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Alternatives Being Studied

Project alternatives being studied include:

  • NO-BUILD ALTERNATIVE– Includes all planned and programmed transportation improvements in the greater project area through the year 2035 and does not include any elements of the ARC project.
  • TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM MANAGEMENT (TSM) ALTERNATIVE – Focuses on low-cost improvements to the project area’s transportation system, such as enhanced local bus service, skip stop and express service, improved traffic signal timing, and incentivized carpooling.
  • Open the BRT PDFSEMI-EXCLUSIVE AT-GRADE BUS RAPID TRANSIT (BRT) ALTERNATIVE – Calls for BRT service operating at-grade on local city streets in exclusive lanes where sufficient right-of-way exists and in mixed-flow traffic where existing right-of-way does not allow for a dedicated lane.

      • The BRT Alternative’s alignment would begin at the proposed ARTIC facility on South Douglass Road, travel north to Katella Avenue, west to State College Boulevard, south to Gene Autry Way, west to Haster Street, north to Disney Way, and west to Harbor Boulevard until it reaches the terminus on Harbor Boulevard near the Anaheim Convention Center. Potential station locations include:

        1. Eastern terminus station at the proposed ARTIC facility
        2. State College Boulevard (north of Gene Autry Way)
        3. Haster Street (between Katella Avenue and Citrus Drive)
        4. Disney Way (between Clementine Street and Harbor Boulevard)
        5. Harbor Boulevard (at the Convention Way intersection)

  • Open the Elevated Guideway PDFELEVATED FIXED-GUIDEWAY ALTERNATIVE (with alignment variations and technology options) – Considers a variety of automated fixed-guideway transit technologies, such as automated people mover, monorail, and low-speed maglev for use along the alignment. The system will be elevated over the local streets serving approximately 3.5 miles between future ARTIC and The Anaheim Resort™. 

      • The Elevated Fixed-Guideway Alternative’s alignment would begin at the proposed ARTIC facility, traverse the parking lot of Angel Stadium, proceed west along East Gene Autry Way and then north on Haster Street and Anaheim Boulevard. The alignment then travels west on Disney Way and turns south on Harbor Boulevard to a western terminus north of Orangewood Avenue.  Possible station locations include:

        1. Eastern terminus station at the proposed ARTIC facility
        2. Gene Autry Way (at the South State College Boulevard intersection)
        3. Haster Street (between Katella Avenue and Citrus Drive)
        4. Disney Way (between Clementine Street and Harbor Boulevard) – This location would have a transit center/station configuration to include bus bays, passenger drop off and parking
        5. Harbor Boulevard (at the Convention Way intersection)

      Four potential maintenance sites would be evaluated at the following locations:

      Option A:
      The triangular parcel bound by I-5, Anaheim Boulevard and Katella Avenue
      Option B:
      The parcels bound by Manchester Avenue, Disney Way and the southbound I-5 exit ramp to Disney Way
      Option C:
      The parcel at the northwest corner of the Manchester Avenue/West Alro Way intersection
      Option D:
      The parcel at the southwest corner of the of Manchester Avenue/Alro Way intersection

      Four pedestrian connectors linking stations to activity centers are also proposed as a part of this alternative connecting the stations to Angel Stadium, The Shops at Anaheim GardenWalk, The Disneyland Resort and the Anaheim Convention Center.

      Two additional alignment variations are under consideration for this alternative. The first variation follows Disney Way west from Haster Street to Clementine Street, proceeds north to Alro Way and west along the service drive to Harbor Boulevard and then south to Disney Way. The second variation proceeds north from Haster Street and Disney Way intersection, travels along the south side of I-5 to Alro Way, travels west along the service drive to Harbor Boulevard and finally goes south to Disney Way.

Technologies Under Consideration
The ARC project will bring a new, reliable transportation choice to residents, workers and visitors. The technical team is in the process of evaluating four technologies to determine whether they are suitable to meet the needs of this project.

Automated People Mover photoAutomated People Mover

  • Driverless and automated
  • Rubber tire or steel wheel
  • Possible cable system
  • 80-100 passengers per vehicle
  • Average speed is 20 mph

Monorail photoMonorail

  • Automated or manually driven
  • Rubber tire or maglev
  • 25-40 passengers per car
  • Average speed is 30 mph

Low-Speed Maglev photoLow-Speed Maglev

  • Semi-automatic or automatic operation
  • Uses magnetic levitation and guidance systems
  • 150 passengers per car
  • Average speed is 20-30 mph (constrained by station spacing)

BRT photoBRT

  • CNG, clean diesel or hybrid rubber tire buses
  • 60 passengers per bus
  • Speeds are similar to light rail transit and are dependent on guideway and interaction with traffic