HomeMy Public PortalAbout07 July 10, 2019 CommissionRIVERSIDE
COUNTY
TRANSPORTATION
COMMISSION
MEETING AGENDA
TIME/DATE: 9:30 a.m. / Wednesday, July 10, 2019
LOCATION: BOARD ROOM
County of Riverside Administrative Center
4080 Lemon Street, First Floor, Riverside
COMMISSIONERS
Chair — Chuck Washington
Vice Chair— Ben J. Benoit
Second Vice Chair — Jan Harnik
Kevin Jeffries, County of Riverside, District 1
Karen Spiegel, County of Riverside, District 2
Chuck Washington, County of Riverside, District 3
V. Manuel Perez, County of Riverside, District 4
Jeff Hewitt, County of Riverside, District 5
Art Welch / Daniela Andrade, City of Banning
Lloyd White / Julio Martinez, City of Beaumont
Joseph DeConinck / Johnny Rodriguez, City of Blythe
Larry Smith / Linda Molina, City of Calimesa
Randall Bonner / Jeremy Smith, City of Canyon Lake
Raymond Gregory / Mark Carnevale, City of Cathedral City
Steven Hernandez / Megan Beaman Jacinto, City of Coachella
Wes Speake / Jim Steiner, City of Corona
Scott Matas / Russell Betts, City of Desert Hot Springs
Clint Lorimore / Todd Rigby, City of Eastvale
Linda Krupa / Russ Brown, City of Hemet
Dana Reed / To Be Appointed, City of Indian Wells
Waymond Fermon / Oscar Ortiz, City of Indio
Brian Berkson / Chris Barajas, City of Jurupa Valley
Kathleen Fitzpatrick / Robert Radi, City of La Quinta
Bob Magee / Natasha Johnson, City of Lake Elsinore
Bill Zimmerman / Dean Deines, City of Menifee
Victoria Baca / Carla Thornton, City of Moreno Valley
Scott Vinton / Randon Lane, City of Murrieta
Berwin Hanna / Ted Hoffman, City of Norco
Jan Harnik / Kathleen Kelly, City of Palm Desert
Lisa Middleton / Jon R. Roberts, City of Palm Springs
Michael M. Vargas / Rita Rogers, City of Perris
Ted Weill / Charles Townsend, City of Rancho Mirage
Rusty Bailey / Andy Melendrez, City of Riverside
Andrew Kotyuk / Russ Utz, City of San Jacinto
Michael S. Naggar / Maryann Edwards, City of Temecula
Ben J. Benoit / Joseph Morabito, City of Wildomar
Mike Beauchamp, Governor's Appointee Caltrans District 8
Comments are welcomed by the Commission. If you wish to provide comments to the Commission,
please complete and submit a Speaker Card to the Clerk of the Board.
RIVERSIDE COUNTY TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION
www.rctc.org
MEETING AGENDA*
*Actions may be taken on any item listed on the agenda
9:30 a.m.
Wednesday, July 10, 2019
BOARD ROOM
County of Riverside Administrative Center
4080 Lemon Street, First Floor, Riverside, CA
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prior to the meeting, which are public records relating to open session agenda items, will be available for
inspection by members of the public prior to the meeting at the Commission office, 4080 Lemon Street, Third
Floor, Riverside, CA, and on the Commission's website, www.rctc.org.
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Transit Administration Title VI, please contact the Clerk of the Board at (951) 787-7141 if special assistance is
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provided free of charge. Notification of at least 48 hours prior to the meeting time will assist staff in assuring
reasonable arrangements can be made to provide assistance at the meeting.
1. CALL TO ORDER
2. ROLL CALL
3. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
4. PUBLIC COMMENTS — Each individual speaker is limited to speak three (3) continuous minutes or less.
The Commission may, either at the direction of the Chair or by majority vote of the Commission, waive
this three -minute time limitation. Depending on the number of items on the Agenda and the number of
speakers, the Chair may, at his/her discretion, reduce the time of each speaker to two (2) continuous
minutes. In addition, the maximum time for public comment for any individual item or topic is thirty (30)
minutes. Also, the Commission may terminate public comments if such comments become repetitious.
Speakers may not yield their time to others without the consent of the Chair. Any written documents to
be distributed or presented to the Commission shall be submitted to the Clerk of the Board. This policy
applies to Public Comments and comments on Agenda Items.
