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[Self Evaluation & Transition Plan Community Meeting on Augsut 26, 2025.]
EVERYONE FOR COMING.IT IS SIX 30, SO WE'RE GONNA GO AHEAD AND GET STARTED WITH THE PRESENTATIONS.
UM, SO WE HAVE TWO PRESENTATIONS WITH BOTH THE CONSULTING TEAMS. UM, 'CAUSE IF YOU'RE HERE, WE WE'RE TALKING ABOUT KIND OF, FIRST WE'RE GONNA TALK ABOUT THE A DA TRANSITION PLAN, UM, TALKING ABOUT ACCESSIBILITY, UM, AND THE AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT.
UM, AND KINDA THE CITY'S TRANSITION PLAN OF HOW TO, UM, HOW WE'RE WORKING TO KINDA IDENTIFY BARRIERS AND, UM, KIND OF PLAN THAT, UM, HOW TO RESOLVE SOME OF THOSE BARRIERS THROUGHOUT THE COMMUNITY.
UM, SO WE'LL START WITH THAT ONE, AND THEN WE'LL GET INTO OUR SAFETY ACTION PLAN.
UM, WITH BOTH OF THESE, SO WE'RE GONNA HAVE THE PRESENTATIONS.
WE'RE GONNA BE RECORDING THE PRESENTATION, SO THEY'RE GONNA BE ONLINE LATER, UH, FOR ANYONE WHO'S NOT ABLE TO ATTEND THE MEETING.
UM, THE OTHER, UM, JUST WITH SOME OF THE RECORDING, SO WE'RE NOT GONNA DO ANY KIND OF JUST OPEN QUESTION AND ANSWER.
UM, BUT AS YOU WALKED IN, YOU PROBABLY SAW WE'VE GOT A LOT OF CITY STAFF AS WELL AS OUR CONSULTING STAFF HERE WITH BOTH PLANS, UM, WITH THE BOARDS AROUND THE ROOM TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS, TALK TO YOU ABOUT ANY ISSUES.
WE DO HAVE PUBLIC COMMENT CARDS AT THE FRONT, WHICH IS ALSO NEXT TO THE SIGN-IN SHEET.
I THINK MOST PEOPLE GOT THE SIGN-IN SHEET.
IF YOU MISSED IT ON YOUR WAY OUT, IT'D BE GREAT IF YOU COULD SIGN IN.
UM, JUST SO WE KIND OF CAN MARK WHO IS HERE TODAY.
UM, BUT IT IS, YEAH, SO KIND OF Q AND A WILL KINDA BE FILTERED THROUGH MORE KIND OF COMMENT CARDS AND TALKING TO STAFF IN THE BACK.
UH, WE'RE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.
THERE ARE ONLINE SURVEYS THAT ARE OPEN RIGHT NOW, UH, UNTIL SEPTEMBER 30TH FOR BOTH PLANS.
UM, WE'VE GOT SOME IPADS IN THE BACK IF YOU WANNA TAKE IT HERE.
UM, OR WE ALSO HAVE A FLYER AT THE FRONT WITH A QR CODE THAT'LL TAKE YOU TO THE LINK WHERE YOU CAN TAKE BOTH THOSE SURVEYS GETTING INTO THE AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT, UH, TRANSITION PLAN.
UH, THAT'S KINDA THE AGENDA FOR TONIGHT.
UH, TALK THROUGH INTRODUCTIONS, UH, KIND OF THE, THE CONSULTING TEAM AND CITY STAFF WORKING ON THIS PLAN.
UM, AS WELL AS THE SELF-EVALUATION, SOME OF THAT PLANNING PROCESS, SELF-EVALUATION ACTION PLAN, UM, SOME OF THOSE FINDINGS, UH, WE'LL TALK ABOUT THAT SURVEY AGAIN, UH, GIVE YOU THE LINK TO THAT.
UM, AND THEN TALK ABOUT NEXT STEPS, UH, AS PART OF THE RICHESON TEAM, UH, IN THE BACK WE'VE GOT LINDSAY TURMAN, WHO IS OUR A DA COORDINATOR, UM, ALSO THE COMMUNITY SERVICES ADMINISTRATOR.
UM, SO IF YOU ANY QUESTIONS, UH, THAT'S WHO TO REACH OUT TO, UH, THEN I AM DANIEL HARE.
I'M THE MOBILITY AND SPECIAL PROJECTS MANAGER IN OUR TRANSPORTATION AND MOBILITY DEPARTMENT, UM, MANAGING THIS PROJECT.
UM, SO YOU'RE WELCOME TO REACH OUT TO ME, UM, UH, WITH ANY QUESTIONS AS WELL.
UM, AND I'LL BE AROUND THE ROOM SO YOU CAN FIND ME AFTER THE PRESENTATION TOO, UH, WITH OUR CONSULTANTS.
I'VE GOT, UH, STEVE HERE, UM, WHO WILL LEAD A LOT OF THE PRESENTATION ALONG WITH NICK, UM, BOTH WORKING ON ACCESSIBILITY, UM, AND HAVE BEEN WORKING THROUGH THIS PLAN, BOTH ON SOME OF THAT FIRST PHASE.
AND THEY'LL KINDA WALK YOU THROUGH THIS, SOME OF THAT FIRST PHASE OF SELF-EVALUATION, UM, AND THEN NOW GOING INTO THAT TRANSITION PLAN, UM, UM, UPDATE AS PART OF THAT.
SO I'LL HAND IT OVER TO STEVE TO, TO LEAD THE REST OF THE PRESENTATION HERE.
I APPRECIATE EVERYBODY COMING OUT TONIGHT.
SO, AS DANIEL SAID, WE'RE GONNA BE TALKING ABOUT THE CITY OF RICHARDSON'S A DA TRANSITION PLAN, UH, AND THEIR PROCESS TO IMPROVE ACCESSIBILITY, UH, THROUGHOUT THE CITY.
UH, SO WHAT IS A A DA SELF-EVALUATION TRANSITION PLAN? UH, IT'S PART OF THE A DA LAW THAT WAS PASSED BACK IN 1991.
UH, AND IT MEANS THAT THE, UH, ANY PUBLIC AGENCY HAS TO REVIEW ALL OF THEIR POLICIES, PROGRAMS, AND SERVICES THAT ARE PROVIDED, UH, AND THEY HAVE TO BE ACCESSIBLE ALONG WITH COMMUNICATIONS, UH, FACILITIES, ACCESS TO THE BUILDINGS, UH, PEDESTRIAN ACCESS, UH, IS WHAT WE'LL BE DISCUSSING TONIGHT IS THE SIDEWALKS, CURB RAMPS, TRAFFIC SIGNALS, THOSE TYPES OF THINGS.
UH, AND THE SELF-EVALUATION IS AN EVALUATION OF INVENTORY TO IDENTIFY ANY BARRIERS THAT ARE NOT COMPLIANT, UH, WITH THE AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT.
UH, SO THE A DA TRANSITION PLAN IS THE NEXT STEP AFTER THE SELF-EVALUATION PLAN.
AND THAT, UH, UH, DEFINES THE RESPONSIBLE PARTY WITH THE CITY WHO'S RESPONSIBLE FOR THE A DA TRANSITION PLAN.
