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mobility for residents beyond that offered by existing transit services. Our team has a keen understanding of these projects and their potential impacts and benefits on mobility within the city. We will apply this understanding in the analysis and work with the city to identify additional projects, policies, and goals that can be identified and incorporated into the Circulation Element to further promote transit services. Approach: A well - defined and well- developed transit system is an essential part of providing any community with access to the greatest range of transportation modes and choices. Within Santa Ana, the provision of transit services is even more important given the transit - dependency of a substantial portion of the city's residents and the pressures that the city faces from regional traffic generated in neighboring cities that is either destined for Santa Ana or passes through Santa Ana due to its central location within the county. The development of goals and policies related to transit services will build on the work that the city has already undertaken or completed as part of the Santa Ana Transit Vision project, the Fixed Guideway project, and the SARTC Master Plan. The objective of the planning process and policy development effort will be the definition of an integrated and coordinated menu of transit services within the city that will serve the city's residents and provide a viable transportation resource for travel throughout the city and to and from adjacent jurisdictions. TASK 7: DEVELOP GOALS AND POLICIES Objective: To communicate and document the policies and goals of the General Plan Circulation Element. Key Issues: With the previous update of the circulation element occurring more than 10 years ago, the policies and goals should receive a substantial amount of attention to ensure that they appropriately reflect the city's current goals, and incorporate the requirements and guidelines placed on the city by regional and state mandates, including Measure M2, the Complete Streets Act, and Senate Bill 375. Approach: The IBI team understands the importance of this task and its role as a point of emphasis in both the technical work and community outreach work. Our approach to the development of the Circulation Element goals and policies will E 25A -19