Castro Valley Bicycle & Pedestrian Advisory Committee Meeting May 17, 2017
• Reduce Pedestrian and Bicycle Accidents in the vicinity of schools • Include the 3 E’s: Engineering, Education, and Enforcement • Includes all public schools in Unincorporated Alameda County • Customized for each school • Program funded by FHWA Active Transportation Program The plan will include the following key elements:
• Strategies for reducing bicycle and pedestrian collisions and injuries
• Educational programs to promote safe walking and biking
• Training programs to support parent and school administrator SRTS advocates
• Development of Bicycle and Pedestrian safety countermeasures
• Identify Bicycle and pedestrian funding and prioritization strategies Walking Audit Progress To-Date
Castro Valley Unified School District San Lorenzo Unified School District Mountain House Elementary School District • Canyon Middle School • Arroyo High School • Mountain House School • Castro Valley Elementary School • Bay Elementary School • Castro Valley High School • Bohannon Middle School Sunol Glen Unified School District • Chabot Elementary School • Colonial Acres Elementary School • Sunol Glen School • Creekside Middle School • Del Rey Elementary School • Independent Elementary School • East Bay Arts High School Hayward Unified School District • Jensen Ranch Elementary School • Edendale Middle School • Cherryland Elementary School • Marshall Elementary School • Grant Elementary School • East Avenue Elementary School • Palomares Elementary School • Hesperian Elementary School • Fairview Elementary School • Proctor Elementary School • Hillside Elementary School • Hayward High School • Redwood High School • Lorenzo Manor Elementary School • Strobridge Elementary School • Stanton Elementary School • Royal Sunset High School • Vannoy Elementary School • San Lorenzo High School Walking Audit Standardized Process
Project Orientation and Goal Setting – 7:30-7:45AM Walk Audits 101 – 7:45-7:50AM • Introduction • Types of issues and behaviors that will be discussed during audit o Why we’re here • Vocabulary of potential treatments o Past walk audit or safe routes to school projects • Walk audit/safety information • What we’re doing o Be courteous of others • Project timeline o Obey traffic laws o Education programs upcoming in the Fall o Don’t just “follow” the group o Parent survey in the Fall Walk Audit – 7:50-8:30AM • Defining our purpose today o Primary issues from stakeholders • Use the attached checklist, visual glossary, and map o What does a successful project look like? Site Visit Debrief –8:30-9:00AM
• Review and map the issues observed in the field • Review and map the opportunities observed in the field • Review and map potential solutions observed in the field Communicating Treatment Options Observations of Issues for Each School Site Example Observations From School Sites
Canyon Middle School Independent Elementary Castro Valley Elementary School School • On-site circulation • Pedestrian Access • Crosswalk adherence by autos • Loading Areas & Pedestrian • Drop-off/Pick-up Circulation • Speeding in front of the school Conflicts • Parking for After School • Rear Pedestrian Access • Crossings & Signals Program Buses Improvements Discuss Key Observations & Assess Priorities
• Wrap-up for each meeting includes:
• Discussion of walking audit observations
• Mapping of major identified issues that the group agrees on
• Identification of top 3 priorities to assist with prioritization future efforts & funding
• Overview of next steps Stakeholder, parent, and student engagement.
Interactive online mapping tool for each school
Stakeholder walking safety audits for each school
Parent surveys and student tallies
Community & school board meetings
Pedestrian & Bicycle Rodeo Workshops
On-site school SRTS workshops for different grade levels
Train the Trainer SRTS Advocates Workshops
Key milestones in the plan process
2017 Existing conditions, school site walking audits, and identifications of issues and programs MAR-JUL
2017 Develop recommended traffic safety countermeasures (Engineering, JUL-SEPT Education, and Enforcement)
2017 Implement SRTS short-term countermeasures at OCT 33 Alameda County unincorporated areas schools
2018 Evaluate and modify SRTS programs JUN
2019 SRTS Program Evaluation JUN Paul Keener 510.670.6452 Alameda Country Public Works Agency
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