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Streetcar Alternative 2. Streetcar Alternative 2 would also utilize the PE ROW through the <br />western half of its alignment and substantially operate along Santa Ana Boulevard, Civic <br />Center Drive, and 51h Street along the eastern half of the alignment to SARTC. The <br />operational characteristic of this alternative are identical to Streetcar Alternative 1. The <br />differences between the two streetcar alternatives are the alignment and the fact that <br />Streetcar Alternative 2 would have one additional station for a total of 13. Figure 2 -5 <br />shows the alignment and the station locations for Streetcar Alternative 2. <br />The Streetcar Alternative 2 alignment travels westbound through the Civic Center along <br />Civic Center Drive between Spurgeon and Flower Streets. As part of the City of Santa <br />Ana's Complete Streets Program, bicycle lanes are proposed for Civic Center Drive. <br />Streetcar Alternative 2 would acquire additional right -of -way to accommodate the bicycle <br />lane. <br />These three alternatives were also subjected to a full environmental benefits and impacts <br />analysis which is documented in the EA/DEIR. An overview of the environmental process <br />and a summary of the findings will be presented in the next section; additional detail is <br />available in the EA/DEIR document. <br />Each of the Streetcar Alternatives had Design Options to address specific features of their <br />specific routes. An initial screening identified clear advantages or disadvantages for some <br />of the options under consideration, resulting in a recommendation of the options to be <br />carried forward for further study. Two of the elements for which design options were <br />identified are sufficiently complex that, while the technical analysis and evaluation of these <br />options provided useful information in considering the advantages and disadvantages of <br />each, the analysis conducted as part of the environmental review process and the <br />accompanying public comment is needed to support the selection of the preferred option. <br />The two elements requiring additional analysis of their design options are the Operations <br />and Maintenance Facility Site options and the scenarios to address the diagonal on- street <br />parking along 4th Street. <br />2.4.1 Operations and Maintenance Facility Site Options <br />Two sites have been proposed as possible candidate locations for the streetcar operations <br />and maintenance facility (see Figure 2 -6). Site A is located south of SARTC at the corner <br />of Santiago Street and 6th Street. The 2.2 acre site is currently being used as a material <br />recovery /disposal transfer station. Site B is located between 5th Street and the PE ROW, <br />west of Raitt Street. This 2.4 -acre rectangular site is comprised of three parcels. A <br />materials reclamation /recycling facility is on the two eastern parcels. The western -most <br />parcel has several residences. All three parcels are zoned "Industrial ". <br />LPA Decision Report <br />July 2014 <br />55C -40 <br />2.11 1 Page <br />