Pedestrian Safety in 2010 - River to Sea TPO

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Pedestrian Safety 2017 River to Sea TPO Board Meeting April 26, 2017

Five E’s of Safety Education:

Giving people of all ages and abilities, skills and confidence to walk & ride

Encouragement:

Creating a strong culture that recognizes and welcomes walking and bicycling

Engineering:

Planning, designing and constructing safe and convenient places to wall and ride

Enforcement:

Utilizing Law Enforcement to ensure safe driving, walking and riding practices for all users

Evaluation:

Monitoring, measuring and analyzing mobility data to understand factors contributing to unsafe conditions

This includes land-use decisions and site planning

National Statistics According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s Fatality Analysis Reporting System in 2015:  There were 5,376 pedestrians killed in traffic crashes (9.5% increase over pedestrian fatalities in 2014)  Pedestrian deaths accounted for 15% of all traffic fatalities  26% of pedestrian fatalities occurred from 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm (61% of the fatalities occurred between 6:00 pm and 3:00 am)  More than 21% of the children under 14

killed in traffic crashes were pedestrians

 Alcohol involvement for the driver and/or

pedestrian was reported in 48% of all fatal pedestrian crashes

Percentage of Pedestrian Fatalities in Relation to Land Use, Pedestrian Location, Light Condition and Time of Day and Season in 2015

Source: FARS 2015 ARF.

Note: Unknown values were removed before calculating percentages. * Other includes parking lane/zone, bicycle lane, sidewalk, median/crossing island, driveway access, shared-use path/trail, non-traffic area, and other. Percent values may not add up to 100% due to independent rounding.

Florida Statistics  Florida ranks #2 nationally in

pedestrian deaths (628)

 Dangerous by Design 2016 Report

listed the Deltona-Daytona BeachOrmond Beach metropolitan area as the 5th most dangerous metro area for people walking based on Pedestrian Danger Index (PDI)

 9 of the top 11 metro areas were in

Florida

Source: FARS 2015 ARF; Dangerous by Design 2016

Table 1 - Volusia County Pedestrian Fatalities by City (2011-2015)

Local Statistics Table 3 - Pedestrian Fatalities by Age – Volusia County Age 0 to 5 Total 6 to 10 Total 11 to 15 Total 16 to 20 Total 21 to 25 Total 26 to 30 Total 31 to 35 Total 36 to 40 Total 41 to 45 Total 46 to 50 Total 51 to 55 Total 56 to 60 Total 61 to 65 Total 66 to 70 Total 71 to 75 Total 76 to 80 Total 81 to 85 Total 86 to 90 Total 91 to 95 Total 96 to 100 Total Total

Daytona Beach

2011

2012

2013

2014

2015

Total

1 0 0 1 1 1 4 3 0 1 2 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 18

0 0 2 1 1 2 0 0 0 3 0 2 2 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 17

0 0 1 0 1 3 3 0 0 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 17

0 0 0 0 0 2 1 2 2 4 0 6 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 22

0 0 0 1 1 1 2 0 0 2 1 1 3 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 16

1 0 3 3 4 9 10 5 2 11 4 13 8 7 2 4 2 1 0 1 90

Pedestrian Fatalities 22

Percent of All Pedestrian Fatalities Population 63,534 24.44%

Fatalities per 100,000 Population

34.63 23.46

Daytona Beach Shores

1

1.11%

4,263

DeBary DeLand Deltona Edgewater

1 5 4 5

1.11% 5.56% 4.44% 5.56%

20,002 30,493 87,497 20,958

Holly Hill

3

3.33%

11,712

New Smyrna Beach Orange City

4 7

4.44% 7.78%

24,285 11,569

Ormond Beach Pierson

2 1

2.22% 1.11%

40,013 1,691

59.14

Port Orange South Daytona Not Applicable Total

7 1 27 90

7.78% 1.11% 30.00% 100.00%

58,656 12,538

11.93 7.98

5.00 16.40 4.57

23.86 25.61 16.47

60.51 5.00

387,211

Table 2 - Pedestrian Fatalities by Light Conditions – Volusia County

Light Condition Daylight Dark – Not Lighted Dark – Lighted Dark – Unknown Lighting

Total

2011

2012

2013

2014

2015

4

1

2

4

4

8

11

13

12

7

5

5

2

6

5

Total 15 51 23

1

0

0

0

0

1

18

17

17

22

16

90

Source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS)

