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THREE-YEAR ACTION PLAN SEPTEMBER 2017 2 \\\ LETTER FROM MAYOR JAMES F. KENNEY

Fellow Philadelphians, When I took office, I pledged my commitment to making Philadelphia streets safe for everyone, regardless of age, physical ability, or choice of transportation. Each year, there are approximately 100 traffic-related deaths in Philadelphia, including drivers, passengers, and people walking and biking. Every day in Philadelphia, four children are involved in a traffic crash. Philadelphians deserve better.

I recognize that traffic crashes resulting in lives lost or severe injuries are preventable incidents. It is our shared responsibility to build a transportation system that prioritizes safety on our streets. By focusing on system-wide improvements, we can stop traffic-related deaths. We can save lives.

On November 7, 2016, I signed Executive Order 11-16, setting a target of zero traffic-related deaths by 2030. I created a Vision Zero Task Force, charged with developing an action plan to achieve this goal. Through an equitable approach to changing our transportation system, changing the way we design our roads, educating our residents, and judiciously applying traffic safety enforcement, traffic-related deaths can be eliminated.

The Vision Zero Task Force has brought state and local government officials side-by-side with community and advocacy groups to develop this Three-Year Action Plan. As you see, the Task Force took a collaborative approach to outlining Vision Zero’s path forward. These efforts build on the work of my colleagues in City Council, who have championed efforts towards making the streets safer, as well as the establishment of an Office of Complete Streets, the launch of the Roosevelt Boulevard “Route for Change” program, and the installation of the City’s first and second protected bike lanes.

This Vision Zero Three-Year Action Plan is another important step towards reaching our goal, and we all have a part to play. With the support of each and every Philadelphian, we can save lives and make our city’s streets safer.

Sincerely, Mayor James F. Kenney

3 We pledge, as the Vision Zero Task Force, to incorporate the Vision Zero Action Plan goals, principles, and values into everything our departments, agencies, and organizations do. We commit to zero fatalities by 2030.

Michael DiBerardinis Managing Director

Michael Carroll, P.E. (Chair) Richard Ross Office of Transportation and Infrastructure Systems Philadelphia Police Department

Kelley Yemen Anne Fadullon Richard Montanez, P.E. Office of Complete Streets Department of Planning & Department of Streets Development

David Perri, P.E. Dr. Thomas Farley Louis Belmonte, P.E. Department of Licenses & Department of Public Health Pennsylvania Department Inspections of Transportation (PennDOT)

Kathy Desmond Dr. William R. Hite Michael Banks People’s Emergency Center School District of Philadelphia African American Chamber of Commerce

Scott Sauer Nilda Iris Ruiz Rick Sauer Southeastern Pennsylvania Asociación Puertorriqueños Philadelphia Association of Transportation Authority (SEPTA) en Marcha, Inc. (APM) Community Development Corporations (PACDC)

4 \\\ LETTER FROM THE VISION ZERO TASK FORCE

Residents of Philadelphia,

We are proud to present the City of Philadelphia’s 2017 Vision Zero Three-Year Action Plan. This Three-Year Action Plan outlines Vision Zero’s near-term goals. It is rooted in Mayor Kenney’s commitment to improving traffic safety and preventing traffic-related deaths, and is a result of a collaboration between various governmental agencies, as well as community and advocacy groups.

This Action Plan relies on certain fundamental principles to eliminate traffic-related deaths by 2030:

• Traffic deaths are preventable and unacceptable. • Human life is our highest priority.

o Preserving human life takes priority over convenience. o Philadelphia’s transportation system should be safe for all of its users, in all neighborhoods. • Human error is inevitable and unpredictable. Our transportation system should be designed to anticipate human error so that the consequence is not death or severe injury. • Safe human behaviors, education, and enforcement are essential to a safe transportation system. • People are inherently vulnerable and speed is a fundamental predictor of crash survival. Our transportation system should be designed for speeds that minimize risk to human life.

Equity must always be a guiding principle in Vision Zero, as well as in the implementation of any traffic safety measures. The City and the Vision Zero Task Force recognize that children, the elderly, people living with physical disabilities, and those who live below the poverty line are disproportionately impacted by traffic-related fatalities and severe injuries. This is unacceptable. We believe that all people—regardless of age, physical ability, or income—should be able to travel safely on our city streets, regardless of how they choose.

In service, Vision Zero Task Force

5 6 \\\ TABLE OF CONTENTS

3 Letter from Mayor James F. Kenney 4 Letter from Vision Zero Task Force 8 Vision Zero at a Glance 10 Introduction 14 Speed Kills 15 High Injury Network 18 Community Engagement 20 Action Items \\\ Evaluation & Data 24 Action Items \\\ Engineering 28 Action Items \\\ Education 32 Action Items \\\ Enforcement 36 Action Items \\\ Fleet Management 40 Action Items \\\ Policy 42 Benchmarks 43 Vision Zero Task Force & Subcommittees

Credit: Photograph by University City District – Cover Photograph by Joseph Gidjunis – page 3 Photography by Elena Iwata – page 5, 7, 32, Photography by Mayor’s Office – page 10 Photograph by Darren Burton - page 28 Photograph by Steve Weinik - page 36 Photograph by Logan CDC – page 40 7 IMAGINE losing someone you love while they were walking in their own neighborhood. VISION ZERO AT A

IMAGINE having someone GLANCE in your community be confined to a wheelchair for the rest of their life. A life lost on Philadelphia’s streets is unacceptable and preventable. Our city and our families deserve IMAGINE leaving your loved ones at home for the last safer streets. time. All because of a preventable traffic crash. 4 CHILDREN EVERY DAY 100 PEOPLE EVERY YEAR

IMAGINE a city coming together to work toward zero traffic deaths.

4 children every day are reported to Approximately 100 people are killed be involved in traffic crashes. each year in traffic crashes. Data Source: PennDOT

VISION ZERO GOALS

Save lives by reducing the number of severe traffic crashes on Philadelphia streets

Improve the overall performance of the street system, and prioritize those using our streets who TAKE THE are most vulnerable

PLEDGE. Reduce Philadelphians’ risk for developing chronic diseases by promoting active transportation VISIT VISIONZEROPHL.COM. Shift trips from motorized to active modes of transportation to reduce congestion, improve air quality, and improve health

8 \\\ VISION ZERO AT A GLANCE

TURNING PRIORITY VISION ZERO SUBCOMMITTEES INTO PRACTICE Vision Zero subcommittees are comprised of City departments and external agencies. The Vision Zero Three-Year Action Plan outlines the projects and Subcommittees meet on a policy changes the City of Philadelphia plans to pursue in the next monthly or quarterly basis, and three years to build safety and livability into Philadelphia streets. are responsible for implementing the strategies outlined in the The Action Plan identifies a broad range of solutions to address Vision Zero Three-Year Action traffic safety comprehensively while using data to identify and Plan. prioritize traffic safety projects. The Vision Zero subcommittees Chaired by the Managing Director’s Office of Transportation & are: Infrastructure Systems (OTIS), the Vision Zero Task Force (page 4) leads and provides feedback on Vision Zero priorities and strategies. • Evaluation & data

• Engineering • Education & engagement VISION ZERO • Traffic safety enforcement • Fleet management PRIORITIES • Policy

EQUITY Identify equitable solutions developed on behalf of

all Philadelphians

EVALUATION Evaluate Vision Zero efforts to prioritize

investments and ensure resources are being used effectively 0 ENGINEERING Engineer streets to reduce risk of crashes

TRAFFIC EDUCATION Educate Philadelphians to promote a culture DEATHS BY of safe driving, walking, and biking 2030. ENFORCEMENT Enforce traffic laws to reduce and

prevent unsafe roadway behaviors # VISIONZEROPHL 9 \\\ INTRODUCTION

WHAT IS VISION ZERO?

