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Raitt St from Walnut Ave to Pine St.
Typical Proposed Cross Section

Raitt St from Walnut Ave to Pine St Typical Proposed Cross Section

Raitt St from McFadden Ave to
Typical Proposed Cross Section

Raitt St from McFadden Ave to Typical Proposed Cross Section

Raitt Street Multimodal Safety Project

The Raitt Street project (Project) was identified in the Central Santa Ana Complete Streets Plans (CSACS), hereinafter referred to as “Plan” which was adopted by City Council in February 2019. Per the CSACS Plan, Raitt Street was recommended for multimodal safety enhancements which include travel lane re-designations, separated bicycle lanes and bike signals, shared bike travel paths (green-back sharrows) and partial protected bike lanes between Saint Gertrude Place and Washington Avenue. The planning phase of the project included extensive amounts of community outreach to ensure that any of the resulting project recommendations were a direct reflection of the community needs and wants.  Community Outreach Plans were developed by City staff and consultant teams which included reaching out to stakeholders, local schools and residents, thereby encouraging them to become project champions and to form part of the Community Advisory Committee (CAC). A combined total of 17 community outreach events were held for these plans between Summer and Winter of 2016. In addition, the plan developed web-based surveys in which the community had multiple opportunities to provide their input on each of the plans as they were being prepared. All of the outreach ensured that these plans were community driven planning documents that established a road map for City staff to know where the need was and what type of projects to pursue in the future.

In response to the project needs identified by the CSACS Plan, staff pursued grant funding from the Active Transportation Program (ATP) in 2020. In May 2021, the ATP coordinator notified the City of Santa Ana that the project had been selected for funding from the ATP grant. Following the programming of grant funds, City staff began working on the design and additional community outreach efforts for the project. Additional community meetings were held during the design phase of the project. Since a few years had passed since the community has seen these projects, the outreach meetings focused on providing the history on how the projects were initially identified and on ensuring that the proposed project improvements were still in alignment with what the community wanted to see implemented by these projects.

As a final product, this project implements direct benefits to Santa Ana residents who need healthier ways to get around their community without relying on an automobile. This project will provide opportunities to engage in physical activity, promote a healthier lifestyle, provide a safe and low-stress pedestrian mobility option, decrease car trips and vehicle miles traveled, and improve air quality by reducing greenhouse gas emissions.

Project Scope, Funding, & Status

The improvements have been designed utilizing Complete Streets principals to provide safe, comfortable, and convenient travel for all users: pedestrians, bicyclists, transit riders, and motorists.

  • Standard Avenue from Warner Avenue to First Street
    • Scope: Improvements include new asphalt concrete and Portland cement street pavement, center turn lanes, Class II Protected Bike Lanes, Class III Shared Use Bike Routes, New Traffic Signal at Occidental Street, New Pedestrian Signals at Monta Vista Ave/Richland Ave and at Myrtle St, Bulb-outs for shorter pedestrian crossing distance at various intersections, new ADA Curb ramps, and roadway striping reconfiguration.
    • Funding:  ATP, SB1, and a variety of local funds.
    • Status: This segment is currently in the completion of the design phase. See Public Works webpage for complete project schedule.

The project objectives include, but is not limited to, the following:

  • Increase safety for pedestrians, bicyclists, and motorist.
  • Improve storm water drainage, water quality, and air quality.
  • Greater public access with ADA improvements and dedicated bike lanes.
  • Enhanced community beautification with significant public investment.
  • Provide traffic calming and reduces severe and fatal bicycle/pedestrian injuries.

Project Benefits

The proposed improvements have been designed utilizing Complete Streets principals to provide safe, comfortable, and convenient travel for all users: pedestrians, bicyclists, transit riders, and motorists.

  •  Safety: The vehicle travel lane road reconfiguration and curb return radius reductions will help deter speeding through the project segment; bike lanes provide a safe buffer between pedestrians and motorists; bicyclists travel in designated bike lanes instead of mixing flow with vehicles and pedestrians.
  • Accessibility: ADA compliant curb ramps, high visibility pedestrian crossings, and bike lanes greatly improve accessibility for pedestrians and bicyclists.
  • Traffic Flow: The proposed improvements provide safe mobility for all users while improving traffic operations.

Project Managers

Traffic Design
Victor Chaidez
Email: vchaidez@santa-ana.org
Phone: 714-647-5609

Civil Design
David Sierra
Email: dsierra@santa-ana.org
Phone: 714-647-5036

Senior Project Managers

Traffic Design
Ruben Castaneda
Email: rcastaneda@santa-ana.org
Phone: 714-647-5621

Civil Design
Marc Canta, PE
Email: mcanta@santa-ana.org
Phone: 714-647-5649

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