138-24 Exhibit to Resolution Adopting the Township of West Orange Vision Zero Action Plan.pdf

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Word Cloud of common words submitted on WikiMapping Table 4. Categories of WikiMapping Entries Lines (representing issues along a corridor) 63 Desired Biking Route 22 Other Traffic / Travel Concern 6 Sidewalk Improvement/Missing 27 Unsafe Driver Behavior 28 Points (represnting issues in individual locations) 260 Barrier to Transit 3 Bicycle Facilities Needed 2 I Feel Safe Here 3 Needs Better Lighting 3 Other Travel Concerns 74 Parking Concerns 7 Unsafe Driver Behavior 98 Unsafe Intersection 70 Grand Total 343 50 WEST ORANGE TOWNSHIP: VISION ZERO ACTION PLAN

Many points and lines included comments which were translated into a word cloud as shown. It can be seen that common concerns include speeding, texting, disregard of other road users, and dangerous behavior. The comments were then grouped by category to identify recurring issues and recommendations. The options for line drawing were to identify: desired routes for a bicycle network, sidewalk gaps/deteriorated sidewalks, corridors of unsafe driving, and any other concerns. Table 5. Roads of Concern by Category Category of Concern Roads Identified (Bold indicates the entire distance of the road) Missing / Poor Sidewalk Northfield Avenue, Laurel Avenue, Mt. Pleasant Avenue, Forest Avenue, Pleasant Valley Way, Prospect Avenue, Mountain Avenue/ Undercliff Road, Fairmount Terrace, Valley Way, Rollinson Street, Undercliff Terrace, Burnett Terrace Desired Bicycle Route Pleasant Valley Way, Northfield Avenue, Prospect Avenue, Mt. Pleasant Avenue, Main Street, Eagle Rock Avenue, Hooper Avenue/ Conforti Avenue, Valley Road, Rollinson Street, Gregory Avenue, Franklin Avenue Unsafe Driver Behavior Mt. Pleasant Avenue, Pleasant Valley Way, Northfield Avenue, Gregory Avenue, Rollinson Street, Eagle Rock Avenue, Franklin Avenue, Whittlesey Avenue, Walker Road, Lawrence Avenue, Forest Hill Road, Burnett Terrace, Dogwood Drive, Phyllis Road Other Pleasant Valley Way, Northfield Avenue, Gregory Avenue, Walker Road, Standish Avenue The lines categorized as "other" included complaints ᅮ Northfield Avenue and Pleasant Valley about road striping on Northfield Avenue near Way and the nearby intersections on Pleasant Valley Way, dissatisfaction with speed Northfield Avenue humps on Walker Road, poor road

nue near Way and the nearby intersections on Pleasant Valley Way, dissatisfaction with speed Northfield Avenue humps on Walker Road, poor road quality on Standish Avenue, and the width of Pleasant Valley ᅮ Mt. Pleasant Avenue and Prospect Way. Avenue The options for point placement were to identify: ᅮ Mt. Pleasant Avenue and Gregory unsafe intersections, unsafe driver behavior, need Avenue for bicycle facilities, parking concerns, need for ᅮ Junctions surrounding the Essex Green lighting improvement, barriers to transit, and other Mall concerns as well as places people feel safe. Points identified across West Orange were well-mixed, ᅮ Main Street and both Mt. Pleasant with concentrations of points identifying the various Avenue and Northfield Avenue topics scattered across the municipality. Below is a list of some common themes for each. ᅮ Eagle Rock Avenue and both Harrison Avenue and Mountain Avenue • Unsafe Intersections ᅮ Northfield Avenue and the Interstate 280 ◦ Many intersections were marked as unsafe ramps across West Orange. Common areas include: ᅮ Several intersections along Gregory ᅮ Eagle Rock Avenue and Pleasant Valley Avenue and Rollinson Street in the Way and the intersections nearby southeastern portion of the municipality ᅮ Pleasant Valley Way and the Interstate 280 ramps, Eagle Rock Avenue and Prospect Avenue WEST ORANGE TOWNSHIP: VISION ZERO ACTION PLAN 51

