LOCAL ROAD SAFETY PLAN;
CORRIDOR STUDY AND GRANT
APPLICATION
City Council Meeting
July 26, 2022
Robert Sprinkle, Deputy Director Traffic Engineering
Transportation and Public Works
• Federal regulations require States to have a Strategic Highway Safety Plan (SHSP); data driven plan to reduce traffic fatalities and serious injuries.
• Local Road Safety Plan (LRSP) is similar to the SHSP , but on a local level; analyzing issues specific to a jurisdiction. • The State requires an approved LRSP in order to qualify for Cycle 11 Highway Safety Improvement Program grant funds.
BACKGROUND
• In 2020, the City of Santa Rosa was awarded a state grant to perform a Local Road Safety Plan.
• Focused on High-Injury Networks and corridors identified in the Bicycle and Pedestrian Master Plan.
• Increase bicycle and pedestrian access and comfort for people of all ages by identifying countermeasures to help mitigate primary crash trends.
• The LRSP is a collaborative process including 5 E’s of traffic safety: Engineering, Enforcement, Education, Emergency
Services, and Emerging Technologies.
BACKGROUND
• Vision
• Santa Rosa is a community where walking and bicycling are comfortable, convenient, and common for people of all
ages and abilities.
• Goals
• 1) Increase access and comfort for bicyclists and
pedestrians
• 2) Maintain and expand the multimodal network
• 3) Support a culture of walking and biking
BACKGROUND
ANALYSIS
Collision Density Map 2015-2019
• Establish a stakeholder group – included Police, Fire, Citybus, Santa Rosa Bike Coalition, Schools, and
neighborhood representatives.
• Focused on study corridors identified in the Bicycle and Pedestrian Master Plan which included:
• Fourth Street from E Street to Farmers Lane – Road diet with buffered bike lanes from Fourth Street to Bryden Lane
• Montgomery Drive from Alderbrook Drive to Hahman Drive – restripe to remove turn lane and add bike lanes
• West College Avenue from Kowell Lane to Morgan Street – provide wayfinding on Ninth Street to Morgan Street
ANALYSIS
TYPICAL ROAD DIET
8’
Parking
64’
Travelled Way
64’
Roadway Width
2 - 12’
Travel Lanes
8’
Parking
6’
Sidewalk
6’
Sidewalk
2 - 12’
Travel Lanes
10’
TWLTL
2’
Painted
Buffer
11’
Travel
Lane
6’
Bike
Lane
11’
Travel
Lane
8’
Parking
Existing
Proposed
• Focused on study corridors identified in the Bicycle and Pedestrian Master Plan which included:
• College Avenue from Morgan Street to Fourth Street – provide wayfinding on Benton Street
• Stony Point Road from West Third Street to Sebastopol Road • Roseland Creek Trail from Stony Point Road to Burbank Avenue – paving improvements
• North Dutton Avenue from West College Avenue to West Third Street – Road Diet with buffered bike lanes
• Cleveland Avenue from Industrial Drive to Guerneville Road – Road Diet with buffered bike lanes
ANALYSIS
• The Stony Point Road segment was identified by the Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Board as the priority corridor. • Two community meetings were held to discuss options and potential enhancements on the corridor.
• Our Cycle 11 HSIP grant request will focus on bicycle and pedestrian enhancements on Stony Point Road including:
• Reconstruction of the intersection at Joe Rodota Trail Crossing • Addition of protected bike lane (buffered bike lanes with vertical element), green markings at merge locations.
• Intersection bulbouts to reduce crossing distances
• Rectangular Rapid Flashing Beacons at westbound on-ramp crosswalks
ANALYSIS
ANALYSIS
RECOMMENDATION
It is recommended by the Transportation and
Public Works Department that Council, by
resolution: 1) approve the Local Road Safety Plan;
2) approve the 2021 Stony Point Road Corridor
Study; and 3) authorize the Director of
Transportation and Public Works to submit a
Highway Safety Implementation Plan grant
application for Stony Point Road enhancements.
QUESTIONS