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desig~~a~ons th.~oughout tine 'T~•ar~sit o~~ir~ bode area ~~~au~d result in impacts that are similar, for the
<br /> mast part, to those of the prapased 'Transit caning bode, although rnan~= of the sigr~if~cant impacts
<br /> associated ~~ith aesthe~cs, air quafit~~, cli~n.atc ci~ar~ge, ar~d noise~~Tih~•ation ~~=auid be ~~educed a.s ca~~pared
<br /> to tine ~~oposed ~•oject. ~ numhei• of llnpacts «rau~d be gre~.ter under the Na Pro~ect~Na De~relopment
<br /> t~ternati~re than under the proposed project due to the ~rbsence of ~nidation measures that ~~zouid be
<br /> adapted as pa~~t of the proposed praject, e.g., i~~pacts tram increased light and gia~~e. ~dditionauy,
<br /> because the it~~'s e~istiz~g erae~•ai Plan and caning desinatians da oat emphasise alternative modes of
<br /> transpartatian and do not contain the de~refapn~ex~t fra~x~c~~ra~.•k ~aecessa~~~ to suppo~•t tine t~•ansit-o~~iented
<br /> de~reioptnent, fmpacts to traffie~transpo~~tatio~~ ~~rouid be ~•eate~• ur~de~• tine o P~•o~ectf Na ~eveioptr~er~t
<br /> ternad.~Te ti~ar~ under the proposed Transit caning bode.
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<br /> The ~genc~~ hereh~= finds that specific economic, leggy., social, technaiogical, ar other consideratian.s
<br /> n~akc t~~e adap~.an of the o ~'x•aject~a ~]e~~eiapYr~ent te~ir~at%Te infeasible,
<br /> ~~iti~augi~ .~~ite~•r~ati~Te ~vould ~~ade~•atei~z reduce same of tine prapased project's sir~if~cant impacts, it
<br /> ~~Fouid ~~ot acia~c~rc mast of tine bask p~•o~ect ab~ectl~res. ~pecificall~~, ~Iternati~Te ~ ~~rould not pro~Fide
<br /> zor~ir~ for the integ~•atior~ of €~e~v infill de~reiopment into e~~iting neighborhoods. ~t ~~rau~d not prop=lde
<br /> fo>± a range of housing optio$~s, inciudfr~ afforidahie i~ousit~~ ~t ~~~ould oat pra~zide far the tease of
<br /> e.~€stirlg structures, ailo~~r the deg=elopment of the t~ene~=-o~~rned properties, or• t~•t~thenii~ t~~~ba~. fo~tr~
<br /> ti~~•ouia i~~~p~'o~Ted dc~reiapr~er~t and des~gr~ standards. ~~farea~Ter, unlike the proposed praject, it ~~atild
<br /> not pro~Tide a transit--support~~re, pedestrian-oriented de~relop~nent fra~rre~~ra~~k to suppa~it t~•~.nstt-orier~tcd
<br /> de~reiop~~~er~t, or er~caurage alternati~~e modes of trailsportatian.
<br /> ~s ~ result of its inabiiit~r to meet the basic project objecd.~~es, tine Na P~•oject~o ~e~relapment
<br /> t~ternati~te ~vould eliminate the appart~~r~it~= to pra~tlde the nu~r~eraus benefits of the proposed project,
<br /> as set Earth In the statement of ~~rerr~din ~onslderatton, including hand use de~reiap~xrent ti~at ptio~zides
<br /> a better ir~arket far public transit, consistent ~~tith the goals of ~ 3~~, California's ustaitiabie
<br /> ~ornn~ur~i~ties and liinate Protection ~~ct; pro~ridir~ strategic areas fo~~ infiil, pedestrian friendi~r
<br /> eni=irantr~er~ts, ar~d focusing housing and. empia~?ment gra~~~th in transit~accessible iacation.s through
<br /> transit-oriet~tcd de~relopzx~er~ts, co~~siste~~t ~~~iti~ tine auti~er~r~ ~alifarr~.a ~ssociatian of a~=erninents
<br /> ~D~S ~io~~~1 ~'~r~~~s~otta~r'~~~ ~1r~~~~ ~~~.~a~i~a ~~~e '~~r~~~c~~~o~rs T~'}, and ~~~'s ~~D~ l~~i~~r~l
<br /> ~'~~r~~~~1~~~asi~ae .~'Icrrr' ~~'e~r't~ o~t~~rr~ft~~fi~s ~c+l~i~rr~ r~ S~tstc~~~rcr~le F~r~rtr~ ~7'} land use goals; and praysiding
<br /> opportunities to meet the ~it~= of Santa Ana's share of the Regional ~Iousiz~gNccd.s .~~llacation ~RE~'~~
<br /> far ~~-~0~~-,
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<br /> ~dditianall~=, ternati~~e 1 ~~touid not further the established foals aid Policies of the it~T's erxe~.iai
<br /> ~'lar~ to tine sa~~c c~terat as tine pr~opased Transit ~onir~ odeF 7n particular, it ~~rauid not further
<br /> ~~oi~sing Element Policies ~~E-2.~, 2.~, ~.4, ~vl~ich support the goal of pro~Tiding a di~Terisit~T of qualit~T
<br /> housing, affordability= le~rels, and luring e~peiiences that accon~rnodate ar~ta ~t~~~a' residents ar~d
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<br /> urorkforcc of ail i~ousehaid t~rpes, ir~cai~e le~reis, fed age groups to foster an ~nciusive cain~nunit~= to the
<br /> satr~e extent a the proposed `Transit caning ode Nor ~~~ould it fiirthe~• band use Eie~~ent pa~icies LE-
<br /> ~~3, .G, ~.7, and ~,9, ~~~i~ici~ promote a balance of iar~d uses to address basic community= needs,
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<br /> LE-~.~, 2.8, 2.~, and ~.1~, ~~rhich promote farad uses ~~i~ich e~.hance tine i~z's econamic and fiscal
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