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Subject: Pedestrian Safety Program
From: Public Works Agency
Recommendation: Approve Report and Recommendation regarding the proposed projects for the Fiscal Year 2001-2003 Citywide Pedestrian Safety Program
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CITY OF OAKLAND
COUNCIL AGENDA REPORT
TO: Off-ice of the City Manager 2003 JUN 1 2 PM 2: 2 9
ATTN: Robert C. Bobb
FROM: Public Works Agency
DATE: June 24, 2003
RIF: A REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION ON THE PROPOSED
PROJECTS FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 2001-2003 CITYWIDE
PEDESTRIAN SAFETY PROGRAM
SUMMARY
In the FY 2001-2003 adopted budget, the City Council allocated $765,000 for the Citywide
Pedestrian Safety Program. The Program will evaluate existing conditions and implement
projects at high-accident locations citywide to improve pedestrian safety. This report identifies
the specific projects aimed at improving pedestrian safety.
FISCAL IMPACTS
The estimated design and construction cost for the improvements identified in Exhibit A is
$765,000. Sufficient funds are available in the PWA/Transportation Services budget (Org.
30246, Fund 5500, Project # C188510).
BACKGROUND
For the FY 2001-2006 Capital Improvement Program, the City Council approved $765,000 in
Municipal Improvement Capital (MIC - Fund 5500) for the identification and implementation
of pedestrian safety improvements. The Transportation Services Division (TSD) evaluated
numerous locations citywide for consideration of potential improvements. Based on the
accident history for the past five years, recommendations from the recently adopted Pedestrian
Master Plan, and input from the community and the Police Department, six locations were
selected for specific pedestrian safety improvements. An additional project, which proposes
mobile speed limit trailers for deployment across the City, is also proposed.
While selectina these projects, the Transportafion Services Division assured that the projects
represented all the demographic and geographi...
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