Laserfiche WebLink
<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> Local Project Concept that provides a comprehensive strategy for transit planning and project <br /> <br /> development within the Cities. The first phase of the Transit Vision consists of a modern streetcar <br /> connecting the Santa Ana Regional Transportation Center with the Santa Ana Civic Center Downtown <br /> <br /> area and the planned 28-mile Brea-to-Irvine Bristol Street Bus Rapid Transit line. This phase would <br /> also expand the existing intermodal Transportation Center to a regional hub in central Orange County <br /> <br /> and be a model for transit oriented development in the City of Santa Ana. The second phase of the Go <br /> Local Project Concept would extend the streetcar track and operations west from Bristol Street onto the <br /> <br /> PE right-of-way to a terminal at Harbor Boulevard in the City of Garden Grove. <br /> <br /> <br /> The City of Santa Ana is a leader in sustainable land use planning that supports the development of <br /> transit and the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions. The City's policies regarding transit-supportive <br /> <br /> land use have been included in such plans as the Metro East Overlay Zone, the Transit Zoning Code, <br /> and the Housing Element. The Transit Zoning Code, which covers 400 acres within the City's core, was <br /> developed to support the City's efforts to construct a fixed-guideway transit line. The Housing Element <br /> <br /> identified vacant and underutilized land adjacent to potential transit corridors as future opportunities for <br /> transit-supportive, mixed-use development in order to further the aims of legislation such as AB 32 and <br /> <br /> SB 375. In addition, the City is currently beginning an update to the General Plan Circulation Element <br /> that will enable the City to be fully compliant with the Complete Streets Act. On a more regional level, <br /> <br /> the City of Santa Aria is a participant agency in the Orange County Council of Governments (OCCOG) <br /> and assisted in the drafting of the recently-adopted Sustainable Communities Strategy (SCS). The SCS <br /> <br /> will enable the City to comply with Senate Bill 375 (SB 375), which was enacted to reduce greenhouse <br /> gas emissions from automobiles and light trucks through integrated transportation, land use, housing and <br /> <br /> environmental planning., <br /> <br /> <br /> The CAP should: <br /> <br /> • Take inventory of the activities already taking place related to transportation, fleet management and <br /> the reduction in GHG <br /> <br /> • Determine additional opportunities for the City to encourage clean transportation opportunities for <br /> City staff and the community <br /> <br /> • Consider additional changes to the policy related to transportation and/or the city fleet, such as: <br /> ? Vehicle sizing <br /> <br /> Page 7 of 15 <br /> <br /> 19E-9 <br />