July29 Early Scoping Meeting Newsletter - City of Anaheim

TeCHnologies Under eValUaTion
The Anaheim Fixed-Guideway Project will bring a new, reliable transportation choice to residents, workers and visitors. The technical team
is in the process of evaluating five technologies for suitability to the needs of this project.
Automated
People Mover
geT inVolVed
Broad public participation is key to the success of any major public infrastructure
project. The City of Anaheim encourages you to get involved by providing
your feedback throughout the study. Your input is especially valuable at study
milestones linked to the environmental process, such as early scoping, evaluation
of the alternatives, station design and the release of the draft environmental
document.
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early sCoPing meeTing
An early public scoping meeting was held on July 29, 2009 to obtain verbal and written
comments on the project’s Purpose and Need, alternatives currently under consideration,
and anticipated environmental issues and studies. Feedback obtained during the meeting
on the proposed alignments and transportation technologies will be considered during
the preliminary engineering and environmental studies. Written comments are still being
accepted and may be submitted no later than August 25, 2009 to:
Anaheim Fixed-Guideway Transit Corridor Study
c/o Ms. Jamie Lai, Transit Manager
City of Anaheim
Public Works Department
200 S. Anaheim Blvd., Ste 276
Anaheim, CA 92805
TeCHnology alTernaTiVes
Monorail Slow-Speed
Maglev
It is anticipated that an additional public scoping meeting will be conducted
following refinement of the alternatives in fall 2009.
Personal Rapid Transit BRT
Planning for a World Class
TransPorTaTion sysTem
Anaheim is one of the top tourist destinations in the nation,
attracting more than 20 million visitors annually from all
over the world. Visitors flock to Anaheim for our convention
facilities, sporting events and other entertainment venues,
including The Disneyland Resort, The Shops at Anaheim
GardenWalk, Anaheim Convention Center, The Grove
Theatre of Anaheim, Angel Stadium of Anaheim, the Honda
Center, and the thousands of hotel rooms at convention
facilities that are not only major tourism destinations, but a
primary source of employment for the region. With planned
developments such as the Platinum Triangle and The
Anaheim Resort expansion, the City is planning ahead to
accommodate the transportation needs of the future.
As part of this plan, the Anaheim Fixed-Guideway Project is
being developed in the heavily-traveled east-west corridor
between the Platinum Triangle and The Anaheim Resort.
The fixed-guideway will provide safe, convenient, frequent
and easy-to-navigate connections for residents, workers and
visitors to both local activity centers and important regional
destinations. This connection to jobs and activity centers
will benefit the entire region by facilitating greater access
through the planned Anaheim Regional Transportation
Intermodal Center (ARTIC).
Through a partnership with the Orange County
Transportation Authority (OCTA), the City of Anaheim is
preparing an alternatives analysis, environmental studies
and preliminary engineering for the Fixed-Guideway Project,
a process that will see abundant opportunities for public
participation and feedback.
We thank OCTA for helping us reach our goal of improving
regional mobility, improving safety for all travelers and
visitors, preserving and enhancing the natural built
environment of the area and supporting
economic development.
What is go local?
Go Local is a 4-step program created by OCTA to provide funding
through transit grants for Orange County cities to improve
transportation access to Metrolink Commuter Rail service.
Anaheim Fixed-Guideway
Transit Corridor Study
aBoUT THe sTUdy area
Most of Anaheim’s attractions and new developments are located within
a 4.8-square-mile area bordered by Ball Road to the north, the Santa Ana
River to the east, Orangewood Avenue to the south and 9th Street to
the west. Traffic is congested, with several of the area’s streets seeing in
excess of 40,000 vehicles per day. This culturally rich and diverse area has
a high employment density, with more than 73,000 current jobs. The area
is expected to grow” so its 101% by 2035, well beyond Orange County’s
expected growth rate of 19%. This growth will be due in large part to the
Platinum Triangle development, a planned 820-acre project that will bring
to the area a mix of high-density urban housing, commercial retail and
office space.