IT'S ALSO PRIORITIZING ANY DEFICIENCIES THAT ARE FROWNED, SO THOSE BARRIERS CAN BE REMOVED, UH, AND IT ALSO PROVIDES AN ESTIMATED COST AND SCHEDULE, UH, TO REMEDIATE THOSE BARRIERS AS WELL.
UH, SO A LITTLE BIT OF HISTORY, UH, WITH OUR PROJECT WITH THE CITY OF RICHARDSON.
WE'VE BEEN WORKING WITH THE CITY STAFF SINCE, UH, UH, 2020 AND PHASE ONE INCLUDED EVALUATION OF PUBLIC AREAS OF, UNFORTUNATELY, THE OLD CITY HALL, UH, THE CITY LIBRARY.
UH, AND THE PHASE ONE PROJECT ALSO INCLUDED EVALUATION OF CURB RAMPS AND PEDESTRIAN SIGNALS AT SIGNALIZE INTERSECTIONS.
UH, THIS MAP REPRESENTS THE CITY OF RICHARDSON AND THE LOCATIONS THAT WE ASSESS FOR THE CITY.
AGAIN, THOSE WERE, UH, SIGNALIZE INTERSECTIONS, PEDESTRIAN SIGNALS, AND CURB RAMPS, UH, IN, IN THOSE LOCATIONS.
UH, IT'S IMPORTANT THAT THIS INFORMATION THAT'S COLLECTED IS THEN, UH, INTEGRATED INTO THE CITY'S GIS DATABASE.
SO NOT ONLY THEY HAVE A HAVE A RECORD OF THE, UH, UH, INVENTORY THAT WE COLLECTED, UH, THE DEFICIENCIES THAT
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WE FOUND, BUT NOW THEY CAN UPDATE THAT DATABASE, UH, FROM NOW ON, AND THAT'S PART OF THE TRANSITION PLAN AS WELL.SO THEY CAN CONTINUE TO UPDATE AND REPORT, UH, THEIR, UH, SUCCESS IN BECOMING A DA COMPLIANT.
SOME OF THE, UH, COMMON ISSUES THAT ARE FOUND, NOT ONLY IN CITY OF RICHARDSON, UH, THESE PICTURES ARE THE CITY OF RICHARDSON'S, BUT, UH, AROUND THE COUNTRY, AS WE, AS WE DO A DA TRANSITION PLANS ARE, UH, CURB RAMP, CROSS SLOPES.
UH, AND THAT'S THE CROSS, UH, UH, SLOPE OF, OF THE RAMPS, UH, SHOULD BE, UH, NO GREATER THAN 2%, UH, IN MOST CASES.
UH, MISSING CURB RAMPS, OBVIOUSLY.
THE SECOND PHOTO, UH, IS THERE NO ACCESS FOR PEDESTRIAN TO THOSE LOCATIONS? UH, GUTTER LIP HEIGHT IS SOMETHING THAT WE ALSO, UH, IDENTIFIED AS WELL.
UH, AND THAT'S THE LIP, UH, BETWEEN THE GUTTER SECTION AND WHERE THE RAMP BEGINS.
SOMETIMES THAT TENDS TO SEPARATE OR IT'S NOT CONSTRUCTED PROPERLY, AND THAT CREATES A BARRIER FOR MOBILITY USERS AS WELL.
UH, AND CURB RAMP RUN RUNS SLOW.
THAT IS GOING UP THE CURB RAMP, AND THAT SHOULD BE LIMITED, UH, TO A MAXIMUM OF 8.3%.
OBVIOUSLY, A LITTLE BIT LOWER IS A LITTLE BIT MORE NEGOTIABLE FOR, UH, PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES.
UH, SO THIS IS SOME OF OUR FINDINGS FOR PHASE ONE.
UH, WE ASSESSED 720 CURB RAMPS, UH, 669, UH, INDIVIDUAL PEDESTRIANS, UH, PUSH BUTTONS, UH, AND 34 CURB CUT, UH, IN THE MEDIANS.
CURB CUTS ARE, ARE JUST A CUT THROUGH IN THE MEDIANS.
UH, IT, UH, VERY TYPICAL THAT WE FIND SEVERAL THAT ARE NONCOMPLIANT, UH, BUT THAT'S WHERE THE PRIORITIZATION COMES IN.
THEY COULD BE SLIGHTLY OUT OF COMPLIANCE AND, AND NOT CREATE A BARRIER TO ACCESS.
UH, THE FOCUS IS PRIORITIZING WHAT WE DID FIND AND ADDRESSING THE ONES THAT ARE, UH, MORE SEVERELY, UH, NON-COMPLIANT, AND THAT HAVE A HIGHER PEDESTRIAN USE.
UH, THE PRELIMINARY ESTIMATE TO REMEDIATE WHAT WE DID, UH, UH, ASSESS IS ABOUT $2.7 MILLION.
UH, AND, AND THAT NUMBER, UH, REPRESENTS THE COST, UH, TO REMEDIATE EVERYTHING.
THE AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT, UH, SAYS THAT A CITY DOES NOT HAVE TO REMEDIATE EVERYTHING ALL AT ONCE.
AS SOON AS THEY FIND THE FINDINGS, UH, THAT'S WHERE THE PRIORITIZATION COMES IN.
THE PRIORITIZATION COMES IN SO YOU CAN IDENTIFY THE MOST SEVERE BARRIERS AND PRIORITIZE THOSE ABOVE OTHERS.
UH, SOME OF THE, UH, COMPLIANCE EXAMPLES THAT WE FOUND AROUND THE CITY'S FACILITIES, UH, CHANGES IN LEVELS AT, AT, UH, CURB RAMPS.
CURB RAMPS SHOULD BE FLUSH AND NOT HAVE ANY TYPE OF CHANGES IN LEVELS, UH, OR DEFLECTIONS ON THOSE, UH, EXCESSIVE CROSS SLOPES.
SIMILAR TO THE, UH, CURB RAMP, CROSS SLOPE, THAT SHOULD BE LIMITED TO NO GREATER THAN A 2% CROSS SLOPE, UH, AND PROTRUDING OBJECTS AS, UH, IN THE PEDESTRIAN CIRCULATION PATH WITHIN BUILDINGS, UH, NO OBJECT SHOULD, UH, STICK OUT MORE THAN FOUR INCHES.
UH, IT CREATES A HAZARD FOR ANYBODY, UH, IN THE PEDESTRIAN CIRCULATION PATH.
UH, AND, UH, THE FOURTH PHOTO THERE IS, UH, NONCOMPLIANT TABLES.
THOSE TABLES ARE NOT ACCESSIBLE TO PERSONS IN MOBILITY DEVICES.
SO, UH, NOW WE WILL DISCUSS A PRIORITIZATION A LITTLE BIT, UH, AS I MENTIONED EARLIER.
UH, SO HOW DO WE PRIORITIZE WHAT WE FOUND, UH, PUBLIC COMMENT, UH, WHICH IS, UH, IMPORTANT PART OF YOU ATTENDING TONIGHT IS PROVIDING COMMENTS, UH, WHAT'S IMPORTANT TO YOU AND WHAT YOU SEE, UH, UH, IN AREAS YOU TRAVEL IN.
ANY PROJECTS THAT THE CITY OF RICHARDSON ALREADY HAS PLANNED MAY TRIGGER REMEDIATING NON-COMPLIANT, UH, FEATURES.
