Item 16 - McFadden Avenue Protected Bike Lane and Bicycle Boulevard: Harbor to Grand

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- MCFADDEN AVENUE PROTECTED BIKE LANE AND ~m'� BICYCLE BOULEVARD PROJECT CITY OF SANTA ANA PROJECT APPROACH The City of Santa seeks to increase active transportation and safety via reduced vehicle congestion and increased mobility as promoted by the Safe Mobility Santa Ana — A Vision Zero Plan. The addition of protected bicycle facilities and reduction of vehicular travel lanes along McFadden Avenue between Harbor Boulevard and Grand Avenue will go a long way towards helping the City reach this goal. It's evident through reading the grant application that this project is not only a much needed one along this corridor, but very much desired by the community as well. Based on our understanding of the project we have developed an approach which will identify cost-effective signal modification strategies, seek opportunities to improve pedestrian and bicycle mobility through a variety of traffic calming countermeasures, as well as coordinate potential utility conflicts collaboratively. The services our team will provide to achieve this will include providing a topographical survey of the project area; providing utility base mapping with existing facility locations derived from as -built record documents, field verification, and potholing as needed to confirm proposed designs; and performing infiltration tests for low -impact development (LID) treatments within bulb -outs. The identification of demolition limits will include impacts related to traffic signal modifications and new interconnection system work, roadway conforms with recommended pavement repair areas, sidewalk and non- compliant curb ramp replacements to meet ADA Standards, pavement delineation and sign upgrades to match design intent and standards. We have visited the project site to evaluate the potential impacts to each of the intersections impacted by project improvements, specifically the nineteen existing signalized intersections. We've gathered preliminary information to develop an understanding of the proposed improvements related to existing infrastructure. We have used the information gathered to prepare draft project exhibits, included as Attachment A, illustrating proposed improvements along the corridor. We developed the following table to describe key project issues along with our experience and benefits we bring to the City. Concurrent Project Coordination The RFP lists at least Dokken has experience re- We bring the depth of knowledge two overlapping packaging projects for bid based and experience needed for projects being designed on available funding and projects big and small. We pride concurrently that could completeness of designs. We ourselves in our abilities to be combined with this are often asked to collaborate collaborate efficiently and project into a single bid with developers or other agency effectively with all stakeholders of package. Maintaining projects to leverage construction a project, especially when the consistency of design windows and other opportunities. opportunity to reduce impacts to for similarity of plans We have recently coordinated the travelling public present and constructability will with five other lead design firms themselves. We feel it is our be a challenge that to quickly produce roadway duty to the public to make the should be addressed rehabilitation plans for the Town best use of project funds and early. of Paradise, post -fire. time. Complete Bikeway Network Connecting bikeway Our team has experience on With Dokken, the City has an networks isn't always as multiple projects with a focus on experienced team who simple as crossing one pedestrian and bicycle facilities understands the importance of bike lane with another including road -diet projects for working a functional design in and our team the the Cities of Vista and Palm limited space. We are well understands the Desert. We have also worked versed in the challenges of complexities that arise with the County of San Diego to bicycle master plans and "road when aiming to provide utilize pavement rehabilitation diet" projects and will be able complete connectivity projects as an opportunity to provide best fit options for the to existing bicycle provide protected bike lanes City's consideration. facilities. where possible. R§DOKKEN Page 1 9 ENGINEERING