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13 3. Safety Partners Many different agencies and departments affect safety outcomes in San Leandro. Potential partners for collaboration with City of San Leandro Engineering and Transportation staff include: • San Leandro Police Department (SLPD) – Law enforcement is the core partner representing the E of enforcement. Sworn officers provide valuable input into current behavior that they observe on the roads and are important partners in safety conversations so that jurisdictions can focus enforcement time on behaviors that are most closely associated with injuries and fatalities. • Alameda County Transportation Commission (Alameda CTC) – The Alameda County Safe Routes to School (SR2S) Program is funded by Alameda CTC. It prioritizes student safety, by supporting safe walking and biking to schools. Alameda CTC also takes a safe system approach countywide, and is a major funder of infrastructural projects through the Alameda CTC Commission Sales Tax, Measure BB. • Alameda-Contra Costa Transit District (AC Transit) – Transit agencies expand mobility options for residents. According to the American Public Transportation Association, transit is 10 times safer per mile than traveling by car2. Transit agencies also bring a perspective to safety conversations based on their vehicles driving many miles on local streets. AC Transit provides local bus service in San Leandro, with routes connecting the city to nearby cities. • Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) - BART provides transit service in San Leandro, connecting the city to other Bay Area cities • San Leandro Fire Department (SLFD) – It is crucial for emergency first responders to arrive timely to the scene of a crash, to locate and to give the appropriate and immediate care for those affected. The ideal role of the SFLD is to arrive quickly and locate the injured. The SFLD is usually the first to arrive at the scene. • Bike East Bay – The nonprofit organization focuses on promoting bicycling as an alternative mode of transportation. It supports improving the safety of everyone who chooses to use an alternative to driving. • Bike/Walk San Leandro – The group was an outgrowth of the San Leandro Master Plan and advocates to make San Leandro a safer place for those walking and biking. It supports improvements to make the streets of San Leandro safer and easier to walk and to bike. • San Leandro 2050 – This community-based organization envisions a city that eliminates its greenhouse gas emissions by 2050 to reverse the negative effects of climate change everywhere, including San Leandro. They connect with the local community to listen for solutions, ideas, and opportunities within the City, build partnerships, source funding opportunities for projects, and advocate for policies that advance their goal. • San Leandro Unified School District (SLUSD) and San Lorenzo Unified School District (SLZUSD) – Transportation habits are informed by our experiences as children, and schools are important partners in cultivating positive and safe transportation experiences for young people and families. Schools are also areas of concentrated activity during arrival and dismissal time, so including schools 2 American Pubic Transportation Association (2018). Public Transit Is Key Strategy in Advancing Vision Zero, Eliminating Fatalities. https://www.apta.com/wp-content/uploads/Resources/resources/hottopics/Documents/APTA%20VZN%20Transit%20Safety%20Brief%208.2018.pdf