THAT'S PART OF THE, UH, AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT IS IF A PROJECT COMES IN, UH, AND, UH, TRIGGERS REMEDIATION SUCH AS, UH, ROADWAY WIDENING OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT, ANY NONCOMPLIANT PEDESTRIAN FEATURE SHOULD BE BROUGHT INTO COMPLIANCE.
UH, AND THEN WE ALSO PRIORITIZE BASED ON SEVERITY, HOW SEVERE IS A FEATURE OUT OF COMPLIANCE.
UH, AND THEN WE ALSO PRIORITIZE BASED ON ACTIVITY SCORING, UH, PROXIMITY TO GOVERNMENT BUILDINGS, UH, PEDESTRIAN ACTIVITY, AND THOSE TYPES OF THINGS.
THAT WAY, UH, THE CITY OF RICHARDSON CAN MOST EFFECTIVELY, UH, COMPLY WITH THE AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT, WITH THE AMOUNT OF FUNDS THAT THEY HAVE TO SPEND.
UH, AND NOW I'LL TURN IT OVER TO NICK, UH, FOR THE REST OF THE PRESENTATION ON, UH, THE PROGRESS IN FACILITIES.
A LITTLE HIGHER EVENING, EVERYONE.
SO, AS STEVE HAD MENTIONED, I'M GONNA GO ON TO TALK ABOUT MORE OF OUR FACILITIES THAT WERE INSIDE OF RICHARDSON, UNIQUE FINDINGS THAT WE'VE HAD IN EACH INDIVIDUAL STATE OF THOSE FACILITIES AS WELL.
SO THERE'S BEEN A LARGE EFFORT WITH RICHARDSON, TYPICALLY GOING THROUGH THE CIP PROJECTS TO DO A LARGE EVALUATION AND TO ADDRESS
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ALL THE NON-COMPLIANT ISSUES WITHIN THAT FACILITY AS AN OVERALL EVALUATION AS WELL.SO I HAVE A FEW DIFFERENT EXAMPLES HERE THAT WE HAVE COME, COME ACROSS INSIDE RICHARDSON, OUR PERFORMING ARTS CENTER AS WELL.
THE PURPOSE OF A FACILITY REPORT IS TO HAVE AN INDIVIDUAL COME FROM THE RIGHT OF WAY OR FROM YOUR PARKING LOT TO ENTER SET FACILITY, BE PART OF THE COMMUNITY WITH INSIDE THAT CENTER AS WELL.
AND THEN TO SAFELY EXIT THAT FACILITY.
I'M NOT GONNA BE ABLE TO FIND THE LASER POINTER, BUT I CAN JUST POINT IT OUT HERE ON THE PHOTO.
ON THE LEFT SIDE, YOU CAN SEE WE HAVE A GRAND ENTRANCE WITH THE STAIRWELLS COMING IN, AND IT'S BEAUTIFUL AND ALL, BUT WE ALSO NOW HAVE SOME RAILINGS THAT ARE ALSO THERE FOR INDIVIDUALS THAT MIGHT NEED THAT AS WELL.
AND THEN FURTHER BEHIND IT, THERE'S A CURB RAMP, OR RAMP, I SHOULD SAY, TO ALSO USE THAT ENTRANCE AS WELL.
THAT GIVES THE OPPORTUNITY FOR ANYONE WITH ANY TYPE OF FORM OF DISABILITY TO ALSO BE PART OF THAT SAID THEATER.
AND THEN OUR PHOTOS ON THE RIGHT SIDE, YOU CAN SEE THAT WE HAVE OUR SEATING AREA WITH INSIDE THAT SEATING AREA.
THERE'S DIFFERENT VARIATIONS FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES TO SIT IN DIFFERENT PORTIONS OF THAT AREA.
BUT HOW WOULD YOU GO ABOUT GETTING THERE? SO YOU CAN SEE THAT WE HAVE SOME STAIRS ON THE LEFT SIDE AND THE TOP RIGHT PHOTO, BUT ON THE FAR RIGHT, THERE'S ANOTHER RAMP THAT WILL BE ABLE TO GO DOWN INTO THE LOWER AREA.
AND THOSE SEATS, THOSE ALSO HAVE DIFFERENT PARTS THAT COULD BE PART OF AN ACCESSIBILITY PROGRAM WHERE THE ARMREST CAN MOVE UP FOR ANYONE THAT WANTS TO TRANSFER INTO THOSE SEATS AS WELL.
AND TO HAVE THOSE SPACED OUT THROUGH DIFFERENT PARTS OF HIS, SO YOU'RE NOT PUTTING SOMEONE IN THE FAR BACK OR THAT COULDN'T SEE PROPERLY, OR SOMEONE THAT WANTS TO SIT UP FRONT AND SAY THEIR GRANDKIDS ARE PERFORMING.
IT GIVES AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY FOR THEM TO BE PART OF THAT COMMUNITY.
SO, AS WE HAD MENTIONED EARLIER WITH CITY HALL AND THE LIBRARY, THESE EVALUATIONS HAVEN'T HAPPENED YET, BUT WHERE THEY CAN BEGIN IS AT THE BLUEPRINT LEVEL, AT THE DESIGN PHASE, SO THAT YOU'RE DESIGNING THESE IN THE CORRECT MANNER BEFORE THEY HAVE, THEY'VE COME UP AND REALIZE THAT THE DOOR WIDTHS AREN'T IN THE CORRECT MANNER, OR THE WATER CLOSET DOESN'T HAVE THE CORRECT HEIGHTS ON THE COUNTERS.
SO THESE PROCESSES OF EVALUATING FACILITIES CAN BEGIN AT THE VERY BEGINNING OF STEPS UNTIL WAIT, NOT HAVE TO WAIT UNTIL THEY'VE ALREADY BEEN PUT INTO PLACE AND HAVE TO BE TAKEN OUT AGAIN.
SO AGAIN, THIS IS A EXAMPLE ON THE FAR LEFT CORNER OF OUR PHOTO OF THE CITY HALL, WHERE THERE'LL BE DIFFERENT VARIATIONS OF SEATING AREAS AROUND THERE AND ON, AND INCLUDING THE CITY HALL AND THE COUNCILMEN THEMSELVES THAT HAVE A RAMP TO GET UP INTO AND BE PART OF CITY COUNCIL AS WELL.
AND FOR THE LIBRARY, AS STEVE HAS POINTED OUT, SOME OF THE DESKS MIGHT NOT BE ACCESSIBLE, BUT IT DIDN'T HAVE THAT IN IN PLACE FOR YOU TO HAVE THOSE BUILT IN AND ALSO HAVE ACCESS TO THEM COMING DOWN TO THE COUNTER WITH, TO ANY OTHER FACILITIES THAT WE WERE OR ANY OTHER ELEMENTS INSIDE THAT FACILITY THAT BE UTILIZED BY THE PUBLIC.
JUST HAVE EXAMPLES HERE OF SOME OF THE PARKS AND SOME DIFFERENT VARIATIONS OF THOSE PARKS.
SO CREEK HOLLOW PARK, ON THE TOP PHOTO THAT YOU CAN SEE, WE HAVE A PICNIC TABLE.
WE HAVE SOME BARBECUE PITS THAT AN AREA PLAYGROUND SET.
SO ALL OF THESE FACTORS THAT COME INTO THE FACILITY WILL HAVE DIFFERENT REQUIREMENTS THAT HAVE DIFFERENT HEIGHT LEVELS, DIFFERENT SEATING ARRANGEMENTS, PATHWAYS TO GET TO THE PLAY, THE PLAYGROUND, YOU HAVE A, UH, LATRINE OR A REST AREA IN THE BACK OF THAT AREA AS WELL.
