OmniTrans Bus Stop Safety Improvement Plan by KTUA

OmniTrans Bus Stop Safety Improvement Plan

Best Practices, Programs, Projects, and Policies

To reinforce the idea that it is safer on public transit over private passenger vehicles, a study using U.S. statistics from 2000 to 2009 are shown in Table 4-2 and 6. The data compares deaths per billion passenger miles traveled. As shown, bus riders have far lower traffic casualty rates than automobile occupants (or people that get hit by a bus).22

Collision Studies A study of collision rates in Sydney, Australia found that changing from private vehicle commuting to public transportation tend to reduce both total collisions and severe injury collisions.16 The same study found that increases in walking, bicycling and motorcycle mode shares, higher speed roads, and industrial areas, all tend to increase collisions and harm overall pedestrian safety.16

Table 4-2: Passenger Fatalities per Billion Passenger Miles 2000-2009 21

Comparisons of major U.S. cities indicate that those with significantly improved public transportation services and increased transit ridership, experienced large reductions in traffic casualty rates compared with neighboring cities with less transit-supportive policies.15 These public transportation services were improved by shifting resources including funding and road right-of-way from highways to public transportation and implementing various support policies including pedestrian and bicycling improvements, more efficient parking management, transportation demand management, Complete Streets roadway design, and smart growth policies.15

Riding a motorcycle

212.57

Driving or passenger in a car or light truck

7.28

Passenger on a local ferry boat

3.17

Passenger on commuter rail and Amtrak

0.43

Passenger on urban mass transit rail (2002-2009) a

0.24

Passenger on a bus (holding more than 10 passengers - transit, intercity, school, charter)

0.11

Passenger on commercial aviation

0.07

Notes: a While onboard a train including assult and violent acts 20 Fatalities Per Billion Pass-Miles

Others (e.g., pedestrians and passengers in other vehicles)

Users (passengers and employees in a vehicle)

14 12 10 8 6 4 2 0

Intercity Bus

Heavy Rail

Transit Bus

Commuter Rail

Passenger Car

Light Trucks

Heavy Trucks

Source: Litman and Fritzroy 2021, based on FHWA and APTA data

FIGURE 4-6: Fatalities per Billion Passenger Miles Traveled 21

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OmniTrans Bus Stop Safety Improvement Plan

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Implementation

Table 5-32: Implementation Chart - Program Implementation Table 5-33: Implementation Chart - Infrastructure

Table 5-29: Census Tract 9 Bus Stop Improvements

Table 5-30: Implementation Chart - Identify the Needs Table 5-31: Implementation Chart - Planning and

5.6 Implementation Framework

Assessment

Table 5-28: Census Tract 9 Bicycle Improvements

Figure 5-26: Census Tract 9 Pedestrian Recommendations

Table 5-27: Census Tract 9 Pedestrian Improvements

Figure 5-25: Census Tract 8 Bus Stop Recommendations

Table 5-24: Census Tract 8 Pedestrian Improvements

Table 5-26: Census Tract 8 Bus Stop Improvements

Table 5-23: Census Tract 7 Bus Stop Improvements

Table 5-25: Census Tract 8 Bicycle Improvements

Figure 5-20: Census Tract 7 Pedestrian Recommendations

Table 5-22: Census Tract 7 Bicycle Improvements

Table 5-21: Census Tract 7 Pedestrian Improvements

Table 5-20: Census Tract 6 Bus Stop Improvements

Table 5-19: Census Tract 6 Bicycle Improvements

Figure 5-17: Census Tract 6 Pedestrian Recommendations

Table 5-18: Census Tract 6 Pedestrian Improvements

Figure 5-16: Census Tract 5 Bus Stop Recommendations

Figure 5-15: Census Tract 5 Bicycle Recommendations

Table 5-17: Census Tract 5 Bus Stop Improvements

Table 5-16: Census Tract 5 Bicycle Improvements

Figure 5-14: Census Tract 5 Pedestrian Recommendations

Table 5-15: Census Tract 5 Pedestrian Improvements

Table 5-13: Census Tract 4 Bicycle Improvements

Table 5-14: Census Tract 4 Bus Stop Improvements

Figure 5-11: Census Tract 4 Pedestrian Recommendations

Table 5-11: Census Tract 3 Bus Stop Improvements

Table 5-12: Census Tract 4 Pedestrian Improvements

Figure 5-8: Census Tract 3 Pedestrian Recommendations

Table 5-9: Census Tract 3 Pedestrian Improvements

Figure 5-7: Census Tract 2 Bus Stop Recommendations

Table 5-8: Census Tract 2 Bus Stop Improvements

Figure 5-4: Census Tract 1 Bus Stop Recommendations

Figure 5-5: Census Tract 2 Pedestrian Recommendations

Table 5-7: Census Tract 2 Bicycle Improvements

Table 5-6: Census Tract 2 Pedestrian Improvements

Table 5-5: Census Tract 1 Bus Stop Improvements

4.6 Personal Safety Best Practices

Table 5-4: Census Tract 1 Bicycle Improvements

5.3 Prioritization Analysis

Table 5-3: Census Tract 1 Pedestrian Improvements

Guidelines

5.4 Prioritized Bus Stop Access Project Types

Figure 5-2: Census Tract 1 Pedestrian Recommendations

Figure 4-6: Fatalities per Billion Passenger Miles Traveled 21

Figure 4-5: Median Treatment to Discourage Unsafe Pedestrian Midblock Crossing21

4.5 Best Practices Research

Figure 4-4: Strategy to Reduce Crime and Reduce Fear that Reduces Transit Ridership15

4.4 Traffic Calming

Crime 6

4.2 Bicycle and Pedestrian Solutions

4.1 Barriers and Solutions Overview

Figure 3-3: Virtual Audit Interactive Map

3.9 Results from Outreach Events

2.7 Policy and Planning Context

3.4 Stakeholder Interviews and Outreach Events

Figure 3-2: Omnitrans Virtual Audit Bus Stops Tour

Figure 2-29: Census Tracts 6-9 Existing Bicycle Facilities

Figure 2-26: Census Tract 5 Existing Bicycle Facilities

Figure 2-27: Census Tract 5 Existing Pedestrian Facilities

Figure 2-23: Census Tract 4 Existing Bicycle Facilities

Figure 2-20: Census Tract 3 Existing Bicycle Facilities

Figure 2-24: Census Tract 4 Existing Pedestrian Facilities

Figure 2-21: Census Tract 3 Existing Pedestrian Facilities

Figure 2-18: Census Tract 2 Existing Pedestrian Facilities

Figure 2-17: Census Tract 2 Existing Bicycle Facilities

Figure 2-15: Census Tract 1 Existing Pedestrian Facilities

1.3 Omnitrans’ Ridership Characteristics

2.4 Bicycle Facilities

Figure 2-16: Census Tract 2 Land Uses

Figure 2-1: Omnitrans’ Service Area

Figure 2-14: Census Tract 1 Existing Bicycle Facilities

Table 2-4: Collision Analysis per Census Tract16 Table 4-1: How Transit Improvements Can Reduce Urban

2.3 Land Use