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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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uild A arm cade el my El m St Ch er Ave ry St Ave sey Colg Ter RECOMMENDED PROVEN SAFETY klin ate ittle I Par dle k n id on M COUNTERMEASURES** Wh Fra Edis hool Mt Sc Ri Plea dg san Ave t Av ve W eA t enu • High-visibility crosswalks: 40% reduction hS illi

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High-visibility crosswalks: 40% reduction hS illi ve e ng A am son in pedestrian injury crashes Hig St chu Wat • Intersection lighting: 42% reduction hing ton Wat in pedestrian crashes Was ool S c h Wa sh • Advance yield or stop markings and signs: ing 25% reduction in pedestrian crashes ton St St • Reduction in pedestrian crashes by 47% e et ad St StreMe ia

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St StreMe ia • Increase of motorist yielding rates up lu mb to 98% (depending on context) ton Co Gas Laird Drive • Roadway reconfiguration e Av nd ve • Sidewalks: 16-89% reduction in crashes hla hA involving pedestrians walking along roadways As dis an • Paved Shoulders: 71% reduction in crashes St Park involving pedestrians walking along roadways • Added Left-Turn Lanes: 28-48% reduction in total crashes Estimated Construction Cost: ~$70,000*

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~$70,000* *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 111

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