Tacoma intersection safety recommendations
| Tracking # |
T013669-051823 |
| Submitted | May 18, 2023 |
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From: Joshua Dukes
To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the Washington Public Records Act, I hereby request the following records:
- documentation on the protocols used to review the safety of intersections during design or redesign
- guidence used by traffic engineers in Tacoma to guide safe intersection design (for example, documentation mentioning or describing the NHTSA Safe System approach or adaptations of similar approaches to intersection safety as they apply in for Tacoma traffic engineering)
- Any historical documentation of the existence of intersection safety reviews as a practice for intersections under the jurisdiction of the City of Tacoma traffic engineering or other applicable department.
The requested documents will be made available to the general public, and this request is not being made for commercial purposes.
In the event that there are fees, I would be grateful if you would inform me of the total charges in advance of fulfilling my request. I would prefer the request filled electronically, by e-mail attachment if available or CD-ROM if not.
Thank you in advance for your anticipated cooperation in this matter. I look forward to receiving your response to this request within 5 business days, as the statute requires.
Sincerely,
Joshua Dukes
From: City Of Tacoma
We received your request Reference number: T013669-051823 Date received: May 18, 2023 Records Requested: To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the Washington Public Records Act, I hereby request the following records:
- documentation on the protocols used to review the safety of intersections during design or redesign
- guidence used by traffic engineers in Tacoma to guide safe intersection design (for example, documentation mentioning or describing the NHTSA Safe System approach or adaptations of similar approaches to intersection safety as they apply in for Tacoma traffic engineering)
- Any historical documentation of the existence of intersection safety reviews as a practice for intersections under the jurisdiction of the City of Tacoma traffic engineering or other applicable department.
The requested documents will be made available to the general public, and this request is not being made for commercial purposes.
In the event that there are fees, I would be grateful if you would inform me of the total charges in advance of fulfilling my request. I would prefer the request filled electronically, by e-mail attachment if available or CD-ROM if not.
Thank you in advance for your anticipated cooperation in this matter. I look forward to receiving your response to this request within 5 business days, as the statute requires.
Sincerely,
Joshua Dukes
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From: City Of Tacoma
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05/25/2023
Joshua Dukes
MuckRock News, DEPT MR145971 263 Huntington Ave
Boston, MA 02115
RE: PDR # T013669-051823
Dear Joshua Dukes,
The City of Tacoma has received your public records request dated 5/18/2023, in which you requested the following information:
“To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the Washington Public Records Act, I hereby request the following records:
- documentation on the protocols used to review the safety of intersections during design or redesign
- guidence used by traffic engineers in Tacoma to guide safe intersection design (for example, documentation mentioning or describing the NHTSA Safe System approach or adaptations of similar approaches to intersection safety as they apply in for Tacoma traffic engineering)
- Any historical documentation of the existence of intersection safety reviews as a practice for intersections under the jurisdiction of the City of Tacoma traffic engineering or other applicable department.
The requested documents will be made available to the general public, and this request is not being made for commercial purposes.
In the event that there are fees, I would be grateful if you would inform me of the total charges in advance of fulfilling my request. I would prefer the request filled electronically, by e-mail attachment if available or CD-ROM if not.
Thank you in advance for your anticipated cooperation in this matter. I look forward to receiving your response to this request within 5 business days, as the statute requires.
Sincerely,
Joshua Dukes
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We are attempting to locate and assemble the materials requested and to determine whether any of the documents are exempt from disclosure and we anticipate that we should have responsive documents on or before June 8, 2023. If there are questions, or delays we will contact you accordingly.
In the meantime, if you should have any questions, please feel free to contact me.
