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Why SAFETY is our highest priority?

“Traffic crashes are not accidents. They are preventable events. They represent personal, family and community tragedies regardless of fault.” Joanne Fairchild, Trauma Nurses



Transportation Safety - ECONOMY • Crashes cost Portland

over $100 million per yearfrom health care and

productivity losses – Crashes are the #1 cause of

job related death – Injury from crashes are the #1

cause of worker compensationclaims

• 40% of all congestion inPortland is non-recurringand primarily caused bycrashes

I-5 traffic, 2008

J A M I E F R A N C I S / T H E O R E G O N I A N



Traffic Safety - HEALTH

66% of Portlanders limit

walking and bicycling due to their fears about traffic.

“Annual cost of obesity to be $147

billion and growing.That translates into $1,250 per household, mostly in taxes and insurance premiums.” Health Affairs 2010



Traffic Safety - NEIGHBORHOODS • Portlanders have

historically ratedTRAFFIC SAFETY asa top neighborhoodlivability concern

• Walking and bicyclinglevels are linked to a

neighborhood’ssense of safety• Portland’s least safe

streets for crashes

are also the highestfor criminal activity



Safety Trends – POSITIVE

• 2010 lowest number of vehicle deathssince 1925

• 75% reduction in motor vehicle fatalities – last ten years

• No bicyclist fatalities – 6 of last 12 years

• 2.5-fold decrease in children involved in

bicyclist and pedestrian crashes – overlast 15 years



Safety Trends – TOTAL FATALITIES

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F A T A L I T I E

Bike Fatal 1 5 3 0 0 5 0 4 1 4 0 6 0 4 0Ped Fatal 17 9 13 15 10 10 11 15 9 7 6 11 5 11 15

Motorcycle Fatal 4 4 5 3 3 1 5 4 1 4 4 5 4 9 4

Motorist Fatal 37 31 25 19 14 20 24 24 26 19 18 14 11 9 7

1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010



Safety Trends – NEGATIVE

• 15 pedestrian deaths in 2010

• Still too many Portlanders limitingwalking and bicycling because of trafficsafety concerns

• Still too many Portlanders expressingconcerns with the behavior of somedrivers, walkers and bicyclists (many ofwhom are the same people)



Previous Safety Summits / Safe Sound and Green

• Safety – High Crash

Intersections /

Corridors – Pedestriansafety andbicycle safety

– Safe Routes to

School• Maintenance – Paving – Signals – Bridges

• SignalModernization



One-Time General Fund – $19 Million FY 07-09

• Maintenance – Signal upgrades at 122nd

• High CrashIntersections – 6 new red light cameras – Safety improvements in 9

high crash corridors – 16 speed reader boards

• Bicycle and PedestrianSafety – 6 main street safety projects – Numerous bicycle /

pedestrian safety projects – Cully Safety Project

• Safe Routes – 96 school beacons – Safe Routes to School

support in 75 schools



Stimulus - ARRA• Bicycle and Pedestrian

Safety – Signage and sharrows on 53

miles of Neigborhood

Greenways – Street lighting – 2.25 miles of new sidewalk – 7.5 miles of repaving the

Springwater Trail

• Maintenance – 5.7 miles of street paving

• Signal Optimization – SW Barbur Boulevard – 82 nd Avenue – Sandy Boulevard – Beaverton Hillsdale Highway



Safe Routes to School Grants• 2008 - $500k infrastructure

grant - ODOT

• 2008 - $100k programminggrant - ODOT

• 2009/10 - $200kprogramming grant - EnergyStimulus

• 2010 - $500k infrastructuregrant - ODOT

• 2010 - $100k programminggrant via PPS

• Additional grants from PDC,1% for Green, Coca Cola,Centers for Disease Controland Prevention



HB 2001 Annual Allocations• Maintenance

– Paving ($3.4 million) – Bridges ($867,000)

• Signal Optimization – ($434,000)

