification, prioritization, and design, and Story Map development. Coordinated team efforts on 35 priority project cutsheet assignments, design, and review.

KEY PERSONNEL
Proposal for the City of Rialto
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Education
• Bachelor of Landscape
Architecture, Cal Poly, San
Luis Obispo, 2013
Registrations
• 2014, LEED Green Associate
Special Skills
• Spanish fluency
Affiliations
• American Society of
Landscape Architects
Recognition
• 2022 APA Los Angeles Award
of Merit, Comprehensive Plan
Small Jurisdiction, City of
Montebello Parks MP
• 2022 APA Inland Empire
Award of Merit, Transportation
Planning, Ontario Recreation and
Parks Master Plan
• 2020 ASLA San Diego, Award
of Merit; 2019 APA California,
Comprehensive Plan Small
Jurisdiction; 2019 APA Inland
Empire Comprehensive Plan
Small Jurisdiction Award
of Excellence, San Jacinto
Trails Master Plan
• 2019 APA Central Coast; 2018
APWA-California Central Coast
Project of the Year, Special
Studies Under $2M Category;
Goleta BMP Award of Excellence
Jacob Leon
Outreach
Jacob Leon is a senior associate planner and outreach facilitator at KTUA. His project responsibilities entail project management, network and facility design, public outreach coordination and facilitation, technical drafting, and 3D modeling. He is an integral member of KTUA’s planning and design team, raising public awareness of the benefits of thoughtful urban and landscape design, safe pedestrian and bicycle accessibility, and green infrastructure. His strong background in 3D modeling and graphic design allows him to produce effective digital and printed media to help communicate design concepts. His experience in mobility planning projects include active transportation plans and complete streets plans.

CITY OF RIALTO ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION PLAN
Associate planner that assisted the team with all community outreach coordination, workshop support and Spanish translation. Helped develop recommendations based on fieldwork, analyses, and community feedback the team received. Assisted with developing the final report layout.

RELEVANT EXPERIENCE
• City of El Centro Combined Active Transportation/Safe Routes to School Master Plan – Assistant project manager for the development of a combined ATP/SR2S plan to assess existing active modes of transportation and provide infrastructure and policy recommendations that address existing barriers and promote an increase of biking and walking throughout the community. Responsibilities included scheduling project meetings, coordinating community outreach events, Spanish translation and interpretation, project analysis, recommendations, project branding and document design. This project required detailed collaboration with various stakeholders simultaneously working on several projects throughout the city.
• City of Santa Ana Active Transportation Plan – Assistant project manager/associate planner supported all major tasks. Special focus on comprehensive community engagement strategies, events, and materials. Assisted the team with existing conditions analysis, project development, cost estimation, and document production. Helped identify project recommendations and assisted with the design and review of key priority projects. • SBCTA Safe Routes to School – Assistant project manager. Coordinated, scheduled, and prepared materials for fourteen safe routes to school walk audits throughout San Bernardino County and one pop-up workshop at Cal State San Bernardino. Spanish translation and interpretation were provided for all materials and events. Assisted in developing infrastructure recommendations for the fourteen schools.
• City of Grand Terrace Active Transportation Plan – Project planner responsible for scheduling project meetings, coordinating community outreach events, Spanish translation and interpretation, project analysis, recommendations, and document design. Actively involved in conducting all school walk audits and analyzing the information collected.

ADDITIONAL EXPERIENCE
• City of Artesia Active Transportation Plan
• City of Menifee Active Transportation Plan
• City of Los Alamitos Active Transportation Plan
• Cities of Bellflower and Paramount Active Transportation Plan • City of Goleta Bicycle and Pedestrian Master Plan
• Imperial County Active Transportation Plan

KEY PERSONNEL
Proposal for the City of Rialto
Development of the Safe Streets For All Action Plan
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SECTION D: FIRM QUALIFICATIONS

FIRM PROFILE
Founded in 1967, Kimley-Horn and Associates, Inc. (Kimley-Horn) is an 8,000-person, multidisciplinary firm with 121 offices nationwide and the outstanding financial resources and lines of credit to assure the successful completion of your project. Our organiza tional
structure is comprised of our local office practice leaders, technical and project support staff; a regional leader; production managers; and business, human resource, and marketing managers. This structure has led to financial stability within the firm. In addition, we uphold a disciplined focus on business fundamentals, operate the firm conservatively, and our internal controls and business standards— promoted by our leadership team—are intended to keep our foundation strong.

Our continued growth and stability over the past 56 years is the direct result of our commitment to integrity and dedication to providing quality services to our clients. We provide our clients with the local knowledge and responsiveness of a small organization, backed by
the depth of resources only a national firm could offer. Our presence across Engineering News- Record’s rankings for top engineering firms represent the combined efforts of our staff, who are committed to providing client-focused service and technical excellence in everything we do. The Kimley-Horn team is committed to providing the City with high-quality solutions that exceed your expectations. We accomplish this by providing you with a team of experienced and technically proficient individuals who offer extensive safety experience. As an industry leader in safety, Kimley-Horn is qualified and committed to providing comprehensive safety consulting services for the City’s Action Plan.

Brief Company History of Comparable Work
Kimley-Horn has an extensive history of comparable work with California public agencies. The following paragraphs summarize our capabilities within the disciplines and general services for which our team is qualified to perform as well as other services we feel may be of interest to the City.

Local Road Safety Plans
Kimley-Horn understands that an LRSP is a proactive
approach to safety analysis. Existing crash patterns
form part of the safety picture but only show us where
crashes have occurred, not necessarily where conditions that elevate the risk of crashes exist. An LRSP is intended to identify high crash locations within a city and diagnose what conditions might contribute to that elevated crash activity. The LRSP then identifies countermeasures that can be applied systemically throughout the city where those conditions exist to remove those higher risk conditions before crashes occur. We recognize that an LRSP is not fixed in its scope or breadth and that each jurisdiction faces unique safety challenges, driver behavior patterns, and historical roadway development. Our approach is to explore what is normal within the City of Rialto and to avoid assumptions that might lead to a more repetitive approach to completing LRSP projects. In an effort to provide completeness and set safety benchmarks customized for the City, our approach will be to:

QUICK FACTS
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Type of Firm: Private Corporation
Phone Number: 714.705.1331
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Contact Person: Jason Melchor
Email Address: [email protected]
Firm’s Principal: Jason Matson
*Jason Melchor is an authorized representative of
the firm and is authorized to make legally binding
commitments for Kimley-Horn. Per the RFP’s
requirements, his signature is included below.

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STATEWIDE SAFETY PROJECTS
» California Strategic Highway Safety Plan
» California Strategic Performance
Measures Targets
» California Highway Safety Improvement
Program Implementation Plan
» Impact Assessment of District
Safety Initiatives
» Align Safe Systems Approach with
Corridor Investigations and Community
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Development of the Safe Streets For All Action Plan
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• Refine the work plan with City staff
• Conduct a citywide network screening to establish crash • rate benchmarks for intersections and roadway segments • Identify locations with the highest crash volumes and highest risk factors based on network screening (from the designated corridors and intersections)
• Map crash patterns at higher crash locations
• Conduct field review of higher crash locations
• Identify countermeasures that would likely reduce crashes • Establish template projects and benefit/cost assessments to produce short, medium, and long-term projects that the City can pursue funding for
• Active engagement with stakeholders
• Focus on driver behavior factors as well as roadway engineering Civil Engineering
Civil/roadway planning, and design is a pillar of Kimley-Horn. Our team of planners and engineers can address every aspect of roadway design including intersection geometrics, utility relocations, traffic control, traffic calming, green and complete streets, signing and striping, paving design, drainage, stormwater management, retaining walls, signals and lighting, and hydraulic/ hydrologic modeling. Our engineers have developed plans, specifications, and estimates (PS&E) for thousands of miles of roadways and sidewalks, including neighborhood streets, rural roads, interstate highways, state highways, highway interchange structures, and urban arterials. These projects—performed forstate departments of transportation (DOTs), cities, tribes, private entities, and counties—have included route corridor studies, environmental assessments, and construction sequencing. Our team consists of experts in the latest best practices and guidelines for multimodal and active transportation networks, first and last-mile solutions, urban bikeways, transit corridors, and pedestrian accessibility.

Bicycle and Pedestrian Planning and Design
Kimley-Horn recognizes the importance of planning and designing alternative modes of transportation—whether bicycle, pedestrian, or transit. Kimley-Horn employs state-of-the-art techniques to accommodate and encourage the use of alternative modes of transportation and minimize vehicular conflicts. Our team members have led numerous pedestrian and bicycle planning and design projects throughout the region and are passionate about improving communities through active transportation. Our diverse experience in pedestrian and bikeway planning and design ranges from developing safe routes to schools to designing single-intersection bike lane improvements to preparing city bicycle master plans. We have completed many local and regional city bicycle facility master plans, developed comprehensive statewide plans and requirements for pedestrian/bicycle facilities, and designed over 200 miles of bicycle routes and multi-use trails. Our plans often emphasize connectivity with adjacent sites (or jurisdictions) and destinations. We routinely design bike facilities using the Caltrans Highway Design Manual and are also experienced in designing bike facilities – including bike trails, buffered bike lanes, and cycle tracks – using the National Association of City Transportation Officials (NACTO) Urban Bikeway Design Guide and the FHWA Separated Bike Lane Planning and Design Guide. Our experience in bikeway design helped us to provide better services to our clients as we understand a bike facility should be safe, feasible, constructible, and cost-effective. In helping to create walkable communities, Kimley-Horn applies a context-sensitive design approach to the unique circumstances of each project.

Traffic Engineering
Kimley-Horn was founded by three traffic engineer graduates from North Carolina State University who had a strong passion to serve clients, particularly public agencies. Today, this discipline continues to be one of our core practice areas in virtually every one of our offices. We have completed thousands of traffic engineering projects for public agencies across the country, ranging from major area-wide systems involving hundreds of intersections to the design and analysis of a single intersection. Our team brings experience in traffic studies and analyses, including the evaluation of operational characteristics, safety, capacity, circulation, flow, and access. Our traffic engineers are highly-trained and capable in using software—including VISSIM, CORSIM, HCS+, Synchro/SimTraffic, SIDRA Intersection, Signal 2020, and Transyt-7F—to evaluate the operating conditions for existing or proposed roadway configurations. In addition, our staff has the ability to translate these analyses into easy-to understand content for the general public as well as public officials and other stakeholders. Specific services we provide include:
• Safety studies
• High accident location studies
• Collision analysis
• Data collection
• Asset inventory
• Traffic Impact Analysis (TIA) studies
• Access-Egress and internal circulation studies
• Speed, classification, and volume studies
• Origin-Destination studies
• Traffic calming studies and cut-through analysis
• Freeway, arterial, and intersection capacity analysis • Interchange justification/modification reports
Proposal for the City of Rialto
Development of the Safe Streets For All Action Plan
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• Traffic simulation/animation
• Sidewalk needs studies
• Roundabout feasibility studies
• Median modification studies
• Maintenance of traffic plans
• Expert testimony
Accessible Design
A major component of civil design projects is the consideration of accessibility for all users. As a recognized industry leader in the design of pedestrian facilities, Kimley-Horn is experienced in applying accessible design principles, including Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) requirements and guidelines for Pedestrian Facilities in the Public Right-of-Way. This latter document, built off the requirements from the ADA Accessibility Guidelines (ADAAG), clarifies and expands on ADA accessibility requirements, and focuses on public right-of-way. The guidelines provide additional tools that designers can use to increase accessibility while also lowering the costs of improvements. Knowledge and understanding of these proposed guidelines have allowed our team to provide designs superior to what current ADA guidelines require. We focus not only on meeting the minimum accessibility requirements, but also on designing for accessibility using a continuously updated toolkit of best practices that ultimately benefit our clients as well as the general public. Our team is capable of bringing in creative solutions to the table when there are site constraints and limitations.

