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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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on A ese ve y Av St Hig e M hS ea Wat t de ch ung St Ave RECOMMENDED PROVEN SAFETY I COUNTERMEASURES** t ur pC o • Bicycle Lanes: 49% reduction in crashes on lso Al urban four-lane 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 • Intersection lighting: 42% reduction Lau in pedestrian crashes rel Ave

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in pedestrian crashes rel Ave • Advance yield or stop markings and signs: nu 25% reduction in pedestrian crashes e • 13% reduction in pedestrian/vehicle crashes at intersections Eagle Ro • Reduction in pedestrian crashes by 47% • Increase of motorist yielding rates up c k Avenu to 98% (depending on context) e Oval Road • 4-lane to 3-lane road diet conversion: 19-47% reduction in total crashes • Sidewalks: 16-89% reduction in crashes involving pedestrians walking along roadways Wa ke ma

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strians walking along roadways Wa ke ma nS • Paved Shoulders: 71% reduction in crashes tre involving pedestrians walking along roadways et Val • A driver traveling at 30 miles per hour who ley V iew hits a pedestrian has a 45 percent chance of Str killing or seriously injuring them. At 20 miles eet Edg per hour, that percentage drops to 5 percent. emo nt R Cliff o ace ad Str eet err yT • 15% reduction in total crashes arr Bee chw Qu ood Ter • Very low cost rac e Estimated Construction Cost:

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rac e Estimated Construction Cost: ~$900,000* *Includes cost of countermeasures that overlap with intersecting corridors. Estimated cost does not include lighting improvements (additional studies are recommended). Cost estimates are primarily based on the NJDOT 2022 cost estimate guidelines for safe routes. https://www.saferoutesnj.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/Design-Treatment-Estimating-Guidelines.pdf ** Although not specifically a Proven Safety Countermeasure, traffic signal timing update/optimization should be included as part of Road Diet/Reconfiguration, Left- and Right-Turn Lanes, Leading Pedestrian Intervals, and Protected-Only Left Turn Signal Phasing alternatives. WEST ORANGE TOWNSHIP: VISION ZERO ACTION PLAN 99

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