Supporting Documentation · Apr 24, 2024
138-24 Exhibit to Resolution Adopting the Township of West Orange Vision Zero Action Plan.pdf
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TIMEFRAME: • Short - Under 2 years • Medium - 2-5 years • Long - 5+ years ESTIMATED COST: • Low - < $100,000 • Medium - $100,000 - $1 Million • Long - $I Million + Impact on Equity Priority Performance Measures Safety (High / (Yes/No) Medium /Low) Review of Township-owned vehicles for safety improvements, and No Medium implementation of these improvements Distribution of list of safety features being implemented in Township No Medium buildings to private industry groups Evaluation of Township vehicles for reduction of sizes, and procedural No Medium replacement of vehicles to "right sized" fleet WEST ORANGE TOWNSHIP: VISION ZERO ACTION PLAN 77
POST-CRASH CARE Post-Crash Care actions are the final line of defense Investigation and feedback to the Township following if all the other layers of the Safe System Approach a crash will help address road safety in planning, fail. After a crash, it should be a priority to document design and maintaining the roadways and the traffic and share all crash factors across the respective system. Township departments, as well as the County and/ or NJDOT as applicable.Effective media coverage of crashes and safety can assist in highlighting problem locations to the community, promoting public safety. The Township must also promote the use of the term "crash" and not "accident" in the media. THE 5 SAFE SYSTEM ELEMENTS CREATE REDUNDANCY The “Swiss Cheese Model” of Death and serious injuries only happen redundancy creates layers of protection when all layers fail Safe road Safe road Safe users Safe users Safe vehicles Safe vehicles speeds speeds Safe Safe roads roads Post- Post- crash crash care care Source: FHWA 78 WEST ORANGE TOWNSHIP: VISION ZERO ACTION PLAN
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Table 10. Post-Crash Care Actions POST-CRASH CARE Enhance the survivability of crashes through expedient access to emergency medical care, while creating a safe working environment for vital first responders and preventing secondary crashes through robust traffic incident management practices. Time Frame Cost Short/ (High- # Action Description Partners Medium/ Medium- Long Low) Create a multidisciplinary Rapid Response Team to West Orange, PC1 analyze every fatal crash for cause and prevention Essex County Medium Medium and coordinate with victims' families. Hospital Track deployment times of emergency and medical Administration, PC2 response vehicles. 911 Dispatch Medium Low Centers Create a standard crash summary for police officers PC3 to determine street design-related factors. West Orange Short Low 80 WEST ORANGE TOWNSHIP: VISION ZERO ACTION PLAN
TIMEFRAME: • Short - Under 2 years • Medium - 2-5 years • Long - 5+ years ESTIMATED COST: • Low - < $100,000 • Medium - $100,000 - $1 Million • Long - $I Million + Impact on Equity Priority Performance Measures Safety (High / (Yes/No) Medium /Low) Creation of Rapid Response Team, and regular collaboration between organizations involved to collaborate on post-crash safety No Low recommendations Analysis of deployment times disclosed in annual report No High Creation of standard crash summary, leading to creation of a crash No Medium database including these street design-related factors WEST ORANGE TOWNSHIP: VISION ZERO ACTION PLAN 81
PRIORITY HIN CORRIDOR PROJECTS The project team developed the final recommended HIN by combining the EJ composite score and the HIN crash score. The Priority HIN represents the high-injury (fatal, severe and moderate injury) crash corridors and intersections prioritized based on the equity analysis. While the entire HIN should be given consideration for safety enhancements, these highest-scored corridors are the highest-priority based on the crash and equity analysis. The 13 corridors rated the highest using the composite score are labeled on the map on the next page, in descending order of score (A is the highest, B the second-highest etc.). Table 11. HIN Corridor Lengths Corridor Road Segment Length % of HIN Miles A Main Street (CR 659) 1.4 Miles 4% B Mt Pleasant Avenue (CR 660) 0.6 Miles 1.6% C Park Avenue (CR 658) 0.2 Miles 0.5% D Eagle Rock Avenue (CR 611) 0.6 Miles 1.8% E Eagle Rock Avenue (CR 611) 0.7 Miles 2% F Northfield Avenue (CR 508) 0.5 Miles 1.4% G Pleasant Valley Way (CR 636) 1 Mile 3% H Eagle Rock Avenue (CR 611) 0.6 Miles 1.8% I Northfield Avenue (CR 508 Spur) 0.3 Miles 0.9% J Whittingham Place (CR 508) 0.2 Miles 0.7% K Gaston Street 0.1 Miles 0.3% L Sayers Street 0.2 MIles 0.5% M Whittlesey Avenue 0.4 Miles 1.1% TOTAL 6.8 MILES 19.6% 82 WEST ORANGE TOWNSHIP: VISION ZERO ACTION PLAN
Figure 12. Prioritized HIN Corridor Locations E H M D L A G K C B I J F Source: NJTPA Equity Analysis Tool (2017-2021) and NJDOT Safety Voyager WEST ORANGE TOWNSHIP: VISION ZERO ACTION PLAN 83
Table 12. Proven Safety Countermeasures, by Priority HIN Corridor FHWA Proven Safety Estimated Benefits and Cost Countermeasures • Bicycle Lanes: 49% reduction in crashes on urban four-lane Bicycle Lanes undivided collectors and local roads, 30% reduction in crashes on urban two-lane undivided collectors and local roads • High-visibility crosswalks: 40% reduction in pedestrian injury crashes Crosswalk Visibility Enhancements/ • Intersection lighting: 42% reduction in pedestrian crashes Lighting • Advance yield or stop markings and signs: 25% reduction in pedestrian crashes Leading Pedestrian • 13% reduction in pedestrian/vehicle crashes at intersections Interval Rectangular • Reduction in pedestrian crashes by 47% Rapid Flashing Beacons (RRFB) • Increase of motorist yielding rates up to 98% (depending on context) Road Diets/Roadway • 4-lane to 3-lane road diet conversion: 19-47% reduction in total crashes Configuration • Sidewalks: 16-89% reduction in crashes involving pedestrians walking along roadways Walkways/Sidewalks • Paved Shoulders: 71% reduction in crashes involving pedestrians walking along roadways
rs: 71% reduction in crashes involving pedestrians walking along roadways • A driver traveling at 30 miles per hour who hits a pedestrian Appropriate has a 45 percent chance of killing or seriously injuring them. At Speed Limits 20 miles per hour, that percentage drops to 5 percent. Backplates with • 15% reduction in total crashes Retroreflective Borders • Very low cost • Added Left-Turn Lanes: 28-48% reduction in total crashes • Positive Offset Left-Turn Lanes: 36% reduction in fatal and injury crashes Dedicated Left and Right Turn • Right-Turn Lanes: 14-26% reduction in total crashes • Cost varies • Two-Way Stop-Controlled Intersection converted to Roundabout: 82% reduction in fatal and injury crashes Roundabouts • Signalized Intersection to Roundabout: 78% reduction in fatal and injury crashes 84 WEST ORANGE TOWNSHIP: VISION ZERO ACTION PLAN
Corridor Corridor Corridor Corridor Corridor Corridor Corridor Corridor Corridor Corridor Corridor Corridor Corridor A B C D E F G H I J K L M Main Street Mt Pleasant Park Avenue Eagle Rock Eagle Rock Northfield Pleasant Eagle Rock Northfield Whittingham Gaston Street Sayers Place Whittlesey Avenue Avenue Avenue Avenue Valley Way Avenue Avenue Place Avenue WEST ORANGE TOWNSHIP: VISION ZERO ACTION PLAN 85
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