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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2022-10-18; City Council; ; Extending the Proclamation of a Local Emergency Regarding Bicycle, E-Bicycle and Motorized Mobility Device SafetyMeeting Date: Oct. 18, 2022 To: Mayor and City Council From: Scott Chadwick, City Manager Staff Contact: Geoff Patnoe, Assistant City Manager geoff.patnoe@carlsbadca.gov 442-339-2820 Subject: Extending the Proclamation of a Local Emergency Regarding Bicycle, E-Bicycle and Motorized Mobility Device Safety Districts: All Recommended Actions 1.Receive a report on recent actions relating to the local emergency declared on Aug. 23, 2022. 2.Adopt a resolution extending the Proclamation of Bicycle, E-Bicycle and Motorized Mobility Device Safety Local Emergency until Dec. 17, 2022, at 5 p.m., unless otherwise extended or terminated earlier by the City Council. Executive Summary Carlsbad’s City Manager/Director of Emergency Services proclaimed a state of local emergency1 on Aug. 23, 2022, in response to a more than 200% increase in collisions involving bikes and e-bikes since 2019, including two fatalities since Aug. 7, 2022. The proclamation was intended to immediately increase attention and resources on a range of solutions including infrastructure, safety, enforcement and safe driving and riding education. Upon proclaiming the local emergency, the City Manager authorized the redeployment of resources from the city’s police, fire, transportation and communication departments to develop a comprehensive plan to address the emergency and actions that can be implemented immediately. Staff are requesting the City Council’s approval to extend the state of emergency until Dec. 17, 2022, unless it is otherwise extended or terminated earlier by the City Council. Discussion The exponential increase in e-bikes and cycling in general around Carlsbad has led to a corresponding increase in collisions. E-bikes have been a main focus of community concerns, but not the only focus. The emergency proclamation includes bikes, e-bikes and other motorized mobility devices. Since the emergency was declared, the city has undertaken a wide range of immediate actions and developed a long-range plan (Exhibit 2) to address traffic safety issues that was presented to the City Council Sept. 27, 2022. That plan is soon to be presented to the Planning Commission and the 1 California Government Code Section 8630, and the City of Carlsbad’s Emergency Services Ordinance, including Carlsbad Municipal Code Section 6.04.100(A)(1), empower the City Manager, as the City of Carlsbad’s Director of Emergency Services, to proclaim the existence of a local emergency, subject to ratification by the City Council when there exists, or there is threatened to exist, conditions of extreme peril to safety of persons and property within the City of Carlsbad. Oct. 18, 2022 Item #11 Page 1 of 29 CA Review CKM Traffic and Mobility Commission, as the City Council directed. Staff will then present the commissions’ recommendations to the City Council. The California Emergency Services Act allows cities to proclaim a local state of emergency when needed to protect public safety in extreme circumstances. Carlsbad’s emergency proclamation went into effect immediately and was ratified by the City Council at its meeting of Aug. 30, 2022. California Government Code Section 8630, subdivision (c), requires the City Council to review the need for continuing the local emergency at least once every 60 days until the City Council terminates the local emergency. Fiscal Analysis On Aug. 30, 2022, the City Council authorized the Deputy City Manager of Administrative Services to appropriate $2 million from unspent funds from the fiscal year 2021-22 General Fund budget to support the city’s coordinated efforts to increase attention and resources on a range of solutions, including infrastructure, safety and enforcement, and a focus on safe driving behavior education. Next Steps Staff will continue to respond to the local emergency and provide regular updates to City Council. Environmental Evaluation The allocation of funding for anticipated actions intended to mitigate the emergency, which includes infrastructure and safety improvements, and education and enforcement efforts focusing on safe driving behavior are a Class 1 categorical exemption under California Environmental Quality Act Guidelines Section 15301 - Existing Facilities. Specifically, Section 15301(c) exempts existing highways and streets, sidewalks, gutters, bicycle and pedestrian trails, and similar facilities (this includes road grading for the purpose of public safety), and other alterations such as the addition of bicycle facilities, including but not limited to bicycle parking, bicycle-share facilities and bicycle lanes, transit improvements such as bus lanes, pedestrian crossings, street trees and other similar alterations that do not create additional automobile lanes. The anticipated improvements to the city’s existing mobility network under this action will improve public safety and address the critical issues raised in the emergency declaration. Actions are anticipated to involve negligible expansion of the current facilities and infrastructure beyond existing and will not result in additional automobile lanes. The actions are not expected to increase vehicular use of a roadway, will occur within the existing public right-of-way, and will not change the overall facility use of the mobility network. No exception to the exemption as set forth in CEQA Guidelines Section 15300.2 applies. For the reasons stated above, the action is categorically exempt from CEQA under CEQA Guidelines Section 15304(e), which applies to the minor temporary use of land having negligible or no permanent effects on the environment, and CEQA Guidelines Section 15304(h), which covers the creation of bicycle lanes on existing rights-of-way. Public Notification This item was noticed in keeping with the Ralph M. Brown Act and it was available for public viewing and review at least 72 hours before the scheduled meeting date. Exhibits 1.City Council resolution 2.Safer Streets Plan Oct. 18, 2022 Item #11 Page 2 of 29 RESOLUTION NO. 2022-250 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CARLSBAD, CALIFORNIA, EXTENDING THE PROCLAMATION OF BICYCLE, E­ BICYCLE