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<br />cross/directional slopes, lane configurations, street classification, lane widths, traffic citations,
<br />street lighting, trees, transit stops, transit boarding/alighting, street crossings, and adjacent land
<br />uses.
<br />5. Community Survey: The Plan will require extensive community engagement to develop traffic
<br />safety improvements that are both community driven and supported by the findings of the on-
<br />going Santa Ana Vision Zero Plan. The City will leverage its well-established relationship with
<br />64 citywide neighborhood associations and working relationships with schools. A community
<br />survey to assess safety concerns shall be conducted to assist in determining the prioritization
<br />criteria in later tasks.
<br />6. Analysis: The analysis will consist of a thorough review and study of the data collected
<br />particularly the citywide collisions within the past five-years (20,000+). Special focus will be
<br />placed on all pedestrian and bicycle involved collisions. The analysis will review collisions to
<br />identify correctable collision patterns. The review will include, but not be limited to; time of day,
<br />day of the week, age of parties, year by year trends, primary collision factors, type of collisions,
<br />severity of injury, and fatalities. Review of actual collision reports for the past five-years will be
<br />required.
<br />7. Location Prioritization and Field Review: Conduct a safety evaluation and field reviews for street
<br />segments and intersections that present the highest risk to vulnerable roadways users (bicyclists
<br />and pedestrians). A prioritization of risk factors shall be established as part of this Task and may
<br />include collision patterns, severity of injuries, and proximity to school, parks, or other
<br />pedestrian/bicycle generating uses. The field reviews shall be conducted while adjacent schools
<br />are in session.
<br />8. Recommended Countermeasures: Based on the data collection, field review and collision
<br />analysis; street improvements/counter-measures shall be proposed to mitigate potential future
<br />collisions, including multiple alternatives where appropriate. The alternative street improvement
<br />options may vary in cost or ease of implementation. Countermeasures shall include engineering,
<br />enforcement, and education activities. All options will be considered. This project will encourage
<br />use of innovative and creative street improvement options.
<br />9. Consistency Review: All proposed countermeasures shall be reviewed for consistency with local,
<br />regional, and state policies, regulations, and guidelines. Potential countermeasures shall not be
<br />ruled out due to inconsistency, however inconsistencies shall be identified and recommendations
<br />to allow implementation offered. These recommendations may include, but not be limited to;
<br />engineering surveys for speed limit reductions, reclassification of streets, or obtaining approval
<br />for pilot/study projects.
<br />10. Cost Estimates: Cost estimates will be prepared for each street improvement option for each street
<br />segment and/or intersection.
<br />11. Improvement Prioritization: A prioritization system to rank proposed countermeasures along
<br />street segments or intersections with the highest opportunity for collision reductions shall be
<br />developed. The prioritization system will establish criteria from the data collection, community
<br />survey, field review, and collision analysis. Criteria may include, but not be limited to; volumes
<br />of motor vehicles, volumes of pedestrians and bicyclists, speed of motor vehicles, number of
<br />collisions, collision patterns, severity of injuries, ease of implementation, cost, and proximity to
<br />specific land-uses.
<br />12. Coordination of Multiple Projects: In addition to this project, the consultant must be in
<br />coordination with the Sustainable Communities Program – Active Transportation & Safety SCAG
<br />project and required coordination of the abovementioned project by the consultant awarded the
<br />contract to perform the work of each respective project shall be required to ensure the efficient
<br />and effective implementation of the proposed projects in a safe and timely manner. Consultants
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