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[23:30] Good afternoon everyone. Um, today is Wednesday, June 10th, and uh, it is now

[23:36] 5:08 p.m. and I call this meeting to order. Welcome everyone to the Vision

[23:40] Zero uh, community advisory committee meeting. Our

[23:46] second agenda item, that's a call to order. Second agenda item, um, we'll do

[23:50] a roll call. Uh, street transportation department staff leazison is uh, Jamie

[23:56] Buttermore. Um, Jamie, will you please conduct the roll call for this meeting,

[23:59] please?

[24:34] Thank you, Madam Chair. Sorry for the delay. I will begin roll call. Uh first

[24:39] member, uh chair Kandur here. Vice Chair Dipper

[24:46] » here. >> Member Yuas.

[24:49] Member Edington >> here.

[24:52] » Member Malcarin,

[24:57] member Malarin.

[25:03] Member Ventura present.

[25:07] Can you guys hear me online? >> Thank you. Member Burns here.

[25:13] » Member Hayes.

[25:18] Member Haynes.

[25:22] » [laughter]

[25:24] » And we uh no longer have active student members so I won't announce any names

[25:28] but we have attendance completed and we do have quorum. Thank you.

[25:35] Thank you Jamie. Um

[25:40] our lawyer is not here. Do we just skip that section Jamie?

[25:45] Thank you. Uh we'll move to agenda item number three. Um is item number three is

[25:50] posted for discussion and possible action to approve the minutes from April

[25:55] 15, 2026 meeting. Can I have a motion to approve the

[26:00] minutes? >> Motion to approve as written.

[26:06] » Can I have a second, please? Thank you. Um, I have a motion by committee member

[26:13] Steve Burns to approve the minutes and second by

[26:17] u member Joseph to um second it. All those in favor please say I

[26:23] » I. >> Any opposed?

[26:29] The motion passes unanimously. U Jamie, can you please um take the call?

[26:36] Item number four um is for information only and this is the road safety

[26:42] education minute. Um at the beginning of each meeting uh we take a minute to

[26:47] highlight an important message related to road safety action plan. Today we

[26:52] will view a summer safety video about driving during monsoon storm. I'll now

[26:57] turn it over to Jamie to play the message please.

[27:15] Monsoon season is upon us. There's a few things we need to remember as we drive

[27:19] through the monsoon season. First of all, storms can come upon us at any

[27:22] time. One of the concerns we always have is hydroplaning, and that's when the

[27:28] tire surface does not touch the road. As we drive through that, speed is a key

[27:34] factor. If we find ourselves in a storm, we have to drive slow down. When it

[27:39] comes to hydroplaning, speed is one of the major factors. That plus the amount

[27:43] of tread on the tires and the amount of water in the roadway. But remember to

[27:47] slow down and maintain control of your vehicle. That's important. Also, as we

[27:54] talk about monsoons, let's talk about dust storms. Dust storms can come upon

[27:58] us. Usually, we see them coming. Sometimes we don't. If you find yourself

[28:02] in a dust storm and you have to drive, pull off to the side of the road, turn

[28:07] off your lights so that the vehicle behind you doesn't follow you following

[28:11] your tail lights. The rule number one when it comes to storms is if you don't

[28:15] have to drive, don't drive and be safe.

[28:26] » Thank you, Jamie. Appreciate that. Um item number five is the director's

[28:33] update. Um we'll have um item number five is the director's

[28:39] update is an agenda for street transportation department director um

[28:43] update for post posted for information only. Um at this time I will introduce

[28:50] uh Matt Wilson to provide this update please. Looks like Brianna is not here

[28:53] today. Oh there she is.

[28:58] Yep. I I'll proceed. Thank you, uh, Madam Chair, members of the committee,

[29:02] uh, to share with you some updates for the Street Transportation Department in

[29:05] the last two months. Um, we'll give just a moment for the presentation to come

[29:11] up.

[29:20] » All right. Thank you. So to give an update on our photo safety

[29:24] program which continues uh the citation period for this program began on March

[29:29] 25th. In the time since then up through earlier this week we had issued 19,200

[29:35] citations across the city through all cameras which consist of the 17 portable

[29:40] tower units. Nine of those are on major arterial corridors. Uh the number

[29:46] includes the eight school zones which operated on a weekly basis throughout

[29:50] the school year and some of those units have been relocated to arterial

[29:54] corridors during the break in summer school.

[30:00] Uh we'll be providing more of an update on this here uh with Denise giving a

[30:04] presentation shortly, but we did wanted to just acknowledge our staff's hard

[30:08] work in submitting a grant for the safe streets and roads for all that was

[30:12] recently um advertised for funding opportunity. We submitted for 27th

[30:18] Avenue Campbell and Northern which overlaps with the community safety plan

[30:21] published by the by the city. This is the final no year of the SS4A program.

[30:27] We're optimistic that additional funding will become available from the federal

[30:30] government, but for now that's up in the air and as I mentioned, we'll be

[30:35] providing more detail on this uh later in the meeting. Another grant that our

[30:41] team uh was was able to submit for was a railroad crossing elimination

[30:46] grant um through the Federal Rail Administration. This was a partnership

[30:51] uh with BNSF railroad um where we partner on the local match aspect and

[30:57] then work together through the study if we're awarded. Um the study area is

[31:01] generally Grand Avenue. We'll look at 31 uh crossing locations and then identify

[31:08] five top priority locations. The requested funding amount for this

[31:11] project was 1.2 million. uh to update you on two projects that we

[31:17] are just beginning uh here at Street Transportation. One is our 35th Avenue

[31:21] safety corridor project. Uh this was a build grant. Uh construction is

[31:26] anticipated to start end of the month this month or just after the 4th of

[31:30] July. Uh we're ready to get going here. Contract award was uh several months ago

[31:36] in the spring. Uh you can see some of this information which includes uh

[31:41] corridor improvements uh hawk additions uh technology for managing speed

[31:47] modulation as well. The second project we want to highlight

[31:52] was our 56 street Thomas to Camelback um complete streets improvements. This was

[31:56] a committee communitydriven project contract award just occurred. So we look

[32:02] for construction to begin uh this summer.

