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URBAN DESIGN ELEMENT <br />A pedestrian oriented <br />Districts tend to be smaller and better defined near the city core. These <br />characteristics tend to be less evident, the further away the district is <br />from the city center The older residential districts, located near the <br />downtown center, serve as the fundamental basis for Santa Ana's <br />existing urban form. The exception to this however is Santa Ana's <br />newer commercial and mixed use districts: Main Place, South Coast <br />Metro, Metro East, and MacArthur Place. <br />Neighborhood associations have been formed throughout Santa Ana, <br />and their creation is based on characteristics such as geographic <br />location and ease of association. Most organized neighborhoods have <br />development patterns similar to those found in adjacent neighborhoods. <br />For example, Bristol Manor has similar street lights, lot sizes, <br />subdivision patterns and building scale as the adjacent Wilshire Square. <br />Although neighborhoods generally tend to be cohesive in architecture <br />form, they may also be socially and politically organized. These <br />neighborhood associations create perceived districts even though they <br />are not necessarily defined by physical boundaries that would set the <br />neighborhood apart from nearby neighborhoods. Floral Park and West <br />Floral Park are separate neighborhood associations. Even though they <br />are technically separate, they are more visually located in the same <br />urban design district. Park Santiago or Riverview West are examples of <br />where design districts and neighborhoods are the same. <br />Paths <br />community has an Paths are the means b which eo le travel throw hout the Cit includin <br />averege 1/4 mile walking Y p p g Y g <br />distance between transit freeways, streets, walkways, and bikeways. Another important function of <br />stops and the core paths is to create linkages between districts, nodes, and other destination <br />commercial area <br />points. These linkages maybe strengthened by view corridors associated <br />with landmarks, natural features, and open spaces. Key urban design issues <br />related to "paths" include the following <br />• Paths include freeways and main thoroughfares and serve as the <br />framework for the City's urban form. Two of these streets, Main Street <br />and First Street, also serve as the "axis" for the City's street numbering <br />system. These roadways are the primary east-west, and north-south <br />transportation routes, intersecting at the heart of downtown Santa Ana. <br />Revised (April 2007) ~ ~ ~ _ <br />