Roadway Safety Programs
Presentation Overview
BPAC / NTCP
See Click Fix
Stop Signs &
Street Lighting
Sidewalk Repair
Program
Bicycle and
Pedestrian Advisory
Commission
(BPAC)
• Advocate walking and biking in
San Leandro
• Advise and review plans
related to transportation and
traffic safety
• Support City Plans such as:
o Local Roadway Safety
Plan (LRSP)
o Bicycle and Pedestrian
Master Plan
Neighborhood Traffic Calming
Program (NTCP)
• Traffic Calming examples: speed humps,
bulb outs, speed feedback signs
• Goal to reduce vehicle speeds and cutthrough traffic • Based on type of roadway, vehicle speeds,
traffic volume
• Petition Process
Crosswalk
Prioritization
Program
• New crosswalks
• Criteria based on number of lanes,
traffic volumes, vehicles speed,
pedestrian volume, and other
factors
o Ages & abilities
o Schools
o Connections to destinations
• Supplemented by signage and
striping, Rectangular Rapid Flashing
Beacon (RRFB), Pedestrian Hybrid
Beacon (PHB)
Stop Signs
• Require warrant based on
the California MUTCD
• For assigning right-of-way
and NOT addressing
speeding
• Based on Crash
Experience, Sight
Distance, Traffic Volume
Street Lighting
• Typically installed at every intersection & on every
other pole within the mid-block
• Spacing between lights of approximately 300’.
Exceptions:
1. Alignment of street is such that additional light
is required to properly light the street
2. Light at an intersection & light at first pole
adjacent to intersection
3. If large trees obscure lighting
Sidewalk Repair Program
• Property owners are responsible for the
maintenance of the sidewalk along their property
frontage
• San Leandro Municipal Code Sections 5-1-415 &
5-1-420
• San Leandro Administrative Code Sections 8.1.110
through 8-1-125
• California Streets and Highways Code Section
5600 through 5630
Sidewalk Repair Program
• If your sidewalk needs repair, as a property owner,
you have these available options:
• Repair the sidewalk yourself, hire properly licensed
contractor and obtain City Encroachment Permit.
• Join the City's Annual Sidewalk Repair Program
• Request grinding and/or patching by the City's Public Works Department
Sidewalk Repair Program
• When does the City share in the cost of a sidewalk repair? • If a City street tree is the cause of the damage and if the property owner joins the Sidewalk Repair Program, the repair cost is divided evenly between the property owner and the City.
• What do I do when I see sidewalks that are in disrepair? • To report a hazardous sidewalk location or to have a City inspector inspect and provide a cost estimate on necessary repairs, please call 510-577-3305 or report your concern through:
• MySL
• Mobile 311
Pavement Management Program
• Current PCI = 56
• Annual Budget = $4.5 M
• Budget Need to keep current PCI = $11M/Yr
• Present Strategies
• Pavement Cut Impact Fee
• Street Moratorium Ordinance
• Use of technology to extend street life
• Selecting most cost-effective approach
• Future Strategies
• Staff reviewing feasibility of a City-wide
Revenue Bond Measure
My-San Leandro App
• Reporting System
o Damaged sidewalks
o Traffic safety issues
o Street lighting
o Potholes
o Debris / Dumping
o Ponding / Flooding
o Illegal Parking on Sidewalk (Police)