Traffic Data Collection
Our team members are skilled at using manual and advanced technology to collect traffic data. Based on the need, our team can capture field data with basic methods or through use of portable GPS devices that allow digital photo linking capabilities and direct importation into GIS mapping and software such as ESRI ArcGIS. We take care to obtain accurate data because it is the basis for a traffic study. Often, some data (such as accident reports or recent traffic counts) can be obtained from existing sources. However, if new data is needed, Kimley-Horn knows the criteria for data collection, documentation, and compilation.

Grant Writing
Kimley-Horn has a proven track record of winning grants for similar types of HSIP projects including 20 applications that were funded in Cycle 10 worth over $30 million. Kimley-Horn can research and find project funding through state and federal grant programs. Our planning studies are geared toward practical, community-based solutions that meet the objectives of many grant programs. Our grant writing experience has helped our clients secure more than $200 million over the past few years for the implementation of a wide array of projects through programs such as Active Transportation grants and Smart Growth programs. We understand the deadlines, application processes, and scoring criteria associated with grant programs, and can harness this experience to assist the City with funding applications. Our ultimate mission is to bring the ideas of a community involvement process to real projects that shape the livability of our cities and neighborhood.

Project Experience
Our long-term association with public municipalities has provided us with comprehensive experience and knowledge of traffic safety. We offer complete traffic and civil engineering services and planning services in-house. Kimley-Horn has completed thousands of traffic engineering, operations, and safety projects ranging from single intersection safety audits, designs, and analyses to major county-wide safety action plans. Kimley- Horn also has significant experience preparing successful grant applications and other documents for the federal Safe Streets for All (SS4A) program.

Our familiarity with this program will be essential for the success of this Comprehensive Safety Action Plan. We know the successful adoption of the Safety Plan will allow the City of Rialto to be eligible for SS4A Implementation Grant funding. This knowledge will allow us to develop a Safety Plan that meets all required criteria of an Action Plan. Kimley-Horn has also provided services for other municipalities in Southern California, such as the following project.

Following our project schedule is the full Palmdale Sustainability Transportation Plan.

Proposal for the City of Rialto
Development of the Safe Streets For All Action Plan
(RFP 24-008)
City of Rialto  RSPS7701.2023
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City of Palmdale, Sustainable Transportation Plan,
Palmdale, CA
Kimley-Horn, developed a Sustainable Transportation Plan for the City of Palmdale that is focused on improving roadway safety and reducing vehicle miles traveled (VMT) to help the City achieve its sustainability goals. The project included a robust review of historical traffic safety, identification of trends and patterns in traffic crashes, and development of a toolbox of safety improvements that the City can draw from to eliminate higher risk roadway conditions as resources allow. The study also included a review of existing travel patterns and trip lengths to determine which portions of the City generate the most VMT, and what methods and tools the City can use to make its development more sustainable. The study also included an assessment of equity to help the plan provide equitable benefits to all Palmdale residents.

City of Palm Desert, Local Road Safety Plan,
Palm Desert, CA
Kimley-Horn developed a Local Road Safety Plan for the City of Palm Desert that identified the trends and patterns for traffic collisions in the City and included a customized toolbox of countermeasures that addressed the most common local challenges that align with statewide funding priorities.

City of Thousand Oaks, Rancho Road Sidewalks and Bike
Lanes, Thousand Oaks, CA
This project for the City was awarded a federal grant to improve sidewalk and bicycle connectivity, as this stretch of road is one of a few City separate crossings under Caltrans Route 101 linking the City limits from north to south. The City ranked this project as a high priority based on pedestrian traffic volumes, construction difficulties, and proximity to schools and public facilities with a missing sidewalk.

The project included a new sidewalk, curb ramps, and restriping Class II bike lanes along Rancho Road. Kimley-Horn utilized bicycle buffers and green pavement marketings to enhance awareness. We considered a traffic signal or a roundabout at the southbound Caltrans on/off ramp intersection. We included additional traffic signal modifications at the northbound Caltrans on/off ramps. The project required a Caltrans encroachment permit, PEER forms, a PES, and CEQUA/NEPA documents. Kimley-Horn provided civil, traffic, landscaping and environmental services.

City of Monterey, North Fremont Street Traffic Signal, Bike and Pedestrian Access and Safety Improvements, Monterey, CA
Kimley-Horn provided preliminary engineering, right-of-way acquisition, and final design services for this project which promotes multimodal transport in a sustainable manner along North Fremont Street, with the intent that it be a catalyst towards redevelopment along the corridor.

Improvements included bulb-outs at intersections with new curb ramps, new decorative traffic signals, Class IV bike lanes located within the median, a shared bus/transit lane, transit signal priority, bus stop improvements, and a retaining wall to avoid impact to an environmentally sensitive area. Our team provided design and right-of-way acquisition services, along with public outreach, environmental support, and Caltrans coordination. The project, funded by an Active Transportation Program (ATP) grant, required a Caltrans encroachment permit for improvements at the intersection of North Fremont and Canyon Del Rey Boulevard. As part of the 35% design process, we worked through and analyzed a number of alternatives with the City, including parking-protected cycle tracks, buffered bike lanes, and sharrows across intersections to highlight areas that have a greater risk of vehicular conflict. Since opening in 2019, the project has been recognized locally as Monterey Bay APWA Chapter’s 2020 Transportation Project of the Year, statewide as a 2020 Caltrans Excellence in Transportation Award recipient, and nationally as ITE’s Pedestrian & Bicycle Standing Committee Best.

Proposal for the City of Rialto
Development of the Safe Streets For All Action Plan
(RFP 24-008)
City of Rialto  RSPS7701.2023
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Caltrans, California Strategic Highway Safety Plan (SHSP) Update and Implementation Kimley-Horn is leading California’s 2020 to 2024 SHSP Update and Implementation, a multi-agency collaborative effort. The SHSP’s mission is to provide a safe and sustainable transportation system for all motorized and nonmotorized users on all public roads in California. Kimley- Horn’s role is to assist with SHSP development, action plans, and compliance with federal requirements. The final SHSP will provide guidance about areas of emphasis, make recommendations for improvement, and note responsible agencies and individuals for each action. Kimley- Horn will support Caltrans with overseeing implementation for the next several years. This project has required extensive coordination with a steering committee, executive committee, and several working groups. These groups meet at regular intervals, and a rigid deliverable schedule is required to get meaningful input from each of these groups. Kimley-Horn has successfully worked with Caltrans staff to keep the project on schedule and on budget, while remaining versatile enough to respond to feedback that occasionally shifts project priorities and objectives.

Town of Los Gatos – Winchester Boulevard Complete Streets and Quick-Build Class IV Bike Lanes Kimley-Horn supported the Town of Los Gatos in advancing a multimodal corridor study for a two-mile stretch of Winchester Boulevard.

The project goals included enhancing the safety, comfort, and connectivity of the corridor for all users, including bicycles, pedestrians, and transit users, while maintaining auto circulation. In the initial project phase, Kimley-Horn developed multiple project alternatives that closed sidewalk gaps, upgraded bicycle facilities to a protected Class IV, provided protected intersections and transit islands, and increased corridor permeability through new and safer pedestrian crossings.

Kimley-Horn was then retained to develop concepts and complete through 100% design a tactical quick-build project which included the City of Sunnyvale, Sunnyvale and Maude Avenues Safe Routes to School, Sunnyvale, CA Kimley-Horn completed concept development, environmental clearance, and preliminary design efforts for Sunnyvale Safe Routes to School improvements along Maude Avenue and Sunnyvale Avenue around Bishop Elementary School. The improvements consisted of modifications to Maude Avenue and Mathilda Avenue and Maude Avenue and Borregas Avenue to remove porkchop islands and make the intersections safer for pedestrians.

They also consisted of replacement of on-street parking with buffered bicycle lanes on Sunnyvale Avenue. As part of the effort, Kimley- Horn developed concepts, assessed geometric feasibility, analyzed traffic and parking conditions, and completed environmental clearance documentation through Caltrans. The project was completed within six months to meet the City’s grant funding schedule requirements.

Kimley-Horn recently supported the City in a public engagement process for this project. The project was approved to advance into design by City Council in Fall 2021. Kimley-Horn was selected by the City of Sunnyvale to complete the design of the project, and design was completed in Summer 2022.

City of Goleta, Traffic Safety Study for the Systemic Safety Analysis Report Program (SSARP) The City of Goleta was awarded a SSARP subsidiary grant in 2016, and selected Kimley-Horn to prepare a SSARP in 2018. The SSAR focused on selected major corridors within the City, and was informed by citywide safety performance to determine what crash patterns stand out and lend themselves to cost-effective countermeasures. The selected crash locations will be used to develop template projects that will be part of a toolbox that the City can use to simplify the process of identifying higher risk locations and appropriate treatments citywide.

City of San Pablo, Bicycle and Pedestrian Corridor Study, San Pablo, CA Kimley-Horn worked with the City of San Pablo and Toole Design Group to prepare corridor studies of 10 high priority bicycle and pedestrian corridors throughout the City to address bicycle infrastructure gaps and improvements for pedestrian access to key destinations throughout the City. Kimley-Horn was responsible for completing all aspects of three corridor segments, including analysis, improvement identification, conceptual design, and evaluation. Kimley-Horn was responsible for the operational analysis of all of the corridors and supporting on the community and stakeholder outreach tasks.

City of Santa Ana, Santa Ana Boulevard and 5th Street Protected Bike Lane PS&E, Santa Ana, CA Our team provided engineering design services for the Santa Ana Boulevard and 5th Street protected bike project in the City of Santa Ana.

The project included two and half miles of protected bike lane facilities along various streets in the City’s downtown area.

This project was
one of the first protected bike lane projects of this magnitude in Orange County. The project consisted of bike signals, pedestrian walkway improvements, traffic calming features, ADA improvements, signing and striping, and landscape and irrigation design. The project involved Proposal for the City of Rialto
Development of the Safe Streets For All Action Plan
(RFP 24-008)
City of Rialto  RSPS7701.2023
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extensive coordination during the design phase with all stakeholders including the Orange County Transportation Authority (OCTA) for the OC Streetcar project within the same area. The Kimley-Horn team provided the City with alternatives for the design of the bike lanes to provide more protection, specifically in intersections, for all modes of transportation including vehicular, pedestrian, and public transit.

City of Santa Monica, Broadway Protected Bikeway Project, Santa Monica, CA The City of Santa Monica planned to create a parking-protected bikeway along a one mile stretch of Broadway, a heavily utilized corridor by bicyclists. Due to poor pavement conditions, the corridor was scheduled for repaving. The design schedule was developed accordingly to streamline repaving in sections and save costs on restriping. Bikeway design included removal of the two-way left-turn lane and reallocation of the space to bikes. Our design schedule was conducive to quick problem-solving and implementing solutions like corner treatments to prevent vehicles from making tight turns or waiting in the buffer space, left-turn treatments for bicyclists at signalized intersections, and minimization of parking removal.

City of Burbank, PS&E for San Fernando Class I Bikeway, Burbank, CA The San Fernando Bikeway is a three-mile Class I bike path in Burbank that runs parallel to the Union Pacific/Metrolink Valley rail line owned by the Metropolitan Transportation Authority. The project will be constructed primarily as a separate Class I bicycle path with a small portion (0.15 miles) consisting of a Class III bike route. Most of the path will be constructed in Metro-owned rail right-of-way adjacent to the current Union Pacific/Metrolink railroad right-of-way along with ½-mile stretch along Los Angeles County Flood Control Channel. Kimley-Horn was selected to prepare plans, specifications, and engineers estimates (PS&E); coordinate with regulatory agencies; coordinate with City staff in the preparation of the PS&E package; and provide bid support services for the San Fernando Bikeway Project.

