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lipc-• <br /> 7 <br /> 1/ Guidepost <br /> �<<I NJ✓ <br /> Social Vulnerability <br /> Within the City, the project team identified areas with a disproportionately high number of socially vulnerable <br /> residents. Social vulnerability refers to demographic and socioeconomic factors, such as poverty, limited access to <br /> transportation, and crowded housing, which heighten a community's risk when facing hazards and other stressors. <br /> The socially vulnerable community in this study is defined using the US Census Bureau's 2022 Community Resilience <br /> Estimate, which identifies Census tracts where a significant portion of the population exhibits more than three <br /> components of social vulnerability. Figure 8 highlights 6 such tracts, along with the crash locations within them. <br /> These social vulnerable areas showed an elevated number of severe crashes, particularly at intersections. Targeted <br /> infrastructure improvements can help reduce crash severity, especially for pedestrians. Treatments such as rapid <br /> rectangular flashing beacons (RRFBs) or signalized pedestrian crossings can reduce the risk of severe pedestrian <br /> crashes. Enhancing traffic controls at intersections, especially those currently uncontrolled,will also improve safety. <br /> The project team notes that existing signalized or stop-controlled intersections, visibility and compliance can be <br /> increased by adding retroreflective backplates to signal heads and incorporating flashing lights around the perimeter <br /> of stop signs. <br /> P z • • •. <br /> • • r e o' • <br /> t - •.o'• vao. a •e m• <br /> o _ .. . 0 8 • e • e o <br /> • a • <br /> a • • • <br /> e o . 7 <br /> e . • • <br /> • <br /> r--+ I •• . • 1 <br /> • 9 IMAM 9 i • •o. .• .e <br /> • • <br /> • e • .r C. .• • •• <br /> • <br /> • <br /> :214: IIVILIW <br /> • <br /> r .. <br /> 6s, <br /> ()Decatur City of Decatur Crashes 2018•2022 <br /> [�!o/) Within Socially Vulnerable Communities <br /> kapur . sty.. <br /> • .,h w, Pm.,.aro s,..,.,. IIIN <br /> • IXher Dash _:Ono iwilts <br /> Figure 13—Socially Vulnerable Community Tracts <br /> Kapur Page 30 of 81 <br /> all in <br />