AND MOTORIZED MOBILITY DEVICE SAFETY LOCAL EMERGENCY IN THE CITY OF CARLSBAD UNTIL DEC. 17, 2022, AT 5 P.M., UNLESS OTHERWISE EXTENDED OR TERMINATED BY THE CITY COUNCIL WHEREAS, on Aug. 23, 2022, the Carlsbad City Manager/Director of Emergency Services proclaimed a state of local emergency in response to an alarming increase (233%) in collisions involving bikes and e-bikes since 2019; and WHEREAS, on Aug. 30, 2022, the City Council of the City of Carlsbad, California, adopted Resolution No. 2022-214, ratifying the Proclamation of Local Emergency (Attachment A); and WHEREAS, California Government Code Section 8630, subdivision (c), requires the City Council to review the need for continuing the local emergency at least once every 60 days until the City Council terminates the local emergency; and WHEREAS, the Proclamation of Local Emergency will expire on Oct. 22, 2022, at 5 p.m., unless earlier extended or terminated by the City Council; and WHEREAS, the plan to address the local emergency is being reviewed and implemented and there remains a bicycle, e-bike, and motorized mobility device safety local emergency throughout the City of Carlsbad. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Carlsbad, California, as follows: 1.That the above recitations are true and correct. 2.The Proclamation of Local Emergency issued by the Director of Emergency Services (Attachment A) is extended and shall expire on Dec. 17, 2022, at 5 p.m., unless otherwise extended or terminated earlier by the City Council. Exhibit 1 Oct. 18, 2022 Item #11 Page 3 of 29 Oct. 18, 2022 Item #11 Page 4 of 29 PROCLAMATION OF BICYCLE, E-BICYCLE AND MOTORIZED MOBILITY DEVICE SAFETY LOCAL EMERGENCY IN THE CITY OF CARLSBAD, CALIFORNIA WHEREAS, the California Emergency Services Act, including California Government Code Section 8630, and the City of Carlsbad’s Emergency Services Ordinance, including Carlsbad Municipal Code Section 6.04.100(A)(1), empower the City Manager, as the City of Carlsbad’s Director of Emergency Services, to proclaim the existence of a local emergency, subject to ratification by the City Council, when there exists, or there is threatened to exist, conditions of extreme peril to safety of persons and property within the City of Carlsbad. WHEREAS, the Director of Emergency Services finds: 1. Conditions or threatened conditions of extreme peril to the safety of persons and property have arisen within the City of Carlsbad caused by the increased prevalence of e-bicycles (e-bikes), other similar electric or motorized mobility devices, and traditional bicycles on city streets, which has led to increased collisions resulting in injury or death. 2. In 2019 there were 30 collisions involving bicycles or e-bikes reported in Carlsbad. 3. In 2020 there were 62 collisions involving bicycles or e-bikes reported in Carlsbad. 4. In 2021 there were 100 collisions involving bicycles or e-bikes reported in Carlsbad. 5. To date in 2022, 57 collisions involving bicycles or e-bikes were reported in Carlsbad. 6. U.S. traffic fatalities began climbing in 2020 and the deadly trend is continuing. 7. According to estimates by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, U.S. roadway deaths rose 10.5% in 2021 and an additional 7% during the first three months in 2022, the highest number for the first quarter in two decades. 8. The increase in deaths is due to speeding, impaired or distracted driving and other reckless behavior. 9. E-bikes are faster and heavier than traditional bicycles and e-bike injuries are more likely to be more severe and require hospitalization than traditional bicycle injuries. 10. E-bikes and similar electric or motorized mobility devices are increasingly used by school age children to go to and from school and for other activities on local streets. 11. Schools in the Carlsbad Unified School District will be opening on August 24, 2022, joining the other schools in Carlsbad and additional education facilities Attachment A Oct. 18, 2022 Item #11 Page 5 of 29 Oct. 18, 2022 Item #11 Page 6 of 29 Exhibit 2 Oct. 18, 2022 Item #11 Page 7 of 29 Introduction National traffic safety trends show a dramatic increase in traffic-related deaths, with the first quarter of 2022 showing the highest number of deaths in two decades. Here in Carlsbad, injury collisions involving bikes and e-bikes have increased over 200% since 2019, with roughly half of those being e-bikes in 2022. Community members have requested more neighborhood traffic calming, more enforcement, stricter laws and faster implementation of the city’s program to adapt local streets to current and future uses, which include more biking and walking. The city has recently taken several steps to address these concerns: • Approved a new comprehensive plan to transform the city’s road network to one that prioritizes moving people, not just cars, and prioritized implementation in the city’s annual budget • Completed dozens of projects to slow traffic and expand bike lanes and sidewalks • Passed stricter rules for e-bikes and similar motorized mobility devices • Implemented a public education program focused on safe biking, including e-bikes • Increased enforcement related to roadway safety and traffic violations Despite these efforts, collisions involving bikes and e-bikes in 2022 are tracking at the same unprecedented rate as last year’s high of one collision nearly every three days. With children throughout Carlsbad returning to school in August and given the significant increase in bike and e-bike collisions, the City of Carlsbad declared a local emergency on Aug. 23, 2022, to immediately provide more options, tools and resources to reverse this trend. About this plan This plan provides potential immediate and longer-term actions to address traffic safety in three main areas, often referred to as the three Es of traffic safety: Oct. 18, 2022 Item #11 Page 8 of 29 Strategies and actions Specific strategies, policies and approaches are presented as options according to the following timeframes: Estimated costs Many initiatives in this plan are already funded and able to move forward. Others have funding sources identified in the Capital Improvement Program but require City Council to appropriate funding in this fiscal year. Finally, some options do not yet have funding identified. In these cases, the City Council may choose to