City of Santa Clarita, Newhall Bike Boulevard, Santa Clarita, CA Kimley-Horn is working with the City of Santa Clarita to design a bicycle boulevard that provides connectivity within the Newhall neighborhood of Santa Clarita. The bicycle boulevard traverses a residential neighborhood, while connecting to Newhall Elementary School, and commercial businesses along Lyons Avenue. The project includes a new traffic signal at Lyons Avenue and Walnut Street, access ramp upgrades, signing and striping plans including bicycle wayfinding signage, and GiveMeGreen! equipment to detect bicycles and activate or extend the signal for safer and efficient bicycle connectivity.

Subconsultant Qualifications

FIRM PROFILE
KTUA brings together land use planners, transportation planners, sustainability experts, landscape architects, GIS analysts, outreach facilitators, and graphic designers to focus on creating livable communities with mobility choices. KTUA has expanded the boundaries of a traditional planning and landscape architecture office by incorporating active transportation, land use and transportation planning, and resource planning practices into our portfolio. This diversity provides KTUA the ability to shape the big picture while addressing the fine-grain details that contribute to sustainable natural and built environments.

Expertise, Qualifications, and Experience
KTUA provides planning and design services for projects requiring the integration of urban design and transportation, including pedestrian, bicycle, trail, and transit facilities. Project types include active transportation plans, corridor master plans, alignment alternatives, design feasibility, safety evaluation, land use scenarios, urban design guidelines, sustainability best practices, active transportation strategies, transportation demand management strategies, SRTS, and ADA accessibility.

City of Rialto Active Transportation Plan
KTUA developed an Active Transportation Plan to provide a clear and comprehensive framework for safe, more convenient transit and non-motorized transportation options throughout the City. The plan identified and created a methodology to improve bicycle and pedestrian connectivity and safety by expanding existing bicycle networks, improving pedestrian circulation, reducing vehicle trips, creating complete streets, prioritizing access to transit, creating a first and last mile transit routes plan, and prioritizing improvements to help build a healthy and livable community. The plan improves connectivity of the city’s bicycle network to the region’s network.

Proposal for the City of Rialto
Development of the Safe Streets For All Action Plan
(RFP 24-008)
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The project was guided by a Technical Advisory Committee which suggested pop-up outreach at City events was the best solution to garner community input. KTUA kept the project on an expedited schedule by moving forward with other critical tasks that didn’t require community input. Once these tasks were completed and in place, community input was incorporated, and the project was delivered on time.

Omnitrans Bus Safety Improvement Study
The project’s purpose is to review existing bus conditions to evaluate what changes would improve safety at bus stops to develop recommendations.

An online community engagement process was conducted which involved video production and Spanish translation. KTUA also provided project branding, land use analysis, policy research, and community engagement input summary SBCTA Safe Routes To School Phase II
The SANBAG Safe Routes to School Phase II Plan is a regional planning effort to collect and analyze infrastructure and program data for 55 schools within the County of San Bernardino in accordance with National Center for Safe Routes to School.

This planning effort provides
guidance to establishing Safe Routes to School plans, programs and priority projects.

Proposal for the City of Rialto
Development of the Safe Streets For All Action Plan
(RFP 24-008)
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SECTION E: PROJECT SCHEDULE
Kimley-Horn understands the importance of the project schedule and is dedicated to completing this project on time. We understand that the sooner this project is completed, the sooner the action plan can move forward and the City can more effectively implement projects that reduce fatal and serious-injury crashes.

As shown below, our team has a proven track record of completing projects on schedule, and we recognize a major factor in successful projects is adhering to all established deadlines. This allows projects to stay on track in the review cycle and avoid delays as well as assists the project team in monitoring that project funding is used prudently and efficiently.

City of Palmdale Sustainable Transportation Plan Schedule City of Palm Desert, Local Road Safety Plan
Kimley-Horn’s proposed project schedule, including key tasks, deliverables, and milestones, is shown on the following page.

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Professional Services for the Palmdale
Sustainable Transportation Plan, PN 835
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4. PROJECT BUDGET AND TIMELINE

PROJECT SCHEDULE
2022 2023
Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb

1.4 Identify Existing Conditions TM/GIS

2.1 Comprehensive Stakeholder Engagement Plan

2.2 Creation of Project Website and Engagement Components

2.3 Listening Events

2.4 Community Workshop #1

2.5 Community Workshop #2

2.6 Community Workshop #3

2.7 Digital Outreach Efforts

2.8 Outreach at Community Events

3.1 Develop Multimodal Transportation Strategy and Project Alternatives TM

3.2 Develop VMT and GHG Reduction Plan and Housing Development TM

3.3 Draft Sustainable Transportation Plan DRAFT

3.4 Identify Priority Implementation Projects, Pilot Projects, and Funding Sources

3.6 Final Sustainable Transportation Plan
FINAL

3.7 Present Plan to City Council

PRESENTATION

CITY OF PALM DESERT
Proposal for

LOCAL ROAD

SAFETY PLAN
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T ask Description
Months
MA Y -20 JUNE-20 JUL Y -20 AUGUST-20 SEPTEMBER-20 OCTOBER-20 TASK 1 PROJECT MANAGEMENT

1.1 Project Kick-off Meeting

1.2 Project Team Meetings (Coordination Calls)

1.3 Quality Control

1.4 City Council Meeting
TASK 2 DOCUMENT REVIEW

2.0 Review of Existing Policies, Programs, and Projects

2.1 Technical Memorandum #1 - Existing Plans and Programs TASK 3 DATA COLLECTION

3.0 Data Request List

3.1 Data Inventory Sheet

3.2 GIS Database of Roadway and Intersections
TASK 4 CRASH AND ROADWAY DATA ANALYSIS

4.1 List of Intersections and Segments Collison Activity

4.2 Citywide Safety Trends and Recommended Focus Areas

4.3 Crash Diagrams for High Crash Locations

4.4 List of Potential Local Countermeasures

4.5 Site Visit and Workshop

4.6 Technical Memorandum #2 - Citywide Safety Background and Trends TASK 5 COUNTERMEASURE SELECTION

5.1 Up to Ten Project Sheets

5.2 Safety Countermeasure Toolbox with Planning Level Cost and Benefit TASK 6 DEVELOP PROJECTS

6.1 Prioritized List of Safety Projects

6.2 Up to three HSIP Ready Projects

6.3 Cost estimates, map, C/B ratio
TASK 7 PUBLIC INVOLVEMENT PLAN

7.0 Community Meeting #1

7.0 Community Meeting #2
TASK 8 LOCAL ROAD SAFETY PLAN

8.1 Draft LRSP

8.2 Final LRSP
TASK 9 GRANT FUNDING APPLICATION

9.0 Develop HSIP Applications
Kimley-Horn Effort Meeting City Review
Schedule
Proposal for the City of Rialto
Development of the Safe Streets For All Action Plan
(RFP 24-008)
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SCHEDULE
Task Description
Dates
11/13/2023
11/27/2023
12/11/2023
12/25/2023
1/8/2024
1/22/2024
2/5/2024
2/19/2024
3/4/2024
3/18/2024
4/1/2024
4/15/2024
4/29/2024
5/13/2024
5/27/2024
6/10/2024
6/24/2024
Task 1 Leadership Commitment and Goal Setting

1.1 Project Management, Meetings, and Coordination

1.2 Vision and goal Development
Task 2 Planning Structure

2.1 Project Initiation
Task 3 Racial Equity and Environmental Justice

3.1 Analysis of Crash Data
Task 4 Engagement and Collaboration

4.1 Stakeholder Outreach

4.2 Public Safety Workshop

4.3 Public Outreach and Education
Task 5 Policy and Process Changes

5.1 Racial Equity and Environmental Justice
Task 6 Policy and Process Changes

6.1 Policy and Process Recommendations

6.2 Climate Change, Sustainability, and Economic
Competitivemeness
Task 7 Focus Areas and Strategies

7.1 Targeted Safety Investigation

7.2 Focus Areas and Strategies

7.3 Strategy and Project Selection
Task 8 Final Safety Action Plan
Task 9 Progress and Transparency

9.1 Draft Safety Action Plan

9.2 Final Safety Action Plan
City Review
Technical Memorandum
Field Visit
Matrix
Draft
Final
Website
Our proposed project schedule shows an 8-month schedule, finishing by the end of June 2024, that will allow the City to take advantage of upcoming grant funding cycles, especially the next round of SS4A and HSIP call for projects for implementation.

PALMDALE

SUSTAINABLE

TRANSPORTATION
PLAN
May 2023

Acknowledgements
The City of Palmdale thanks the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) and the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) for funding this Plan through the State Planning and Research Part 1 (SPR P1) grant program managed within the Caltrans Sustainable Communities Planning grant program within the Office of Regional Planning.

The City of Palmdale staff, stakeholders, and consultant team were instrumental in the development, review, and refinement of the Sutainable Transportation Plan. The City of Palmdale would like to express their appreciation to the stakeholders and the general public for their participation and contributions to this Plan.

Stakeholders
City of Palmdale and Caltrans Staff
Jay Nelson, City Traffic Manager
Jason Finch, Senior Engineering Technician
Lisa Martellaro-Palmer, Senior Traffic Engineer
Rebecca Brown, Public Works Project Manager
Joyce Workman, Senior Management Analyst
Jonathan Palacio, State of California, Caltrans District 7 Partners and Consultant Team

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Table of Contents
Executive Summary .............................................................................................................................................1 Introduction ........................................................................................................................................................ 4 1 - Policy and Program Recommendations .......................................................................................................5 Safety ...............................................................................................................................................................................................5 Recommendations .........................................................................................................................................................................7 Vehicle Miles Traveled (VMT) ........................................................................................................................................................9 2 - Methodology .................................................................................................................................................11 Safety ...............................................................................................................................................................................................11 VMT .................................................................................................................................................................................................15 Equity ..............................................................................................................................................................................................17 Community Engagement ............................................................................................................................................................18 3 - Existing Conditions ..................................................................................................................................... 20 Safety ..............................................................................................................................................................................................20 Existing Conditions ......................................................................................................................................................................24 Equity ............................................................................................................................................................................................ 27 4 - Analysis Results ........................................................................................................................................... 28 Safety ..............................................................................................................................................................................................28 VMT .................................................................................................................................................................................................31 Equity Analysis Results ................................................................................................................................................................35 5 - Potential Funding Sources.......................................................................................................................... 40 6 - Conclusion ................................................................................................................................................... 41

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List of Figures
Figure 1: Collision Summary ...............................................................................................................................1 Figure 2: Palmdale Sustainable Transportation Plan Recommendations .....................................................2 Figure 3: Case Study Locations .........................................................................................................................12 Figure 4: Palmdale Sphere of Influence ...........................................................................................................15 Figure 5: Fatal and Severe Injury Collisions ................................................................................................... 20 Figure 6: Pedestrian and Bicycle Collisions ................................................................................................... 26 Figure 7: Collision Network Screening Analysis Results: Intersections (2017-2021) ................................28 Figure 8: Collision Network Screening Analysis Results: Mid-block Segments (2017-2021) ...................29 Figure 9: 2017 Residential VMT per Capita .....................................................................................................31 Figure 10: 2017 Home-Based Work VMT per Employee ................................................................................32 Figure 11: 2045 Preferred Plan Residential VMT per Capita .........................................................................33 Figure 12: 2045 Preferred Plan Home-Based Work VMT per Employee ......................................................34 List of Tables
Table 1: Safety Countermeasure .........................................................................................................................1 Table 2: Daily Transportation GHG Reduction Quantification .......................................................................2 Table 3: Summary of Palmdale Demographic Forecasts ................................................................................12 Table 4: Palmdale VMT and GHG Quantification Approaches ......................................................................15 Table 5: Comparison of Statewide and Palmdale Fatal & Severe Injury Crashes (2010-2019) .................20

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Executive Summary
The Palmdale Sustainable Transportation Plan (STP) serves as the City of Palmdale’s primary guide for transportation improvements in the City, with the core goals of improving safety for all road users and achieving sustainable reductions in vehicle miles traveled (VMT) by expanding access to multi-modal transportation options and updates to local development processes. The core goals of the STP align with the vision and goals in the Palmdale 2045
g
eneral Plan. As the City’s population continues to grow, the City wants to ensure that the transportation network in Palmdale reflects the desires and travel patterns of its current and future residents. If growth is not managed effectively, issues such as urban sprawl, congestion, and long travel distances to jobs and services may be exacerbated. These impacts may disproportionally affect residents in disadvantaged communities.

