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-;, <br />SANIA ANA A[IIYI STREM <br />06/16/2020 <br />Kristopher Fortin, Project Director <br />Santa Ana Active Streets <br />450 W 4th St, <br />Santa Ana, CA 92701 <br />Re: 75B.PUBLIC HEARING - ADOPT A RESOLUTION FOR A MITIGATED NEGATIVE <br />DECLARATION AND MITIGATION MONITORING AND REPORTING PROGRAM FOR THE <br />FAIRVIEW BRIDGE REPLACEMENT AND STREET IMPROVEMENTS FROM 9TH STREET <br />TO 16TH STREET (PROJECT NO. 15-6827) (NON -GENERAL FUND) <br />Dear Santa Ana City Council and Mayor, <br />My name is Kristopher Fortin, and I'm writing this letter to oppose Item 75B Fairview Bridge <br />Replacement and Street Improvements from 9th Street to 16th Street (PROJECT NO. 15-6827) <br />as currently proposed. <br />Santa Ana Active Streets Coalition (SAAS) is a coalition of residents and community partners <br />that aim to cultivate diverse community participation in creating a safe and accessible <br />environment for active transportation in Santa Ana. Santa Ana is at a pivotal moment for <br />improving mobility. The City of Santa Ana has completed various strategic initiatives to make it <br />safer for residents to walk, bike, and be mobile through multi -modal options and developed <br />these ideas with ambitious community engagement. <br />Concerning the Fairview Bridge Replacement and Street Improvements project, we appreciate <br />the need to update the bridge as it is a safety hazard to all users, but we believe that the <br />proposed design will continue to be unsafe for bicyclists. The proposed 'typical' cross-section <br />lacks a physical barrier between cars and the proposed bike lane. As we have seen on Bristol <br />Street, users will not feel nor will they be safe on a lane next to high-speed traffic. Instead, we <br />believe they will rely on the pedestrian sidewalk. <br />There are many options to improve this infrastructure project, but the following is what we would <br />propose at minimum make it a safer and more accessible one for our community: <br />1. Creating a single raised 13 ft multi -use path <br />2. Adding a protective barrier between the bike lane and general-purpose lanes <br />Santa Ana Active Streets 1450 W 4th St, I Santa Ana, CA 92701 I <br />Tel. (657) 205-7306 1 www.saascoalition.ora I info@saascoalition.org <br />