55C - RESO - FIXED GUIDEWAY PROJECT

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Streetcar Alternative 1 is estimated to have the highest ridership and serve the greatest number of transit depended households. Streetcar Alternative 1 costs less than Streetcar Alternative 2 to construct and operate. The Streetcar Alternative 1 alignment has the most transit supportive existing land use and development patterns to support a high capacity transit system. With the provisions of the Transit Zoning Code considerable additional development opportunity and potential exists along the Streetcar 1 alignment compared to Streetcar Alternative 2 which has heavily institutional /government uses and parking structures along its Downtown /Civic Center alignment. Streetcar Alternative 1 ranked second in Constructability /Ease of Construction. This is due in part to improvements already completed by the City of Santa Ana along Santa Ana Boulevard and 4th Street that have addressed some of the potential utility relocation challenges that exist along 51h Street. 4th Street Parking Scenario A: Replace Parking along South Side with Parallel Parking and Widen Southern Sidewalk to 20 Feet is recommended. • Eliminates the fewest on- street parking spaces along 4th Street • Adequate replacement parking is available at nearby parking structures on 3 r 4th and 5t° Street. • Replacing the diagonal parking with parallel parking provides traffic operations and safety benefits to the streetcar and automobiles traveling eastbound on 4th Street by eliminating vehicles backing into the traffic stream. • Parallel parking allows for widening of the southern sidewalks by 8 feet which will enhance the pedestrian experience and provide for pedestrian- oriented uses and activities along the south side of 4th Street. Coordination and communication between the cities of Santa Ana and Garden Grove, OCTA and affected business and property owners will need to be ongoing as the project progresses through design, construction and operations. Of the two operations and maintenance facility sites, Site B located along 5th Street west of Raitt Street is the Preferred Site for the following reasons: • Its size, rectangular shape and proximity to the PE ROW make it more efficient for both development and operations. • It is estimated to be less expensive than Site A (near SARTC). • Its location in the western half of the corridor provides greater flexibility to serve future extensions or connections through Garden Grove to Anaheim. LPA Derision Report July 2014 55C -78 5.71 Page