[32:06] With that, I uh will conclude my updates here. Thank you for the attention.

[32:13] » Thank you, Matt. I appreciate that. Um item number six is uh on the agenda is

[32:18] the police update posted for information only. Um at this time, I will introduce

[32:26] um Sergeant Wood and Sergeant Dro from Community and Employee Resources Bureau.

[32:53] Sorry, trying to fit a gun belt in the chair. Doesn't work so well. All right.

[32:57] Good evening, uh, Madam Chair, members of the Vision Zero Committee. Um, just a

[33:02] little update on what the Phoenix Police Department has done so far this year.

[33:06] We've conducted 17 bicycle safety rodeos throughout the city of Phoenix. Um, we

[33:13] have participated with the Deer Valley Unified School District in talking and

[33:19] educating newer about to be drivers through the driver's education program.

[33:24] We have three more classes scheduled to assist that school district with their

[33:28] driver's ed program coming up this summer.

[33:32] We currently are participating in the West Valley Speed Enforcement Task Force

[33:37] where we travel to different jurisdictions and cities and help them

[33:42] uh combat speed and dangerous driving behaviors in their dangerous speed

[33:46] quarters and they come to Phoenix and help us out. We tend we do that twice a

[33:50] month and on average we issue between the entire task force members two to 300

[33:56] citations for dangerous driving behaviors including speed, reckless

[34:00] driving and distracted driving. Uh we have a couple of holidays coming

[34:05] up including the fourth of July holiday in which we are going to be working

[34:09] several DUI related enforcement task force programs. Uh we will be bringing

[34:14] in supplemental officers uh to work these programs that are supplemented by

[34:19] funding from the Arizona Governor's Office of Highway Safety.

[34:23] And on a regular day-to-day basis, we conduct traffic enforcement programs

[34:27] throughout the city of Phoenix targeting again highspeed corridors and dangerous

[34:32] driving inter excuse me, high collision intersections that uh have been

[34:37] identified with the help of this uh Phoenix Streets department.

[34:43] Uh currently we are working along Greenway from roughly 51st Avenue to the

[34:49] Scottsdale border, Scottsdale Road, 7th Street South from Poria to Mcdow and

[34:57] along Broadway from 19th Avenue to around 35th Avenue and a little bit west

[35:04] of there. We are current also deploying our radar

[35:10] trailers to help gather data on speed corridors throughout the city of Phoenix

[35:15] to identify locations to best deploy our traffic enforcement officers.

[35:21] We are working with the Poria Police Department to conduct an enforcement

[35:26] program on weekends for the ebikes and uh electric motorcycles that are

[35:33] predominantly along Happy Valley Road. So that will be

[35:37] a partnership with the Prior Police Department and we are looking to expand

[35:40] this type of an enforcement and education program throughout the city of

[35:44] Phoenix.

[35:48] Believe our next enforcement program for that will be in the Desert Horizon and

[35:55] Desert Horizon precinct around uh Desert Ridge Marketplace. And

[36:01] that's all that I have for an update.

[36:09] Thank you, Sergeant Broadman and Sergeant Ro. Appreciate it.

[36:14] Moving on to item number seven, uh, road safety action plan 2025 annual updates.

[36:21] Uh, this item is posted for information and discussion. Here to present are uh

[36:27] Reed Henry from Street Transportation Department's traffic services division

[36:31] and Yanka from Y2T Engineering.

[36:42] » Good evening. Thank you chair and members of the committee for this

[36:45] opportunity to present the findings of the 2025 vision zero road safety action

[36:49] plan and the report.

[36:53] Although the report isn't finalized yet, we want to share with you some of our

[36:56] findings.

[37:00] Today, we will present the updated crash facts, which shows the latest trends

[37:04] through the end of 2024. We will present an updated high injury network, which

[37:09] highlights locations concentrated with severe injury and fatal crashes

[37:13] citywide. We will discuss the performance measures that track our

[37:16] progress towards our safety goal. We will highlight a few of our safety

[37:21] initiatives for 2026 and then wrap up our presentation with a few questions

[37:26] that you may have.

[37:31] So, as most of you may recall, the vision zero road safety action plan was

[37:35] approved and adopted by city council in September 2022. The plan identifies

[37:40] specific safety focus areas and strategies to improve traffic safety

[37:44] with the ultimate goal to reduce fatal and serious injury crashes to zero by

[37:49] 2050.

[37:54] There are over there are 41 strategies over five focus areas with input

[37:58] received from multiple multiple departments, stakeholders, and the

[38:02] community at large that specifically address fatal and serious injury

[38:07] crashes. The general strategies focus area focuses on data analysis, process

[38:12] improvements, and stakeholder communication.

[38:16] The behavior related focus area addresses strategies to modify user

[38:19] behavior. With with 50% of the reported fatal

[38:24] crashes and RSAP being pedestrian bicycle related, the pedestrian bicycle

[38:29] focus area was established. And the last two focus areas

[38:33] specifically address collisions, intersections, and roadway segments.

[38:38] to measure our progress. Performance measures were established for each focus

[38:42] area and Young will share will be sharing those with you in a moment. But

[38:46] before she does that, she will be discussing updated crash facts and the

[38:49] high injury network.

[38:57] » Good evening. Good evening, chair and members of the committee.

[39:00] In looking at the crash facts, we evaluated a 5-year period from 2020 to

[39:05] 2024 uh of post-planned conditions compared to the road safety action plan

[39:10] baseline. There were 830 fatal and serious injury crashes occurring on city

[39:16] of Phoenix roadways per year on average. This is a 1.7% decrease from the

[39:22] previous annual report and this is a 15% decrease from the road

[39:28] safety action plans. baseline 5-year annual average from 2016 to 2020. So

[39:36] overall, we're trending in a positive direction.

[39:40] When we look at crashes, the KSI crashes that involved

[39:46] killed and seriously injured persons, we're seeing that 23% of those crashes

[39:52] are speed related. This is an increase compared to 20% of the baseline.