This STP analyzes key transportation issues involving traffic safety, VMT, and equity to develop targeted recommendations to achieve the Plan’s goals. Three separate reports accompany this document and provide more detail regarding safety, VMT, and equity. This plan includes the goal of zero fatalities from traffic collisions by 2050.

The safety analysis identi
fi
ed intersections and roadway segments with particularly high crash rates and factors that contribute most to local traffic collisions. The safety analysis used a g
IS-based safety tool for
network screening and monitoring of traffic safety. This plan analyzes the most recent range of crash data (January 1, 2017 – December 31, 2021) and roadway improvements to assess historic trends, patterns, and areas of increasing concern. While the COVID-19 pandemic altered traffic conditions and collision patterns in 2020 and 2021, these years of data were ultimately included to understand recent trends.

Figure 1 summarizes several statistics derived from the collision analysis. Further, the collision history was analyzed to identify locations with elevated risk of collisions either through the location's collision history or its similarities to other locations with more active collision patterns. Using a network screening process, locations were identi
fi
ed within the City that will most likely bene
fi
t from safety enhancements. The analysis
outcomes informed the identi
fi
cation and prioritization
of infrastructure and non-infrastructure safety measures to address certain roadway characteristics and related behaviors that may contribute to motor vehicle collisions with active transportation users.

A Highway Safety Improvement Program (HSIP) grant application will be developed based on the safety analysis conducted in the STP.

Emphasis areas were developed by revisiting the vision and goals developed at the onset of the planning process and comparing them with the trends and patterns identi fi
ed in the crash analysis.

Source: Palmdale Collision Database (2017-2021)Emphasis Area #1 Intersections
Emphasis Area #3
Young Drivers
Emphasis Area #2
Impaired Drivers
Figure 1: Collision Summary

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1 Ten case study locations were chosen to be representative of the corridor and intersection configurations throughout the City. These locations were identified through the analysis process based on their crash history, stakeholder engagement, the observed crash patterns, and their different characteristics to provide the most insight into potential systemic safety countermeasures that the City can employ to achieve the most cost-effective safety benefits. Additionally, this information can be used to help the City apply for grants and other funding opportunities to implement these safety improvements. These opportunities were assembled into a “countermeasure toolbox.” Non-infrastructure improvements such as policies and programs were also identified in the safety analysis. The improvements were developed by referencing the Caltrans Proven Safety Countermeasures and will incorporate the Caltrans Safe System Approach in their implementation. These improvements were identified in the equity analysis as well. Many of the improvements identified in this Sustainable Transportation Plan align with the Circulation and Mobility Element of the City's Palmdale 2045 general Plan. The improvements outlined in the STP also align with the State guidance Documents (including the Moving Towards Roundabouts in California guidance), Regional guidance Documents, and Caltrans Modal Plans.

The VMT analysis examined various future development scenarios and were analyzed to understand their impacts on vehicle trips, trip length and resulting greenhouse gas (gHg) emissions. The VMT analysis analyzed land uses in the base year of 2017 and the 2045 Preferred Plan from the Palmdale 2045 analysis. The VMT analysis also identified potential infrastructure, program, and policy improvements that have the potential to mitigate VMT. These improvements include infill developments, increase bus services, bicycle projects, and additional transit projects. The analysis determined the reduction in VMT and gHg from these improvements. The VMT analysis used a City-calibrated VMT model (utilizing the TREDLite software) that helped develop, identify, and mitigate VMT impacts.

The equity analysis considered the implications of the safety and VMT analyses in the context of equity to communities. The equity analysis also identified three equity priority areas in the City using federal, state, and county definitions of equity communities. The safety and VMT data were compared with the equity priority areas and trends were identified through this process. Following this analysis, recommendations were made relating to equity in infrastructure, policies, and program. These recommendations included a Safe Routes to School program, developing Vision Zero and Complete Streets policies, updating land use policies, and implementing programs such as bikeshare pilots, vanpooling, and microtransit.

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2 Throughout the Plan development, robust community engagement efforts were taken to understand resident concerns and desires through two public workshops, online survey tools, and a participatory budgeting process to identify priority projects. As part of the safety analysis, the City engaged with stakeholders such as the Antelope Valley Transit Authority (AVTA) and the Palmdale School District Transportation staff. These stakeholders were asked to provide local insight on the identification of safety issue priority areas. The general public was also engaged throughout the planning process. The first round of engagement began in the Summer of 2022 with five listening sessions and three community workshops to explain the Plan and gather feedback on residents needs and concerns. The feedback was used to further develop the Plan strategies and alternatives.

The second round of engagement was held in the Fall of 2022 with three workshops and a participatory budgeting exercise. The public was able to give additional feedback and identify their top funding priorities in the City. An online survey was also made available throughout the Plan's development. Throughout the engagement process 56 people attended the workshops and the survey received 246 responses. The online engagement was performed using a 'Social Pinpoint' website, which the City will use to provide ongoing two-way communication with the public as the Plan is implemented.

The STP additionally identified potential funding opportunities for the recommendations and alternatives. These funding sources included federal, state, regional, and local sources. The available grant funding has a specific focus on increasing equitable community development and addressing climate change goals. These funding sources will be essential in the planning and implementation of projects to achieve the City’s safety and VMT reduction goals.

Moving forward, the City now has funding sources identified and the tools in place to implement projects that achieve the STP goals and recommendations. Figure 2 outlines the recommendations that are made in the report. In addition to implementing the recommendations identified in the STP, the City can collaborate with state and partner agencies on the implementation of large-scale programs and policies, incorporate findings from the Plan analysis into future City policy-making and initiatives, and monitor national and statewide transportation guidance and priorities to guide the success of this STP and transportation improvement efforts overall.

Pedestrian
Infrastructure
Improvements
Bicycle Infrastructure
Improvements
Complete
Streets Policy
Multi-modal
Educational
Programming
Safety
Infrastructure
Intersection Conversions to
Roundabouts
Improved Signal Timing
Improved Striping/Pavement
Markings
Wayfinding Signage
Improved Lighting
Policy
Vision Zero Policy
Intersection Turning Movement
Restrictions
Increased enforcement of
Traffic Safety Laws
Programs
Traffic Safety Education
Programs
Traffic Safety Media Campaigns
VMT
Infrastructure
Transit Improvement Projects
Electric Vehicle Charging
Stations
Policy
Active Transportation
Infrastructure Policy for New
Development
Transportation Systems
Management (TSM) Policy
Intelligent Transportation
Systems (ITS)
Management Policy
Programs
Transportation Demand
Management (TDM)
Bikeshare Pilot
Employer Trip Reduction
Program
Metro Vanpool
VMT Mitigation Banking
Program
Figure 2: Palmdale Sustainable Transportation Plan Recommendations

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3 Introduction
The Palmdale Sustainable Transportation Plan (STP) serves as the City of Palmdale’s primary guide to transportation improvements in the City, with the core goals of promoting safety for all road users and achieving sustainable reductions in vehicle miles traveled (VMT). By expanding access to multi-modal transportation options, updates to local development processes, and programs to encourage active transportation along with transportation demand management (TDM) strategies VMT can be reduced in Palmdale. As the City’s population continues to grow, the City wants to ensure that the transportation network in Palmdale reflects the desires and travel patterns of its current andfuture residents. If growth is not managed effectively, issues such as urban sprawl, congestion, and long travel distances to jobs and services may be exacerbated. These impacts may disproportionally affect residents of disadvantaged communities.

The STP aligns with the goals and priorities set out in the City's general Plan Palmdale 2045, specifically the Mobility and Circulation Chapter of the plan. Many of the recommendations in this Plan are consistent with the Implementation Actions laid out in the general Plan Mobility and Circulation Chapter. The improvements outlined in the STP also align with statewide plans such as the the Caltrans California Transportation Plan (CTP) 2050, the Caltrans Strategic Management Plan 2020-2024, the Caltrans Climate Action Plan for Transportation Infrastructure (CAPTI), the California High Speed Rail Business Plan, the Caltrans Rail Plan, the Caltrans Transit Plan, the Caltrans Bicycle and Pedestrian Plan, and the Moving Towards Roundabouts in California guidance document. The STP also aligns with Regional guidane Documents such as the Los Angeles North County Transportation Coalition guidance, LA Metro 2020 Long Range Plan, and the Antelope Valley Transit Authority (AVTA) Strategic Plan.

This STP analyzes key transportation issues involving traffic safety, vehicle miles traveled (VMT), and equity to develop targeted recommendations to achieve the plan’s goals. The safety analysis identified intersections and roadway segments with particularly high crash rates and factors that contribute most to local traffic collisions. The VMT analysis examined various future development scenarios to understand impacts on vehicle trips, trip length and resulting greenhouse gas emissions (gHg). The equity analysis considered the implications of the safety and VMT analyses in the context of equity to communities and identifying priority areas for parts of the City that met different definitions of disadvantaged communities. Throughout the Plan's development, robust community engagement efforts were taken to understand resident concerns and desires through two public workshops, online survey tools, and a participatory budgeting process to identify priority projects.

This report provides an overview of the Plan’s recommendations and the analysis conducted to construct the plan. It is laid out as follows:

1. RECOMMENDATIONS
Presents the recommendations
developed for the Plan, including
emphasis areas and a toolbox of
countermeasures identified from the
safety analysis and VMT reduction
strategies, while also considering how
these recommendations should be
targeted and prioritized to provide equity
to disadvantaged communities.

2. METHODOLOGY
Outlines the specific processes used to
conduct safety, VMT, and equity analyses.

3. EXISTING CONDITIONS
Provides an overview of high collision
locations and their causes while prioritizing
equity throughout the City.

4. ANALYSIS RESULTS
Presents the findings from the
safety, VMT, and equity analyses
that were used to produce the Plan
recommendations.

5. FUNDING SOURCES
Outlines where federal, state,
regional, and local funding sources
may be obtained.

6. CONCLUSION
Provides a summary of the Plan and
outlines the next steps.

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INTRODUCTION
4 1 - Policy and Program Recommendations
Safety
Emphasis Areas
Emphasis areas represent crash factors that are common in the City and provide the opportunity to promote the reduction of the largest number of traffic injuries with strategic investment. Emphasis areas were developed by revisiting the vision and goals of this planning process and comparing them with the trends and patterns identified in the crash analysis. The collision data from 2017 through 2021 was used in preparation of this Plan.

