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COMMUNITY OUTREACH <br /> w_ <br /> Most respondents are concerned that reducing vehicle lanes would worsen traffic <br /> congestion, increase commute times, create safety hazards, and negatively impact daily life <br /> for drivers, families, seniors, and emergency vehicles. Many believe bike lanes are <br /> underutilized and do not reflect how residents primarily travel (by car). There is frustration <br /> about previous projects on streets such as McFadden, Civic Center, Bristol, and Edinger, <br /> which residents feel increased congestion and accidents. Concerns also include <br /> construction disruption, impacts on local businesses, insufficient public outreach, tax and <br /> spending priorities, and a perceived lack of data-driven decision making. <br /> On the other hand, supporters emphasize the need for protected bike lanes, dedicated bus <br /> lanes, pedestrian safety, shade trees, transit reliability, and long-term multimodal planning. <br /> These respondents prioritize safety, transit efficiency, and physical barriers between <br /> vehicles and cyclists. <br /> In summary, the dominant themes are: <br /> • Traffic congestion <br /> • Lane preservation <br /> • Bike lane usage <br /> • Safety <br /> • Distrust of prior infrastructure changes <br /> The secondary theme is the focus on safer, transit-oriented street design. <br /> PRINTED MATERIALS <br /> The team prepared ADA-compliant multilingual educational materials throughout the Study. <br /> Creative services were leveraged to produce fact sheets, poster boards, PowerPoint <br /> presentations, and comment cards, among other materials. Refer to APPENDIX D: <br /> Educational Materials for Study fact sheets and workshop announcement flyers. <br /> Key Outcomes and Community Input <br /> Achievements <br /> Outreach during the study phase resulted in broad community participation, meaningful design <br /> refinements, and stronger public trust. This is a result of the variety of events and channels <br /> utilized, including: <br /> • Three stakeholder one-on-one presentations. <br /> • Ten presentations at events hosted by a different organization. <br /> • Three surveys and 503 community member interactions. <br /> • Two YouTube videos and 875 views in total. <br /> • Multilingual project website and 3,180 views. <br /> • Four social media posts and 150 interactions. <br /> • Community Working Group with 5 local CBOs engaged. <br /> • Two stakeholder meetings with 28 stakeholder groups invited. <br /> First Street Multimodal Boulevard Study—41 <br />