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Letter OCTA <br /> DCTA .1U~ J ~ 20 i~ <br /> SA~i~A ~~~~1. ~ ~~;t- <br /> B7AAD a~ t~+Rrcra~s June ~ , 2010 <br /> Jerry Arrarr!e <br /> Charrrv, <br /> ;r. <br /> ~;,rr,°«ea1E~4 Ms. Lucy Linnaus, Senior Planner <br /> "'°Q c.ti°""':'^ City of Santa Ana <br /> ~1sro<ti., 20 Civic Center Plaza, M2D <br /> ~''•°'°r"` Santa Ana, CA g27(t2 <br /> Peter 8li1fa <br /> D;rgClOr SUl]~eC#: Referral pf General flan Amer~dmen# hip. 201Q-'~ for the Trans# <br /> ~,~~c;w,>>,ra°a-.: ~~oninc~ Cede <br /> L7dfBC10r <br /> Caro7ynV.CavecNre Deaf Ms. t_InnaUS: <br /> ~rr~cto. <br /> vu,+,«,°,., p~r,ron The (7range County Transportation Authority ((~CTA) has reviewed the propr~sed <br /> Drrecrar General Plan Amendment N©. ~C31Q-1 anal the corresponding Draft Environmental Impact OCTA-1 <br /> r~rcrrznd Crx°;; Report ~DEIR}. The following comments are provided for your consideration: <br /> Uire~tar <br /> r?~urc~ c~l.1~h dCTA appreciates the City of Santa Ana (City acknowledging the need for <br /> [7rreclor improved bicycle and pedestrian facilities and that these improvements are OCTA-2 <br /> vorlNans~n being pursued. In this regard, the transit zoning code works toward the same <br /> °"a`'°` purpose as the 2at79 C]CTA Commuter Bikeways Strategic Plan. <br /> Allan t:fafrsa°r <br /> °'°`'~!°r • The +Congestion Management Program (CGV1P} analysis indicates that the <br /> ~a~n~©a~1°~~~ overall project is adding a large amount of traffic to the transpt~rtation system; <br /> Drrect~r however. CMP intersections outside the project area are not analyzed. The <br /> J3°°r~+s°ye,, CMF' Traff%c Impact Analysis Guide{ines recommend that traffic impacts be <br /> °ireG10i anal zed alcan CMP hi hwa s stem facilities until the im acts are under 3 <br /> y g g y y p OCTA-3 <br /> cu,rPrir±qfc: percent of the level of service E capacity. As shown in the DEIR, the traffic <br /> L7irerrar counts for First Street east of Grand Avenue are significant. Due to these <br /> t~1r9Ue1?~+~~~ impacts, the CMP intersection at First Street and the Santa Ana Freeway <br /> D~reclcrr (interstate 5} should be included in the analysis. <br /> C~regary 7 4+1+rnle~balto~'d` <br /> [11f~f.`rC1f <br /> • As a matter of C~CTA's protocol, any mesdifications tc~ the Master Plan of Arterial <br /> au°^ Highways (MPAH~ facilities must ga through tree MPAH amendment prcacess <br /> d;ave!n°r'; <br /> ~,~.p1,,r.° ~,f~,,,aF,r and be approved by our Board. Qf Directors. This must be crsmpleted prior to an OCTA-4 <br /> amendment andlor approval of the City General Plan in order for the City to <br /> maintain eligibility for Measure M2 funding. <br /> <br /> L'H7EF~XLClITfUCQFFICP ° <br /> wrrrxcmt,lo.~ • When identifying potential transi#lbus stop locations within the proposed transit <br /> ~""'~~a=urrv°c~v,"°` zone, a thorough. evaluation should be conducted to ensure that each bus step <br /> is strategically placed. This will minimize the impact to adjacent businesses <br /> andlar residential units. The following should be included during the evaluation: OCTA-5 <br /> o Stops Should not be placed directly in front of entryways. <br /> o Stops should not block signage or display windows far businesses <br /> located in tine general area. <br /> Oraaga C;autaEy 'tiarrspartatian Authority <br /> 55Q South IYt~rrt SFrrn€~t:` f?t?. Sax 14 i&~ .Orange : G~Itforrai~ X2863-7587 (i74f 56Q-C1C"rA (6282f <br /> <br />