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City of
Santa Ana
Safe Mobility Santa Ana
Fred Mousavipour
Executive Director, Public Works Agency
January 20, 2015
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City of
Santa Ana
The Need to Change Mobility Priorities
The statistics tell the story:
Most densely populated City in Orange County
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(Ranking 4Nationally)
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52% of Residents are under the age of 30
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18% of Households are without a car
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14% of Residents use public transit
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Santa Ana ranks 3out of the 13 highest
rd
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population cities in California in injury/fatal
traffic collisions
Pedestrian involved: 5/13
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Bicyclist involved: 3/13
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City of
Santa Ana
Safe Mobility Santa Ana Plan
This Plan minimizes the adverse effects of
vehicular traffic/speed on city streets through
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ngineering (Public Works, Planning)
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ducation (Public Works, CMO, SAPD)
E
nforcement (Public Works, SAPD)
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City of
Santa Ana
Shift in Approach
“Safe all-around Santa Ana mobility must be better
balanced with regional mobility priorities!”
Plan must be customized to address the specific
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Needs and Characteristicsof Santa Ana
The following staff will develop the plan with
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technical assistance from a consultant team
William Galvez, City Engineer
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Zed Kekula, Senior Civil Engineer
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Frank Orellana, Senior Engineer
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Cory Wilkerson, Active Transportation Coordinator
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City of
Santa Ana
Consultant Services
Hire a consultant team renowned as leaders in the
field of safety engineering, education, and
enforcement to analyze Santa Ana’s traffic patterns:
Collisions Reports
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Traffic Volumes
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Speed Surveys
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Provide recommendations and professional
expertise based on innovative/creative solutions and
Nationally recognized best-practices
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City of
Santa Ana
Safe Mobility Santa Ana Goals
Substantially increase safe
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mobility in all areas of the
City
Achieve zero fatal
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bike/pedestrian collisions
Reduce vehicle speeds
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Minimize demonstrated
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collision patterns
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City of
Santa Ana
A Tale of Two Intersections
1Street & Main StreetFairview Street & Warner
st
Avenue
AM/PM Peak Traffic: 9213AM/PM Peak Traffic: 9970
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AM/PM Bike & Ped: 361 AM/PM Bike & Ped: 77
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(4% of traffic)(0.8% of traffic)
3-year collision total: 393-year collision total: 39
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3-year Bike & Ped 3-year Bike & Ped
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collisions: 8 (21% of collisions: 1 (2.6% of
collisions)collisions)
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City of
Santa Ana
Engineering
Toolkit of best practices:
Road diet/
Protected
Roundabouts
Narrow lanes
bikeways
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City of
Santa Ana
Engineering
Toolkit of best practices:
Median Curb
Crosswalks
barriersextensions
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City of
Santa Ana
Engineering
Toolkit of best practices:
Signalized LED lightingSpeed
crossingsfeedback signs
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City of
Santa Ana
Engineering
Citywide Project List
Prioritized based on data (speeds, volumes,
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collisions, time, etc…)
Multiple alternatives for each location/project
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Cost estimates for each alternative
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Work seamlessly with other Master Plans
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(Circulation Element, Active Trans. Plan, Capital
Improvement Plan, Pavement Mgmt. Program,
LED Conversion, etc…)
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City of
Santa Ana
Education
Utilize national safety campaigns
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(Click-it or Ticket etc…)
Aggressively pursue grant funds
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Continue existing programs
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Santa Ana Safe Street Crossers Club and Officer Reggie
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Bicycle Rodeos/Traffic Safety Fairs
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Develop city/neighborhood specific campaigns/
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programs (Safety Ambassadors etc…)
Partner with school districts/police to develop a
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consistent safety message
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City of
Santa Ana
Enforcement
Increase the number of officers
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assigned to traffic enforcement while
recognizing the goals set forth in the
Patrol Study (Univ. of North Texas)
Strategic and focused enforcement
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based on collision data
High visibility/saturation patrol along
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identified corridors with a pattern of
traffic-related incidents
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City of
Santa Ana
Enforcement
Continue pursuing grants for D.U.I.
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enforcement, check points and D.U.I.
warrant service
Focused enforcement related to
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aggressive driving (red light running,
speeding, etc…)
Conduct media outreach activities to let
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the public know about the enforcement
activities, goals, and outcomes.
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City of
Santa Ana
Suggested Next Steps
Work Study/Council Input:January 2015
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Draft and release RFP: February 2015
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Dev. & Trans. Committee: April 2015
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Develop SMSA Plan:March-June 2015
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Present Plan to Council:July 2015
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