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<br /> <br />4 | Page <br /> <br />community, staff will complete a similar analysis for other roadways in the vicinity of the <br />project, or that might be influenced by the project. <br />Objective 2: Make it safer and easier for people to walk across the street <br />Why: For people walking, crossing Farm Hill can be challenging due to the width of the street <br />and the volume and speed of traffic. The ability to cross the street is affected by the number of <br />travel lanes, gaps in traffic and the rate at which drivers yield. By reducing the number of travel <br />lanes and speed of traffic, drivers should become more aware and yield to pedestrians at a <br />higher rate. <br />Measurement: Data was collected on the number of cars that yielded for people walking across <br />the street at two locations. To evaluate this, the traffic consultants videotaped the <br />intersections of Eden Bower and Farm Hill (4:00 to 6:00 pm) and Dover and Jefferson (8:00 am <br />to 6:00 pm). The video footage was analyzed to determine the percentage of drivers yielding to <br />people trying to walk across the street. The yielding rate was calculated by dividing the number <br />of drivers who yielded by the total number of drivers. <br />Outcome: Table 3 shows the results of the data collection and analysis. <br />Table 3 Percent of Vehicles Yielding to People Crossing the Street <br />Location and Time of Day Pre-Pilot During Pilot <br />Farm Hill at Eden Bower <br />(4:00 -6:00 PM) <br />4% <br />(n=9) <br />60% <br />(n=20) <br />Jefferson at Dover <br />(8:00 AM – 6:00 PM) <br />19% <br />(n=30) <br />18% <br />(n=41) <br />Source: Quality Traffic Data (May 27, 2015 and October 21 and 28, 2015). <br />n= number of people crossing the street when vehicles present <br /> <br />During the pilot, drivers yielded significantly more often (60% vs. 4%) for people crossing the <br />street at Eden Bower, while the percentage remained about the same at Dover. Although not <br />part of the project evaluation metrics – the number of people crossing the street when vehicles <br />were present increased at both locations during the pilot. <br />Also measured was the length of time a pedestrian needs to wait to cross the street at the <br />same intersections (Table 4). Wait times went down at Eden Bower and did not change at <br />Dover. These data were again based on analysis of the video footage. <br /> <br />8.A. - Page 15