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6.B. - Page 2 of 37 Transportation Priority is to create a Vision Zero Action Plan. Vision Zero is an approach to eliminate all traffic fatalities and severe injuries while increasing safe, healthy, and equitable mobility for all. The goal of the Vision Zero Action Plan is to identify capital projects and educational and enforcement programs that increase safety on high collision corridors, at high collision locations and that address the most common primary collision factors. After receiving input from the Transportation Advisory Committee (TAC) at their June 2020 meeting, staff initiated a procurement process to develop both the Citywide Bicycle and Pedestrian Master Plan and the Vision Zero Action Plan at the same time and under one consultant agreement. Outcomes of the planning process for both plans will be based on analyses of gaps in bicycle and pedestrian facilities and assessments of factors such as traffic safety and collision history. The plans will build on information and data collected for RWCmoves, the 2020 Transportation Monitoring Report, the Slow Streets Program, and the San Mateo Countywide Comprehensive Bicycle and Pedestrian Plan. On December 10, 2020, the City distributed a Request for Proposals (RFP) to develop the Citywide Bicycle and Pedestrian Master Plan and the Vision Zero Action Plan and received two responses to the RFP. The staff review board scored the proposals and identified Fehr & Peers as the top-ranked consultant. City staff negotiated the final scope of work and budget, which is included in Attachment A (Agreement for Services). The development of these two plans supports the City's Transportation Strategic Initiative to create and maintain a multimodal, safe and accessible transportation network. ANALYSIS Below is a high-level summary of the scope of work for the development of these two plans. Bicycle Level of Traffic Stress and Pedestrian Comfort Level Analysis The consultant will identify relationships between the built environment and pedestrian travel patterns. The purpose of this task is to understand the pedestrian comfort level in different areas of Redwood City. Under this task, the consultant will also evaluate factors in the built environment such as sidewalk quality, intersection and crosswalk density, transit stop ridership and level of service, and popular community destinations. A bicycle Level of Traffic Stress (LTS) analysis was recently completed for the 2021 San Mateo Countywide Comprehensive Bicycle and Pedestrian Plan. This analysis will be used for the development of our plans. LTS is affected by factors such as traffic speed, traffic volume, number of lanes, and presence and type of bicycle facilities on a roadway. The purpose of ranking city streets based on their LTS level is to identify potential low -stress and connected road networks within the city and to neighboring jurisdictions. Page 2 of 6 City of Redwood City 1017 Middlefield Road, Redwood City, CA. 94063 Tel: 650-780-7000 www.redwoodcity.ore q1