19H - RFQ - 3RD AND BROADWAY PARKING STRUCTURE

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The Transit Zoning Code (TZC) is designed to provide the zoning necessary to support the long- term development of a successful transit program, as well as several properties owned by the City and Successor Agency of the former Redevelopment Agency (Agency). The TZC provides new zoning for properties contained within its boundary, while at the same time it preserves the existing Light Industrial (M1) and Heavy Industrial (M2) zones through new Industrial Overlay Zones. The Transit Zoning Code encourages the development of transit-oriented development containing a mix of residential, commercial, and professional uses to achieve the City's and the region's goals of establishing housing adjacent to transit. The Transit Zoning Code area is primed for increased growth given its proximity to major transit systems and its adjacency to existing residential communities, creating amenity-enriched connections between the government center and rail station, and improving area-wide walkability. FIXED GUIDEWAY PROJECT The cities of Santa Ana and Garden Grove in cooperation with the Orange County Transportation Authority (OCTA) are proposing to build a fixed guideway/streetcar transportation system between the Santa Ana Regional Transportation Center (SARTC) and a new transportation center in Garden Grove. The system would provide transit services for commuters travelling from the train station to employment and activity centers in the heart of Orange County and for residents and visitors alike travelling to destinations throughout the area. The proposed streetcar would service the Santa Ana's historic downtown area. One of the proposed routes for the fixed guideway/streetcar transportation system would travel eastbound on 4th Street from Ross Street to Mortimer and westbound on Santa Ana Boulevard providing an alternate mode of transportation in and out of the downtown and Civic Center area. This proposed route would be located one block north of the 3rd and Broadway parking structure and could also potentially decrease the on-street parking supply. The alternate route would operate primarily along Santa Ana Boulevard and the Pacific Electric Right-of-Way (PEROW.) In the downtown/Civic Center area, it would operate westbound only on Civic Center Drive between Bush and Flower and eastbound only on Fifth Street between Ross and Minter. It would provide easy access to both the Civic Center and Downtown Santa Ana. A decision has yet to be made regarding the route selection for the Fixed Guideway. More information regarding the Fixed Guideway and Santa Ana's Transit Vision can be located at http://santaanatransitvision.com. 31Paee 19H-11