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Annual Monitoring Report& Safety Action Plan

May 4, 2016Council Presentation

1. 2015 Panel Survey Results

2. Seaside Greenway

3. Comox-Helmcken Greenway Health Studies

4. Monitoring Safety

5. Zero Traffic-Related Fatalities and Serious Injuries Action Plan

Presentation Overview

1. 2015 Panel Survey Results

Source: 2013-2015 Panel Surveys, excluding recreational trips

• Pedestrian travel high but steady

• People cycling up again

• Transit slightly down

• Vehicle trips remain about the same

53% 51%

50%

18% 18%

16%

26% 26%

27% 4%

5%

7%

0

500,000

1,000,000

1,500,000

2,000,000

2013 2014 2015Motor Vehicle Transit Walking Cycling

Daily Trips by Mode of Travel


83,300

99,100

131,025

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20,000

40,000

60,000

80,000

100,000

120,000

140,000

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Total cycling trips increased 32% from 2014

to 2015

At 2020 target of 7% of all

trips

Total Cycling Trips


Cycling Travel to work Mode Share at 10%

could be higher than any

other North American City

over 500k population

Work Trips by Mode of Travel

43% 41% 41%

30% 27% 24%

20% 23%24%

7% 9%10%

0

100,000

200,000

300,000

2013 2014 2015Motor Vehicle Transit Walking Cycling

The average annual distance

driven per person fell 27% from 2007 to

2015

5,950 5,821

5,2384,995

4,8404,680 4,552

4,319

0

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2,000

3,000

4,000

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7,000

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Source: *ICBC Vehicle Data and AirCare Data Odometer Readings. **City of Vancouver Panel Surveys

Annual Distance Driven per Person

Panel Survey DataAirCare Data

Source: 2013-2015 Panel Surveys. City of Vancouver.

Growing Car Share in Vancouver

13%

20%

26%

0%

5%

10%

15%

20%

25%

30%

2013 2014 2015

% of adults who are car share members

1169

2342

0

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1,000

1,500

2,000

2,500

2014 2015

Number of car share vehicles

2. Seaside Greenway

Seaside Greenway: Estimated Average Daily Bicycle Volumes (before project)

450-650**800-1000**

1150-1250**4500*

50-100**

Bicycle Counter Estimates: August 2013 Weekday

Source: *The data provided are approximate average daily two-way bicycle volumes at each location for midweek (Tuesday to Thursday) days in August. These include averages from automatic counters and comparable estimates based on 12 hour (7am - 7pm) manual bicycle counts (with factors derived from automatic counters for 2012-2013 plus August 2014). **City of Vancouver factored estimates based on manual counts.

Seaside Greenway: Average Daily Bicycle Volumes (after project completion)

The data provided are approximate average daily two-way bicycle volumes at each location for midweek (Tuesday to Thursday) days in August. These include averages from automatic counters and comparable estimates based on 12 hour (7am - 7pm) manual bicycle counts (with factors derived from automatic counters for 2012-2013 plus August 2014).

Bicycle Counter Volumes: August 2014 Weekday

20002700

27006200

600

Seaside Greenway: Average Daily Bicycle Volumes (after project completion)

28003300

35005400

600

Bicycle Counter Volumes: August 2014 Weekend

The data provided are approximate average daily two-way bicycle volumes at each location for weekend (Saturday and Sunday) days in August. These include averages from automatic counters and comparable estimates based on 12 hour (7am - 7pm) manual bicycle counts (with factors derived from the five automatic counters for the full month of August).

Source: Burrard Bridge Automatic Bicycle Counter Data

1.04 1.05 1.020.98

1.22

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Total annual cycling trips across the

Burrard Bridge increased by

more than 30% after South Intersection and Seaside Greenway upgrades

Burrard Bridge Cycling Volumes

Construction(Q3 2013-Q2 2014)

Source: City of Vancouver staff monitored bus travel times for selected routes before, during and after construction

#22

#4

#22 Bus Route: No significant travel time increases during or after construction.#4 Bus Route: 4th Ave traffic volumes increased and transit travel times increased ~ 30 seconds.

Minimal Impacts on Transit Travel Times

3. Comox-Helmcken Health Studies

Source: Centre for Hip Health and Mobility, Active Streets Active People – Comox-Helmcken Greenway, 2011-2015

Centre for Hip Health and Mobility: Active Streets, Active People –Comox-Helmcken Greenway

58%

92%

97%

98%

100%

52%

73%

94%

96%

86%

0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%

The speed of cyclists on most nearbystreets is usually slow

The distance between intersections inmy neighbourhood is usually short.

