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COMMUNITY OUTREACH SUMMAR Background First Street is currently a six-lane street with a raised median between intersections and left-turn pockets at intersections. It serves OCTA's OC Bus Route 64, one of the highest-ridership routes in Orange County, with nearly 50 stops in Santa Ana alone. In 2022, the City of Santa Ana identified First Street as a corridor for multimodal improvements and updated the Mobility Element of the City's General Plan, which proposed downgrading First Street's classification from a Major Arterial (six lanes) to a Primary Arterial (four lanes). In 2024, the City's Vision Zero Plan identified it as one of the top five corridors requiring safety enhancements, particularly for vulnerable road users, including pedestrians and bicyclists. The Study explored the breadth of potential roadway configurations for purposes of identifying viable options to transform and improve the corridor into a truly multimodal corridor for all modes of travel, regardless of age or ability. The Study also evaluated concepts that enhanced access to businesses, residential neighborhoods, educational facilities, and other key destinations (Figure 3). vo fA` Figure 3: Image of Flower Street signal from the Study walk audit on July 16,2025. City Council -T 5 5/5/2026