Across the world, Vision Zero is saving lives. First adopted as a national policy in Sweden in 1997, Vision Zero is a strategy to eliminate all traffic-related deaths and severe injuries, while increasing safety, health, and mobility for all.

Vision Zero focuses on how people naturally behave. People make mistakes—kids run out into the street—but these mistakes should not be fatal. We may never prevent all crashes, but we can put people first and prevent the most serious and fatal crashes. The airline industry and the railroads have zero-tolerance policies—zero tolerance for traffic deaths is next.

Vision Zero prioritizes human life and seeks to eliminate the prevailing sentiment that traffic crashes are inevitable accidents.

Successful Vision Zero programs recognize that there is safety in numbers, that increasing numbers of people walking and biking make these activities safer, as well as improve the Philadelphia is proud to health of a city. adopt Vision Zero.

Vision Zero focuses attention on the On November 7, 2016, Mayor James F. Kenney signed shortcomings of the transportation system an Executive Order to create the Vision Zero Task Force. itself, rather than changing individual behavior. Philadelphia is committed to reducing traffic-related Through road design, education, and traffic deaths to zero by 2030. safety enforcement, we can eliminate traffic- related deaths.

10 CORE PRINCIPLES BEYOND PHILADELPHIA By adopting Vision Zero, the City of Philadelphia rejects the status quo that traffic crashes are “accidents.” Instead, we accept traffic crashes as preventable incidents that can—and will—be systematically addressed. Since Sweden first adopted Vision Zero in 1997, cities across the world By applying Vision Zero’s core principles, we can save lives and prevent and the United States have adopted severe injuries on our streets, while enhancing the quality of life for all Vision Zero policies. Philadelphians. These core principles are: • Traffic deaths are preventable and unacceptable. From Seattle to New York City, and from Anchorage, Alaska to • Human life is our highest priority. Cambridge, Massachusetts, U.S. Preserving human life takes priority over convenience. cities of all sizes have adopted o Vision Zero. Today, Philadelphia o Philadelphia’s transportation system should be safe for all of its users, in all neighborhoods. joins a cohort of 26 U.S. cities that • Human error is inevitable and unpredictable. Our transportation system have adopted Vision Zero policies. should be designed to anticipate human error, so that the consequence In Pennsylvania, Bethlehem and is not death or severe injury. Philadelphia were the first cities to adopt Vision Zero. • Safe human behaviors, education, and traffic safety enforcement are essential contributors to a safe transportation system. • People are inherently vulnerable and speed is a fundamental predictor of crash survival. Our transportation system should be designed for speeds that protect human life. Reaching our goal of reducing traffic-related deaths to zero in Philadelphia by 2030 is a shared responsibility; one that will require leadership and commitment by elected officials, City agencies, community stakeholders, and the public and private sectors alike.

We recognize that traffic crashes disproportionately affect Philadelphia’s low-income neighborhoods. We are committed to data-driven decision- making that prioritizes investments in places with the most need for traffic safety improvements. According to the World Health Organization, Reducing traffic-related deaths to zero by 2030 will require a culture traffic crashes were the change. As a city, we must recognize that our choices on our streets matter to the lives of others. As we move Vision Zero forward, we must remember no one should have to grieve the loss of a loved one as a result of a traffic crash. The approximately 10th 100 people killed every year in Philadelphia traffic crashes are not just numbers—they are our neighbors—and we will remain committed to reducing traffic-related deaths to zero by 2030. most common cause of death worldwide in 2015.

Traffic deaths are preventable and unacceptable. 11 \\\ INTRODUCTION

WHY VISION ZERO IN PHILADELPHIA? Traffic crashes are a serious health threat to Among large U.S. cities, Philadelphia has the Philadelphians. Every year in Philadelphia, our residents highest rates of chronic diseases, such as diabetes, are subject to approximately 10,0000 traffic crashes hypertension, obesity, and premature cardiovascular on Philadelphia streets, taking the lives of around 100 deaths. Philadelphians living in low-income people and severely injuring 250 more. neighborhoods are disproportionately affected by these conditions. Designing streets to promote pedestrian Philadelphia is the fifth-most populous city in safety invites more people to walk and bike in their the United States, with over 1.5 million residents. neighborhoods. Increased physical activity contributes Compared to our peer cities with established Vision to healthy living and reduces risk of chronic diseases. Zero policies, Philadelphia has one the highest rates Together, we can improve health outcomes. of traffic-related deaths per 100,000 residents. Philadelphia’s traffic-related death rate is over two Vision Zero will prioritize traffic safety in transportation times as high as that of New York City. Traffic crashes program investments that save lives and promote are not accidents; they are preventable incidents. healthier living. Using data-informed decisions, Vision Zero will ensure equitable traffic safety investments in In Philadelphia, neighborhoods with higher proportions neighborhoods needing them most. Together, we can of residents living in poverty are subjected to a build a transportation system that promotes safety disproportionate number of traffic crashes. More traffic and enables healthier living. deaths and severe injuries occur in neighborhoods where most residents live below the poverty line. Traffic Philadelphians are worth it. A life lost on crashes do not affect all Philadelphia neighborhoods Philadelphia’s streets is unacceptable equally. Together, we can ensure equitable access to and preventable. Together, we can save safer streets. lives. 12 RATE OF TRAFFIC-RELATED DEATHS IN 2016, (PER 100,000 RESIDENTS) Traffic crashes have tragic impacts 96 on the lives of Philadelphians. PEOPLE WERE KILLED IN TRAFFIC CRASHES ON 6.0 5.74 PHILADELPHIA STREETS HIGHEST (PennDOT; excludes interstates). TRAFFIC 2.87 DEATHS PER 1.93 CAPITA (BOSTON) COUNTY SUFFOLK COUNTY ANGELES S O L PHILADELPHIA CITY YORK NEW VISION ZERO PRIORITIES

EQUITY Identify equitable solutions prioritizing investments in areas Data Source: NHTSA, 2015 with the greatest need. ENGINEERING Engineer streets to reduce the risk of crashes.

ENFORCEMENT Enforce laws to reduce and prevent unsafe roadway behaviors. EDUCATION Educate Philadelphians to promote a culture of safe driving, walking, and biking.

EVALUATION Evaluate efforts to ensure resources are being used effectively.

