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Item 55A
No.
RESOLUTION APPROVING THE CENTRAL SANTA ANA COMPLETE STREETS PLAN
Date of Name
Correspondence
1 2/512019 Kristopher Fortin
*RA - Recommended Action
Wednesday, February 06, 2019
Representative of
Santa Ana Active Streets
In Favor of In opposition
RA*.of RA*.
Yes
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Comment
Mitre -Ramirez, Norma
From: SAAS Santa Ana Active Streets <
Sent: Tuesday, February 5, 2019 4:19 PM
To: eComment
Subject: 02/05/2019, Letter of Support, Re: 55A. RESOLUTION APPROVING THE CENTRAL SANTA
ANA COMPLETE STREETS PLAN (STRATEGIC PLAN NO. 5,613) - Public Works Agency
Attachments: Letter of Support, CSACSP.pdf
Hello,
Attached is a letter of support for the resolution "55A. RESOLUTION APPROVING THE CENTRAL SANTA
ANA COMPLETE STREETS PLAN {STRATEGIC PLAN NO. 5,613 1 - Public Works Agency"
If you should have any questions, please reach us at
Best,
Kristopher Fortin
SAAS Secretary
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SANTA ANA ACTIVE STREETS
02/05/2019
Mayor Miguel Pulido and Councilmembers,
City of Santa Ana
20 Civic Center Plaza
P.O. Box 1988, M31
Santa Ana CA, 92701
Re: 55A. RESOLUTION APPROVING THE CENTRAL SANTA ANA COMPLETE
STREETS PLAN (STRATEGIC PLAN NO. 5, 6B) - Public Works Agency
Dear Mayor Pulido and Councilmembers,
I am writing to express Santa Ana Active Streets' (SAAS) support of the resolution approving the
Central Santa Ana Complete Streets Plan. SAAS is a community-based coalition with the mission
of cultivating diverse community participation in creating a safe and accessible environment for
active transportation in Santa Ana. Formed in 2013, ourvision is to empower residents to become
engaged participants in the emerging active transportation movement in Santa Ana by hosting
community events, workshops, and trainings; partnering with local organizations; and working
directly with city officials.
Santa Ana is one of seven communities in California designated as a Pedestrian -Bicycle Focus City
by the Federal Highway Administration's (FHWA) based on the City's large numbers of
pedestrian/bicyclist fatalities or high population -based fatality collision rates. In response, the
city has undergone numerous initiatives to combat this endemic of injuries and fatalities on our
city roads, including a multi-year bicycle and pedestrian safety education campaign, completed
a Vision Zero Plan with the aim of reducing roadway fatalities and injuries to zero. The city has
also led active transportation planning initiatives in our downtown and the Central Santa Ana
area that have brought diverse voices together to support transforming our streets for bicyclists,
pedestrians, bus riders, and skateboarders.
With the approval of the Central Santa Ana Complete Streets Plan, the City continues its drive to
make the city streets safer and more accessible for folks of various mobilities to walk, ride or roll
to work, to school, or to their families and friends. SAAS, along with Latino Health Access, were
also involved in the community outreach efforts. We believe with our involvement, and the team
that was formed, residents that currently live in the area, including mothers that walk or ride the
bus, kids that go to schools in the area were the centered in this process.
We also appreciate how the team and the plan acknowledged the concerns around displacement
of residents due to the influx of investment happening on our streets as a result of improved
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sidewalks, intersections and added bike lanes. The community members that brought this up are
supporters of making their streets safer, but the recent influx of money into the city, especially
in the downtown area, has also led to gentrification and displacement of long-time businesses.
We urge with the approval of this plan that the city work to create equitable solutions that ease
these anxieties and create policies that bring in this investment but assist in keeping residents
that currently live here as their residents in the future, especially low-income.
The Central Santa Ana Complete Streets Plan provides is a result of engaged residents and has
led to them taking ownership over the City's pedestrian and bicycle safety efforts. We strongly
support and urge the City Council to approve this resolution.
If you should have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact me at
Sincerely,
D�N�o Q (ne
Rosario "Charis" Galeas
Chair, Leadership Committee, Santa Ana Active Streets
Santa Ana Active Streets 1 128 E Katella Ave. Orange, CA 92867 1
Tel. (657)205-7306 1 www.saascoalition.ore infoftsaascoalition.ore