[39:58] At signalized intersections, um 42% of all KSI crashes have occurred there,

[40:05] shifting some of the share from the segments. This represents a slight

[40:09] increase from 40% at baseline and the remaining share of 58% of all KSI

[40:15] crashes occurred on roadway segments, which includes unsalized intersections.

[40:20] This represents a decrease compared to 60% at the baseline.

[40:26] When we consider u the fatal crashes that occurred in that 5-year period,

[40:33] the proportion of fatal crashes that involve pedestrians or was 41%.

[40:39] This proportion has decreased compared to 45% of the baseline.

[40:45] The pro the proportion involving of fatal crashes involving bicyclists is

[40:49] 5%. This is a slight increase compared to 4% at the baseline. And the share of

[40:55] fatal crashes involving motorcyclists was 19% which represents an increase

[41:00] compared to 18% at the baseline. The chart on the screen illustrates the

[41:09] serious injury crashes with the blue bars and the fatal crashes with the

[41:14] orange bars. So, what this is illustrating is that over the past

[41:18] several years, the trend of serious injury crashes is trending downwards.

[41:24] However, the fatal crashes have risen by 21% compared to baseline data due to the

[41:33] peaks in the years 2021, 2022, and 2023. Preliminary data indicates a potential

[41:41] future decline in fatal crashes.

[41:49] This slide is showing our frequency of those fatal and and serious injury

[41:54] crashes. The frequency for the evaluated period

[41:58] are generally lower than the baseline. So the maroon bar is the baseline and

[42:03] the blue bar below it is from the analysis period of 2020 to 2024.

[42:11] The fatal crash frequency is higher as I mentioned because of those peaks in

[42:16] 2021, 2022 and 2023.

[42:22] We have seen the greatest um frequency reductions in the areas of intersection

[42:28] segments and impaired driving.

[42:36] Based on feedback that we received from this body last year, we conducted a

[42:42] statistical test of the five crash categories that you see on the screen.

[42:49] So a statistical trend test was applied to the annual crash data and essentially

[42:54] the test asked a simple question. Is the overall direction of the data whether it

[43:00] is going up or down over time strong enough that it is unlikely to have

[43:04] occurred by chance? So when we look at serious injury crashes and seeing it

[43:09] trending downwards, yes, this is statistically significant

[43:15] with the pedestrian KSI crashes showing a trend downwards. This is showing that

[43:21] it's not statistically significant. It may be by chance.

[43:26] Bicycle KSI crashes are showing a decreasing trend and this is marginally

[43:32] significant. Fatal crashes have shown an increasing trend and this is significant

[43:39] and fatal crashes involving motorcycles is showing an increasing trend and this

[43:43] is also significant.

[43:48] Every time that there are two new years of available crash data, the high injury

[43:55] network in the city of Phoenix is updated. So that occurred

[44:00] with this year's annual report. The high injury network was updated with new

[44:06] crash data um which totaled 4,347 crashes in the period of 2020 through

[44:13] 2024.

[44:16] This overall resulted in um fewer intersections and segments than in past

[44:23] high- injury network evaluations. for signalized intersections. Um, this

[44:28] represents 4% fewer signalized intersections

[44:34] or sorry, excuse me. The signalized intersections that are identified on the

[44:40] high injury network represents less than 4% of all of the city's signalized

[44:45] intersections. However, um, contain 23% of the KSI crashes that

[44:52] occur at signalized intersections. for the segments. This group represents

[44:58] less than 1% of all of Phoenix's roads um yet contain 11% of all KSI crashes.

[45:05] We also had 11 unsalized intersections on the high injury network, but you will

[45:12] notice that many of these are contained within high injury network segments as

[45:18] well.

[45:22] Since the injury network was developed for the

[45:27] original road safety action plan 2022 and comparing it to the updates in 2024

[45:33] and 2026, they each had the same criteria for

[45:38] signalized intersections. These intersections need to have six or more

[45:42] KSI crashes to reach the threshold. So what we're

[45:47] seeing is a decrease in the number of signalized intersections that appear on

[45:51] the list for the high energy network segments. These segments need to have a

[45:56] minimum of 3 ksi crashes and a rate of 12 ksi crashes per mile. We did see the

[46:05] the linear number of miles slightly increase in this year's update

[46:14] for unsalized intersections uh which was added to the analysis the last time that

[46:20] it was done. We did see an increase of identifying um 11 unsignized

[46:27] intersections compared to five the first analysis period.

[46:35] And for the unsalized intersections, they would have

[46:40] four or more KSI crashes.

[46:45] Moving on to performance measures.

[46:50] Looking back in 2025, there were 78 traffic safety projects completed,

[46:55] including 35 new traffic signals, 25 traffic signal modernizations, which

[47:01] involve upgrades or rebuilds of aging traffic signal infrastructure,

[47:06] eight traffic signal modifications, which may be updates to operations or

[47:13] left turn arrows, for example, and 14 signals.

[47:19] The map on the right on the screen illustrates where the locations of these

[47:24] projects were in comparison to the high injury network which has a fairly strong

[47:30] correlation.

[47:36] Also in the past year, the city of Phoenix and Valley Metro completed the

[47:40] South Central light rail extension. The city developed a plan to implement

[47:44] high visibility crosswalk markings and stop bars citywide. And the city of

[47:49] Phoenix installed over 40 miles of new bike lanes and approximately 18 miles of

[47:54] existing bike lanes were enhanced with buffer protection.

[48:00] As you heard a little bit earlier in the evening, um the fire department

[48:07] community risk education section um enhanced and relaunched its teen safe

[48:12] driving program, survive the drive. So this includes free monthly community

[48:16] classes. The street transportation staff

[48:20] participated in a series of 12 bike rodeo events providing bike helmets and

[48:25] professional helmet fittings to the community. Uh there were additional

[48:29] events held that were attended by other city staff.

[48:37] In 2025, there was a $10 million budget for road safety action plan related

[48:42] projects um for the 2026 fiscal year, July 1st, 2025 through June 30th, 2026.