appropriate funding from one of the city’s fund balances, seek grant funding, appropriate funding from the General Fund reserve or seek other funding sources. Oct. 18, 2022 Item #11 Page 9 of 29 Foundational elements The City of Carlsbad has already prioritized traffic safety through its policies, projects, services and special initiatives. Some of these foundational elements include: General Plan Mobility Element Approved by the City Council in 2015, the Mobility Element guides future decisions related to how the city plans the connectivity of the city’s transportation system by identifying the preferred attributes of various street types found in Carlsbad. It incorporates a “complete streets” approach to designing city streets that balances the needs of all users on the street including motorists, pedestrians, bicyclists, children, persons with disabilities, seniors, movers of commercial goods and users of public transportation. It is complementary to other elements within the General Plan. Planned projects The city’s Capital Improvement Program includes 40 planned traffic and mobility related projects to be completed over the next 15 years. Other projects are planned as part of the city’s Sustainable Mobility Plan implementation and the Carlsbad Residential Traffic Management Program. In all the city is currently working on over 100 projects related to traffic and mobility improvements at a cost of about $350 million. Funding for these projects has been appropriated from various sources including gas tax, the TransNet transportation sales tax, and the city’s traffic impact fees. Some of the main projects are listed below in order of the expected completion date. • Tamarack Traffic Calming - Skyline Drive to Adams Street • Tyler Street Traffic Circulation Study • Safe Routes to School Plan – Hope Elementary • Installation of permanent speed feedback signs at 8 locations in the Barrio • Carlsbad Blvd pedestrian improvements between Mountain View Drive and Tamarack Avenue • Melrose Drive right turn lane to westbound Palomar Airport Road • Palomar Airport Road and College Boulevard improvements • El Camino Real widening - Poinsettia Lane to Camino Vida Roble • Kelly Drive and Park Drive complete street improvements • Palomar Airport Road and Avenida Encinas improvements • Traffic signal - Maverick Way and Camino De Los Coches • Las Flores Street at I-5 Traffic Calming • Barrio traffic circles • Village decorative lighting • Beach access repair & upgrades - Pine to Tamarack • Avenida Encinas Coastal Rail Trail and Pedestrian Improvements • El Camino Real right turn lane to eastbound Alga Road • El Camino Real widening - Arenal Road to La Costa Avenue • Terramar Area coastal improvements • Carlsbad Boulevard and Tamarack pedestrian improvements • El Camino Real widening - Sunny Creek to Jackspar • Valley and Magnolia complete streets Oct. 18, 2022 Item #11 Page 10 of 29 • ADA beach access – Pine to Tamarack • Avenida Encinas and Palomar Airport Road pedestrian access improvement • Camino De Los Coches and La Costa Avenue intersection control • Carlsbad Boulevard pedestrian lighting - Tamarack Avenue to State Street • Carlsbad Village Drive and Grand Avenue pedestrian improvements • Christiansen Way improvements • Valley Street traffic calming • Barrio street lighting • Chestnut Avenue complete street improvements - Valley Street to Pio Pico • Chestnut complete street – Interstate 5 to railroad • Grand Avenue Promenade • La Costa Avenue traffic improvements • State Street and Grand Avenue road improvements • Poinsettia Lane and Oriole Court traffic control improvements • Trail connectivity to Tamarack State Beach • Carlsbad Boulevard realignment- Manzano Drive to Island Way • College Boulevard extension • South Carlsbad Coastline: Road Realignment and Public Spaces Sustainable Mobility Plan Approved by the City Council in January 2021, the Sustainable Mobility Plan implements the Mobility Element of the city’s General Plan and guides the city in expanding and improving safe, healthy and convenient travel options for people of all ages and abilities. It combines projects and programs from 12 previous planning documents into a single strategic plan that includes: Safe Routes to School An approach that includes infrastructure improvements, enforcement tools, safety education and incentives to promote walking, bicycling and carpooling to school. Transportation Demand Management Strategies to encourage Carlsbad workers and residents to walk, bike, ride transit and carpool instead of driving alone. This approach helps the city achieve its sustainability and mobility goals while mitigating congestion and increasing access and connectivity in the transportation network. Local Roadway Safety Plan A framework to systematically analyze and identify areas where transportation safety can be improved and recommend specific safety improvements for all road users. Street Design Guidelines Provides a set of best practices that can be incorporated by the City of Carlsbad to create streets that will serve all users. These guidelines were developed using best practices in street design from Carlsbad, San Diego County, the state of California and around the world. They are intended to evolve and adapt to incorporate new treatments and techniques as they are developed and proven successful. Oct. 18, 2022 Item #11 Page 11 of 29 Carlsbad Residential Traffic Management Program This program provides a way for city staff to work directly with neighborhoods that have concerns about traffic safety. Based on an initial assessment, staff can utilize one or more approaches to slow down speeds, discourage cut-through traffic, enhance pedestrian and bike safety, and make other changes. Solutions include traffic circles, speed cushions, extending curbs and other measures. Eleven neighborhoods are a part of the program this fiscal year: • Victoria Avenue from Pontiac Drive to Haverhill Street • Highland from Carlsbad Village Drive to Buena Vista Way • Nueva Castilla from La Costa Avenue to Levante Street • Monroe Street from Basswood Avenue to Carlsbad Village Drive • Circulo Sequoia from Camino Junipero to Avenida Diestro • Celina Drive from Carlsbad Village Drive to Chestnut Avenue • Park Drive from Tamarack Avenue to Monroe Street • Hummingbird Road from Sanderling Court to Rock Dove Street • Black Rail