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Thank you for your interest in Vision Zero and traffic safety in Alameda. Today’s update includes:
Help celebrate International Walk & Roll to School Day on Wednesday, October 7, by walking, biking, or taking extra precautions while driving: move at safe speeds and watch for kids walking and rolling to school. This is a great reminder to slow down and keep an eye out for children every day!
 Bike Bus Arriving at Otis Elementary Temporary Campus (at the former Lum School site); photo by Denyse Trepanier
Daylight savings ends on November 1 this year. Until then, the sun on the horizon can be extra bright during morning commute hours. The City urges community members to take low visibility seriously while driving, as this has caused deadly collisions in Alameda. Here are tips:
- Defrost your windshields before driving and make sure they are clean, inside and out.
- Wear sunglasses and use the car’s sun visor on sunny days.
- Reduce your speed as you approach intersections.
- Watch out for vulnerable road users – pedestrians, bicyclists, motorcyclists.
- Adjust your travel plans – departure time or route – to avoid the sun’s glare.
- If you can’t see, safely pull over until you can.
About 40 people gathered to celebrate the Central Avenue Improvements Project on September 28. This major project has substantially completed construction on three modern roundabouts, pedestrian crossing improvements, new protected bikeways, signal upgrades, resurfacing, and more. Landscaping and stormwater management will be installed in the coming months.
At the event, Mayor Ezzy Ashcraft and others shared remarks, including students who said that their school commutes to Paden Elementary and Encinal Jr./Sr. High are safer, faster, more fun, and more independent than they had been before the project added protected bikeways to their schools. The Metropolitan Transportation Commission published an article about the event.
 Photo by Alyssa Tomforhde
With the Tilden Way/Fernside Blvd/Blanding Ave roundabout newly open, Alameda now has five modern roundabouts, all constructed in the last two years. Remember to yield to pedestrians in the crosswalks and to vehicles inside the roundabout!
Roundabouts are an important tool to help Alameda achieve our Vision Zero goal, as they cause fewer fatal and severe injury collisions than signalized intersections. This is because roundabouts decrease conflict points, control speeds, and eliminate high-injury crash types, like broadside “t-bone” crashes. Alameda is only installing single-lane roundabouts, which are safer for people walking and bicycling.
Potential Conflict Points in a Roundabout vs. Traditional Intersection
 Image by New York Department of Transportation
Join us for two City-funded bicyclist safety education classes this month:
Wondering what the City is doing to improve safety on our streets, from capital projects to bike education? You can find a wealth of information via the City's Transportation webpage or review the mid-year Transportation Status Report.
Here are a few webpages for active projects:
Contact us
transportation@alamedaca.gov
www.AlamedaCA.gov/VisionZero
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