Item 32 - Santa Ana Vision Zero Plan

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connected network. The goal is to improve access and mobility for all modes including: walking, bicycling, transit and motor vehicles. Priority corridors were identified for improvement and this SAVZ Plan started with the identified corridors as selected locations for more detailed site layouts and project scope definition. The City has begun final en- gineering design and implementation of several corridors in this Plan such as separated bikeways and protected intersections on Standard Avenue and Willits/ Bishop Street Bicycle Boulevard. Safe Routes to School Plan The Santa Ana Safe Routes to School Plan involves an extensive and inclusive community engagement process, identification and prioriti- zation of school infrastructure improvements, and the development of programs and strategies to better educate and encourage students to walk and bike to school. The result is a comprehensive "6 E's" plan that will lead to improved safety and mobility for all Santa Ana residents, es- pecially the community's students and youth, through engineering, ed- ucation, encouragement, and enforcement recommendations. Priority corridors and routes identified in the Safe Routes study were included in the list of priority projects that would include detailed site layouts and project scope definition. Typically the SRTS plan focuses on resi- dential streets near schools while the Vision Zero plan focuses on the large roads where all the fatalities and serious injuries are occurring. Santa Ana Active Transportation Plan The Santa Ana Active Transportation Plan provided recommendations for safer, more walkable streets for pedestrians and bicyclists through implementation of non -motorized travel infrastructure. These recom- mendations are based on a thorough inventory of existing infrastructure and network deficiencies. Thirty-five priority projects were selected to create a network of complete streets that will improve non -motorized travel. The recommendations present a design concept, show cost estimates, and share various characteristics along each corridor that needs to be improved so the plans complement each other with mini- mum overlap which the SAVZ Plan builds upon. 1.4 Consistency Review A review of several regional planning documents was completed to make sure previous efforts were built upon and conditions better un- derstood. In support of the Santa Ana Vision Zero document and its proposed project solutions, Local, Regional, and State Planning documents were reviewed for policy consistency and guidance. Documents reviewed include plans and studies by local Orange County agencies, the Coun- ty of Orange, the Orange County Fire Authority, the Orange County Transportation Authority (OCTA), and Caltrans. The following Vision Zero concepts were considered in the develop- ment of the Santa Ana Vision Zero plan: • Implementation of "neighborways"/calm street network • Implementation of safety interventions citywide/systemically • Pedestrian -focused engineering countermeasures to reduce vehicle versus pedestrian collisions • Bicyclist -focused engineering countermeasures to reduce vehicle versus bicycle collisions • Truck aprons on large curb returns that lead to excessively high speed turns • Curb refuge islands (CRls) and rubber turning humps to slow turns • Speed humps and traffic calming to reduce speed • Roundabouts and traffic calming circles • Senior zones for increased safety • Pedestrian signals, lighting, high -visibility crosswalks • Lane re-allocation/road buffet/road diet The following section discusses the relevant documents and resourc- es identified for the reviewed agency as they relate to Vision Zero con- cepts and goals. The sourced materials are organized alphabetically starting with local jurisdictions, then regional/state agencies, and then climate action plans. 8