The City is seeking the professional assistance of qualified consulting firms, or consultant teams, to complete the following work elements of the Kirkland Safety Action Plan: Near-Miss Analysis, Citywide Crash Analysis, Operating Speed Study, and Speed Limit Policy Update. This will include the following items: • Near-miss Analysis • Crash data analysis • Recommendations for safety countermeasures at high-crash locations • Data collection and analysis of citywide vehicle operating speeds on arterial and collector streets • Research and development of a step-by-step speed limit setting procedure and tool to be used by City staff in the future • Pilot use of the new tool to evaluate the speed limit for a defined number of corridors • Development of a new speed limit policy document • Development of implementation plan for new speed limits • Public outreach • Safety Action Plan development.