Road from Poinsettia Lane to Northern Terminus • Plum Tree Road from Hidden Valley to Aviara Parkway • Carrillo Way from Rancho Brasado to Rancho Caballo Annual streets maintenance projects The city repaves dozens of streets annually, based on conditions, to ensure the 350 miles of city- owned roads are properly maintained. During construction, the city also updates the striping to best serve all the users of the streets. Customized traffic control plans for large events The city minimizes the traffic impact of large events through the coordinated deployment of traffic control devices and special events personnel. Regional coordination and advocacy The city collaborates with agency partners at Caltrans, the San Diego Association of Governments and the North County Transit District on regional projects and long-term planning studies. Public education The city promotes safe driving, cycling and walking through an ongoing public education program that includes social media, videos, workshops and partnerships with mobility groups. Engineering design standards Establishes uniform and best practice policies and procedures for the design and construction of public improvements, which promote safety for all infrastructure users. E-bike ordinance In April 2022, the City Council made Carlsbad the first city in the region with a law specific to e-bikes, e-scooters and other similar mobility devices. The law makes it easier to enforce safe e-bike riding behaviors and includes a provision that allows people to take a safety class in lieu of paying a fine for their first citation. School crossing guard program The City of Carlsbad funds 36 school crossing guards who serve 14 schools in the city, under the supervision of the Carlsbad Police Department. Oct. 18, 2022 Item #11 Page 12 of 29 Traffic enforcement There is a dedicated Traffic Division within the Carlsbad Police Department to enforce the rules of the road. Immediate actions (completed in 3 months) ________________________ Since the emergency proclamation on Aug. 23, 2022, the city has taken more than a dozen actions. Many are funded through a $2 million budget appropriation made by the City Council when it ratified the emergency on Aug. 30. Others are funded through existing budget appropriations for fiscal year 2022-23. In these cases, staff have accelerated the timing of implementation or temporarily reprioritized other work. Safer Streets Together roll out Developed and implemented a short-term campaign to introduce the community to the Safer Streets Together initiative, including the following activities: • Created Safer Streets Together website within the city’s site to provide campaign information and resources. • Developed traffic safety related messages and engaged with followers on all city social media channels. • Worked with school districts serving Carlsbad and private schools to distribute traffic safety messages to students and parents via email newsletters and school site banners. • Posted campaign banners along city streets and in city parks. • Created displays for city libraries and community centers with QR codes linking to traffic safety related content. • Developed Spanish-language materials and distributed them through the Library Learning Center and school district programs for Spanish-speaking parents. Oct. 18, 2022 Item #11 Page 13 of 29 • Sent targeted information to large employers in Carlsbad with information to share with employees. • Attended community events, including Back to School nights, Family Movie Night and the farmer’s market to distribute traffic safety information and engage with community members. Bike lane enhancements Painted about 20 potential conflict points with high visibility green paint at road segments with higher collision activity. Digital roadway messaging Installed 12 digital message boards and 17 speed feedback signs along streets and intersections with higher collision rates. Oct. 18, 2022 Item #11 Page 14 of 29 Immediate actions The map below shows locations of safety banners, speed feedback signs, digital message boards and green bike lane treatments installed since Aug. 23, 2022. Oct. 18, 2022 Item #11 Page 15 of 29 Enhanced enforcement Redeployed Police Department personnel to increase traffic enforcement around schools during beginning weeks of classes. Reassigned two detectives to work overtime each Friday, specifically to conduct traffic enforcement. Diverted one sergeant and two officers from their normal duties to specifically supplement the Traffic Division (to deploy on e- bikes and in a vehicle). Purchased two additional e-bikes for police officer use. Since the emergency was proclaimed and up to Sept 21, 2022, the Police Department has issued a total of 253 warnings and 558 traffic citations, including: • 136 citations and 51 warnings to e-bike users • 22 citations and 32 warnings to bicyclists • 397 citations and 170 warnings to motorists • Three citations to pedestrians Police have also made: • 25 DUI arrests, five involving collisions Immediate actions Cost estimates Funded and underway Category Est. 1-time cost Ongoing cost Estimated completion Safer Streets Together roll out $30,000 No 10/23 Bike lane enhancements $421,000 Yes 11/23 Digital roadway messaging $215,000 No Completed Enhanced enforcement $635,000 No 6/23 Oct. 18, 2022 Item #11 Page 16 of 29 Short-term (completed in 6 months) ________________________________ City staff have developed the following potential actions for the City Council’s consideration. These actions could be completed within six months. Some would require new funding while others could be funded through existing department budgets by accelerating the timing of planned work. Adopt a Vision Zero resolution No cost Vision Zero is a strategy to eliminate traffic fatalities and severe injuries, while increasing safe, healthy and equitable mobility for all. Vision Zero recognizes that the goal of zero roadway fatalities and severe injuries among all road users is bold and daunting, yet setting that goal publicly is important to making real change. To date, 54 cities and counties across the nation have adopted Vision Zero, including Encinitas, La Mesa and San Diego in the local region. Vision Zero strategies The following strategies are part of the Vision Zero approach: • Building and sustaining leadership, collaboration, and