Promote a business friendly environment where businesses thrive and build on Santa Ana’s strengths and opportunities. Policy EP-3.1 Leverage Historic and Cultural Assets Market the city’s historic and cultural assets to increase the attraction of businesses and their employees to Santa Ana’s places and destinations. Policy EP-3.2 City Branding Promote Santa Ana as a “Smart … Continued
Maintain and enhance the diversity and regional significance of the city’s economic base. Policy EP-2.1 High-growth Businesses Promote economic development opportunities in high-growth business clusters that match the changing skillset of the city’s resident population. Policy EP-2.2 Deliberate Investment Pursue business attraction and retention prospects in sectors which broaden and strengthen the local economy. Policy … Continued
A safe, balanced, and integrated network of travelways for nonmotorized modes of transportation that connects people to activity centers, inspiring healthy and active lifestyles. Policy M-3.1 Nonmotorized Travelway Network Expand and maintain a citywide network of nonmotorized travelways within both the public and private realms that create linkages between neighborhoods, recreational amenities, schools, employment centers, … Continued
Foster a dynamic local economy that provides and creates employment opportunities for all residents in the city. Policy EP-1.1 Protect Industrial Protect industrial uses that provide quality job opportunities, including middle-income jobs; provide for secondary employment and supporting uses; and maintain areas where smaller emerging industrial uses can locate in a multitenant setting. Policy EP-1.2 … Continued
The purpose of the Economic Prosperity Element is to ensure Santa Ana’s local economy, and its role in the broader regional economy, expands, maintains, and enhances job opportunities; attracts and retains a balance of business types; provides sufficient revenue for public services; and contributes to the overall quality of life experienced by the city’s residents.
A transportation system that is attractive, safe, state-of-the-art, and supports community, environmental, and conservation goals. Policy M-5.1 Enhanced Street Design Improve the beauty, character, and function of travelways with amenities such as landscaped parkways and medians, bike lanes, public art, and other amenities. Policy M-5.2 Rail Corridors Coordinate with rail service providers to improve and … Continued
Coordinated transportation planning efforts with land use and design strategies that encourage sustainable development and achieve broader community goals. Policy M-4.1 Intense Development Areas Program multimodal transportation and public realm improvements that support new development in areas along transit corridors and areas planned for high intensity development. Policy M-4.2 Project Review Encourage active transportation, transit … Continued
An integrated system of travelways that connects the city to the region, employment centers, and key destinations, making Santa Ana the leader in regional transportation. Policy M-2.1 interstate Freeways Support Caltrans and OCTA efforts to improve freeway safety, while addressing impacts to neighborhoods. Policy M-2.2 Transit Services Support OCTA, Caltrans, and other regional and local … Continued
A comprehensive and multimodal circulation system that facilitates the safe and efficient movement of people, enhances commerce, and promotes a sustainable community. Policy M-1.1 Safety Achieve zero fatalities from traffic collisions through education, enforcement, and infrastructure design. Policy M-1.2 Balanced Multimodal Network Provide a balanced and equitable multimodal circulation network that reflects current and changing … Continued
This Mobility Element is the City’s blueprint for moving people, goods, and resources throughout the community. Moving beyond mere functionality, the City seeks to improve the quality of life in Santa Ana by providing more complete streets, offering ways to be more active, and conserving our natural resources. In planning the city’s transportation system for … Continued
