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<br />23 General Plan Community Outreach Executive Summary CC 10/18/16
<br />City access to freeways, Centrally located to highways, Proximity to airports such as LAX
<br />and John Wayne, Close proximity to everything such as airport and college, Proximity of
<br />schools, Connectivity to freeways, Convenience near uses and variety of shopping, Close
<br />to museum, Access to freeways, Centrally located to highways, Proximity to airports,
<br />Close proximity to everything, Proximity to schools, Train crossing at 4th Street
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<br />6. High speed traffic and congestion: Cut-through traffic, Traffic areas of concern are
<br />North Flower and 17th Street, Taking alternate streets, Lack of traffic enforcement, Too
<br />much traffic during peak hour, Accidents resulting from disobeying traffic laws,
<br />Increased traffic with new projects, A lot of traffic near Greenville and St. Andrew, A lot
<br />of traffic on Sullivan, People don’t respect street signs or traffic lights, Traffic flow,
<br />Traffic on Santa Ana Boulevard and Citywide morning high accident rate, Flow of traffic
<br />improvements, Fast traffic cutting through residences to get to Orange, Do not widen
<br />streets in response to people cutting through residences, High speed vehicles caused by
<br />illegal activities such as drugs and prostitution, Block streets on Hazard Avenue and
<br />Harbor Boulevard, Use other streets to get to the main streets, Traffic does not follow
<br />the direction of other traffic, No respect for rules or signs, fences, or curbs, Police just
<br />watch people cause vehicular offenses and does not regulate or enforce, Monitoring of
<br />traffic in school zones, Lack of traffic enforcement
<br />Visual Character & Design
<br />1. Architectural heritage: Love the neighborhood and architecture, Love the homes,
<br />Architectural diversity, Old and new architecture, very unique, downtown contains
<br />architectural variety, Old city hall, Old pacific substation, Historic buildings, Architecture
<br />and design should be compatible with existing community, Residential and commercial,
<br />Car washes on Tustin Avenue did a better quality project, Cultural architecture, Not like
<br />Irvine, Sense of history with historic buildings, Not cookie cutter, Architecture of old
<br />historic homes, Beautiful churches, Old court house, Central location, Old buildings,
<br />Historical buildings in Downtown, Homes and architecture are interesting, Pretty
<br />neighborhoods, Sense of place, Different parts of the city look different, It’s easy to
<br />know where you are based on the different looks, Pacific Electric Rail remnant on
<br />Chestnut, History, Downtown Santa Ana looks nice: hipster bars, History and giving
<br />back, Small town feel, Diversity, Only downtown in Orange County, Church at Yost or
<br />Downtown
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<br />2. Maintain City streetscape: City needs to maintain infrastructure such as streets,
<br />curbs, public services, Resource programs to fix and help homes, Trash in the streets,
<br />Civic Center Street contains long dirt sidewalks with weeds, Can these be fixed or filled
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