11-10-2017, 10:51 PM
I wasn't sure where to put this since it crosses, road, walking, cycling. Maybe we need a separate Vision Zero thread?
Region of Waterloo Road Safety Program
"Region of Waterloo Transportation staff undertook a review of various recently adopted Vision Zero plans from other municipalities in North America with a view to see how the Region’s current Road Safety Program (RSP) compares in terms of philosophy, strategic actions and results. Staff’s review concluded that the Region’s Road Safety Program is comprehensive and “leading edge” when compared to other strategies."
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"Based on a review of a number of Vision Zero road safety plans in Canada and the United states in comparison to the Region’s Road Safety Program, it can be concluded that the Region’s RSP is based on the same philosophy to reduce serious injuries and deaths and the same breadth of perspective in that the Region’s RSP incorporates the “3E’s”: Engineering, Enforcement and Education.
From a safety perspective, the Region’s road network is performing better than many other networks in Canada and better than the road network in Sweden. While the good safety performance of the Region’s roads is important to note, there is always room for improvement. Transportation staff continue to strive to find new ways to identify locations and trends where there’s potential for safety improvements and to identify and implement proven countermeasures to significantly reduce serious injuries and deaths on the Region’s road network.
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Staff is therefore recommending that Regional Council re-affirms its philosophy of reducing serious injuries and deaths on Region roads through the Region’s Road Safety Program as described in this report TES-TRP-17-21."
"3.2 Pedestrian Countermeasures Program Regional
Transportation staff review the top 10 pedestrian collision locations identified through the network screening process. As pedestrian collisions are generally rare events, pedestrian collision patterns are much more difficult to discern. Notwithstanding this, many appropriate countermeasures can help to enhance pedestrian safety including but not limited to illumination enhancements, offset crosswalks, high-visibility crosswalks and leading pedestrian intervals to name a few."
"3.3 Cyclist Countermeasures Program
Regional Transportation staff review the top 10 cyclist collision locations identified through the network screening process. Similar to pedestrian collisions, collisions involving cyclists are generally rare events. Therefore cyclist collision patterns are much more difficult to discern. Notwithstanding this, many appropriate countermeasures can help to enhance cyclist safety including but not limited to illumination enhancements, offset crosswalks, right-turn on red prohibitions, and cycling lanes to name a few."
Region of Waterloo Road Safety Program
"Region of Waterloo Transportation staff undertook a review of various recently adopted Vision Zero plans from other municipalities in North America with a view to see how the Region’s current Road Safety Program (RSP) compares in terms of philosophy, strategic actions and results. Staff’s review concluded that the Region’s Road Safety Program is comprehensive and “leading edge” when compared to other strategies."
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"Based on a review of a number of Vision Zero road safety plans in Canada and the United states in comparison to the Region’s Road Safety Program, it can be concluded that the Region’s RSP is based on the same philosophy to reduce serious injuries and deaths and the same breadth of perspective in that the Region’s RSP incorporates the “3E’s”: Engineering, Enforcement and Education.
From a safety perspective, the Region’s road network is performing better than many other networks in Canada and better than the road network in Sweden. While the good safety performance of the Region’s roads is important to note, there is always room for improvement. Transportation staff continue to strive to find new ways to identify locations and trends where there’s potential for safety improvements and to identify and implement proven countermeasures to significantly reduce serious injuries and deaths on the Region’s road network.
...
Staff is therefore recommending that Regional Council re-affirms its philosophy of reducing serious injuries and deaths on Region roads through the Region’s Road Safety Program as described in this report TES-TRP-17-21."
"3.2 Pedestrian Countermeasures Program Regional
Transportation staff review the top 10 pedestrian collision locations identified through the network screening process. As pedestrian collisions are generally rare events, pedestrian collision patterns are much more difficult to discern. Notwithstanding this, many appropriate countermeasures can help to enhance pedestrian safety including but not limited to illumination enhancements, offset crosswalks, high-visibility crosswalks and leading pedestrian intervals to name a few."
"3.3 Cyclist Countermeasures Program
Regional Transportation staff review the top 10 cyclist collision locations identified through the network screening process. Similar to pedestrian collisions, collisions involving cyclists are generally rare events. Therefore cyclist collision patterns are much more difficult to discern. Notwithstanding this, many appropriate countermeasures can help to enhance cyclist safety including but not limited to illumination enhancements, offset crosswalks, right-turn on red prohibitions, and cycling lanes to name a few."
Everyone move to the back of the bus and we all get home faster.