THOSE ALSO REQUIRE TO BE ACCESSIBLE AS WELL.
AND THEN THERE'S DIFFERENT OPTIONS THAT GO ABOVE AND BEYOND IF YOU WANT TO HAVE A RUBBER PATHWAY TO THE PLAYGROUND OR TO THE SWING SET FOR PARENTS OR GRANDPARENTS OR ANYONE THAT WANTS TO BE ABLE TO BE INVOLVED IN THOSE TYPES OF AREAS OF PLAY.
SO THE SPORTING COMPLEX, AGAIN, THIS IS SIMILAR TO THE THEATER ASPECT WHERE THERE'S A LOT OF SEATS THERE.
THIS ALSO GETS A VARIETY OF DIFFERENT SPOTS FOR PARENTS OR ANYONE IN THE COMMUNITY TO COME AND BE PART OF THOSE GAMES.
BUT THIS ISN'T JUST EXCLUDE SAYING, YOU'RE JUST THERE TO WATCH.
YOU ALSO HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO GO ONTO THE FIELD AND BE AN ATHLETE THERE AS WELL.
SO THEY HAVE ACCESS TO THE DUGOUTS FOR COACHES, SAY THEY HAVE DISABILITIES TO BE PART OF THOSE GROUPS OF KIDS THAT ARE GONNA BE PLAYING IN THOSE AREAS.
AND AGAIN, ANOTHER AREA OF RICHLAND PARK DOWN THERE IN THE BOTTOM RIGHT HAND CORNER, THERE'S DIFFERENT PLAYGROUND SETS AND AREAS OF HEIGHTS THAT CAN VARY.
SO MAYBE SAY YOU HAVE HAD AN EXISTING PROGRAM OR EXISTING PLAYGROUND, EXCUSE ME, THAT'S THERE.
BUT THEN ON THE FAR, ON THE RIGHT SIDE, THERE'S ALSO AN ACCESSIBLE PLAYGROUND SET FOR KIDS THAT ARE ALSO GONNA BE PART OF PLAYING IN THAT PARK AS WELL.
THEN WE CAN MOVE ON TO, AT TENNIS CENTERS AND, AND THE PARK, OUR PARK GOLF COURSE.
SO I KNOW PICKLEBALL ISS TAKEN OVER THE WORLD RIGHT NOW, SO A LOT OF THE TIME IT IS.
UH, SO TO GET GATE ACCESS, TO MAKE SURE IT'S THE CORRECT WIDTH TO GO INTO THOSE PARKS, TO BE ABLE TO PLAY THAT KIND OF GAME, HAVE, UH, REST AREAS TO MAKE SURE THAT THOSE ARE ACCESSIBLE AND HAVE THE CORRECT STABILITY FOR SOMEONE THAT WOULD SAY, TRANSFER TO THERE IF YOU HAVE A WATER FOUNTAIN, TO MAKE SURE THAT THAT'S AT THE CORRECT HEIGHT SO THAT EVERYONE HAS ACCESS TO THOSE TYPES OF, UH, EQUIPMENT AND FACILITIES.
AND THEN THIS ALL CAN EVEN BEGIN IN THE PARKING LOT TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU HAVE THE CORRECT AMOUNT OF PARKING FOR ACCESSIBLE PARKING IN THAT PARKING LOT AS WELL, FOR EVERYONE TO BE INCLUDED AS WELL FOR YOUR MUNICIPAL COURTS, TO MAKE SURE THAT IF YOU'RE GONNA GO AND SAY, PAY A TICKET, THAT YOU ARE ABLE TO ACCESS THAT COURTROOM.
AND IF MAYBE NOT THAT COURTROOM, THERE IS AN ACCESSIBLE ROOM THERE THAT CAN BE GIVEN.
SO IF THE REQUIREMENT IS NEEDED THAT YOU'LL BE ABLE TO GIVE SOMEONE ACCESS TO
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THOSE AS WELL TO THE FIRE STATION.IN THE CASE OF EMERGENCY, HAVING A, A ACCESSIBLE PATHWAY FROM THE STREET OR THE SIDEWALK TO THE FRONT DOORS IN CASE OF EMERGENCY, WHERE THOSE FIRE TRUCKS ARE COMING ACROSS ON THESE, ON THESE APRONS TO MAKE SURE THAT THERE'S AN ACCESSIBLE SIDEWALK THAT GOES ACROSS IT AS ALSO CAPABLE OF HAVING THE FIRE TRUCKS TO GIVE ACCESS OUT TO THE STREETS AS WELL.
AND IN SOME CASES, THERE'S A LOT OF TIMES WHERE MEDIANS OR CROSSROADS OR THEREFORE SAFE ACCESS ACROSS THE ROAD, THOSE WILL USE FOR BEACONS.
THOSE WILL BE YOUR PEDESTRIAN SIGNALS TO MAKE SURE YOU'RE GIVING A VARIETY OF WAYS TO KNOW THAT THERE WILL BE AN ONCOMING FIRER TO COME OUT FOR SAFETY.
SO, GOING ON AGAIN WITH THE CURB BRAND'S, PEDESTRIAN SIGNALS AS WELL.
A LARGE PART OF THIS WILL BE TRIGGERED BY ROAD REMEDIATION, RESURFACING, NEW STREET SCAPES.
THIS WALL KIND OF INCLUDE A NONCOMPLIANT RAMP, SAY TO NOW HAVE A NEW GRADE FOR THE ROAD, WHICH WILL NOW TRIGGER THAT TO THEN GO AND REBUILD THAT NEW SAFE CURB RAMP FOR SOMEBODY WHERE IF THE NEW STREET SIGNALS FOR OUR TRAFFIC SIGNALS ARE BEING REDONE, THIS IS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR THE CITY TO GO IN AND BUILD A NEW PEDESTRIAN CROSSWALK FOR THEM AS WELL THAT'S IN THE CORRECT SPACE FOR THEM.
SO YOU CAN SEE AT THE TOP OF THE RAMP HERE, THERE'S A CLEAR SPACE THAT HAS AN EVEN, EVEN GROUND FOR SOMEONE TO GIVE ACCESS TO THAT PUSH BUTTON.
SO DURING THESE FACILITY REPORTS AND THE TRANSITION PROJECT ITSELF, THERE'LL BE DIFFERENT TEAMS INVOLVED WITHOUT THE CITY THAT WILL HAVE ACCESS TO AND RESPONSIBILITIES FOR THIS.
SO THE PARKS DEPARTMENT, WHEN NEW PLAYGROUND EQUIPMENT OR NEW PARKS ARE BUILT, THEY WILL GO IN TO EVALUATE THESE AREAS, NOT ONLY JUST TO SHOW THAT THEY'VE BUILT IT CORRECTLY, BUT ALSO TO SHOW THE IMPROVEMENT IMPROVEMENTS THAT RICHARDSON HAS CONTINUED TO DO FACIL FACILITIES GROUPS.
SO WHEN CITY HALL AND WHEN THE LIBRARY IS BUILT AND FINISHED, THAT WILL GO IN AND GET ANOTHER FACILITY REPORT TO SHOW THAT IT IS BUILT CORRECTLY.