Emphasis Area #1 Emphasis Area #2 Emphasis Area #3
Intersections
ƒ This emphasis area includes all
collisions that occur within 250 feet of
an intersection
ƒ 82% of all collisions and 51 % of the fatal
and severe injury collisions occurred
within 250 feet of an intersection
ƒ Countermeasures for intersection
collisions can include:
» Signal visibility improvements
» Median and crosswalk improvements
» Signal timing improvements
» Install Leading Pedestrian
Interval (LPI) timing
» Reduce speed
Impaired Drivers
ƒ This emphasis area includes any collision
involving a roadway user that is under the
influence of alcohol or drugs
ƒ 6% of the collisions in the study period
involved impaired roadway users
ƒ Countermeasures for impaired
drivers can include:
» Impaired driving educational campaigns
» Sobriety checkpoint programs
» Media campaigns to discourage
impaired driving
» Improve lighting
» Reduce speed
Young Drivers
ƒ This emphasis area includes collisions
involving drivers aged 15 to 20
ƒ 9% of collisions involved young drivers
ƒ Countermeasures for collisions involving
young drivers can include:
» Implement drivers education courses
» Increase enforcement to address young
driving behaviors
» Install advanced warning signs
» Reduce speed
» Alter signal operations to reduce
driver workload (longer yellow,
longer all-red times)
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RECOMMENDATIONS
5 Examples of Potential Countermeasures from Case Study Locations Following the site visit and analysis process, several potential countermeasures were identified for the case study locations. These countermeasures were developed by referencing the California Local Roadway Safety Manual (LRSM) and the Caltrans Proven Safety Measures. Examples of these countermeasures include:

INSTALLING RECTANGULAR RAPID

FLASHING BEACONS (RRFBS)

IMPROVING SIGNAL TIMING

INSTALLING BUFFERED BICYCLE LANES

ADDING SEGMENT LIGHTING

INSTALLING CURB EXTENSIONS/BULB-OUTS

IMPLEMENTING LEADING PEDESTRIAN INTERVAL
(LPI) TIMING AT KEY LOCATIONS
Source: FHWA Source: FHWA • Source: City of Cambridge, MA Source – Google Maps, Palmdale, CA Source – Google Maps, Palmdale, CA Source – FHWA

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Safety Countermeasure Toolbox
From the overall safety analysis process, a list of potential countermeasures was assembled for locations throughout the City. Proven safety countermeasures are documented by Caltrans in the LRSM, the Federal Highway Administration's Countermeasures That Work, and the Crash Modification Factor Clearinghouse. The LRSM was the primary source for infrastructure safety countermeasures in this study. Within the toolbox below, the description of the countermeasure along with its LRSM ID number is listed. The Crash Reduction Factor (CRF) column are multiplicative factors used to estimate the expected reduction in number of crashes after implementing a given countermeasure at a specific site (the higher the CRF, the greater the expected reduction in crashes).For each of these countermeasures, a planning level benefit/cost analysis was completed. Many of these improvements are consistent with the Implementation Actions set out in the Mobility Element of the general Plan.

Table 1 – Safety Countermeasure Toolbox
Countermeasure
ID Potential Countermeasures Where to apply? CRF Per Unit Cost Unit NS04 Convert intersection to roundabout
(from all way stop) Where warranted by an intersection control evaluation Varies Varies Varies NS07 Upgrade intersection pavement
markings (to make more visible)
At intersections where outdated or degraded striping and pavement markings exist 25% $38,400 per intersection
NS20PB
Install pedestrian crossing at
uncontrolled locations (new signs
and markings only)
Where speed limits are less than 35 mph 25% $22,000 per intersection NS22PB Install Rectangular Rapid Flashing
Beacon (RRFB)
Unsignalized locations with significant pedestrian demand where speed limit is up to 35 mph 35% $30,000 per intersection R01 Add segment lighting At locations that are currently unlit where likely traffic conflict exists 35% $900,000 per mile
R08 Install raised median Higher speed, undivided roadways with 4+ lanes 25% $840 per LF for a 10' wide median
R14 Road Diet Roadway segments with high number of sideswipe collisions 35% $50,000 per mile R17 Improve horizontal alignment
(flatten curves)
Locations with excessive lane departure crashes due to
roadway geometry 50% Varies Varies
R27 Install delineators, reflectors and/or
object markers
Locations with a high number of fixed object collisions and collisions on curved segments 50% Varies Varies
R30 Install centerline rumble strips/
stripes
Where travel speeds are greater than 45 mph and either
curvature or traffic volumes warrant 20% $50,000 per mile R31 Install edgeline rumble strips/stripes Where travel speeds are greater than 45 mph and either curvature or traffic volumes warrant 15% $50,000 per mile R33PB Install separated bike lanes
Locations where existing lane widths allow
The City has been working to provide buffered bike lanes when roads are repaved, where possible, by decreasing lane widths. This has already been implemented along 25th St W between Ave P-8 and Elizabeth Lake Road
45% $50,000 per mile
R35PB Install/Upgrade pedestrian crossing
(with enhanced safety features) Locations with no controlled crossing for significant distances 35% $30,000 per crossing

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ID Potential Countermeasures Where to apply? CRF Per Unit Cost Unit R37PB Install Rectangular Rapid Flashing
Beacon (RRFB)
Midblock locations 1500+ feet away from an existing signal with significant pedestrian demand where speed limit is up to 35 mph
35% $30,000 per crossing
R34PB Install sidewalk/pathway (to avoid
walking along roadway) Along roadways where sidewalks currently do not exist 80% $300 per LF for 4’ sidewalk
S02
Improve signal hardware; lenses,
back plate with retroreflective
borders, mounting, size, and number
Signalized intersections where signals heads to do not meet current standards 15% $26,400 per intersection
S03 Improve signal timing (coordination,
phasing, red, yellow, operation)
Signalized intersections where there is insufficient clearance time with current timing plans or where signals placed closely enough to impact free flowing operations of the street
15% $25,000 per intersection
S04
Provide Advanced Dilemma
Zone Detection for high-speed
approaches
Signalized intersections with significant right-angle and rear- end collisions due to unsafe stopping during yellow phases 40% $40,000 per intersection S06
Install left-turn lane and add turn
phase (signal has no left-turn lane or
phase before)
Locations that have significant left-turn volumes and no left- turn lane with sufficient right-of-way 55%
$80,000 (simple)
to $350,000
(raised median
and signal
modification
per intersection
S16 Convert intersection to roundabout
(from signal)
Signalized intersections with a significant collisions due to complex lane configurations Varies Varies Varies
S18PB Install crosswalk at signalized
intersection
Signalized intersection that do not have crosswalks and have significant pedestrian volumes 25% $32,000 per intersection S19PB Pedestrian Scramble High volume locations with significant volumes on all intersection legs 40% $122,000 per intersection
S21PB
Modify signal phasing to implement
a Leading Pedestrian Interval (LPI)
with new controller
Signalized Intersections – especially those with high
pedestrian activity 60% $15,000 per intersection
-* Restrict uncontrolled left turn Unsignalized intersections with alternative access opportunities where turning volumes are low 5% Varies Varies -* Curb Extension/Bulb-Out Intersections with high pedestrian activity 5% Varies Varies -* Make wayfinding signs bilingual Citywide 5% Varies Varies -*
Apply for funding to Safe Routes
to School (Active Transportation
Program)
Citywide 5% Varies Varies
-* Mark pavement with supplementary
warning messages Locations with right turn pockets 30% Varies Varies -* Improve pavement (dips)
Where water pools consistently at a level to create driving hazards or where the general speed of traffic is too high for the level of dip
5% Varies Varies
*There were not approved countermeasures for these improvements in the Local Roadway Safety Manual, so a conservative CRF was assumed.

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8 VMT
Several strategies have been identified for reduction in VMT and gHg. These strategies include active transportation projects, transit improvement projects, and programmatic improvements such as the implementation of a vanpool program or an employer trip reduction program. The table below summarizes the strategies and their potential gHg emission reductions.

Table 2: Daily Transportation GHG Reduction Quantification STP Strategy Quantification Approach 2017 Existing 2045 Preferred Plan Population gP Forecast 188,488 225,692
Total Auto VMT Travel Demand Model 7,699,173 7,387,266
Initial GHG Results (Transportation) gHg (tons) gHg (tons) gHg Change (%) gHg Scenario Results EMFAC 2021 2,912 1,779 -38.9%
Off-Model Reductions Reduction in
gHg (tons) gHg Change (%)
Bicycle Projects Off-Model -1.4 -0.1%
Transit Improvements Off-Model -12.5 -0.7%
Electric Vehicle Infrastructure
Charging Incentive Program Off-Model -4.0 -0.2%
Transportation System Management/
Intelligent Transportation Systems Off-Model -32.5 -1.8% Metro Van Pool Program Off-Model -1.4 -0.1%
Employer Trip Reduction Program Off-Model -82.2 -4.6%
VMT Banking/Exchange City Model/Off-Model -21.4 -1.2%
Results gHg (tons) gHg (tons) gHg Change (%)
Total Off Model gHg Reductions (CO2 Tons) - -155.4 -8.7% Total Emissions per Weekday (CO2 Tons) 2,912 1,624 -44.23%

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9 Comparing Safety and VMT Recommendations
Factoring in Equity
Infrastructure
ƒ Target infrastructure improvements within census tracts in equity priority area where a majority of pedestrian and bicycle collisions result in fatal or severe injuries.
ƒ Provide bilingual wayfinding signage for pedestrians and bicyclists.
ƒ Seek Safe Routes to School program funding to target
the expansion of pedestrian and bicycle infrastructure
near schools.
ƒ Promote multimodal street infrastructure near job hubs to facilitate sustainable commuting and alternative
mobility options.
ƒ Implement design standards to improve bus stop
infrastructure that provides safety and comfort for
transit users.

Program
ƒ Target Safe Routes to School programs that promote
walking, biking, and rolling to school and increase
community advocacy for improved pedestrian and
bicycle safety near schools.
ƒ Organize and host low-cost tactical urbanism projects to pilot safety improvements, gather community feedback,
and help build community buy-in.
ƒ Organize pedestrian and bike programs that educate
the public on safety measures and provide community
resources.
ƒ Target programs such as bikeshare pilots, vanpooling, and microtransit within equity priority communities.
ƒ Collaborate with state and regional agencies on
expanding electric vehicle and charging infrastructure
access within priority area equity communities.

Policy
ƒ Develop citywide policies such as Vision Zero and
Complete Streets to target improvements within
equity priority areas. Prioritize pedestrian and cycling infrastructure that connects transit facilities and job centers, as well as schools and parks.
ƒ Incorporate safety analysis findings in safety programs to ensure communities with the greatest need are being
considered.
ƒ Monitor state and federal safety priorities, guidance, and funding opportunities, many of which have a specific
focus on increasing equitable community development
and addressing climate change goals.
ƒ Align transportation and land use policies and projects to ensure increased access to multi-modal transportation
facilities.

Pedestrian
Infrastructure
Improvements
Bicycle Infrastructure
Improvements
Complete
Streets Policy
Multi-modal
Educational
Programming
Safety
Infrastructure
Intersection Conversions to
Roundabouts
Improved Signal Timing
Improved Striping/Pavement
Markings
Wayfinding Signage
Improved Lighting
Policy
Vision Zero Policy
Intersection Turning
Movement Restrictions
Increased Enforcement of
Traffic Safety Laws
Programs
Traffic Safety Education
Programs
Traffic Safety Media
Campaigns
VMT
Infrastructure
Transit Improvement Projects
Electric Vehicle Charging
Stations
Policy
Active Transportation
Infrastructure Policy for New
Development
Transportation Systems
Management (TSM) Policy
Intelligent Transportation
Systems (ITS)
Management Policy
Programs
Transportation Demand
Management (TDM)
Bikeshare Pilot
Employer Trip Reduction
Program
Metro Vanpool
VMT Mitigation Banking
Program

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10 2 - Methodology
Safety
Collision Analysis
The collision analysis was performed using Crossroads collision data from January 2017 to December 2021, using the following steps.

The City’s roadway network including functional classification types and intersection types were identified from the City’s Palmdale 2045 General Plan and utilized in the roadway analysis. The safety analysis used a GIS-based safety tool for network screening and monitoring of traffic safety.

A factor called Critical Crash Rate (CCR) was calculated. This factor determined the collision rate while taking into consideration roadway volume and roadway/ intersection type. The crash rate at each location was compared to the expected crash rate for a certain roadway/intersection type. A positive value signifies that a location has more collisions than expected, while a negative value signifies there are less collisions than expected.

