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Public Works Agency <br /> . ;.'� www.santa-ana.org/pw <br /> � Item # 12 <br /> k <br /> City of Santa Ana <br /> 20 Civic Center Plaza, Santa Ana, CA 92701 <br /> Staff Report <br /> May 5, 2026 <br /> TOPIC: Select Locally Preferred Alternative for the First Street Multimodal Boulevard <br /> Study <br /> AGENDA TITLE <br /> Select Locally Preferred Alternative for the First Street Multimodal Boulevard Study <br /> RECOMMENDED ACTION <br /> Select Option 2 — Enhanced Bicycle and Pedestrian Zone Concept as the Locally <br /> Preferred Alternative for the First Street Multimodal Boulevard Study and direct staff to <br /> advance this concept into final engineering and design. <br /> GOVERNMENT CODE §84308 APPLIES: No <br /> DISCUSSION <br /> EXECUTIVE SUMMARY <br /> Improving the safety, accessibility, and reliability of the City's major arterials for <br /> multimodal transportation is a critical mobility and safety imperative. These key arterials <br /> service some of the highest ridership bus routes in the County. A contributing factor in <br /> the high utilization of public transit and other transportation modes such bicycling and <br /> walking is fifty-five (55) percent of city residents do not have access to a private vehicle. <br /> First Street, from Bristol Street to Tustin Avenue, is one of the City's most critical <br /> multimodal corridors, serving approximately 36,000 vehicles, 2,900 daily transit <br /> boardings, over 1,300 pedestrians, and more than 250 bicyclists each day. For <br /> comparison purposes, Harbor Boulevard, also a six-lane roadway, carries about 49,000 <br /> vehicles per day with similar transit, bicycle, and pedestrian activity. <br /> The First Street multimodal corridor experiences a collision rate over two times the <br /> national average for similar roads. Speed has been a primary contributing factor in <br /> many of these incidents, with higher vehicle speeds directly correlating to increased <br /> severity and lower survivability. <br /> In response, the First Street Multimodal Boulevard Study evaluated options to transform <br /> approximately three miles of the corridor from a car centric to a multimodal corridor. <br /> This effort was informed by detailed technical analysis and an extensive, 6-month <br />