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First Street Multimodal Boulevard Study <br />February 17, 2026 <br />Page 2 <br />5 <br />5 <br />3 <br />4 <br />A Request for Proposals (RFP) was issued on February 25, 2025 seeking qualified <br />firms to provide traffic engineering and transportation planning services for the First <br />Street Multimodal Boulevard Study. On May 20, 2025, HDR Engineering, Inc. (HDR) <br />was subsequently awarded an agreement to conduct the study. The Study commenced <br />June 4, 2025 with a grant deadline of December 2026. Due to the compressed <br />schedule, selection of an LPA in early 2026 will allow adequate time to develop 100% <br />final engineering and design. OCTA has been awarded grant funding of up to $2 million <br />for the construction of the LPA but this falls significantly short of the amount that will be <br />needed for construction. Both the City and OCTA are concurrently identifying additional <br />funding needed for the construction of this project. <br />THE STUDY <br />The First Street Multimodal Boulevard Study is a comprehensive effort to re-envision <br />approximately three miles of First Street from Bristol Street to Tustin Avenue as a safer, <br />more accessible, and more equitable corridor for all users, including people walking, <br />bicycling, riding transit, and driving. Initiated in May 2025, the Study responds to the <br />City’s General Plan Mobility Element and community-identified needs to improve safety, <br />reduce speed-related collisions, enhance access to transit, and better serve the <br />corridor’s diverse and often vulnerable populations. The presentation is included as <br />Exhibit 1. <br />The analysis, findings, and detailed technical documentation is summarized in a <br />technical memorandum. The Technical Memorandum (Exhibit 2) documents existing <br />conditions, traffic and safety analysis, equity assessment, community outreach, <br />alternatives development, and evaluation of design concepts. <br />The Study corridor extends approximately three miles from Bristol Street to Tustin <br />Avenue, crossing downtown Santa Ana, the railroad underpass, and the I-5 freeway <br />interchange. <br />Figure 1: First Street Corridor <br />The Study evaluated existing conditions, conducted extensive technical analysis, and <br />implemented a robust, multilingual community engagement process that reached more <br />than 1,100 participants. Eight (8) initial multimodal options were developed and