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Home My WebLink AboutRPT 4 S.A. TRANS CORR 12-01-80DATE: November 26, 1980 REPORTS No. 4 Inter-Corn TO: FROM: SUBJECT: HONORABLE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL DAN BLANKENSHIP, CITY ADMINISTRATOR SANTA ANA TRANSPO~A~ION ~ORRIDOR ALTERNATIVES AAD ANkLYSIS S%]3DY Councilman Richard Edgar, Ed Knight a~ myself attended a special League meeting at OCTD at 7:30 a.m. on November 26th on the above subject. The attached fact sheet was received at that time. The letter, also attached indicates a period of time for City input. It is planned that this subject will be placed on the December 15th Agenda for some Staff rec~u~ndations and Council discussion so that ~ can have a timely input into this very important subject. No action is necessary at this time. Respectfully submitted, City Administrator DB:dmt cc: Ed Knight Fact Sheet SAN~A ANA I~tANSPORTATION CORRIDOR ALTERNATIVES ANALYSIS STUDY The Problem The Santa ina Freeway, the primary transportation corridor in Orange County is breaking down under ~evere congestion on 18 miles of its 52-mile length within the County, with average speeds of less than 20 mph. 800,000 residents, or almost half the County's population, live amd work within three miles of the ~anta ina Freeway and are dependent upon it. It is the major artery between Los ingeles and San Diego with trucks accounting for up to 13.5 percent of all daily traffic. Completed ~ore than 25 years ali~, the freeway mow is inadequate in its capacity, design and structural soundness. 12 lanes, not six, are needed to handle the projected demand, but relocating homes and businesses to permit widening to this extent may not be socially, environmentally or fiscally acceptable. Recommendations o Rapid Transit: o Begin concept design and environmental analysis ~ork on a 24-mile rapid transit 'starter line" from Anaheim through Santa ina to Irvine with a branch through Garden Grove to Beach Boulevard. The four rapid transit technologies best suited for Orange County's environment and population densities are: automated guideway transit, light-rail (modern trolleys), busways and monorail. Some portions would operate at ground level ~hlle other portions would be alevated above street traffic. Highway Improvements: - Resurface and widen Santa Ama Freeway from six to eight lanes throughout Orange County. Build parallel corridors in south county to reduce reliance on freeway. ~mtrak Commuter Rail Improvements - Increase ~ush hour frequencies to every 15 minutes. Double tracks throughout County to avoid conflicts with freight traffic. - Build over- and underpasses at all m jot (arterial) streets. - Add new stations at Mission VieJo, Irvine, Anaheim and Buena Park. Transportation System Hanagement Improvements - In north county, widen major (.arterial) streets, coordinate traffic siKnals, install ramp maters to freeway, build park-and-ride lots. - Expand OCTD's local and express bus system from 49? buses to 800-1,000 buses. Other Recommendations: - Encourage complimentary land-uses, concentrating employment around transit stations and discourage high densities ~lsewhare. - Study additional extensions of the rapid transit system, including connections with Los Angeles County. Rapid Transit Starter Line Highway Widening & New Corridors Amtrak Commuter Rail & Stations Transportation Systems Management TOTAL PROGRAM COSTS $485 million 394 million 672 million 467 million $2.018 billion Commiss;oners Al Holi~nd~n Ralph B. Clark Zika Diok o'. Thomas F. Bill Vardoulis Heinz Heckerolh October 16, 1980 ORANGE COUNTY TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION 1020 North Broadway, Suite 300 Santa Aha, California 92701 (714) 834-7581 The Honorable Donald Saltarelli Mayor, City of Tustin Main at Centennial Tustin, CA 92680 Dear Don: The Orange County Transportation Commission (OCTC) and the Orange County Transit District (OCTD) are nearing completion of Stage I of the Santa Aha Transportation Corridor Alternatives Analysis. Recommendations from the OCTC and OCTD staffs for the implementation of a rapid transit project and major highway improvements within the Santa Ama /kansportation Corridor are e~pected to be presented to the OCTC and OCTD at a Joint meeting on November 10, 1980. The Alternatives Analysis, which includes th~ participation of other state and regional agencies and the coordination with a similar study in Los Angeles County, was initiated approximately one year ago. During that time, the Orange County Transportation Commission adopted a series of goals and objectives for the study and narrowed down the number of improvement alternatives under consideration to nineteen. Both of these decisions have followed extensive periods of public review, ~Ich [~ve ~cluded no~ only the Ci~Izen~, Technical, and Policy Advisory Committees of the Commission, but also public workshops and presentations to interested groups. On November 10, 1980, the Orange County Transportation Commission and the Orange County Transit District Board of Directors w~[ll be meeting together for the first time to hear the staff's findings and recommendations for improving transportation in the corridor. The Commission and the Board will not make any decisions in November regarding the staff proposals. ,It is expected that they will direct the study team to review its findings with Orange County citizens, cities, and the county before returning to the Commission and the District Board for action in January 1981. We want to work closely with you and your staff before we proceed to develop this transportation program for Orange County. This will be one of the most ambitious projects seen in Orange County in the past decade because the program will likely include major investment projects for both rapid transit and highway construction. For this equal opportunity The Honorable Donald J. Saltarelli, Mayor October 16, 1980 Page Two reason, I believe that our staff's report to be presented on November 10 should wmrrant your community's active involvement. We a~e giving you ~u~vanCe notice to permit you to agendize these important transportation proposals for the purpose of making comments and recommendations to the OCTC and OCTD during the public review period between November 10 and mid-January. We will attempt to make a presentation at a League of Cities meeting. In -Hdition the following community meetings have beer ' arranged: Wednesday' January 7, 1981 Thursday January 8, 1981 Wednesday January 14, 1981 Thursday January 15, 1981 Garden Grove Community Center Room "B" 11300 Stanford Drive Garden Grove, CA 92640 Costa Mesa Council Chambers City Hall 77 Pair Drive Costa Mesa, CA 92626 Santa Aha Council Chambers City Hall ZO Civic Center Plaza Santa Aha, CA 92702 Anaheim, Euclid Library 1340 South Euclid Anaheim, CA 92708 I know that we will reach an agreement to the extent and nature of improvements'to transportation in the Santa Aha Transportation Corridor to serve the County's needs for the next two decades. The staffs at the Commission and at the District will be at your disposal after November 10 to review the findings and recommenda- tions with you. Together, we can start building today for a better tomorrow. Sincerely, A1 Holltnden Chairman, Orange County Transportation Commission Director, Orange County Transit District Mayor, City of Fountain Valley Afl: AL cc: Mr. Dan Blankenship, City Manager/Administrator