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O NE B RO A D WA Y P LA Z A P RO J E CT E I R A D DE N DU M CI T Y O F S A NT A A NA <br />5. Environmental Analysis <br />March 2020 Page 73 <br />Environmental Issues <br />Substantial Change in Project <br />Requiring Major EIR Revisions <br />Substantial Change in Circum-stances <br />Requiring Major EIR Revisions <br />New Information Showing New <br />or Increased Significant Effects <br />Less Than Significant <br />Impact/No Changes or New Information <br />Requiring Preparation of an EIR No Impact <br />a) Induce substantial unplanned population <br />growth in an area, either directly (for <br />example, by proposing new homes and <br />businesses) or indirectly (for example, <br />through extension of roads or other <br />infrastructure)? <br /> X <br />b) Displace substantial numbers of existing <br />people or housing, necessitating the <br />construction of replacement housing <br />elsewhere? <br /> X <br /> <br />Southern California Association of Governments <br />The Southern California Association of Governments (SCAG) represents Imperial, Los Angeles, Orange, <br />Riverside, San Bernardino, and Ventura counties. It is a regional planning agency and serves as a forum for <br />addressing regional issues concerning transportation, the economy, community development, and the <br />environment. SCAG maintains the Regional Transportation Plan/Sustainable Communities Strategy <br />(RTP/SCS). On April 7, 2016, SCAG adopted the 2016–2040 Regional Transportation Plan/Sustainable <br />Communities Strategy (RTP/SCS). As part of the RTP/SCS, SCAG analyzes demographic and growth <br />forecasts for its region (SCAG 2016a). Table 8 below summaries the growth projections for the City of Santa <br />Ana and Orange County. <br />Table 8 Forecast, City of Santa Ana and Orange County <br /> 2012 2040 Change, 2012-2040 Percent Change, 2012-2040 <br />Population <br />City of Santa Ana 329,200 343,100 13,900 4.2% <br />Orange County 3,071,600 3,461,500 389,900 12.7% <br />Housing <br />City of Santa Ana 73,300 78,000 4,700 6.4% <br />Orange County 999,500 1,152,300 152,800 15.3% <br />Employment <br />City of Santa Ana 154,800 166,000 11,200 7.2% <br />Orange County 1,526,500 1,898,900 372,400 24.4% <br />Source: SCAG 2016b. <br /> <br />5 - 127