A factor called Equivalent Property Damage Only (EPDO) was calculated for each location. This method assigns a statistical weight to crashes based on injury level (severe, injury, property damage only) to develop a property damage only score. In this analysis, the injury crash costs were calculated for each location (based on the latest Caltrans injury costs). This figure was then divided by the injury cost for a property damage only crash. The resulting number was the equivalent number of property damage only crashes at each site. This figure allows all locations to be compared based on injury crash costs.

High Injury Networks (HINs) for several types of collisions were also created for different types of collisions (aggressive driving collisions, broadside, pedestrian, dark, etc) to show where fatal and severe injury collisions of those types were concentrated. The creation of these (HINs) is helpful in prioritizing locations for specific countermeasures and other improvements throughout the City.

The roadway network and collision data were analyzed to determine the number of collisions at intersections and along roadway segments. Intersection collisions included any collision within 250 feet of an intersection and segment collisions included any collision more than 250 feet from an intersection. The number of collisions of a certain type were also determined for each intersection and roadway. These types included injury (fatal, severe injuries, etc.), collision type (rear- end, broadside, pedestrian, bicycle), and other factors (such as aggressive driving, dark, or wet conditions). Aggressive driving is defined as collisions caused by speeding, following too closely, or running stop signs or traffic signals.

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11 Case Study Locations
Following the collision analysis, 10 case study
locations were selected throughout the City
for further examination. These locations,
along with seven Palmdale schools were
examined during a site visit and potential
countermeasures were proposed.

Figure 3: Case Study Locations
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Engagement with Safety Partners
Local stakeholders were included in the development of
this report to ensure the local perspective
was placed at the forefront of planning efforts. A
stakeholder group of City staff and external partners
consisted of representatives from the Antelope Valley
Transit Authority and the Palmdale School District
Transportation staff. The project team also contacted
representatives from the Los Angeles County Sheriffs
Department (LASD), the Los Angeles County Fire
Department, and California Highway Patrol. Members
of the public were also offered the opportunity
to participate in an online survey. The survey
received 246 responses.

The local stakeholders were encouraged to offer
comments on the safety concerns present in the
City’s transportation network. After the initial network screening and safety analysis, the stakeholder group
met to discuss potential countermeasures and
examined areas through a field visit on August 15,
2022. At the meeting, stakeholders including City
officials and representatives from the Antelope Valley
Transit Authority and the Palmdale School District
Transportation staff were introduced to the project
and the data used, the outputs, and the potential
outcomes of the study.

In addition, stakeholders were asked to provide local
insight and comments for 10 “case study” locations that were identified after the initial network screening and crash analysis process (refer to Figure 1 on page 1 of the STP). Potential countermeasures were recommended,
and emphasis/challenge areas were discussed,
specifically speeding as a major factor in collisions
throughout the City.

Stakeholder feedback was reviewed and incorporated
into the study process for the development of
the safety plan. Rancho Vista Blvd - East of 30th St W

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METHODOLOgY
13 Technology Dr & 3rd St E Technology Dr & 3rd St E
Palmdale Bl and 35th St E
Countermeasure
Selection
Following the collision analysis
and field visits, potential
countermeasures were identified.

These countermeasures included
infrastructure and non-infrastructure
improvements that can be
implemented at specific locations or
locations throughout the City. These
are proven safety countermeasures
that were sourced from the
California Local Roadway Safety
Manual (LRSM) and the Caltrans
Proven Safety Countermeasures.

Each countermeasure was assessed
for the number of collisions it was
expected to reduce per year, which
was then extrapolated to a 20-year
safety benefit in dollars using the
latest Caltrans-approved methods.

The benefit of each counter measure
was then compared to the cost of
implementing the countermeasure
over 20-years to provide a benefit-cost
ratio. The benefit-cost ratio allows
the City to prioritize and strategize
the implementation of the specific
improvements. The City may use
these results to apply for future safety
grants, including the Highway Safety
Improvement Program (HSIP).

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14 VMT
Study Area and Demographic Forecasts
The study area for the VMT analysis includes the City of Palmdale and the City’s sphere of influence. As part of the Palmdale 2045 general Plan update, various future land use alternatives were developed of which one was determined to be the Preferred Plan alternative. This plan is based off the Preferred Alternative. The land use alternatives were developed for the geographic area covered by the Palmdale sphere of influence (SOI), which includes City of Palmdale and the surrounding areas as illustrated in Figure 4. The sphere of influence used in this analysis was derived from the traffic analysis completed in the 2045 general plan update.

Figure 4: Palmdale Sphere of Influence
Table 3: Summary of Palmdale
Demographic Forecasts
City of Palmdale Sphere of Influence
For the VMT analysis, demographic forecasts
from the Palmdale general Plan were used. The
Palmdale general Plan land use projections are
consistent with the SCAg regional assumptions.

A summary of demographic forecasts for
Palmdale SOI is provided above in Table 3.
188,488
Population
225,692
Population
53,626
Households
70,618
Households
49,501
Employment
74,804
Employment
2017
2045 Preferred Plan

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15 Quantification Approaches
Future traffic forecasts for the general Plan update were performed using the City's Regional Travel Demand Model and VMT and gHg impacts were quantified based on these traffic forecasts. The City's model is a refined subarea of the larger SCAg Regional Model, which is the basis for the Regional Transportation Plan and Sustainable Communities Strategy. Table 4 details the quantification approaches that were undertaken in support of reporting required VMT and gHg results.

Sustainable Community Strategy Quantification Approach
Targeted infill/increase density SCAg Model
Bus Service SCAg Model
Bicycle Projects Off-Model
High Speed Rail Off-Model
Brightline West Connection To Las Vegas Off-Model
Antelope Valley Line Improvement Off-Model
Telecommuting Off-Model
Rule 9410 (Transportation Demand Measures) Off-Model
Electric Vehicle Incentive Strategy Off-Model
Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Charging Incentive Program Off-Model Transportation System Management/Intelligent Transportation Systems Off-Model Metro Vanpool Program Off-Model
VMT Mitigation Banking SCAg/Off-Model
Table 4: Palmdale VMT and GHG Quantification Approaches Calculating Potential
VMT and GHG
Reductions
A number of methods were
utilized to calculate the potential
VMT and gHg reductions. These
recommendations are discussed later
in the report. In order to calculate
the reduction benefits of the active
transportation recommendations,
the National Cooperative Highway
Research Program (NCHRP) 552
methodology was utilized. For the
railway improvements, ridership
estimates were used to calculate
potential reductions in gHg and
VMT. For other programmatic
improvements, a number of additional
methods were used. The VMT analysis
used a City-calibrated VMT model
(utilizing the TREDLite software)
that also helped develop, identify,
and mitigate VMT impacts. Detail
regarding these methods can be
found in the full Palmdale Sustainable
Transportation Plan.

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16 Equity
Equity communities were identified using relevant federal, state, and regional definitions. Additional details for each definition are provided within the body of the report.

Federal
Under the federal definition, equity communities included census tracts meeting the “Historically Disadvantaged Community and Areas of Persistent Poverty” definition for Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) grant programs administered through the United States Department of Transportation (USDOT), (The interim guidance for the Justice40 Initiative). According to USDOT, a “Historically Disadvantaged Community” is defined based on factors related to transportation access as well as health, environmental, social, and economic vulnerabilities.

State
Under the State definition, equity communities included census tracts meeting Senate Bill 535’s (SB 535) disadvantaged communities’ definition through the California Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessments CalEnviroScreen program, which scores census tracts based on indicators measuring exposure to pollutants and toxins, adverse conditions caused by such exposure, sensitive populations, and socioeconomic characteristics.

Regional
Under the regional definition, equity communities included census tracts meeting the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority’s (LA Metro) definition for equity focus communities, which considers income, race and ethnicity, and household vehicle ownership.

Equity communities were then categorized into three tiers, or Priority Areas, to determine areas of the City with the highest needs and that would benefit most from funding opportunities.
ƒ Priority Area 1
Meets all three equity definitions (federal,
state, regional)
ƒ Priority Area 2
Meets two equity definitions (federal and
regional or state and regional)
ƒ Priority Area 3
Meets one equity definition (federal,
state, or regional)
An analysis of safety and VMT data was then applied using geographic Information Systems (gIS) technologies. Safety and VMT data were overlaid on census tracts meeting federal, state, and regional equity definitions. Safety data analyzed included collision data for pedestrians, bicycles, and automobiles used in the LRSP. VMT data was separated into employment-related VMT, employment density, and VMT per capita for all vehicles and trip purposes.

Employment-related VMT and VMT per capita data for the City of Palmdale was then compared to the VMT average for North Los Angeles County and assigned a value depicting existing VMT levels relative to VMT significance threshold for CEQA. The equity analysis of safety and VMT data and recommendations provided are discussed for each equity priority area within the report.

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17 Community Engagement
As part of the project, the City engaged with people who live, work, and spend time in Palmdale to identify places where sustainable transportation improvements would be most effective. Residents, visitors, and commuters were all invited to participate in developing Palmdale’s STP.

The first round of engagement began in the Summer of 2022 with five listening sessions to learn about public concerns and opportunity areas related to traffic safety and reducing gHg emissions. Then the project team held three community workshops to provide an overview of the STP and gather additional feedback. The workshops were attended by 25 people and 28 comments were received. The project team additionally utilized the Social Pinpoint platform to distribute project information and host interactive engagement and mapping tools. With this mapping tool, residents were able to click and drag areas of concern on a map and provide additional comments.

A survey was also distributed to identify travel patterns and transportation priorities in the City. The online engagement was performed using a 'Social Pinpoint' website, which the City will continue to use to provide ongoing two-way communication with the public. The project team also organized several pop-ups at various locations to promote events and surveys. Feedback from the public was used for further research to identify additional alternatives that could help improve connectivity, safety, and mobility for all modes of travel.

In Fall 2022, the project team hosted the second round of workshops to gather additional public input on the proposed strategies. Feedback from the public was used to further refine the STP.

Comments from the first round of workshops and surveys include:

Implement more bike lanes/paths
Install more sidewalks and grade separated
railroad crossings
Install more lighting in public areas
Plant more trees for better shade
Improve signage for pedestrians,
bicyclists, and motorists
Develop more dining areas and
grocery stores throughout the City
Reduce speeds
Implement safer pathways along the
railroad tracks and roads
Install more transit stops and
improve transportation centers

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18 The second round of engagement began in Fall 2022 with three community workshops to provide project updates, discuss potential improvements, proposed strategies, and gather feedback. The workshops consisted of a presentation followed by a poll and a participatory budgeting exercise using the Social Pinpoint Platform. In this exercise, attendees were asked to review the proposed improvements and denote how much they would spend on each improvement. Attendees preferred infrastructure improvements, followed by policy and enforcement measures, and education and programming. A total of 31 people attended the workshop and 33 comments were received. The Social Pinpoint platform was again used to distribute a survey regarding transit improvements within the City.

The comments from the second round of workshop and surveys include:

Install more speed bumps (currently not
allowed under City policy) and optimize
traffic signals to minimize speeding
Subsidize electric vehicles and
charging stations, and increase emissions
checkpoints to address air quality
Implement more bike lanes but make them
more protective for cyclists to use
Install more lighting along the roads, bike
paths, and transit stations and bus stops
across the city
Improve existing sidewalks and crosswalks
around school and construction zones to
make them more accessible for all pedestrians
Rancho Vista Blvd and 10th St W

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19 3 - Existing Conditions
Safety
Figure 5: Fatal and Severe Injury Collisions
Fatal and Severe Injury Collisions
Figure 5 shows the locations of the fatal and severe injury collisions in the City of Palmdale during the study period. 20 ExISTINg C ONDITIONS

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Collisions by Type and by Year
The figure below shows the collisions by type per year during the study period. The most common collision types were Broadsides and Rear-Ends. The number of collisions trended downward from 2017-2020, with a slight increase in 2021. There was a decrease in collisions in 2020 likely due to decreased traffic volumes during the COVID-19 pandemic. The dotted line in the figure shows the trendline for fatal and severe collisions statewide. The solid line illustrates the trendline for fatal & severe injury collisions in Palmdale during the STP study period. While statewide the fatal and severe injury collisions are increasing, in Palmdale they are decreasing.