BaCKgroUnd
In 2007, the City of Anaheim – in conjunction with OCTA’s Go Local
Program – developed a Transit Master Plan to guide the development
and implementation of transportation projects over the next 25 years.
The Plan, which was based on technical studies and public feedback,
was intended to address current and future mobility needs in the City.
Through a competitive application process, the OCTA Board of Directors
allocated Go Local funds to Anaheim to prepare environmental studies
and conceptual engineering for a fixed-guideway project.
sTUdy area
LEGEND
Ninth St
Study Area
Activity Centers
Walnut St
Anaheim Resort
Platinum Triangle
Metrolink/Amtrak
Rail Line
City Boundary
DISNEY
PARKING
Magic Way
DOWNTOWN
DISNEY AND
RESORT HOTELS
Disneyland Dr
Ball Rd
0 500 1,000 2,000
Feet
DISNEYLAND
CALIFORNIA
ADVENTURE
ANAHEIM
CONVENTION
CENTER
Orangewood Ave
Anaheim
Convention
Center
Hotels
Harbor Blvd
Disney Way
Katella Ave
G reyhound
Bus Station
DISNEY
PARKING
ANAHEIM
GARDEN
WALK
DISNEY
PROPERTY
Anaheim Blvd
Hotel
Circle
Haster St
Citrus Dr
Lewis St
Ball Rd
W inston Rd
Cerritos Ave
Katella Ave
PLATINUM
TRIANG LE
G ene Autry Way
Orangewood Ave
State College Blvd
Anaheim Amtrak/
Metrolink Station
ANG EL
STADIUM
57
HONDA
CENTER
ARTIC
(Future)
The Project Study Area encompasses a 4.8-square-mile area west of the Santa Ana River.

PLANNING
PROCESS
PUBLIC
PROCESS
A “fixed-guideway” describes
a system where transit
vehicles operate on a
dedicated alignment, such
as rail or track. There are a
variety of automated fixedguideway
technologies that
could operate on this type of
alignment, such as monorail,
automated people mover,
Maglev, BRT or personal
rapid transit.
PURPOSE & NEED, EVALUATION
CRITERIA
FORMULATE ALTERNATIVES
WE ARE HERE
PUBLIC
INFORMATION
MEETING
enVironmenTal ProCess
INITIAL SCREENING
OF ALTERNATIVES
summer
2009
EARLY
SCOPING
MEETING
WHaT is THe anaHeim fiXed-gUideWay
ProJeCT?
The Anaheim Fixed-Guideway is envisioned to
operate as a high-capacity transportation system,
providing convenient and efficient transfers to
Metrolink, Amtrak, Bus Rapid Transit (BRT), local bus
and future high-speed train services at ARTIC. The
system will connect residents, workers and visitors
to ARTIC, the Anaheim Convention Center, the
Platinum Triangle and The Anaheim Resort.
This study will define an alignment (route) and
transit technology (mode) for the guideway system,
addressing transportation issues and challenges
related to highway congestion, transit, population
and employment, parking demand and air quality in
the corridor.
The goals of the project include:
• Improve local and regional mobility and
reliability for residents, workers and visitors
•
Improve safety for all travelers in the study area
• Improve accessibility for residents, workers and
visitors to employment and other activity centers
• Preserve and enhance the natural and built
environment within the study area
• Support the economic development and land
use goals and policies
•
Maximize cost-effective use of public funds
fall
2009
SCOPING
MEETING
TECHNICAL STUDIES:
IMPACT ANALYSES
Winter
2010
STAKEHOLDER
OUTREACH
iniTial ProJeCT alTernaTiVes
Initial project alternatives being studied include a No-
Build alternative, a Transportation System Management
alternative, a Bus alternative with two operational
variations, and three Rail alternatives, as follows:
• No-Build Alternative – Includes all programmed
transportation improvements in the greater
project area through the year 2035, excepting all
elements of the Anaheim Fixed-Guideway Project.