accountability – especially among a diverse group of stakeholders to include transportation professionals, policymakers, public health officials, police, and community members • Collecting, analyzing, and using data to understand trends and potential disproportionate impacts of traffic deaths on certain populations • Prioritizing equity and community engagement • Managing speed to appropriate levels • Setting a timeline to achieve zero traffic deaths and serious injuries, which brings urgency and accountability, and ensuring transparency on progress and challenges Although the City of Carlsbad is already following many of the policies recommended in the Vision Zero strategy, making a formal resolution would elevate the importance of these policies and provide a framework for the actions already underway and any additional actions the City Council chooses to add from this plan. Community commitment campaign $42,000 Funded Launch a campaign that creates opportunities for the community to publicly commit to safe roadway behaviors and help promote the social norm around traffic safety to other community members. Encourage participation by providing visual symbols of commitment to reinforce bike, pedestrian and vehicle awareness and safety. • Pledge campaign • Yard signs • Window clings • Video testimonials • Neighborhood “pace” car • Campaign stickers • Other promo items • Testimonials on social media posts and videos Oct. 18, 2022 Item #11 Page 17 of 29 School collaboration $27,000 Funded Develop partnerships with all districts and schools serving Carlsbad to raise awareness of traffic safety. Opportunities could include student rallies, traffic safety night at sporting events, chalk art interactive events and curriculum opportunities such as the Sage Creek Genius Project. Partnerships could also include a student ambassador program, a more in-depth program working with school broadcast programs, tie-ins with the speech and debate clubs and twice-yearly presentations by Carlsbad police officers. Another option is to engage elementary school students in a contest to choose an official traffic safety mascot for the City of Carlsbad, which once produced could appear at schools, libraries and other community events to share traffic safety messages in an engaging way. Business/non-profit partnership program $22,000 Funded Work with businesses, such as bike shops, and local nonprofit organizations to spread the message about traffic safety by displaying posters or window clings and sharing the message to their networks through social media or other methods. Encourage campaign promotion and encourage third-party engagement and support through posters, reciprocal linking program and in-kind donations to be used as incentives for other campaign components. Reach out to potential partners, including: • Driving schools • Insurance companies • Bike shops • Health care providers • Apparel stores • Local civic-minded businesses Mobility organization partnership program $12,000 Funded Create partnerships with local and regional organizations focused on mobility, DUI awareness and other issues related to traffic safety. Engage these groups in sharing messages to the Carlsbad community, co-hosting events, providing workshops and other outreach. This could include outreach to businesses with large employee bases, residents, seniors, teens and other audiences. Video public service announcements $20,000 Funded Develop a series of public service announcements that reinforce safe roadway behaviors utilizing testimonials, graphics and other visuals targeting different audiences and modes of travel. These videos will be adapted for multiple social media channels and could be utilized as part of a paid advertising campaign. Oct. 18, 2022 Item #11 Page 18 of 29 Upgrade high-pedestrian signal locations $60,000 Funded Reduce vehicle-pedestrian conflicts by allowing pedestrians to begin crossing while vehicles still face a red signal. Countdown pedestrian indications clarify pedestrian crossing times and reduce confusion and ambiguity. Initial phase would include approximately 30 locations. School e-bike certification/permit program No cost Work with the school districts within the city to explore creation of a certification requirement for students to ride their bikes to campus. Students would need to upload proof of attendance at a bike safety class to be able to ride their bicycles to school. Carlsbad Village Faire outreach $5,000 Not funded Create an engaging booth and display for the twice-yearly Carlsbad Village Faire to share information on traffic safety. Police officer Smart Cycling instructor program $2,000 Not funded Police Department will explore with the San Diego County Bicycle Coalition training and certifying police officers in the Smart Cycling program so the Police Department can hold training courses for residents. Install high-visibility crosswalks near schools $800,000 Not funded Address speeding concerns around school areas by making crosswalks more prominent on all city streets designated as “School Streets” by the General Plan Mobility Element and other school-designated (yellow) crosswalks. Will highlight pedestrian crossings at school locations by upgrading marked crosswalks to high- visibility continental or ladder style at approximately 140 locations throughout the city. Evaluate roadway design treatments $50,000 Not funded This strategy would analyze the physical placement of speed control treatments or rumble strips ahead of residential intersections to change drive behavior to be alert when approaching residential intersections, and along the inside buffer area of Class II buffered bicycle lanes. These proposed analyses would include outreach to active transportation user groups and other stakeholders. To address design immunity issues, initial installations would be pilots conforming to the experimental treatments in the California Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Device. Oct. 18, 2022 Item #11 Page 19 of 29 Explore opportunities to obtain real time data $100,000 Not funded Understanding Carlsbad roadways and the types of vehicles on the road is an important component of traffic safety and adapting the city’s approach to education, enforcement and engineering. This includes information like traffic flow, speed and mode of transportation. The