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Project’s Proximity to Bicycle Facilities The City of Santa Ana promotes bicycling as a means of mobility and a way in which to improve the quality of life within its community. The Bikeway Master Plan recognizes the needs of bicycle users and aims to create a complete and safe bicycle network throughout the City. Currently, not many bicycle facilities exist in the study area, with the exception of a Class II bike lane along Civic Center Drive, between Flower Street and Broadway. However, review of Figure 6, which presents the City’s Bikeway Master Plan, shows that bicycle lanes are proposed to be built throughout the study area. As shown in Figure 6, Class II bike lanes are proposed to be integrated along Civic Center Drive, Santa Ana Boulevard, and Main Street. RESIDENTIAL PARKING RATIOS Notwithstanding the requirements of City Code, the actual parking demand for multifamily residential uses in transit oriented downtown districts have been found to be significantly less. The City’s TZC EIR, for instance, recognized that “residential transit oriented developments, similar to those anticipated/planned under the Transit Zoning Code” have an average level of parking availability of 1.42 spaces per residential unit. (TZC EIR at 4.11-110.) The TZC EIR likewise noted that the TZC “is anticipated to provide parking in excess of the anticipated level of demand.” (TZC EIR at 4.11-110.) The Downtown District was also anticipated to have a surplus of on-street parking spaces that would ensure adequate parking capacity within the TZC area. (TZC EIR at 4.11-110.) LLG’s previous field studies of actual parking demand at existing sites similar to the project also show that parking demand at the project would be lesser than the requirements of the TZC. The Trio Apartments located at 44 N. Madison Avenue, Pasadena has an actual observed parking demand ratio of 1.22 spaces per DU. This site is located in an area where on-street parking is generally permitted. Further, several paid public parking lots are located nearby, including on the west side of Madison Avenue and a few south of Colorado Boulevard. Existing bus stops are located at the intersection of El Molino Avenue/Union Street, as well as various bus stops located Colorado Boulevard. An existing Park & Ride lot is located about 0.5 miles to the northwest of Trio Apartments, near the intersection of Marengo Avenue/Walnut Street. Further, existing Metro Light Rail stations are located at Lake Street/I-210 Freeway (about 0.5 miles from Trio Apartments) and near Raymond Avenue/Holly Street (about 0.5 miles from Trio Apartments). The adjoining land uses to Trio Apartments consist of mostly office and commercial uses. Additional locations have been surveyed which are not located in a downtown setting but have 1- 113