CITY OF VANCOUVER




                                     M E M O R A N D U M





   From:            CITY CLERK                          Date:  October 24, 1995
                                                 Refer File:  5551-2


          To:              Vancouver City Council



   Subject:         Partnership with ICBC in Traffic Safety Improvements


   Mr.  Ian Adam,  Assistant  City  Engineer,  Transportation,  will
   provide a  report reference  with the  status of  the partnership
   with ICBC in traffic safety improvements.

   Ms. Mavis  Johnson, Manager of  Road Designs  Strategy, Insurance
   Corporation  of British  Columbia, will  provide  Council with  a
   report  on traffic  safety initiatives  and  achievements arising
   from the partnership with City of Vancouver.

   A  memo  dated  March  3,  1995,  from  the  General  Manager  of
   Engineering Services, refers.







                                      CITY CLERK


   AW/DS:ed


                             CITY OF VANCOUVER




                                 M E M O R A N D U M


   From:            Dave Rudberg, General Manager       Date:  March 3, 1995
                  of Engineering Services        Refer File:  190 579

          To:              Mayor and Council


   cc:       Ken Dobell, City Manager

   Subject:         MAIN STREET - SAFETY IMPROVEMENTS
             ICBC FUNDING



   In  1994,  after  joint review  with  City  staff, the  Insurance
   Corporation of  British Columbia (ICBC)  contributed $118,000  to
   safety improvements in  the Knight Street corridor.  This project
   was more successful than we  had hoped, reducing accidents by  up
   to 26%.  Accordingly, ICBC  agreed to undertake a further  review
   with the  City of  traffic safety  issues along  the Main  Street
   corridor from Alexander Street to S.E. Marine Drive.  As a result
   of this review,  ICBC is providing up  to $105,000 from its  loss
   prevention program for  safety improvements along Main  Street in
   1995.

   These improvements include standardizing all primary signal heads
   with  yellow  backboards,  additional  pedestrian  indicators  at

   Main/41st,   additional   traffic   signal   heads  at   selected
   intersections, and providing protected left-turn signal phases at
   Main/12th and Main/Broadway.   This work provides a  higher level
   of service for the Main Street corridor than that provided within
   our existing  budgets,  but we  believe it  is  justified by  the
   accident conditions, and the results of the first project.

   The  ICBC  funding  of  these   improvements  to  reduce  traffic
   accidents and associated losses in  the City of Vancouver is  our
   mutual benefit.   ICBC already realizes a reduction in its claims
   payout,  directly  linked  to  improvements  installed  along the
   Clark/Knight  Street  corridor,  while   residents  of  Vancouver
   experience reduced exposure to damage and injury.

   City  staff  will continue  to  work closely  with  ICBC and  its
   consultant  to   further  monitor  the   effectiveness  of  these
   improvements.  In addition, we will continue to seek further ICBC
   funding for safety-related work.




                            D.H. Rudberg, P.Eng
                            General Manager of Engineering Services