Fifth Street Project

Old North Davis Neighborhood Association What’s wrong with 5th Street What we can do about it And how it has worked in other communities

2-14-09

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

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

TOTAL

CITYWIDE (on street) Injuries Fatalities Bicycle Pedestrian City Bike & Ped Total

547 256 1 75 18 93

510 233 1 64 12 76

383 238 0 55 12 67

347 228 1 56 16 72

348 233 1 86 12 98

2,135 1,188 4 336 70 406

5th ST CORRIDOR Injuries Bicycle Injuries Pedestrian Injuries 5th Bike/Ped Injuries

79 38 9 9 5 5 14 14

40 20 4 3 2 2 6 5

35 19 7 6 0 0 7 6

35 22 2 2 1 1 3 3

30 19 6 6 2 2 8 8

219 118 28 26 10 10 38 36

24 bicyclists and pedestrians have been hit by cars in under 4 years since the signal timing was changed at F and G.

Probability of Pedestrian Fatality vs Vehicle Speed Upon Impact 25 mph

35 mph

Probability of death Risk of fatality

Survive

Die

Impact speed (KPH)

Adopted General Plan Primary Bicycle Network Map

5th Street bike lanes on the map, but not on the street!

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Adopted General Plan Truck Route Map

Two-lane truck routes in Davis.

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Other Arterial Streets in Davis with a Similar Design Carrying 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)

Anderson Rd 11,000 ADT 3,500 ft long 11 crashes In 2007

5th Street 15,400 ADT 4,000 ft long 35 crashes in 2007

B Street 15,100 ADT 2,000 ft long 7 crashes In 2007

Pole Line Rd 12,000 ADT--3,400 ft long 10 crashes in 2007, 8 of them at 5th Street

Cowell Blvd 16,100 ADT--2,800 ft long 3 crashes in 2007

The Solution? Get the turning cars out of the stream of traffic. This is done by eliminating one lane in each direction, and creating a median with room for left turn pockets. Bike lanes can fill the edges of 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, which would extend to the crosswalks to improve pedestrian safety. No ramp from sidewalk into the crosswalk No painted crosswalk for blocks No respect from drivers After waiting several minutes, she pushed the stroller 600 feet to a signal

How the street could be improved, just with paint

Three crash types can be reduced by going from 4 lanes to 3 lanes: The first – rear end collisions

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4-lane street, the car waiting to turn left is hit from the rear

3-lane street, the car waiting to turn left is safe in the turn lane

Aftermath of rear-end collisions on 5th Street

Three crash types can be reduced by going from 4 lanes to 3 lanes: Second – side swipes

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4-lane street, to avoid the car waiting to turn, unsafe lane change is made

3-lane street, the turning car is safe and through traffic is in one line

Aftermath of a lane change collision between C and D Streets

Three crash types can be reduced by going from 4 to 3 lanes: Third – left turn & crossing broadsides

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

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

Turn and crossing accidents at 5th and E Streets

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

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

Apr-95

11872

12427

24 to 10 58%

Dec-72

19421

20274

45 to 23 49%

Jan-94

10549

11858

18 to 7 61%

Jan-94

12336

13161

15 to 6 60%

Jun-91

13606

14949

19 to 16 16 59%

9754

14 to 10 28%

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 65th

%

Oct-95

9727

Previously 4 lane California Street in Mountain View, after a lane reduction

Pedestrian crossing 78 Feet

La Jolla Boulevard, in the Bird Rock Community of the City of San Diego --ADT was 23,000 when converted

14 feet

Before After

Widened sidewalks and safer crossings are popular with shop owners, cyclists...

.....pedestrians, residents and visitors

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

Aggressive speeding dropped in all sections of the corridor

Edgewater Dr, Orlando, FL Reduction in vehicle accidents

146 per yr

34% Reduction

87 per yr

Crash Rate declined by 34 percent

Injury Rate per Million Vehicle Miles on Edgewater Drive

68% Reduction

1 injury every 9 days

1 injury every 30 days

Reduced speeds produced a huge injury rate decline

Edgewater Drive: Change in Pedestrian Count

23% Increase

Edgewater Drive: Impact of Lane Reduction Increase in Bicycle Traffic 30% Increase

Edgewater Drive, Orlando, FL Before/After Studies: Evaluation Matrix 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

The following lane reduction case studies shown here with permission are from the

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

Kirkland King County University Place Vancouver Baker City Portland

Salem San Francisco Oakland Emeryville Berkeley Mountain View El Cajon San Diego Woodland

STATE STREET WA California Avenue N 45th Street Eastlake Avenue E Delridge Way Dexter Avenue N W Gov't Way/Gilman Ave W 8th Avenue NW Martin Luther King Jr Way Madison Street California Ave Extension 24th Avenue NW 12th Avenue Greenwood Avenue Alaskan Wy SE/Marginal Wy Beacon Avenue S E Pike Street WA Lake Washington Boulevard WA Rainier Avenue South WA Bridgeport Way WA 4th Plain Avenue OR Campbell Street OR Tacoma Street 7th Avenue NE Glisan OR Front Street/Hwy 22 CA Valencia Street Polk Street CA High Street CA 40th St/Shellmound Bridge CA Marin Avenue CA California Street CA East Main Street CA La Jolla Blvd (Bird Rock) CA Main Street

ADT 19,400 15,600 18,600 13,600 12,900 10,500 12,300 17,000 15,500 9,700 11,800 11,900 10,200 11,300 13,000 20,000

17,000 10-11,000 30,000+

35,000 (6to4) 22,000 22-24,000

23,000

AFTER 22,800 15,000 14,700 15,000 14,300 12,300 13,300 17,800 14,500 9,800 12,100 12,400 10,900 10,600

Preliminary, partial list of 4 lane to 3 lane conversions in the U.S., continued COMMUNITY Clark County Reno Colorado Springs Los Alamos County Billings Helena Storm Lake Clear Lake Ramsey County Duluth Lombard Lansing

Hartford

Brooklyn South Orange Ocean City Hampton Athens Lewiston Orlando Lake Worth

STATE STREET NV Lindell Road NV South Wells Avenue CO Cheyenne Boulevard NM Canyon Road MT 17th Street West MT U.S. 12 IA U.S. 71 IA U.S. 18 MN Rice Street MN 21st Avenue London Road IL Route 53 MI Kalamazoo Street Burcham Road Grand River Avenue Abbott Road CN Wethersford Avenue Franklin Avenue Maple Avenue Tower Avenue North Main Street NY Oriental Boulevard NJ South Orange Street NJ West Avenue VA GA PA FL FL

Settlers Landing Road Baxter Street Electric Avenue Edgewater Drive Lake Avenue

ADT

9,200-10,000 18,000 8,500 12,000 17-23,000 17,000 17,400 18,000 10-12,000 14,000 23,000 14-15,000 12,900 11,050 10,050 11,800 12,050

AFTER

12,900 11,050 10,000 12,500 12,450

15,000 21,000 20,000 13,000 20,000

17,000

These are just a few of the hundreds of examples by some estimates

Old North Davis Neighborhood Association www.oldnorthdavis.net Presentation by Steve Tracy -- email [email protected]

A light commute day at the train station in Gouda, Holland