• Unsafe Driver Behavior • Need Lighting Improvement ◦ Unsafe Driver Behavior was identified across ◦ Of the two points placed within the West the municipality, including concentrated Orange boundary, one was related to areas of reporting along Pleasant Valley Way, lighting along the path at Crystal Lake Park Eagle Rock Avenue, Northfield Avenue, Main and the other requests better lighting near Street and Gregory Avenue. the intersection of Pleasant Valley Way and Interstate 280 due to reports of criminal ◦ Other areas include: activity in the area. ᅮ neighborhoods off of the eastern portion • Barrier to Transit of Eagle Rock Avenue ◦ Multiple comments involved buses. People ᅮ neighborhoods surrounding Gregory noted difficulty reaching buses at both the Avenue intersection of Interstate 280 and Pleasant ᅮ the area surrounding the intersection of Valley Way and at the intersection of Woods Eagle Rock Avenue and Pleasant Valley End Road and Northfield Avenue, both Way of which were due to a lack of sidewalk access to the bus stop. Another difficulty • Need Bicycle Facilities was reaching the school bus along Gregory Avenue. ◦ While this concern was primarily addressed through line-based submissions, the • I feel safe here WikiMap contained points where bicycle facilities are needed, identified at the ◦ Three points were placed where people felt intersection of Main Street and Mt. Pleasant safe: the intersection of Mountain Way and Avenue and at the intersection of Northfield

were placed where people felt intersection of Main Street and Mt. Pleasant safe: the intersection of Mountain Way and Avenue and at the intersection of Northfield Sylvan Place, the intersection of Benvenue Avenue and Rollinson Street. Avenue and Ridgeway Avenue, and the intersection of Valley Road and Freeman • Parking Concerns Street. ◦ Parking Concerns were centered around the areas closer to Downtown West Orange, with points placed along Rollinson Street, Main Street, Northfield Avenue, Mt. Pleasant Avenue and Eagle Rock Avenue, all of which were located in the eastern portion of the municipality. ◦ Comments about this issue were largely related to illegal parking or parking in ways that block visibility, but others were concerned about parking availability for those without personal driveways and equitable parking enforcement. 52 WEST ORANGE TOWNSHIP: VISION ZERO ACTION PLAN

Safety Videos Two promotional videos to educate the community were included as part of this project. Civic Eye Collaborative worked with NV5 and the Task Force to develop the videos to help inform the West Orange community about the Vision Zero Action Plan. The first is a project overview, providing meaningful statistics, an overview of Vision Zero, and a general summary of the project goals. The second video (currently in development) will be an update on the project, providing elements of the Action Plan and the proven safety countermeasures that may be used to improve roadway safety in West Orange. Social Media/Newsletter The project team created and maintained a project Instagram account with regular updates regarding the project status, workshop annoucements and outreach tool links. West Orange also developed a Vision Zero page with links to the project website, outreach tools, workshop and project overview flyers (English/Spanish). The Township regularly posted updates on the its Facebook page and in the monthly newsletter. WEST ORANGE TOWNSHIP: VISION ZERO ACTION PLAN 53

PUBLIC WORKSHOPS Public Workshop 1, April 22, 2023 On April 22, 2023, the first West Orange Vision Zero Public Workshop was held at Washington School. Members of the community were invited to learn about current road safety conditions in West Orange, and were given tools to add their own input including a community survey and an interactive map where they could identify areas of interest. Additionally, a pledge to be a safe driver was provided (both physically and online). All materials were presented in English and Spanish versions. EZ Ride TMA, the West Orange Pedestrian Safety Advisory Board and the Nikhil Badlani Foundation also had booths where community members could engage and discuss road safety awareness, and there were activities for kids including face painting and coloring pages. Public Workshop 2, June 3, 2023 The West Orange Street Fair on June 3, 2023 hosted food vendors, craftspeople and many other booths and attracted a robust turnout. One booth at the street fair was home to the West Orange Vision Zero Action Plan team, including representatives of both the New Jersey Department of Transportation and NV5. Members of the public were invited to take the survey on their personal devices or on a tablet, as well as to add locations to the online interactive map or the physical map where there were safety concerns or desired improvements. Common themes community members mentioned included elements such as sidewalk gaps, speeding hotspots, illegal parking, safe routes to school and more. Survey responses and map markups from both workshops are summarized in the description of outreach tools earlier in this report. 54 WEST ORANGE TOWNSHIP: VISION ZERO ACTION PLAN