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State of California — Office of Traffic Safety GRANT AGREEMENT Schedule A GRANT NUMBER PS22025 1. PROBLEM STATEMENT The City of Santa Ana has a mobility challenge within its community. Covering an area of 27.1 square miles with a population of approximately 330,000, its residential density is one of the highest in the state, among the top 14 in California. Consequently, it has a large volume of motor vehicle traffic with arterials carrying 30,000 to 40,000 vehicles per day, including 4 freeways that converge within the city and a total of 450 miles of surface streets. An analysis of census data by the Vision Zero project, comparing household size with number of automobiles per household, showed that 55 percent of Santa Ana's residents lack sufficient access to an automobile. These figures also show that 28 percent of the residents are aged under 18 with a young median age of 29.7 years, the youngest of the seven largest cities in Orange County. Orange County Transportation Authority (OCTA) bus transit ridership is also among the highest in Orange County, with 55 of its 100 busiest bus stops located within Santa Ana's city limits. To meet these demands on local transportation, the City of Santa Ana has been developing an ever-expanding network of local bicyclist and pedestrian facilities. As a result of the region's climate and demographics, Santa Ana has a relatively high bicycle -dependent population when compared with other communities around the state. In addition to having relative income levels that are significantly lower than statewide averages, a significant portion of the adult bicyclists may not speak English well or fully understand the rules -of -the -road. Identified as a 'Focus City' by the Federal Highway Administration, the urgent need to make immediate traffic safety improvements for all of Santa Ana's residents is a priority for our community, especially for children walking to and from school. Our proposed Pedestrian and Bicyclist Safety Education Program aims to increase awareness in order to ultimately reduce the number of pedestrian- and bicyclist -involved crashes within our city. 2. PERFORMANCE MEASURES A. Goals: 1. Reduce the number of persons killed in traffic crashes. 2. Reduce the number of persons injured in traffic crashes. 3. Reduce the number of pedestrians killed in traffic crashes. 4. Reduce the number of pedestrians injured in traffic crashes. 5. Reduce the number of pedestrians killed under age 15 in traffic crashes. 6. Reduce the number of pedestrians injured under age 15 in traffic crashes. 7. Reduce the number of pedestrians killed over age 65 in traffic crashes. 8. Reduce the number of pedestrians injured over age 65 in traffic crashes. 9. Reduce the number of bicyclists killed in traffic crashes. 10. Reduce the number of bicyclists injured in traffic crashes. 11. Reduce the number of bicyclists under age 15 killed in traffic crashes. 12. Reduce the number of bicyclists under age 15 injured in traffic crashes. 13. Increase bicycle helmet usage. B. Objectives: Target Number 1. Issue a press release announcing the kick-off of the grant by November 15. The 1 kick-off press releases and media advisories, alerts, and materials must be emailed to the OTS Public Information Officer at pio@ots.ca.gov, and copied to your OTS Coordinator, for approval 14 days prior to the issuance date of the release. 2. Participate in traffic safety fairs and/or community events with an effort to reach 1 individuals. 3. Work closely with community -based organizations at both the neighborhood and 1 community level with an effort to reach individuals. 4. Participate in the following campaigns: National Walk to School Day, National 4 Bicycle Safety Month, California's Pedestrian Safety Month and National Pedestrian Safety Month. 8/12/2021 4:35:25 PM Page 3 of 15