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The development of mass transit system which utilizes the Bristol Street .. <br />Corridor as an alternative to widening the street, was rejected for the <br />following reasons: .. <br />i. An elevated fixed guideway or other ACT system along Bristol <br />Street would not relieve the current and projected traffic �. <br />congestion on the street, unless the entire corridor is developed <br />into a cohesive and integrated activity center that would line into - <br />other subregional centers. Such a redevelopment program at <br />best, would take many terms to complete, as the City's <br />Redevelopment Agency has only recently adopted a plan far the - <br />areas and funds for property acquisition, and redevelopment will • -, <br />accumulate gradually over the next 20 years or so. The project <br />and traffic congestion problems require immediate, rather than <br />long -range improvements. <br />2. The Main Street alignment is the. preferred alignment for such a <br />transit facility in this area, since it would link existing and <br />projected activity centers more effectively. This is the adopted <br />alignment in the Orange County Transit Strategy. <br />Bristol Street is an urban arterial highway providing access to a large <br />number of commercial and residential uses. Eliminating left -turn lanes <br />and left -tum movements and/or the use of reversible flow lanes _would <br />be inconsistent with the characteristics and usage of this type of .r <br />roadway, the City's Circulation Element, and the County of Orange, <br />Transportation Element. Therefore, these options were not considered <br />as project alternatives. �* <br />D. NO -PRO] CT ALTERNATIVE <br />The No- Project alternative would essentially involve no new efforts to modify <br />or i nprove the subject segment of Bristol Street and the various intersections <br />within the project limits. Already programmed improvements would occur in <br />accordance with existing City plans. Only minor repairs and modifications <br />would occur, incrementally as new development takes place. Existing <br />conditions with respect to traffic movement, noise, air quality, drainage, <br />socioeconomics, aesthetics, land use, utilities, neighborhood character, etc., <br />would remain essentially the same, with changes taking place slowly in <br />response to private development activity and increasing traffic congestion. <br />n -2a <br />