Moab
Main
Street
Moab needs a safer, more walkable, rollable downtown area.
Source: Deseret News
why it matters
- Valuing people •Vs•Throughput
- Moab is a World Famous tourist hub representing the state of Utah.
- The city can be an example to other rural tourist communities.
- Main street‘s are biggest economic drivers in a city
- Noise pollution and environmental impacts
Moab’s Main street is the most dangerously designed environment in the City.
most dangerous main street
in
utah
utah
utah
Presentation by kevin dwyer
karen guzman-newton
sarah stringham
highway 191
moab’s Main Street
fatality locations 2014-2023
Vernal
Heber
Toole
Logan
Moab
Main st. Is a kill zone
Mothers, Fathers, Sisters, Brothers, Sons, Daughters, Partner’s, Aunt, Uncles, Neices, Nephews, Friends, Collegues, Team-mates
Wasatch Transportation Academy
area of focus
Col
Colorado river bridge to Spanish Trail
6.5 miles
Other Main Streets We Considered
Price
Nephi
Spanish Fork
Cedar City
Orem
Beaver
10 YR Crash data
1481 Crashes
15 Fatal Accidents
13 Main St. Fatal Accidents
46 Suspected Serious Injury
11.5% of accidents involve CMV
148 Crashes Per Year
udot.aashtowaresafety.com/crash-query#/metrics
Crashes in Moab Town ​Project Area-6mi Radius
Moab Town and Downtown
Project Areas
Fatalities
Town-6mi Radius from Center and ​Main St
6mi radius
Town
Accidents
Population 2020
2014-2023
1mi radius
Downtown
Highway Main Street
No Bypass
Similar Size
Main Street is majority commercial
4 Comp communities
Town
Population/Fatalities 1 in 2074
Population /Serious Injuries 1 in 423
Accidents/Fatalities 1 in 301
Accidents/Serious Injuries 1 in 61
AADTC/Main St. Fatalities 1 in 3571
6mi Fatalities /Main St Fatalities 1 in 1.57
Population/Accidents 1 accident per 7
Downtown
Population/2 mi Fatalities 1 in 7606
Population/2 mi Serious Injuries 1 in 1342
AADTC/2 mi Fatalities 1 in 8333
AADTC/2 mi Serious Injuries 1 in 1471
Vernal
Town
Population/Fatalities 1 in 1537
Population/Serious Injuries 1 in 279
Accidents/Fatalities 1 in 373
Accidents/Serious Injuries 1 in 68
AADTC/Main St. Fatalities 1 in 2095
6mi Fatalities/Main St. Fatalities 1 in 2.19
Pop/Accidents 1 accident per 4
Downtown
Population/2 mi Fatalities 1 in 14136
Population /2 mi Serious Injuries 1 in 3073
AADTC/2 mi Fatalities 1 in 8800
AADTC/2 mi Serious Injuries 1 in 1913
Logan
L
V
Town
Population/Fatalities 1 in 663
Population/Serious Injuries 1 in 148
Accidents/Fatalities 1 in 138
Accidents/Serious Injuries 1 in 31
AADTC/Main St. Fatalities 1 in 2385
6mi Fatalities/Main St. Fatalities 1 in 2.31
Population/Accidents 1 accident per 5
Downtown
Population /2 mi Fatalities 1 in 9939
Population/2 mi Serious Injuries 1 in 710
AADTC/2 mi Fatalities 1 in 15500
AADTC/2mi Serious Injuries 1 in 1107
Heber
H
Toole
T
Town
Population/Fatalities 1 in 1325
Population/Serious Injuries 1 in 323
Accidents/Fatalities 1 in 162
Accidents/Serious Injuries 1 in 43
AADTC/Main St. Fatalities 1 in 1778
6mi Fatalities/Main St. Fatalities 1 in 1.78
Population/Accidents 1 accident per 8
Downtown
Population /2 mi Fatalities 1 in 4711
Population/2 mi Serious Injuries 1 in 499
AADTC/2 mi Fatalities 1 in 3556
AADTC/2mi Serious Injuries 1 in 376
MOAB VS Comparison communities
Comparison Community Averages
CC
TOWN
Pop/Fat 1 in 1303
Pop/Ser. Inj. 1 in 257
Accidents/Fat. 1 in 283
Accidents/Ser. Inj. 1 in 56
AADTC/Main St Fat 1 in 2439
6mi Fat./Main St Fat. 1 in 2.12
Pop/Accidents 1 accident per 4.61
DOWNTOWN
Pop/2 mi Fat 1 in 22680
Pop/2 mi Ser. Inj. 1 in 4974
AADTC/2mi Fat 1 in 20005
AADTC/2mi Ser. Inj. 1 in 1471
2mi Acc./2mi Fat 1 in 979
2mi Acc./2mi Ser. Inj. 1 in 122
Moab
M
TOWN
Population/Fatalities 1 in 492
Population/Serious Injury 1 in 161
Accidents/Fatalities 1 in 99
Accidents/Serious Injury 1 in 32
AADTC/Main St Fatalities 1 in 1231
6mi Fat./Main St Fatalities 1 in 1.15
Population/Accidents 1 accident per 5
DOWNTOWN
Population/2mi Fatalities 1 in 3692
Pop 2mi Serious Injury 1 in 671
AADTC/2mi Fatalities 1 in 8000
AADTC/2mi Serious Injury1 in 1455
2mi Accidents/2 mi Fatalities 1 in 499
2mi Accidents/2 mi Serious Injury 1 in 91
Moab vs CC
Town
Population/Fatilities 265%
Population/Serious Injury 160%
Accidents/Fatilities 286%
Accidents/Serious Injury 173%
AADTC/Main St Fatalities 198%
6mi Fat./Main St Fat 2.1 vs 1.15
Population/Accidents 93%
Downtown
Population/2 mi Fatalities 614%
Population/2 mi Serious Inj. 741%
AADTC/2 mi Fatalities 250%
AADTC/2 mi Serious Inj. 101%
2mi Accidents/2mi Fatalities 196%
2mi Accidents/2mi Serious Inj. 134%
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Moab Posted Speed Limits (mph)
Moab Real Time Actual Speed Wed. 5pm
North bound 55-59
South bound 50-54
Other Studies & Data points
Automated Traffic Signal Performance Measures
2019 Moab Downtown Plan Moab & Spanish Valley Regional Transportation Plan
85 Feet
@3mph=20 sec
@50mph =1466ft
Possible solutions
remove lights for 4-way stops, roundabouts
Median refuge/divided arterial
archway,art - demarcation entering slow zone
photo radar
extra ENFORCe-MENT
SPEED LIMIT REDUCTION
It is safe and cheap
downtown
reduce the speed by 10 mph
visual field shrinks when speed increases
evidence based studies from hundreds of transportation and health proffesionals to the benefits of speed reduction
crosswalk visibility
enhancements
TREE PLANTINGS
Joint Moab City-Grand County ​Resolution
Supporting:
Universal Speed Reduction Through Moab Town
High Visibility Crosswalks
Lane Narrowing, Islands and HAWK Beacons
moab
World famous recreation
&
Speed traps
street redesign
1. Road Diet-Narrow the lanes
2. Median Refuge Islands
3. Corner bulb-outs
4. Effective
Get involved in Moab’s Downtown Master Plan!
Safe Systems Approach
Action now
Joint resolution that we support a speed reduction, prioritize a safe, equitable, walkable downtown.
tree planting,traffic calming ordinance.
high visability crosswalks
new city motto, speed trap capital!
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