13 \\\ SPEED KILLS

SPEED KILLS

Speed is a fundamental predictor of crash We recognize that speed is a fundamental survival. Without the protection of an automo- predictor of crash survival—no matter how you bile, the human body has a limited tolerance for choose to travel. Crashes may be the result of speeds higher than 20 miles per hour. Speed is mistakes, but death and severe injury can be especially lethal for people walking and biking. prevented if we control driving speeds. To preserve human life, our transportation sys- Through engineering, education, traffic safety tem should be designed for reasonable speeds. enforcement, and policy changes, we can work

to reduce speeding and we can save lives. In Philadelphia, approximately 53% of the city’s traffic-related deaths are a result of aggressive driving, which includes speeding and failure to yield.

14 \\\ HIGH INJURY NETWORK INTRODUCTION /// VULNERABLE USERS PRIORITIZING

VISION ZERO If our streets are designed to meet the needs of the most

vulnerable roadway users, our BUSTLETON AVE Reducing traffic-related deaths In order to prioritize the safety of to zero on Philadelphia streets by people who are most vulnerable on streets will be safer for everyone. 2030 will require data-informed our roadways, a weight was placed RED LION RD prioritization of investments. on crashes resulting in the death or We know that people walking and Through the work of the Evaluation a severe injury of someone walking people biking—and especially & Data sub-committee, the High or biking. those who are young or old— Injury Network provides that focus. are more likely to be severely Fifty percent of all traffic deaths injured or killed if involved in a KNIGHTS RD Using a five-year trend of crash data and severe injuries occurred on crash. While people walking and (PennDOT, 2012 - 2016; excludes just 12% of Philadelphia streets. biking were involved in a small ACADEMY RD interstates), the High Injury Network This 12% of streets comprises the E ROOSEVELT BLVD is comprised of the corridors across High Injury Network. By prioritizing percent of the total crashes WELSH RD

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FROM DRAFT TO FINAL: VOICES OF PHILADELPHIA

On March 7, 2017, Mayor James F. Kenney These were published to the Vision Zero PHL introduced the Vision Zero Draft Three-Year Action website. To ensure that neighbors without Plan for public comment. In the four months that internet access could participate, printed followed, the Vision Zero Task Force—led by the activities—translated to Spanish, Chinese, Office of Transportation & Infrastructure Systems and Russian—were brought to community (OTIS)—engaged Philadelphians across the city, events. beginning the discussion on safer streets. Between March and July 2017, Philadelphia The voices of Philadelphians were important to the neighbors were engaged through 44 development of this Action Plan. With the March community events, including neighborhood 2017 release of the Draft Action Plan for public association meetings, Police District comment, three tools were created to collect public meetings, and block parties, as well as at input: festivals across the city.

• Vision Zero Draft Action Plan Comment form As we move Vision Zero forward, your feedback will supplement crash data and • Vision Zero Traffic Safety Map other metrics, ensuring that Vision Zero • Vision Zero Traffic Safety Survey responds to the traffic safety issues that are occurring on your neighborhood streets every day.

18 BY THE WHAT WE HEARD NUMBERS Vision Zero is personal for many. VISION ZERO TRAFFIC At community events across the city, neighbors chose to share SAFETY SURVEY their personal stories. Citywide, neighbors expressed their The Vision Zero Traffic Safety 23,187 responses to understanding for the importance Survey gave respondents the of Vision Zero, and they were opportunity to share their the Vision Zero Safety Map eager to share their traffic safety thoughts about traffic safety in concerns. Philadelphia. 44 community events What we heard: attended VISION ZERO TRAFFIC • 72% of respondents either know someone whose life has SAFETY MAP 5% CONGESTIONbeen impacted by a traffic 900+ neighbors crash, or have personally been TheGENERAL Vision Zero Safety Map DISREGARD FOR 27% impacted.ROAD directly engaged invitedTRAFFIC LAWS Philadelphians to report 15% CONDITIONS dangerous behaviors they • 53% of respondents do not observe on their neighborhood feel that children can walk Vision Zero Traffic streets, near work, or during their safely to schools or parks in 961 commutes. their neighborhood. Of these, SPEEDING Safety Surveys submitted 79% reported8% “Fear of traffic” Through August 2017, the top four to be the reason. reported dangerous behaviors Draft Action Plan observed were: • 33.13% of respondents either 59 do not know or incorrectly • Failure to stop for pedestrians identified the speed limit comment forms submitted (17%) on local and neighborhood streets in Philadelphia, unless • Speeding (16%) otherwise posted. AGGRESSIVE • DISTRACTEDDouble parking, which includes 27% DRIVING DRIVING 16% parking in bicycle lanes (16%) • Blocking the crosswalk (13%)

GENERAL DISREGARD FOR TRAFFIC LAWS CONGESTION 85% 5% DISTRACTED DRIVING GENERAL DISREGARD FOR 27% ROAD 15% CONDITIONS AGGRESSIVE DRIVING TRAFFIC LAWS of Vision Zero Traffic

SPEEDING Safety Survey respondents do not ROAD CONDITIONS SPEEDING view Philadelphia as a 8% CONGESTION safe city for all road users—motorists, bicyclists, and T O P pedestrians—to share REPORTED ROAD SAFETY roads together. CONCERNS AGGRESSIVE DISTRACTED 27% DRIVING 19 DRIVING 16%

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CONGESTION Action Items \\\ Evaluation & Data

Evaluation & Data Actions

EVALUATION & DATA SUBCOMMITTEE GOAL: Vision Zero actions are data- driven, based on quality data and the latest technology and analytical tools.

This multi-disciplinary subcommittee is imperative to linking different departments’ current data in order to provide a comprehensive traffic safety picture. In addition to the Managing Director’s Office of Transportation & Infrastructure Systems (oTIS) and Office of Complete Streets, this subcommittee is comprised of members from the City of Philadelphia’s Department of Public Health (PDPH), Planning & Development (P&D), Police Department (PPD), Streets Department, and 311; Center City District (CCD); Clean Air Council; Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission (DVRPC); Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT); Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA); Thomas Jefferson University; and University City District (UCD).

This subcommittee is tasked with directing Vision Zero evaluation efforts and exploring opportunities to incorporate technology that can aid in the collection and analysis of traffic- and crash-related data.

