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8/30/2023 7:23:22 PM Page 3 of 16 State of California – Office of Traffic Safety GRANT AGREEMENT Schedule A GRANT NUMBER PS24035 1. PROBLEM STATEMENT The City of San Leandro is the fifth largest City in Alameda County with a population of nearly 91,176 residents in 2021*. The daytime work population is 58,298. San Leandro’s population of 65 years and over is 21,428 or 23.5% of total population in 2021*. The ethnic makeup of San Leandro residents is approximately 27.6% of Hispanic/Latin descent and 31% of Caucasian origins, 34.4% of Asian/Pacific Islander origins and 10.3% African American*. The City’s population has grown approximately 8.7% from 2011 to 2021 without any increase in land area or major improvement to the street systems*. The City spans over an area of 15.7 square miles and has a total of 176-mile road system. The City of San Leandro has continued to install or upgrade handicapped ramps, sidewalks, highlighted crosswalks, accessible pedestrian signals, bikeways and bicycle racks to encourage safe walking and bicycling in the community. Our first concerned issue has been conflicts between vehicle and pedestrian traffic throughout the City. In the type of pedestrian related crashes, San Leandro was ranked at 40th out of 103 cities with comparable populations in 2020 OTS Ranking. Furthermore, in terms of pedestrians younger than 15-year-old as victims, San Leandro was ranked at 104th out of 106 cities with comparable populations in 2020 OTS Ranking. Concerning pedestrians at age 65 and older, San Leandro was ranked at 52nd out of 106 cities with comparable populations in 2020 OTS Ranking. Our second concerned issue has been conflicts between vehicle and bicycle traffic. Although San Leandro was ranked at 42nd out of 106 cities with comparable populations in 2020 OTS Ranking for the bicycle related crashes, San Leandro was ranked 39th out of 1036cities with youth who are under 15-year-old as victims, Youth (K-8 Students) Data shows that youth under the age of 15 are increasingly involved in traffic-related crashes as pedestrians and bicyclists. Schools located in the San Leandro are in urban areas with heavy street traffic. The combination of land use policies, the increase urbanization of San Leandro and the increase traffic have made traffic-related crashes the leading cause of injury among youth under the age of 15. San Leandro is one of the leading cities with a large percentage of latch-key children which results in children/teens walking and bicycling unsupervised in peak drive time hours (3:00 pm to 7:00 pm). This unsupervised time is the period where most crashes occur for children/teens. In order to provide children/teens with the knowledge and skills they need to travel safely as pedestrians, a consistent and comprehensive traffic safety program must become a part of a student’s day-to-day life in order to affect behavioral changes. Senior/Older Adults Walking is the most basic form of transportation for seniors living in San Leandro. As a group, senior citizens are particularly dependent on safe streets for walking because many of them no longer drive. Walking also provides seniors with opportunities for low-impact exercise. Older pedestrians are at higher risk of falling or being hit by a vehicle, because mobility and perception deteriorate as part of the aging process. An injury can be more serious and recovery takes longer for this age group. In most cases, the benefits of the exercise, independence and social activities associated with walking outweigh the risks. (* U.S. Census Bureau (2021). San Leandro City, California. American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates.) 2. PERFORMANCE MEASURES A. Goals: 1. Reduce the number of persons killed in traffic crashes. 2. Reduce the number of persons injured in traffic crashes.