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Mobility and Infrastructure <br />Santa Ana's circulation system of over 500 miles of roads keeps this thriving city of over <br />310,000 people on the move. However, how residents move through the city and their <br />choice in travel mode are varied and affected by many variables. The General Plan <br />envisions a transportation system that continues to evolve to address the changing needs <br />of all Santa Ana residents, whether that be through improved and safer streets for <br />motorists, painted or buffered bike lanes for cyclists, or improved pedestrian paths and <br />amenities. <br />R1Active Transportation <br />Improvements <br />In 2022, the City's Public Works Agency <br />completed the Lincoln Pedestrian <br />Pathway project. The Lincoln Pedestrian <br />Pathway project is a follow-up phase to <br />Orange County Transportation Authority's <br />At -Grade Railroad Enhancement Project, <br />which included the permanent closure of <br />Fairhaven Avenue railroad crossing at <br />Lincoln Avenue. The closure of the <br />intersection in 2012 resulted in an <br />additional mile of travel distance for <br />pedestrians, bicyclists, and residents from <br />the west side of the Park Santiago <br />Neighborhood accessing Grand Avenue <br />through Fairhaven Avenue. To improve <br />accessibility/mobility in the area, Orange <br />County Transportation Authority and the <br />City of Santa Ana partnered to reestablish <br />pedestrian and bicyclist access with the <br />construction of the Lincoln Pedestrian <br />Pathway project, which runs along the <br />west side of the railroad tracks from Park <br />Lane to Santiago Creek. <br />6 <br />»Above: Top image illustrates Lincoln Pedestrian Pathway <br />plan; Bottom depicts completed improvements. <br />The improvements provide a 12-foot wide pedestrian pathway, landscaping, irrigation, <br />lighting, fencing, and wall barriers between the railroad and pathway separation. The <br />pathway connects pedestrians and bicyclists to the Santiago Creek trails, improves <br />accessibility, and reduces travel distance. The project promotes active modes of <br />transportation, in line with the General Plan's core values. This $1.2 million project <br />increases mobility, decreases pedestrian travel distances, and provides safer and shorter <br />routes to school for children. To underscore the success and benefits of this project, the <br />American Public Works Association of Southern California awarded it the Project of the <br />Year Award in December of 2022. <br />17 <br />City Council 8 — 24 3/21/2023 <br />