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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMICROSOFTPOWERPOINT - WORKSTUDYSESSION_TRANSIT VISION City of Santa Ana SANTA ANA/GARDEN GROVE TRANSIT VISION UPDATE CITY COUNCIL JULY 23, 2013 1 City of Santa Ana Transit Vision WHY ARE WE HERE? •Start a Conversation with the Mayor & City Council & Seek/Reaffirm Policy Direction on: 1.City Adopted Transit Vision -Streetcar -Grade Separation -Expansion of the Santa Ana Regional Transportation Center (SARTC) 2.Possible Relocation of OCTA Offices 3.I-5 Freeway HOV Widening Project 2 City of Santa Ana Transit Vision BACKGROUND OCTA approved the “Go Local” program in 2006 •City-initiated Transit Extensions to Metrolink •In 2008, Santa Ana/Garden Grove Submitted Fixed Guideway Project Concept as Part of the Larger Transit Vision •Santa Ana’s Transit Vision -A Streetcar -Expansion of the Santa Ana Regional Transportation Center (SARTC) -Santa Ana Blvd. Grade Separation •City was awarded Funding to fully develop Project Concept 3 City of Santa Ana Transit Vision WHY STREETCAR? •Population density of 1.5 times L.A.•SARTC average weekday visitor count is 2,995 •5th most densely populated City in U.S.•Served by 18 OCTA bus routes •17,380 residents per square mile•17.8% of households without a car •48,500 jobs per square mile•13.8% of residents use public transit •City, County, State & Federal offices and •Historic Pacific Electric Railway route courthouses •A Streetcar is a destination in and of itself 4 City of Santa Ana Transit Vision TRANSIT LEADER IN ORANGE COUNTY •Initial segment in Santa Ana •Potential future extension through Garden Grove •Would connect Anaheim & Garden Grove to Downtown Santa Ana and the Civic Center 5 City of Santa Ana Transit Vision ALTERNATIVES ANALYZED •Reduced Set of Alternatives Evaluated in Environmental Assessment (EA) / Draft ? Environmental Impact Report (DEIR) (Nov 2012): ? No Build Transportation System Management (TSM) Changes to Existing OCTA Bus System o ? Low Cost o ? Streetcar 1 Streetcar 2 6 City of Santa Ana Transit Vision STREETCAR ALTERNATIVES 7 City of Santa Ana Transit Vision AVERAGE DAILY RIDERSHIP PROJECTIONS 7,000 6,000 5,000 4,000 1 Ridership 3,000 6,000 4,700 2,000 3,000 1,000 0 TSM/BusStreetcar 1Streetcar 2 1.Ridership projections for streetcar alternatives based on average of high and low forecasts 8 City of Santa Ana Transit Vision STREETCAR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT POTENTIAL •In Portland, $3.5 billion was invested within 2 blocks of the initial streetcar alignment •In Seattle, $2.4 billion in investment occurred within 3 blocks of the streetcar line •Tampa gained $1 billion in investment within 3 blocks of its streetcar line •Little Rock attracted $816 million in capital investment along its 3-mile River Rail streetcar corridor within 10 years •Santa Ana/Garden Grove investment potential being evaluated as part of the next phase of the project. •Preliminary analysis anticipates a similar level of investment as Little Rock. 9 City of Santa Ana Transit Vision STREETCAR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT POTENTIAL 10 City of Santa Ana Transit Vision COST ESTIMATE 2 ANNUALIZED COSTS ALTERNATIVECAPITALANNUAL 3 COSTO&M CAPITALO&MTOTAL 4 TSM/Best Bus$16.4 $13.2$1.5 $13.2$14.7 $238.0 $4.9 $16.9 $4.9 $21.8 Streetcar 1 $257.0 $6.1 $18.4 $6.1 $24.5 Streetcar 2 1.All costs in millions 2.Annualized Costs are based on a 12-year bus and a 25-year streetcar useful life per FTA depreciation schedule 3.Full cost, including previously funded phases, year of expenditure, Cordoba Corporation, July 2013 4.Includes O&M costs for travel time improvements outside the study area 11 City of Santa Ana Transit Vision COST COMPARISON TO OTHER SYSTEMS With a pre-construction capital cost estimate of $47.5 million per mile, the cost of the Santa Ana-Garden Grove system is on par with other streetcar and BRT systems being planned and/or built: •Tucson’s nearly