IT'S MADE UP TO DATE FOR THE PLANS THAT THEY HAD LISTED OUT FOR YOUR STREETS, WORKS FOR ANY NEW SIDEWALK, YOUR NEW ROAD PROGRAMS, THEY'RE GONNA BE GOING IN, YOU'RE GONNA GO AND EVALUATE THOSE AS WELL, INCLUDING THE SAFETY OF THE STREETS AS WELL, TO HAVE THOSE REPORTS UP TO DATE.
THIS IS A LIVING DOCUMENT, AS WE LIKE TO SAY.
THIS IS AN ONGOING PROGRESSION OF IMPROVEMENTS FOR THE CITY.
AND THEN THIS IS ALSO A HYPERLINK RIGHT HERE AS THE PRO AT THE BOTTOM OF THE PAGE FOR THE STATEMENT OF THE QUALITY FOR THE MUNICIPAL STANDARDS OF SERVICES, SO THAT EACH AND EVERY PART OF THE CITY PROGRAMS ALSO SHOW THAT THEY ARE HAVE AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES.
SO AS WE SAID, THIS IS OUR FIRST PHASE.
THE SUMMARY OF FINDINGS IN THE BOTTOM RIGHT HAND CORNER IS THE LINK TO THE SUMMARY OF FINDINGS.
WE ENCOURAGE EVERYONE IN THE COMMUNITY TO GO AND EVALUATE THE SUMMARY OF FINDINGS TO GIVE FEEDBACK THROUGH OUR SURVEYS, THROUGH EITHER OUR SAFETY PROGRAM OR ACCESSIBILITY CONCERNS.
WE HAVE THOSE IN THE BACK AS WELL FOR ANYONE TO HAND OUT OR TO USE.
AND THIS IS AN, UH, ALSO WITH THIS AS WELL AS THE TDOT ACTION PLAN, THIS IS A REQUIREMENT FROM MUNICIPALITIES INSIDE TEXAS AS WELL TO RESPOND TO, TO TDOT THAT THEY'LL GO AND EVALUATE THEIR PROGRAMS, TO INFORM CITIES OF AREAS OF IMPROVEMENT, AND THEN THE ACTIONS THAT RICHARDSON OR ANY OTHER MUNICIPALITY WILL GO ON TO TAKE, TO MEET THOSE REQUIREMENTS THAT TEXAS HAS SET FORTH.
AND AGAIN, THESE ARE THE SURVEYS, THE COMMUNITY INPUT.
YOU ALL ARE GONNA KNOW YOUR COMMUNITY BETTER THAN ANYONE.
SO THIS IS WHERE YOUR COMMUNICATION WITH THE CITY IS, IS CRITICAL.
SO THESE ARE THE LINKS TO ALL THE SURVEYS THAT WE HAVE HERE.
ON THE BOTTOM RIGHT HAND SIDE, YOU'LL SEE THAT WE HAVE A LIST OF THE PUBLIC OUTREACH AND THE COMMUNITY SURVEYS AND THE WHAT THEY'RE HERE TO ADDRESS AND WHAT FEEDBACK WE NEED FROM ALL OF YOU.
AND AGAIN, THE PURPOSE OF THESE, YOU'RE GONNA KNOW YOUR CITY BETTER THAN ANYONE ELSE.
YOU'RE GONNA KNOW YOUR COMMUNITIES BETTER THAN ANYONE ELSE.
AND YOUR PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT IS NEEDED FOR US TO, ONE, KNOW WHERE OUR ISSUES ARE WHEN WE HAVE THESE BOARDS THAT HAVE OUR PENS OF LOCATIONS.
NOW, THAT MIGHT NOT HAVE BEEN NOTICED BEFOREHAND.
THAT'S KIND OF A COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT THAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR.
THE PROCESS IS ANONYMOUS, SO THAT IF YOU ARE WORKING IN, IN, UH, RICHARDSON, IF YOU LIVE IN RICHARDSON, IF YOU GO TO SCHOOL IN RICHARDSON, YOU'RE PART OF THAT GROUP, YOU'RE PART OF THAT COMMUNITY, BUT IT'S NOT GONNA EXCLUDE YOU.
YOU WANT TO BE GIVEN, BUT WE'RE NOT GONNA BE CALLING OUT INDIVIDUALS IN THIS.
AND THE DATA WILL BE USED TO PRIORITIZE, AS STEVE HAD MENTIONED, THAT THESE AREAS THAT YOU ARE GONNA NEED TO KNOW, I CONSTANTLY USE THIS STREET TO GET TO MY GROCERY STORE, AND THEY MAY NOT BE KNOWN.
BUT HAVING THAT ACCESSIBILITY WE CAN ADDRESS AND SAY, WE'RE DOING A NEW STREETSCAPE PROJECT.
THIS IS HOW WE'RE GOING TO ADDRESS THIS, IS TO GIVE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR EVERYONE TO HAVE A VOICE INSIDE OF THIS.
AND AGAIN, THIS IS AN UPDATE THAT THIS IS A PUBLIC MEETING THAT'S TODAY THAT'S BEING HELD HERE.
AND FROM THIS DATE, WE'LL HAVE TILL SEPTEMBER 30TH, I BELIEVE.
MY NEXT SLIDE WILL HAVE THAT AS WELL FOR YOU TO RESPOND BACK TO THIS SURVEY AND GIVE A SURVEY ON US AS WELL ON AREAS OF IMPROVEMENT THAT WE CAN GIVE FOR, WHETHER IT BE THE VENUE OR HOWEVER WAY YOU SEE THE FIT.
AND THEN ON THE BOTTOM IS OUR A DA WEBSITE.
SO THIS IS ALL THE RESOURCES THAT ARE OUT THERE TOO THAT RICHARDSON'S GIVING AN OPPORTUNITY FOR YOU TO VIEW AS WELL.
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SO IT'S ON ONE PAGE, ONE EASY PAGE FOR EVERYONE TO GO AND SEE FOR ALL THE RESOURCES THAT RICHARDSON HAS A AVAILABLE.SO IN CONCLUSION, WE HAVE A PUBLIC INVOLVEMENT.
THIS IS WHEN WE NEED TO GET THOSE SURVEY REQUESTS IN.
THIS IS GONNA BE A LARGER SCALE PROGRAM.
AGAIN, THE SUMMARY OF FINDINGS IS FIRST PART OF AN A DA TRANSITION PLAN.
SO THIS IS THE FIRST PHASE, BUT THAT INVOLVEMENT FOR THE PUBLIC FROM THIS MEETING ON WILL THEN GO ON TO THE TRANSITION PLAN.
AND AGAIN, I HAD MENTIONED IT'S THE LIVING DOCUMENT.
SO THIS IS ONGOING IMPROVEMENTS.
SO THIS WILL HAVE A COST AND A TIMELINE AND RESPONSIBILITY OF PARTIES OF WHO WILL BE INVOLVED GOING FORWARD WITH THE TRANSITION PLAN ITSELF.
THIS PLAN IS CONSIDERED TO BE APPROVED BY CITY COUNCIL.
SO THIS WILL BE AN ONGOING THING WHERE EVERY YEAR THEY WILL ALLOCATE HOW MUCH AND WHERE AND WHAT THEY WILL BE SPENDING THIS MONEY ON AS THE TRANSITION PLAN CONTINUES ON INTO THE FUTURE.
