Study Area The study area is comprised of the entire transportation network within the City of Easley. This shall include public roadways, sidewalks, trails, mixed-use paths, etc. maintained by SCDOT, Cities, and private roadways as practical. Action Plan Components To satisfy the FHWA’s eight components of an Action Plan, the consultant shall provide an Action Plan document that includes the following: 1. Create a City Vision Zero Policy • Draft an official public commitment via City Council Resolution to establish a target date for achieving zero roadway fatalities and serious injuries, or a significant percentage reduction of roadway fatalities and serious injuries by a specific date with an eventual goal of eliminating roadway fatalities and serious injuries. 2. Planning Structure - Creation of a committee, task force, implementation, etc. charged with oversight of the Action Plan development, implementation, and monitoring. 3. Safety Analysis • Existing Conditions – Analysis and summary of existing conditions/historical trends providing a baseline level of crashes involving fatalities and serious injuries. For all crashes, the most recently available 5 years of data should be used. For vehicular crashes, identify severe and fatal crashes. For pedestrian and cyclist crashes, include all crashes. The crash data should include location, road user type, severity, crash type, contributing factor, and other relevant available information. • Identification of High-Injury Network – Identify and provide maps/visuals that identify the City’s High-Injury Network (HIN) for vehicles, cyclists, and pedestrians. Provide GIS layers to staff showing vehicular, cyclist, and pedestrian HIN’s and other crash data. • Determine the most frequent type of crash, cause of crash, roadway user type, pavement condition, time of day, day of week, and other relevant information for both the HIN and the total crash network. • Investigate existing traffic safety software currently available and make recommendations on which software may be most beneficial for the City to reduce the frequency and severity of crashes. The recommendation should include high-level costs for budgetary reasons as well as a recommendation on the scope of implementation (i.e. how many intersections/corridors for implementation) and reasoning for the selected locations. • Analyze and identify systemic and specific safety needs (i.e. high-risk road features, specific safety needs of relevant road users, public health approaches, analysis of built environment, demographics, and structural issues). • Consideration of planned, funded projects and their projected impacts on the HIN and total crash network. 4. Public Engagement • Prepare and implement a comprehensive public engagement/involvement plan using social media, websites, public meetings, charettes, community meetings, interviews with key stakeholders, presentations, drop-in sessions, etc. Input received from the engagement is analyzed for trends and incorporated into the Action Plan. • Develop materials for public awareness campaigns to raise awareness about Vision Zero. Coordinate with City media relations office and CPD. 5. Equity Considerations – The Action Plan must be developed using an inclusive and representative process. Underserved communities must be identified through data and other means.
