75B - PH - EIR - BRISTOL FROM CIVIC CENTER TO WASHINGTON

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Travel demand on Bristol Street currently exceeds the desiGm canacity of the roadway. Without major improvements, this condition is expected to become increasingly critical as substantial volume increases are foreseen. As described in Section C above, Bristol Street is used by many motorists as a bypass for the congested Newport Freeway and to access Santa Ana's scattered industrial areas, Rancho Santiago Community College at Bristol and 17th Streets, city, county, and federal offices as well as corporate business offices to the east, and the South Coast Plaza regional shopping center in Costa Mesa to the south. The Santa Ana Civic Center, located between First and 17th Streets, employs nearly 20,000 persons. The City of Santa Ana has approved the Bristol Corridor Redevelopment Plan for the Bristol Street Corridor. Because of this plan activity levels in the project area will increase. The City of Santa Ana is continuing to take an active role in redevelopment and new high density residential development, thereby increasing pressure on the local circulation system. The City of Santa Ana's present population is 235,961. By the Year 2000, the City's population is expected to be 300,000. •9: • tl' Bristol Street is a transportation corridor which has historically been limited to two modes of transportation, private vehicles and public bus service. The roadway is also designated as an official truck route. Bus service is provided by the Orange County Transit District (OCTD) with the following routes: 1. Route 49 - serves Bristol Street from Fifth Street to Memory Lane. 2. Route 56 - serves Bristol Street from 17th Street to Garden Grove Boulevard. 3. Route 57 - serves Bristol Street from 5th Street to Warner Avenue. At present, there are 40 bus stops located along Bristol Street within the proposed project area. These stops include 20 northbound and 20 southbound locations. 1 -19 75B -42