AND AS I'VE MENTIONED, THIS WILL BE A CONTINUOUS YEARLY PROJECT OF UPDATE.
AND WITH THAT, AGAIN, I WANT TO POINT OUT, LINDSAY, WE BACK HERE.
THESE ARE ALL OF HER, UH, CONTACTS THROUGH EMAIL, THROUGH PHONE, AND THEN OUR RICHARDSON WEBSITE AS WELL WITH ALL OF OUR SURVEYS INCLUDED ON THEM.
AND IF THERE'S ANY OTHER QUESTIONS, WE'LL BE BACK HERE AT THE END.
IF YOU HAVE ANY MORE CONVERSATION, WE'RE MORE WILLING TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.
BUT FOR NOW, I APPRECIATE YOUR TIME AND THANK YOU GUYS FOR COMING OUT OUTSIDE.
UM, NO, THANK Y'ALL FOR, UM, I KNOW WE'VE GOTTEN SOME FEEDBACK ALREADY.
AND AGAIN, UM, IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS, STAFF'S GONNA BE IN THE BACK.
CONSULTANTS WILL BE BACK AT THE END OF THE PRESENTATION.
WE HAVE ANOTHER SHORT PRESENTATION RIGHT AFTER THIS, UH, ON THE SAFER STREETS RICHARDSON PLAN.
UM, BUT YEAH, AGAIN, WE HAVE PUBLIC COMMENT CARDS, UM, AT THE FRONT FOR ANY COMMENTS.
UM, BUT I'LL HAND IT OVER TO JOSH PETERMAN, UM, WITH FAIR AND PEERS, UH, WHO'S LEADING, UM, THE SAFETY ACTION PLAN FOR THE CITY, LOOKING AT TRANSPORTATION SAFETY, UH, AROUND THE WHOLE COMMUNITY, UM, TO KIND OF LEAD THROUGH, THROUGH AN INTRODUCTION OF, UH, THAT PLAN AND, UM, KIND OF SOME WORK THAT THEY'VE BEEN DOING ALREADY, UH, TO, UH, REALLY UNDERSTAND SOME OF THE DATA.
UM, BUT WE ARE IN THAT PUBLIC INPUT PHRASE WHERE, UH, WE WANT TO HEAR FROM YOU SIMILAR TO WHAT, UH, UH, NICK WAS SAYING OF, YOU KNOW, THE COMMUNITY THE BEST.
AND SO I WANT TO HEAR FROM YOU OF WHAT SAFETY ISSUES DO YOU SEE, UM, AND, UH, REALLY HELP THAT INFORM THE CONTINUED DEVELOPMENT OF THIS PLAN.
GOOD EVENING SLASH AFTERNOON, AND THANK Y'ALL FOR COMING.
I KNOW THAT THERE ARE OTHER THINGS THAT YOU COULD BE DOING ON YOUR TUESDAY EVENING, SO I APPRECIATE YOU BEING HERE.
UH, JOSH PETERMAN WITH FAIR AND PEERS, UM, YOU KNOW, DANIEL NOW AND SANITAS IN THE BACK.
UH, UH, SHE'S OUR PROJECT MANAGER FROM THE CITY.
I HAVE A VERY SHORT PRESENTATION TO GO THROUGH, AND THEN WE CAN ANSWER YOUR QUESTIONS, UH, OVER BY THE BOARDS.
I KNOW YOU'VE ALREADY BEEN ANSWERING SOME QUESTIONS.
UM, SO AS I SAID, SANITA IS OUR, OUR PROJECT MANAGER.
UH, YOU'VE MET NOW, DANIEL, UH, PRIAM IS RIGHT THERE SITTING ON THE, UH, HE'S GOT BEIGE JACKET AND THEN MARK OVER IN THE CORNER, UH, DIRECTOR DEPARTMENT.
UH, SO THAT'S THE, THAT'S THE CITY TEAM.
AND THEN MYSELF AND, AND, AND NATALIE ARE HERE REPRESENTING, UH, FAIR AND PIERCE.
SO VERY QUICKLY, UH, WE'RE GONNA GO THROUGH WHAT, UH, A SAFETY ACTION PLAN IS.
UH, WHAT ARE THE REQUIRED COMPONENTS OF IT.
UH, I'LL SHOW YOU THE SCHEDULE WHERE WE ARE TODAY, AND THE ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES FOR, UM, THE CITY, BUT ALSO FOR YOU AS A CITIZEN AND SOMEBODY THAT CAN, UM, HELP INFORM WHAT THE PLAN IS GOING TO SAY AND WHERE IT WILL GO.
UM, I'LL SKIP ON THIS SLIDE A LITTLE BIT.
UH, THIS ACTION PLAN IS FUNDED, UH, BY THE US DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION THROUGH THE, UM, BI, UH, BIPARTISAN INFRASTRUCTURE, UH, BILL, UH, THROUGH A GRANT PROGRAM CALLED, UH, SAFE STREETS AND ROADS FOR ALL.
AND, UH, IT IS A COLLABORATIVE, WE BOLDED SOME CERTAIN WORDS HERE.
UH, IT IS A COLLABORATIVE AND DATA-DRIVEN APPROACH, UM, TO REDUCE TRANSPORTATION RELATED FATALITIES AND SERIOUS INJURIES.
I BOLD THOSE THINGS BECAUSE, UH, THESE ARE A REQUIREMENT OF THE GRANT PROGRAM.
WE HAVE TO COLLABORATE INTERNALLY, WE HAVE TO COLLABORATE WITH THE PUBLIC.
UM, IT'S DATA DRIVEN, SO YOU'LL SEE SOME DATA IN HERE.
THERE'S DATA ON THE BOARDS BACK THERE.
THIS IS CRASH DATA FROM, UH, POLICE DEPARTMENT.
AND WHILE WE WOULD LOVE TO ALLEVIATE AND, AND ELIMINATE ALL CRASHES, UH, ON THE ROADWAYS, WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO DO REALLY IS FOCUS ON,
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UM, SERIOUS INJURIES AND FATALITIES.THIS IS THE OTHER REASON TO DEVELOP A SAFETY ACTION PLAN.
SO WE'VE GOT A LOT OF CRASHES HAPPENING ON THE ROADWAYS.
WHAT YOU SEE HERE, UM, THE SMALL NUMBERS ARE THE TOTAL CRASHES.
SO, UH, LOOKING AT THAT TOP HALF CIRCLE, UM, THERE'S 6,292 CRASHES, 195 OF WHICH, UH, UH, WERE PEOPLE THAT WERE KILLED OR SERIOUSLY INJURED, UH, IN CAR CRASHES BETWEEN 2020 AND 2024.
RIGHT? IS THIS IN OUR CITY? THIS IS IN RICHARDSON.
SO IN RICHARDSON FOR THE YEARS 2020 TO 2024, THESE ARE, UM, THE CRASHES THAT WE'LL, WE'LL SEE, AND WE'VE GOT MORE DATA, UH, AROUND THE SIDE.
WE ALSO HAVE A DASHBOARD, UM, OR A HIGH INJURY NETWORK THAT, THAT YOU CAN LOOK AT, UM, WHEN YOU SEPARATE IT OUT BY MODES, UH, 133 OF THOSE KILLED AND SEVERELY INJURED.
UH, WERE IN A CAR 27, WERE WALKING 20, WERE ON A MOTORCYCLE, AND 15 WERE BIKING.