[48:50] The lion share of this went to construction of 11 projects. uh they

[48:56] were designed over the past several years. Uh but there are still some

[49:00] projects advancing through scoping and design. Uh the proportion for planning

[49:05] which helps uh fund the annual update that's being presented today and then

[49:11] additional monies for education and evaluation.

[49:20] In the 2025 cycle of the Safe Streets and Roads for All grant, the city of

[49:25] Phoenix was awarded over $24 million to fund a project uh identified on Dunlap

[49:33] Avenue and 19th Avenue. And you'll hear more about uh

[49:41] this year's grant application later

[49:46] based on feedback we received from this body. uh in last year. This year's

[49:52] annual report also included benefit cost evaluations. There were sign there were

[49:57] enough projects to review um that were completed.

[50:03] We looked at three different types of projects.

[50:06] We looked at signal modernization projects that were funded with local

[50:10] monies. We looked at signal modernization

[50:13] projects that were federally funded. and we looked at uh the Hawk projects that

[50:18] were fedally federally funded through highway safety improvement program

[50:22] monies. When we looked at these projects,

[50:26] um each project was assigned a benefit cost ratio which compares the estimated

[50:31] safety benefits of a project to its cost. We used crash modification factors

[50:37] published in FHWA's CMF clearing house. And a ratio above one means that

[50:44] estimated safety benefits from the reduced crashes exceed the project

[50:48] costs. And projects in this evaluation averaged a BC ratio of over 15,

[50:55] indicating that for every dollar invested, nearly $15 in safety benefits

[51:00] are expected in return through the estimated crash reductions.

[51:08] From a performance measure standpoint, there were 28 tracked performance

[51:14] measures uh that were identified and tracked um as part in in 2025. 26 of

[51:21] those are either complete or in progress.

[51:25] What those measures are telling us is that traffic safety projects are

[51:30] continuing to be delivered, including hawk signals, signal upgrades, bike

[51:34] facilities, and pedestrian improvements. We're also seeing the intended expansion

[51:40] of behavioral safety efforts through enforcement partnerships, bike rodeos,

[51:44] and teen driver education. There were several crashbased measures

[51:50] that are showing improvement, including an improvement in the positive

[51:54] direction. So, a reduction in serious injury crashes, nighttime crashes,

[52:00] impaired driving crashes, and intersection related crashes.

[52:05] the pedestrian related fatal crashes remain above the established safety

[52:10] reduction targets. So that does make uh pedestrian safety a continued priority

[52:16] and focus area for future investments. The height injury network uh

[52:21] identification and prioritization tools have been updated and completed and are

[52:26] helping to guide where those investments should occur.

[52:31] I'm gonna turn it back to Reed to provide the look ahead into 2026.

[52:40] » Thank you, Y. In 2026, the city remains committed to improving safety for all

[52:45] road users through continued investments and implementation efforts. The city

[52:50] will be investing in a five-year update to the road safety action plan as it is

[52:55] our intent to update the plan every five years.

[52:58] The city is pursuing additional funding opportunities such as tribal grant

[53:01] opportunities for tribal gaming agreements have set aside

[53:06] funds for community improvements and the 2026 safety SS4A grant opportunity that

[53:11] Denise will will be presenting later this evening.

[53:16] Construction of several bond projects which include new traffic signals, new

[53:19] box and traffic signal modization projects are scheduled to occur this

[53:24] year. As Matt mentioned, construction of the

[53:28] 35th Avenue safety quarter project will begin uh this month and includes hawks,

[53:34] modernized traffic signals, and raised medians.

[53:38] And we will see the expansion of the leading pedestrian intervals program at

[53:42] signalized intersections. So those are just a few of our RAP initiatives for

[53:46] this year. And Young and I are happy to answer any questions you may have.

[53:56] Thank you, Jen. Thank you, Reed. Questions? Can I You want to go? Can I

[54:02] go? Yeah, go ahead.

[54:09] I'm I'm baffled by the stat that says even though we've had fewer accidents,

[54:15] we've had more fatalities. I I I I can't get my head around that. I mean,

[54:20] intuitively, you would think automobiles are getting safer.

[54:24] Um, and that could be a contributing factor

[54:28] to the fewer crashes, but they're also safer from a

[54:34] passenger standpoint, too. I I I don't understand it. And can you you a couple

[54:40] times you mentioned, you know, during that there was that peak over that

[54:43] three-year period, but what why I mean, how do you have any thoughts about

[54:49] why that's the case.

[54:53] » I think you're correct in that uh vehicles are getting safer. However, we

[54:59] still have behavioral issues in terms of speeding. So, when we have higher speeds

[55:05] in a collision, we have the forces are actually squared the

[55:11] faster someone's going. So that can result in more serious injuries and the

[55:19] pedestrians, bicyclists, and motorcyclists that don't have the

[55:23] protection of a vehicle are more vulnerable and they tend to result in

[55:29] more fatal crashes involving those vulnerable road users. We've um at last

[55:36] year's presentation, we talked a little bit about uh some of the laws related to

[55:40] motorcyclists that may be contributing to higher risk in that area. Um you're

[55:45] probably well aware of um ebike use and you know this new newer availability and

[55:53] technology again higher speeds is higher risk. So those are all contributing

[55:58] factor. So, so are you saying we may be having fewer accidents, but they're

[56:03] worse, more a higher likelihood that they'll

[56:06] that they could be fatal because the accidents themselves are more

[56:11] catastrophic. >> That's the way that it's trending.

[56:14] Overall, the number of when like when you add the fatal and serious injury

[56:18] crashes, that total number is going down because those serious injury crashes are

[56:23] are going down. Um however there is a greater share of and and

[56:30] frequency of of the fatal crashes um that has been occurring.