Regards,
Lisa Anderson
Public Disclosure Analyst, CPRO
Public Records Office
(253) 231-0238
From: City Of Tacoma
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05/31/2023
Joshua Dukes
MuckRock News, DEPT MR145971 263 Huntington Ave
Boston, MA 02115
RE: PDR # T013669-051823
Dear Joshua Dukes,
The City of Tacoma has received your public records request dated 5/18/2023, in which you requested the following information:
“To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the Washington Public Records Act, I hereby request the following records:
- documentation on the protocols used to review the safety of intersections during design or redesign
- guidence used by traffic engineers in Tacoma to guide safe intersection design (for example, documentation mentioning or describing the NHTSA Safe System approach or adaptations of similar approaches to intersection safety as they apply in for Tacoma traffic engineering)
- Any historical documentation of the existence of intersection safety reviews as a practice for intersections under the jurisdiction of the City of Tacoma traffic engineering or other applicable department.
The requested documents will be made available to the general public, and this request is not being made for commercial purposes.
In the event that there are fees, I would be grateful if you would inform me of the total charges in advance of fulfilling my request. I would prefer the request filled electronically, by e-mail attachment if available or CD-ROM if not.
Thank you in advance for your anticipated cooperation in this matter. I look forward to receiving your response to this request within 5 business days, as the statute requires.
Sincerely,
Joshua Dukes
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This letter is to clarify what information that you are seeking: Additional detail of the records you are seeking is needed to fulfill your request. Please advise the type of historical documentation for "safety review" you are requesting. For example, are you seeking overhead inspections and if so, are you seeking overhead inspections on all intersections.
You may provide a response by responding to this email. Upon receipt of your clarification, we will begin processing your request.
If you choose not to pursue this request within 30 days of this email, this portion of your request will be considered closed.
Regards,
Lisa Anderson
Public Disclosure Analyst, CPRO
Public Records Office
(253) 231-0238
From: Joshua Dukes
> Please advise the type of historical documentation for "safety review" you are requesting. For example, are you seeking overhead inspections and if so, are you seeking overhead inspections on all intersections.
Is "Overhead Inspection" the only type of safety review performed for intersections in Tacoma? I'm looking for documentation on which inspections were performed and where. There must be some type of work tracking so project managers can know what work has or hasn't been completed. I also expect that there must be some way to audit what work has been performed and review documents produced. If that's not the case, then it's sufficient to respond with an email response from traffic safety or traffic engineering explaining that no such documents exist and audits or safety reviews are not possible.
"- Any historical documentation of the existence of intersection safety reviews as a practice for intersections under the jurisdiction of the City of Tacoma traffic engineering or other applicable department."
Additionally, I'd like to amend this with a time window if it would speed the response. Please let me know if there's any difference between requesting this for the last year vs 5 years or 10 years would make any difference in how quickly documents could be recovered. I will be happy to amend accordingly to save you effort.
From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I'm following up on the following Washington Public Records Act request, copied below, and originally submitted on May 19, 2023. You had previously indicated that it would be completed on June 8, 2023. I wanted to check on the status of my request, and to see if there was a new estimated completion date. You had assigned it reference number #T013669-051823.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: City Of Tacoma
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06/15/2023
Joshua Dukes
MuckRock News, DEPT MR145971 263 Huntington Ave
Boston, MA 02115
RE: PDR # T013669-051823
Dear Joshua Dukes,
Additional clarification to your request was needed to search and compile records. You responded to my email dated May 31, 2023, on June 6, 2023. Your email detailing the documents you are seeking was re-routed to the appropriate department for review and compilation of records.
Pursuant to RCW 42.56.520, the City of Tacoma is providing you with notice that it needs additional time to respond to your request. The additional time is necessary to locate and assemble the materials requested and to determine whether any of the documents are exempt from disclosure. It is now anticipated records responsive to your request should be available by July 5, 2023.
The City of Tacoma has received your public records request dated 5/18/2023, in which you requested the following information:
“To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the Washington Public Records Act, I hereby request the following records:
- documentation on the protocols used to review the safety of intersections during design or redesign
- guidence used by traffic engineers in Tacoma to guide safe intersection design (for example, documentation mentioning or describing the NHTSA Safe System approach or adaptations of similar approaches to intersection safety as they apply in for Tacoma traffic engineering)
- Any historical documentation of the existence of intersection safety reviews as a practice for intersections under the jurisdiction of the City of Tacoma traffic engineering or other applicable department.
