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Old North Davis Neighborhood Association

Whats wrong with 5th Street

What we can do about it

And how it has worked in other communities

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24 bicyclists and pedestrians have been hit by cars in under

4 years since the signal timing was changed at F and G.

We have a serious safety problem that affects all users of the street.10% of all the accidents in the entire City of Davis happenon the 5th Street corridor between A Street and L Street.

YEAR 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 TOTAL

CITYWIDE (on street) 547 510 383 347 348 2,135

Injuries 256 233 238 228 233 1,188

Fatalities 1 1 0 1 1 4

Bicycle 75 64 55 56 86 336

Pedestrian 18 12 12 16 12 70

City Bike & Ped Total 93 76 67 72 98 406

5th ST CORRIDOR 79 40 35 35 30 219

Injuries 38 20 19 22 19 118

Bicycle 9 4 7 2 6 28

Injuries 9 3 6 2 6 26

Pedestrian 5 2 0 1 2 10

Injuries 5 2 0 1 2 10

5th Bike/Ped 14 6 7 3 8 38Injuries 14 5 6 3 8 36


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Probabilityof death

Probability of Pedestrian Fatalityvs

Vehicle Speed Upon Impact

25 mph 35 mph

Risk offatality

Impact speed (KPH)

Survive

Die


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Adopted General PlanPrimary Bicycle

Network Map

5th Street bike lanes

on the map, but

not on the street!


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Two-lane truckroutes in Davis.

Adopted General PlanTruck Route Map


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Other Arterial Streets in Davis with a Similar DesignCarrying Ten Thousand Vehicles a Day (ADT) or More

--One through lane in each direction--Center left turn lanes or left turn pockets at intersections--Bike lanes on both sides--(Some with and some without curbside parking)

5th Street15,400 ADT4,000 ft long

35 crashes in 2007

B Street15,100 ADT2,000 ft long

7 crashesIn 2007

Anderson Rd11,000 ADT3,500 ft long

11 crashesIn 2007

Cowell Blvd

16,100 ADT--2,800 ft long3 crashes in 2007

Pole Line Rd12,000 ADT--3,400 ft long

10 crashes in 2007,8 of them at 5th Street


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The Solution?Get the turning cars out of the stream of traffic. This is done by eliminating one lane in eachdirection, and creating a median with room for left turn pockets. Bike lanes can fill the edgesof the street. Initially this can be done by simply repainting the street. It all fits between the

existing curbs. A second phase could introduce raised and landscaped medians, whichwould extend to the crosswalks to improve pedestrian safety.

No ramp from sidewalk into the crosswalkNo painted crosswalk for blocksNo respect from driversAfter waiting several minutes, she pushed

the stroller 600 feet to a signal

How the street could beimproved, just with paint


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4-lane street, the car waiting to

turn left is hit from the rear

X

Three crash types can be reduced by going from4 lanes to 3 lanes: The first rear end collisions

3-lane street, the car waiting to

turn left is safe in the turn lane


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Aftermath of rear-end collisions on 5th Street


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Aftermath of a lane change collision between C and D Streets


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Three crash types can be reduced by going from4 to 3 lanes: Third left turn & crossing broadsides

4-lane street, the stopped red carblocks the view of the yellow car

3-lane street, turning cars face eachother and oncoming cars are visible


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Turn and crossing accidents at 5th and E Streets


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The aftermath of an unsafe crossing at 5th and J StreetThis was the second wreck on 5th Street in an hour


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Sample 4 lane to 3 lane reductions in Seattle(Six out of two dozen conversions to date)

Note that the converted streets carry more traffic

Roadway Date ADT ADT Collision

Location Change Before After Reduction

Greenwood Ave N

N 80th St to N 50th

N 45th Street

Wallingford Area

8th Ave NW

Ballard Area

Martin Luther King Jr W

North of I 90

Dexter Ave N

Queen Ann Area

24th Ave NW

NW 85th to NW 65thOct-95 9727 9754

14 to 10

28%

Jun-91 13606 1494919 to 16

59%

Jan-94 12336 13161

15 to 6

60%

Jan-94 10549 1185818 to 7

61%

Dec-72 19421 2027445 to 23

49%

Apr-95 11872 1242724 to 10

58%

16%


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Prev ious ly 4 lane Cal i forn ia St reet in

Mounta in V iew, a f te r a lane reduc t ion


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La Jo l la Boulevard, in t he B i rd RockComm uni ty o f the C i ty o f San Diego

--ADT w as 23,000 w hen c onver t ed

78Feet

Before

After

14feet

Pedes t r i an c ross ing


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Widened s idew alk s and safer c ross ings are

popula r w i th shop ow ners , cyc l i s ts . ..


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. ....pedest r ians, res id ent s and v is i t ors


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Aggressive Speeding on Edgewater Drive, Orlando FloridaBefore and After Conversion from 4 Lanes to 3 Lanes

Aggressive speeding dropped in all sections of the corridor


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34% Reduction146 per yr

87 per yr

Edgewater Dr, Orlando, FL

Reduction in vehicle accidents

Crash Rate declined by 34 percent


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68% Reduction

1 injury every

9 days

1 injury every30 days

Injury Rate per Million Vehicle Miles on Edgewater Drive

Reduced speeds produced a huge injury rate decline


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23% Increase

Edgewater Drive: Change in Pedestrian Count


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30% Increase

Edgewater Drive: Impact of Lane Reduction

Increase in Bicycle Traffic


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Avoid Spillover Traffic in Neighborhoods YES

Reduce Speeding on Edgewater Dr YES

Increase Bicyclist Volumes YES

Increase Pedestrian Volumes YES

Reduce Crashes YES

Increase On-Street Parking Use Rates YES

Increase Pedestrian Satisfaction (Residents) YES

Increase Pedestrian Satisfaction (Merchants) NO

Edgewater Drive, Orlando, FL

Before/After Studies: Evaluation Matrix

The following lane reduction case studies


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The following lane reduction case studiesshown here with permission are from the


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Preliminary, partial list of 4 lane to 3 lane conversions in the U.S.

COM M UN I TY ST A TE ST R EET A DT A FTER

Seattle WA California Avenue

N 45th Street 19,400 22,800

Eastlake Avenue E 15,600 15,000

Delridge Way 18,600 14,700

Dexter Avenue N 13,600 15,000W Gov't Way/Gilman Ave W 12,900 14,300

8th Avenue NW 10,500 12,300

Martin Luther King Jr Way 12,300 13,300

Madison Street 17,000 17,800

California Ave Extension 15,500 14,500

24th Avenue NW 9,700 9,800

12th Avenue 11,800 12,100

Greenwood Avenue 11,900 12,400

Alaskan Wy SE/Marginal Wy 10,200 10,900

Beacon Avenue S 11,300 10,600

E Pike Street 13,000

Kirkland WA Lake Washington Boulevard 20,000

King County WA Rainier Avenue South

University Place WA Bridgeport Way

Vancouver WA 4th Plain Avenue 17,000

Baker City OR Campbell Street 10-11,000

Portland OR Tacoma Street 30,000+

7th Avenue

NE GlisanSalem OR Front Street/Hwy 22 35,000 (6to4)

San Francisco CA Valencia Street 22,000

Polk Street

Oakland CA High Street 22-24,000

Emeryville CA 40th St/Shellmound Bridge

Berkeley CA Marin Avenue

Mountain View CA California Street

El Cajon CA East Main Street

San Diego CA La Jolla Blvd (Bird Rock) 23,000

Woodland CA Main Street


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Old North Davis Neighborhood Associationwww.oldnorthdavis.net

Presentation by Steve Tracy -- email [email protected]

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