• High Crash Intersections – High Crash Corridor program

($260,00) – Engineering improvements,

safety plans and safetybanners

• Bicycle and PedestrianSafety – Sidewalks ($16 million - next

2 years) – Pedestrian crossing

improvements ($350,000) – Neighborhood Greenways

($1,000,000) – Safe Routes to School

($200,000)



Combined Investments

• One-timeGeneral Fund





• Stimulus –ARRA






• Safe Routesto SchoolGrants







• HB 2001AnnualAllocations



Another way to see it?Budget by Mode, FY 10-12Total Capital Budget

$388,130,000• Bike: 4.6%• Transit: 46.2%

• Pedestrian: 18.2%• Motor Vehicle: 29.8%

– General: 9.2%

– Freight: 7.3% – Rehab: 13.3%

GTR Capital Budget

$46,740,000• Bike: 10.7%• Transit: 0.6%

• Pedestrian: 18.6%• Motor Vehicle: 65.6%

– General: 6.0%

– Freight: 3.9% – Rehab: 55.7%



Partnerships: ODOT

• Safe CommunitiesGrant

• 82 nd Avenue• SE Powell

Improvements• Safe Routes to

School

• I Brake for People Campaign



Partnerships: TRIMET

• Numerous safetyaccess to transitimprovements – Rose Quarter Transit Center

– Islands – Curb ramps – Lighting

• Education efforts• Outreach to seniors



Partnerships: SCHOOLS • Portland school districts,

principals, teachers andparents are incorporatingintensive education inbusy school schedules – 1.5 hours walking education – 10 hours bicycling education

• Supporting walking toschool, buses and biketrains

• Helping identify high-priority improvements



Partnerships: NEIGHBORS • Office of Neighborhood

Involvement

• Transportation Man-agement Association• District coalitions –

East Portland / SWNI• Crosswalk enforcementactions

• Senior centers



Partnerships: COMMUNITY PARTNERS

• Elders in Action – Safe Routes to Senior Centers

• Trauma Nurses Talk

Tough – Youth driver education

• Willamette PedestrianCoalition – Crosswalk enforcement actions

• Bicycle TransportationAlliance

– Eye to Eye campaign



HB 2001: HIGH CRASH CORRIDORS

10 corridor safety plansand improvements

• Annual performance reports for HighCrash Corridors

• Engineering improvements (speed reduction, safe crossings, minimize

conflicts for all modes) • Enhanced enforcement (DUII / red light

cameras / speed)

• Enhanced education (Citywide and corridor-specific education campaigns)

Sandy Boulevard82 nd Avenue122 nd Avenue

Division StreetPowell BoulevardFoster RoadMarine DriveBurnside StreetBeaverton-Hillsdale HighwayBarbur Boulevard



HB 2001: NEIGHBORHOOD GREENWAYS

The most cost-effective strategy tominimize conflictsbetween modes

• Adding 15 miles per year of newfacilities

• Over five years, increasing the

percentage of Portlanders withina half mile of a low-stressbicycle facility from less than25% to over 80%

• Almost all costs focusing on

intersection crossingimprovements benefiting ALLmodes

82 nd

Avenue

PowellBoulevard

New Improvement:

80’sNeighborhood

Greenway



HB 2001: SAFE ROUTES TO SCHOOL• Portland SR2S

program success – Over 80 schools participating

• Over $1 millionFederal grants

• Incorporated insystem planningand investmentstrategy

Humboldt Elementary School,before and after



HB 2001: PEDESTRIAN SAFETY

• $16 million in sidewalks

in East and SouthwestPortland• $350,000 per year of

crossing improvements• Continued partnership

on Portland’s busiest

streets and transit routes

KEY PARTNERS

EPAP

SWNI

Willamette Pedestrian

Coalition

TriMet

ODOT



Crash Background

• Nobody expects to be in a traffic crash• Crashes impact ALL Portlanders• Regardless of mode we can all improve

safety by:

