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Home My WebLink AboutASRBAC20230327 6.1Town of Danville Iron Horse Trail Stakeholders Working Group Meeting & Bicycle Ride February 23, 2023 Participants: Andy Dillard, Transportation Manager, Town of Danville, Carl Roner, Senior Civil Engineer, Iron Horse Corridor Manager, Contra Costa County Public Works Department, Eric Bowman, Maintenance Superintendent, Public Work Administration, East Bay Regional Park District, Alan Kalin, Chair, Bicycle Advisory Commission, Town of Danville, Bruce Bilodeau; Vice - Chair, Bicycle Advisory Commission, Town of Danville. We ask all participants to review the Read -Ahead packet for discussion & action topics prior to the meeting. Bring your bicycle, we will make a weather decision on Thursday. Location: Danville Town Offices, 500 La Gonda Way Date: February 23, 2023 Time: gam to 11am Agenda: 1. Introductions & Expectations 2. Discussion & Action Topics: a. Draft Goal: Establish an Iron Horse Trail Stakeholders Working Group between East Bay Regional Park District, Contra Costa County and the Town of Danville. i. Action: Group discussion to revise and approve b. Draft Mission Statement: To Improve the Safety Conditions on the Iron Horse Trail, especially at street crossings for Bicycles and Pedestrians i. Action: Group discussion to revise and approve c. Iron Horse Trail Road Crossings: 35 Bike vs Vehicle Collisions, ArcGIS-Map (2009 to 2022) (Bruce Bilodeau & Alan Kalin 10 mins) 1 d. Town of Danville Iron Horse Trail Road Crossing Improvements (Andy Dillard: 10 mins) e. Improving Safety on the Iron Horse Trail, Danville, California: Bollards, Bicycles & Pedestrians Report (February 1, 2023) (Alan Kalin: 20 mins) i. Action: Next Steps to Implement Recommendations f. Iron Horse Trail Safety Hazard Letter & Report (December 7, 2022) (Bruce Bilodeau: 20 mins) i. Action: Next Steps to Implement Recommendations 3. Schedule next meeting on March 2023? 4. Iron Horse Trail Bicycle Ride: Access current Safety Conditions and Future Safety Improvements (Hartford Drive to Fostoria Way). 2 Danville Bicycle Advisory Commission Subcommittee #1 Iron Horse Trail Safety Review (March 27, 2023) (West Prospect Ave — South Side — Single & Double Bollards) The Bicycle Advisory Commission (BAC) is tasked with advising the Danville Town Council on the conditions, operations, and safety of existing bicycle facilities in Danville. This report focuses on the safety conditions of the Iron Horse Trail (IHT), a heavily used bike facility that crosses Danville from north to south and summarizes BAC findings. Even though the IHT trail is not owned or managed by the Town of Danville, many Danville residents use the trail daily making it one of the busiest bike and pedestrian routes in Danville. The report finds that 20% of the bike vs vehicle collisions in Danville occur at street crossing on the IHT. The Town has several capital projects to improve the safety of trail users crossing streets, so the subcommittee focused on identifying safety hazards not addressed by these projects. The primary hazards identified were bollards, raised sewer manhole covers, and pavement cracks. We established an IHT Stakeholder working group with members from East Bay Regional Park District (EBRPD), Contra Costa County, and the Town of Danville. At the second meeting of the BAC on November 28, 2022, four Subcommittees were formed. Subcommittee #1 was to focus on the Iron Horse Trail Corridor Safety, and was assigned to Chair Alan Kalin and Vice Chair Bruce Bilodeau. The first task undertaken by Subcommittee #1 was gathering all available data on bike vs vehicle collisions in Danville from California Highway Patrol, Contra Costa County Sheriff and Danville Police databases. Between 2009 and June 2022, there were 180 bike vs vehicle collisions in the Danville area, with annual numbers ranging from 7 to 21 (see chart below). However, over this period there were 35 bike vs vehicle collisions at Iron Horse Trail street crossings within the Town of Danville, about 20% of all bike vs vehicle collisions in Danville. Even just considering the past 5 years of data, IHT crossing collisions still account for about 20% of the collisions in the Danville area. At this time the only 1 data we have access to are collisions near the trail on town streets; we have not been able to access any collision data on the trail itself. 