2015-004 - Santa Ana-Garden Grove Fixed Guideway Project

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Santa Ana — Garden Grove Fixed Guideway Project Findings and Facts in Support of Findings and Statement of Overriding Considerations Clinton Street. The walking path would not be visible from public streets and from the rear yards of adjacent homes due to the height of a proposed masonry ROW wall. The walking path is proposed to be lighted. It is also proposed that there would be pedestrian crossings of the tracks immediately south of the station platform and approximately 350 feet north of the station platform. However, the proposed project design creates several safety concerns, including the following: • Transit patrons would have to walk a long distance along a walking path that is not visible to the general public; • The proposed lighting level along the walking path may create shadowed or dimly lit areas; • Gates would be accessed by a pass key, which may trap transit patrons without a pass key or without immediate access to a pass key within the ROW; • If no pass keys are needed at access gates, then it may be possible for non - residents to access the neighborhoods adjacent to the rear of the homes on isolated streets and walkways; • Pedestrian crossings of the tracks, located north of the station platforms, may raise safety consideration for train operations; and • Allowing pedestrian access into the OCTA ROW without fencing of the area directly to the tracks would potentially result in pedestrians crossing the tracks within the ROW. Mitigation Measure SAF1 would eliminate adverse effects related to safety for pedestrian during pick -up /drop -off times at schools within along the alignment. Mitigation Measures SAF2 through SAFE would eliminate adverse effects related safety for pedestrian accessing the walking path. Implementation of Mitigation Measures SAF1 through SAF6 would reduce impacts related to traffic hazards and safety to less than significant. Mitigation Measure SAF1 The City of Santa Ana shall coordinate with the Santa Ana Unified School District and Santa Ana Police Department regarding safety at schools adjacent to the alignment. The collaborative effort between the City and interested parties shall develop and teach rail safety measures to students and parents. Other precautionary safety features shall include signs, gated crossing, and crossing and traffic signals to create a safe environment for parents and students during pick -up /drop -off times. SAF2 The contractor shall install surveillance cameras along the pedestrian walking paths within the PE ROW and at pedestrian gates to adjacent neighborhoods. Police security personnel shall be responsible for surveillance camera monitoring. SAF3 The contractor shall install emergency call boxes along the pedestrian walking paths within the PE ROW. SAF4 The contractor shall design the lighting plan for the pedestrian walking paths within the PE ROW to eliminate shadows or dimly lit areas to the greatest extent feasible. 22 January 2015