Table 6 - Pedestrian Fatalities by Road

Local Statistics

Volusia County (2011 – 2015) Road

Table 7 - Pedestrian Fatalities by Work Zone – Volusia County Work Zone

2011

None

2012

2013

2014

2015

Total

17

17

16

22

15

87

Construction

0

0

0

0

0

0

Maintenance

0

0

1

0

0

1

Utility

0

0

0

0

0

0

Work Zone, Type Unknown

1

0

0

0

1

2

18

17

17

22

16

90

Total

Table 8 - Pedestrian Fatalities by Police-Reported Alcohol

Involvement - Volusia County Alcohol Involvement No (Alcohol Not Involved) Yes (Alcohol Involved) Not Reported Unknown (Police Reported) Total

2011

2012

2013

2014

2015

Total

8

6

6

4

7

31

3

3

2

6

2

16

1

0

1

0

0

2

6

8

8

12

7

41

18

17

17

22

16

90

Source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS)

US-1 US-17 US-92 SR-A1A SR-5A (Nova Road) I-4 I-95 Howland Blvd SR-44 SR-483 CR-4164 SR-415 CR-4009 CR-4418 Fentress Blvd Grand Avenue Highbanks Rd Hollywood Ave Madeline Ave N Halifax Ave Osteen Rd Reynolds Rd S. Spring Garden Ave SR-15A SR-400 Tomoka Farms Rd Williamson Blvd Total

Percent of All Pedestrian Fatalities

Pedestrian Fatalities 18 14 10 6 6 4 4 3 3 3 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 90

20.0% 15.6% 11.1% 6.7% 6.7% 4.4% 4.4% 3.3% 3.3% 3.3% 2.2% 2.2% 1.1% 1.1% 1.1% 1.1% 1.1% 1.1% 1.1% 1.1% 1.1% 1.1% 1.1% 1.1% 1.1% 1.1% 1.1% 100.0%

Local Statistics Table 14 - Streets with Highest Pedestrian Crashes

Table 11 - Pedestrian Crashes by Crash Severity and Behavioral Factors

Volusia County (2011 – 2015) Aggressive Distracted Driving Driving Fatality Injury Property Damage Only Total

2 45 2 49

Drugs Involved

Alcohol Involved

11 69 6

26 92 5

86

123

in Volusia County (2011–2015)

Total Crashes

15 15 2 32

89 941 94 1,124

1 2 3 4 5 6 7

Table 12 - Pedestrian Crashes by Crash Severity and Day of Week

8

Volusia County (2011 – 2015) Fatality

Crash Street

109

134

128

133

136

173

128

12

11

16

11

13

13

15

15

13

Property Damage Only Total

Saturday 12 10

9

Monday 11

Injury

Tuesday Wednesday Thursday 19 18 12

Friday

Sunday 7

10 11

14

127

161

158

164

161

153

200

15 16 17

Table 13 - Pedestrian Crashes by Crash Severity and Road System Identifier –

18

Volusia County (2011 – 2015) Interstate Fatality Injury Property Damage Only

19

US

State

7 6 0

32 110 10

13

152

County

Local

26 212 21

9 83 5

12 333 33

259

97

378

20 21 22 23 24 25

US 1 SR A1A SR 5A US 17-92 US 92 SR 400 Ocean Beach SR 40 SR 421 SR 430 SR 44 Clyde Morris Blvd Howland Blvd Seabreeze Blvd US 17 Orange Ave Williamson Blvd Beach St Saxon Blvd Martin Luther King Blvd Palmetto Ave Providence Blvd Mary McLeod Bethune Blvd Deltona Blvd Enterprise Rd

Injuries

Crashes

102 73 55 56 39

89 67 53 51 39

24 22 20 19 17 16 15 11 11 10 8 9 7 7 7 6 6

23 20 19 18 16 16 15 11 10 10 8 8 7 7 6 6 6

5

5

6 5

5 5

Volusia County Top Five Pedestrian High Crash Locations (2011-2015)

Crash Locations Table 15 – Top Five Roads with the Highest Pedestrian

Crashes in Volusia County (2011–2015)

Road US 1 SR A1A SR 5A US 17-92 US 92

Injuries

Crashes

102 73 55 56 39

89 67 53 51 39

Table 16 – Top Five Roads with the Highest Pedestrian Fatalities in Volusia County (2011 – 2015) Percent of All Pedestrian Pedestrian Road Fatalities Fatalities 20.0% US-1 18 15.6% US-17 14 11.1% US-92 10 6.7% SR-A1A 6 6.7% SR-5A 6 Source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS) Source: Signal Four Analytics, The GeoPlan Center, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL

National Crash Locations by Latitude

Latitude and/or Other Factors? Latitude

% Risk of Death by Speed

 Snow on the road means

slower speeds

 Warm weather encourages

walking (even more so during hours of darkness) • Hours of Darkness (events, alcohol & lighting) • The Friday Factor (fatigue, alcohol) • Roadway Design (design/driving speeds, crosswalks, straight lines) • Land-use decisions

R2CTPO Projects and Programs  Funding – The TPO allocates:  30% of TMA set-aside funding and all of the Transportation Alternatives Program

(TAP) funding for bicycle and pedestrian projects (roughly $2 - 6 million per year).  $100,000 per year for bicycle and pedestrian feasibility studies.

 approximately $38 million in Capacity Program funding through the 2040 LRTP

for Local Initiative projects, which include complete streets retrofits, safety and other improvements that support the goals of the plan.

