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40 <br />3.1 Overview <br />Santa Ana is one of the most densely populated cities in Orange Coun- <br />ty. According to the American Community Survey by the U.S. Census <br />Bureau, 44% of residents are under the age of 30, 2.5% of workers 16 <br />and up are without a car, and 1.5% use public transportation as means <br />of transportation to work. This Santa Ana Vision Zero Plan aims to as- <br />sist those with and without access to a motor vehicle. <br />A quick comparison of transportation modes used by people living <br />in Santa Ana and adjacent cities is shown in Table 3-1. As shown in <br />the table, Santa Ana has the highest percentage of people who re- <br />port commuting to work using transit (after Anaheim), but fewer people <br />commuting by bike or on foot than Irvine or Anaheim. This may be due <br />to Irvine’s extensive bike network and the high student population in <br />Irvine. <br />Mode of <br />Transportation Santa Ana Orange Irvine Anaheim <br />Walk to Work 1.5%2.2%2.6%1.2% <br />Bike to Work 0.3%0.3%1.3%0.7% <br />Transit to Work 1.5%0.1%0.3%1.7% <br />Table 3-1: Mode of Transportation Comparison with Adjacent Cities Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, Table S0801: Commuting Characteristics by Sex <br />Another comparison tool is the “WalkScore’’ webpage, a free service <br />available to the general public to compare the level of access to ame- <br />nities and destinations via various transportation modes. WalkScore <br />determines an areas accessibility per mode on a scale of 1 to 100, <br />where higher scores deem a place to be more “walkable, bikeable, <br />or transit-friendly.” Table 3-2 includes a comparison of walk, bike, and <br />transit access in adjacent cities as of February 2023. As shown in the <br />comparison table, Santa Ana scores favorably in most categories com- <br />pared to nearby cities. The WalkScore webpage describes Santa Ana <br />as having “some public transportation, and is somewhat bikeable. The <br />most walkable Santa Ana neighborhoods are Downtown, Willard, and <br />Eastside.” <br />City Walk Score Bike Score Transit Score <br />Santa Ana 67 62 43 <br />Irvine 43 69 26 <br />Orange 51 53 32 <br />Anaheim 56 52 34 <br />Table 3-2: WalkScore Comparison with Adjacent Cities <br />Figures 3-1 through 3-3 show the maps provided by the website Walk- <br />Score.com. Figure 3-1 shows the Walk Score, which measures the den- <br />sity of destinations that are accessible by foot. Downtown, shown in a <br />darker green, has a higher density of destinations. Figure 3-2 shows <br />Figure 3-1: Santa Ana WalkScore  <br />  <br />City Council 32 – 45 6/4/2024