Thursday, January 11, 2017 2:00-3:30 PM 2:00 PM Presentation - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

Issues and Needs Analysis Meeting Thursday, January 11, 2017 2:00-3:30 PM

 2:00 PM Presentation  Issues & Needs from Public Open House  Crash Data Analysis  Issues & Needs from Online Survey  Level of Stress Analysis  2:30 PM Working Committee Discussion  Network Development Criteria  Preliminary Network  Public engagement follow-up  Public Open House II schedule  3:30 PM Meeting Adjourned

Brick Bike Walk

 Walking and bicycling is safe, enjoyable and convenient for all people of all ages and abilities (33 votes)  Improve Safety (11 votes)  Enhance accessibility, mobility and connectivity (6 votes)  Become a “Complete Streets” community (4 votes)  Bicycle and pedestrian facilities link places where people live, work and recreate (18 votes)  Incorporate and integrate bike/ped facilities (7 votes)  Achieve healthy sustainable communities (6 votes)  Foster Culture Shift (3 votes)

 Enforcement  Education  Reduce speed limit (5 votes for) (1 vote Reinforce crosswalk rules to  against) motorists (5 votes)  Enforcement measures to keep motorists from driving/passing on road shoulders  Need to include drivers in the (3 votes) process (2 votes)  Radar speed enforcement (3 votes)  Encouragement Forbid right turns from Route 70 onto  Chambers Bridge Road (2 votes for) (1 Make destinations along Princeton  vote against) Ave and Route 35 more bicycle Redo bicycle lanes on Princeton Ave and  friendly by giving discount season install sidewalks (1 vote) passes to those who ride their bikes  Engineering to the beach Build sidewalks where they link existing  Encourage vendors and business  areas (11 votes) owners along those routes to  Improve pedestrian crossings with timed participate in giving in-store count down lights and signs (9 votes)  Link bicycle trails to sidewalks (8 votes) discounts to same  Install bicycle lanes and mid-block  Once routes are safe and frequently crosswalks on Mantoloking Rd (7 votes) used, promote bicycling to school  Build Expansions to bicycle trails (6 votes) Lighting along all roads needs to be  improved (1 vote)

 Education  NJ Safe Routes to School (9 votes) Street Smart Safety Campaign (5  votes)  Bicycle Mentor Program (4 votes) Bicycle Rodeos/Skill Clinics (3 votes)   Encouragement  Social Bicycle Rides (10 votes) Safe Routes for Seniors (9 votes)   Open Street Events (6 votes)  Bicycle Sharing Program (3 votes) Walking Meetings at Work (2 votes)   Enforcement  Pedestrian Safety Enforcement Program (13 votes)  Neighborhood Slow Zones (10 votes)  Hotline or Website – Report Unsafe Conditions (10 votes)  Pedestrian Traffic Managers (7 votes)

 Two-way Separated Bicycle Lanes (13 votes)  Multi-use Trails/Sidepaths (9 votes)  Buffered Bicycle Lanes (8 votes)  Bicycle Lanes (7 votes)  Bicycle Lane Intersection Markings/Bike Box (6 votes)  Bicycle Boulevards (5 votes)  Bicycle Signage and Parking (5 votes)  Shared Lane Markings (4 votes)  One-way Separated Bicycle Lanes (3 votes)  Advisory Bicycle Lanes (3 votes)  Contra-flow Bicycle Lanes (2 votes)

 Midblock Crossing (3 votes)  Raised Crosswalk and Curb Ramps (3 votes)  Pedestrian hybrid/HAWK signal (3 votes)  Rectangular Rapid Flashing Beacon (RRFB) (3 votes)  Diverter (2 votes)  Pedestrian Refuge Island (2 votes)  Pedestrian scramble/Barnes dance (1 vote)  Shared Use Paths (1 vote)

 Prominent Destinations:  Brick Plaza (7 votes)  Windward Park (6 votes) Bay Head Borough Beaches (5 votes)  Chambers Bridge Road between Route  70 and Lakewood Township (5 votes)  Brick Barrier Island (4 votes)  Shop Rite/Kohl’s Plaza (4 votes) Trader’s Cove (4 votes)  Brick Township Reservoir (3 votes)   Prominent Destinations for walking or bicycling:  Brick Barrier Island/Route 35 (5 votes) Midstreams Elementary School and  surrounding neighborhood (5 votes) Brick Township Reservoir (4 votes)   Trader’s Cove/Mantoloking Road (4 votes) Airport Tract Trail (2 vote)  Saw Mill Tract Trail (1 vote) 