180 BIKE VS VEHICLE COLLISIONS DANVILLE AREA, CA 2009-JUN 2022 Collisions not on IHT IHT Collisions 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 On November 1, 2022, the IHT Corridor Safety Subcommittee walked in the rain along the IHT with John Mercurio, East Bay Regional Park District (EPRPD), Board Member Elect, Ward # 6. The purpose of the meeting was to discuss safety hazards for cyclists and pedestrians along the IHT and possible solutions as the trail passes though the Town of Danville (Hartford Road to Fostoria Way). On November 9, 2022, we participated in a "Zoom" meeting with Sean Dougan, EBRPD Trails Program Manager and Michael Stangl, EBRPD Maintenance and Skilled Trades Project Coordinator. As result of those meetings we began extensive research and safety analysis of the bike vs vehicle collisions, pavement cracks, raised manhole covers and bollards along the IHT. On February 23, 2023, we organized the first Iron Horse Trail Stakeholders Working Group meeting. It was followed by an hourlong bicycle ride on the trail stopping along the way to discuss safety issues and suggested improvements. This Working Group consists of representatives from the East Bay Regional Park District, Contra Costa County and the Town of Danville. The mission of the Working Group is to improve the safety conditions on the Iron Horse Trail, especially at street crossings for bicycles and pedestrians within the Town of Danville. Participants include Andy Dillard, Transportation Manager, Town of Danville; Carl Roner, Senior Civil Engineer, Iron Horse Corridor Manager, Contra Costa County Public Works Department; Eric Bowman, Maintenance Superintendent, Public Work Administration, East Bay 2 Regional Park District; Alan Kalin, Chair, Bicycle Advisory Commission, Town of Danville; and Bruce Bilodeau; Vice -Chair, Bicycle Advisory Commission, Town of Danville. The following reports were presented: 1. Improving Safety on the Iron Horse Trail, Danville, California: Bollards, Bicycles & Pedestrians Report (February 1, 2023) (Alan Kalin, Chair and Bruce Bilodeau, Vice Chair Bicycle Advisory Commission) Video of Cyclists Riding Pass Bollards on the Iron Horse Trail within the Town of Danville 2. Iron Horse Trail Safety Hazard Letter & Report (December 7, 2022) (Bruce Bilodeau, Vice Chair and Alan Kalin, Chair Bicycle Advisory Commission) 3. ArcGIS Map - 170 Bike vs Vehicle Collisions, Danville California (2009 to 2022) and Excel Spreadsheet: SWITRS, TIMS and Crossroads Data. (Alan Kalin, Chair and Bruce Bilodeau, Vice Chair Bicycle Advisory Commission). An additional 10 collisions are included below that are adjacent to the Town limits. a. Priority Areas of Emphasis i. 35 Bike vs Vehicle Collisions at Iron Horse Trail Crossings (Hartford Rd to Fostoria Way) ii. 23 Bike vs Vehicle Collisions on Camino Tassajara Road: iii. 21 Bike vs Vehicle Collisions on Diablo Road 3 iv. 16 Bike vs Vehicle Collisions on Hartz Ave v. 12 Bike vs Vehicle Collisions on Danville Blvd vi. 10 Bike vs Vehicle Collisions San Ramon Valley Blvd b. 180 Bike vs Vehicle Collisions (2009 to 2022) in Danville area 2009-16 2017 - 11 2010-13 2018-21 2011-10 2019-15 2012 — 16 2020 - 18 2013 — 10 2021- 19 2014 — 7 2022 - 8 (Jan -June) 2015 — 9 2016 — 7 ArcGIS-Map 170 Bike vs Vehicle Collisions in Danville, California from 2009 to Jun 2022 4. ArcGIS Map - 92 Bike vs Vehicle Collisions, Danville California (2017 to 2022) and Excel Spreadsheet: SWITRS, TIMS and Crossroads Data. (Bruce Bilodeau, Vice Chair and Alan Kalin, Chair Bicycle Advisory Commission) On March 16, 2023, Alan Kalin met with Joshua Whitman, Collection System Operations Maintenance Crew Leader, Central Contra Costa Sanitary District. The purpose of the meeting was to access several raised Manhole/Maintenance covers along the IHT from Sycamore Valley Road Greenbrook Drive. Alan Kalin Bruce Bilodeau Chair Bicycle Advisory Commission Vice -Chair Bicycle Advisory Commission El IHT Corridor Safety Subcommittee IHT Corridor Safety Subcommittee