20 ZERO WASTE & VISION ZERO 1) Analyze crash data to prioritize Vision Zero VISION ACTION LEAD The City of Philadelphia’s DESCRIPTION ZERO ITEM AGENCY Vision Zero and Zero Waste YEAR programs are two ambitious, Form Crash Analysis Team within Vision Zero Com- interconnected programs 1.1 subcommittee that works with PennDOT and oTIS plete that will improve the livability PPD crash data and walkability of our city. An Identify High-Injury Network (HIN) on which Crash Com- important part of Vision Zero is 1.2 to focus Vision Zero investments in the pro- Analysis plete creating safe, comfortable places gram’s first three years Team for our neighbors to walk. A key Identify most dangerous behaviors on which Crash element of ensuring comfortable 1.3 to focus Vision Zero investments in the pro- Analysis 1 and walkable neighborhoods are gram’s first three years Team clean litter-free streets. Adopt year-over-year traffic safety statistics Crash 1.4 to be tracked as Vision Zero performance Analysis 1 The Zero Waste initiative will have measures, both internally and externally Team a big impact on Vision Zero—kids Eval/data don’t feel comfortable walking Develop a long-term evaluation plan for VZ 1.5 Vision Zero program that includes bench- 1 to school if the sidewalks along subcom- mark goals their walk are littered and dirty, mittee and neighbors throughout the Crash city may opt to drive if their Begin crash analysis at Safe Routes Philly 1.6 Analysis 1+ focus schools walk does not feel clean and Team safe. Cleaner streets can kick- Conduct research to better understand the off a virtuous cycle for Vision 1.7 safety, economic, and sustainability impacts oTIS 1+ Zero. Cleaner streets will lead of Vision Zero and Complete Streets to more people walking, which Regular evaluation of the impact/success of will lead to improved health 1.8 traffic safety interventions for active trans- oTIS 1+ outcomes and safety in numbers portation as pedestrian activity increases. Prioritize highest impact resources needed This, in turn, will lead to improved 1.9 on a departmental level for all City depart- OTIS 1-2+ safety for users of all modes of ments transportation. Establish post-study system of new devel- oTIS/ 1.10 opments that reviews the post-development 1-2+ As we work together to make Streets impact on traffic safety strides towards keeping litter Establish further evaluation metrics of ARLE off our streets, these streets will oTIS/ 1.11 cameras to measure impact/need of cam- 1-2 become safer and more livable. Streets eras Annually evaluate hospital crash data and 1.12 trends for vulnerable age groups Jefferson 2

21 Action Items \\\ Evaluation & Data BEYOND PHILADELPHIA Forging partnerships To address weaknesses in police crash data, the San Francisco General Hospital and Trauma Center is working with Vision Zero SF and other City partners to develop a more accurate and comprehensive crash data system. This enhanced safety data system will improve the accuracy of injury reporting, and will facilitate more robust prioritization and evaluation of safety projects.

2) Coordinate data collection VISION ACTION LEAD DESCRIPTION ZERO ITEM AGENCY YEAR Develop a centralized, web-based crash data 2.1 oTIS 1 system for internal use Increase bicycle and pedestrian data collec- oTIS/ 2.2 tion in priority locations, developing a regular P&D/ 1+ reporting system available to the public PDPH Engage university research partners to design 2.3 and implement traffic safety research and oTIS 1-2 program evaluations Implement electronic crash reporting in pilot 2.4 PPD 1-2 districts Pilot a centralized database between a Jeffer- 2.5 Philadelphia hospital and enforcement crash 1-2 son data

The City of Seattle Work with 311 to improve traffic safety data 2.6 oTIS/311 2 found that converting a reporting and collection from the public road from four lanes to three lanes decreased Work with State Police to either modify or en- crashes by 2.7 sure that behavior information is collected on PPD 3+ crash report forms Conduct outreach to technology companies to 2.8 oTIS L/T support additional data collection Partner with SEPTA to integrate to SEPTA’s 2.9 crash data and ridership data into the larger SEPTA L/T 40%. data portal

22 TRAFFIC 3) Report data publicly VISION CALMING ACTION LEAD DESCRIPTION ZERO ITEM AGENCY YEAR TOOLBOX Publish online summarized statistics available Com- 3.1 oTIS/OIT in map and dashboard form plete 3.2 Release annual Vision Zero progress report oTIS 1+ The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) has identifiednine Develop an interactive, user-friendly, web- evidence-based roadway based application on which the public can 3.3 oTIS/OIT 1+ engineering safety countermeasures. access recent and archived traffic crash These are proven tools to increase statistics road safety and can improve safety Continue to release the City’s crash data and on Philadelphia streets: 3.4 identify ways to expedite the release of crash oTIS/OIT 1+ data on an ongoing basis Input Vision Zero projects into public-facing 1. Roundabouts 3.5 oTIS 2+ GIS layer 2. Corridor access management

3. Backplates with retroreflective borders

4. Rumble strips

5. Enhanced delineation and friction for horizontal curves

6. Safety edge

7. Medians and pedestrian crossing islands

8. Pedestrian hybrid beacon FEDERAL HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION 9. Road diet NINE EVIDENCE-BASED COUNTERMEASURES

23 Action Items \\\ Engineering

Engineering Actions

ENGINEERING SUBCOMMITTEE GOAL: The City has the policies, resources, and partnerships needed to design streets that maximize safety for the most vulnerable road users, and City staff have the professional freedom to make data-driven decisions that promote traffic safety.

This subcommittee is responsible for coordinating various engineering and street design efforts within the public Right-Of-Way while prioritizing traffic safety and active transportation in public investments. In addition to the Managing Director’s Office of Transportation & Infrastructure Systems (oTIS) and Office of Complete Streets, this subcommittee is comprised of members from the City of Philadelphia’s Planning & Development (P&D), Streets Department, and Water Department; Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission (DVRPC); Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT); and Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA).

24 ROUTE FOR CHANGE & 1) Prioritize High Injury Network street safety VISION ZERO improvements Roosevelt Boulevard is VISION ACTION LEAD recognized as a dangerous DESCRIPTION ZERO ITEM AGENCY corridor. Between 2012 and YEAR 2016, 3,100+ reportable crashes 1.1 Install the first two bicycle signals in Streets 1 occurred on the 12.6-mile Philadelphia corridor, resulting in 60 deaths 1.2 Install two raised intersections oTIS/ 1 and 91 severe injuries. This Streets means 13% of all traffic deaths 1.3 Install Leading Pedestrian Intervals (LPIs) Streets/ 1+ in Philadelphia occurred on the at 50 intersections per year, doubling the PennDOT existing number of intersections with LPIs Boulevard. Although crashes involving pedestrians and cyclists 1.4 Install on average two major pedestrian Streets/ 1+ intersection improvements per year PennDOT accounted for only 7% of all 1.5 Install 50 new LED street lights per year Streets/ 1+ crashes on the Boulevard, they PennDOT accounted for 30% of all deaths 1.6 Install pedestrian countdowns timers at 13 Streets/ 1+ and severe injuries. intersections per year PennDOT 1.7 Install 25 low-cost safety improvements, Streets 1+ The Roosevelt Boulevard including new road markings, signs, and “Route for Change” Program minor signal modifications per year is developing a series of 1.8 Incorporate priority pre-emption for oTIS/ 1+ improvements to create a emergency vehicles and transit priority as Streets more inviting corridor that standard equipment for all new signals is safe, accessible, and 1.9 Integrate implementation of multi-modal PennDOT 1+ reliable for all users including safety improvements into paving of State pedestrians, cyclists, transit roads and reconstruction of State bridges through PennDOT Connects riders, and motorists. The Program will identify short-term 1.10 Develop High Injury Network corridor oTIS/ 1+ designs for future funding applications Streets recommendations, as well as recommendations for 2025, 1.11 Install a network of protected bicycle lanes oTIS/ 1+ Streets which will build upon each other to create a 2040 vision. 1.12 Develop neighborhood slow zones program oTIS/ 2+ that reduces traffic speeds, ensuring the Streets safety of the most vulnerable roadway users Between 2012-2016, (seniors, children, and people walking and bicycling) 1.13 Build neighborhood bikeways along two oTIS/ 2+ corridors and evaluate future routes for Streets installation 13% 1.14 Pursue funding to enhance temporary oTIS/ 2+ protected bike lane strategies with more Streets of all traffic-related permanent, high quality strategies, such as deaths in Philadelphia curbs and planters occurred on Roosevelt Boulevard.

