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-;, SANIA ANA A[IIYI STREM 06/16/2020 Kristopher Fortin, Project Director Santa Ana Active Streets 450 W 4th St, Santa Ana, CA 92701 Re: 75B.PUBLIC HEARING - ADOPT A RESOLUTION FOR A MITIGATED NEGATIVE DECLARATION AND MITIGATION MONITORING AND REPORTING PROGRAM FOR THE FAIRVIEW BRIDGE REPLACEMENT AND STREET IMPROVEMENTS FROM 9TH STREET TO 16TH STREET (PROJECT NO. 15-6827) (NON -GENERAL FUND) Dear Santa Ana City Council and Mayor, My name is Kristopher Fortin, and I'm writing this letter to oppose Item 75B Fairview Bridge Replacement and Street Improvements from 9th Street to 16th Street (PROJECT NO. 15-6827) as currently proposed. Santa Ana Active Streets Coalition (SAAS) is a coalition of residents and community partners that aim to cultivate diverse community participation in creating a safe and accessible environment for active transportation in Santa Ana. Santa Ana is at a pivotal moment for improving mobility. The City of Santa Ana has completed various strategic initiatives to make it safer for residents to walk, bike, and be mobile through multi -modal options and developed these ideas with ambitious community engagement. Concerning the Resolution, we appreciate the need to update the Fairview bridge as it is a safety hazard to all users, but we believe that the proposed design will continue to be unsafe for bicyclists and pedestrians and is not consistent with the City's recently approved Active Transportation Plan. On page 106-107 of the Active Transportation Plan, the street type proposed shows four general-purpose lanes, a center turn lane, a 10-foot multiuse path on the west side of the street, and a 5-foot sidewalk and 5-foot greenway on the east side of the street. This would maintain the street at 82 ft, and that is even with maintaining most general-purpose lanes at 11 ft and one lane at 15 ft. In our initial letter we submitted to the council, we proposed a different street configuration, but what is proposed in the City approved active transportation plan is even better. What is proposed in today's agenda would widen the road to 100 ft and cause the acquisition and demolition of one residential and commercial property. And as we have seen on Bristol Street, users will not feel, nor will they be safe on a lane next to high-speed traffic. Instead, we believe they will rely on the sidewalk. Santa Ana Active Streets 1450 W 4th St, I Santa Ana, CA 92701 I Tel. (657) 205-7306 1 www.saascoalition.ora I info@saascoalition.org