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  • 7/28/2019 Neighborhood Safe Streets Bill Fact Sheet (Bicycle Alliance of Washington, March 2013)

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    HB 1045/SB 5066: Neighborhood Safe Streets Bill

    HB 1045 sponsors: Ryu, Angel, Moscoso, Clibborn, Upthegrove, Fitzgibbon, Liias, Pedersen, Stanford, Farrell,

    Morrell, Pollet, Bergquist, Fey. SB 5066 sponsors: Billig, Litzow, Eide, Frockt, Rolfes.

    Currentstatelawlimitstheabilityofcitiesandtownstosetmaximumspeedsto20milesperhouronnon-arterialstreets(defacto25mphstreets)byrequiringanengineeringandtrafficstudywhichrequiresstafftimeandmoneytoconduct.

    TheNeighborhoodSafeStreetsBillgivescitiesandtownstheauthoritytosetspeedlimitsto20milesperhouronnon-arterialstreets

    somethingtheyalreadyhavetheauthoritytodobysimplyremovingtherequirementforthestudy.Itdoesnotmandateanychange,itsimplyprovidescitiesandtownsthelocalcontroltoreduceregulationandimproveefficiencyastheycreatesaferstreets.

    WhatWillASafeNeighborhoodStreetsBillDoforCities&Towns

    inWashington?

    Providesmorelocalcontrol

    Thisbillisfundamentallyaneighborhoodstreetsafetybillthatputslocalgovernmentsinchargeofnon-arterialspeedsafetyandtakesthestateoutofthebusinessofsettingspeedlimits.LettinglocalgovernmentsdecidesafermaximumspeedsisanapproachthatIdahoandBritishColumbiabothtake.

    Offersasafetytoolinthelocal

    governmenttoolboxTheNeighborhoodSafeStreetsbilloffersanimportanttoolforpublicandroadwaysafety.Itcanbeaccompaniedwithadditionalengineeringanddesigntocreatesaferneighborhoodstreetsforallresidents,particularlychildrenandtheelderly.

    Removesadditionalstudycostsand

    redtapecurrentlyrequiredbythestateInatimeoftightbudgettimes,thisbillremovesatrafficandengineeringhurdlethatcostscitiesmoneyandtakesscarcestafftimetoadminister.

    Promotesreductionofchronic

    diseaseandthegrowingobesitycrisisPublicandprivatemedicalcostsofobesityforourstatearenowestimatedinexcessof$3

    billion.TheNeighborhoodSafeStreetsbillcanhelpensurethatneighborhoodsprovidespacesforsafephysicalactivityandactivetransportationbothofwhichareonthedeclinecomparedtopreviousgenerations.

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    Contact:BlakeTrask,policydirector206.310.4762blake@[email protected]/BicycleAlliance

    ReducedspeedssavelivesThechanceofdyingfromacollisionwithamotorvehicleat20milesperhouris5%comparedtothe45%chanceofdeathinasimilarimpactat30milesperhour.Slowerspeedscanbeparticularlyimportantonnon-arterialstreetswhereweliveandplay.

    EconomicbenefitstoneighborhoodbusinessdistrictsSmallbusinessdistrictslocatedonneighborhoodstreetsinsmalltownsandlargecitiescouldusethislegislationtoremovehurdlesincreatingsaferandmoreattractivebusinessdistrictsfortouristsandpeopleofallages.

    Anoptionaltooltoopenthedoorforneighborhood

    safetyimprovementsThislegislationcanbeusedinconjunctionwithseveralcost-effectiveengineeringtreatmentstoreducespeeds.Itisanoptionalbuteffectivetooltobeusedwiththeprioritiesandplanningcontainedinacityortownstransportationplantohelpimprovesafetyonselectedneighborhoodstreetsorcorridors.

    Strictguidelines,equalenforcementThisbillappliesonlytonon-arterialstreets,whichareclearly

    outlinedinstreetclassificationhierarchiesusedbylocalgovernmentsnationwide.Additionally,whenusedwithcost-effectiveengineeringtreatments,italsoassumesthatenforcementwillapplytoallmodesoftravelequallyjustasenforcementoccursonstreetsthroughouttheUnitedStates.

    2013Support

    includes:

    AAA Washington

    AARP Washington

    American HeartAssociation

    Association ofWashington Cities

    Bicycle Alliance ofWashington

    Cascade Bicycle Club

    Childrens Alliance

    City of Kirkland

    City of Seattle

    Childhood ObesityPrevention Coalition

    Feet First

    Forterra

    Futurewise

    Public Health - Seattle &

    King County

    Public HealthRoundtable

    Seattle Childrens

    Sightline Institute

    Transportation Choices

    Coalition

    Tacoma-Pierce County

    Public Health

    Town of Winthrop

    Washington Coalition to

    Promote PhysicalActivity

    Washington Fire ChiefsAssociation

    Washington State PublicHealth Association


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