25 Action Items \\\ Engineering BEYOND PHILADELPHIA BEFORE

Queens Boulevard in New York City Once nicknamed the “Boulevard of Death,” Queens Boulevard in New York City was selected as a Vision Zero Priority Corridor, and was redesigned in 2015 to include major safety improvements. This redesign brought safer crossings for pedestrians, protected bicycle lanes, expanded medians with trees and plantings, and reconfigured AFTER intersections to reduce speeding and other dangerous driver behaviors.

Since 2015, when the redesign began, there have been zero deaths on Queens Boulevard. Compared to the height of traffic-related deaths in 1997, when 27 people were killed, this is a vast improvement.

1) Prioritize High Injury Network street safety improvements (continued) VISION ACTION LEAD Between 2015-2016, DESCRIPTION ZERO ITEM AGENCY and after road redesign YEAR and the installation of 1.15 Focus new loading zone management projects oTIS/ 3 speed cameras, there on high-crash corridors Streets/ were CCD 1.16 Install one urban traffic roundabout oTIS/ 3 Streets 1.17 Install Philadelphia’s first protected intersection oTIS 3 1.18 Implement safety improvement projects at six oTIS/ 3 0 Safe Routes Philly focus schools Streets 1.19 Install two curbless streets oTIS/ L/T Streets traffic-related deaths along Queens Boulevard in New York.

26 2) Establish plans and processes to TRAFFIC internalize Vision Zero principles within department operations CALMING VISION ACTION LEAD DESCRIPTION ZERO TOOLBOX ITEM AGENCY YEAR Integrate Vision Zero into the City of Philadelphia’s Development Services Program P&D 1 2.1 Pedestrian Checklist to ensure that streets are being designed for the most vulnerable roadway users Countdown Timers

Continue the routine Philadelphia Streets Pedestrian countdown resurfacing program and include pedestrian/ timers, located at signalized 2.2 bicycle infrastructure and loading zones as Streets 1+ intersections, clearly display part of resurfacing projects, as informed by a how many seconds remain for multimodal improvement prioritization program the light phase. These timers Continue to expand the ongoing sidewalk inven- oTIS/ allow pedestrians to anticipate 2.3 tory efforts to identify and prioritize improve- P&D/ 1+ when the light will change and ments for City-owned and private sidewalks Streets determine if they have enough Integrate Vision Zero into the City of Philadel- time to cross the street safely. phia’s Development Services Program Checklist to ensure that streets are being designed for the most vulnerable roadway users. Update the Phil- adelphia Pedestrian and Bicycle Master Plan and include the following elements: Leading • Address line of sight issues; oTIS/ 2.4 P&D/ 1-2 Pedestrian • Define protected bike lanes and protected Streets intersections; Intervals • Standardized speed limit reduction by road- Leading Pedestrian Intervals give way type; pedestrians a “head start” of a • Other innovative roadway treatments in few seconds when entering an conjunctions as they are developed and intersection by showing the walk evaluated signal in advance of a green light Conduct a study to identify best practices in for car traffic. This increases peer cities for sidewalk repair and enforcement pedestrian’s visibility, and 2.5 oTIS 2 programs in construction zones, as well as reinforces their right-of-way over recommendations for Philadelphia turning vehicles. Update the Philadelphia Pedestrian and Bicycle Master Plan and include the following elements:

• A pedestrian and bicycle safety action plan; oTIS/ 2.6 2-3 • Gaps analysis and prioritization study for P&D sidewalk and bikeway network gaps

Develop comprehensive Access Management Policy and Right-Of-Way Standards that take 2.7 Streets 2-3 into account driveway placement (among other potential safety hazards) Develop pick-up and drop-off safety training for oTIS/ 2.8 3 School District schools Streets Create database of streets and intersections 2.9 Streets L/T with line of sight issues 27 Action Items \\\ Education

EDUCATION ACTIONS

EDUCATION SUBCOMMITTEE GOAL: All Philadelphia residents and visitors understand their part in Vision Zero, and people living in every Philadelphia neighborhood have access to safety education resources.

This subcommittee will coordinate a comprehensive public education campaign aimed at increasing awareness of crash-related data and promoting a culture of transportation safety and responsibility throughout Philadelphia. Educational efforts will include promotion of walking and biking, emphasizing health benefits as well as safety in numbers. As the number of people walking and biking in the city rises, safety will improve. In addition to the Managing Director’s Office of Transportation & Infrastructure Systems (oTIS), the Education subcommittee is composed of members from the City of Philadelphia’s Department of Public Health (PDPH), Planning & Development (P&D), Office of Complete Streets; American Automobile Association (AAA); AARP Pennsylvania; Asociación Puertorriqueños en Marcha, Inc. (APM); Clean Air Council; Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT); People’s Emergency Center (PEC); Philadelphia Association of Community Development Corporations (PACDC); Philadelphia Health Management Corporation (PHMC); Office of Councilwoman Gym; School District of Philadelphia; and Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA).

