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Santa Ana Safe Mobility Plan I Revised Scope of Work City of Santa Ana, CA collisions will help inform the risk analysis, calling to attention locations where these high risk factors are at play. This systemic analysis will provide the basis for long term project development, as roadway elements that have been over - represented in collisions can be gradually phased out of the Santa Ana landscape, and replaced with facilities that protect people who walk, bicycle, or drive from malting decisions that might cause a crash. 4.3 Hot Spot Analysis We will conduct a hot spot analysis to identify high crash corridors and locations (intersections and mid - block) throughout the city. A raster based GIS analysis which places a small buffer around each collision and displays a darker color as more collisions overlap allows for an effective visualization of crashes at particular intersections and at the corridor level. We will create a summary table of high crash locations and corridors, with the location name, number of collisions and fatalities, as well as a series of columns to identify each risk factor present (from the risk analysis above) to inform the selection of appropriate countermeasures in Task 6. Many of these locations are likely to rise to the top as locations to be reviewed as part of Task 5, which will allow us to compare the risk factors with field observations and community feedback on conditions and behaviors. 4.4 Preliminary Menu of Countermeasures We will introduce a list of potential countermeasures for staff consideration and feedback prior to developing the recommended countermeasures at individual locations in Task 6. Several resources provide an up to date and comprehensive list of countermeasures. The concluding section of our collision analysis report will identify the subset of countermeasures (including engineering, enforcement and education activities) that apply to collision types identified in Santa Ana. This task provides the opportunity for Santa Ana and other agencies involved in street design to provide feedback on a variety of published design guides, including the National Association of City Transportation Officials (NACTO) guides for urban street design and bikeways. Example resources we will draw from include: • PEDSAFE Pedestrian Safety Guide and Countermeasure Selection System (FHWA) • BIKESAFE Bicycle Safety Guide and Countermeasure Selection System (FHWA) • Proven Safety Countermeasures (FHWA Office of Safety) • Highway Safety Manual and Crash Modification Clearinghouse • NACTO Urban Street Design Guide • NACTO Urban Bikeway Design Guide 4.5 Enforcement Operations Assessment and Recommendations Nelson \Nygaard will review the current operations of the Santa Ana Police Department Traffic Division including the number of officers allocated to the division and the total hours worked. We will make an objective assessment of the operational statistics in the context of the citywide traffic collision data collected in Task 2 and analyzed in Task 4.1. The intention of this assessment will be to identify any gaps between the current traffic operations and the staff hours necessary to address the existing collision patterns. This assessment shall include any recommendations identified in Task 6; such as saturation patrols and targeted enforcement activities. We will also NelsonWygaartl Consulting Associates, Inc. 16