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3 <br /> <br /> In 2021, technology advancements continue to positively impact our mobility, <br />connectivity, and general circulation in the City. For example, Advance Metering <br />Infrastructure (AMI), now automates how the City utilities access water metering <br />measuring water consumption to not only reduce the vehicles trips regularly <br />needed on City streets, but will also help monitor water consumption by our <br />residents and any other users in the City in a wireless manner. Th e benefits <br />include reducing the number of vehicles in our streets that lessen the carbon and <br />gas emissions footprint, while allowing residents real time and efficiently access to <br />water usage consumption, billing, and leakage/repair conditions which could t hen <br />be addressed sooner. <br /> The City continues to support the expansion and efficiency of mobility by <br />emphasizing pedestrian and cycling as modes of transportation. The City’s <br />support has been evident from its success rate in securing grants. In addition, the <br />City has budgeted more funding on annual basis for new sidewalks and wheel <br />chair ramps where they are missing, and where they are in need of repairs and/or <br />replacements. These types of maintenance efforts will further pedestrian mobility. <br /> Intelligent Transportation System Projects help enhance safety and efficiency of <br />major travel corridors. In 2021, the City continued to pursue grant funding <br />opportunities to fund and implement traffic signal synchronizations projects. These <br />projects help to improve efficiency of the traveling motorists along various corridors <br />by reducing delays and maximizing throughput traffic. <br /> The City has placed a high priority in the Strategic Plan on transit and <br />transportation, and in particular the delivery of the OC Streetcar. The planning, <br />environmental studies, and advancement of public support was wholly initiated and <br />led by the City. Thereafter, while Orange County Transportation Authority (OCTA) <br />has led the way for design and construction underway, the City has been a primary <br />stakeholder and leader in the final delivery the OC Streetcar. OCTA will be <br />responsible for OC Streetcar operation, but the City has secured a role and <br />participation in OC Streetcar operations with OCTA. https://www.santa- <br />ana.org/pw/oc-streetcar-0 <br />Ongoing intensive participation in the OC Streetcar delivery includes staff <br />participation in weekly construction meetings with OCTA and the contractor and <br />biweekly meetings with OCTA separate from the construction contractor to discuss <br />ways to improve project delivery, improve communication with our residents, and <br />ensure project compatible with important City goals and objectives such as bicycle <br />and pedestrian mobility in and around the project alignment. <br /> The City of Santa Ana continues to actively pursue bikeway planning and <br />improvements, with the equivalent of three and one half miles of bikeways <br />constructed in 2021. Presently, the Draft General Plan Update Mobility Element is <br />proposing updates to the citywide Bikeway Master Plan to support additional on - <br />road and off-road bike facilities. The City also continuous to pursue grant funding <br />and the implementation of bikeways. Bikeways promote active, alternative modes <br />of transportation for the community while promoting affordable travel choices and <br />healthy lifestyle for the community.