 Partnerships – The TPO has partnered with the State of Florida Department of

Transportation, local transit providers, tourism agencies, school boards, law enforcement agencies, State of Florida Department of Health, Community Traffic Safety Teams, Safe Kids Coalition, the East Central Florida Regional Planning Council and the Central Florida MPO Alliance to promote pedestrian safety through various education and awareness events.

 Events – Over the previous two years, the River to Sea TPO staff have participated

in 24 events to promote safety education and awareness including programs such as bicycle and pedestrian safety programs in schools, White Cane Awareness, International Walk to School Day, Port Orange Family Days, and Light Up Daytona.

R2CTPO Pedestrian Focused Studies

Underway

 Flagler Bicycle & Pedestrian School Safety Review Studies

(currently underway) – Safe Routes to School (SRTS) studies are now underway for 7 schools in Flagler County. These studies will identify hazards and obstacles to walking and bicycling throughout the walk zones for each of these schools and make recommendations for safety improvements.  Bicycle and Pedestrian Masterplan (currently underway) – This plan aims to reduce pedestrian injuries and fatalities throughout the R2CTPO’s planning area.  Thompson Creek Trail Feasibility Study

Recently Completed (March 2016)  Accessible Pedestrian Signal (APS) Action Plan  Port Orange Sidewalk Gaps Feasibility Study  15th Street Sidewalk Feasibility Study  Center Avenue Sidewalk Feasibility Study  East Highbanks Road Sidewalk Feasibility Study

R2CTPO Pedestrian Focused Studies Recently Completed  SR/CR A1A Pedestrian Safety & Mobility Study (September 2016)  SR A1A Pedestrian Safety Study/Daytona Beach Shores (October 2014)  Pedestrian Safety Study - CR A1A (S Atlantic Av)/New Smyrna Beach (January 2012)  Feasibility Study for Pedestrian Lighting along SR 421 (Dunlawton Av)/Port Orange

(January 2012)

 Volusia Bicycle & Pedestrian School Safety Review Studies (2005 to 2011)  High Visibility Enforcement for Pedestrian Safety (2012 – 2014)  Daytona Beach Shores Pedestrian Safety Study on SR A1A (2015)  Walkability Audit (2012) Orange Ave. & Keech St. area  Regional Trails Corridor Assessment (RTCA) (2015)  Public Awareness Efforts  The River to Sea TPO partnered with Brighthouse Media Strategies to air more than 1,350 Public Service Announcements (PSA’s) promoting pedestrian safety and awareness.  A separate PSA promoting Walking School Buses was also produced.  Walk/Ride Safety DVD was produced by the TPO and is used in Volusia County Schools to promote walking and bicycling safety. This effort resulted in a Telly Award for the TPO.

R2CTPO Studies & Programs with a Pedestrian Safety/Complete Streets Component  US 17/SR 15 Multimodal Corridor Planning Study Phase II (August 2016) –

Included consideration of safety for pedestrians throughout the 41 mile corridor. Like the US 1 Corridor Study, this study identified character districts, and recommended a broad range of contextually appropriate improvements (sidewalks, crosswalks, traffic calming, etc.) for the enhanced safety and convenience of pedestrians.

 US 1 Corridor Improvement Program Phase II (April 2014) – Included

consideration of safety for pedestrians throughout the 22 mile corridor. The study recognized a desire to better accommodate pedestrians generally throughout the corridor, but particularly in the more urban “character districts”. It identified sidewalk gaps where improvements are needed.

 US 17 at Washington Avenue Intersection / Safety and Traffic Flow

Improvement Study (July 2009) – Included consideration of safety for pedestrians in the immediate vicinity of the Dewitt Taylor Middle-High School and Pierson Elementary School. Recommendations included new sidewalks and crosswalks.

Opportunities for Improvement  Consider the walking public in all land-use

decisions and development review

 Consider site access from the road network

and potential demand for pedestrian crossing

 Implement recommendations from

transportation studies

 Partner with other organizations in events,

promotions and education

 Implement new FDOT design

guidelines

 Continue examining the data