75A - PH - RESO SA-GG FIXED GUIDEWAY

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• Translating comment forms on which community members could submit any comments, in English or Spanish. The outreach to EJ populations shall continue throughout the environmental process consistent with past practice. In summary, the short -term construction effects of the project would be outweighed by the long- term permanent beneficial impacts that would affect EJ populations. Since the EJ communities within the Study Area would be the primary recipients of the benefits of the project, there would not be a denial in the receipt of benefits to minority and low- income populations. Response P111 -8 — Unknown Speaker See Response PH1 -1 related to community outreach and distribution of notices. Response PH1 -9 — Unknown Speaker The support for Streetcar Alternative 2 was forwarded to the decision makers for consideration. The streetcar fares have not been determined at this time. The determination of fares would depend on the available funding for the project, the costs to operate the project and the anticipated revenue received from fares. The request for fare compatibility between systems was forwarded to the decision makers for consideration. See Response PH1 -2(5) related to costs. Improved transit connectivity resulting from the build alternatives would reinforce the viability of transit for workers commuting to the Civic Center via bus lines from the surrounding region. OCTA provides fixed route bus service and a countywide shared ride service, ACCESS, in Orange County. Figure 3.10 -2 on page 3 -121 of the EA/DEIR shows the OCTA fixed route bus service in and around the Study Area. Streetcar stops would be located near OCTA bus stops. A subset of OCTA's fixed route bus service is a rail station feeder - distributor service known as Station Link. OCTA currently operates a StationLink route (currently Route 462) in the Study Area between SARTC and the Downtown /Civic Center area of Santa Ana. SARTC is a hub of public transit service for central Orange County, serving as a major stopping and transfer point for intercity, interstate, and international bus services such as Greyhound and Transportes Intercalifornias. Response PH1 -10 — Sean Pulich The general support for the proposed project was forwarded to the decision makers for consideration. Regarding connectivity, the eastern terminus of the alignment is the SARTC, which is the busiest multi -modal transportation hub in Orange County and will connect the streetcar to Metrolink, Amtrak, and bus lines from the surrounding region. The western terminus is the Harbor Boulevard /Westminster Avenue intersection, where connections to local and intracounty buses operated by OCTA are available. Response PH1 -11 — Ruby Cardenas See Response PH1 -2(4) related to safety. More specifically, to address safety concerns associated with schools, Mitigation Measures SAF1 through SAFE, identified in Section 3.15.3 on page 3 -195 of the EA /DEIR, would be implemented as part of the project. These measures Santa Ana-Garden Grove Fixed Guideway Project REAIFEIR P a g el 197 January 2015 75A -255