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determine the reduced set of alternatives to be carried forward for detailed analysis; and (3) Detailed <br />Evaluation and Environmental Impact Analysis of the reduced set of alternatives and selection of the <br />Locally Preferred Alternative. <br />Early alignment options considered Civic Center Drive as an alternative to Santa Ana Boulevard. <br />Civic Center Drive West provides more direct access to some key activity locations in the Civic Center <br />areas, including the Orange County Courthouse, the Santa Ana Public Library, and Santa Ana Stadium. <br />It was determined that the existing land uses along Civic Center Drive West were less dense and less <br />transit supportive than those along Santa Ana Boulevard or 4th Street. However, the alignment was <br />included in Streetcar Alternative 2 based on comments received from the project's Stakeholder Working <br />Group. <br />The request to outreach to the Environmental and Transportation Advisory Committee (ETAC) has been <br />an on -going effort. A number of presentations on the streetcar had been made up to the point of when <br />this comment during the environmental public review was received. Early presentations on the streetcar <br />covered preliminary alternative routes and optional transportation modes. Subsequent presentations <br />included the remaining three build alternatives and the No Build Alternative. The City is committed to <br />continued outreach with ETAC related to the project's environmental analysis. <br />The City acknowledges the commenter's preference for a Civic Center alignment. See Response 8 -2 <br />for related to the alternatives analysis. In addition, as discussed on page ES -15 of the EA/DEIR, the <br />Streetcar Alternative 1 route was identified as the route having the highest daily ridership after a <br />comprehensive alternatives analysis. <br />Response PH1 -14 —Sean Pulich <br />Accommodations will be made to ensure continuous operation of the streetcar during City- approved <br />special events on 4th Street. The manner of operation has not been determined at this stage of the <br />planning process, and will require coordination between the City, OCTA, and Downtown businesses. <br />Regardless of the operational change during special events, advanced notice and appropriate <br />signage would be provided to guide streetcar patrons to the replacement service locations during <br />such events. <br />Response PH1 -15 — Ruby Cardenas <br />See Response PH1 -2(1) related to construction impacts. As discussed on page 3 -197 of the <br />EA/DEIR, the duration of concentrated construction activities would be no more than six months at <br />one location along the alignment, including 4`h Street. A comprehensive community outreach program <br />would be developed prior to the start of construction activities. For business owners and commercial <br />property owners, the disruption of construction activities would involve multiple construction crews <br />operating along the corridor simultaneously. As stated on page 3 -202 of the EA/DEIR, access to <br />businesses would be maintained during operating hours. In addition, the second sentence in the <br />second to last paragraph on page 3 -202 of the EA/DEIR has been revised to state that signage would <br />be posted to alert customers that businesses are open during construction and wayfinding to <br />businesses whose access is disrupted. Signs would also be posted alerting nearby businesses of <br />temporary lane reductions, weekend or nighttime closures, and /or detours. Construction would be <br />completed in coordination with Downtown stakeholders and the business community in order to <br />minimize potential impacts from construction, such as coordinating nighttime and weekend work. <br />Santa Ana- Garden Grove Fixed Guideway Project REA /FEIR P a g el 199 <br />January 2015 <br />75A -257 <br />