City of Gainesville - File #: 120712.

• File #: 120712.
• Version: 3
• Type: Discussion Item
• Status: Filed
• File created: 10/7/2013
• In control: Recreation, Cultural Affairs and Public Works Committee
• On agenda: 7/18/2013
• Final action: 11/19/2013
• Title: Signage and Pavement Marking Improvements for Pedestrian Safety (B) This item is a proposal to implement improvements to enhance pedestrian safety.
• Related files: 120542, 121053., 100270.

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
7/18/2013	3	City Commission	Approved as Recommended	Pass
6/24/2013	3	City Commission	Referred
6/20/2013	3	City Commission	Continued	Pass
4/23/2013	1
4/23/2013	2	Recreation, Cultural Affairs and Public Works Committee	No Action Taken
1/3/2013	1	City Commission	Referred

Title
Signage and Pavement Marking Improvements for Pedestrian Safety (B)

This item is a proposal to implement improvements to enhance pedestrian safety.

Explanation
The City of Gainesville ranks 2nd in the number of fatal and injury crashes involving cyclists and 7th involving pedestrians out of 31 cities in Florida with populations of 75,000 or more (source: Florida Department of Transportation Highway Safety Matrix, 2007-2011). Currently there are three parallel City Commission referrals (#120712 - Status Update on City Commission Strategic Initiative 5.1; #120542 - Signage and Pavement Marking Improvements for Pedestrian Safety; and #121053 - Bicycle and Pedestrian Master Plan) to the Recreation, Cultural Affairs and Public Works Committee to address similar concerns related to bicycle and pedestrian safety. In addition, the City Commission’s Strategic Initiative 5.1 is focused on enhancing multimodal access and improving the transportation system to increase the safety of all users. Several efforts have taken place over the past few years or are ongoing to improve bicycle and pedestrian safety including transportation system modifications (such as installation of sidewalks and bike lanes, intersection changes, signal timing improvements, ongoing bicycle and pedestrian safety action plan, ongoing development of bicycle boulevards, etc.), outreach efforts and targeted enforcement by GPD. However, the lack of a dedicated funding source limits the capacity to implement strategies to reduce the number and severity of crashes involving bicyclists and pedestrians.

Staff presented a proposal to the Recreation, Cultural Affairs and Public Works Committee on April 23, 2013, identifying infrastructure improvements and other safety measures to enhace pedestrian safety, and providing a cost estimate. The estimated cost of implementation is $5,025,000 and includes the strategies listed below. The Recreation, Cultural Affairs and Public Works Committee forwarded the p...