Staff Report.Local Roadway Safety Plan Progress Report
PREPARED BY: Ying Smith
Transportation and Mobility Manager
Reviewed by: Assistant Town Manager, Town Attorney, and Parks and Public Works Director
110 E. Main Street Los Gatos, CA 95030 ● 406-354-6832
www.losgatosca.gov
TOWN OF LOS GATOS
COUNCIL AGENDA REPORT
MEETING DATE: 12/21/2021 ITEM NO: 12
DATE: December 16, 2021
TO: Mayor and Town Council
FROM: Laurel Prevetti, Town Manager
SUBJECT: Review the Local Roadway Safety Plan Progress Report
RECOMMENDATION:
Review the Local Roadway Safety Plan (LRSP) progress report.
BACKGROUND:
The Town received a Highway Safety Improvement Program (HSIP) grant in an amount of
$72,000 from Caltrans in 2019 to prepare a Local Roadway Safety Plan (LRSP). Preparing an
LRSP provides an opportunity to address unique roadway safety needs in Los Gatos while
contributing to the success of the State’s Strategic Highway Safety Plan.
The LRSP is included in the Town’s adopted Fiscal Year (FY) 2020/21-2024/25 Capital
Improvement Program (CIP). At the October 6, 2020 meeting, the Town Council approved a
Request for Proposals and authorized the Town Manager to negotiate and execute a Consultant
Agreement with highest scored proposer. Fehr & Peers was selected as the consultant to assist
the Town in preparing the LRSP in an amount not to exceed $80,000.
The LRSP will help establish a framework and process for identifying, analyzing, and prioritizing
roadway safety improvements on local and rural streets. The LRSP will result in a toolbox of
countermeasures to address the safety patterns as well as proposed projects to improve safety
at key locations. Completing the LRSP will allow the Town to be eligible for applying and
receiving additional HSIP funds in future years.
DISCUSSION:
The Town began the LRSP process in January 2021. To date, the project team, made up of
Town staff and Fehr & Peers staff, has completed several major tasks, as summarized below.
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DISCUSSION (continued):
1. Vision Statement
“The Town is fully committed to ending traffic-related deaths and injuries on Town
streets. By taking a systemic safety approach, the Town will utilize targeted
enforcement, improved street design, and public collaboration to achieve meaningful
results in preventing traffic collisions.”
2. Existing Conditions and Safety Data Analysis: The latest available five-year collision data was
analyzed and compared with contextual and roadway data. The project team also
interviewed the Police Department and other stakeholders.
3. Collision Profiles: The project team identified the top ten profiles, which represent the
collision characteristics and contextual factors associated with notable collision types
occurring in Los Gatos based on the analysis of collision history.
4. Community Engagement: The project team provides updates and shares reports on the
project webpage, regularly presents at the Complete Streets and Transportation
Commission (CSTC) meetings, held a Safety Partners meeting, engaged the public at the
Farmers’ Market pop up event, and conducted a community survey.
5. Priority Emphasis Areas: These emphasis areas were selected based on the safety data
analysis, collision profile development, stakeholder input and evaluated with the Town’s CIP
projects.
• Blossom Hill Rd and Vasona Park Road
• Tait Avenue: between Main Street and Los Gatos - Saratoga Road
• S. Santa Cruz Avenue: between Main Street and Los Gatos - Saratoga Road
• N. Santa Cruz Avenue: between Blossom Hill Road and Thurston Street
• Los Gatos Boulevard: between Bennett Way to Garden Lane
The Local Roadway Safety Plan Progress Report (Attachment 1) was prepared in a presentation
format to provide a high-level summary of the above completed tasks. The following remaining
tasks will be completed in early 2022:
6. Walk Audit: The project team plans to discuss the draft countermeasures in the Priority
Emphasis Areas with the Safety Partners.
7. Countermeasures: The project team will identify a toolkit of the most useful
countermeasures for identified emphasis areas and select the most effective candidates for
specific priority locations.
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DISCUSSION (continued):
8. Final Report: The technical data, detailed analysis, and recommendations will be included in
the Final Report. Staff plans to present the Final Report for the Town Council’s
consideration in March 2022.
Starting in 2022, a complete LRSP will be required for an agency to be eligible to apply for
funding in the HSIP program. The Town’s LRSP will be completed in time for the Town to be
eligible for the next cycle in spring 2022.
CONCLUSION:
Staff recommends the Town Council review the Local Roadway Safety Plan Progress Report and
provide feedback.
COORDINATION:
The CSTC has received regular updates on the project progress and provided input.
ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT:
This is not a project defined under CEQA, and no further action is required.
Attachment:
1. Local Roadway Safety Plan Progress Report