At the February 18, 2021 BPAC meeting, BPAC Legislative Committee Lead Commissioner Gardner led the commission in a discussion about the Legislative Committee’s recommendations of priorities. The presentation is below.
Proposed BPAC Safety Priorities (Local Legislative)
- Street Safety Legislation
- Flexibility to implement traffic calming measures as determined necessary
- Standardize/Expedite neighborhood traffic calming installations and/or permits
- Quick Fix Traffic Calming Budget Request – Tactical temporary installations
- Bollards (i.e. flex posts)
- Paint for crosswalks
- A-Frames
- Other: Speed feedback signs, informal (i.e. planters)
- Speed Limit Reductions
- Authority to Reduce Downward Around Schools, (and Parks, and other essential services)
- Consider a Citywide 30mph Speed Limit Maximum
- Equitable Enforcement Strategies
- Proposal to shift minor traffic enforcement to OakDOT
- Red light camera pilot project (with privacy and equitable distribution provisions)
Potential Support for Other Non-Legislative Work
- OakDOT Traffic Incident Dashboard (real time info on collisions, hit and runs, fatal and serious injury incidents) – seeclickfix data also?
- Speed Management Plan
- Speed tracking and project evaluations
- Routine monitoring
- Speed tracking before and after projects
Potential Support for State Legislation
- Authorizing Automated Speed Enforcement — including equitable fees & privacy protections
- Speed Limit Reductions — grant flexibility for localities to lower
- Flexibility for cities to implement traffic calming without engineering study
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