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ExISTINg C ONDITIONS
21 Collisions by Injury Level
The figure below shows the collisions distribution by injury level. A total of 60.1 percent of collisions reported during the study period resulted in property damage only.

Fatalities accounted for 1.2 percent of all reported collisions and severe injuries totaled 1.9 percent .

Property Damage Only

60.10%
Complaint of Pain

26.64%
Other Visible Injury

10.18%
Severe Injury

1.89%
Fatal

1.19%

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ExISTINg C ONDITIONS
22 Collisions by Cause
The figure below shows the collisions by cause during the study period. The most common cause was Improper Turning, followed by Unsafe Speed, and automobile right- of-way violations.

21.24%

18.02%

17.02%

8.48%

8.26%

6.59%

5.22%

4.31%

3.55%

1.31%

1.23%

1.23% 1.15% 1.14% 0.52%

0.32%

0.16%

0.06%

0.06%

0.06%

0.04%

0.01%
Improper Turning
Unsafe Speed
Auto R/W Violation
Traffic Signals and Signs
Unknown
Driving Under Influence
Following Too Closely
Unsafe Lane Change
Unsafe Starting or Backing
Wrong Side of Road
Improper Passing
Pedestrian Violation
Other Improper Driving
Other Than Driver
Ped R/W Violation
Other Hazardous Movement
Hazardous Parking
Other Equipment
Unknown
Impeding Traffic
Lights
Other

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23 Existing Conditions
Statewide Comparison
A comparison of fatal and severe (F&SI) injury collision data to the State averages were conducted for data from 2010-2019 (the most recent statewide data available).

These numbers may vary slightly from those mentioned previously, due to the differences in the years of the study challenge area comparison was used to inform the selection of emphasis areas.

Table 5 - Comparison of Statewide and Palmdale Fatal & Severe Injury Crashes (2010-2019) California SHSP Challenge Area Statewide % Palmdale % Percentage Difference Palmdale has a Higher Percentage of F&SI Crashes
Intersections 23.6% 51.1% 27.5%
Impaired Driving 25.3% 31.2% 5.9%
Young Drivers 13.1% 16.1% 3.0%
Driver Licensing 24.7% 25.6% 0.9%
Pedestrians 19.2% 19.9% 0.7%
Distracted Driving 5.0% 5.2% 0.2%
Work Zones 1.4% 1.6% 0.2%
Palmdale has a Lower Percentage of F&SI Crashes
Commercial Vehicles 6.4% 5.9% - 0.5%
Aggressive Driving 33.1% 31.9% - 1.2%
Occupant Protection 14.2% 12.7% - 1.5%
Aging Drivers 12.4% 9.3% - 3.1%
Bicyclists 8.3% 4.5% - 3.8%
Motorcyclists 21.0% 16.5% - 4.5%
Lane Departure 43.3% 34.6% - 8.7%
*Available for Fatal Only.

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24 Fatal and Severe Injury Collisions by Mode Involved
The table below shows the fatal and severe injury collisions by mode involved.

Involved With No. of Fatal Collisions No. of Severe Injury Collisions No. of Total Collisions Other Motor Vehicle
Any collision with another motor vehicle
on the same roadway
48 83 5,252
Fixed Object
Any collision between a motor vehicle
and a fixed object, such as a guardrail,
pole, or embankment
14 19 935
Parked Motor Vehicle
Any collision between a motor vehicle
in transport and a motor vehicle that is
parked
0 1 630
Pedestrian
Any collision between a motor vehicle
and a pedestrian
28 25 185
Other Object
Any collision between an object that is
not fixed, such as an animal or a fallen
tree
0 2 93
Non-Collision
Any collision involving a motor vehicle
that does not come into contact with
another object, which can occur when
the vehicle is overturned
1 5 87
Bicycle
Any collision between a motor vehicle
and a bicycle
0 9 74
Motor Vehicle on Other
Roadway
Any collision between a motor vehicle
that leaves the roadway and collides with
a vehicle on another roadway
1 2 69

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25 Pedestrian and Bicycle Collisions
Figure 6 below shows pedestrian and bicycle collisions throughout the study period.

Figure 6: Pedestrian and Bicycle Collisions
26 ExISTINg C ONDITIONS

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Equity
Equity Communities and Priority Areas Maps
The map below shows the extent of Priority Areas of equity communities within the City of Palmdale according to the federal, state, and regional definitions used. As can be seen, most census tracts in the City meet at least one equity definition. Priority Area 1 consists of four census tracts, primarily between East Avenue Q and East Avenue R, representing residents with the highest needs and the most transportation, environmental, and socioeconomic concerns. Priority Area 2 consists primarily of census tracts east of Sierra Highway. Priority Area 3 consists of census tracts located east of 20th St West. These equity priority areas and the analysis performed using them aligns with the goals and policies in the Equitable and Healthy Communities Element of the 2045 general Plan update. 27 ExISTINg C ONDITIONS
4 - Analysis Results
Collision Analysis Results
The collision analysis process derived the number of collisions per intersection and per roadway segment. Figure 7 shows the number of collisions within 250 feet of each intersection within the study period (2017-2021).

Figure 7 - Collision Network Screening Analysis Results: Intersections (2017-2021) 28 ANALYSIS RESULTS

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Collision Analysis Results
Figure 8 shows the number of collisions along each roadway segment during the study period.

Figure 8 - Collision Network Screening Analysis Results: Mid-block Segments (2017-2021) 29 ANALYSIS RESULTS

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The collision analysis also identified the number of collisions per location across the City, as well as the number of different types of collisions and injury level. The analysis identified the Local Critical Crash Rate (CCR) differential, which denotes whether there are greater or fewer collisions than expected. Additionally, the Equivalent Property Damage Only (EPDO) factor, which shows the relative economic cost of the collisions, was identified at each location. Higher EPDO factors indicate a higher economic monetary cost. The charts below indicates the number of collisions for the top five locations for each location type, using data from 2017 to 2021.

Collision Analysis Results
ƒ 10th St W & W Rancho Vista
Blvd – 120
ƒ Sierra Hwy & E Rancho Vista
Blvd – 103
ƒ Pearblossom Hwy & Barrel
Springs Rd – 97
ƒ 25th St E & E Avenue S – 86
ƒ 47th St E & E Avenue S – 80
ƒ E Avenue S btwn 20th St E &
Halfmoon Dr – 43
ƒ Palmdale Blvd btwn 3rd St E &
5th St E – 22
ƒ E Avenue R btwn Hastings St &
25th St E – 20
ƒ W Rancho Vista Blvd btwn
30th St W & Seville Ave – 19
ƒ Palmdale Blvd btwn 25th St E
& 22nd St E – 17
ƒ 50th St E btwn E Palmdale
Blvd & Avenue Q – 16
ƒ 50th St E btwn Avenue M &
Avenue L – 3
ƒ 11th St E btwn E Avenue Q-4 &
Hwy 138 – 5
ƒ 11th St E btwn Avenue R &
Avenue Q-12 – 5
ƒ 4th St E btwn E Avenue Q-7 &
Avenue Q-3 – 4
ƒ Jody Ln btwn Avenue Q-4 &
St Andrews Way – 4
ƒ Firethorn Avenue btwn
Shamrock Ave & Old Harold
Rd – 4
ƒ 50th St E & E Palmdale Blvd
– 84
ƒ 26th St E & E Avenue S – 44
ƒ 11th St E & Palmdale Blvd – 34
ƒ 15th St E & Palmdale Blvd – 32
ƒ 25th St E & Olive Dr – 31
ƒ 70th St E btwn Eddy Ln &
Avenue R-12 – 11
ƒ E Palmdale Blvd btwn 80th St
E & 70th St E – 8
ƒ Old Harold Rd btwn 25th St E
& Firethorn St – 8
ƒ 47th St E btwn E Avenue S-8 &
Stargazer Pl – 5
ƒ E Avenue R-8 btwn San Ysidro
Way & Lemsford Ave – 4
ƒ 10th St W btwn Beechdale Dr
& Avenue P – 31
ƒ Sierra Hwy btwn Avenue M &
Avenue N – 24
ƒ W Palmdale Blvd btwn 5th St
W & SR-14 SB Ramp – 22
ƒ E Columbia Way btwn 40th St
E & 30th St E – 19
ƒ E Columbia Way btwn 20th St
E & 30th St E – 15
Signalized Intersections
Crosstown
Future Expressway
Local Streets
Unsignalized Intersections
Connector
Regional
30 ANALYSIS RESULTS

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Figure 9: 2017 Residential VMT per Capita
VMT
VMT Analysis Results
Using the City's model and the previous VMT work for the 2045 Preferred Alternative Citywide VMT metrics, the VMT per capita and VMT per employee for each Traffic Analysis Zone (TAZ) in the Palmdale SOI was calculated.

Thematic maps were created at TAZ level for the Palmdale SOI to identify low, medium, and high VMT areas for the proposed future residential and employment-based land uses. Figures 9 through 12 show the thematic maps for 2017 (representing existing conditions) and 2045 Preferred Alternative VMT per Capita and VMT per employee for the Palmdale SOI with respect to the North Los Angeles County thresholds which are utilized by the City. The maps also identify future household and employment growth locations. 31 ANALYSIS RESULTS

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Figure 10: 2017 Home-Based Work VMT per Employee
32 ANALYSIS RESULTS

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A comparison of Figure 9 and Figure 11 shows that the implementation of Palmdale’s recently adopted general Plan will result in more areas of the City being at or below the required threshold for residential VMT per capita.

Figure 11: 2045 Preferred Plan Residential VMT per Capita 8 Households
33 ANALYSIS RESULTS

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Figure 12: 2045 Preferred Plan Home-Based Work VMT per Employee A comparison of Figure 10 and Figure 12 shows that the implementation of Palmdale’s recently adopted general Plan will result in more areas of the City being at or below the required threshold for employment based VMT per capita.
34 ANALYSIS RESULTS

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Equity Analysis Results
Safety Analysis for Equity Priority Areas
Pedestrian Collisions from 2017 through 2022
A majority of pedestrian collisions resulting in a fatality or serious injury occurred in Priority Areas 1 and 2 of equity communities. Fatal and serious injury collisions involving pedestrians in Priority Area 1 are located along East Palmdale Boulevard, between State Route 14 and 20th Street East. Fatal and serious injury collisions in Priority Area 2 are located along East Palmdale Boulevard, 47th Street East, and East Avenue S. Palmdale Boulevard between State Route 14 and 47th St East and 47th St East between Palmdale Boulevard and Fort Tejon Road is State Route 138 which is under Caltrans jurisdiction. The majority of pedestrian collisions occurred at night (78.6%). Multiple pedestrian collisions occurred at intersections with no streetlights within equity Priority Area 3. 35 ANALYSIS RESULTS

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Bicycle Collisions (2017-2022)
ƒ Concentrations of bicycle collisions occurred in equity Priority Area 1 east of State Route 14 along East Palmdale Boulevard.
ƒ Twenty percent of all bicycle collisions included vehicle right-of-way violations. ƒ While there were no fatalities reported for all bicycle collisions, three collisions resulting in serious injury border Priority Area 2 along East Avenue S. Serious injury collisions occurred at locations with no existing bicycle infrastructure.
36 ANALYSIS RESULTS

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Schools
ƒ A majority of pedestrian and bicycle collisions occur near schools. There is a concentration of pedestrian and bicycle collisions nearby schools located in Priority Area 1, east of State Route 14 along East Palmdale Boulevard.
ƒ Most schools in Palmdale primarily fall within equity Priority Area 2. There are concentrations of pedestrian and bike collisions within Priority Area 2, along East Palmdale Boulevard, East Avenue R, and East Avenue S.
37 ANALYSIS RESULTS

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VMT Analysis for Equity Priority Areas
Employment-Related VMTs
ƒ For census tracts in Priority Areas 1, 2 and most of 3, employment-related VMT is more than 16.8% below the North Los Angeles County VMT average, which meets California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) thresholds. Since VMT levels in this area surpass the thresholds set by CEQA, major mitigation measures are not required. ƒ VMT is either 0 to 16.8% below the North Los Angeles County average or higher than the North Los Angeles County average in the north and northeast portions of Palmdale. Because this area of the City is near or on the city limits, it has limited access to alternative mobility options (such as public transit, walking, and biking), which forces residents to drive during commutes and leads to higher VMT levels. 38 ANALYSIS RESULTS

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Employment Density
ƒ Job density is low to moderate (0 - 2,000 jobs) in Priority Areas 1, 2, and 3 within the City of Palmdale. This shows that the census tracts are not major employment centers and are primarily made up of land uses other than commercial or industrial. Furthermore, residents in the Equity Priority Areas are likely to commute outside of the tracts for work. 39 ANALYSIS RESULTS
5 - Potential Funding Sources
Potential Funding Sources
Funding is an essential consideration in the planning and implementation of projects to achieve safety and VMT reduction goals. Much of the grant funding available right now has a specific focus on increasing equitable community development and addressing climate change goals. A list of specific grant opportunities is provided in Appendix A of the report.

