Item 18 - Appeal Application Nos. 2023-02 and 2023-03 for Cabrillo Town Center project

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compared to standard ITE trip generation rates. The Project characteristics listed below are consistent with the CAPCOA guidance document, Quantifying Greenhouse Gas Mitigation Measures, which provides emission reduction values for transportation related design techniques. These techniques would reduce vehicle trips and VMT associated with the Project relative to the standard ITE trip generation rates, which would result in a comparable reduction in VMT and associated GHG emissions. Techniques applicable to the Project include the following (a brief description of the Project's relevance to the measure is also provided): CAPCOA Measure LUT-1 - Increase Density: Increased density, measured in terms of persons, jobs, or dwelling units per unit area, reduces emissions associated with transportation as it reduces the distance people travel for work or services and provides a foundation for the implementation of other strategies, such as enhanced transit services. CAPCOA Measure LUT-3 - Increase Diversity of Urban and Suburban Developments (Mixed -Use): The Project would introduce new uses on the Project Site, including new residences and retail uses. The increases in land use diversity on the Project Site would reduce vehicle trips and VMT by encouraging visitors to walk and use non -automotive forms of transportation (i.e., public transit, biking), which would result in corresponding reductions in transportation -related emissions. CAPCOA Measure LUT-4 - Increase Destination Accessibility: The Project Site is in a dense corridor, which is easily accessible by public transportation. Access to multiple destinations, and commercial and retail uses in proximity to the Project Site would reduce vehicle trips and VMT compared to the statewide average and encourage walking and non -automotive forms of transportation and would result in corresponding reductions in transportation -related emissions because of the Project. CAPCOA Measure LUT-5 - Increase Transit Accessibility: The Project would be located near two OCTA bus routes and the Metrolink Santa Ana station. The Project would also provide bicycle parking spaces to encourage utilization of alternative modes of transportation. CAPCOA Measure LUT-9 - Improve Design of Development: The Project would enhance the pedestrian and bicycle environment through an attractive open space component and improved sidewalk and streetscape, which would enhance walkability in the Project vicinity. The Project would also locate a development with a high level of street access, which improves street accessibility and connectivity. CAPCOA Measure SDT-2 - Traffic Calming Measures: Providing traffic calming measures encourages people to walk or bike instead of using a vehicle. This mode shift results in a decrease in VMT. Streets within a half mile of the Project Site are equipped with sidewalks, and several of the intersections include marked crosswalks and/or count- down signal timers that calm traffic. CalEEMod calculates VMT based on the type of land use, trip purpose, and trip type percentages for each land use subtype in the project (primary, diverted, and pass -by). As shown in Table 13, the Project GHG emissions from mobile sources would result in a total of 3,355 MTCO2e per Cabrillo Town Center City of Santa Ana Technical Memorandum August 2023 City Council 18 — 546 10/3/2023