Public Works Agency
www.santa-ana.org/public-works
Item # 32
City of Santa Ana
20 Civic Center Plaza, Santa Ana, CA 92701
Staff Report
June 04, 2024
TOPIC: Santa Ana Vision Zero Plan
AGENDA TITLE
Resolution Approving the Santa Ana Vision Zero Plan
RECOMMENDED ACTION
Adopt a resolution approving the Santa Ana Vision Zero Plan.
RESOLUTION NO. 2024-XXX entitled A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF
THE CITY OF SANTA ANA APPROVING AND ADOPTING THE SANTA ANA VISION ZERO PLAN (includes determination that this action is exempt from consideration under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15061(b)(3) because it can be seen with certainty that there is no possibility that the adoption of this Plan, in and of itself, may have a significant effect on the environment) GOVERNMENT CODE §84308 APPLIES: No
DISCUSSION
Addressing the safety of our transportation system is a continued priority and immediate necessity for the City. On November 16, 2016, the City Council adopted the Safe Mobility Santa Ana (SMSA) plan. This was the City’s first citywide traffic safety plan to address roadway and street safety. Since the adoption of the SMSA plan, the Public Works Agency (PWA)’s Traffic Engineering staff has been successful at receiving various state and federal grants for design and construction of various traffic safety improvement projects throughout the city. To continue to qualify for grant funding opportunities, such as the Highway Safety Improvement Program (HSIP) and the Safe Streets and Roads for All Program (SS4A), the SMSA plan requires updating.
In 2021, the City received a planning grant from Caltrans’s Local Road Safety Plan (LRSP) to help develop a new and updated safety plan, now called Santa Ana Vision Zero Plan (SAVZ) (Exhibit 1). The SAVZ plan not only provides an update to SMSA, but also re-evaluates citywide traffic safety, identifies new areas of concern, analyzes contributing factors and patterns, recommends and prioritizes improvements, and analyzes traffic collisions of pedestrians and bicyclists, that in turn have the goal of reducing the number of persons killed or injured in collisions.
Resolution Approving the Santa Ana Vision Zero Plan
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The SAVZ Plan analyzed five years of traffic collision data between 2017 and 2021 to identify collision patterns throughout the city. From the analyzed collision data, corridors and intersections were ranked based on the density and severity of the collisions, proximity to schools, number of street lanes, and equity. The SAVZ Plan identified the top 10 corridors and top 10 intersections in the ranking.
Top 10 Corridors in Need of Traffic Safety
Enhancements
Corridor Ranking
Main Street 1
Euclid Avenue 2
1st Street 3
Tustin Avenue 4
Greenville Avenue 5
Grand Avenue 6
Fairview Street 7
Bristol Street 8
4th Street 9
17th Street 10
Top 10 Intersections in Need of Traffic Safety
Enhancements
Intersection Ranking
Harbor Boulevard at 1st Street 1
17th Street at Grand Avenue 2
Harbor Boulevard at McFadden Avenue 3
1st Street at Flower Street 4
Edinger Avenue at Maple Street 5
Segerstrom Avenue at Bear Street 6
Flower Street at Macarthur Boulevard 7
Macarthur Boulevard at Raitt Street 8
Dyer Road at Flower Street 9
Flower Street at Alton Avenue 10
The plan then assessed the factors associated with each collision along the identified corridor and provided specific safety improvement recommendations to address the types of collisions that occurred within those corridors. Additionally, cost estimates for the recommended improvements of each project corridor were developed. These plans and cost estimates will aid the City in pursuing future grant funding opportunities and to facilitate implementation of safety features. Staff recommends the approval of this resolution (Exhibit 2) in order to continue to pursue grant funding followed by the implementation of the safety improvements presented in the SAVZ Plan.
Resolution Approving the Santa Ana Vision Zero Plan
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ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT
There is no environmental impact associated with this action. Individual environmental reviews will be conducted for each recommended improvement at the time of implementation. Those types of projects typically qualify for Categorical Exemptions, which can be done by staff.
FISCAL IMPACT
There is no fiscal impact associated with this action.
EXHIBIT(S)
1. Santa Ana Vision Zero Plan
2. Resolution
Submitted By: Nabil Saba, P.E., Executive Director – Public Works Agency Approved By: Alvaro Nuñez, Acting City Manager