75C - PH - BRISTOL EIR FROM WARNER TO ST. ANDREW

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3. Noise ,.e project : mirior increases in aoise 1P.P_IQ , which, m general, already exceed commonly accepted standards. This minor impact will occur with or without the project. The preferred alternative would result in the displacement of 99 businesses and 163 residences. Although substantial relocation benefits are available to assist residents and business operators in relocating, the net impacts represent a significant disruption to the community. BB. GROWTH INDUCING AND Ci.1MUI..ATIVB IMPACTS Increasing the capacity of existing transportation facilities generally influences and accommodates growth. The preferred alternative to improve Bristol Street may influence locational development decisions and stimulate increased urban growth, particularly land use intensification and redevelopment. Other factors, however, have equal or greater influence on urban growth; economic trerids, municipal policies, local plans, location image, land availability, and development financing practices. Section I.D discusses travel demand to the Santa Ana Civic Center, This demand is expected to increase, particularly with additional traffic that may R result from new redevelopment projects. Roadway improvements, such as the Bristol Street project, will increase the ability of the local circulation system to .. transport people to and from the Downtown core, thereby facilitating additional intensified development. The preferred alternative, when combined with other factors however, may stimulate urban growth. For example, residential development in the study area may be influenced by major transportation improvements that reduce -- congestion and travel time. There is no empirical evidence to clearly support this potential influence, however. It\ 't 75C -225 Y