[56:35] » And while overall those crashes are random

[56:41] in occurrence again the outcomes are largely predicted by the mass

[56:48] differences between the motor vehicle and a person for example. Um and then

[56:53] this and the velocity the speed >> regarding motorcycles. Are are you

[56:58] seeing anything and you just mentioned it mentioned it quickly about there's

[57:03] laws affecting motorc Okay. So I'm going to get right to the point. Is the term

[57:08] lane lane splitting? Is that what >> are you seeing anything where that's a

[57:12] contributing factor? that appears to be a contributing factor as we're seeing

[57:17] higher um numbers of of motorcyclists that are

[57:23] being involved in collisions. And what we're seeing is the motorcyclists get in

[57:29] in advance of a vehicle platoon and now they can get ahead and they're no longer

[57:35] in the platoon and now they're in between platoon and the opposing

[57:40] vehicles making left turns are not seeing them, not looking at them and and

[57:44] either they are striking the motorcyclists or the motorcyclists are

[57:47] striking those turning. >> Yeah. Can I I don't want to assume

[57:49] everybody knows what what we're talking about. Can you explain what lane

[57:52] splitting is? Lane splitting is when uh vehicles are stopped at a traffic

[57:57] signal, motorcyclists are allowed to proceed in between vehicles to the front

[58:03] of the queue. >> And that's a new recent [clears throat]

[58:05] law, a recent change in the law >> two, three years ago. Yes.

[58:09] » Yeah. Madam Chair, just one other question.

[58:13] The just curious, what are you seeing on the federal level

[58:19] in terms of grant opportunities? Are they becoming more competitive? are they

[58:22] becoming more difficult to obtain funding cuts, whatever. I'm just kind of

[58:27] curious to what degree will we have to step in locally to fund projects that in

[58:32] the past may have been the beneficiaries of federal programs.

[58:35] » So, as mentioned earlier, this is the um the fifth of five years that was

[58:41] officially authorized by the US Department of Transportation for the

[58:44] safe uh safe streets and roads for all program. We are hearing that the program

[58:50] will continue in some form or fashion. Um currently as it's drafted in the

[58:55] draft reauthorization of what's called bill 250, uh there may be overall um

[59:03] less money but a lot more set aside for implementation and a reduction in in the

[59:08] funds available for planning which wouldn't affect the city of Phoenix as

[59:12] you already have your plan. >> Thank you.

[59:17] » Thank you. Um I have a question. Um

[59:23] on slides 7 through nine you presented uh KSI crash facts and there's also

[59:30] presentation on high injury network. So first on the crash facts um there are

[59:38] increased fatal bicycle crashes. There are

[59:42] increased signalized intersection crashes. But then in the high injury

[59:48] network, the trends show that there's a decrease in signalized intersection

[59:53] crashes and the increase in the segment crashes. What's any

[59:59] um have you seen anything that is actually contributing to this? What is

[1:00:03] going on? What's the anomaly between uh what the KSI facts that we are seeing

[1:00:08] and high injury network? >> Sure. I will I think the differentiator

[1:00:14] is is how the data is being evaluated. So when we provide these crash facts for

[1:00:21] fatal crashes, this is looking at all fatal crashes in the city of Phoenix

[1:00:25] during the five-year period. So it's one whole population and we're illustrating

[1:00:30] the percent of that population that um involve pedestrians or involve

[1:00:36] bicyclists or involve motorcyclists. When we look at the high injury network,

[1:00:41] um the difference is that the high injury network is identifying locations

[1:00:48] that meet a threshold of concentration. So

[1:00:55] while the number of crashes, it's essentially saying that the crashes may

[1:01:00] be getting more distributed and not as concentrated. if they were being

[1:01:04] concentrated, we would start seeing more of them on the high injury network. But

[1:01:09] we but we use the Hyundai network as a tool because we know that it has the

[1:01:13] highest concentration of KSI crashes. So we know that the investments on those

[1:01:19] areas are going to have the greatest benefit in the community.

[1:01:23] » Um I know we talked about motorcycle crashes, but I want to touch on the

[1:01:28] bicycle related crashes. Is there any more research done on where is this

[1:01:33] happening? Why is the why are the fatalities increased for bicycle related

[1:01:37] crashes? Is it areas where there's no bicycle lanes or is it areas where there

[1:01:42] is bicycle lanes but still crashes are happening? Is there any more research

[1:01:47] done on that? >> That level of detail was not conducted

[1:01:50] in the annual report. However, it would likely be conducted in the uh five-year

[1:01:56] update of the road safety action plan that re mentioned

[1:01:59] » and and we also, [clears throat] excuse me, we also looked at the pedestrian

[1:02:02] high-risisk network. I think we talked about that at last last our last meeting

[1:02:07] um where we did look for risk factors associated with pedestrians as well as

[1:02:12] bicyclists. So, we have done a little deeper dive into into that. But I think

[1:02:16] when we're talking about the bicycles, I think you're right about four or five

[1:02:20] percent of the total fatal crashes. >> So it went up from four to five, I

[1:02:27] think, in the percentages. So it went up a little bit over this time period. But

[1:02:31] yeah, we are trying to look to see if there's is there something we can do

[1:02:34] specifically for cyclists as well as what can we do for the pedestrians.

[1:02:38] » Yeah. Um I have one more question, Randy, and then I'll turn it over to

[1:02:42] you. Um on the speed related crashes um there's a increase in speed related CA

[1:02:48] crashes as reported here. Um the speeding cameras are deployed. I know it

[1:02:54] takes time for us to see the aftermath or what's going on there but did this

[1:03:00] contribute to the locations where the speed cameras were deployed um where

[1:03:05] speed related crashes are increasing?

[1:03:09] A lot of the data that we showed here regarding crashes is a four or five year

[1:03:12] period. So a lot of the stuff we're looking at here occurred prior to the

[1:03:16] implementation of photo cameras that are currently in place.

[1:03:23] » Yeah. Go ahead. Go ahead, Randy.

[1:03:26] » Thank you. >> Thank you, Madam Chair and Bre Young.

