About the Study Area
The ARC study area covers a 4.8-square-mile area that is bordered by Ball Road to the north, the Santa Ana River to the east, Orangewood Avenue to the south and Ninth Street to the west. Portions of major activity centers are located within the study area. To the west is The Anaheim Resort™, a major employment and tourist center incorporating the Disneyland Resort and Anaheim Convention Center; to the east is the planned Anaheim Regional Transportation Intermodal Center (ARTIC). Also highlighted for service by the project alternatives under evaluation are The Platinum Triangle, an 820-acre urban mixed-use area, the Angels of Anaheim Stadium, Honda Center, Disney Property, Garden Walk, and future Disney parking facility.
Project Study Area
The study area is bisected by Interstate 5 and State Route 57 freeways. Currently this area is served by rail service along the Los Angeles to San Diego (LOSSAN) passenger rail corridor – the second-busiest passenger rail corridor in the nation – by Metrolink and Amtrak at the Anaheim Amtrak/Metrolink station located at Angel Stadium of Anaheim.
This culturally rich and diverse area is home to several of Southern California’s major activity centers, drawing approximately 23 million visitors each year from all over the world. Disneyland, Disney’s California Adventure, Downtown Disney, The Shops at Anaheim GardenWalk, Anaheim Convention Center, The Grove Theatre, Angel Stadium of Anaheim, Honda Center, and the thousands of hotel rooms that are not only major tourism destinations, but a primary source of employment for the region.
Study Area Population and Employment Growth
This area is among the most densely populated areas in the city, with more than 8,000 households and an average household size of four individuals. (Source: U.S. Census Bureau 2007) The area also has a high employment density – with more than 73,000 current jobs. And the area’s current population of more than 32,000 is expected to grow 97% by 2030, well beyond Orange County’s expected growth rate of 19%. (Source: Orange County Planning – 2006).
This tremendous anticipated growth in population is due in part to the area’s planned Platinum Triangle development, with plans for nearly 10,000 new residential units, 3.3 million square feet of office space and 2.3 million square feet of commercial use space. The Platinum Triangle is expected to provide a mix of high-quality, high-density urban housing that is integrated into the area through carefully maintained pedestrian streets, transit connections and arterial access – creating an urban environment of a scale never before seen in Orange County.
Average Daily Traffic Levels
Traffic in this area is very congested in the east-west corridor between the planned ARTIC station and the Anaheim Resort™, with several of the area’s arterials seeing in excess of 40,000 vehicles per day
Existing Local Transit Service