completed streetcar cost $50.5 million/mile •Seattle’s First Hill streetcar will cost $53.6 million/mile •Kansas City’s streetcar is estimated to cost $50 million/mile •Portland’s Lake Oswego extension will cost $59.3 million/mile •Anaheim’s streetcar may cost $99.7 million/mile •The Hartford New Britain Buswayis estimated to cost $60.9 million/mile* •San Francisco’s Van Ness Avenue BRT system will cost $62.8 million/mile* * despite their relatively high costs, both of the BRT systems received federal New Starts funding 12 City of Santa Ana Transit Vision COMMUNITY OUTREACH EFFORT General community awareness Focused Downtown Santa Ana •• ?? campaignbusiness outreach ?? Initiated Oct 2012Initiated Nov 2011 ? One-on-one & small group Fixed guideway tours discussions with more than 30 ? Property owners groups: ? Merchants Schools o ? Churches Arts Council o Businesses o Door-to-door meetings with more ? Service organizations o than 234 business representatives ? Neighborhood associations o Information provided in English More meetings planned & Spanish 13 City of Santa Ana Transit Vision COMMUNITY OUTREACH SCHEDULE 14 City of Santa Ana Transit Vision CITY COUNCIL ACTION SCHEDULE 15 City of Santa Ana Transit Vision PROJECT DELIVERY SCHEDULE 16 City of Santa Ana Transit Vision STEPS TAKEN & IMMEDIATE REMAINING TO DATE: a)Go Local request by OCTA (2006) b)City Proposal (2007) c)OCTA funding to City for conceptual development (2008) MOVING FORWARD: 1)City Council –Information (7-16-2013) 2)City Council -SS / LPA & Environmental Status 7-23-2013 (first time public interacts w/ full CC) 3)OCTA –Project Status to (August 2013) 4)Release Environmental (August 2013) 5)OCTA –Completion of Draft Environmental (September/October 2013) 6)City Council -Select LPA & Certify Environmental (November 2013) 7)OCTA –Confirm adoption of LPA & Environmental by City Council (December 2013) 17 City of Santa Ana Transit Vision COUNCIL POLICY DIRECTION NEEDED As Leaders in the County for the Regional Transit Vision, the City Council needs to Advise Staff: 1.Do you Support the Proposed Project & Next Steps? 2.Owner/Operator goes to OCTA Design & Construction - Operations & Maintenance ($5 –6 million annually) - 18 City of Santa Ana Transit Vision WHY ARE WE HERE? •Start a Conversation with the Mayor & City Council & Seek/Reaffirm Policy Direction: 1.City Adopted Transit Vision -Streetcar -Grade Separation -Expansion of the Santa Ana Regional Transportation Center (SARTC) 2.Possible Relocation of OCTA Offices 3.I-5 Freeway HOV Widening Project 19 City of Santa Ana Transit Vision SANTA ANA BLVD. MULTI-MODAL UNDERPASS Civic Center Dr. Fixed Guideway Railroad Bridge Santa Ana Blvd. Santiago St. Potential Future SARTC Streetcar Pedestrian Extension Bridges County Fruit St. Yard Key ActivityDate Public Outreach MeetingSeptember 2013 City Council –Certify EnvironmentalNovember 2013 20 City of Santa Ana Transit Vision BEFORE 21 City of Santa Ana Transit Vision AFTER 22 City of Santa Ana Transit Vision SARTC MASTER PLAN Downtown Santa Ana Civic Center 23 City of Santa Ana Transit Vision SARTC TRANSIT VILLAGE East Side TOD Adaptive Re-Use Opportunities of Train Station New Transit Station and Bus Services Iconic SARTC Office Tower Mixed Use Pick up/Drop off Retail Zone Development Retail Edge Streetcar Station Under Rail Overpass Bike Station Pedestrian Enhanced Underpass 24 City of Santa Ana Transit Vision PEDESTRIAN PLAZA Bike Station Up to Mixed Use Retail Development Station Entrance Beyond Walking to the East through Grade Separation 25 City of Santa Ana Transit Vision NEW TRANSIT STATION View to North from Station Escalators to Platforms and Plaza Below Rail Platforms Streetcar Station 26 City of Santa Ana Transit Vision OFFICE CONCEPT –SARTC SITE View to East from Santa Ana Blvd. @ Santiago St. Potential Office Concept Multi Modal Enhanced Underpass 27 City of Santa Ana Transit Vision I-5 FREEWAY HOV WIDENING 28 City of Santa Ana Transit Vision QUESTIONS? 29