[1:03:28] Thank you very much. Great presentation. Some really, really good information

[1:03:32] there. And I especially appreciate um the up the uh uh willingness to

[1:03:39] incorporate some of our comments from previous uh sessions too. So thank you

[1:03:44] very much. Really really good information. I have just a couple

[1:03:47] questions. Um, [clears throat] can you is there a way to maybe verbally

[1:03:54] just describe what sort of changes have you observed in the HIN

[1:04:02] as you're updating the numbers of crashes over time? Are we seeing say 90%

[1:04:09] of the intersections are the same from one year to the next and there's a

[1:04:12] handful of new ones or is it you know most of the intersections are now moving

[1:04:17] to different locations and I'm I'm asking because I know that the city is

[1:04:23] spending a lot of resources targeting safety improvements on the HIN and if

[1:04:29] the HIN is changing a lot every couple years then that kind of complicates

[1:04:33] matters. So, I just wanted to maybe get your thoughts on that.

[1:04:38] » Yes, I appreciate that comment. And while I don't have the details in front

[1:04:44] of me, we have developed and updated the GIS story map that will be published

[1:04:49] online. And in the updated story map, we have um included a comparison of all

[1:04:56] three years. So, we do have that number. I will say that the locations of the

[1:05:01] hydra network are not shifting vastly. So we have recorded exactly which

[1:05:07] locations have stayed on for all three years uh or all three evaluation

[1:05:12] periods. We have um basically all the data of what dropped off, what got added

[1:05:18] and we have that mapped visually that will be available when the annual update

[1:05:21] is published. >> That's great. Thank you. Um, and I guess

[1:05:26] [clears throat] maybe that kind of leads into another question, which is, um, I

[1:05:31] know you said that you're in the process of

[1:05:35] wrapping up the annual update, and so is that something that is going to come to

[1:05:40] this group like it has in previous years to to review as well?

[1:05:54] Vice Chair Durner, um, members of the, uh, CAC, um, I know I believe it was

[1:05:59] last year was the first year we did provide you guys an opportunity to

[1:06:03] review the draft before we made it public and I don't have any concerns

[1:06:06] with doing that this year as well. So, we will make sure um, we get you guys

[1:06:10] all um, Jamie will make sure she gets that sent out um, so that you guys can

[1:06:14] review before we make that. >> Okay. Thank you. And would that be

[1:06:18] coming soon or or is it still got a ways to go yet?

[1:06:23] » Okay. Yeah, soon. It'll be very soon. >> Okay. All right. Thank you. Um that's my

[1:06:27] questions. Thank you. >> Um Amanda, um Ventura has a question.

[1:06:33] Amanda. >> Yeah, thank you so much. Um I listening

[1:06:38] to you guys talk about um how some of the increase in cycling crashes are

[1:06:45] related to ebikes. I'm really curious if this group is thinking about breaking

[1:06:50] that out because they kind of exist in this space between motorcyclists and you

[1:06:56] know manually pedled bicycles. Um, and I know we're looking at this as like a

[1:07:01] long-term uh, you know, study, so it's hard to

[1:07:05] break out an entirely new vehicle type, but just would be really interested to

[1:07:10] know if if that's being discussed. Um, as we kind of look at, you know,

[1:07:16] educational materials and other things that are going to come from this kind of

[1:07:20] work. uh how seriously should we be taking the ebike situation based on your

[1:07:26] guys' data or like is there kind of a like a subreport or like a you know just

[1:07:31] a readout from the last couple years to understand

[1:07:35] um the situation with with with those vehicles in particular and their impact.

[1:07:44] » Yeah, thank you for that question. Um currently it is difficult to disting

[1:07:49] dist distinguish in the crash data that distinction. Um the Arizona Department

[1:07:54] of Transportation is making updates to the crash report form. So, in future

[1:08:00] years, we will start seeing that crash data likely show up maybe starting in

[1:08:05] 2027 where they'll have a breakout of um bicyclists, ebikes, and then

[1:08:11] motorcyclists in the upcoming um road safety action

[1:08:17] plan updates. That could certainly be a focus area where those could be reviewed

[1:08:21] manually. Regionally, there are numerous cities

[1:08:25] that are evaluating ebike ordinances. The city of Phoenix was one of the first

[1:08:29] to implement one, but maybe with um the increased attention that could always be

[1:08:37] reviewed.

[1:08:41] But overall, the data was showing from a fatal crash perspective, uh the change

[1:08:47] from 7 to 11. So, it's a very it's a still a very small number and a small

[1:08:53] quantity to evaluate overall. >> Got it. Thanks.

[1:08:57] » Committee member Yuas has a question. Go ahead. I

[1:09:00] » I assume that that ebikes are currently in the the bicycle category. Is that is

[1:09:05] that fair to assume? >> It gets complicated. Um if you Google

[1:09:10] know your ride, there are numerous websites now that will help um people

[1:09:15] identify maybe what they're riding. Um ebikes come in three different classes,

[1:09:21] class one, class two, and class three. and it's based on uh this maximum speed

[1:09:28] that they can go. There are also now electric motorcycles that have come into

[1:09:33] the market, sirons, and people may refer to them as ebikes, but they don't have

[1:09:38] pedals. Um so there's kind of some slight nuance as to what gets

[1:09:44] classified. The e- motorcycles are classified as motorcycles and um

[1:09:50] golf carts fall into like uh fall into a motorcyclist category in crash reports.

[1:09:57] ATVs fall into into the motorcyclist category. So, there's some nuance there.

[1:10:02] Um, and police departments valleywide, you know, are

[1:10:07] they they follow the Arizona revised statutes on those classifications for

[1:10:12] the ebikes versus the motorcycles. I'm sure that you you you probably all agree

[1:10:16] that the suggestion is a good one, you know,

[1:10:21] um but it also just makes sense. All right, so ebikes are still in their

[1:10:25] infancy. It's fair to assume that ebike use is

[1:10:29] growing at a higher rate than than bicycles are. So all the more reason why

[1:10:34] yes, this trend is going to continue for the foreseeable future. All the more

[1:10:37] reason why that it ought to be segmented out in order to give accurate data. It's

[1:10:43] certainly something worth monitoring es especially with the um increasing

[1:10:48] availability um direct to the consumer. >> Right.

[1:10:53] » Thank you. >> Any other questions?

[1:10:59] » Anyone online?

