|
I If you have transit, they're going to be coming there by i
<br />1 accessible. I speak from personal experieuce. When you're
<br />2 train so hopefully there's more than beneficial offset
<br />2 waiting for a bus, it seems like an eternity. Has anyone
<br />3 based on those needs.
<br />3 ever done it, "Where's the bus? Is it coming ?" When
<br />4 Street car alternative two, you can see the route
<br />4 you're waiting for a train, it's right on schedule. I
<br />5 there. It provides better coverage of the Civic Center
<br />5 could see it from my bedroom, I could text it and it said
<br />6 destination, so you can see it goes up there on Civic
<br />6 "The train will be here in four minutes." I go down the
<br />7 Center Drive. But there are some challenges with the
<br />7 stairs, go across the track, wait there and sure enough
<br />8 route. It's a little bit longer, longer route means
<br />i 8 there's the train with the lights coming. So reliable and
<br />9 greater cost. I asked them to be specific. It's about
<br />9 accessible, very friendly environmentally. It's got the
<br />10 seven percent greater cost. And also there's more
<br />10 electricity there, it fosters walkability, it's a catalyst
<br />11 rgbt -of -way impacts with that route.
<br />1 I for economic development and its very compatible with the
<br />12 And, of course, the bus is also au option that
<br />12 character and scale of a high density city like Santa Ana
<br />13 was evaluated. Initially it does have a lower capital
<br />13 mid Garden Grove.
<br />14 cost, it does not require any right -of -way requirements and
<br />14 This is one of the charts that I developed when I
<br />15 it has no adverse effect on the environment because of the
<br />15 got here. I was making my initial presentation to the
<br />16 existing bus transit already. Some of the challenges is
<br />16 Board of Directors for OCTA and i asked the staff to rank
<br />17 its the lowest daily ridership, less passenger currying
<br />17 the cities by density, the large cities, and to take a look
<br />18 capacity, it's less efficient, it's not as convenient and
<br />18 at the ones that had a rail transit system or a street car,
<br />19 it provides very little economic development and benefit.
<br />19 and the ones who didn't. And what I found out was there's
<br />20 Everybody will give you economic analysis but my
<br />20 two cities in America of the top 15 that don't have a light
<br />21 experience has been that for every dollar in transit
<br />!!
<br />21 rail system or a street car and they're both in Orange
<br />22 investment you get about five dollars back in economic
<br />!i
<br />22 County. We got a little work to do here. And Santa Ana in
<br />j
<br />23 benefit. So some are higher, some are a little bit lower,
<br />23 particular with almost 12,000 people per square mile is a
<br />24 but that's the general rule of thumb.
<br />24 poster child for this type of transit. And we're right
<br />25 So by The street car, it's very reliable,
<br />25 between Boston and Chicago and you can see all the cities
<br />L Page 9
<br />Page 10
<br />I-
<br />1 have this type of system with the exception of Santa Ana.
<br />i
<br />2 What about the cost? Well, over the long term
<br />1 fare box, any user or advertising fees associated with the
<br />3 the cost of over 25 years has a street car actually being a
<br />2 Hain and oFcoerao the City and developer contributions.
<br />3 We are waiting for OCTA to do their plan. It was approved
<br />j
<br />4 little bit less expensive than the bus in terms of the j
<br />4 by the 13oatU and they will be coming back in the next month
<br />5 TSM /best bus alternative and depending on the street car
<br />5 or so with a plan bath financial and implementation.
<br />6 option, it's very, very comparative in terms of cost. And
<br />i
<br />!
<br />6 We want to look at the purpose of the
<br />7 this is based on the useful life of 12 years for a bus and
<br />�
<br />7 environmental analysis is to look at potential effects and
<br />8 a street car, of course, is a lot longer, 25 years, and you
<br />�
<br />R impacts in the following key areas; die effect on the
<br />9 look at all the different costs for O and M and you can see
<br />9 community, environmental justice, visual quality, cultural
<br />10 the numbers there.
<br />10 resources, what's the impact on traffic, parking, the noise
<br />j 11 363 million for the bus; street car one, 361; and
<br />e
<br />11 and vibration, air quality and of course the construction
<br />1 12 street car two, 410 million.
<br />12 that will take place.
<br />13 We want to be an outstanding partner with OCTA
<br />13 We also want to make sure everybody knows that we I
<br />14 and when they're doing a financial modeling and
<br />14 will comply, of course, with the National Environmental
<br />15 implementation plat they need to know where the money's
<br />15 Policy Act and the Califomia Environmental Quality Act
<br />16 going to come from, so I recommended to the City Council,
<br />16 requirements.
<br />17 the mayor, that we commit to a ten percent cost share, it's
<br />17 hr choosing a route after these years of analysis 1
<br />1.8 about five or six hundred thousand dollars a year once the
<br />18 and looking at the alternatives, these were some of the
<br />1
<br />j 19 train is operational, and that can be used for the i
<br />19 considerations; the number of people served especially f
<br />20 analysis. And I think it's really important Co have them
<br />20 those that am transit dependent, we wanted to look at ways j
<br />21 in the game to be a time partner and so we're able to do
<br />21 to maximize the benefits to the community and minimize any
<br />22 that.
<br />t
<br />22 impacts that are negative. We want to make it easy to use
<br />23 So when you took at all the different things in
<br />23 and make sure that the ridership is thaw when the system
<br />J
<br />24 addition to the City commitment, we have local Measure M4
<br />24 is in place, want to minimize cost, we want input from the
<br />25 funding, federal funding is a possibility, state funds, the j
<br />25 community and of course we want to make sum that Santa Ana
<br />page 12
<br />Page 11
<br />- -- — --�
<br />75A
<br />262
<br />
|