PSC backup - Item 4 - Austin Vision Zero - Lewis Leff 12-5-22 — original pdf

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Vision Zero Austin: Public Safety Commission Update December 5, 2022 1 Years of Life Lost 3,321* (Through 11/15/2022) * There were 4 fatalities of unknown age 2 Vision Zero / Safe Systems Approach ● An ethical approach to safety and mobility - fatalities and serious injuries should not be acceptable ● Human body is vulnerable ● Humans make mistakes ● Separate users in space and time ● Cannot predict where next severe crash happens; we can predict based on conditions where it is more likely to occur 3 Vision Zero / Safe Systems Approach Austin Energy APD (Enforcement, Crash investigations) Public Works ATD Housing and Planning Vision Zero, Safe System Austin Public Health Local and State Policy Makers ATCEMS / Fire Law / Municipal Ct. / Travis County Attorney, District Attorney CapMetro, ATP TxDOT/State 4 Vision Zero / Safe Systems Approach Source: Vision Zero Network 5 Austin Data and Trends By Mode Fatal Crashes* Serious Injury Crashes* Mode 2022 % 2021 % Mode 2022 % 2021 % Pedestrians Bicyclists Motorcyclist Motorist 39 1 17 35 92 42.4% 1.1% 18.5% 38.0% 32 3 14 44 93 34.4% 3.2% 15.1% 47.3% * Data through November 15th Pedestrians Bicyclists Motorcyclist 17.3% 6.5% 17.3% 16.7% 6.3% 14.4% Motorist 58.9% 248 62.6% 72 27 72 245 416 66 25 57 396 Data disclaimer: Data accessed on 11/29/2022. There may be additional reports filed or changes which may impact these numbers before they are final. 6 Austin Data and Trends By Mode Fatalities* Serious Injuries* Mode 2022 % 2021 % Mode 2022 % 2021 % Pedestrians Bicyclists Motorcyclist Motorist 39 1 17 39 96 40.6% 1.0% 17.7% 40.6% 32 3 14 52 101 31.7% 3.0% 13.9% 51.5% * Data through November 15th Pedestrians Bicyclists Motorcyclist 18.7% 6.0% 15.2% 14.9% 5.5% 12.7% Motorist 60.1% 305 66.9% 91 29 74 292 486 68 25 58 456 Data disclaimer: Data accessed on 11/29/2022. There may be additional reports filed or changes which may impact these numbers before they are final. 7 Austin Data and Trends National data (2010-2020) Austin data (2013-2022) 8 Austin Data and Trends Additional Fatal Crash Analysis Year over Year (through November 15th) Year Off-System Fatal Crash % On-System Fatal Crash % 2018 32.81% 67.19% 2019 36.99% 63.01% 2020 30.67% 69.33% 2021 33.33% 66.67% 2022* 23.91% 76.09% 31.54% 68.46% Data disclaimer: Data accessed on 11/29/2022. There may be additional reports filed or changes which may impact these numbers before they are final. 9 Austin Data and Trends Key Takeaways: Comparing 2022 YTD to 2021 YTD (through November 15th) 1. Combined, the total of fatal and suspected serious injury crashes are up ~4% in 2022 compared to 2021. ○ Fatal crashes are down compared to last year, suspected serious injury crashes are up ~5%; Total reportable crashes citywide are up ~3%. 2. Evening and early morning hours (8PM to 4AM) account for 48 out of the 92 fatal crashes. (33% of day, ~52% of fatal crashes) ○ 24 out of 39 (~62%) pedestrian fatalities 3. Increasing percentage of fatal crashes on on-system roadways 4. Pedestrian fatalities exceeding motorist fatalities 5. Alternative data sources - drugs/alcohol present in most fatal crashes Data disclaimer: Data accessed on 11/29/2022. There may be additional reports filed or changes which may impact these numbers before they are final. 10 Engineering Bond projects 1. Intersection safety: a. b. c. d. e. 4 projects completed this year 2 projects in construction 2 projects to begin construction in next few months 5 projects in detailed design 20+ locations in scoping or TxDOT approval process 11 Engineering Bond projects 2. Systemic safety a. Curves b. Access Management c. d. Signals - protected left turn movements Pedestrian Crossing Program 3. Highway Safety Improvement Program a. b. 5 safety lighting projects 5 traffic signal projects 12 Evaluation: Major Intersection Safety ● Funding: 2015 budget; ‘16/’18/’20 Bonds ● 19 major intersection projects completed ○ 13 with 1+ year of “after” data austintexas.gov/department/vision-zero 13 Evaluation: Major Intersection Safety Results ● 30% reduction in the crashes per year following project completion at the 13 study intersections (going from 326 crashes/year to 229 crashes/year) ● 31% reduction in serious injury or fatal crashes (going from 12.0 to 8.3 per year). ● Over the same time period, combined annual crashes among a citywide control group decreased only 4% and serious injury or fatal crashes increased 8% S. Congress & Oltorf St. (2018) 14 Evaluation: Left Turns at Signals Opposite Direction-One Straight, One Left crashes at signalized intersections 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022* 988 983 669 726 796 273 276 211 203 241 All Crashes KAB* crashes * KAB: Killed, Seriously Injury, Minor Injury * 2022 projected with data as of October 1, 2022 15 Policy/Procedures ● Speed Limits ● Access Management standardized approach ● Signal guidelines for left turn movements ● Intersection Control Evaluation/Roundabout Design ● Evaluating Right Turns on Red, Leading Pedestrian Intervals 16 Achieving Our Policy Goals ● Scale up Austin’s Vision Zero and mobility bond projects and initiatives ○ Safer roadway designs ○ Transportation lighting for all modes ○ Narrowly-focused traffic safety enforcement ● Implementation of Project Connect ● Collaboration with TxDOT ● State and local legislative changes ○ Land use ○ Enforcement/prosecution 17 PSC Member Questions ● City of Austin vehicle procurement decisions for smaller and safer vehicles ○ Related: Transportation Criteria Manual adopted December 2021 and effective June 2022 ● EMS mobile unit CAD connectivity for real-time traffic conditions vs. posted speed limits 18 PSC Member Questions ● Alternatives to using sworn officers, in-person traffic enforcement ○ Speed safety cameras, red light cameras ○ Non-sworn staff for traffic enforcement, crash reporting ○ Prioritizing safety stops ○ Dynamic Speed Display Devices ● Budget analysis of car crash responses by City of Austin public safety agencies ○ Tens of millions of dollars, 75,000 hours of staff time each year ● Use of current resources for traffic enforcement 19 Comments, questions, thoughts? 20