31A - CUP 2010-01 - 500 W SANTA ANA BLVD

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City streets surrounding and leading to the site all have sidewalks on both sides. A brick-paved plaza connects the front building entrance to both Ross Street and Santa Ana Boulevard. Striped crosswalks are provided on all four legs of the stop-controlled intersection of 3rd Street and Ross Street and striped crosswalks and pedestrian push buttons are provided on all four legs of the signalized intersection of Santa Ana Boulevard and Ross Street. In addition, an uncontrolled mid-block crosswalk with decorative pavers is provided on Ross Street at 4~' Street, neaz the northeast comer of the building. The sidewalk and crosswalk network in the project vicinity provides convenient access to and from the OCTA bus stops on Santa Ana Boulevard and on Ross Street near the building. Amore detailed discussion of transit service in the azea is provided in the Transit section of the report. Vehicular Circulation The pazking structure is currently a gated operation with alift-arm on the inbound and outbound lanes, and a parking attendant. Vehicles entering the pazking structure receive atime-stamped ticket card from the attendant, and the same attendant checks the ticket upon exiting. This sometimes causes a queue for inbound and /or outbound traffic, particularly when vehicles are entering and exiting simultaneously. Based on the current parking layout and gate operation, an outbound queue could block access to and from the row of parking spaces along the west wall of the parking structure adjacent to the gate. The proposed Corinthian College class schedule could result in a high turnover of inbound and outbound vehicles between shifts. In order to minimize vehicle-to-vehicle conflict during the turnover between shifts, an automatic enter and exit system should be implemented to expedite processing inbound and outbound vehicles. The high turnover of inbound and outbound vehicles at one time may be alleviated by providing l0- to 15-minute breaks between shifts, andlor staggering class start times. ALTERNATIVE TRAVEL MODES Based on information provided by Corinthian College, it is assumed that 19% of the student population is non-driving, and therefore use an alternative method of commuting, such as those discussed in this section. The use of alternative trans ortation could reduce the arkin demand i P P g and vehicle queuing at the entrance. Bic lce Y Although there are no bicycle lanes provided on the streets surrounding the project site, bicycling is one form of alternative travel that could appeal to the student population. Secure bicycle racks should be provided within the building or the parking structure to accommodate and encourage bicycle ridership. Corinthian College - 19 - February, 2010 Parking Study 31 A-39