 Locations/roads where walking and bicycling is desired:  Brick Township Reservoir (4 votes)  Brick Plaza area (4 votes)  Trader’s Cove (4 votes)  Brick Barrier Island (4 votes)  Mantoloking Road (4 votes)  Princeton Road (2 votes)  Route 88 (2 votes)  Roads/intersections considered unsafe for walking and bicycling:  Route 70 between Cedar Bridge Ave and Route 88 (24 votes)  Mantoloking Road(CR 528) (7 votes)  Cedar Bridge Road/Mantoloking Road east of Brick Blvd (5)  Princeton Road (CR 630) (3)  5-way intersection between Route 70, Route 88, and Princeton Ave

 Desired roads/intersections safety  Route 70: measures:  complete sidewalk coverage; add mid-block crossing between  Brick Blvd(CR 549)  shopping centers  Add bicycle lane Intersection create a bridge trail over the  Markings at Cedar Bridge Ave, Metedeconk River Chambers Bridge Rd and Drum  install bus benches and shelters Point Rd intersections  Route 88  Chambers Bridge Road (CR 549)  Add bicycle lanes from Princeton Ave  Improve pedestrian lighting to Point Pleasant border  Improve crosswalk safety  Complete sidewalk coverage for:  Add bus shelters  Burnt Tavern Road (CR 632) Mantoloking Road(CR 528)  Carolina Ave   Add buffered bicycle lane  Dakota Ave  Complete missing sidewalk gaps Duquesne Blvd   Improve pedestrian lighting  Lake Shore Dr  Reduce traffic speed Sally Ike Road (CR 549 Spur)  Princeton Ave(CR 630) & Route 35   Van Zile Road (CR 42)  add more and better signage Vermont Dr   add road markings  Forsythe Park  Provide bicycle parking  create a bridge trail over Redy Creek

Brick Bike Walk

 Crashes per year  Crashes by time of year 35 15 30 25 10 20 15 5 10 5 0 0 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Bicyclist-Vehicle Pedestrian-Vehicle Bicyclist-Vehicle Pedestrian-Vehicle • • Total crashes Jan 2012 – Jul 2017: Bike-vehicle highest during summer • 131 ped-vehicle; 98 bike-vehicle Ped-vehicle more consistent • 29 ped-vehicle in 2016 throughout year; highest in Nov, Dec • Bike-vehicle low of 9 in 2016 (but 13 from Jan to Jul in 2017)

 Severity of Crashes  Lighting conditions at time of crash 44 40 71 27 24 21 53 13 8 4 30 1 1 15 4 4 3 1 1 1 0 0 Dark (no Dark Dark Dusk Daylight Not street (street (street Recorded lights) lights off) lights on) Bicyclist-Vehicle Pedestrian-Vehicle Bicyclist-Vehicle Pedestrian-Vehicle • 96% of bike-vehicle and 89% of ped- • ≥ Moderate Injury in 29 bike - vehicle crashes during daylight or under vehicle and 36 ped-vehicle crashes streetlights • 1 cyclist and 4 pedestrian deaths • Other visual factors?  lack of ped-scale (does not include Aug 2017 cyclist lighting, unclear/undefined infrastructure fatality) (i.e. bike lanes, crosswalks), etc.

• Very few on local roads • 92% of ped-vehicle and 96% of bike-vehicle crashes on county/state roads • Crashes heaviest in “downtown” Brick • 32% of bike-vehicle and 51% of ped-vehicle crashes within Commercial Corridor • Intersections particularly dangerous • 54% of all bike and 47% of all ped crashes within 500 feet of signalized intersection • 77% of ped crashes at intersections occurred where crosswalks were fully or partially missing

• Pedestrian-Vehicle Crashes • 39% occurred in location with no sidewalk • Bike-Vehicle Crashes • Roads with Bike Infrastructure: • Princeton Ave (7 bike crashes) • Route 35 (3) • Other commonly biked roads of concern: • Mantoloking Rd (13) • Route 88 (10) • Drum Point Rd (7)

Brick Bike Walk

WALKING FREQUENCY BICYCLING FREQUENCY Daily Multiple times/month Annually/Never Daily Multiple times/month Annually/Never 14.8% 4.4% Work Work 5.5% 5.8% 79.7% 89.8% 5.9% 2.1% School School 4.0% 3.1% 90.1% 94.8% 5.6% 2.1% Transit Connection Transit Connection 5.9% 4.8% 88.6% 93.1% 22.7% 5.8% Errands 21.7% Errands 18.5% 55.6% 75.7% 12.6% 4.4% Eat or Shop 32.3% Eat or Shop 15.6% 55.1% 80.0% 45.5% 21.4% Exercise or Recreate 40.9% Exercise or Recreate 44.7% 13.6% 33.9% 44.3% 10.5% Other: 35.2% Other: 28.2% 20.5% 61.3%