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Page 4 of 8 — 2114 E. 161 Street Parking Demand Analysis Abrams Associates TRAFFIC ENGINEERING, INC. maximum potential reduction). Please note these reductions are based on market rate units near major transit stops but do not account for the affordability component of the project. Affordable Housing Parking Demand -There is extensive evidence that trip generation and parking demand at affordable housing projects is substantially less than would occur at a comparably sized market -rate apartment project. The following is a summary of some available data on this subject: City of Los Angeles Affordable Housing Survey- For example, a 2016 survey of affordable housing sites in the City of Los Angeles indicated the daily traffic generated at the sites was approximately 40% less than the ITE rates for market rate housing.3 Please note the City of Los Angeles allows up to a 50% reduction in parking for affordable housing projects. City of San Diego Affordable Housing Parking Study - The City of San Diego conducted an affordable housing parking study in 2011.4 About 2,750 surveys were distributed to 34 affordable housing developments. The survey found that parking demand for affordable projects is about one half of typical rental units in San Diego; almost half the units surveyed had no vehicle. The survey indicated that in urban areas (defined as somewhat conducive to walking with moderate transit access) affordable housing units had an average of 0.5 vehicles per household. Please note that affordable housing in central business district (core) area for very low income households were found to be as low as 0.1 cars per household. Assembly Bill No. 744 Planning and Zoning: Density Bonuses - It is also important to note that A.B. 744 allows developers of low income housing types to request lower parking minimums. Based on A.B. 744 it appears that mixed -income housing within ''/z mile of a well -served transit stop and with at least 11 percent of the units set aside for extremely low-income residents or 20 percent set aside for low-income residents theoretically requires only 0.5 parking spaces per bedroom. According to the California Public Resources Code a well -served or "major transit stop" means a site containing an existing rail transit station, a ferry terminal served by either a bus or rail transit service, or the intersection of two or more major bus routes with a frequency of service interval of 15 minutes or less during the morning and afternoon peak commute periods. In the case of the proposed project there is a intersection with two major bus routes located much less than a '/z mile from the site (about 700 feet from the site). At the nearby intersection of 161 Street and N. Tustin Avenue Route 64 and 64X operate with approximately 15 minute headways and Route 71 operates with approximately 20 minute headways. In addition the project is also proposing to provide shuttle service to the Santa Ana Regional Transporation Center with 15 minute headways. This proposed service is decribed in more detail below. It should also be noted that ' Transportation Impact Study Guidelines, City of Los Angeles, Los Angeles Department of Transportation, CA, December, 2016. 4 Affordable Housing Parking Study, City of San Diego, San Diego, CA, February, 2011. 65C-41