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Abrams Associates TRAFFIC ENGINEERING, INC.Page 2 of 8 – 2114 E. 1st Street Parking Demand Analysis Huntington Beach. Please note the nearest bus stops are less than a block from the site. About two blocks away are bus stops for Routes 71 and Express Route 64X. PARKING DEMAND ANALYSIS This section discusses the estimated parking demand for the project. The proposed project is proposing to provide on on-site parking garage with 620 spaces. The amount of auto use would be less than a typical apartment project as a result of the affordability component of the project and the proximity to transit. As a result, it is expected some auto trips would be replaced by transit trips, pedestrian trips, and bicycle usage. There are a couple factors that the City could consider when reviewing parking demand for this project. These include: 1.Residential Parking Demand for Transit Oriented Developments - There is extensive evidence available that apartment units in transit oriented developments generate less parking demand than market rate units. 2.Affordable Housing Parking Generation Rates - There is also extensive evidence that affordable apartment units generate less parking demand than market rate units. Residential Parking Demand for Transit Oriented Developments - For a location in business district with bus transit access (and located near major employers), the parking demand would be less than the typical parking demand rate in the ITE Parking Generation Manual. The availability of transit, the use of bicycles, and the attractiveness of walking in the mixed-use business district environment would clearly result in reduced vehicle trip generation and an associated reduction in the need for parking. Since it is anticipated that a higher portion of all travel will occur by walking, bicycling, and through the use of public transit, it is expected that some of the apartment residents would not have personal vehicles. According to S.B. 743 a project’s parking impacts are no longer be considered significant impacts on the environment if the project is a Transit Oriented Development (TOD). In the State of California a TOD is defined as a project that is 1) residential, mixed-use residential, or an employment center project, and 2) located on an infill site within a transit priority area. A transit priority area is defined as being an area within one-half mile of a major transit stop. A major transit stop is defined as 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 all of these criteria are met with one minor exception. Less than two blocks away there is a intersection of two major bus routes. While the overall frequency of the bus service at the intersection is 15 minutes one of the lines at the intersection (Route 71) operates on slightly higher service intervals of about 20 minutes. 1-39