THERE IS A, THERE ARE FEDERAL, STATE, REGIONAL, AND LOCAL COMMITMENTS, UH, AROUND HERE TO A GOAL OF, OF ZERO.
YOU MAY HAVE HEARD OF VISION ZERO, UM, BUT THE GOAL IS, IS ZERO ROADWAY FATALITIES AND SERIOUS INJURIES.
UM, THIS ALIGNS WITH SEVERAL OTHER, UH, OF RICHARDSON'S EXISTING, UH, UH, VISION STATEMENTS IN DIFFERENT PLANS, UM, FROM THE COMP PLAN, THOROUGHFARE PLAN.
UM, THEY'RE ALL UP, UP ON A BOARD OVER THERE, BUT WE USE THOSE AND THE CITY USE THOSE TO GENERATE THE VISION FOR THIS PARTICULAR PROJECT.
UM, SO I WON'T, UH, GO THROUGH THIS, UH, WORD FOR, ACTUALLY I WILL.
RICHARDS RICHARDSON ENVISIONS A SAFE, ACCESSIBLE, AND EFFICIENT TRANSPORTATION NETWORK TO MEET THE MOBILITY NEEDS OF THE CITY'S DIVERSE RESIDENTS AND STAKEHOLDERS.
SAFER STREETS RICHARDSON BUILDS OFF THE CITY'S INFRAS, UH, EXISTING COMMITMENT TO SAFETY BY SETTING A GOAL TO REDUCE DEATHS AND SERIOUS INJURIES ON RICHARDSON STREETS BY 50% BY 2050.
AGAIN, THE GOAL IS ZERO, BUT THERE IS A REALISTIC GOAL, 50% BY 2050, USING THE PRINCIPLES OF URBAN PLANNING, ENGINEERING, AND SAFE SYSTEMS APPROACH.
UH, RICHARDSON WILL WORK TOWARDS ITS ULTIMATE GOAL OF ZERO.
SO THAT'S THE VISION THAT'S GUIDING THIS ENTIRE PLAN.
SO WE'VE BEEN THROUGH A VISIONING EXERCISE.
UH, WE'VE ALREADY, UH, DOWNLOADED ALL OF THE CRASH DATA AND PROCESSED IT.
UH, WE'LL TALK ABOUT THAT A LITTLE BIT IN A, UH, LATER.
WE'RE JUST NOW STARTING TONIGHT, THE PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT PROCESS.
WE'RE IN THE MIDDLE OF OUR SAFETY TOOLKIT, UH, LATER THIS FALL AND INTO 2026, WE'LL DEVELOP THE ACTION PLAN, AND ULTIMATELY IT WILL BE IMPLEMENTED SUMMER OF, OF 2026 TO GET THE CITY LINED UP FOR, UM, FUTURE FUNDING, UH, FOR THIS PROGRAM.
I'LL ALSO NOTE THAT THERE IS A DEMONSTRATION PROJECT ELEMENT OF THIS THAT HASN'T STARTED, AND THAT HAS TO DO WITH TRAFFIC SIGNALS AND EMERGENCY PREEMPTION.
WE'LL TALK ABOUT THAT MORE AT A, AT A UPCOMING PUBLIC MEETING.
THE SAFETY ANALYSIS, UH, I'LL TRY TO SIMPLIFY IT.
ALL OF THE DATA THAT WE HAVE HERE COMES FROM THE POLICE.
SO WHEN YOU HAVE A CRASH, THE POLICE SHOW UP, THEY TAKE A REPORT, THAT DATA GOES TO TXDOT, UH, EVERYWHERE IN TEXAS.
YOU'RE LUCKY THAT YOU'RE IN TEXAS.
A LOT OF STATES DON'T HAVE DEPARTMENTS OF TRANSPORTATION THAT, THAT MAKE ALL OF THIS DATA AVAILABLE.
BUT THEY CONSOLIDATE IT AND THEY MAKE IT AVAILABLE TO ANYBODY WHO ASKS, UH, CITIES CONSULTANTS.
AND THEN IT'S OUR JOB TO, TO, UH, PARSE IT AND, AND, AND MAKE SENSE OF IT.
BUT GENERALLY WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO FIGURE OUT IS WHERE ARE THEY OCCURRING, WHY ARE THEY OCCURRING AND WHO'S INVOLVED? AND, UH, WE USE THAT TO INFORM WHAT OUR STRATEGIES WILL, WILL BE, MAYBE WHAT ROADWAYS WE'LL FOCUS ON FIRST.
UM, WE JUST HEARD A PRESENTATION ON THE A DA TRANSITION PLAN WHERE THEY LOOK AT THE, THE EXISTING, UH, UH, PROBLEMS AND THEY TRY TO PRIORITIZE WHERE THEY'RE GOING TO INVEST.
THE, THE ROADWAY, UH, SAFETY ACTION PLAN IS NOT MUCH DIFFERENT.
WE FIGURE OUT WHAT THE, WHERE THE ISSUES ARE, WHAT'S HAPPENING, AND, UH, DEVISE A PLAN TO ADDRESS THEM.
THESE ARE ALL THE CRASHES IN RICHARDSON, AGAIN, FROM 2020 TO 2024 TOTAL CRASHES IN THAT FIRST COLUMN.
SERIOUS AND FATAL CRASHES IN THAT, I GUESS THE THIRD COLUMN.
AND THEN YOU CAN SEE THE PERCENTAGE, UH, OF ALL OF THE CRASHES, UM, THAT THE SERIOUS AND FATAL CRASHES REPRESENT.
SO, SO ANYWHERE FROM TWO TO 4% OF THOSE CRASHES ARE, ARE SERIOUS OR, OR FATAL.
THIS IS NOT UNIQUE, UH, TO THE REGION.
SO, UH, AGAIN, THIS IS, UH, YOU CAN SEE ON THE LEFT SIDE THERE.
THIS IS DATA FROM 2020 TO 2024.
WE, THERE ARE SOME CRASHES THAT WE ARE NOT INCLUDING HERE.
SO, UM, THE GEORGE BUSH TURN, PRESIDENT GEORGE BUSH TURNPIKE, PGPT, UH, 75, THESE ARE LIMITED ACCESS FREEWAYS THAT RICHARDSON DOESN'T HAVE CONTROL OVER.
SO WE DON'T INCLUDE THOSE CRASHES.
WE'RE TRYING TO ADDRESS WHAT WE CAN CONTROL.
SO WE'VE TAKEN THOSE OUT OF THE DATASET.
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AND WE'RE LOOKING HERE.YOU CAN SEE ON THE FAR LEFT IS PLANO.
ON THE FAR RIGHT IS MCKINNEY, THE YELLOW BAR.
WE'RE TRYING TO FOCUS ON OTHER SIMILAR CITIES, SUBURBAN CITIES.
IF YOU, IF DALLAS AND HOUSTON WERE ON HERE, THE BARS WOULD BE WAY HIGHER.
UM, BUT YOU CAN SEE PLANO, UH, AND THIS IS NORMALIZED BY POPULATION.
SO THIS IS THE NUMBER OF CRASHES, UM, FROM 2020 TO 2024, UH, BY POPULATION.
WE TAKE ALL OF THE CRASH DATA, WHICH ALL OF THAT HAS LOCATIONS, AND WE DO A LITTLE BIT OF OF MATH.
