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

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HARBOR BLVD. MIXED USE TRANSIT CORRIDOR PLAN FINAL FIR CITY OF SANTA ANA 5. Environmental Analysis TRANSPORTATION AND TRAFFIC and the completion of the new four lane arterial roadway along the Pacific Electric fight- of-way between SR- 22 and Santa Ana Boulevard. The Future Year 2035 Without Project volumes for the AM and PM peak hours are shown in Exhibits 6.1 and 6.2, respectively, of the traffic study in Appendix H. The project study area is made up of eight TAZs in the OCTA model. The total daily trips within the project area are: ■ Existing = 88,063 ■ Existing + Cumulative (2035 Without Project) = 91,133 ■ 2035 Harbor Corridor Plan (2035 With Project) = 121,267 Roadway Network Assumptions The Future Year 2035 roadway network assumptions are based on buildout of roadways consistent with the City of Santa Ana's Master Plan of Streets and Highways and OCTAs Master Plan of Arterial Highways. In the study area, most of these roadway assumptions are consistent with existing roadway configurations, with the exception of the extension of Santa Ana Boulevard as a four lane (two lanes in each direction) arterial along the Pacific Electric right- of-way from Fairview Street to SR -22. The extension of Santa Ana Boulevard would pass through the intersection of Harbor Boulevard and Westminster Avenue as a grade- separated overpass. Existing intersection geometry at Harbor Boulevard and Westminster Avenue is expected to remain the same. The Future Year 2035 network also consists of freeway and transit improvements considered in the Preferred Alternative of OCTAs 2010 Long Range Transportation Plan, including the Santa Ana Fixed Guideway project and bus rapid transit Santa Ana Fixed Guideway. The Santa Ana Fixed Guideway is a proposed streetcar service that would travel between the Santa Ana Regional Transportation Center and downtown Garden Grove. The streetcar is proposed to travel along an exclusive path on rails that are embedded in the pavement. There are currently two alignment options being evaluated, but the streetcar is proposed to travel primarily along Santa Ana Boulevard and the Pacific Electric right-of-way. ■ Bus Rapid Transit. These improvements include the BRT projects along Harbor Boulevard, Bristol Street, and Westminster Avenue /17th Street. BRT is a bus service whose design features, stops and schedule provide faster, more efficient transit service than local bus routes. 2035 With Project The Future Year 2035 With Project condition is based on the proposed Harbor Corridor Plan described previously in Existing With Project conditions. Page 5.13 -18 PlaceWorkr