P A R K W A Y & O P E N S P A C E P L A N Expanding the River’s Reach March 14, 2018 March 14, 2018 Prepared By: PlaceWorks 3 MacArthur Place, Suite 1100 Santa Ana, California 92707 714.966.9220 www.PlaceWorks.com In Association With: 2M Associates Blackhawk Environmental State Coastal Conservancy iii 1. Introduction 3 Purpose of the Plan 5 Planning Process 5 Navigating the SARP&OSP 8 Terminology and Key Acronyms 8 2. Vision, Guiding Principles, and Goals 11 Vision 13 Guiding Principles and Goals 13 3. Parkway Context and Existing Conditions 19 SART and Parkway Historical Context and Background 19 Regulatory and Planning Context 20 Parkway Population 24 Existing Land Use 24 Natural Resources 26 Existing Public Access Features 28 4. Completing the Santa Ana River Trail – The First Priority of the Santa Ana River Parkway & Open Space Plan 33 SART as the First Priority 33 Status of SART Completion 33 5. Prioritization of Santa Ana River Parkway Projects 39 Prioritization Criteria and The Quantitative Prioritization Tool 39 Location Suitability Assessment 40 Assessment of Undeveloped Parcels 46 6. Planned and Potential Projects Beyond Santa Ana River Trail 49 Gathering Projects (Methodology) 49 Parkway Project Opportunities 50 Project Prioritization Matrix 52 SANTA ANA RIVER PARKWAY & OPEN SPACE PLAN iv Table of Contents 7. Planning Guidelines 59 Who Will Use These Guidelines? 59 Parkway Planning Perspectives 59 Planning Guidelines 62 8. Design Principles and Guidelines 71 Parkway Design Principles 71 Design Guidelines for Signs, Wayfinding, and Branding 72 Design Guidelines for Parkway Protected Areas 76 Design Guidelines for Parkway Use Areas and Adjacent Land Uses 76 Design Guidelines for Trails 81 9. Implementation 91 Collaboration 91 Initial Steps 92 Project Prioritization and Evaluation Tools 94 Parkway Financial Considerations 96 Updating the SARP&OSP 97 Figure 1-1 Santa Ana River Parkway Boundaries 4 Figure 1-2 Planning Process 6 Appendix A: Map Book Figure 2-1 Vision, Guiding Principles, and Goals 11 Appendix B: Inventory & Assessment Summary Report Figure 2-2 SARP&OSP Vision 12 Figure 3-1 Parkway Population 24 Appendix C: Planned and Potential Projects List Figure 3-2 Existing Land Use in the Santa Ana River Parkway 25 Figure 3-3 Existing Land Use 26 Appendix D: Santa Ana River Trail Phasing Sheets Figure 3-4 Existing Habitat and Surface Water 27 Appendix E: Supplemental Design Guidelines Figure 3-5 Existing Public Access Features 29 Figure 4-1 Completing the SART 34 Appendix F: Potential Funding Sources State Coastal Conservancy v Figure 5-1 Quantitative Project Prioritization Equation 40 Figure 5-2 Cumulative Analysis: Water 42 Figure 5-3 Cumulative Analysis: Habitat 43 Figure 5-4 Cumulative Analysis: Equitable Education and Recreation Access 45 Figure 6-1 Screenshot of Web Portal Used by Participants 50 Figure 6-2 Parkway Project Opportunity Sites Map 51 Figure 6-3 Distribution of New Projects by County 52 Figure 6-4 Distribution of Improvement Projects by County 52 Figure 6-5 Plan for Anaheim Coves North 53 Figure 6-6 Preliminary Plan for Hidden Valley Duck Ponds 54 Figure 6-7 Duck Pond Location at Hidden Valley Wildlife Area 54 Figure 6-8 Converse Meadow 55 Figure 7-1 Santa Ana River Trail System 60 Figure 7-2 The Habitat Open Space Continuum – From Uplands to Coast 61 Figure 7-3 The Recreation Open Space Continuum – From Uplands to Coast 61 Figure 8-1 Parkway and Trail Logos 73 Figure 8-2 Typical Shared-Use Trail Warning Signs 74 Figure 8-3 Crosswalk Options for a Shared-Use Trail Street Crossing 75 Figure 8-4 Standard Santa Ana River Trail Width – Shared-Use (Bicyclists and Pedestrians) 83 Figure 8-5 Santa Ana River Trail – Bicycles Separated from Pedestrians 84 Figure 8-6 Santa Ana River Trail – Riding and Hiking Trail 85 Figure 8-7 SART and Sea Level Rise 87 Figure 9-1 Relationship of Key Parties 91 Figure 9-2 Recreational, Educational and Parkway Access Features Prioritized by SARP&OSP Outreach 94 Figure 9-3 Prioritization and Evaluation Tools as Part of SARP&OSP Implementation 95 Table 1-1 Agencies and Organizations Represented on the TAC 6 Table 3-1 Land Cover 26 Table 6-1 Distribution of Projects by County 52 SANTA ANA RIVER PARKWAY & OPEN SPACE PLAN vi Table of Contents ACKNOWLEDGMENTS Technical Advisory Committee Andrew Silva, San Bernardino County Eileen Takata, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Ian