Under the Brown Act, the Commission should not take action on or discuss matters raised during public
comment portion of the agenda that are not listed on the agenda. Commission members may refer such
matters to staff for factual information or to be placed on the subsequent agenda for consideration.
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5. ADDITIONS / REVISIONS — The Commission may add an item to the Agenda after making a
finding that there is a need to take immediate action on the item and that the item came to the
attention of the Commission subsequent to the posting of the agenda. An action adding an item
to the agenda requires 2/3 vote of the Commission. If there are less than 2/3 of the Commission
members present, adding an item to the agenda requires a unanimous vote. Added items will
be placed for discussion at the end of the agenda.
6. APPROVAL OF MINUTES — JUNE 12, 2019
7. PUBLIC HEARING — ADOPT A RESOLUTION OF NECESSITY FOR THE ACQUISITION OF FEE
INTEREST IN CERTAIN REAL PROPERTY, BY EMINENT DOMAIN, MORE PARTICULARLY
DESCRIBED AS ASSESSOR PARCEL NO. 305-060-009 (RCPN 1164), LOCATED IN PERRIS,
RIVERSIDE COUNTY, CALIFORNIA, FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF AN INTERCHANGE AT THE
INTERSECTION OF INTERSTATE 215 AND PLACENTIA AVENUE, IN RIVERSIDE COUNTY,
CALIFORNIA
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Overview
This item is for the Commission to:
1) Conduct a hearing to consider the adoption of Resolution of Necessity, including
providing all parties interested in the affected properties and their attorneys, or their
representatives, an opportunity to be heard on the issues relevant to the Resolution of
Necessity;
2) Make the following findings as hereinafter described in this report:
a) The public interest and necessity require the proposed project;
b) The project is planned or located in a manner that will be most compatible with
the greatest public good and the least private injury;
c) The real property to be acquired is necessary for the project;
d) The offer of just compensation has been made to the property owner; and
3) Adopt Resolution of Necessity No. 19-015 to "Adoption of a Resolution of Necessity for
the Acquisition of a Fee Interest in Certain Real Property, By Eminent Domain, More
Particularly Described as Assessor Parcel No. 305-060-009 (RCPN 1164), Located in Perris,
Riverside County, California, for the Construction of an Interchange at the Intersection of
Interstate 215 and Placentia Avenue, in Riverside County, California".
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8. PUBLIC HEARING — RIVERSIDE COUNTY TRANSIT SERVICES FUNDING ALLOCATIONS FOR
FISCAL YEAR 2019/20
Overview
This item is for the Commission to:
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1) Conduct a public hearing at the July Commission meeting on the proposed Federal
Transit Administration (FTA) Section 5307 Program of Projects (POP);
2) Approve Fiscal Year 2019/20 Transit Operator Funding Allocations for the cities of
Banning, Beaumont, Corona and Riverside; Palo Verde Valley Transit Agency (PVVTA);
Riverside Transit Agency (RTA); SunLine Transit Agency (SunLine); and the Commission's
Rail Program;
3) Direct staff to add the federally funded and regionally significant projects into the
Federal Transportation Improvement Program (FTIP);
4) Adopt Resolution No. 19-014, "Resolution of the Riverside County Transportation
Commission to Allocate Local Transit Assistance Funds and State Transit Assistance
Funds;" and
5) Approve the FY 2019/20 FTA Sections 5307 and 5311 POP for Riverside County (County).
9. CONSENT CALENDAR —All matters on the Consent Calendar will be approved in a single motion
unless a Commissioner(s) requests separate action on specific item(s). Items pulled from the
Consent Calendar will be placed for discussion at the end of the agenda.
9A. QUARTERLY SALES TAX ANALYSIS
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Overview
This item is for the Commission to receive and file the sales tax analysis for Quarter 4,
2018.
9B. FISCAL YEAR 2017/18 TRANSPORTATION DEVELOPMENT ACT AND MEASURE A
AUDIT RESULTS
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Overview
This item is for the Commission to receive and file the Transportation Development Act
(TDA) and Measure A audit results report for Fiscal Year 2017/18.
9C. #REBOOT MY COMMUTE PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT PROGRAM SUMMARY
Overview
This item is for the Commission to receive and file an update about the Commission's
#RebootMyCommute public engagement program in Riverside County.