AND, UM, WE DETERMINE WHERE IN, UH, RICHARDSON THE MOST CRASHES AND THE MOST SEVERE CRASHES ARE HAPPENING.
AND WE DEVELOP WHAT'S CALLED A HIGH INJURY NETWORK.
WE CAN DO THIS FOR ALL MODES, BUT WHAT YOU SEE HERE IN THE BLUE LINES, THAT'S FOR ALL ALL CRASHES.
AND THEN THE ORANGE LINES, WE BROKEN IT DOWN INTO BIKE AND PED ONLY.
SO THE ORANGE LINES ARE WHERE, UM, THE BIKE AND PEDESTRIAN CRASHES ARE HAPPENING THE MOST AND ARE MORE, MOST SEVERE.
AND YOU CAN SEE SOME LITTLE ORANGE BUBBLES WITH A BLUE OUTLINE.
SO THAT'S WHERE THE, UM, A ROADWAY WHERE THAT'S HAVING ALL AN ISSUE WITH ALL CRASHES IS ALSO HAVING A PARTICULAR ISSUE WITH BIKES AND PETS.
WE HAVE ANOTHER COPY OF THAT OVER, UH, ON THE SIDE HERE.
AND IF YOU WANNA SEE THAT FOR YOURSELF, THERE IS A QR CODE WHERE YOU CAN VIEW THIS, THIS MAP AT ANY TIME.
SO I'LL PAUSE FOR A SECOND 'CAUSE I SEE AT LEAST ONE PERSON TRYING TO GET THERE.
WE ALSO HAVE, UH, QR CODES EVERYWHERE.
SO, SO THAT WAS, UH, WHERE THE CRASHES ARE HAPPENING.
WE ALSO LOOK AT THE CRASH TYPE.
UH, SO FOR EXAMPLE, WE'VE GOT SOME PARTICULAR, UH, FREQUENT AND SEVERE CRASHES FOR FAILING TO YIELD RIGHT OF WAY, TURNING LEFT AT A TRAFFIC SIGNAL, 35 TO 40 MILES AN HOUR.
THESE ARE ALL PIECES OF INFORMATION THAT WE GET FROM THE POLICE.
WE'RE NOT, WE'RE NOT DETERMINING ANY OF THIS OURSELVES.
UM, OPPOSITE DIRECTION, CRASHES ON ARTERIALS THAT ARE FIVE LANES ANGLE CRASHES THAT ARE HAPPENING AT TRAFFIC SIGNALS.
SO WE LOOK AT ALL THESE THINGS COMBINED WITH THE HIGH INJURY NETWORK THAT I JUST SHOWED.
AND WE DEVELOP, UH, A PLAN, UH, FOR HOW TO FIX IT.
UH, WHO IS INVOLVED? SO AT THE BOTTOM LEFT CONSULTANT, THAT'S ME.
UH, THE MANAGING DEPARTMENT IS TRANSPORTATION MOBILITY.
UM, THOSE ARE THE FOLKS I INTRODUCED EARLIER.
IT'S REQUIRED THAT WE HAVE ALSO, UM, INVOLVEMENT FROM ELECTED LEADERS.
SO ALL OF THE DECISIONS ARE GOING THROUGH THE CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE AND CITY COUNCIL WILL BE INFORMED.
WE'VE GOT TWO DIFFERENT STAKEHOLDER GROUPS, INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL.
SO INTERNAL IS ALL OF THE CITY DEPARTMENTS.
FIRE POLICE, EXTERNAL IS SCHOOL DISTRICTS, HOSPITALS.
SO ANYBODY THAT GETS INVOLVED IN, IN CRASHES AND IS INTERESTED IN CRASH DATA RESIDENTS, THAT'S YOU.
UM, AND I ALREADY TALKED ABOUT THE CONSULTANT.
SO YOU WILL SEE A QR CODE HERE.
THERE'S ALSO QR CODES OVER THERE AND OVER THERE.
UM, BUT WE WANT YOUR INPUT, UH, WHETHER YOU TAKE IT HERE AND YOU PUT A STICKER ON THE MAP.
UH, THERE'S A VERY SHORT SURVEY.
THERE'S ALSO IPADS IN THE BACK IF YOU DIDN'T BRING A, A DEVICE AND YOU WANT TO TAKE AN ONLINE SURVEY.
BUT IT ASKS A FEW QUESTIONS ABOUT WHAT YOU THINK THE ISSUES ARE AND WHERE YOU THINK THEY'RE HAPPENING.
SO WE'D REALLY LOVE YOUR FEEDBACK.
TELL ALL YOUR FRIENDS AS LONG AS THEY LIVE OR DRIVE HERE AND SHARE YOUR FEEDBACK.
SO WE'VE GOT A BOARD OVER THERE WITH SOME MORE INFORMATION ABOUT CRASH TRENDS, PREVIEW, THE HIGH INJURY NETWORK THAT WE HAVE THERE.
WE WANT TO HEAR WHAT YOU HAVE TO SAY AND THEN TAKE THE SURVEY.
AND I AM GOING TO END 'CAUSE I DIDN'T WANT TO TALK FOR TOO LONG.
UM, AND THEN SANITA IS OUR PROJECT MANAGER.
UH, CONTACT INFORMATION IS THERE.
UM, THIS IS KIND OF THE, THE END OF THE PRESENTATIONS.
UM, AND AGAIN, WE'LL KINDA BE IN THE BACK FOR ANY QUESTIONS IF YOU WANNA REACH ANY OF US.
UM, AGAIN, I HOPE YOU HEARD KIND OF THROUGH ALL OF THIS, YOUR INPUT'S IMPORTANT.
UM, ALSO IF YOUR FRIENDS, YOUR NEIGHBORS DIDN'T COME, YOU KNOW, WE'VE GOT FLYERS.
WE WANT RESIDENTS TO BE ENGAGED, BE INVOLVED IN BOTH OF THESE PLANNING.
UM, 'CAUSE THIS REALLY DOES GUIDE A LOT OF HOW DO WE IMPLEMENT WHAT'S IMPORTANT TO RESIDENTS IN THE COMMUNITY.
UM, AND SO, YOU KNOW, ANY ORGANIZATIONS OR COMMUNITY, UH, ENGAGEMENT YOU HAVE, UM, WE HOPE YOU CAN SHARE THAT AND, AND GET MORE PEOPLE INVOLVED.
UM, KINDA WITH THAT, UH, IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS, UM, CHIP WILL COME, COME VISIT.
UM, AND WE CAN JUST A GENERAL QUESTION.
WILL THESE PRESENTATIONS BE ON THE WEBSITE? YES.
SO WE WILL, UM, WE WILL PROBABLY TOMORROW.
WE'LL I KNOW WITH THE VIDEO WE'RE ALSO RECORDING IT.
UH, WE'LL SEE HOW LONG, UM, IT TAKES TO KIND OF PROCESS THAT AND GET THAT UPLOADED.
UH, BUT YEAH, WE'LL GET ALL THESE PRESENTATION SLIDES, UH, UPLOADED ON THE WEBPAGE, UH, FOR THESE AS WELL.
AND WE'RE, WE'RE AVAILABLE HERE.
I KNOW WE POSTED IT FROM KIND OF FROM SIX TO 8:00 PM
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SO YOU'RE WELCOME TO CHAT WITH US OR GO COMMENT CARDS AGAIN, UM, SURVEYS.