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Dale Helvig 2536 N. Valencia St. Santa Ana CA 92706 714‐541‐7254 helvig_denny@msn.com Page 7 of 17 EIR AREAS OF CONCERN (continued) 10. BUS SERVICE. There is a bus route along Main Street, but the bus stop is located 0.3 miles to the north for the northbound route, southbound is conveniently located. However, these buses do not support the needs of a major transit stop in accordance with CEQA requirements. The buses do not stop every 15 minutes during peak hours. § 21064.3. MAJOR TRANSIT STOP “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. The EIR response to this is: They even go to the point of Response 37: [page 850 of 1024] The comment is incorrect. The 2016 RTP/SCS defines a bus, as a transit mode comprised of rubbertired passenger vehicles operating on fixed‐ routes and schedules over roadways; and that Bus Rapid Transit is service that seeks to reduce travel time through measures such as traffic signal priority, automatic vehicle location, dedicated bus lanes, limited‐stop service and faster fare collection policies. As described by the SCAG 2016 RTP/SCS Executive Summary, planning for additional housing and jobs near transit includes provision of housing along bus transit corridors; and expansion of transit includes new local and regional bus services. The RTP/SCS describes that High Quality Transit Areas are defined as locations within one‐half mile of a fixed guideway transit stop or a bus transit corridor where buses pick up passengers at a frequency of every 15 minutes or less during peak commuting hours. There are currently two express bus service stops (for Route 53) within 0.5‐mile of the project site….” The EIR response provides an even more lame response ”…Additionally, the graphic provided in this response was taken from the SCAG website related to transit planning activities to provide information related to “what SCAG has in mind when they say public transportation”. The fact is this route does NOT connect to both north and south “Major transit stops” and it does NOT run every 15 minutes during the morning and afternoon peak commute periods.