28 SAFE ROUTES PHILLY & 1) Develop Vision Zero community VISION ZERO engagement plan ACTION LEAD SUP- VISION DESCRIPTION ZERO ITEM AGENCY PORT Teaching our young children to YEAR walk and bike safely through their Develop and Implement a VZ Edu neighborhoods is a Vision Zero community engagement plan that sub- priority. 1.1 strives for equitable traffic safety 1+ com- solutions and asks for residents’ mittee Safe Routes Philly offers a feedback in the process train-the-trainer pedestrian Expand Safe Routes Philly in order safety curriculum for second to provide education to children, grade students and bicycle parents, and teachers about School safety curriculum for fifth grade 1.2 safely walking and biking to and oTIS 1+ District from school, and the importance students. of physical activity to children’s healthy development The City of Philadelphia is proud to have received a federal grant Create “Behind the Big Wheel,” interactive education campaign, to continue Safe Routes Philly. 1.3 oTIS Streets 1+ to demonstrate large vehicle blind With these funds, Safe Routes spots Philly will prioritize engagement with elementary schools located Integrate information about active transportation as a strategy for adjacent to or in close proximity 1.4 P&D oTIS 1+ improving health into all outreach to the High Injury Network, both materials through curriculum and through the development of walkability Develop a Citizens Planning oTIS/ 1.5 Institute (CPI) “Vision Zero” P&D 1+ audits. These walkability audits PDPH elective course will be used to apply for future engineering project grants. Work with community organizations and the Philadelphia VZ Ed- Police Department (PPD) to raise oTIS/ ucation 1.6 1+ awareness of top crash-related PPD subcom- behaviors before enforcement mittee occurs in a precinct VZ Ed- ucation Build on existing multilingual 1.7 sub- 1+ Vision Zero outreach toolkit committee Work with Philadelphia’s Transportation Management Clean Air Associations (TMAs) and Mobility oTIS/ 1.8 Council/ 1+ Alternative Programs (MAPs) to P&D CCD incentivize active transportation in the City Develop and integrate Vision Zero 1.9 PHMC oTIS 1+ into Street Smarts campaigns Develop a volunteer Street Ambassador program that VZ Alli- 1.10 promotes traffic safety in oTIS/P&D 2+ ance neighborhoods and along high crash corridors 29 Action Items \\\ Education BEYOND PHILADELPHIA 1)Develop Vision Zero community engagement plan (continued) VISION VISION ACTION LEAD ACTION LEAD DESCRIPTION SUPPORT ZERO DESCRIPTION SUPPORT ZERO ITEM AGENCY ITEM AGENCY Using art to transform YEAR YEAR Distribute City of Philadelphia Develop “Safety Six” Traffic Code high-crash corridors AARP/ Vision Zero newsletter, 3.1 cheat sheet for PPD officers (see PPD oTIS 1 1.11 oTIS Clean Air 2+ highlighting Vision Zero page 35) In the summer of 2017, the City of Council Los Angeles, in partnership with successes and next steps Continue Complete Streets several community organizations, training for engineers and oTIS/ Create Vision Zero public 3.2 P&D 1+ held Temple Street Slow Jams, a education campaign, educating planners designing a multi-modal Streets Mayor’s 1.12 the public on the citywide speed oTIS 2+ transportation system Vision Zero program to transform Office a portion of Temple Street from a limit and the importance of speed VZ Policy Engage City Council and state level high-crash roadway into a stretch of management subcom- elected officials on Vision Zero and 3.3 oTIS mittee/ 1+ art and public spectacle. Research which additional traffic safety engineering through Streets/ communications messages are P&D/ meetings and site visits From 2009 to 2015, five people were 1.13 most needed through surveys, oTIS PDPH/ 2+ PACDC killed and 21 people were severely focus groups, and working with AARP VZ Ed- injured while traveling on Temple behavioral scientists ucation Develop a series of traffic safety oTIS/ subcom- Street. Develop workshop for 3.4 3 professional media on how to best Mayor’s trainings for PPD roll call PPD mittee 1.14 oTIS 2+ In response, the Slow Jam was a communicate information about Office organiza- week-long event filled with street traffic crashes and Vision Zero tions art installations, participatory public Launch a Complete Streets spectacles, crosswalk choreography, educational program / incentive proram for developers that murals in the making, walking 1.15 P&D oTIS 2+ and biking tours, and community promotes multimodal safety in conversations. Temple Street’s redevelopment and right-of-way improvement projects transformation into a safer, more Create and/or adapt standard welcoming place was kick-started oTIS/ 1.16 module for drivers to educate PPD/AAA 3 using art, conversation, and PennDOT movement. them on safe driving practices

30 2) Develop department-specific training and communications TRAFFIC materials to bolster Vision Zero CALMING VISION ACTION LEAD DESCRIPTION SUPPORT ZERO TOOLBOX ITEM AGENCY YEAR Develop “Safety Six” Traffic Code 3.1 cheat sheet for PPD officers (see PPD oTIS 1 LED street lights page 35) Continue Complete Streets LED street lights have many training for engineers and oTIS/ benefits, including greater energy 3.2 P&D 1+ planners designing a multi-modal Streets efficiency, a longer lifespan than transportation system conventional street lights, and VZ Policy increased safety. Because they Engage City Council and state level subcom- produce directional light rather than elected officials on Vision Zero and 3.3 oTIS mittee/ 1+ a diffuse glow, they can direct light traffic safety engineering through Streets/ onto specific areas of a street or meetings and site visits PACDC sidewalk. VZ Ed- ucation Develop a series of traffic safety oTIS/ subcom- 3.4 3 trainings for PPD roll call PPD mittee Curbless streets organizations The removal of curbs and use of high quality paving materials on narrow, low-volume streets, blurs the distinction between sidewalk areas and vehicular travel areas, and encourages shared use of the street. Curbless streets encourage intermingling between different travel modes by facilitating negotiation and eye contact between users. They allow the street to function as a plaza or paved yard.

31 Action Items \\\ Enforcement

Enforcement Actions

ENFORCEMENT SUBCOMMITTEE GOAL: Traffic safety enforcement is clearly linked to data and behaviors that will reduce fatal and serious injury crashes.

Vision Zero enforcement pertains to enforcing traffic safety behavior and practices that impact public safety. Traffic safety enforcement also provides an opportunity to increase public awareness of traffic safety among all road users. In Philadelphia, the Philadelphia Police Department (PPD) is the primary enforcement department for traffic safety. PPD enforces traffic regulations. The Philadelphia Parking Authority (PPA) and the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA) also have enforcement roles to play.

32 REBUILD & 1) Use data to focus traffic safety enforcement VISION ZERO Rebuilding Community VISION ACTION LEAD Infrastructure (Rebuild) is DESCRIPTION SUPPORT ZERO ITEM AGENCY a seven-year, $500 million YEAR investment in Philadelphia’s oTIS/ Coordinate monthly fatal crash Under- neighborhoods to improve 1.1 PPD/ reviews way neighborhood parks, libraries, Streets recreation centers, and Increase traffic safety enforcement playgrounds with the goals L&I/ Com- 1.2 and penalties for illegal sidewalk ROW plete of promoting equity and closures and obstructions encouraging economic growth Build foundation for and implement across the city. “Safety Six” traffic safety 1.3 PPD oTIS 1+ enforcement campaign (see page Rebuild’s investments will 35) revitalize community spaces, and Coordinate “Safety Six” traffic safety to ensure that these improved enforcement efforts between PPD, 1.4 PPD oTIS 1+ sites are accessible to residents, PPA, and other entities with police Vision Zero will work to make powers to maximize traffic safety our streets safer for all roadway Reassign crossing guards to vacant users. Increasing traffic safety 1.5 posts at high-pedestrian crash in- PPD oTIS 1+ will allow residents of all ages tersections in pilot Police districts to feel comfortable walking or Report L&I violations for failure to biking to their favorite local park, adhere to the Streets Department recreation center or library. As 1.6 Right-of-Way Code separately, L&I 2 progress is made on Rebuild allowing for collection and reporting and Vision Zero in tandem, of data Philadelphians of all ages will Increase traffic safety enforcement have increased access to places against illegal parking and illegal PPD/ School where they can learn, play, and 1.7 passing of school buses in and 2 PPA District come together as a community. around schools in pilot Police districts

33 Action Items \\\ Enforcement BEYOND 2) Strengthen capacity of enforcement PHILADELPHIA agencies VISION ACTION LEAD DESCRIPTION SUPPORT ZERO ITEM AGENCY Enforcing the deadliest YEAR Modify permit fee schedule traffic behaviors to increase fees for closing a sidewalk for construction, and Com- 2.1 ROW As part of San Francisco’s Vision issue small-fee permits for the plete Zero commitment, the San Francisco use of pedestrian lanes around Police Department launched the closed sidewalks “Focus on the Five” program, with a Continue to offer Standardized goal to issue half of traffic citations 2.2 Field Sobriety Testing training to PPD 1+ to the five most common causes in-service police officers of collisions and injuries involving Integrate Vision Zero curriculum people walking. These five violations 2.3 into PPD Academy curriculum and PPD 2 were informed by an analysis of in-service Police Officer training collision data, and include: speeding, violating pedestrian right-of-way Pilot tracker training program for select officers assigned to in a crosswalk, running red lights, 2.4 patrol Districts, allowing for more PPD 2 running stop signs, and failing to officers to write more speeding yield while turning. violations

Support School District parents/ community volunteers serving School 2.5 oTIS L/T Enforcing illegal parking as traffic safety ambassadors at District for safety schools in high-crash locations Washington D.C. is using a data- driven approach to strengthen enforcement of dangerous illegal parking behaviors. To deter behaviors, such as double parking and blocking bicycle lanes and crosswalks, D.C. is using crash data to prioritize enforcement. Reports on parking citations will be available to the public. Limiting illegal parking will protect vulnerable users who are endangered by limited visibility due to unsafe and illegal parking behavior.

