The project will use video safety analytics, supplied by Street Simplified. They will record 24 hours worth of video and analyze the traffic volumes, speeds, pedestrian movement, cyclist movement and near misses. They will provide a report with concrete countermeasures to improve safety at the intersection. The intersection is Highway 19A and Shoppers Row. Using ICBC's most recent five years of data (2017-2021), this is the most collision prone intersection in Campbell River, on City owned streets, with 49 collisions in 5 years (9.8 per year). The intersection is also in the heart of downtown, and experiences high pedestrian volumes (over 100 pedestrians per hour during the busiest hour of the day). It is adjacent to shopping, businesses, retail, restaurants and the ferry terminal.

The intersection of Highway 19A and Shoppers Row has the highest number of collisions in Campbell River, on City owned roads, at 49 in 5 years of ICBC data (2017-2021). It is 3rd overall, after two intersections that are on British Columbia Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure roads. It is also downtown, and experiences high levels of pedestrian activity. It also has unusual signal timing (split phased) to accommodate the high volumes of left turns from the ferry. It has a pork chop island to accommodate the high volumes of right turn traffic in the other direction. The project will partner with a company called Street Simplified. They will provide 24 hours of video data, and will log vehicle, pedestrian and cyclist volumes and speeds, and count near misses. They will also provide a report by an engineer with short and long term solutions to improve safety. The issues they will review include near misses, red light running, speeding, crossing off crosswalks, crossing on opposing greens and intersection blocking. With this information, it becomes easier to budget future City funding, or ask ICBC for funding for installation of capital improvements.

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