Pedestrian Safety Advisory Committee Draft Action Minutes November 12, 2013

Meeting started at 6:00 PM. Present: Howard Bloomberg, Walk Advocate; Anyan Cheng, Student; Kevin Clark, D-1; Christopher Coghlan, D-7; Morgan Fitzgibbons, Bicycle; John Lowell, Senior & Disablity Org; Gary McCoy, D-8. Alex Reese, D-5; Thomas Rogers, D-10; Zack Marks, At-Large; Howard Strassner, Transit Advocate; and Christina Tang, D-3. Excused: Becky Hogue, Senior and Disability Org; Pi Ra, Ped Org; Sonja Kos, At-Large; Robin Brasso, Child Advocate; Unexcused Absent: John Winston, SFUSD; and Devin Silvernail, D-9. There are currently 18 appointed members. Staff: Neil Patel, SFMTA.

1. Minutes: PSAC approved the October minutes. 2. Opening Comments: Zach: A) Few collisions result in charges. B) Pedestrian Task Force meetings will continue. C) A second monthly PSAC meeting will start in January, date ???. Howard S: D) DPW sought community comments on proposed ADA ramps and is considering corner bulbs where West Portal fatality occurred. Bulbs typically cost about five times a ramp except when major pavement replacement is being done. 3. Public Comment: A) Kimberley Jones: Too many pedestrians severely impacted by collisions even after many years. 4. Monterey Boulevard: Jon Winston: Monterey is a neighborhood street with three schools nearby but the 15 mph limit does not apply. A thirty MPH speed encourages speeds of 40 mph and this can result in high death rate collisions. Public Comment: Rita Evans: Monterey is not an arterial. Neighbors are working to maintain the median. Kimberley Jones: Enforcement will help. PSAC: Perhaps the resolution should be more general. There are problems with the State method of setting speed limits, based on showing that 85% of drivers are within 5 mph of the limit. PSAC Voted: PSAC supports a reduction in the speed limit on Monterey Boulevard to 25 mph understanding that support letter will be revised per the discussion. 5. Sgt. Mahoney, SFPD Traffic Company: Submitted a useful outline of his discussion: A) Three pedestrian sting operations produced 165 citations including 77 for failure to yield to pedestrians. B) They wrote a total 3,000 citations in October. C) Three fatalities last month; One pedestrian ran out to catch a bus; One wheel chair user at fault based on videos and witnesses; one needs more study. D) At third and Gilman child ran out against the light and was injured. E) SFMTA installed a video camera at Market and Octavia but pictures are not saved due to lack of funding. There is also a red light running camera. PSAC: SFPD and other departments should work together to improve problem intersections. Education is a useful method to reduce collisions. Reduced lanes may be

calming traffic but increasing collisions. Public Comment: Kimberley Jones: More education is required. Madeleine Sabida: Some engineering changes can reduce collisions. 6) Rebecca Prozan: District Attorneys Office: A) Becky Lee case being investigated. B) Medfos case, on West Portal, was crossing on a foggy night. Collision, by driver, is not considered as a criminal act. C) LRVs are not considered as vehicles. D) Every case is different. E) Office is planning an education campaign. PSAC: Some states have vulnerable user laws, but not CA. NY Time op-ed speeks to this problem. Public Comment: Rita Evans: Saw driver just pull away in Becky Lee case. Follow through on cases take too long. 7) Dennis Kern: RPD: A) The RPD driver who caused fatality was fired and is being charged. B) RPD has reviewed and described their new policies; for their 707 vehicles including 312 street capable. C) RPD has had 4 cases in 20 years and this is first fatality. D) People with complaints should call 311 and RPD will investigate. PSAC: Have noticed some drivers not complying with new policies. Policies should also apply to vendors and contractors. All City vehicle drivers should have supervised driver training. 8) SFTCA: Geary BRT: Chester Fung: A) Project will include pedestrian improvements such as corner bulbs and medians. Geary has more collisions than SF averages. 9) Mayors Transportation Task Force, Construction Funding Initiatives: Monique Zmuda: Will include $141 for pedestrian safety. Meetings are open to the public. Info is on their website. PSAC: Need more funds for cross town transit. 10. SFMTA Update: Neil Patel, PSAC liaison: A) Updated current projects: Sixth Street has temporary corner bulbs; Folsom has lane reduction. B) The on going Walk First assessments will help determine the causes of collisions. PSAC: What is the standard width of cross walks? Some cross walks extend inside of building lines making it hard for drivers to see around the corner. 11) Future Items: Presentations should be better coordinated with PSAC efforts to improve and direct our consulting efforts with more efficiency and shorter meetings. 12. Adjournment: At 8:20 PM. Next regular meeting: December 12, 2013.