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Recommendation to Authorize the City Manager to Execute a Second Amendment to the Agreement with Kittelson & Associates to Increase Compensation by $270,906, for a Total Aggregate Compensation Not to Exceed $345,876 to Continue Providing Technical Services Related to Roundabouts. (Transportation 20962743) [Continued from December 7, 2021]
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To: Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
City of Alameda (City) staff is seeking City Council approval of the second amendment of the Service Provider Agreement with Kittelson & Associates (Kittelson) to: 1) complete the citywide roundabout screening analysis; 2) provide concept development and grant writing support on roundabouts; 3) continue peer review for Central Avenue and Lincoln/Marshall/Pacific corridors; and 4) complete the planning/scoping phase of the Clement Avenue/Tilden Way Safety Improvement Project. Roundabouts implement the Vision Zero policy, which prioritizes the reduction of fatal and severe injury collisions to zero. In November 2019, the City Council adopted a resolution establishing Vision Zero as the City's guiding principle for transportation planning, design and maintenance. Roundabouts reduce the types of crashes where people are seriously hurt or killed by 78-82 percent when compared to conventional stop-controlled and signalized intersections, per the AASHTO Highway Safety Manual.
BACKGROUND
Roundabouts can be an important tool in the implementation of the Vision Zero policy, which prioritizes the reduction of fatal and severe injury collisions to zero. In November 2019, the City Council adopted a resolution establishing Vision Zero as the City's guiding principle for transportation planning, design, and maintenance. In 2021, the City is completing a Vision Zero Action Plan that includes specific actions and policy changes to increase street safety in Alameda. The Vision Zero webpage is at www.alamedaca.gov/VisionZero
Roundabouts reduce the types...
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