April 24, 2025
Safety Action Plan Economic Development Committee Meeting
Agenda
Welcome & Introductions
SAP Contents
Public Outreach
Grant Applications
Next Steps/Tracking and Implementation
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5 What is a Safety Action Plan (SAP)?
A comprehensive data-driven safety plan that coordinates the efforts of a wide range of organizations to reduce traffic accident fatalities and serious injuries on all public roads.
An SAP:
Identify citywide emphasis areas (such as impaired driving or active transportation) that represent a large proportion of traffic injuries Identify site-specific case studies that are representative of other locations in the city for a more detailed audit and focused countermeasures Review citywide policies, programs, resources, and practices that may impact traffic safety, and then identify opportunities to align with safety best practices.
Project Purpose
Understand the factors that contribute to collisions
Develop strategies to reduce traffic injuries
Develop an action plan to prioritize safety improvements Increase the City’s competitiveness for safety funding
Stakeholders
Timeline
Public Workshop: Tentatively August 6th at 5:00 – 8:00 PM Stakeholder Meeting #2: October 3rd
June 27, 2024
August 6, 2024
October 3, 2024
SAP Contents
Citywide Safety Background and Trends
Involved with
# of Severe Injury Crashes
# of Fatal Crashes
Non-Collision
3 0
Pedestrian
26 19
Other Motor Vehicle
65 18
Motor Vehicle on Other Roadway
1 0
Parked Motor Vehicle
5 0
Train
2 0
Bicycle
6 3
Fixed Object
12 9
Other Object
2 1
Total
122
50 Injury Collisions by Type of User Involved (2018-2023)
Emphasis Areas: Comparison of Statewide and Rialto Fatal & Severe Injury Crashes (2016 – 2021) Statewide Challenge Areas
Statewide
% of Fatal + Severe Injury Crashes
Rialto
% of Fatal + Severe Injury Crashes
Pedestrians
19.2%
27.0%
Impaired Driving
25.3%
31.3%
Intersections
23.6%
28.6%
Young Drivers
13.1%
16.8%
Aggressive Driving
33.1%
36.5%
Case Study Locations
Location
No. of Crashes
Reason for Recommendation/Notes
Signalized Intersections
Cedar Ave / W Merrill Ave
43 Highest number of collisions of any location in the City; three fatalities Riverside Ave/ W Foothill Blvd
30 High number of bicycle and pedestrian crashes
N Sycamore Ave / Base Line Ave
18 Two fatalities and two serious injuries; 2/3 of crashes were broadsides N Alder Ave / N Riverside Ave
18 High relative number of head-on crashes; one each fatality and serious injury Unsignalized Intersections
S Linden Ave / W Merrill Ave
22 High number of aggressive driving and rear-end crashes S Acacia Ave / E Rialto Ave
16 High number of aggressive and impaired driving-related crashes S Sycamore Ave / E San Bernardino Ave
10 One fatality, two serious injuries, seven injuries; high relative number of hit object crashes Major Arterials
S Riverside Ave: San Bernardino Ave to Valley Blvd
21 Highest number of crashes on any segment
S Riverside Ave: Agua Mansa Rd to Miguel Bustamente Pkwy 13 High number of injuries; one fatality
S Riverside Ave: Industrial Dr to Jurupa Ave
5 One each bike and pedestrian crash; one fatality and two serious injuries Minor Arterials
W Merrill Ave: S Linden to S Cedar St
4 Two serious injuries
Emphasis Areas and Geographic Focus Areas
Emphasis Areas
Aggressive Driving
Impaired Driving
Bicyclists and Pedestrians
Intersections
Geographic Focus Areas
Riverside Avenue
Shopping Centers
Areas Frequented by Younger and Older Residents
Potential Improvements
Next Steps
Next Steps
Receive feedback and input on draft SAP from EDC to be incorporated Final Safety Action Plan / Council Adoption
Pursue Grant Opportunities
Grant Funding Opportunities
Grant Opportunities
Highway Safety Improvement Program (HSIP)
Safe Streets 4 All
HSIP Grant Awards
Local Highway Safety Improvement Program (HSIP)
Upgraded signal hardware with retroreflective borders
Pedestrian countdown signal heads
Leading Pedestrian Intervals (LPI)
City awarded $5.2M in HSIP Cycle 12