city is developing an active transportation monitoring report to fulfill the 2019 Sustainable Mobility Plan recommendation to launch the program. The plan is organized around three dimensions of mobility – travel demand, mode share and safety. Reports like this are usually a snapshot in time and provide the city with valuable data. There are new data products that may provide similar data but on a more frequent and closer to real-time basis. Staff proposes to explore opportunities to acquire products that could provide accurate mobility data on a more frequent basis to inform city actions and public education. E-citation expansion $55,000 Not funded Building on the existing use of electronic citations by the traffic division, the Police Department can complete its digital transformation related to writing, tracking, and reporting citations. The technology has proven to increase citation writing speed, improve efficiency and reduce the chance for human error when issuing paper citations and entering them into a database. The acquisition of e-cite printers will allow the remaining patrol officers who manually write paper tickets to use software they already have to write the citation, print it in the field, and give it to the person receiving the ticket. Data is transmitted electronically removing the potential for human error from keying paper citations into a database. This will improve data quality and will help the city in analyzing citation data to support safer streets. Juvenile traffic safety incentive program $1,000 Not funded Create a program in which police officers contact juveniles who are obeying the laws while riding their bikes and e-bikes and reward them with donated gift cards, ice cream, etc. This positive reinforcement program will continue the positive relationships the Police Department has with residents in our city even during times of heavy enforcement. Potential to eliminate cost by engaging business partners who may want to contribute incentives. Oct. 18, 2022 Item #11 Page 20 of 29 Short-term actions Cost estimates Funded Category Est. 1-time cost Ongoing cost Est. completion Adopt a Vision Zero resolution n/a n/a 10/22 Community commitment campaign $42,000 No 3/23 School collaboration $27,000 No 3/23 Business/non-profit partnership program $22,000 No 3/23 Mobility organization partnership program $12,000 No 3/23 Video public service announcements $20,000 n/a 3/23 Upgrade high-pedestrian signal locations $60,000 No 1/23 School e-bike certification/permit program n/a n/a 4/23 Not funded Carlsbad Village Faire outreach $5,000 No 5/23 Police officer Smart Cycling instructor program $2,000 No 4/23 Install high-visibility crosswalks near schools $800,000 Yes 1/23 Evaluate roadway design treatments $50,000 No 12/22 Explore opportunities to acquire more real-time data $100,000 TBD 11/22 E-citation expansion $55,000 No 4/23 Juvenile traffic safety incentive program $1,000 No 4/23 Oct. 18, 2022 Item #11 Page 21 of 29 Mid-term (completed in 12 months) _______________________________ Expanded street resurfacing and restriping $3.7 million Funded Accelerated slurry seal and restriping of major east/west arterial corridors to balance the needs of the users of the streets. Will seal the roadways to improve pavement condition as part of our pavement management program and improve conditions for all the users on the road. The first phase of this strategy includes: • La Costa Avenue – from western city border near I-5 to Fairway Lane • Poinsettia Lane – from Carlsbad Boulevard to Melrose Drive • Cannon Road – from Avenida Encinas to Faraday Avenue • Carlsbad Village Drive – from Interstate 5 to College Boulevard This strategy will reduce the long-term maintenance costs of the restriped road segments by reducing the width of the vehicular travel lanes. The strategy will also include coordinating with Caltrans to improve the road markings for all users through the state highway interchanges. Received and deployed a new striper truck to assist with road striping maintenance efforts. Tamarack Avenue traffic calming $200,000 Funded Kicked off work with community members to identify short-term traffic calming strategies for Tamarack Avenue, between Skyline Drive and Adams Street. Curb extensions were installed and a pedestrian hybrid beacon signal is in the process of being installed at the intersection of Tamarack Avenue and Valley Street. The intersection project is scheduled to be completed in October 2022. Oct. 18, 2022 Item #11 Page 22 of 29 Reconfigure arterials $2 million Funded Reconfigure arterial streets including vehicular lane reductions and seal the roadways to improve pavement condition as a part of our Pavement Management Program and enhance conditions for all users of the road. Reconfiguring roadways also reduces the long-term pavement maintenance costs and improves the line of sight for side street users approaching the arterial. This program would be phased, with the first phase including: • Carlsbad Boulevard – from Pine Avenue to southern border near La Costa Avenue • El Fuerte Street – from Faraday Avenue to tie into the existing one vehicular lane in each direction south of Rancho Pancho, excluding the segments approaching Loker Avenue to Bressi Ranch Way • Grand Avenue – from Ocean Street to Hope Way. This would be the first phase to the Grand Avenue Promenade Project to provide short-term benefits until the ultimate promenade improvements are completed. • Poinsettia Lane – from Avenida Encinas to Carlsbad Boulevard • Cannon Road - Avenida Encinas to El Arbol Drive Expand street resurfacing and restriping $2 million Funded Accelerate slurry seal and restriping major east/west arterial corridors to balance the needs of the users of the streets. Seal the roadways to improve pavement condition as part of our pavement management program and improve conditions for all the users on the road. This second phase will include: • Palomar Airport Road – from Avenida Encinas to eastern city border • Rancho Santa Fe Road and Olivenhain Road – from eastern city border to western city border This strategy will reduce the long-term maintenance costs of the restriped road segments by reducing the width of the vehicular travel lanes. Continue to use the new striper truck to assist with road restriping maintenance efforts. Review citywide speed limits for