2014-069 - Final Environmental Impact Report No. 2014-01

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HARBOR BLVD. MIXED USE TRANSIT CORRIDOR PLAN FINAL EIR CITY OF SANTA ANA 5. Environmental Analysis LAND USE AND PLANNING Table 5.8 -2 Consistency with SCAG's 2012 -2035 Regional Transportation Plan /Sustainable Communities Strategy Goals RTP /SCS Goal Pro em compliance with Goal regional plans mentioned above would be applicable to the design and development of any proposed roadway improvements. The proposed project would also help ensure a sustainable transportation system and help maximize the productivity of the transportation system. For example, project implementation would lead to the development of an improved bicycle and pedestrian circulation system along Harbor Boulevard and its cross - streets: 5th Street, 1st Street, McFadden Avenue, and Westminster Boulevard. Proposed improvements include the enlargement of sidewalk and parkway areas to facilitate safe bicycle and pedestrian travel along Harbor Boulevard and efficient connections to the local and regional bicycle network. The project area is also served by OCTA's Bravo! Route 543 and other local bus lines. RTPISCS G6: Protect the environment and health Consistent. The CEOA process ensures that plans at all levels of government consider of our residents by improving air quality and all environmental impacts. Various sections of this EIR appropriately address the encouraging active transportation (non{notorized potential environmental impacts related to development of the proposed project. For transportation, such as bicycling and walking). example, Sections 5.2, Air Quality, and 5.5, Greenhouse Gas Emissions, address air quality, energy, and global climate impacts that would occur as a result of implementation of the proposed project, and apply mitigation measures and regulatory requirements to reduce any impacts, as applicable and feasible. The reduction of energy use, improvement of air quality, and promotion of more environmentally sustainable development would be encouraged through the development of alternative transportation methods, green design techniques for buildings, and other energy-reducing techniques. For example, individual development projects accommodated by the proposed project would be required to comply with the provisions of the 2013 Building and Energy Efficiency Standards and the 2010 Green Building Standards Cade (CALGreen). Compliance with these provisions would be ensured through the City's development review and building plan check process. Project implementation would also strive to maximize the protection of the environment and improvement of air quality by encouraging and improving the use of the region's public transportation system (.e., bus and bicycle) for residents and workers that would be generated by the proposed project. As noted above under RTP Goals G2 through G5, the proposed project calls for the enhancement of the existing pedestrian and bicycle circulation system. The project area is also served by OCTA's Bravo! Route 543 and other local bus lines. Further, the close proximity of existing and future housing units along the corridor and its surroundings to existing employment and commercial uses and also future commercial and mixed uses envisioned by the Harbor Corridor Plan would reduce vehicle miles traveled by offering alternative modes of traveling (e.g., walking, bicycling) throughout the corridor and surrounding area, thereby reducing air quality and traffic impacts and greenhouse gas emissions. RTPISCS G7: Actively encourage and create Not Applicable: This is not a project- specific goal and is therefore not applicable. incentives for energy efficiency, where possible. RTPISCS G8: Encourage land use and growth Consistent. See response to RTP /SCS Goals G2 through G5. patterns that facilitate transit and non - motorized transportation. RTPISCS G9: Maximize the security of our Not Applicable: This is not a project- specific goal and is therefore not applicable. transportation system through improved system monitoring, rapid recovery planning, and coordination with other security agencies. Soumz: 2012 -2305 SCAG Regional Transportation Plan /Sustainable Communities Strategy. October 2014 Page 5.8-13