Federal
Federal funding sources include
a number of competitive
grants awarded through the US
Department of Transportation’s
(USDOT) Federal Highway
Administration (FHWA) for
improvements to surface
roadways, including the
expansion of pedestrian and
bicycle infrastructure, and the
Federal Transit Administration for
expansions and improvements to
transit infrastructure, service, and
operations. Many of these grant
programs were established by
the 2015 Fixing America’s Surface
Transportation (FAST) Act and the
2021 Bipartisan Infrastructure Law
(BIL) that together have allocated
hundreds of billions of dollars for
transportation improvements in
the United States. Federal grant
opportunities can be examined at:
https://www.grants.gov/
State
State funding sources include a
number of federal grant programs
that are administered by the State
of California to municipalities as
well as funding programs that
originated through State legislation.

Most applicable transportation
grant funding opportunities are
administered via Caltrans or
the California Transportation
Commission (CTC), though the
California Energy Commission
and California Air Resources
Board (CARB) offers several
grant programs for EV charging
infrastructure and incentives for
zero-emission vehicles. The State
of California has an especially
high number of programs that
target social equity, environmental
justice, active transportation and
transit improvements, and gHg
reductions due to State legislation
priorities. State grant opportunities
can be examined at: https://
www.grants.ca.gov/
Regional
Regional sources include the
Southern California Association
of governments (SCAg) and the
metropolitan planning organizations
(MPOs) serving the City of
Palmdale via their Sustainable
Communities Program. The
program provides direct technical
assistance to SCAg member
cities to complete sustainable
planning and policy efforts in
support of regional strategies.

Additionally, the Los Angeles
County Metropolitan Transportation
Authority (LA Metro) provides
funding via sales tax measures and
propositions for transit and active
transportation projects.

Local
Local funding sources for
transportation projects can take the
form of taxes, exactions, or local
general revenues. Examples include
dedications from the City’s general
Fund, City and County local gas tax
revenues, and development impact
fees that can be used to fund
public infrastructure necessary to
serve the community impacted by
the development.

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FUNDINg SOURCES
40 6 - Conclusion
The City of Palmdale’s Sustainable Transportation Plan
incorporates robust community and stakeholder engagement with findings from analyses of traffic safety, vehicle travel patterns, trip length, and equity considerations. These components were used to develop recommendations that
seek to reduce collision severity, automobile dependency, and environmental impacts. The plan also aims to expand multi- modal transportation options and provide equitable access to all transportation modes and employment opportunities.

This Plan establishes the goal of zero fatalities from traffic collisions by 2050, which is consistant with Caltrans and SCAg's Vision Zero goals.

Recommendations take the form of infrastructure projects, policy, program recommendations and input from the
community engagement process that will continue with the Social Pinpoint tool. Additional detail is provided in 3 separate reports on safety, VMT, and equity.
ƒ The safety analysis determined collision patterns and their causes, focusing on intersection safety improvements with a toolbox of countermeasures and enforcement at high
collision rate areas, along with education efforts that address impaired drivers and young drivers.
ƒ The VMT analysis examined development alternatives that would best reduce trips and trip lengths and identified VMT reduction strategies to expand access to multi-modal and zero-emissions transportation options while also making the transportation system more efficient.
ƒ The equity analysis examined how safety and VMT reduction recommendations should be considered through an equity
lens and targeted toward identified priority areas.
ƒ The community engagement process identified community desires for expanded multi-modal transportation options, traffic calming, pedestrian and bicycle safety improvements, increased lighting, and more shade trees, along with other areas for future focus.

Moving forward the City now has a set of countermeasures and programs, as well as funding opportunities that it can pursue to implement the goals and recommendations of the STP. Collaboration with state and partner agencies can facilitate the implementation of large-scale programs and policies. Next steps include incorporating findings from the plan analysis into future City policy-making and initiatives, as well as monitoring national and statewide transportation goals and priorities to guide the success of this plan and transportation improvement efforts overall in Palmdale.

Avenue R & 47th St E

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CONCLUSION
41 Proposal for the City of Rialto
Development of the Safe Streets For All Action Plan
(RFP 24-008)
City of Rialto  RSPS7701.2023
 A1

APPENDIX

CONTRACT EXCEPTIONS
Kimley-Horn has reviewed the Professional Services Agreement and would like to discuss the following modifications with the City that are congruent with previously negotiated terms.

1.1 Scope of Services.
[…]. Consultant shall at all times faithfully, competently, and to the best of its ability, experience, and talent, perform all services described herein. Consultant covenants that it shall follow the highest professional standards in performing the work and services required hereunder and that all materials will be of good quality, fit for the purpose intended. For purposes of this Agreement, the phrase “highest professional standards” shall mean those standards of practice recognized by one or more first-class experienced firms performing similar work under similar circumstances.

5.1 Insurance Coverages.
(d) Professional Liability. Professional liability insurance appropriate to the Consultant’s profession. This coverage may be written on a “claims made” basis, and must include coverage for contractual liability. […].

5.2 General Insurance Requirements.

All of the above policies of insurance, with the exception of professional liability and worker’s compensation, shall be primary insurance and shall name the City, its elected and appointed officers, employees, and agents as additional insureds, and any insurance maintained by City or its officers, employees, or agents shall apply in excess of, and not contribute with, Consultant’s insurance. […].

7.3 Retention of Funds.

Contractor hereby authorizes City to deduct from any amount payable to Contractor (whether or not arising out of this Agreement) (i) any amounts the payment of which may be in dispute hereunder or which are necessary to compensate City for any losses, costs, liabilities, or damages suffered by City, and (ii) all amounts for which City may be liable to third parties, by reason of Contractor’s negligent acts or omissions in performing or failing to perform Contractor’s obligation under this Agreement. […].

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TICE FOR REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS (RFP 24-008)

DEVELOPMENT OF THE SAFE STREETS FOR ALL ACTION PLAN
CITY PROJECT ID: 230810
PROPOSER:

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. I hereby certify that I have the authority to submit this Proposal to the City of Rialto for the above listed individual or company. I certify that I have the authority to bind myself/this company in a contract should I be successful in my proposal.

SIGNATURE
B. The following information relates to the legal contractor listed above, whether an individual or a company. Place check marks as appropriate:

1. If successful, the contract language should refer to me/my company as:
____ An individual;
____ A partnership, Partners’ names:
__ __ A company;
____ A corporation

2. My tax identification number is:

ADDE
NDA ACKNOWLEDGMENT:

Acknowledgment of Receipt of any Addenda issued by the City for this RFP is required by including the acknowledgment with your proposal. Failure to acknowledge the Addenda issued may result in your proposal being deemed non-responsive.

In the space provided below, please acknowledge receipt of each Addenda:

Addendum(s) # _______________ is/are hereby acknowledged.

The “Small Business Concerns Information” sheet shall be included as part of Attachment “A”. 56-0885615
Kimley-Horn and Associates, Inc.

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Business Concerns Information
The Proposer shall furnish the following information. Additional sheets may be attached, if necessary.
(1) Name:
(2) Address:
(3) Phone No.: Fax No.:
(4) E-Mail:
(5) Type of Firm: (Check all that apply)
_____
Individual _____ Partnership _____ Corporation
_____ Minority Business Enterprise (MBE) _____ Women Business Enterprise (WBE) _____ Small Disadvantaged Business (SDB) _____ Veteran Owned Business _____ Disabled Veteran Owned Business _____ Other
(6) Business License: ____Yes ____No License Number:
(7) Tax Identification Number:
(8) Names and Titles of corporate members of the firm:

(9) Three (3) projects of this type recently completed:

T
ype of project:

Contract Amount: Date Completed:

Owner: Phone:

Type of project:

Contract Amount: Date Completed:

Owner: Phone:

Type of project:

Contract Amount: Date Completed:

Owner: Phone:
1100 W. Town and Country Rd, Ste. 700, Orange, CA 92868 Kimley-Horn and Associates, Inc.

N/A
56-0885615
[email protected]
714.705.1331
City of Rialto - BL18-2301
Barry L. Barber, Chairman
Steven E. Lefton, CEO, President
Tammy L. Flanagan, CFO, Senior V.P.

David L. McEntee, V.P., Treasurer, Asst. Secretary
Richard N. Cook, Senior V.P., Secretary
City of Palmdale
City of Palm Desert
City of Thousand Oaks
Jason Nelson, 661.267.5300
Local Road Safety Plan
Sustainable Transportation Plan
May 2023
Randy Bowman, 760.776.6493
$600K
$79K
Mike Tohidian, 805.449.2416
Rancho Road Sidewalks and Bike Lanes Improvements
$324K
July 2021
Nov 2021

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NOTICE FOR REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS (RFP 24-008)

DEVELOPMENT OF THE SAFE STREETS FOR ALL ACTION PLAN
CITY PROJECT ID: 230810

DEBARMENT AND SUSPENSION CERTIFICATION
TITLE 49, CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS, PART 29
The Consultant, under penalty of perjury, certifies that, except as noted below, he/she or any other person associated therewith in the capacity of owner, partner, director, officer, and manager:

1. Is not currently under suspension, debarment, voluntary exclusion, or determination of ineligibility by any federal agency;

2. Has not been suspended, debarred, voluntarily excluded or determined ineligible by any federal agency within the past 3 years;

3. Does not have a proposed debarment pending; and

4. Has not been indicted, convicted, or had a civil judgment rendered against it by a court of competent jurisdiction in any matter involving fraud or official misconduct within the past 3 years.

If there are any exceptions to this certification, insert the exceptions in the following space.

Exceptions will not necessarily result in denial of award, but will be considered in determining Proposer responsibility. For any exception noted above, indicate below to whom it applies, initiating agency, and dates of action.

Notes: Providing false information may result in criminal prosecution or administrative sanctions.

Consultant Name:
(Date) (Signature)
(Name & Title)
Jason J. Melchor, P.E., Associate
October 6, 2023
Kimley-Horn and Associates, Inc.

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Kimley-Horn and Associates, Inc.

Jason J. Melchor, P.E., Associate
October 6, 2023

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N/A
Joe Punsalan
Principal
9/28/23

N/A N/A

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CONTACT
Jason Melchor, P .E.
[email protected]
714.705.1331
1100 W Town & Country Road
Suite 700
Orange, CA 92868
www.kimley-horn.com