Achimore, Santa Ana Watershed Project Authority Many individuals contributed to the successful Odell Tucker, U.S. Forest Service Enrique Arroyo, California State Parks – Inland completion of the Santa Ana River Parkway & Open Empire District Jennifer Turner, California Department of Fish Space Plan. The efforts and contributions of the and Wildlife individuals, organizations, and agencies listed below Dennis Baker, Orange Coast River Park are especially appreciated and added immeasurably David Woelfel, Santa Ana Regional Water Quality Jeff Beehler, San Bernardino Valley Water to the SARP&OSP. Control Board Conservation District Richard Zembal, Orange County Water District/Santa State Coastal Conservancy Jeff Brandt, California Department of Fish and Wildlife Ana Watershed Association Mark Brewer, Riverside County Regional Park and Joan Cardellino Open Space District Additional Agencies and Organizations Julia Elkin Megan Brousseau, Inland Empire Waterkeeper California Conservation Corps Greg Gauthier Don Crocker, Wildlife Conservation Board California Department of Fish and Wildlife Sam Jenniches Adolfo Cruz, City of Riverside Parks, Recreation & California State Parks Community Services Department California Wildlife Conservation Board Policy Advisory Group Jeff Dickman, OC Public Works City of Anaheim Pamela Galera, City of Anaheim Phil Anthony, Santa Ana Watershed Project Authority City of Chino Hills Greg Gauthier, State Coastal Conservancy Rusty Bailey, City of Riverside City of Colton Ryan Gill, California State Parks – Inland Empire Carey Davis, Mayor, City of San Bernardino (alternate) City of Corona District, Chino Sector Mike Gardner, City of Riverside City of Costa Mesa Rachael Hamilton, Rivers & Lands Conservancy Jon Harrison, City of Redlands City of Eastvale Robert Hewitt, Natural Resources Conservation Service Kevin Jeffries, Riverside County, Supervisor, District 1 City of Fountain Valley Eddy Konno, California Department of Fish (alternate) and Wildlife City of Garden Grove Patricia Lock-Dawson, PLD Consulting Shelli Lamb, Riverside-Corona Resource City of Grand Terrace Eugene Montanez, City of Corona Conservation District City of Highland David Myers, Wildlands Conservancy Patricia Lock-Dawson, PLD Consulting City of Huntington Beach James Ramos, San Bernardino County, Supervisor, Mary Beth Najera, U.S. Forest Service City of Jurupa Valley (including Jurupa Community District 3 Kai Palenscar, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Services District) Laura Roughton, City of Jurupa Valley, (participant) Rory Paster, OC Parks City of Newport Beach John Tavaglione, Riverside County Supervisor, Paolo Perrone, Trust for Public Land City of Norco District 2 Dana Rochat, The Wildlands Conservancy City of Orange State Coastal Conservancy vii City of Placentia San Bernardino Valley Water Conservation District City of Redlands Santa Ana Regional Water Quality Control Board City of Rialto Santa Ana Watershed Association City of Riverside Santa Ana Watershed Project Authority City of San Bernardino State Coastal Conservancy City of Santa Ana The Wildlands Conservancy City of Westminster Trust for Public Land City of Yorba Linda U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Friends of Harbors, Beaches and Parks U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management Huntington Beach Wetlands Conservancy U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Inland Empire Bike Alliance U.S. Forest Service - San Bernardino National Forest Inland Empire Resource Conversation District Western Riverside Regional Conservation Authority Inland Empire Waterkeeper National Park Service Natural Resource Conservation Service All members of the public who participated Newport Banning Land Trust in online activities and attended meetings OC Public Works and events in person. Orange Coast River Park Orange County Orange County Bicycle Coalition Consultant Team Orange County Coastkeeper PlaceWorks Orange County Water District/Santa Ana 2M Associates Watershed Association BlackHawk Environmental Redlands Conservancy Riverside Bicycle Club Riverside County Rivers & Lands Conservancy - Santa Ana River Trust Riverside-Corona Resource Conservation District San Bernardino County San Bernardino Valley Municipal Water District SANTA ANA RIVER PARKWAY & OPEN SPACE PLAN viii 1 . 0 I n t r o d u c t i o n