Title
Adopt a Resolution to Approve the 2022 San Leandro Local Roadway Safety Plan
Staffreport
COUNCIL PRIORITY
* Infrastructure
SUMMARY
The City of San Leandro is committed to prioritizing safety, eliminating deaths and serious injuries related to traffic crashes. The 2022 San Leandro Local Roadway Safety Plan (LRSP) proactively evaluates crash hot spots and identifies countermeasures that can be implemented through the future Capital Improvement Program.
RECOMMENDATIONS
Staff recommends the approval of the 2022 San Leandro Local Roadway Safety Plan.
BACKGROUND
Federal regulations require each State have a Strategic Highway Safety Plan (SHSP). An SHSP is a statewide data-driven traffic safety plan that coordinates the efforts of a wide range of organizations to reduce traffic accident fatalities and serious injuries on all public roads. While the SHSP is used as a statewide approach for improving roadway safety, a Local Roadway Safety Plan (LRSP) can be a means for providing local road owners with an opportunity to address unique highway safety needs in their jurisdictions while contributing to the success of the SHSP.
The 2022 LRSP is the City's first comprehensive local roadway safety plan, which will serve as a guide to staff and stakeholders on creating a safer community. The data driven LRSP will help to prioritize projects and allocate funding where it is needed the most. An LRSP is required for agencies to be eligible to apply for safety related grant funds such as the Federal Highway Safety Improvement Program.
Analysis
The City contracted with on-call consultants, Fehr & Peers, to assist with preparing the LRSP. Fehr & Peers conducted a safety analysis of collision records from a statewide injury collision database to identify historic collision trends and high-risk locations. This information is the primary resource for the plan and was used to develop collision trends, a high injury network, collision profiles, a countermeasure toolbo...
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