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<br />transportation system that yupporte the diverse travel
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<br />needs mid reflects the character of Orange County. What
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<br />car. Later on in my Career, I took the train for two
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<br />does that Mmm7 That means if you didn't have a Car, they
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<br />years. I laved St. And I could afford a car. I took the
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<br />want to get you around in A Car, they want to get you
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<br />bus bacauae I had to. I took the train became. I wanted
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<br />around in a bus, they want to be able to move around in a
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<br />to There's a big difference.
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<br />train and also o streetcar. Go everybody had an
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<br />There were two alternatives that were reviewed.
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<br />opportunity to be mobile in Orange County.
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<br />The first one is alternative and. You can see it there in
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<br />The first step was the feasibility study in 2007
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<br />green. It starts out at the RegiWal Transit Convention
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<br />and it defined Santa Ana's transit edition to include a
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<br />station way up there on Harbor and 17th Street, and than It
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<br />modern streetcar system. Why moderns There wag one
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<br />come. dawn the ancific GI..tria right -C£ -way, which is
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<br />before. There Used to be a streetcar in Santa Ana many
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<br />very, very fortunate for Santa Ana because that's already
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<br />years ago, and it was again one of two rail project. that
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<br />there, and it comes along Santa Ana Boulevard, goes
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<br />were selected by OCTA to move to the Go Local Program step
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<br />downtown, lots of Stops downtown, and thee goes on to the
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<br />two. We began in 2009, a very comprehensive analysis and
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<br />Regional. Transportation Center where the train people are
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<br />alternative review whore they identified alternative$ for
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<br />ah.
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<br />further study in 2012.
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<br />Thera 'a the greatest number of transit dependent
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<br />So the study area, we re in St. This I. the
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<br />households along this mats. it had the hlgbest daily
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<br />study area. But the boundaries are 17th attest and
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<br />ridership in terms of these are the banefiro. It has the
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<br />Westminster on the earth, First Street on the south, Grand
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<br />lowest operations and maintenance coats and the land uae in
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<br />Avenue on the east, and Harbor Boulevard on the went. 4.1
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<br />highly supported by this transit corridor in this route.
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<br />miles total. We had to look at alternatives. We looked at
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<br />Some of the challenge. are, it doe. impact on
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<br />the bus, we looked at bus [slid transit, and we looked Al
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<br />street parking. It drawn 't eliminate it, but it impacts
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<br />the streetcar.
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<br />it. Remember, if you have people coming on the train, you
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<br />Who takes the bus hotel Baiea your hand, We at
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<br />don't need as much parking. So there's a balance there.
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<br />convenient, very reliable, and very predictable. It's very
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<br />away. — loch CUStOmere, They're coming fn a different
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<br />environmentally friendly. It eaves ale C tx 1.1 ty. It
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<br />Eastern saleability. It's a Catalyst for economic
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<br />No. 2, this is a little bit of a different route.
<br />development. General rule of them, Some higher, some
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<br />It gees up to the Civic Center there. And the benefits
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<br />lower, but for every dollar, you get about a $5.00 economic
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<br />there, it doe. provide greater egb rage of the Civic Center
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<br />development investment. And St's very compatible with the
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<br />destination.. However, it is longer. It's more
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<br />—roc ity character and the coal..
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<br />cic— itou.. It means a greater Cost, about seven percent
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<br />When I came to Oravge County eight man the ago, I
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<br />higher coat, and there in a little bit of a greater
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<br />said, give me a chart of density. People that lived here
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<br />right -of -way impact, but that alternative was reviewed.
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<br />all their lives didn't realize how dense this city is
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<br />Then we had the beat bus alternative. Initially
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<br />We're No. 4 in the Chiron 9let... New York, San Iscariot.,
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<br />a lower capital Cost, does not require any additional
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<br />Boston, and here we are in Santa Ana, California, No. 4.
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<br />rler -al -way b...... it'd already — ...tins right -1—my,
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<br />Almost 12,000 people per square mile. And then Chicago.
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<br />basically the roadway. 'There'. do adverse Impact to the
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<br />That's my hometown. So density I. one of the things that
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<br />environment. However, it has the lowest daily ridership,
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<br />people look at when they're talking about mass
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<br />There's Is m. ....City on the hues.. IC a leas efficient,
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<br />transportation, to move people around.
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<br />not as convenient, and it provides very little economic
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<br />And do we are the only — there are two cities in
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<br />development benefit.
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<br />America that don't have a streetcar or light rail and
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<br />6o why the streetcar? It's reliable and
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<br />they're both in Orange County, Santa Ana and Anaheim.
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<br />accede lh le. I mentioned earlier if you're weiting for a
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<br />Those are the two projects that are bell, reviewed right
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<br />bas, it ..a.. like an eternity, If you erne had 1. wait for
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<br />now, but every other city had a rail transit system.
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<br />a bus. When's it coming? Is it going to be on time? When
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<br />How much does it cost? As I mentioned earlier,
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<br />you have a train or a streetcar, you have an application
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<br />the initial Cost for a bus IS a lot lower, .o when you take
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<br />that says fu's going to be there In two mirmte., you go
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<br />over the life .pen and haw long bases lest Compared to
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<br />there, and Imes. what? There it is. It's very, very
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<br />light roil vehicles, you find out that the streetcar is
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