SS4A_Grant_Application.pdf
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This is a Safe Streets for All (SS4A) Grant Application submitted by the City of Calabasas to the U.S. Department of Transportation for comprehensive safety planning and demonstration projects. The City proposes to develop a Safety Action Plan based on the Safe System Approach framework, along with supplemental planning activities and demonstration projects designed to reduce roadway fatalities and serious injuries. The Action Plan will inform the creation of additional sub-plans including Active Transportation, Roadway Management, Speed Management, and a Complete Streets Policy. Demonstration projects include temporary installation of a Pedestrian Hybrid Beacon (HAWK) signal at Eddingham Avenue and Mulholland Highway, temporary roundabouts at key locations, temporary Class IV bikeways, an Intelligent Transportation System (ITS) Pilot Program, a mini-grant competition for crosswalk art installation at local schools, and a traffic safety education poster series. The project encompasses eight census tracts within Calabasas and is scheduled for implementation over three years, with the majority of activities and spending concentrated in Year 1.
The total project cost is $1,667,450, with the City of Calabasas requesting $1,341,960 in SS4A grant funding and providing $335,490 in local matching funds. Year 1 activities total $1,491,200 and focus on demonstration and supplemental activities along with initial Action Plan development. Year 2 allocates $151,250 for supplemental plans and continued Action Plan development, while Year 3 dedicates $25,000 for final Action Plan development. The City has experienced 2 roadway fatalities between 2017 and 2021 (8.6 per 100,000 annual rate) and 203 accidents with serious injuries. While zero percent of Calabasas's population resides in officially designated underserved community census tracts, the City identifies vulnerable populations comprising 21.2 percent under 18 and 32.0 percent aged 55 and over, along with traffic pollution concerns identified in CalEnviroScreen 4.0 Tool scoring 77.5 out of 100.
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Grant Application U.S. Department of Transportation
Calabasas Action Plan Planning, Supplemental, Demonstration
City of Calabasas
May 16, 2024
SAFE STREETS FOR ALL (SS4A)
KEY INFORMATION
CITY OF CALABASAS
Population1: 23,232
Census Tracts:
8001.01 8002.02 8002.04
8002.05 8003.28 8003.36 8003.37
Proposed Activities:
Action Plan o Creation of Plan
Supplemental o Sub-Plans
Active Transportation Roadway Management School Safety Plan Local Road Safety Plan (Update) Speed Management o Roadway Safety Audits o Website Development o Complete Streets Policy o Complete Streets Design Guide o Community Engagement
Demonstration o HAWK Installation o Temporary Roundabouts o Temporary Class IV Bikeways o Mini-Grant Competition
Crosswalk Art Installation at Local Schools Poster Series for Traffic Safety Education o ITS Pilot Program
1 United States Census Bureau, 2020 Data https://data.census.gov/all?q=calabasas%202020
• Total
Roadway Fatalities
8.6
• 5-Year
Annual Fatality Rate
0.0%
• Population in
Underserved Community
Total Cost:
$1,667,450
Local Match:
$335,490
SS4A
Request:
$1,341,960
NARRATIVE
The City of Calabasas is looking to develop a comprehensive, holistic, dynamic, and evidence-based Safety Action Plan. This plan will be created using the Safe System Approach (SSA), a principle adopted by the United States Department of Transportation (U.S. DOT) that focuses on human mistakes and vulnerabilities to design a redundant system to protect all roadway users.
1. SAFETY IMPACT
Between 2017 and 2021, there were 2 roadway fatalities on City streets2. Given the small size of the City, this equates to a 5-year annual fatality rate of 8.6, per 100,000 people. In addition to fatalities, there were 203 accidents with serious injuries during the same time frame, or a rate of 874 per 100,000 people. Finally, 13 crashed involved pedestrians and 13 involved bicyclists.
The City has recreational bicyclists but wish to proactively make the infrastructure safer to encourage active transportation. Separating bike lanes from vehicular traffic allows us to recognize human vulnerability and plan around it to enhance the safety of all road users.3
In 2022, a high school student was hit and injured while in a marked crosswalk at Eddingham Avenue. This is a mid-block crosswalk across Mulholland Highway, one of the heaviest utilized corridors, and meets CAMUTCD guidelines for a Pedestrian Hybrid Beacon (HAWK). In addition to utilizing this countermeasure, hosting a mini-grant for local schools to design crosswalk art for their crosswalks will act as education for the students on the importance of crossing safely and will bring more attention to crosswalks from motorists. Community-wide, a poster series for Traffic Safety will alert and inform the community and will help establish a citywide culture of safety, as discussed in Section 3.
Congestion during school peak times jeopardizes the safety of all roadway users. An Intelligent Transportation System (ITS) Pilot Program will be implemented to reduce crashes and post-crash congestion. Another countermeasure the City wishes to study are roundabouts at key locations around the City where congestion leads to delays and crashes involving all roadway users. While roundabouts are becoming more typical in California, city residents are still hesitant about the safety benefits; demonstrating these will offer a way to show residents these benefits and earn more support.
2. EQUITY
0% of the City’s population reside in an Underserved Community Census Tract. Vulnerable groups in the City include 21.2% under 18 and 32.0% 55 and over. The California Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment developed and maintains the CalEnviroScreen 4.0 Tool identifying pollution burdens and identifies Traffic as a significant source of air pollution in Calabasas, scoring 77.5 out of 1004. This makes it critical for the City to prioritize safe active transportation and transit.
2 FARS
3 https://highways.dot.gov/safety/proven-safety-countermeasures/bicycle-lanes 4 https://experience.arcgis.com/experience/6b863505f9454cea802f4be0b4b49d62/
3. ADDITIONAL SAFETY CONTEXT
The City has a history of a forward-thinking approach, embracing and implementing known safety features such as RRFBs, buffered bike lanes, and curb extensions. The City, however, lacks a plan to implement these features and new features proposed in demonstration.
The City believes that no fatality or serious injury accidents on its roadways are acceptable. Planning for this starts by creating a culture throughout the City where the safety of all roadway users will be protected. The goal is to accomplish this by employing low-cost but high-impact strategies that improve safety throughout the community, engaging community member groups such as the Traffic and Transportation Commission, school district members, Rotary, Chamber of Commerce, Sheriff’s Department, and individuals, and adopting safety technologies. Proposed demonstration projects will be implemented in an effort to inform the Action Plan and to understand innovative technologies and how the community responds to them.
4. BUDGET COSTS
Utilizing the SSA Approach ensures the highest-impact safety measures for the lowest costs. All activities will be done in a timely, consistent manner to ensure effective use of funding received, and all funding will be planned to be spent in the first 3 years of award. Calabasas is requesting $60,000 for the creation of a new action plan, $210,000 for supplemental planning activities, and $1,071,960 for demonstration and pilot activities, for a total request of $1,341,960. This request will be matched by $335,990 in local funding.
The Action Plan will recommend budget friendly infrastructure for future grant opportunities.
Supplemental and Demonstration Activities will assist in identifying worthwhile investments for infrastructure opportunities.
$1,491,200Year 1
•Demonstration Activities
•Supplemental Activities
•Action Plan Development
$151,250Year 2
• Supplemental Plans
• Action Plan Development
$25,000Year 3
• Action Plan Development
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