CALIFORNIA, STATE OF, OFFICE OF TRAFFIC SAFETY (4) - 2014

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SCHEDULE A GRANT DESCRIPTION GRANTNO. PS1506 1. PROBLEM STATEMENT PAGE 1 The City of Santa Ana has a continuing bicycle safety problem, as identified through the bicycle- related collisions. As of 2012, the City of Santa Ana has a population of 330,920 making it the second largest city in Orange County. The City is approximately 27,1 square miles. Santa Ana has a large volume of motor vehicle traffic, with the arterials carrying 30,000 to 40,000 vehicles per day. There are also four freeways that converge within the city and a total o£450 miles of streets. Relative income and vehicle ownership levels within the City are significantly lower than the statewide averages. The City's population's median age is the youngest of the seven largest cities in Orange County and the residential density is one of the highest in the State. As a result of climate and demographics, the City has a relatively high level of bicycling activity when compared to other communities in the County or the State. Also, a significant portion of the adult bicyclists may not speak or read English well or understand the rules of the road. Furthermore, transit ridership is high with several of the busiest Orange County Transit Authority bus lines serving the City. In the City of Santa Ana, from 2011 to 2012, the number of bicycle collisions rose from 163 in 201 I to 222 in 2012. This is a 36% increase within that year. In addition, collisions involving bicyclists riding on the wrong side of the road increased from 54 in 2011 to 74 in 2012. Finally, bicycle injury collisions increased from 147 in 2011 to 201 in 2012. 2. PERFORMANCE MEASURES A. Goals: 1) To reduce the number of bicyclists killed in traffic collisions. 2) To reduce the number of bicyclists injured in traffic collisions. 3) To reduce the total number of bicyclists injured in traffic collisions riding in the wrong direction. 4) To reduce the number of bicyclists under the age of 15 killed in traffic collisions. 5) To reduce the number of bicyclists under the age of 15 injured in traffic collisions. B. Objectives: 1) To develop a bicycle safety program and materials to be adopted as an on -going program in 20 schools reaching 5,000 children by September 30, 2015. OTS -33b (Rev. 5/14)