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Commission reviews SS4A outreach and high-injury network; staff to select 10 segments for concept drawings and grant work
Summary
Commissioners received an update on the Safe Streets for All planning effort: staff and consultants identified a high-injury network (2019–2023) where 98% of crashes occur on 10% of streets; staff will select 10 segments for concept drawings to pursue grants and held a public workshop May 19.
Commissioners heard a staff update on the city's Safe Streets for All (SS4A) safety-action planning process and the high-injury network (HIN) used to target improvements.
Richard "Rich" Davies summarized the April 19 stakeholder meeting and said the city's consultant analyzed crash data from 2019 through 2023 and found that 98% of crashes occurred on roughly 10% of the street network. Davies and staff described the HIN as the basis for selecting up to 10 street segments that will receive concept-line drawings; consultants will provide those concept drawings to support grant applications for future capital projects.
Staff clarified the data window, explaining crash data was limited to full-year records through 2023 because state and regional crash datasets (processed into the consultant's tool) lag by about two years. Commissioners asked whether recent fatalities on Contra Costa Boulevard would be included; staff said Contra Costa Boulevard is already identified on the HIN and will be considered for concept work, even if a specific recent crash fell outside the dataset window.
Staff outlined the public-engagement timeline: a public workshop is scheduled for May 19 to present the HIN and toolbox of potential countermeasures; after closing the public survey and mapping input, staff expects to circulate the draft safety action plan for review and conclude the project around September. Commissioners asked about prioritization; staff said the consultant will provide 10 concept drawings (the consultant's proposal included that deliverable) and staff will use the HIN and available project history to avoid duplicating locations already in active concept or construction work.
Commissioners commended the visuals and interactive presentation format used at the stakeholder workshop and noted that focusing improvements on a concentrated set of streets could generate larger safety benefits with targeted investments. Staff committed to follow-up presentations and to coordinating dates for a council presentation of the commission's 2025 report.