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9D. STATE AND FEDERAL LEGISLATIVE UPDATE
Overview
This item is for the Commission to:
1) Adopt the following bill position:
a) HR. 2939 (Napolitano) — Support;
2) Receive and file an update on state and federal legislation.
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9E. FISCAL YEARS 2019/20 — 2023/24 MEASURE A FIVE-YEAR CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT
PLANS FOR THE LOCAL STREETS AND ROADS PROGRAM
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Overview
This item is for the Commission to approve the Fiscal Years 2019/20 — 2023/24 Measure
A Five -Year Capital Improvement Plan (CIP) for Local Streets and Roads (LSR) as
submitted by the participating agencies.
9F. 2020 STATE TRANSPORTATION IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM FUNDING DISTRIBUTION
AND DRAFT FUND ESTIMATE
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Overview
This item is for the Commission to approve the 2020 State Transportation Improvement
Program (STIP) funding distribution among the three geographic areas in Riverside
County per the adopted STIP Intracounty Memorandum of Understanding (MOU).
9G. 2019 TITLE VI PROGRAM REPORT UPDATE, INCLUDING PUBLIC PARTICIPATION PLAN
AND LANGUAGE ASSISTANCE PLAN
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Overview
This item is for the Commission to approve the 2019 Title VI Program Report, including
the Public Participation Plan and Language Assistance Plan in compliance with Federal
Transit Administration (FTA) requirements.
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9H. CHANGE ORDER TO AMEND THE INTERSTATE 15 EXPRESS LANES PROJECT TOLL
SERVICES AGREEMENT WITH KAPSCH TRAFFICCOM USA FOR THE INTERSTATE
15/STATE ROUTE 91 EXPRESS LANES CONNECTOR PROJECT
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Overview
This item is for the Commission to:
1) Approve Contract Change Order (CCO) No. 6 to Agreement No. 16-31-043-00
for the Interstate 15 Express Lanes Project (15 Express Lanes) with Kapsch
TrafficCom USA Inc. (Kapsch) in the amount of $2,809,286, plus a contingency
amount of $290,000, for a total amount not to exceed $3,099,286;
2) Authorize the Chair or Executive Director, pursuant to legal counsel review, to
negotiate and execute the change order on behalf of the Commission; and
3) Authorize the Executive Director or designee to approve contingency work up
to the total not to exceed amount as required for the project.
91. CEQA REVALIDATION AND ADDENDUM FOR THE MODIFIED STATE ROUTE 91
CORRIDOR IMPROVEMENT PROJECT'S EXPRESS LANE CONNECTOR IMPROVEMENTS
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Overview
This item is for the Commission to adopt Resolution No. 19-011, "Resolution of the
Riverside County Transportation Commission Adopting an Addendum to the Previously
Certified Environmental Impact Report (SCH #2008071075) Pursuant to the California
Environmental Quality Act for the State Route 91 Corridor Improvement Project and
Approving the Proposed Changes to the Project".
9J. REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL TO DESIGN AND CONSTRUCT THE INTERSTATE 15/STATE
ROUTE 91 EXPRESS LANES CONNECTOR PROJECT THROUGH A DESIGN -BUILD
CONTRACT
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Overview
This item is for the Commission to:
1) Authorize staff, subject to concurrence by the California Department of
Transportation (Caltrans) and the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), to
issue Request for Proposal (RFP) No. 19-31-074-00 and future addenda to
design and construct the Interstate 15/State Route 91 Express Lanes Connector
(15/91 ELC) project through a design -build (DB) contract;
2) Approve the selection criteria for the selection of the apparent best value (ABV)
proposer;
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3) Authorize the Executive Director to select the top -ranked ABV proposer for DB
services, based on the criteria identified in the RFP and addenda, and to
conduct subsequent limited negotiations;
4) Authorize the Executive Director to pay, to the unsuccessful shortlisted DB
proposers (or potentially all DB proposers in the case that the procurement is
cancelled after the proposal due date) that submit a timely and responsive
proposal, a stipend of $225,000, plus a contingency amount of $25,000 per
proposer, for a total amount not to exceed $1 million; and
5) Authorize the Executive Director or designee to approve stipend contingency
up to the total amount not to exceed as deemed necessary.
