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State of California —Office of Traffic Safety GRANT NUMBER GRANT AGREEMENT PT23146 Schedule A 1. PROBLEM STATEMENT Problem Statement The City of Pleasanton is centrally located in the San Francisco Bay Area and is a gateway to the Central Valley. Pleasanton has a population of 82,000 and is home to companies such as Workday, Oracle and Kaiser. Pleasanton is bordered on three sides by two major freeways and one highway. Interstate 580, Interstate 680 and Highway 84 are heavily traveled thoroughfares which connect Northern California to Silicon Valley and central California. These roadways along with the number of people living and working in Pleasanton, lead to extremely high volumes of traffic. The volume of cut through traffic within the City of Pleasanton increases significantly when 1580 and 1680 are experiencing long delays due to crashes or traffic conditions. These conditions create many challenges which culminate in an increase in injury crashes. Everyday, significant advancements are occurring in mobile technology, leading drivers to utilize their phones more. This mobile communication dependency contributes to distracted driving. Below is an example of how many cell phone violations Pleasanton Police officers have issued: September 01, 2020 - August 31, 2021- Pleasanton Police Officers issued 6,788 citations. Out of those citations, 1,905 (28%) were cell phone related. Average of 5 a day. September 01, 2019 - August 31, 2020 - Pleasanton Police Officer issued 5, 875 citations. Out of those citations, 964 (16%) were cell phone related. Average of 3 a day. September 01, 2018 - August 31, 2019 - Pleasanton Police Officers issued 10,275 citations. Out of those citations, 1,917 (19%) were cell phone related. Average of 5 a day. While distracted driving is not identified as one of Pleasanton's top 3 primary crash factors, evidence indicates that it plays a role in crashes. Proving a cell phone was in use prior to a crash is very difficult without a driver admitting it. When drivers are distracted by their phone or other electronic devices, they can run red lights, illegally turn in front of vehicles or unknowingly increase the speed of the vehicle. The City of Pleasanton attracts many local and out of town bicycle enthusiast due to rural roads with rolling hills, which makes it geographically attractive for bicyclist. To accommodate the increased bicyclists presence, the city has started adding green bicycle lanes (Protected bicycle lanes) throughout the city. The City of Pleasanton also draws the attention of local young riders and youth outside of Pleasanton. The city has two concrete skate / bicycle parks, with various ramps and bowl designs. There is also a dirt BMX park located on the east end of town. Pleasanton is home to numerous bike paths, trails and a BMX park. A significant amount of school age children ride their bicycles to elementary school and junior high. With the city being such an attractive place to cycle and it being so readily available, bicycle enthusiasts are abundant, which brings traffic related issues and crashes. Drivers are often confronted with bicyclist not obeying the rules of the road and youth not wearing helmets as required. Not obeying the rules of the road leads to crashes and youth not wearing helmets leads to injury crashes. The City of Pleasanton has experienced the following bicycle crashes over the past three years: UNDER 15 YEARS OF AGE September 01, 2020 - August 31, 2021- Non-Injury 1 - Injury 3 - Killed 0 September 01, 2019 - August 31, 2020- Non-Injury 3 - Injury 4 - Killed 0 September 01, 2018 - August 31, 2019- Non-Injury 1 - Injury 9 - Killed 0 65 + YEARS OF AGE September 01, 2020 - August 31, 2021- Non-Injury 0 - Injury 2 - Killed 0 September 01, 2019 - August 31, 2020- Non-Injury 0 - Injury 3 - Killed 0 September 01, 2018 - August 31, 2019- Non-Injury 0 - Injury 3 - Killed 0 9/16/2022 9:19:12 AM Page 3 of 17