Item 25 - Warner Avenue Protected Bike Lanes ( Grand Avenue to Oak Street)

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a. Cover Letter October 12, 2020 » 765 The City Drive Suite 200 Mr. Kenny Nguyen Orange, CA Project Manager 92868 City of Santa Ana, Public Works Agency (M-36) TEL 714.939.1030 20 Civic Center Plaza Santa Ana, CA 92701 RE: Proposal for Warner Avenue Protected Bike Lane (Oak Street to Grand Avenue) PS&E, RFP No. 20-094 Dear Mr. Nguyen and Members of the Selection Committee: The Warner Avenue Protected Bike Lane project provides a unique opportunity for the City of Santa Ana to improve safety for its active transportation network. This segment will provide accessibility, connectivity, and safety for bicyclists while traveling to and from local destinations such as parks, schools, commercial areas, and residential neighborhoods. The project is a major step toward making the City of Santa Ana a more walkable and bikeable community, which will provide imperative benefits to the residents' health and the city's environment. The City needs a trusted advisor with proven experience in completing similar protected bike lane projects for successful delivery of the project. Kimley-Horn is that team. Specifically, we offer the City the following benefits: Local Knowledge and Experience. Our team has been working with several local agencies including the City of Santa Ana on major bike projects. Currently, our team has completed the design and is providing construction support to the City of Santa Ana for the Santa Ana Boulevard and 5th Street Protected Bike Lane Project. We are also working with the City on the Warner Avenue Street Widening Project, and we are very familiar with the constraints along the corridor and the City's needs for this project. We have also worked with the County of Orange on the OC Loops Bikeway Program and developed conceptual designs for Segments D, F, and H. Additionally, we have assisted the Orange County Public Works on the Hazard Avenue Protected Bike Lane Project. Technical Experience in Bikeway Design and Planning. Kimley-Horn is a national leader in planning and design of active transportation projects including pedestrian, bikeway, and multimodal transportation facilities. We routinely design bike facilities using the Caltrans Highway Design Manual, California Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (CA-MUTCD), and Design Information Bulletins. We are also experienced in designing bike facilities, including buffered bike lanes and cycle tracks, using the National Association of City Transportation Officials' (NACTO) Urban Bikeway Design Guide and the Federal Highway Administration's (FHWA) Separated Bike Lane Planning and Design Guide. We have completed many local city pedestrian and bicycle facility master plans, developed comprehensive statewide plans and requirements for pedestrian/bicycle facilities, and designed over 200 miles of bicycle routes and trails. City of Santa Ana TRRD77006.2020 2 Kimley>» Horn