9K. AGREEMENT WITH WSP USA INC. FOR THE COMPLETION OF THE PROJECT INITIATION
DOCUMENT PHASE FOR THE RIVERSIDE COUNTY NEXT GENERATION EXPRESS LANES
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Overview
This item is for the Commission to:
1) Award Agreement No. 19-31-058-00 to WSP USA Inc. (WSP) to provide planning
and preliminary engineering services to complete the Project Initiation
Document for the Next Generation Express Lanes Project (NGELP), in
the amount of $1,296,110, plus a contingency amount of $99,611, for a total
contract amount not to exceed $1,395,721;
2) Authorize the Executive Director, or designee, to approve an increase not to
exceed $20,000 of the total amount based on the final Caltrans Independent
Office of Audits and Investigations (IOAI) and Commission's pre -award audit
results;
3) Authorize the Chair or Executive Director, pursuant to legal counsel review, to
execute the agreement on behalf of the Commission; and
4) Authorize the Executive Director, or designee, to approve contingency work up
to the total not to exceed amount as may be required for the Project.
9L. AWARD OF CONSTRUCTION AGREEMENT WITH RIVERSIDE CONSTRUCTION FOR THE
MID COUNTY PARKWAY MITIGATION SITE
Overview
This item is for the Commission to:
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1) Award Agreement No. 19-31-086-00 to Riverside Construction, as the lowest
responsive, responsible bidder, for the construction of the Mid County Parkway
(MCP) Mitigation Project (Project) in the amount of $1,782,653, plus a
contingency amount of $267,398, for a total amount not to exceed $2,050,051;
2) Authorize the Chair or Executive Director, pursuant to legal counsel review, to
execute the agreement on behalf of the Commission; and
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3) Authorize the Executive Director or designee to approve contingency work
pursuant to the agreement terms up to the total not to exceed amount.
9M. AGREEMENT WITH THE CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION FOR
SENATE BILL 1 FUNDING OF THE FREEWAY SERVICE PATROL PROGRAM IN RIVERSIDE
COUNTY
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Overview
This item is for the Commission to:
1) Approve Agreement No. 19-45-101-00 with the California Department of
Transportation (Caltrans) for the Senate Bill (SB) 1 funding of the Riverside
County Freeway Service Patrol (FSP) program in an amount not to exceed
$1,390,287; and
2) Authorize the Chair or Executive Director, pursuant to legal counsel review, to
execute the agreement on behalf of the Commission.
9N. AMENDMENTS FOR CONSTRUCTION FREEWAY SERVICE PATROL TOWING SERVICES
SUPPORTING THE STATE ROUTE 60 TRUCK LANES PROJECT
Overview
This item is for the Commission to:
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1) Approve the following amendments to agreements to provide Construction
Freeway Service Patrol (CFSP) services for the State Route 60 Truck Lanes
Project (Project) for an additional amount not to exceed an aggregate value of
$500,000:
2) a) Agreement No. 15-45-060-03, Amendment No. 3 to Agreement
No. 15-45-060-00, with Airport Mobile Towing, Inc. (Airport);
b) Agreement No. 18-45-131-03, Amendment No. 3 to Agreement
No. 18-45-131-00, with Coastal Pride Towing, Inc. (Coastal);
c) Agreement No. 17-45-061-01, Amendment No. 1 to Agreement
No. 17-45-061-00, with Pepe's Towing, Inc. (Pepe's); and
3) Authorize the Chair or Executive Director, pursuant to legal counsel review, to
execute the agreements on behalf of the Commission.
10. 2009 MEASURE A EXPENDITURE PLAN REVIEW & UPDATE
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Overview
This item is for the Commission to approve the 2009 Measure A Expenditure Plan Review &
Update.
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11. INNOVATIVE FINANCING OPPORTUNITIES
Overview
This item is for the Commission to:
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1) Authorize staff to continue to develop a plan of finance for the 2019-2029 Western
County Highway Delivery Plan (Delivery Plan) eligible projects that includes, but is not
limited to, the issuance of RCTC 91 Express Lanes surplus toll revenue bonds;
2) Adopt as Commission policy that priority shall be given to Delivery Plan -supporting
projects for programming of federal Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality (CMAQ)
designated for the South Coast Air Basin, and Surface Transportation Block Grant (STBG)
funds;
3) Authorize staff to pursue legislation that amends the Commission's authorizing statutes
to extend the eligible use of RCTC 91 Express Lanes surplus toll revenues east to the
60/91/215 interchange and south on 1-15 to SR-74; and
4) Approve the reimbursement of all or a portion of the Measure A investment in the
91 Project that was not previously financed as an eligible use of surplus toll revenues.
12. 2019-2029 WESTERN RIVERSIDE COUNTY HIGHWAY DELIVERY PLAN
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Overview
This item is for the Commission to adopt the 2019-2029 Western Riverside County Highway
Delivery Plan.
