Att. #3
Greater San Francisco Bay Area
2006 OFFICE OF TRAFFIC SAFETY GRANTS
Alameda County
City of Livermore $173,500
The Livermore Police Department’s goal is to reduce the total number of persons killed and injured, and those killed and injured in speed related and alcohol – involved collisions, by increasing traffic safety through a variety of enforcement and educational efforts.
University of California/Berkeley $481,225
This project proposes to reduce the number and severity of crashes on local streets and highways in California by providing free expert technical assistance for local enforcement and engineering staff, aimed at improving the efficiency and effectiveness of local traffic safety programs and high crash site solutions.
University of California/Berkeley $395,770
This project proposes to reduce the number and severity of crashes at or near public highway work zones by training construction and maintenance crews on how to safely, effectively, and efficiently plan, install and operate work zone controls that minimize potential for vehicle conflicts, pedestrian and bicycle hazards, and protect workers.
County of Alameda Sheriff’s Office $280,000
The Avoid the 21 Anti –DUI Campaign will conduct a crackdown on drinking drivers in the county over the year-end holiday periods and on Labor Day and Memorial Day weekend. The campaign plans 10 DUI checkpoints.
City of Pleasanton $120,193
The Pleasanton Police Department will reduce persons killed and injured in alcohol-involved collisions, and increase seat belt use awareness with a combination of enforcement and educational activities.
East Bay Regional Park District Fire Department $80,000
The “Count Down to Survival - Rapid Extrication” program will improve the delivery of high quality services to traffic collision victims through the acquisition of four mobile light weight extrication systems. The equipment will increase the chances of survival for collision victims.
Union City $105,145
The Union City Police Department will endeavor to reduce DUI fatalities and injuries by conducting checkpoints and saturation patrols. The purchase of a DUI trailer, and an education and enforcement program will help to deter drunk driving in the city.
University of California/Berkeley- Traffic Safety Center (TSC) $465,000
Latino males, 21-25 years of age, have DUI arrests rates 200 percent higher, and DUI fatality rates 50 percent higher, than other males in the same group. The TSC is proposing to work with community agencies to coordinate a local safety campaign targeting young Latino males.
County of Alameda $303,000
This project will create a safe crossing environment for children at nine specific school locations by installing in-pavement lighted crosswalks.
City of Alameda $68,060
Pedestrian countdown signals will be installed at identified signalized intersections. This project proposes to enhance pedestrian awareness and better facilitate pedestrian roadway usage.
City of Berkeley $362,579
This program is a multi-modal intervention and collaboration with local community based organizations to teach bicycle and pedestrian safety to elementary and middle school aged children.
City of San Leandro $38,000
The San Leandro Police Department proposes to reduce the number of persons killed and injured in traffic collisions, by conducting speed enforcement operations and educating the motoring public.
Contra Costa County
The City of Pleasant Hill $88,739
The Pleasant Hill Police Department will implement a traffic and DUI enforcement program with the purchase of motorcycles and other necessary equipment.
The City of Brentwood Engineering Department $138,275
Brentwood proposes to reduce pedestrian and bicycle collisions with a combination of education outreach and construction of pedestrian activated in-pavement crosswalk lighting.
The City of Brentwood Police Department $202,700
The Brentwood and Livermore Police Departments propose to provide traffic safety education and enforcement for Vasco Road local jurisdiction to reduce traffic collision victims.
Contra Costa Health Services $278,927
Contra Costa Health Services, in partnership with the local law enforcement, educational and engineering jurisdictions, proposes to reduce pedestrian fatalities and injuries in the City of Richmond. Activities will include pedestrian traffic enforcement and education.
Avoid the 25 DUI Campaign Contra Costa County $328,543
The campaign will provide funding for DUI crackdown during summer and winter holidays. This is an effort to reduce the number of persons killed and injured in alcohol-involved traffic collisions.
Marin County
City of San Rafael $150,000
This project proposes to enhance pedestrian awareness and safety through purchasing and installing pedestrian signal heads at multiple signalized intersections.
City of San Rafael Police Department $212,500
The San Rafael Police Department will act as the lead agency for the Avoid the Marin 13 DUI Campaign. Marin County will work to reduce the number of persons killed and injured from DUI related collisions.
San Mateo County
Daly City $239,581
The Daly City Police Department proposes to increase motor officer staffing by adding one for collision investigations, safety belt, pedestrian safety, and DUI enforcement and education.
San Mateo County Avoid the 23 Campaign $331,046
This campaign will conduct a DUI enforcement and educational crackdown on drinking drivers to reduce the number of persons killed and injured in alcohol-involved collisions in San Mateo County.
City of Menlo Park $350,000
The City of Menlo Park will develop a Menlo Park Police Department Serious Traffic Offender Program for enforcement, pedestrian education and courthouse sting operations.
City of East Palo Alto $216,168
The East Palo Alto Police Department proposes to reduce persons killed and injured in alcohol involved, pedestrian and speed collisions and increase seat belt use in the city.
Redwood City $141,142
The Redwood City Police Department proposes to reduce pedestrian fatalities and injuries, by installing 16 pole-mounted speed signs and increasing saturation patrol enforcement hours.
City of San Bruno $71,066
The City of San Bruno Police Department proposes to conduct DUI enforcement to reduce persons killed and injured in alcohol-involved collisions. A pedestrian safety program will be implement in all elementary and middle schools.
County of San Mateo $76,000
County of San Mateo Teen Occupant Protection Project proposes to increase seat belt usage by students at participating high schools, and to reduce the number of motor vehicle related injuries and fatalities which occur as a result of non-usage.
