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50 | 2026 PLEASANTON BICYCLE AND PEDESTRIAN MASTER PLAN <br />RECOMMENDED NETWORK IMPROVEMENTS <br />Based on the LTS and safety analysis along the focus network <br />corridors, this Chapter summarize each corridor(s) recommen- <br />dations separately for the bike network and pedestrian net- <br />work. Recommendations are meant to be flexible and to help <br />achieve the City’s goals of reducing LTS scores by at least one <br />point rather than providing a prescriptive approach. The toolkit <br />that accompanies this plan as Appendix A provides guidance <br />for selection of treatments that are tailored to the individual <br />characteristics of each roadway type. <br />Across the city, high speeds are a major safety concern for <br />both bicyclists and pedestrians, and lowering posted speed <br />limits where possible, coupled with infrastructure changes and <br />signal adjustments, would increase safety and comfort for all <br />road users. Assembly Bill 43, introduced in 2021, allows Cal - <br />ifornia cities to reduce the speed limit to 25 MPH in business <br />and residential districts without a traffic study. Additionally, <br />the California State Motor Vehicle Code allows cities to reduce <br />the standard school zone speed limit of 25 MPH to 15 MPH <br />within 500 feet of schools for streets that are 30 MPH or less. <br />However, even speeds of 30 MPH come with great risks for <br />pedestrians: A study by the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety <br />found that the average risk of severe injury or fatality for pedes- <br />trians struck by a motor vehicle traveling 30 MPH is 40 percent. <br />Wherever possible along the Focus Network, posted speed <br />limits should be lowered in combination with installing traffic <br />calming treatments as described in the accompanying toolkit. <br />From Plan to Project <br />This Plan identifies the improvements needed to <br />achieve the City’s active transportation goals. The <br />accompanying Treatment Toolkit provides example <br />design approaches that may be used to implement <br />these recommendations. Final treatment selection <br />should occur during project development and consid - <br />er engineering, operational, and community factors. <br />Speeds and the likelihood of severe injury or fatality3 <br />3 Teff, B. 2013. Impact Speed and a Pedestrian’s Risk of Severe Injury or Death. Accident Analysis & Prevention, 50(87): 1-8. DOI: 10.1016/j.aap.2012.07.022 <br />Additional sources used for graphic: Bartmann, A., Spijkers, W., and Hess, M. 1991. Street Environment, Driving Speed and Field of Vision. Vision in Vehicles III.