The requested documents will be made available to the general public, and this request is not being made for commercial purposes.
In the event that there are fees, I would be grateful if you would inform me of the total charges in advance of fulfilling my request. I would prefer the request filled electronically, by e-mail attachment if available or CD-ROM if not.
Thank you in advance for your anticipated cooperation in this matter. I look forward to receiving your response to this request within 5 business days, as the statute requires.
Sincerely,
Joshua Dukes
Upload documents directly: https://www.muckrock.com/
In the meantime, if you should have any further questions or concerns, please feel free to contact me.
Regards,
Lisa Anderson
Public Disclosure Analyst, CPRO
Public Records Office
(253) 231-0238
From: City Of Tacoma
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07/05/2023
Joshua Dukes
MuckRock News, DEPT MR145971 263 Huntington Ave
Boston, MA 02115
RE: PDR # T013669-051823
Dear Joshua Dukes,
Unfortunately, the City of Tacoma needs additional time to search and compile responsive records to your below request:
“To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the Washington Public Records Act, I hereby request the following records:
- documentation on the protocols used to review the safety of intersections during design or redesign
- guidence used by traffic engineers in Tacoma to guide safe intersection design (for example, documentation mentioning or describing the NHTSA Safe System approach or adaptations of similar approaches to intersection safety as they apply in for Tacoma traffic engineering)
- Any historical documentation of the existence of intersection safety reviews as a practice for intersections under the jurisdiction of the City of Tacoma traffic engineering or other applicable department.
The requested documents will be made available to the general public, and this request is not being made for commercial purposes.
In the event that there are fees, I would be grateful if you would inform me of the total charges in advance of fulfilling my request. I would prefer the request filled electronically, by e-mail attachment if available or CD-ROM if not.
Thank you in advance for your anticipated cooperation in this matter. I look forward to receiving your response to this request within 5 business days, as the statute requires.
Sincerely,
Joshua Dukes
Upload documents directly: https://www.muckrock.com/
Pursuant to RCW 42.56.520, the City of Tacoma is providing you with notice that it needs additional time to respond to your request. The additional time is necessary to locate and assemble the materials requested and to determine whether any of the documents are exempt from disclosure.
The City of Tacoma now estimates that it should be able to respond to your request or provide an update by July 24, 2023.
In the meantime, if you should have any questions, please feel free to contact me.
Regards,
Lisa Anderson
Public Disclosure Analyst, CPRO
Public Records Office
(253) 231-0238
From: City Of Tacoma
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07/20/2023 Joshua Dukes MuckRock News, DEPT MR145971 263 Huntington Ave Boston, MA 02115 RE: PDR # T013669-051823 Dear Joshua Dukes, The City of Tacoma has received your public records request dated 5/18/2023, in which you requested the following information: “To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the Washington Public Records Act, I hereby request the following records:
- documentation on the protocols used to review the safety of intersections during design or redesign
- guidence used by traffic engineers in Tacoma to guide safe intersection design (for example, documentation mentioning or describing the NHTSA Safe System approach or adaptations of similar approaches to intersection safety as they apply in for Tacoma traffic engineering)
- Any historical documentation of the existence of intersection safety reviews as a practice for intersections under the jurisdiction of the City of Tacoma traffic engineering or other applicable department.
The requested documents will be made available to the general public, and this request is not being made for commercial purposes.
In the event that there are fees, I would be grateful if you would inform me of the total charges in advance of fulfilling my request. I would prefer the request filled electronically, by e-mail attachment if available or CD-ROM if not.
Thank you in advance for your anticipated cooperation in this matter. I look forward to receiving your response to this request within 5 business days, as the statute requires.
Sincerely,
Joshua Dukes
Upload documents directly: https://www.muckrock.com/ Responsive records to your request have been compiled. To download the records to your request, click here: Public Records Center. This request is now closed. Please contact me immediately if you believe that different or additional records should have been provided in response to your request. Regards, Lisa Anderson Public Disclosure Analyst, CPRO Public Records Office (253) 231-0238
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