City of San Carlos $79,047
The San Carlos and Belmont Police Departments in conjunction with the County Health Department propose to conduct extensive seat belt/safety programs within the elementary and middle school student bodies.
San Francisco County
San Francisco County Department of Public Health $337,725
This project will establish a collaborative effort with San Francisco Police Department to reduce pedestrian fatalities and injuries by supplemental enforcement and media outreach efforts for pedestrian safety.
San Francisco County Department of Public Health $563,195
The San Francisco Child Safety and Occupant Protection Project will establish a collaborative effort with Community Based Organizations and media outreach efforts to focus on low-income communities in San Francisco which have large numbers of young children improperly restrained in vehicles.
San Francisco City and County $439,421
The "Avoid the 2" program will publicize and conduct local and combined DUI enforcement and education during the grant period, specifically focusing on the Winter, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Halloween and Saint Patrick's Day holiday periods.
San Francisco City and County $576,221
The San Francisco Police Department will implement a comprehensive traffic safety program. An aggressive enforcement program will include 20 officers reassigned with new motorcycles, radar equipment and training. The emphasis will be on speed, DUI, seat belt and pedestrian enforcement and education.
Napa County
Napa County $212,500
Napa County AVOID the 6 will conduct high-profile DUI roving enforcement and DUI checkpoints and implement a public awareness component of posters, newspaper coverage, and English and Spanish radio and television PSA’s during the major holiday seasons.
Napa Public Works – Transportation $30,000
The City of Napa will reduce speed along several local residential streets within the city through the use of vehicle speed feedback signs designed to alter driver behavior.
Napa Public Works Department $21,000
The City of Napa will attempt to reduce the number of pedestrian and bicycle-related collisions within the city through a public education campaign that will aim at changing underlying attitudes and behaviors of drivers, pedestrians and cyclists.
Santa Clara County
Cupertino Public Works Department $44,100
This grant calls for the installation of Advanced School Flashing Beacons and In-Roadway Warning Light systems.
Santa Clara County Public Health Department $1,036,211
The Traffic Safe Communities Network Countywide Services and Speed Management Enforcement Campaign will coordinate DUI Courts in the Schools, add 15 speed feedback signs in targeted locations, and expand high school seat belt challenge programs.
Santa Clara Police Department $133,000
This program includes targeted enforcement operations of illegal street racing activity and seat belt enforcement. The program will train officers to detect vehicles equipped with illegal street racing equipment.
Santa Clara County $323,880
This grant expands the AVOID the 13 anti-DUI campaign to four yearly maximum enforcement periods focused around major holidays. The campaign also includes dedicated DUI enforcement, DUI sobriety checkpoints, and extensive public relations outreach.
City of Santa Clara $39,370
The City of Santa Clara will implement an automated collision and tracking program with GIS capabilities for the traffic engineering/public works department and the Santa Clara Police Department.
City of Milpitas – Traffic Engineering $76,800
This grant calls for the implementation of a GIS-based automated collision and tracking system for use by the Engineering staff to identify and address recurring collision and injury patterns within the City.
Solano County
City of Fairfield $67,710
Prompted by an increase in the number of speed-related traffic collisions and collisions involving pedestrians and bicyclists under 15, the City will start the Safe Passage 2 program which emphasizes motor safety around school zones and crosswalks.
Vacaville Police Department $498,063
Focusing on reducing the total number of under-21 had-been-drinking drivers involved in collisions is a main focus of this grant with the Vacaville Police Department. The grant also calls for an aggressive public information and outreach campaign.
Solano County Health and Social Services $298,042
This grant creates the Solano Car Seat Connection program, designed to reduce child injuries and fatalities for vehicle occupants ages 6 and under and under 60 pounds through a community-wide effort.
Vallejo Police Department $229,000
This grant creates the AVOID the 10 anti-DUI campaign that will enable Solano County police agencies, led by the Vallejo Police Department, to publicize their combined DUI efforts. The grant includes DUI sobriety checkpoints during peak holiday periods and additional enforcement operations.
City of Rio Vista $207,000
Special training and tools to allow officers to enforce traffic regulations is a key goal of this grant through the Police Traffic Services Traffic Education and Enforcement Program.
City of Vallejo $600,000
The City of Vallejo will use this grant to establish the Vallejo Traffic Education and Management program, designed to utilize a community-oriented approach to address a wide range of traffic safety issues and concerns.
Sonoma County
Sonoma Police Department $281,923
Through the Traffic Enforcement and Occupant Protection Program, the Sonoma Police Department will focus on reducing the number of traffic collisions and related injuries through increased DUI coverage and DUI and seat belt programs at local high schools.
Cotati Police Department $216,460
Reducing fatal and injury collisions are the main goals of the Cotati Police Department’s stepped-up effort on traffic safety. The grant calls for additional officers and a public information campaign to emphasize occupant protection and the dangers of speeding.
Santa Rosa Police Department $212,500
Strengthening the AVOID the 13 anti-DUI effort is the cornerstone of this grant with the Santa Rosa Police Department. The grant calls for increased DUI checkpoints and saturation patrols during peak holiday periods and an aggressive education campaign.
City of Petaluma $215,000
The City of Petaluma will establish the Collision Reduction Alcohol Suppression Help (CRASH) Project, designed to increase enforcement of driving under the influence through a host of education and enforcement activities.
Totals: 50 grants for $12,435,327
For further information, please contact Mike Marando, Marketing & Public Affairs Manager, (916) 262-2975.
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