• Transportation System Management (TSM)
Alternative – Focuses on low-cost improvements
to the project area transportation system, such as
enhanced local bus service, skip stop and express
service, improved traffic signal timing, timed
transfers and incentivized carpooling.
• BRT Alternatives – Two operational variations for
bus rapid transit (BRT) services in an at-grade
configuration are envisioned. One variation
would operate in mixed-flow/general purpose
traffic lanes with other public and private vehicles;
the other would operate in a dedicated lane or
guideway.
• Rail Alternatives – A variety of automated fixedguideway
transit technologies, such as monorail,
automated people mover, low-speed magnetic
levitation, and personal rapid transit will be
considered along three alternative alignments –
“Rail Central,” “Rail North,” and “Rail Central/Split” -
elevated over local streets for the approximately 3.5
miles between ARTIC and The Anaheim Resort.
All bus and rail alternatives incorporate alignment
variations along certain segments. General locations
will be evaluated to identify the most feasible and
productive stations/stops for each alternative.
Over the next 18 months, the City of Anaheim will prepare an alternatives analysis, environmental studies and conceptual engineering, including
an Alternatives Analysis (AA) Report and a combined Draft Environmental Impact Statement/Draft Environmental Impact Report (Draft EIS/Draft
EIR) to meet federal and state requirements. The environmental studies will identify in detail the impacts and benefits of a fixed-guideway system
in order to determine a locally preferred alternative, which will advance to the next phase of development and implementation.
Public involvement is important throughout the process and numerous opportunities to get involved will be provided by the time the Draft
EIS/Draft EIR is anticipated to be released in summer 2010. A public hearing will be held during the circulation period of the Draft EIS/Draft EIR.
PREPARE AND
CIRCULATE
DRAFT EIS/DRAFT EIR
spring
2010
STAKEHOLDER
OUTREACH
PUBLIC
COMMENT ON
DRAFT EIS/DRAFT EIR
summer
2010
PUBLIC
HEARING ON
DRAFT EIS/DRAFT EIR
BUs/BrT alTernaTiVe
SELECT LOCALLY PREFERRED
ALTERNATIVE
PREPARE FINAL EIS/FINAL EIR AND
ADVANCED CONCEPT ENGINEERING
fall
2010
STAKEHOLDER
OUTREACH
Walnut St
DOWNTOWN
DISNEY AND
RESORT HOTELS
The BRT Alternative represents an at-grade bus system that begins at
ARTIC Bus Plaza, extending west along Gene Autry Way, traveling north
at Haster Street to Disney Way. The alignment then travels south at
Harbor Boulevard to the Anaheim Convention Center area. Variations to
the BRT Alternative alignment include spurs traveling on Katella Avenue
and Clementine Street, and a Disney service road. This alternative will
study operating the bus system in both mixed-flow/general purpose
lanes and in a semi-exclusive lane.
rail CenTral alTernaTiVe
rail norTH alTernaTiVe
rail CenTral/sPliT alTernaTiVe
Walnut St
Disneyland Dr
Suitable Technology: Bus Rapid Transit
The Rail Central Alternative represents an elevated rail system that
begins at ARTIC, extending west along Gene Autry Way, traveling
north at Haster Street to Disney Way. The alignment then travels
south at Harbor Boulevard to the Anaheim Convention Center area.
Variations to the Rail Central Alternative alignment include spurs
traveling on Katella Avenue and Clementine Street.
DOWNTOWN
DISNEY AND
RESORT HOTELS
Suitable Technologies: Automated People Mover, Monorail, Maglev, Personal Rapid Transit
The Rail North Alternative represents an elevated rail system that begins
at ARTIC, extending west along Katella Avenue, parallel to the east side
of Interstate 5, along Manchester Street through a Southern California
Edison right-of-way area to a Disney Parking Structure, then south on
Harbor Boulevard to the Anaheim Convention Center area. Alignment
variations for the Rail North Alternative include spurs along Disney Way,
Katella Avenue.
