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HARBOR BLVD. MIXED USE TRANSIT CORRIDOR PLAN FINAL FIR
<br />CITY OF SANTA ANA
<br />5. Environmental Analysis
<br />POPULATION AND HOUSING
<br />Impact of Employment on Population Growth
<br />Buildout of the Harbor Corridor Plan would add 13,721 square feet of commercial uses to the project area.
<br />The types of businesses and employment that would occupy the commercial uses are currently unknown, but
<br />are expected to support new retail stores, restaurants, office buildings, hotels, and museums. There are
<br />substantial numbers of workers in the region with skills needed for retail., restaurant, hotel, and general office
<br />work, along with many other kinds of work performed in commercial uses.
<br />The unemployment rate in the City of Santa Ana in July 2013 was 10.4 percent, and 6.5 percent in Orange
<br />County (EDD 2013a; EDD 2013b). In addition, the project would add 3,884 new homes within close
<br />proximity of the new employment generating land uses. Therefore, it is expected that employment generated
<br />by the project would be absorbed by the available regional and local labor force and would not attract
<br />substantial numbers of new employees to the region. As a result, the new employment uses are not expected
<br />to adversely affect population growth in the area.
<br />Jobs - Housing Balance
<br />Effects of the Harbor Corridor Plan buildout on jobs - housing balance in the City of Santa Ana are estimated
<br />by adding project generated jobs and housing units to forecasts of employment and housing in the City of
<br />Santa Ana in 2035 (see Table 5.10 -7). As shown in the table, Santa Ana's existing jobs housing ratio is 1.87 or
<br />jobs rich. The jobs - housing ratio is forecast to become slightly more jobs -rich (1.91) by 2035. HCP buildout
<br />would develop up to 4,623 housing units, a net increase of 3,884 units over the existing 739 units onsite; and
<br />would add an estimated net increase of 173 jobs to the site. The jobs - housing balance in Santa Ana with HCP
<br />buildout added to existing forecast would be reduced to 1.82, slightly more housing rich than the existing
<br />forecast, a favorable impact.
<br />Table 5.10 -7 Jobs - Housinq Balance in Santa Ana, 2035, with Harbor Corridor Plan Buildout
<br />' Soumz: CDR 2012
<br />Transit - Supportive Development
<br />The Harbor Corridor Plan emphasizes a sustainable multimodal approach consistent with the City's Go Local
<br />Transit Vision, which aims to link downtown, employment centers, educational facilities, and expanded
<br />housing choices. The Plan proposes mixed -use and residential, pedestrian- oriented development at high
<br />densities that would support increased transit use within the three transit nodes surrounding the
<br />intersections of Harbor Boulevard at 17th Street, 1st Street, and McFadden Avenue. A limited stop bus route,
<br />Orange County Transportation Authority (OCTA) Route 543, began service on Harbor Boulevard between
<br />Fullerton and Santa Ana, through the project site, in June 2013. Route 543 has stops at each of the three
<br />proposed transit nodes. Development of a light rail transit line on the Pacific Electric right- of-way that passes
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<br />Employment'
<br />Housing Units'
<br />Jobs-Housing Rata
<br />2010
<br />143,987
<br />76,918
<br />1.87
<br />2035 existing forecast
<br />149,440
<br />78,323
<br />1.91
<br />2035 with HCP Buildout
<br />149,613
<br />82,207
<br />1.82
<br />' Soumz: CDR 2012
<br />Transit - Supportive Development
<br />The Harbor Corridor Plan emphasizes a sustainable multimodal approach consistent with the City's Go Local
<br />Transit Vision, which aims to link downtown, employment centers, educational facilities, and expanded
<br />housing choices. The Plan proposes mixed -use and residential, pedestrian- oriented development at high
<br />densities that would support increased transit use within the three transit nodes surrounding the
<br />intersections of Harbor Boulevard at 17th Street, 1st Street, and McFadden Avenue. A limited stop bus route,
<br />Orange County Transportation Authority (OCTA) Route 543, began service on Harbor Boulevard between
<br />Fullerton and Santa Ana, through the project site, in June 2013. Route 543 has stops at each of the three
<br />proposed transit nodes. Development of a light rail transit line on the Pacific Electric right- of-way that passes
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