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City of Santa Ana I First Street Multimodal Corridor <br /> Technical Memorandum <br /> Providing a bus lane provides benefits to vehicular traffic and buses.Vehicles may enter the <br /> bus lane to make a right turn at intersections. <br /> This moves the decelerating vehicles into the bus lane and reduces the potential for rear end <br /> crashes.With buses in a dedicated lane, there would be no queuing of vehicles behind <br /> buses at bus stops. Vehicles maneuvering around stopped buses is also a potential cause of <br /> rear-end and sideswipe crashes that would be reduced with this option. Bus on-time <br /> performance and delay would also improve. Coupled with bus priority, travel time for buses <br /> along the corridor are forecast to improve significantly. This City has discussed with OCTA <br /> options to increase frequency of bus service along the route if dedicated. Additional <br /> discussion and analysis are needed to determine if expanded or more frequent service is <br /> possible. <br /> Fag# Shia nPginn rnnrpnt <br /> From Cabrillo Park Drive to Tustin Avenue, the City will be constructing new medians and <br /> buffered bicycle lanes. This project will also reduce First Street from six lanes to four lanes. <br /> While this will improve the bicycle amenities on this portion of the corridor compared to <br /> existing conditions, feedback during community outreach meetings suggests that bicyclists <br /> would prefer to be at sidewalk level as opposed to street level. Figure 29 provides the cross <br /> section and the pedestrian and bicycle zone illustrations. <br /> Figure 29. East Side Illustrations <br /> C"eeptua] View __ St near G€iden Circle Dr <br /> it to <br /> 17' 20' <br /> IFi=_r gdwm.._ yp. ..m ISou[Ycf <br /> P+..g <br /> 1W Fwn Si Hight-qA w#y <br /> r <br /> rti1il ox Sip�lri 1 n'Eagai <br /> LO.W% eY..xvr s+4r <br /> P.air <br /> Sidewalk with <br /> Separated Fri keway <br /> City Council 12 — 59 5/5/2 6 <br />