Suitable Technologies: Automated People Mover, Monorail, Maglev and Personal Rapid Transit
The Rail Central/Split Alternative represents an elevated rail system
that begins at ARTIC, extending west along Gene Autry Way and
then split in two. One leg would travel north at Haster Street ending
at a Disney parking structure on Disney Way. The second leg would
continue west on Gene Autry Way and travel though a Disney rightof-way
area, ending at the Anaheim Convention Center. Variations to
this route include spurs traveling on Katella Avenue and Clementine.
Suitable Technologies: Automated People Mover, Monorail, Maglev and Personal Rapid Transit
Walnut St
Walnut St
DISNEYLAND
CALIFORNIA
ADVENTURE
Orangewood Ave
Harbor Blvd
ANAHEIM
CONVENTION
Anaheim
CENTER Convention
Center
Hotels
Disneyland Dr
DISNEYLAND
CALIFORNIA
ADVENTURE
Orangewood Ave
DISNEY
PARKING
Disney Way
Harbor Blvd
ANAHEIM
CONVENTION
Anaheim
CENTER Convention
Center
Hotels
DOWNTOWN
DISNEY AND
RESORT HOTELS
Disneyland Dr
Disneyland Dr
DOWNTOWN
DISNEY AND
RESORT HOTELS
Winter
2011
STAKEHOLDER
OUTREACH
DISNEYLAND
CALIFORNIA
ADVENTURE
Orangewood Ave
ANAHEIM
GARDEN
WALK
Katella Ave
DISNEY
PROPERTY
Katella Ave
Hotel
Circle
DISNEY
PARKING
Disney Way
Harbor Blvd
ANAHEIM
CONVENTION
Anaheim
CENTER Convention
Center
Hotels
DISNEYLAND
CALIFORNIA
ADVENTURE
Orangewood Ave
Harbor Blvd
ANAHEIM
CONVENTION
Anaheim
CENTER Convention
Center
Hotels
PROJECT
APPROVALS/RECORD
OF DECISION
ANAHEIM
GARDEN
WALK
DISNEY
PROPERTY
Katella Ave
Haster St
Hotel
Circle
DISNEY
PARKING
Disney Way
Katella Ave
ANAHEIM
GARDEN
WALK
DISNEY
PROPERTY
DISNEY
PARKING
Disney Way
ANAHEIM
GARDEN
WALK
DISNEY
PROPERTY
Citrus Dr
Haster St
Hotel
Circle
Hotel
Circle
Citrus Dr
Haster St
Haster St
Citrus Dr
Citrus Dr
spring
2011
Lewis St
Lewis St
Lewis St
Lewis St
Cerritos Ave
Katella Ave
PLATINUM
TRIANG LE
State College Blvd
G ene Autry Way
Orangewood Ave
Cerritos Ave
Katella Ave
PLATINUM
TRIANG LE
State College Blvd
G ene Autry Way
Orangewood Ave
Cerritos Ave
Katella Ave
PLATINUM
TRIANG LE
State College Blvd
G ene Autry Way
Orangewood Ave
Cerritos Ave
Katella Ave
PLATINUM
TRIANG LE
State College Blvd
G ene Autry Way
Orangewood Ave
Anaheim Amtrak/
Metrolink Station
ANG EL
STADIUM
57
Anaheim Amtrak/
Metrolink Station
ANG EL
STADIUM
Anaheim Amtrak/
Metrolink Station
ANG EL
STADIUM
Anaheim Amtrak/
Metrolink Station
ANG EL
STADIUM
ARTIC
(Future)
57
57
57
HONDA
CENTER
ARTIC
(Future)
ARTIC
(Future)
ARTIC
(Future)
HONDA
CENTER
HONDA
CENTER
HONDA
CENTER