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PROJECT UPDATE AND DESCRIPTION <br />In cooperation with the cities of Santa Ana and Garden Grove, OCTA will build a streetcar system between the <br />bustling Santa Ana Regional Transportation Center and a new multimodal hub at Harbor Boulevard/Westminster <br />Avenue in Garden Grove. Earlier this year, the Orange County Transportation Authority (OCTA) became the lead <br />agency for project development, engineering, construction, operations, and maintenance of the OC Streetcar Project. <br />The 4.15 mile locally preferred alternative will provide convenient "last mile" transit connectivity between the Santa <br />Ana Regional Transportation Center (SARTC), which provides regional rail, OCTA bus, and intercity and international <br />bus service, through Santa Ana's central business district and Civic Center, and northwest on the disused former path <br />of the old Pacific Electric streetcar over the Santa Ana river to Garden Grove, where it meets OCTA's busiest bus line <br />on Harbor Boulevard. It will also serve as a circulator for visitors, employees and residents within the service area and <br />support economic development and job creation. While the project is significantly funded through Measure M, <br />Orange County's half -cent sales tax for transportation improvements, OCTA is also pursuing other funding including <br />Federal Transit Administration New Starts. <br />ABOUT THE PROJECT AREA <br />Located in the center of Orange County, California, Santa Ana is the county <br />seat and the fifth most densely populated city in the United States with a <br />population of 300,000 or more. The streetcar will serve the historic downtown <br />of this thriving, energetic city which includes government offices, federal, state <br />and local courthouses, unique restaurants and shops, an artists'village, several <br />colleges, and a variety of community enrichment organizations. The selected <br />alignment will travel along Santa Ana Boulevard and 4th Street. On the way to <br />Garden Grove's busy International West tourist corridor along Harbor <br />Boulevard, the streetcar will connect directly with 18 OCTA bus routes, <br />including the seven busiest routes in the county. <br />May - July 2014 1 Public circulation of EA/DEIR <br />January 2015 El certification and LPA adoption <br />March 2015 Completion of federal environmental clearance <br />May 2015 FTA acceptance into New Starts Project <br />Development <br />May 2015 Design RFP release <br />Summer 2015 Design award <br />Fall 2017 Construction <br />Fall 2019 Operations <br />EXHIBIT 1 <br />, <br />