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CiTY OF SAN LEANDRO BiCYCLE & PEDESTRiAN MASTER PLAN ~ 155 Enforcement TRAFFIC OFFICER BICYCLE AND PEDESTRIAN SAFETY TRAINING: Traffic officers should receive training specifically focused on bicycle and pedestrian safety and enforcement principles. San Leandro should collaborate with surrounding jurisdictions and the Alameda County Sheriff’s Office and share resources as practical. if funding allows, San Leandro should consider appointing a bicycle and pedestrian traffic safety specialist. ADDITIONAL STING OPERATIONS: These operations could employ a decoy undercover officer who attempts to cross the street in the crosswalk. The City might find such stings to be even more effective by involving the media and distributing educational materials in addition to or in place of citations. Stings could also be applied to other road users, such as bicyclists, who might be stopped for wrong-way riding, failure to obey traffic controls, or lack of required safety equipment (helmets for minors or use of lights at night). As with motorists, bicyclist stings could be informational in nature or carry a fine with the option of utilizing a diversion program. in a partnership between law enforcement, bicycle and pedestrian advocacy groups, and local bicycle stores, informational materials given to offenders could also include coupons for discounts on helmets, lights, and other bicycle equipment. ENHANCED POLICE ENFORCEMENT: in areas of high pedestrian and bicycle traffic or high bicycle and pedestrian collision rates, the City should consider deploying a stronger police presence. As necessary, the Police Department may consider assigning more police to traffic control and issuing citations for traffic violations more frequently. Enhanced police enforcement should be used in conjunction with sting operations and walking audits to focus on improving the locations that are Protecting bicycle and pedestrian rights-of-way and enforcing traffic laws is an important component of bicycle and pedestrian safety; furthermore, proper enforcement fits cohesively into a management strategy that balances the needs of all road users. Traffic officers are responsible for traffic enforcement and collision investigation; however, no officers are specifically assigned to bicycle or pedestrian safety. The San Leandro Police Department is responsible for patrols around schools, and enforcement is specifically targeted during pick-up and drop-off periods. The Police Department has two radar speed trailers that can be placed by request on a resident’s street or other locations for speeding abatement. in the past, the City has conducted pedestrian sting operations, in which police target motorists who violate the right-of-way of pedestrians crossing the street—especially motorists who do not stop for pedestrians when cars in adjacent lanes have done so. Potential Additional Enforcement Programs & Activities NEIGHBORHOOD TRAFFIC CALMING PROGRAM: Continue this City-sponsored community-based program to define traffic calming needs and specific bicycling and walking issues in the neighborhoods. it is recommended that this program be expanded to include the bikeway network, particularly as applied to Class iii bicycle routes and bicycle boulevards, and pedestrian improvement areas defined in the Plan as priority locations to be included in the Neighborhood Traffic Calming Program. 293