55C - RESO - FIXED GUIDEWAY PROJECT

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2.2 Public Scoping In January 2010, the cities engaged the community and resource agencies in Public Listening Sessions to receive input on Purpose and Need the project development process, project goals, and potential technology and alignment options. Four different alignment alternatives were presented, all of which spanned the full breadth of the four -mile corridor between SARTC and Harbor Boulevard. Through this process, three technologies were identified as the technologies best suited for meeting the Purpose and Need because they were viewed as reliable, affordable, least likely to result in adverse community /environmental impacts, and capable of supporting local economic development goals: 1 . Bus (or Trolley Bus) 2. BRT 3. Streetcar In addition, general requirements for the Santa Ana - Garden Grove Fixed Guideway System were defined to guide the preliminary screening process: • System must be surface - running • System must be capable of operating in mixed flow traffic within existing lane widths • Vehicles compatible with short downtown block face lengths • System must be compatible with pedestrian activity and pedestrian scale street frontage • Operating cost per potential passenger must be reasonable • System must be proven to be reliable in revenue service in the U.S. • System should operate in the curb lane (except in the PE ROW where it would operate in a dedicated alignment down the center of the available ROW) In June 2010, the cities conducted formal public scoping through which seven conceptual project alternatives were presented: • No Build — The No Build Alternative includes existing conditions as well as conditions that would be reasonably expected to occur in the foreseeable future without implementation of the proposed project. Conditions in the foreseeable future (through planning horizon year 2035) include other projects that (1) have environmental analysis approved by an implementing agency and (2) have a funding source identified for implementation. The No Build Alternative provides the basis for comparing future conditions resulting from other alternatives proposed. • TSM — The TSM Alternative consists of a number of bus improvements and represents the most that can be done for mobility without construction of major new transportation facilities or physical capacity improvements in the context of the existing transportation infrastructure. As such, the TSM Alternative provides the baseline against which the Build Alternatives (Le., those that would entail a major investment) LPA Decision Report July 2.014 55C -33 2.41 Page