13. COUNTYWIDE TRANSPORTATION IMPROVEMENT & TRAFFIC RELIEF PLAN AND ORDINANCE
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Overview
This item is for the Commission to:
1) Authorize staff to develop a Countywide Transportation Improvement & Traffic Relief
Plan and implementation ordinance for potential presentation to Riverside County
voters in November 2020;
2) Authorize the Executive Director to negotiate and execute Agreement No.
18-15-086-01, an amendment to Agreement No. 18-15-086-00, pursuant to legal
counsel review, with AlphaVu for an additional amount not to exceed $3.85 million to
enhance the Public Engagement Program to include a Countywide Transportation
Improvement & Traffic Relief Plan and implementation ordinance;
3) Approve an increase of an amount not to exceed $1,997,500 in FY 2019/20 expenditures
to accommodate the enhancement of the Public Engagement Program; and
4) Sponsor any legislation necessary to clarify its authorizing statutes to implement a
voter -approved sales tax measure.
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14. COACHELLA FESTIVAL SPECIAL EVENTS TRAIN PLATFORM DEVELOPMENT PROJECT
Overview
This item is for the Commission to:
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1) Approve Agreement No. 19-25-103-00 with the California State Transportation Agency
(CaISTA) regarding a State Rail Assistance (SRA) grant to fund the Coachella Festival
Special Event Train Platform Development Project (Platform Project) for an amount not
to exceed $5,942,510;
2) Adopt Resolution No. 19-012, "Resolution of the Riverside County Transportation
Commission Regarding Authorization for the Execution of the Certifications and
Assurances and Authorized Agent Forms for the State Rail Assistance";
3) Adopt Resolution No. 19-013, "Resolution of the Riverside County Transportation
Commission Regarding Authorization for the Execution of the State Rail Assistance
Project";
4) Approve Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) Agreement No. 19-25-102-00 with Los
Angeles — San Diego — San Luis Obispo Rail Corridor (LOSSAN) and Amtrak for the
coordination and development of the Platform Project;
5) Authorize the Executive Director, pursuant to legal counsel review, to negotiate and
execute the final CaISTA and MOU agreements on behalf of the Commission;
6) Authorize the Executive Director, pursuant to legal counsel review, to negotiate and
execute a cooperative agreement with Amtrak for construction of the Platform Project
based on estimated costs established by the Commission and within the Platform
Project budget estimated at $8,688,241; and
7) Authorize the Executive Director, pursuant to legal counsel review, to negotiate and
execute agreements with LOSSAN, the city of Indio (City), Goldenvoice, Valley Music
Travel, and host railroads, as may be needed for the full implementation of the Platform
Project, provided that all such agreements are within the Platform Project budget
estimated at $8,688,241.
15. ITEM(S) PULLED FROM CONSENT CALENDAR AGENDA
16. COMMISSIONERS / EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR REPORT
Overview
This item provides the opportunity for the Commissioners and the Executive Director to report
on attended meetings/conferences and any other items related to Commission activities.
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17. CLOSED SESSION
17A. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL — EXISTING LITIGATION
Pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(1)
Case No. RIC1616789
17B. CONFERENCE WITH REAL PROPERTY NEGOTIATORS
Pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.8
Agency Negotiator: Executive Director or Designee
Item
APN(s)
Property Owner
Buyer(s)
Greens
1
118-270-003 and 118-270-023
RCTC
Development Inc.
18. ADJOURNMENT
The next meeting of the Commission is scheduled to be held on Wednesday,
August 14, 2019, Board Room, First Floor, County Administrative Center, 4080 Lemon Street,
Riverside.
AGENDA ITEM 6
MINUTES
RIVERSIDE COUNTY TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION
MEETING MINUTES
Wednesday, June 12, 2019
1. CALL TO ORDER
The Riverside County Transportation Commission was called to order by
Chair Chuck Washington at 9:36 a.m. in the Board Room at the County of Riverside
Administrative Center, 4080 Lemon Street, First Floor, Riverside, California, 92501.