34 Automated Enforcement THE SAFETY An important component of Vision Zero’s traffic safety enforcement efforts will include expanding automated enforcement programs. SIX Automated enforcement is proven effective, it involves less officer discretion, and it is less resource-intensive than traditional enforcement. Reckless/careless 1 driving Safety Six By focusing traffic safety enforcement on violations that result in severe injuries and deaths along the High Injury Network, near schools, Red light- and stop housing for seniors and people living with disabilities, we can save lives 2 sign-running and prevent injuries.

“Safety Six” will bring focus to traffic safety enforcement efforts. In Driving under the support of Vision Zero, the Philadelphia Police Department have set a 3 influence goal for Safety Six to have a minimum of 50% of Philadelphia Police Department traffic citations be focused on these six violations. Failure to yield, 4 While turning or to pedestrians

Parking enforcement 5 On or within 20’ of crosswalks, on a sidewalk, or in a bike lane Distracted driving 6

According to a 2017 citywide survey issued by the City of Philadelphia, 28%

of respondents reported Traffic Law Enforcement to be the #1 opportunity for improvement for public safety. 35 Action Items \\\ Fleet Management

Fleet Management Actions

FLEET MANAGEMENT SUBCOMMITTEE GOAL: Prioritize traffic safety investments and business-safe practices among fleets operating in Philadelphia.

The City of Philadelphia has nearly 6,000 vehicles in its fleet. It is imperative that City employees lead by example and exhibit safe behaviors while operating City vehicles. Other agencies—such as Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA), Philadelphia Parking Authority (PPA), and Indego bike share system—also operate or regulate fleets of vehicles from buses to taxis to bikes. This subcommittee will prioritize cross-collaboration to improve operator training, incorporate new technology, and generally improve safety of fleet operator and vehicle operations.

36 ZEROPROTECTED WASTE & VISIONBIKE LANES ZERO 1) Update citywide vehicle safety policy to Protected bicycle lanes are incorporate Vision Zero traffic safety priorities a powerful traffic safety and VISION engineering tool that are gaining ACTION LEAD DESCRIPTION ZERO popularity across the country— ITEM AGENCY YEAR and are now being installed throughout Philadelphia—to 1.1 Ensure every City department has a Crash Risk 1+ create safer, more walkable Review Officer to review City fleet crashes Mgmt streets that benefit people 1.2 Create a City-wide incentive program to Risk 1+ driving, walking, and biking. recognize safe drivers and departments with Mgmt safe driving records How exactly does a protected 1.3 Explore and revise, as needed, the Vehicle Risk 1+ bicycle lane benefit safety of Safety policy to restrict use of hand-held and Mgmt people driving, walking, and hands-free mobile devices for city drivers in City biking? vehicles 1.4 Establish a City operator’s license and training Risk 2 • Shortens pedestrian crossing for all City employees that use any type of fleet Mgmt distance. vehicle 1.5 Work with City departments to improve reporting Risk 2 • Improves sight lines at actions taken towards vehicle operators with Mgmt corners driver’s licenses that are identified as exceptions or a status of “no record found” • Reduces motor vehicle 1.6 Create a pre- and post-use vehicle use survey Risk 2 speeding and weaving. process for departments to utilize when Mgmt employees take out and return fleet vehicles • Creates a more predictable (Certain City vehicles are already being inspected every two weeks, as well as annually in and comfortable travel compliance with PA inspection) experience for all roadway users. 1.7 Establish City driver/operator training for civilian Risk 2 drivers with standard drivers’ licenses, such Mgmt as defensive driving courses, as mandatory and at no cost to departments. Require all City employees licensed to operate a City vehicle for City-related business to participate in an annual course or to complete a video training/ recertification module 1.8 Revise City’s Vehicle Use Policy to require Risk 2 In New York City, total attendance at driver training for employees who Mgmt were involved in a crash injuries decreased 1.9 Work toward crash per miles driven by Fleet 2 department in order to focus training on high- crash City departments 1.10 Create City department passes for transit and OTIS 2+ Indego bike share to allow City employees to 20% travel without using fleet vehicles

after the installation of protected bike lanes.

37 Action Items \\\ Fleet Management BEYOND PHILADELPHIA Using side guards to improve large vehicle safety Large vehicles pose a great risk to vulnerable road users. For example, in New York City, large trucks comprise only 3.6% of vehicles but are responsible for 32% of bicycle fatalities and 12% of pedestrian fatalities.

A common contributor to these fatal crashes is “side underride,” in which someone is swept under the tires of a truck after a side impact. 2 ) Become leader in safe fleet vehicles

Side guards—panels installed VISION ACTION LEAD between the wheels of large DESCRIPTION ZERO ITEM AGENCY vehicles—are a proven, simple, and YEAR effective technology to mitigate side 2.1 Study impacts and establish funding plan for Fleet/ 1 underride. purchasing additional fleet safety equipment Risk and technology for City vehicles, including: Mgmt Side guard policies have been instituted in New York City, Portland, • Side guards Oregon, Washington D.C., and • Warning systems Cambridge, Massachusetts. Abroad, policies requiring side guards have • Cameras existed since the 1980s in Europe, • GPS Japan, and South America. • Telematics 2.2 Place “How’s My Driving?” stickers on City fleet Fleet/ 1 + vehicles to encourage safe driving behaviors Risk Mgmt A 2005 U.K. study on the effects of side Study high-visibility cabbed-trucks to Fleet/ guards found that they determine whether they could be integrated 2.3 Risk 2 resulted in a into the City fleet, as a safer alternative to the Mgmt trucks in the fleet today Incorporate City fleet into citywide Vision Zero 2.4 media campaign by using vehicles as moving Fleet 2 61% billboards Create public service announcements (PSAs) to engage passengers in promoting safe driving PPA/ 2.5 2 reduction in bicyclist by TLC and TNC cars and apps and educate TNCs fatalities, as well as partner agencies a 20% reduction in pedestrian fatalities. 38 TRAFFIC 3 ) Engage large fleet operators in Vision Zero VISION CALMING ACTION LEAD DESCRIPTION ZERO ITEM AGENCY YEAR TOOLBOX Incorporate Vision Zero into DVRPC’s Downtown Com- 3.1 DVRPC Delivery Guide plete Host Fleet Safety Forum for all large fleet Roundabouts 3.2 operators in Philadelphia, in order to share best DVRPC 1 practices in fleet safety Modern roundabouts are circular Develop a window sticker and app campaign intersections where drivers travel with safety messages for Taxi & Limousine PPA/ 3.3 2 counterclockwise around a center Division and Transportation Network Company TNCs (TNC) riders island and yield upon entry. Round- abouts increase traffic capacity as Engage taxi fleets and car services in promoting 3.4 PPA 2 well as safety. In particular, round- safe driving among TLC-licensed vehicles abouts reduce crashes that result in Identify strategies to reduce fatigued driving serious injuries or death. 3.5 and raise awareness among TLC-licensed PPA 2 drivers Raised intersections By elevating intersections so that they are flush with the sidewalk, slower speeds are reinforced and drivers are encouraged to yield to pedestrians crossing the street. Raised intersections encourage eye contact between modes and make the intersection more accessible for pedestrians.