Sidewalks are separated from theroad/traffic in my neighbourhood by

parked cars.

There are sidewalks on most of thestreets in my neighbourhood.

There are facilities to bicycle in or nearmy neighbourhood, such as special uselanes, separate paths or trails, or shared

use paths for cycles and pedestrians.

T1- Strongly Agree/Agree

T2-Strongly Agree/Agree

Source: Centre for Hip Health and Mobility, Active Streets Active People , Comox-Helmcken Greenway, 2011-2015

Centre for Hip Health and Mobility: Active Streets, Active People –Comox-Helmcken Greenway

UBC Health & Community Design Lab: Study of Travel, Health, and Activity –Comox-Helmcken Greenway

Participants:

• 473 participants (red)

• 76 participants outside 500 mstudy area (blue)


Population HealthParticipants living near the Comox-Helmcken Greenway reported:

• a 16.1% increase in the number of days they engaged in moderate physical activity in a week

• an 8.0% decrease in the time spent sitting and being sedentary

• a 9.8% decrease in the number of days of poor physical and mental health

Source: UBC Health & Community Design Lab - Study of Travel, Health, and Activity, Comox-Helmcken Greenway: 2012-2015

59%

23%

15%

3%

58%

20%18%

4%0%

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20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

Walking Motor Vehicle Transit Cycling

Phase 1 Phase 2

Overall, mode share saw an increase in bicycle and transit trips, and a decrease in auto and walking trips.




16.5%

37.0%38.9%

7.6%

13.1%

37.4% 38.7%

10.8%

0%

5%

10%

15%

20%

25%

30%

35%

40%

45%

1=Stronglydisagree

2=Somewhatdisagree

3=Somewhatagree

4=Strongly agree

Phase 1 Phase 2


Increased perceived ease of friendship formation: “It is easy to make friends in my neighbourhood” (mean: 2.4 -> 2.5; somewhat disagree)

4. Monitoring Safety

• Transportation related Fatalities – VPD

o Summary reports as they occur

o Annual review

• Collisions involving – ICBC

o Annual collision review

o Last data received for 2013 - pending database update

Data Sources

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Pedestrian, Cycling, and Vehicle Fatalities

are Decreasing

Source: VPD Traffic Fatality Data (1996-2016)

Population Increasing

Traffic-Related Fatalities - Summary

50

19

Traffic-Related Fatalities by Mode in the past 6 years

10

3

1

Source: VPD Traffic Fatality Data,2011-2016

Pedestrians1%

Cyclist1%

Motorcyclists 1%

Motor Vehicle Occupants

98%

Motor Vehicle

Occupants22%

Motorcyclists15%

Cyclists5%

Pedestrians58%

Collisions in Vancouver by road user Fatalities in Vancouver by road user

Traffic-Related Collisions and Fatalities

Source: ICBC Collision Data, 2009-2013 Source: VPD Traffic Fatality Data, 2009-2013

71%

28%

1% 1%

Traffic Fatalities by Location

Intersection

Mid-Block

Parking Lot

Unknown

Traffic-Related Fatalities: Where?

Source: VPD Traffic Fatality Data, 2011-2015

95%

4%

23%

77%

0%

20%

40%

60%

80%

100%

Arterial/Collector Roads Local Roads

Traffic Fatalities by Road Type

Traffic-Related Fatalities: Where?

Source: VPD Traffic Fatality Data, 2011-2015.

% of All Fatalities % of All Vancouver Roads

95% of all fatalities occur on

arterial/collectorroads, which

comprise only 23% of all

Vancouver roads

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

0-14 15-24 25-34 35-54 55-64 >=65

Traffic Fatalities by Age

Fatalities % of Total Population

57%

43%

51%49%

0%

20%

40%

60%

Female Male

Traffic Fatalities by Gender

Fatalities

% Total Population (Census 2011)

Source: VPD Traffic Fatality Data, 2011-2015. Statistics Canada, Census 2011.

Traffic-Related Fatalities: Who?

2015 Fatalities

9 pedestrians

2 motorcyclists

1 driver

• Through vehicle & pedestrian: 7

• Right Turn vehicle & pedestrian: 1

• Parking lot: 1

• Through & through

• Left turn & through

• Left Turn & Through

Traffic-Related Fatalities: How?

Source: VPD Traffic Fatality Data, 2011-2015

5. Zero Traffic-Related Fatalities and Serious Injuries Action Plan

• THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT Council direct staff to report back on a strategy for achieving zero traffic-related fatalities and serious injuries, including: o A review of best practices from other jurisdictions,

o An action plan, and

o A funding strategy to accelerate implementation.

• BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT Council direct staff to report back with quick start actions by June, 2016, and longer-term policies by November, 2016.

Council Resolution

Vision Zero: Peer Cities Review

• Initiated by Sweden in 1997

• Other countries in Europe o Netherlands

o Norway

o Spain

o Finland

• North America:o USA: 16 cities

o Canada: Edmonton, Ottawa, StrathconaCounty, Surrey, Toronto

Core Principles

• Traffic deaths are preventable and unacceptable

• Human life takes priority over mobility

• Policies at all levels of government need to align to make safety a priority


Key Areas of Focus

Vision Zero: Peer North American Cities Review

Engineering

Legislation Evaluation Education

Enforcement

Key Actions

• Identify Priority Corridors with high numbers of injuries and fatality

• Engineering interventions in high priority areas

o Targeted speed reductions

o Intersection and corridor improvements

o Focus on vulnerable road users

• Vision Zero Task Force

• Education and Enforcement Strategies

• Legislation changes


• Transportation 2040: Zero Traffic Related Fatality goal

• Pedestrian Safety Study and Action Plan• Cycling Safety Study and Action plan• Creation of Traffic Safety Advisory group• Working on sharing serious injury data

Vancouver Safety Progress

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1. Enhanced Data

2. Evaluate and Prioritize Locations

3. Engineering Action Plan

4. Enforcement

5. Education & Public Outreach

6. Legislation

Moving Towards Zero: Action Plan

Enhanced evaluation to understand traffic-related severe injuries and make data-driven decisions

Actions:

• Work with Health partners to better understand serious injury data

• Working with ICBC to share severity of traffic related injuries

• To better understand:o How many severe injuries happen per year ?

o When? Where? How? Who?

o Quantify non-vehicle related incidents

1. Enhanced Data

Develop Collision Prediction models

• Identify priority locations based on high risk fatal & severe injuries

• Conduct a vehicle & motorcycle study o 37% of fatalities

• Identify priority locations based on high presence of vulnerable road users (ie. seniors)


2. Evaluate and Prioritize LocationsExample: Focus on Seniors

• Correlate serious injuries and fatalities with seniors areas

• Work with the Seniors Advisory Committee to identify strategies

Selected Seniors Centres

Hospitals

Community Centres

Libraries

Neighbourhood Houses

Swimming Pools

Overrepresented type of collision

Pedestrian collisions after dark

Turning vehicles & pedestrians at signals

Countermeasure

LED Lighting

Leading Pedestrian Intervals

Sidewalk bike riding & falling into traffic

Protected bike lanes

• Identify priority locations by countermeasure


Detailed safety studies at priority locations

• Automated video conflict analysis at priority ranked locations


Develop best safety practices toolkit & select the most effective solutions to address priority locations

• Validate Toolkit

• Pilot New Items


Evaluate pilot programs

Rectangular Rapid Flashing Beacons3 locations in pilot

Accessible Pedestrian Signals2 locations in pilot

Leading Pedestrian Intervals

1 location in pilot

Lagging Right Turn Phase

Explore pilot location

Assess effectiveness and further implement

LED LightingLeft turn arrows Protected Intersections

and turn phases

Highlight conflict zones


Proactive safety

• All Ages and Abilities Bike Network expansion

• Active & safe travel plans to school

• Review key routes around seniors areas

• Policies for new infrastructureo LED lighting o Countdown timerso Sidewalkso Curb ramps


Target high risk behaviors

Actions:

• Work with VPD to develop targeted enforcement programs to tackle dangerous behaviors at priority locations• Speeding

• Failure to yield to pedestrians

• Failure to stop at signals

• Improper turning

• Disobeying signs

• Distracted/impaired driving

4. Enforcement

Engage Vancouverites to travel safely & continue to work in cooperation with safety partners

Actions:

• Create a Vision Zero website

• Report annual progress

• Work with VPD & ICBC on safety education campaigns

• Continue to work with Traffic Safety Advisory Group

5. Education and Public Outreach

Work with the provincial government towards zero safety goalActions:• Explore expanding red light camera

locations• Advocate for the return of speed camera

enforcement o School & parkso High fatal & severe injury locations

• Request changes to blanket speed limit• Advocate for changes under the Motor

Vehicle Act to protect vulnerable road userso Increased penalties for dangerous driving

6. Legislation

• Serious injury data analysiso ICBC

o Healthcare organizations

• Priority Intersection, Corridors & Neighborhoodso By countermeasure

o By vulnerable road users (ie. seniors, pedestrians etc)

o Select top locations for deep dive

• Engineering Action Plano Best practices toolkit

o Quick start action plan

Report Back November 2016

Next Steps

Questions

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