2. ROLL CALL
Commissioners/Alternates Present
Victoria Baca
Rusty Bailey
Ben J. Benoit
Brian Berkson
Russell Betts
Randall Bonner
David Bricker
Joseph DeConinck
Waymond Fermon
Kathleen Fitzpatrick
Raymond Gregory
Berwin Hanna
Jan Harnik
Jeff Hewitt
Andrew Kotyuk
Clint Lorimore*
Bob Magee
*Arrived after the meeting was called to order
**Commissioner Kevin Jeffries assigned his proxy vote to Commissioner Jeff Hewitt.
with the Clerk of the Board.
3. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
Lisa Middleton
V. Manuel Perez
Dana Reed
Wes Speake
Karen Spiegel
Larry Smith
Michael M. Vargas
Scott Vinton
Chuck Washington
Ted Weill
Art Welch
Lloyd White
Bill Zimmerman
Commissioner Jan Harnik led the Commission in a flag salute.
Commissioners Absent
Steven Hernandez
Kevin Jeffries**
Linda Krupa
Michael Naggar
A letter was filed
At this time, Lisa Mobley, Clerk of the Board, announced she has a letter that
Commissioner Kevin Jeffries assigned his proxy vote to Commissioner Jeff Hewitt.
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4. PUBLIC COMMENTS
There were no requests to speak from the public.
5. ADDITIONS / REVISIONS
There were no additions or revisions to the agenda.
6. APPROVAL OF MINUTES — May 8, 2019
M/S/C (Berkson/Benoit) to approve the May 8, 2019 minutes as submitted.
Abstain: Betts and DeConinck
7. PUBLIC HEARING — PROPOSED BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 2019/20
Chair Washington announced the public hearing remains open from the May 8 meeting.
Michele Cisneros, Deputy Director of Finance, presented the Proposed Budget Fiscal Year
2019/20 and discussed the following areas:
• Budget adjustments
• Budget summary
• Funding sources and comparison
• Summary of expenditures, expenses, and uses
• Capital projects highlights
• Toll operations
• Functional uses breakdown
• Measure A administrative costs
• Next steps
At this time, Commissioner Clint Lorimore joined the meeting.
Commissioner Jeff Hewitt expressed appreciation for being a member of this Commission
and to Anne Mayer for bringing this issue about the past -unfunded liability with the
Commission's pension and taking care of it. He explained it definitely shows how
responsible the Commission is however due to the new rules if the Commission goes
upside down each one of these jurisdictions will be burdened with that liability. He
expressed the Commission is blazing a path of fiscal responsibility for a $1 million
responsibility joint powers authority, which is impressive.
Commissioner Andrew Kotyuk referred to the revenue/sources comparison slide and
clarified the FY 2018/19 projected is going up from the $10 million to about $13 million.
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Michele replied yes and stated it goes back to the Commission being extremely
conservative especially when it comes to interest. She explained for years the
Commission has been budgeting interest well below 1 percent and this year staff decided
to get closer to what is being received as far as on the investments, which is closer to 2
percent.
Commissioner Kotyuk stated the Federal Reserve has been clear about their position on
rates it seems what is secured for the next 12-18 months is about a .25 to a 1/2 percent
decrease. He explained if the Commission is receiving 2 percent that is a 25 percent
decrease in interest income and suggested to back that off to a 1 and 1/2 percent range
and to be cautious.
Michele Cisneros replied staff could do that. She explained staff comes back to the
Commission in January for mid -year budget adjustments and staff can monitor
throughout the next six months, come back to the Commission and adjust that down
depending on the Commission's performance received on its investments.
Anne Mayer stated staff tracks the economic indicators on a regular basis, and usually
staff comes back in January at mid -year to make whatever adjustments seen based on
what is happening. She suggested for this particular one it can be changed or leave it as
is and staff will track it carefully and commit to the Commission if staff realizes any trends
that would require a modification prior to January staff will come back to the Commission
with a recommendation.
Commissioner Kotyuk concurred with Anne Mayer's suggestion and for adding this to the
discussion and stated he supports with adopting as is.