potential reduction $40,000 Funded Review speed limits citywide to determine whether speed limit reductions should occur, in accordance with Assembly Bill 43 (2021). Legislative advocacy for e-bike licensing requirement No additional cost Utilize the city’s existing contracts with legislative affairs specialists to advocate for California Legislature to enact a statute that requires a licensing process and training to ride an e-bike. Oct. 18, 2022 Item #11 Page 23 of 29 Complete Vision Zero plan $150,000 Not funded The Vision Zero Action Plan would formalize the city’s existing and planned actions into actionable, measurable strategies, emphasizing design and policy solutions, including designing Complete Streets and lowering speeds for safety. Each strategy would identify the lead agency responsible, along with supporting and partner agencies, a projected timeline and budget needs. Paid advertising campaign $105,000 Not funded Prepare and implement a multi-media ad campaign that could include public service announcements placed on local cable and streaming services, intro video ads on YouTube, social media advertising, digital banner ads, a mobile digital billboard and print placements. Teen engagement program $34,000 Not funded Effectively reaching the teen audience requires a customized approach that focuses on peer-to-peer communication and engagement. This program will use Office of Traffic Safety research specific to teens to tailor a Carlsbad program that encourages and reinforces safe roadway behaviors. Messages on city assets $16,500 Not funded Utilize city buildings, banner holders and vehicles to display traffic safety messages, including banners, murals and vehicle wraps – all focused on keeping traffic safety at the forefront throughout the city. Travel Safe visitors program $34,000 Not funded Work with Visit Carlsbad, hotel properties, vacation rental owners and local attractions to provide traffic safety information to visitors. Approach LEGOLAND with a potential partnership utilizing the LEGO driving attractions (show your LEGO driver’s license and get a Carlsbad traffic safety promo item at City Hall). Program could include a video public service announcement aimed at visitors that play on in-house hotel TV channels. Mobile digital signage $15,000 Not funded Place safety messages on a mobile digital billboard that can be moved around the city and placed at community events. Oct. 18, 2022 Item #11 Page 24 of 29 Expedite infrastructure projects $620,753 (annually) Not funded In June 2022, the City Council directed staff to expedite the following traffic-safety related projects: • Barrio Traffic Circles Project • Village and Barrio Lighting Project • Evaluation of making Tyler Street one-way only • Grand Avenue Promenade • Sustainable Mobility Plan projects With additional staff capacity, additional projects could be expedited, including: • Terramar Area Coastal Improvements. • Tamarack Avenue and Carlsbad Boulevard • Kelly Drive and Park Drive Complete Streets Project • Valley Street and Magnolia Avenue Complete Streets Project Resourcing To expedite more traffic-safety related projects, the city could consider delaying projects with objectives other than promoting multimodal safety benefits. Alternatively, the city could expand the size of its engineering staff to increase the city’s capacity to complete projects sooner. Costs listed for this option include the new annual cost of the following positions: • 2 Associate Engineers • 1 Assistant Engineer • 1 Municipal Project Manager • 1 Reclassified Senior Inspector from Inspector Develop access plans for all schools $150,000 Not funded Working with the school districts and administrations, develop access plans for all schools. This strategy will focus on improving safety and efficiency for all modes of travel entering the schools, including the pick-up and drop-off process. Plans are typically led by the parent and teacher associations and the city in an advisory role. The implementation is led by the schools’ PTAs to get ownership and buy-in from parents. Safer Streets data analytics and visualization program $50,000 Not funded Reports on traffic volumes and speeds are usually a snapshot in time and done on an annual basis. This strategy would use existing data to create a way to visualize data so the city could adapt to changing conditions to support enforcement, traffic calming and infrastructure improvements more rapidly. Additional data sources may be necessary to create a robust data product so the acquisition of more accurate and frequent information is included earlier in this plan. Oct. 18, 2022 Item #11 Page 25 of 29 Speed cushions on streets around schools $1.3 million Not funded Assess speeds on all streets designed as “School Streets” in the General Plan’s Mobility Element and install speed cushions as needed. Update Carlsbad Residential Traffic Management Program $150,000 Not funded Update the Carlsbad Residential Traffic Management Program, including removal of the stop sign option, re-evaluation of qualification criteria and reduction of the number of phases from three to two. The goal of the update is to align it with best industry practices including the recommendations found in the California Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices and other applicable city and industry guidelines. Oct. 18, 2022 Item #11 Page 26 of 29 Mid-term actions Cost estimates Funded Category Est. 1-time cost Ongoing cost Est. completion Expanded street resurfacing and restriping $3,700,000 No 10/23 Tamarack Avenue traffic calming $200,000 No 3/23 Reconfigure arterials $2,000,000 No 10/23 Expanded street resurfacing and restriping (Palomar Airport Road, Rancho Santa Fe/Olivenhain Road) $2,000,000 No 10/23 Review citywide speed limits for potential reduction $40,000 Yes Ongoing Legislative advocacy for e-bike licensing requirement None No 7/23 Not funded Complete Vision Zero plan $150,000 No 3/23 Paid advertising campaign $105,000 No 4/23 Teen engagement program $34,000 No 4/23 Messages on city assets $16,500 No 4/23 Travel Safe visitors program $34,000 No 4/23 Mobile digital signage $15,000 No 4/23 Expedite infrastructure projects $620,753 Yes Ongoing Develop access plans for all schools $150,000 No 12/23 Safer Streets data analytics and visualization program $50,000 No 11/31 Install speed