[1:11:04] Thank you Reed. Thank you. Appreciate the presentation. It was very uh

[1:11:08] informative. Moving on to uh the next agenda item um SS4A grant update. Uh

[1:11:15] this item is posted for information and discussion. Uh presenting this is Denise

[1:11:22] Lee with the street transportation department division design and

[1:11:25] construction management division. Denise,

[1:11:31] » good evening and thank you for the introduction.

[1:11:34] Um, it is great to be here to discuss our exciting plan for the 27th Avenue.

[1:11:39] Today we are focusing on transforming 27th Avenue, a project aimed at creating

[1:11:43] safer streets and stronger communities. The initiative is part of our safe

[1:11:48] streets and roads for all effort for which we have applied a grant for in

[1:11:52] 2026. Our ultimate goal is to achieve vision

[1:11:56] zero where traffic fatalities are a thing of the past. In alignment with

[1:12:01] vision zero, we are committed to making 27th Avenue a model of safety and

[1:12:05] accessibility for everyone. Whether you are a pedestrian, cyclist, or driver.

[1:12:11] Remember, this is not about just about infrastructure. It's about building a

[1:12:15] community where everyone feels safe and valued.

[1:12:21] The Safe Streets and Roads for All grant or the SS4A is a federal initiative

[1:12:26] designed to help local communities like ours make impactful changes to road

[1:12:31] safety. The program focuses on funding regional

[1:12:35] and local projects with ultimate goal of achieving zero traffic fatalities.

[1:12:40] Phoenix is committed to this vision by ensuring the safer streets for all all

[1:12:45] roadway users. In efforts to implement the strategies

[1:12:49] in our road safety action plan, we identified 27th Avenue as one of the

[1:12:54] high injury networks needing transformation and applied for 24

[1:12:59] million in federal funding this past May.

[1:13:07] As mentioned earlier, my colleagues In FY22, Phoenix was awarded an SS4A

[1:13:14] grant to conduct a pedestrian risk um network study. This data along with the

[1:13:20] high injury network data was selected um for the 27th Avenue Campbell Road to

[1:13:26] Northern Avenue corridor. A 3.52 mile corridor with nine

[1:13:32] signalized intersections. If you look here at the bottom of the

[1:13:37] page, you'll see that this data was acquired from the US dot fatility

[1:13:42] analysis reporting system. And what it is showing is that out of 1,086 total

[1:13:47] crashes occurring between the years of 2021 and 2025, the corridor had 18 fatal

[1:13:55] crashes and 31 serious injury crashes.

[1:14:05] The city of Phoenix community safet safety action plan directly supports the

[1:14:11] SS4A federal grant requirements by aligning localized crime prevention with

[1:14:16] infrastructure safety fi um frameworks. Most recently, our city council

[1:14:21] allocated 6.5 million um to for the establishment of the real-time

[1:14:27] operations center aimed at surveillance and crime reduction,

[1:14:32] installation of street lights on local cross streets of the 27th Avenue

[1:14:36] corridor.

[1:14:42] The proposed safety improvements are rebuilding traffic signals, one signal

[1:14:48] head over each traffic lane, leading pedestrian interval, retroflective back

[1:14:53] plates, passive pedestrian detection with fiber optic optic connection.

[1:15:00] Also, ADA compliant sidewalks, landscaping and shade improvements.

[1:15:07] creating a safe routes to school for all schools within a quarter mile corridor

[1:15:12] of um 27th Avenue,

[1:15:16] expanding street lighting and improving nighttime visibility.

[1:15:22] Coordinating with GCU's college arts, college of arts and media students for

[1:15:27] corridor art beautifification. And lastly,

[1:15:32] um, speed, I'm sorry, speed management, increasing vehicle speed enforcement.

[1:15:38] And lastly, midblock crossings, implementing hot crossings to increase

[1:15:42] pedestrian and crossing opportunities.

[1:15:47] This map is an example of the is a actually a a map that we created and

[1:15:52] submitted with the grant and it shows the showcases the enhancements made

[1:15:57] along the corridor. So we are proposing three hawks here at

[1:16:02] Montabelloo Avenue and another at Missouri and the Orangewood Avenue.

[1:16:08] You can also see where the proposed street lights will be implemented.

[1:16:11] Glendale to Northern Avenue and Coulter to Missouri Avenue.

[1:16:16] You can see how close the GCU college students are to the corridor and our

[1:16:21] elementary school age children. And there are several elementary schools

[1:16:25] along this corridor. I'll give you a minute to review the

[1:16:28] map.

[1:16:37] » Thank you, Denise. >> Okay. In April CAC meeting, Simon Ramos

[1:16:43] presented on the evidence-based high impacts IT strategies.

[1:16:49] We will implement several of the IT strategies along the corridor.

[1:16:53] Passive pedestrian detection, crosswalk illumination, Hawk passive detection,

[1:17:00] walk time extension, vehicle VUR detection, connected vehicle mobility

[1:17:05] and safety.

[1:17:13] This picture at the top is 27th Avenue in Campbell where signal upgrade an

[1:17:19] upgrade is needed. Below and the right is a picture of the sidewalk um sidewalk

[1:17:25] improvements as well as ADA compliance need needed improvements needed. And in

[1:17:32] the left you'll see that there's shade. So we need shade upgrades along the

[1:17:36] corridor.

[1:17:42] Again focusing on what is needed to transform 27th Avenue. The city of

[1:17:46] Phoenix and May applied for 24.8 8 million in SS4A funding and 6.2 million

[1:17:54] will be the local match local matching funds. If awarded, a total of 30.1

[1:18:01] million will be invested into the transformation of 27th Avenue.

[1:18:12] As we look forward to the timeline for the SS4A, there are a few key date key

[1:18:16] dates to keep on our radar. Award notices are planned for December

[1:18:21] 2026 or possibly early January 2027. This is a significant milestone as it

[1:18:29] determines it'll receive the funding to push our init initiatives forward. If

[1:18:34] awarded, the team will begin to meet with the Federal Highway Administration

[1:18:38] around spring through probably summer 2027.