In response to Commissioner Karen Spiegel's clarification from the revenue/sources
comparison slide the projected is what the Commission is projecting today, which is for
FY 2019/20, Michele Cisneros replied the projected is for FY 2019/20, which is what the
Commission expects to happen for the full 12 months ending in June 30, 2020.
In response to Commissioner Spiegel's clarification the projected for FY 2018/19 was for
June of last year, Michele Cisneros replied no it would end June 30, 2019.
In response to Commissioner Spiegel's inquiry, Michele Cisneros replied the Commission
is projecting how it will end this fiscal year.
In response to Commissioner Spiegel's question about the revised budget is the mid -year,
Michele Cisneros replied it is what the Commission's budget is as of today based on the
original budget plus any revised budget adjustments received that the Commission has
approved as of today.
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In response to Commissioner Spiegel's clarification the swing in the numbers are
significant when looking at the federal and local reimbursements, Michele Cisneros
replied those are based on project activities. She explained at the beginning of the fiscal
year when the budget is being developed staff anticipates everything will run perfectly
and will be able to ask for reimbursement on those eligible incurred costs. Those do not
always transition the way they are going to and they get pushed out for the next fiscal
year, which is the same concept with the revenues.
Commissioner Spiegel expressed appreciation the Commission was paying off the pension
liability and Michele Cisneros noted about applying it appropriately to the previous years
without exceeding the Commission's administrative costs. She expressed appreciation
for a very well done budget and a great presentation.
Anne Mayer explained concerning reimbursements not only sometimes the invoicing can
be delayed due to schedules but also staff has to make submittals to other agencies and
this affects the Commission, the cities, and the transit agencies. She explained as an
example the reimbursements by the federal government if it takes them more than five
or six months, it can have a big swing on these factors.
Commissioner Wes Speake expressed appreciation for the presentation and noted raising
the same concern from the May Commission meeting that the Commission is projecting
a 13 percent decrease in toll revenue. He stated understanding the Commission wants to
be conservative and those toll revenues go back into the system that generated them.
Commissioner Speake reiterated the Commission is projecting a 13 percent decrease
from $47 million to $41 million, which could affect the projects in the queue.
Anne Mayer replied to Commissioner Speake his comments are being heard and stated
the Commission monitors this on a regular basis and can assure that any projects slated
to move forward would not be held back if a budget number does not reconcile with
actuals. She explained when staff comes back for a mid -year budget adjustment staff will
provide the Commission with the first six-month trends of the year and have a better
target and depending what happens with the economy the budget number if the actuals
are significantly higher will not constrain any project development.
At this time, Chair Washington asked if there were any comments from the public. No
comments were received.
At this time, Chair Washington closed the public hearing.
M/S/C (Vargas/Baca) to:
1) Receive input on the proposed budget for Fiscal Year 2019/20;
2) Close the public hearing on the proposed Budget for FY 2019/20;
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3) Approve the salary schedule effective July 4, 2019, located in Appendix E
of the proposed budget; and
4) Adopt the proposed Budget for FY 2019/20.
8. PUBLIC HEARING — AMENDED AND RESTATED ORDINANCE OF RIVERSIDE COUNTY
TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION RELATING TO THE ADMINISTRATION OF TOLLS AND
THE ENFORCEMENT OF TOLL VIOLATIONS FOR THE RIVERSIDE COUNTY
TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION EXPRESS LANES
Jennifer Crosson, Toll Operations Manager, presented the amended ordinance to
administer tolls and enforce violations, highlighting the following areas:
• Background:
o Adopted Ordinance No. 16-001 prior to the 91 Express Lanes opening
o Ordinance required to set the administrative procedures for processing toll
evasion violations and to establish the penalty schedule
o The penalty schedule adopted in 2016 was the same that OCTA used
• Why amending?
o Include the 15 Express Lanes and future Express Lanes
o Correct a reference error
o Change the penalty schedule
• Penalty Schedule
• Collection Assessment: One violation - $100 current/$100 revised; two violations
- $300 current/$200 revised; and three violations $600 current/$300 revised
• Benefit of reduced penalties:
o Easier resolution for customers with multiple violations
o Less expended on collection efforts
o Expected net financial impact of zero
o Consistency with other California toll operators
• Other fees added — DMV fee of $3 and non -sufficient fund check fee $25
Chair Washington opened the public hearing.
