VISION ZERO COMMITTEE packet agenda
Transportation Authority Board Special Meeting
Date: Thursday, June 30, 2016; 2:00-3:30 p.m.
Location: Committee Room 263, City Hall
Commissioners: Yee (Chair), Kim (Vice Chair), Campos and Wiener (Ex Officio)
Clerk: Steve Stamos
1. Roll Call
2. Approve the Minutes of the March 31, 2016 Meeting – ACTION* minutes
3. Update on the Vision Zero Two-Year Action Strategy – INFORMATION* presentation
In February 2015, the city released the Vision Zero Two-Year Action Strategy outlining the action items that San Francisco would pursue through the end of 2016 to address traffic safety. At the committee meeting, Mari Hunter from the SFMTA, and Megan Wier from SFDPH will provide an update on the status of key actions for the five program areas in the Strategy: engineering, enforcement, education, evaluation, and policy.
4. Update on Leading Pedestrian Intervals – INFORMATION
James Shahamiri, Transportation Engineer at SFMTA, will present an update on the status of the agency’s efforts to more systematically implement leading pedestrian intervals (LPIs), which represent a relatively easy and cost-effective approach to improving pedestrian safety by re-timing traffic signals to provide a few seconds of time for pedestrians to begin crossing while vehicles wait. SFMTA is currently in the process of developing guidelines describing where LPIs should be implemented and encouraging SFMTA staff to implement them whenever signals are re-timed.
5. Update on Vision Zero Projects and Initiatives – INFORMATION* presentation
Tom Maguire, Director of Sustainable Streets at the SFMTA, will present an update on the Vision Zero projects advancing in 2016. Engineering projects include those anticipated to start construction, end construction, or achieve another major milestone (such as completion of the project environmental document) during 2016. The list also includes education and enforcement projects, such as the speeding education and corridor speed reduction program and the e-citation initiative which involves increasing the share of citations made electronically.
6. Introduction of New Items – INFORMATION
During this segment of the meeting, Committee members may make comments on items not specifically listed above, or introduce or request items for future consideration.
7. Public Comment
8. Adjournment
* Additional materials
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