Roundabouts reduce injury crashes by 75%

at intersections where stop signs or signals were previously used.

39 Action Items \\\ Policy

Policy Actions

POLICY SUBCOMMITTEE GOAL: Address policy hurdles that are barriers to full implementation of Vision Zero.

This subcommittee will direct the evaluations of various policies, define roles, and assess the impacts on traffic safety. Policies that limit the ability of other Vision Zero committees to fully address their focus area will be assessed by this subcommittee. In addition, this subcommittee will help create and implement the action plans, in order to direct policy changes.

40 1) Pursue City policy changes PROTECTED VISION ACTION LEAD DESCRIPTION ZERO INTER- ITEM AGENCY YEAR 1.1 Work with City Council to draft legislation Mayor’s 1 SECTIONS authorizing the Chief Traffic Engineer to Office implement traffic calming and traffic safety improvements through changes to road Protected intersections use a variety markings, signage, and lane configuration that of design elements to create a safer are justified by a formal review of crash data and condition for people on foot and on relevant engineering characteristics bike, as well as for drivers. 1.2 Study the implications of instituting strict laws oTIS/ 1-2 for injuring or killing pedestrians or cyclists PPD/ These intersections make left and within the right of way, similar to New York City’s Courts right turns clearer and safer while Administrative Code 19-190, which creates minimizing possibility of conflicts a criminal misdemeanor penalty for these between bicyclists and drivers. offenders 1.3 Develop standard Request for Proposals (RFP) Policy 3 Key design elements include: language to prioritize contractors with large trucks that have over a certain percent of trucks • Corner safety islands with side guards • Forward stop bars for bicyclists 1.4 Streamline procurement process for the rapid Mayor’s L/T implementation of safety improvement projects, Office • Setback bike and pedestrian in order to complete projects on timeline of six crossing months to one year from receiving funding • Bicycle friendly signal phasing 2) Pursue State policy changes

VISION ACTION LEAD NEIGHBOR- DESCRIPTION ZERO ITEM AGENCY YEAR HOOD SLOW 2.1 Work with State Legislators to gain State Mayor’s 1 approval for speed cameras along Roosevelt Office Boulevard as a pilot program ZONES 2.2 Work with State Legislators to gain State Mayor’s 1 approval for local control of speed limits within Office Neighborhood Slow Zones apply the City of Philadelphia traffic calming measures on a 2.3 Work with PennDOT to redefine curb lines, in oTIS/ 1 neighborhood scale. The traffic order to install safety improvement projects, Streets calming measures respond including parking protected bike lanes to current conditions in the 2.4 Explore a pilot program that offers traffic safety PennDOT 2 neighborhood, but will often classes for first-time moving violation offenders include gateway signage, pavement in lieu of fines markings, and speed bumps. 2.5 Evaluate the effects of altering fines, moving Mayor’s 3 vehicle license points, and consequences for Office/ By taking a neighborhood-wide hit-and-run drivers on reducing crashes oTIS approach to speed management, 2.6 After the launch of the Roosevelt Boulevard Mayor’s 3 cut-through traffic will be limited, speed camera pilot program, work with State Office social streets will be encouraged, Legislators to gain State approval for speed and neighborhood quality of life will cameras within one-quarter mile from schools be improved. 2.7 Establish statewide policy that connects oTIS L/T hospital crash data to enforcement crash data 2.8 Seek State approval to incorporate Vision Zero PPD L/T curriculum into PPD Academy curriculum 41 Benchmarks The City of Philadelphia will use the annual reporting of traffic-related deaths and severe injuries as the primary benchmark of success of reaching our Vision Zero goal of zero traffic-related deaths by 2030.

These measures will serve as key indicators of our progress on our engineering, traffic safety enforcement, education and engagement, fleet/vehicle, and policy efforts. Annual Metric Direction of Change GENERAL Total traffic-related deaths and severe injuries Decrease Traffic-related-deaths and severe injuries by mode Decrease Proportion of traffic-related deaths and severe injuries on High Injury Network Decrease inequities Number of people walking and biking Increase Number of City of Philadelphia employees walking and biking to work Increase ENGINEERING Number of engineering projects implemented, and miles of streets and intersections receiving safety treatments Increase City of Philadelphia engineering and technical staff knowledge of Vision Zero and pedestrian safety designs Increase TRAFFIC SAFETY ENFORCEMENT Speeds on Philadelphia streets Decrease Police Officer knowledge of Vision Zero and pedestrian safety Increase Traffic safety citations issued: • At identified dangerous locations Increase • Against identified dangerous behaviors Increase EDUCATION AND ENGAGEMENT Public awareness of Vision Zero, its principles, underlying traffic safety issues, and traffic laws Increase Engagement with children attending schools located in neighborhoods with high rates of child-pedestrian crashes Increase FLEET/VEHICLE Number of fleet vehicles with traffic safety equipment and technologies Increase Fleet operator knowledge of Vision Zero and pedestrian safety Increase POLICY Local and state policy changes to advance Vision Zero Increase

42 Vision Zero Task Force & Subcommittees Leadership The following officials are responsible for leading and providing feedback of Vision Zero as its Action Plan strategies are implemented: • Mayor James F. Kenney • Managing Director Michael DiBerardinis • Deputy Managing Director Michael A. Carroll (oTIS) • Vision Zero Task Force Task Force Structure VISION ZERO TASK FORCE SUBCOMMITTEES

EVALUATION & DATA ENFORCEMENT ENGINEERING FLEET MANAGEMENT EDUCATION POLICY

• City of Philadelphia: • Asociación Puertorriqueños en Marcha, Inc. (APM) − Mayor’s Office • Center City District (CCD) − Managing Director’s Office • Clean Air Council − Chair: Managing Director’s Office of Trans- portation & Infrastructure Systems (oTIS) • Delaware Regional Valley Planning Commis- sion (DVRPC) − Department of Public Health • Pennsylvania Department of Transportation − Department of Streets (PennDOT) − Fleet Management • People’s Emergency Center (PEC) − Licenses & Inspections • Philadelphia Association of Community De- − Planning & Development velopment Corporations (PACDC) − Philadelphia Police Department • Philadelphia Parking Authority − Office of Complete Streets • School District of Philadelphia − Risk Management • Public Health Management Corporation (PHMC) − Water Department • Office of Councilwoman Helen Gym • African American Chamber of Commerce • Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation • American Automobile Association (AAA) Authority (SEPTA) • AARP Pennsylvania • University City District (UCD)

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