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

improvements. When asked about a selection of What would people trade-offs in terms of their willingness to accept them, there were none with universal approval accept for safer roads? but also none that were broadly rejected. Lower speed limits/zones (66%) was the only option with The most common tradeoffs to achieve safer roads for West Orange residents were: over 50% acceptance; the remaining options were • Lower speed limits/zones (66%) increased waiting time at traffic lights (48%), reduced • Increased waiting time at traffic lights (48%) parking to provide space for other modes (39%), slow People were less enthusiastic about longer routes traffic (36%) and longer routes to destinations (29%). to destinations (29%) Respondents were asked about equity concerns in Slow traffic the implementation of traffic safety improvements for West Orange. Of the options presented, the most Reduced parking to provide space for other modes common selection (with multiple selections allowed) Lower speed limits/zones was "ensuring investment is equitably distributed" Longer routes to with 201 selections (44%), while "targeted destinations enforcement in communities of color" received 120 Increased waiting time at selections (26%) and "cost of ticketing for limited traffic lights 0 50 100 150 200 250 300 350 income households"

selections (26%) and "cost of ticketing for limited traffic lights 0 50 100 150 200 250 300 350 income households" received 100 selections (22%). Who did we hear from? Demographics Vulnerable road users are a priority in Vision Zero Of all the people who answered our survey: analysis, and in the case of this survey the most • Most were 45 Survey Respondents: Age represented groups of vulnerable users were: 136 or older (65%) Seniors (55+), 109 children or parents of children, 3% 0.7% • Few were and 65 non-motorists. 83 respondents skipped this under 24 years question, and there were only 23 transit riders, 21 old (under 4%) community members that reported experiencing • 24% were 21% racial, ethnic or socioeconomic disparities, and 17 either under 18 32% people with disabilities. or a parent of a child under 18 Over 97% of survey respondents reported living in • 98% were West West Orange, while just over 6% reported working in Orange 44% the Township and just over 3% were local business residents owners. Respondents were also asked where in town Under 18 18-24 25-44 45-64 they lived. Using a word cloud tool to summarize 65 or over responses, the project team

lived. Using a word cloud tool to summarize 65 or over responses, the project team found that some of the most common roads included the major arterials of West Orange including Gregory Avenue, Pleasant Valley Way, Mt. Pleasant Avenue, Eagle Rock Avenue and Main Street. Nearly all responses came from working-age adults or older, with 25-44 year olds comprising over 30% of respondents and 45-64 year olds the most common age group with over 41% of responses. Nearly 20% of respondents were seniors. Just 12 responses (2.64%) came from people under 18 years old and just 3 responses from people aged 18-24. WEST ORANGE TOWNSHIP: VISION ZERO ACTION PLAN 47