cushions on streets around schools $1,300,000 No 10/23 Update Carlsbad Residential Traffic Management Program $150,000 No 10/23 Oct. 18, 2022 Item #11 Page 27 of 29 Long-term (completed in 1+ years) _________________________________ Community service project plan $20,000 Not funded Work with community service groups to engage them in the traffic safety issue. This could include Boy Scout Eagle projects, Girl Scouts Gold Award, and Rotary and Kiwanis club programs. Each would be approached with the challenge and asked to develop or participate in community-based programs to support a strong social norm around traffic safety in Carlsbad. Entry signage $2,500 to $250,000 Not funded The City of Carlsbad is one of the few cities in the region without monument signs at the city’s main entrances. The city could commission entryway signage and include the expectation that all road users practice good traffic safety behaviors. Alternatively, signage could be placed on existing smaller “Welcome to Carlsbad” street poles with a similar message. Activate CERT, Citizens Academy alumni, trail volunteers $12,000 Not funded Connect with volunteers on the Community Emergency Response Team and Citizens Academy graduates to develop a traffic safety ambassador program in which, after undergoing training, they could serve as neighborhood leads to help promote traffic safety best practices and help educate neighbors on various engineering solutions, such as roundabouts. Experiential community art $38,000 to $150,000 Not funded Partner with artists to develop safety-related murals, chalk art or temporary art exhibits throughout the city, such as: • Mobile art show • Mural project on city-owned buildings, schools or private property participants • Partnership with the cultural arts office for a Cannon Art Gallery exhibit related to traffic safety (the gallery has an existing program with all third grade classes in Carlsbad) • Creative video contest Update the Mobility Element in the General Plan $150,000 Not funded Consider revisions to the Mobility Element to emphasize slower vehicle speeds and increased bike and pedestrian safety. Oct. 18, 2022 Item #11 Page 28 of 29 Explore school busing program $44,000,000* Not funded Work with North County Transit District and school districts serving Carlsbad to explore opportunities for school busing programs, including potential partnerships to use innovative transit solutions and a seasonal beach shuttle program. Construct Transformative Corridor Projects $TBD Not funded Transformative Corridors will provide a multi-modal, backbone network of high-quality bikeways, pedestrian facilities and transit services so that Carlsbad residents and visitors have an array of travel options that do not require driving. New community-oriented policing team $914,484 (annually) Not funded Request additional permanent staffing for the Police Department to implement a full- time Community-Oriented Policing Team that would also serve as an e-bike team. This would include four new officers and one new sergeant. Long-term actions Cost estimates Not funded Category Est. 1-time cost Ongoing Est. completion Community service project plan $20,000 No 10/23 Entry signage $2,500 - $250,000 No 10/23 Activate Community Emergency Resource Team, Citizens Academy alumni, trail volunteers $12,000 No 12/23 Experiential community art $38,000 - $150,000 No 12/23 Update the Mobility Element in the General Plan $150,000 No 12/23 Explore school busing program* $44 million Yes 12/25 Construct Transformative Corridor Projects TBD TBD TBD New community-oriented policing team $914,484 Annually Yes 12/23 * Cost for 110 electric buses. Does not include administration, staffing, other costs. Oct. 18, 2022 Item #11 Page 29 of 29 Oct. 18, 2022 Item #11 Page 30 of 31 Oct. 18, 2022 Item #11 Page 31 of 31 Oct. 18, 2022 Item 11 –Extending the Proclamation of a Local Emergency Regarding Bicycle, E-Bicycle, and Motorized Mobility Device Safety Geoff Patnoe, Assistant City Manager David Graham, Chief Innovation Officer October 18, 2022 1.Receive a report on recent actions relating to the local emergency declared on Aug. 23, 2022 2.Adopt a resolution extending the Proclamation of Bicycle, E-Bicycle and Motorized Mobility Device Safety Local Emergency until Dec. 17, 2022, at 5 p.m., unless otherwise extended or terminated earlier by the City Council Recommended Actions ACTIONS TO DATE DATA INFORMED ACTIONS •Community Engagement •Enforcement •Mapping •Geospatial •Project •Injury Collision DATA TO INFORM DECISIONS INJURY COLLISIONS –ALL MODES 8 0 20 40 60 80 100 120 Jan-Mar Apr-Jun July-Sept Oct-Dec 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 INJURY COLLISIONS –ALL MODES 9 0 20 40 60 80 100 120 Jan-Mar Apr-Jun July-Sept Oct-Dec 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 INJURY COLLISIONS –ALL MODES 10 0 20 40 60 80 100 120 Jan-Mar Apr-Jun July-Sept Oct-Dec 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 INJURY COLLISIONS –ALL MODES 11 0 20 40 60 80 100 120 Jan-Mar Apr-Jun July-Sept Oct-Dec 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 INJURY COLLISIONS –ALL MODES 12 0 20 40 60 80 100 120 Jan-Mar Apr-Jun July-Sept Oct-Dec 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 INJURY COLLISIONS –ALL MODES 13 0 20 40 60 80 100 120 Jan-Mar Apr-Jun July-Sept Oct-Dec 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 INJURY COLLISIONS –ALL MODES 14 0 20 40 60 80 100 120 Jan-Mar Apr-Jun July-Sept Oct-Dec 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 Injury Collisions 2017-2022 Injury Collisions 2017-2022 Digital Message Boards Speed Feedback Signs Traffic Safety Banners Injury Collisions 2017-2022 Injury Collisions 2017-2022 Resurfacing and Restriping Injury Collisions 2017-2022 Resurfacing and Restriping Traffic Circles Injury Collisions 2017-2022 Resurfacing and Restriping Traffic Circles Funded Improvements Injury Collisions 2017-2022 Resurfacing and Restriping Traffic Circles Funded Improvements High Visibility Green Paint Injury Collisions 2017-2022 Resurfacing and Restriping Traffic Circles Funded Improvements High Visibility Green Paint •Work with other government agencies on data collaboration •Explore the availability of real-time data –Traffic Volumes –Speed –Transportation Mode •Continue using a data-informed approach to improve safety for all THE FUTURE