– Wearing a seatbelt correctly – Crossing in crosswalk – Being seen – Being predictable – Minimizing distractions



Crashes: Driver’s Perspective

• Common messages of drivers that strikea pedestrian – “I never saw them…” – “They came out of nowhere...” – “I just didn’t have time to stop…”

• Solutions – Slow down – Don’t be a distracted driver – Pay extra attention at intersections and driveways

(remember that every corner is a crosswalk) – Drive sober



Enhanced ENFORCEMENT

• Speed enforcement in school zones• Photo radar in High Crash Corridors• Additional red light cameras• Crosswalk enforcement actions• Targeted DUII enforcement• Traffic Safety and Livability Hotline

503-823-SAFE



Enhanced EDUCATION

Education dramatically increaseseffectiveness of enforcement• I Brake for People • Buzzed Driving is Drunk Driving • See kids

• See and Be Seen • Keep an eye out for pedestrians and bicyclists



Traffic Safety Class

12,000+People that have participated in the

Share the Road safety class!



‘Safety Projects and Programs in Region 1’

Jason Tell, ODOT Region 1 Manager

Partners: ODOT



Traffic Safety – In the News

“Early morning collision kills one,injures two” Feb 7, 2011

“23-month-old remains in critical

condition after struck by a car in North Portland” Nov 8, 2010

“Vehicle hits pedestrian, closing

Southeast 82nd Avenue near Otty; victim critical” January 3, 2011

“Police: Driver was distracted by her dog when she hit cyclist” Feb 5, 2011



ODOT Safety Programs

• Public Education

• InfrastructureImprovements• Enforcement

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Public Education



Infrastructure: Completed Portland Safety Projects

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Infrastructure: Upcoming Portland Safety Projects

2011 S f t S it P i iti



2011 Safety Summit Priorities

• Regional Transportation Plan Amendment

• Pedestrian Crossing and SidewalkImprovements• I-205 Multi-Use Path

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Looking Ahead

• Strategic Investments inHigh Crash Corridors

• Road Safety Audits• Public Education Campaigns

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Enforcement

• More than $1million in grants to

law enforcement inPortland since 2009• DUII court• Work zone

enforcement

Partnerships



Partnerships

• East Portland Action Plan• TriMet• City of Portland• Trauma Nurses• ACTs Oregon• Friends of Trees

• Law Enforcement• Metro• Multnomah County• Bicycle Transportation Alliance• Willamette Pedestrian Coalition

ODOT: Your Partner in Transportation



ODOT: Your Partner in Transportation

Partners: TRIMET



‘Safety and Service Excellence’ Neil McFarlane, TriMet General Manager

Partners: TRIMET

Safety as a value not a priority



Safety as a value, not a priority

• National Safety Council expert report

• Safety & Service Excellence Task Force• Line-by-Line review of system• Work plan for implementation

Line 4: Chautauqua & Alaska



Line 4: Chautauqua & Alaska• At a Northbound near-

side stop at corner of NChautauqua Boulevard

& N Alaska Street, a busturns left onto Alaskaimmediately from astop. The turn is illegal and unsafe.

• The bus stop wasmoved back 100 feet to

allow proper distancefor a signaling move.

Partnerships in Safety




New stop, shelter and pedestrian treatments at SE 46 th and Belmont.





A ‘human ribbon’ celebration.

What are we asking from you?



What are we asking from you?

• Think about how you can help• Introduce yourself to people who you

don’t know• Sign-up on email lists for projects that

you want to help• Write comments on the ‘Share Your

Ideas’ posters

Questions



Questions

• Do you support legislation requiringthat young drivers must take atransportation safety class before beinglicensed to drive?

Questions



Questions

• What is your top priority for how we canbest address pedestrian safety?

Questions



Questions

• What innovative safety project ortechnology should Portland pursue toreduce fatalities and injuries?

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