Orange County Pedestrian Safety Program August 25, 2015 Mayor - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

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Public Works Department and Community, Environmental, and Development Services Department Orange County Pedestrian Safety Program August 25, 2015 Mayor Jacobs has directed County staff to maintain and enhance the Countys coordinated,


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Orange County Pedestrian Safety Program

Public Works Department and Community, Environmental, and Development Services Department

August 25, 2015

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Mayor Jacobs has directed County staff to

maintain and enhance the County’s coordinated, comprehensive, and consistent response to pedestrian and bicycle safety issues.

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Presentation Outline

  • Program Overview
  • Coordination
  • Capital Planning
  • Codes
  • Implementation
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Program Overview

Metro Orlando tops the list of most dangerous areas to walk in 2014.

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Program Overview

Orange County Pedestrian/Bicycle Crashes

  • Jan. 1, 2006-Feb. 1, 2015
  • 4,968 total crashes
  • 4,083 injuries (82%)
  • 256 fatalities (5%)

Source: Signal Four Analytics Crash Database, Accessed February 2, 2015.

  • 1,574 crashes in the dark (32%)
  • 750 crashes from

aggressive/distracted driving (15%)

  • 348 crashes from drugs/alcohol (7%)
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Program Overview

Coordinate Existing County Activities

  • Public Works ADA Compliance Initiative/Transition Plan
  • Road Safety Audits/Safety Studies
  • Roadway Lighting Program
  • School/Pedestrian Safety Projects
  • Community Traffic Safety Team
  • Best Foot Forward and MetroPlan Orlando

funding and coordination

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Coordination

Existing Programs/Agencies

  • Safety Studies done by Orange County Public Schools

(OCPS)

  • Public Outreach done by Best Foot Forward
  • Crosswalk enforcement and education in schools

handled by Best Foot Forward, OC Sheriff’s Office, OCPS

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Program Overview

Coordination Codes Capital Planning

New Program Activities

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Coordination

New Program Activities

  • Expand current efforts with new County planning and

engineering activities

  • Jointly pursue training and grant opportunities
  • Work with Best Foot Forward, Orange County Public

Schools, MetroPlan Orlando, FDOT, cities

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Coordination

New Program Activities

  • Logo and outreach materials

(English, Spanish, Haitian Creole)

  • Media outreach/Orange TV
  • Website/Mobile application
  • Outreach at County community

meetings/events

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Coordination

Mayor Jacobs’ Initiatives

  • Sustainability Plan focus on pedestrian

safety and livability

  • Mayors’ Challenge focus on safety,

biking /walking data collection, and education

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Coordination

Mayor Jacobs’ Initiatives

  • INVEST in Our Home for Life commitment to

pedestrian safety projects

  • Funding for crossings, intersections, other needs
  • Walk Ride Thrive! Program helps identify needs
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Capital Planning

Collect Data Evaluate Data Select Corridors

Select Counter-

measures

Implement

Monitor Effectiveness and Benefit-Cost Ratio

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Capital Planning

Road Safety Audits (RSAs) and Studies

  • Detailed area/corridor studies
  • Identify safety improvements with community input
  • County RSA completed: Northwest, Bithlo/Christmas,

Waterford Lakes, Texas-Americana

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Capital Planning

Safety Project Highlights

  • UCF Area, Pine Hills, and Oak Ridge Preliminary

Engineering projects underway or planned

  • Rectangular Rapid Flashing Beacon

(RRFB) installations

  • International Drive Walkability Analysis
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Capital Planning

New Program Activities

  • “Safety CIP” to fund identified safety projects

– Add safety enhancements to standard engineering plans – New safety features for new/widened roadways

  • Biking/walking data collection
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Budget

FY 2015—2016

  • Pedestrian/Bicycle Safety Action Plan

$25,000

  • Pedestrian/Bicycle Data Collection

$15,000

  • Pine Hills Road Preliminary Engineering $300,000
  • UCF Area Preliminary Engineering

$357,000

  • Oak Ridge Road Preliminary Engineering $300,000
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Budget

FY 2016—2017

  • Pine Hills Road Final Engineering

$500,000

  • Oak Ridge Road Final Engineering

$500,000

  • UCF Area Final Engineering

$500,000

FY 2017—2018

  • Pine Hills Road Construction $1,200,000
  • Oak Ridge Road Construction $1,200,000

FY 2018—2019

  • UCF Area Construction

$3,500,000

Note: Preliminary estimates

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Codes

  • Ch. 38 (Zoning Code) pedestrian/bicycle site

development standards updated in 2013

  • Comprehensive Plan policies
  • ADA Compliance Initiative code updates
  • Forthcoming Sustainable Land Development Code

project

Existing County Activities

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Codes

  • Pedestrian and Bicycle Safety Action Plan
  • Complete Streets Policy and Manual coordinated with

FDOT/MetroPlan Orlando

  • Pedestrian related code changes

– Site development standards (ex. driveway markings) – Student housing/pedestrian-oriented land uses – ADA and access management

Add New Program Activities

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Implementation

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Implementation

  • RSA, planning, and coordination already

underway

  • Outreach materials/multimedia in development

now

  • Communications Plan in place with

Communications Division

  • BCC work session in August

Program Summary

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Implementation

  • “Safety CIP” and new Safety coordinator in FY

15-16

  • Pedestrian/Bicycle Safety Action Plan in FY 15-16
  • Coordination with US DOT Mayor’s Challenge

through March 2016

Program Summary

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Orange County Pedestrian Safety Program

Public Works Department and Community, Environmental, and Development Services Department

August 25, 2015