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

ROADMAP TO VISION ZERO HOW WILL WEST ORANGE ACHIEVE VISION ZERO? This Vision Zero Action Plan provides a roadmap to achieve Vision Zero in West Orange. It outlines key strategies and actions based on the Safe System Approach that are developed through a robust data-driven process and community input, with direction from a multidisciplinary and engaged Vision Zero Task Force. SAFE SYSTEM APPROACH COLLABORATION WITH COUNTY AND Vision STATE Zero Goal FUNDING & IMPLEMENTATION MONITORING & EVALUATION WEST ORANGE TOWNSHIP: VISION ZERO ACTION PLAN 17

SAFE SYSTEM APPROACH By adopting a Safe System Approach, West Orange Township will steadily progress towards Vision Zero. A Safe System Approach, at its core, focuses on the two main factors in roadway safety - Roadway Speed and Design. It also emphasizes that safety is a shared responsibility. A Safe System Approach incorporates the following six principles: 1. DEATH AND SERIOUS INJURIES ARE UNACCEPTABLE. While no crashes are desirable, the Safe System Approach prioritizes the elimination of crashes that result in death and serious injuries since no one should experience either when using the transportation system. 2. HUMANS MAKE MISTAKES. People will inevitably make mistakes and decisions that can lead or contribute to crashes, but the transportation system can be designed and operated to accommodate certain types and levels of human mistakes, and avoid death and serious injuries when a crash occurs. 3. HUMANS ARE VULNERABLE. People have physical limits for tolerating crash forces before death or serious injury occurs; therefore, it is critical to design and operate a transportation system that is human-centric and accommodates physical human vulnerabilities. 4. RESPONSIBILITY IS SHARED. All stakeholders – including government at all levels, industry, non-profit/advocacy, researchers, and the public – are vital to preventing fatalities and serious Source: USDOT FHWA injuries on our roadways. 5. SAFETY IS PROACTIVE. Proactive tools should be used to identify and address safety issues in the transportation system, rather than waiting for crashes to occur and reacting afterwards. 6. REDUNDANCY IS CRUCIAL. Reducing risks requires that all parts of the transportation system be strengthened, so that if one part fails, the other parts still protect people. 18 WEST ORANGE TOWNSHIP: VISION ZERO ACTION PLAN

The Safe System Approach is based on the following five elements: SAFER ROADS Design roadway environments to mitigate human mistakes and account for injury tolerances, to encourage safer behaviors, and to facilitate safe travel by the most vulnerable users. SAFER SPEEDS Promote safer speeds in all roadway environments through a combination of thoughtful, equitable, context-appropriate roadway design, appropriate speed-limit setting, targeted education, outreach campaigns, and enforcement. SAFER PEOPLE Encourage safe, responsible driving and behavior by people who use our roads and create conditions that prioritize their ability to reach their destination unharmed. SAFER VEHICLES Expand the availability of vehicle systems and features that help to prevent crashes and minimize the impact of crashes on both occupants and non-occupants. 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. Through improvements in these five areas, the goal of zero fatalities and life-altering injuries from car crashes can be achieved. The Safe System Approach guiding principles and elements are reflected in the West Orange Vision Zero Action Plan. WEST ORANGE TOWNSHIP: VISION ZERO ACTION PLAN 19

STRONG COLLABORATION WITH ESSEX COUNTY West Orange Township will achieve its Vision Zero goal through its partnership with Essex County since County roadways account for the majority of the high-injury network (HIN) in West Orange. Essex County has been a valuable member of the West Orange Vision Zero Task Force and will soon be developing a countywide Vision Zero Action Plan funded through the federal Safe Streets and Roads for All (SS4A) Grant Program. West Orange Township must continue to collaborate with Essex County through the implementation of the actions in this plan and inform and support the development of the Essex County Vision Zero Action Plan. IMPLEMENTATION/FUNDING West Orange Township will achieve its Vision Zero goal by building on national momentum for Vision Zero and pursuing funding for the action plan. At the top of the list of funding sources is the Safe Streets and Roads for All implementation grant. Additionally, West Orange should ensure that the Safe System Approach is central to all roadway infrastructural decision-making in the Township. Appendix C includes a list of funding sources for implementation. MONITORING AND EVALUATION This plan is intended to be a living document and should be updated annually, tracked, and evaluated on a regular basis. As actions are implemented, West Orange Township should monitor progress utilizing performance measures developed in this plan. The results of the progress tracking will help inform future projects related to roadway safety in the Township and ensure that the West Orange is steadily moving towards the goal of zero deaths and serious injuries. "WE ALL HAVE A RESPONSIBILITY TO MAKE OUR ROADWAYS SAFER FOR EVERYONE" - USDOT 20 WEST ORANGE TOWNSHIP: VISION ZERO ACTION PLAN

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TRAFFIC SAFETY TRENDS CRASH DATA ANALYSIS OVERVIEW Vision Zero is data-driven, with fatal and severe injury (KSI)1 crashes as the focus of the analysis. The process began with an understanding of where and why fatal and injury crashes occurred in West Orange, revealing the factors that contributed Vision Zero focuses on to the crashes and suggesting the appropriate crashes where victims are countermeasures to address them. seriously injured or killed In November 2022, the project team obtained crash data from NJDOT's Safety Voyager crash tool, and From 2015-2021 in West from NJDHTS's Numetric Tool. Seven (7) years of Orange Township: crash data were downloaded (2015 through 2021) • 17 fatal crashes for analysis. A technical memorandum of the detailed • 28 crashes with serious 12 crash data analysis was submitted and is on file with injuries West Orange Township and NJDOT. Key findings are highlighted in the following pages. Serious injuries have increased from 2018 5 5 According to Safety Voyager data, a total of 8,548 3 3 3 3 3 crashes occurred within West Orange Township from 2015-2021. This is equivalent to over three crashes 1 1 1 2 2 1 occurring every single day in West Orange. During 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 the same time period, there occurred 17 fatal crashes Fatal Injury Suspected Serious Injury and 28 severe injury crashes, averaging over two fatal crashes and four severe injury crashes per year. While acknowledging that West Orange Township will only have direct control over crashes occurring on local streets, this analysis includes all crashes within the Township including

crashes per year. While acknowledging that West Orange Township will only have direct control over crashes occurring on local streets, this analysis includes all crashes within the Township including county roads and state highways such as I-280 and Route 10. Overall, the total number of fatal crashes has stayed the same over the 7-year period; however, severe injury crashes have steadily increased. 2 1 Crashes where victims are Killed or Seriously Injured 2 In 2019, New Jersey updated the police crash report to be consistent with the federally required injury classifications that may have resulted in the jump in severe injuries in 2019. The HIN development takes into account fatal, severe and minor injury crashes to account for this change. WEST ORANGE TOWNSHIP: VISION ZERO ACTION PLAN 23

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