[1:18:47] Thank you for your time today. Our team put a lot of effort into preparing this

[1:18:51] grant application and we are truly grateful for your

[1:18:55] support.

[1:18:58] Thank you Denise. Um first we'll see if there's any uh anyone public comment.

[1:19:04] No. Thank you. Um really informative presentation Denise. I know this is uh

[1:19:10] last no so good luck with it. >> Thank you.

[1:19:13] » Any questions? Go ahead, Randy. >> Thank you, Denise. Thanks very much for

[1:19:18] your work in putting this application together and for being here today and

[1:19:22] sharing it with us. It's great information. I just have maybe a big

[1:19:25] picture question. How did the city decide on this segment of 27th Avenue?

[1:19:33] » Yes. So, we as we actually looked at the um high injury network. We use that data

[1:19:40] and then we also looked at the pedestrian high injury network. high

[1:19:43] injury network and we reviewed that data and so that's when we decided to

[1:19:47] actually walk the corridor in the heat and we actually walked the corridor. We

[1:19:52] gathered um Reed's team, Simon Ramos's team. We reviewed the data. We walked

[1:19:58] the corridor. We took notes um and we use the data to determine if this would

[1:20:03] fit for the grant and looking at the criterion in the grant, it it was a good

[1:20:08] fit. >> Okay, great. Thank you. Anyone else?

[1:20:14] Jamie, anyone online? Um I have one question. Um this is u

[1:20:20] very urbanized and um looks a very highly traveled corridor. Um forgive me.

[1:20:27] I are there bike lanes already on this corridor. So there are some bike lanes

[1:20:33] on the side streets of the corridor but on the corridor I didn't see we didn't

[1:20:38] see as we walked it we didn't see any bike lanes at all. The reason I'm asking

[1:20:42] is for the proposed improvements I haven't seen anything relating to bike

[1:20:46] lanes. Um and the previous presentation we saw there are increased bicycle

[1:20:52] related crashes. Was there any consideration of that for the proposed

[1:20:56] improvements on this corridor when applying for the grant?

[1:21:01] I think one of the criteria this in the grant was not to have any reduction in

[1:21:05] lane capacity and therefore we weren't really able to look at that on the main

[1:21:09] line but I think there's there may be some consideration for providing some

[1:21:13] more facilities along the frontage roads and connections to to the intersection

[1:21:18] so you can continue continue along. >> Thank you.

[1:21:23] That's all from me. Um, >> all right. Thank you, Denise. Again,

[1:21:28] appreciate it. And like I said, good luck with the funding. Um, next agenda

[1:21:33] item, item nine, uh, is request for future agenda items. Um, I will turn it

[1:21:41] to our members to see if there's any request

[1:21:45] for future agenda items. Go ahead, Randy.

[1:21:51] Do we have Okay, I'll go next. Okay. Um, Madame Chair, at at a future

[1:21:56] meeting, I would like to um discuss further the issue of funding for

[1:22:04] safety improvements. And in particular, I'd like to put forth a resolution, a

[1:22:09] draft resolution for consideration by the vision zero committee um that would

[1:22:17] provide some feedback to the city about um use of

[1:22:23] safety funding.

[1:22:28] » Thank you, Randy. Um, Committee Member Yuans,

[1:22:33] » Madam Chair, I, it doesn't have to be at the next meeting by any means, u,, but

[1:22:38] at some point in the near future, I would hope to have on the agenda a

[1:22:42] conversation about Arizona's new state of the right law. Um, last

[1:22:48] February, HB 2235 was introduced in the legislature, passed by the legislature

[1:22:54] in June, signed into law. It's now state law that motor vehicles in in on streets

[1:23:00] that have multiple lanes, it's illegal essentially to stay to to to ride in the

[1:23:05] left lane when you're not going with the flow of traffic. Uh obviously there's a

[1:23:11] variety of reasons why the the law was was was enacted. Convenience,

[1:23:18] frustration on the part of drivers, but there must be some safety reasons as

[1:23:22] well. So, I'm kind of curious to know what, if anything,

[1:23:26] um, we're doing to inform motorists of this new law, what impact it's having on

[1:23:32] road safety, uh, flow of traffic, um, just anything at this early stage. But

[1:23:39] I'm particularly interested in knowing if we are actually enforcing it. Um

[1:23:46] there's an interesting court case surrounding this too where there was an

[1:23:50] enforcement action where the car was searched and it turned they pulled over

[1:23:54] and the car was searched and it turned out to be this major drug bust. So it's

[1:23:57] become a little controversial now too. Um but I but I am c personally I think

[1:24:03] it's it's long overdue. Law should have been on the books years ago. But I am

[1:24:08] kind of curious to know what what if anything is the city's posture on this

[1:24:12] and is it being enforced? What are the plans to make voters aware that this is

[1:24:17] now state law?

[1:24:22] » Thank you member Yuas. Appreciate that. Any other solutions on future agenda

[1:24:29] items by the committee members? Jamie, anyone online?

[1:24:34] Thank you. Uh moving on to item 10, public comment.

[1:24:39] Um this is the time for public comment. According to state law, members of the

[1:24:43] committee may not discuss items as mentioned by a lawyer during the

[1:24:48] previous meetings. Um action taken as a result of public comment will be limited

[1:24:53] to directing staff to study the matter. Um respond to any criticism or

[1:24:58] scheduling the matter for further consideration at a later date.

[1:25:03] Jamie, do we have any speakers? >> Madam Chair, we do not have anybody

[1:25:08] signed up for public comment in person or virtual.

[1:25:13] » Thank you.

[1:25:16] We do not have a lawyer here to talk about public comments, but we don't have

[1:25:21] any public comments. So, moving on. Um, item 11 journment. Thank you all for um

[1:25:29] attending and the public who have attended online or here um and the

[1:25:35] committee members, staff and um support staff in attendance today. Seeing other

[1:25:40] items on the agenda, this meeting is adjourned at 6:10 p.m. That's the

[1:25:46] record. >> Thank you, Madam Chair.

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