At this time, Chair Washington asked if there were any comments from the public. No
comments were received.
Commissioner Jan Harnik clarified that this would put the Commission more aligned with
other transportation authorities. She explained if they receive a violation from OCTA and
a violation from the Commission on the 91 Express Lanes, how is the Commission aligned
with OCTA.
Jennifer Crosson replied today the Commission's policies are identical and the
Commission is adopting this revised ordinance and OCTA will follow with an exact revised
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ordinance with the same penalty schedule. In order to allow the agencies to align the
Commission is requesting an effective date of January 1, 2020, to get in place.
At this time, Chair Washington closed the public hearing.
M/S/C (Berkson/Benoit) to:
1) Conduct a public hearing; and
2) Adopt Ordinance No. 19-001, "An Amended and Restated Ordinance of
the Riverside County Transportation Commission Relating to the
Administration of Tolls and the Enforcement of Toll Violations for the
Riverside County Transportation Commission Express Lanes", including
approval of the toll evasion penalties and fees for a violation set forth in
Schedule A of the Ordinance.
9. CONSENT CALENDAR
M/S/C (Berkson/Smith) to approve the following Consent Calendar items.
Abstain: Jeffries on Agenda Item 9D
9A. APPROPRIATIONS LIMIT FOR FISCAL YEAR 2019/20
Adopt Resolution No. 19-010, "Resolution of the Riverside County Transportation
Commission Establishing the Annual Appropriations Limit", for Fiscal Year
2019/20.
9B. QUARTERLY INVESTMENT REPORT
Receive and file the Quarterly Investment Report for the quarter ended March 31,
2019.
9C. QUARTERLY FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Receive and file the Quarterly Financial Statements for the nine months ended
March 31, 2019.
9D. RECURRING CONTRACTS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2019/20
1) Approve the single -year recurring contracts in an amount not to exceed
$16,982,780 for Fiscal Year 2019/20;
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2) Approve the recurring contracts for specialized services in an amount not
to exceed $3,439,000 in FY 2019/20 and $7,262,100 in FYs 2020/21 —
2021/22; and
3) Authorize the Chair or Executive Director, pursuant to legal counsel review,
to execute the agreements on behalf of the Commission.
9E. STATE AND FEDERAL LEGISLATIVE UPDATE
1) Adopt the following bill positions:
a. SB 742 (Allen) — Support;
b. AB 1149 (Fong) — Support; and
2) Receive and file an update on state and federal legislation.
9F. 2019 STATE ROUTE 91 IMPLEMENTATION PLAN
Approve the 2019 State Route 91 Implementation Plan.
9G. AWARD OF CONSTRUCTION AGREEMENT WITH REYES CONSTRUCTION, INC. FOR
THE RIVERSIDE DOWNTOWN LAYOVER FACILITY EXPANSION PROJECT
1) Award Agreement No. 19-33-029-00 to Reyes Construction, Inc., as the
lowest responsive, responsible bidder, for the construction of the
Riverside Downtown Layover Facility Expansion Project (Project) in the
amount of $4,379,858, plus a contingency amount of $420,142, for a total
amount not to exceed $4.8 million;
2) Authorize the Chair or Executive Director, pursuant to legal counsel review,
to execute the agreement on behalf of the Commission; and
3) Authorize the Executive Director or designee to approve contingency work
pursuant to the agreement terms up to the total amount.
9H. AMENDMENT TO ON -CALL STATION REPAIR AND MAINTENANCE
1) Approve Agreement No. 18-24-001-02, Amendment No. 2 to Agreement
No. 18-24-001-00, with Braughton Construction Co. Inc. (Braughton) for
additional station repair, maintenance and modernization services for an
additional amount of $1,222,000 and a total amount not to exceed
$3,942,000; and
2) Authorize the Chair or Executive Director, pursuant to legal counsel review,
to execute the amendment on behalf of the Commission.
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91. APPROVAL OF AGREEMENT FOR CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT SERVICES,
MATERIALS TESTING, AND CONSTRUCTION SURVEYING AND APPROVAL OF
VARIOUS AGREEMENTS FOR THE INTERSTATE 15/RAILROAD CANYON ROAD
INTERCHANGE IMPROVEMENTS PROJECT
1) Award Agreement No. 19-31-030-00 to Arcadis U.S., Inc. to perform
construction management services, materials testing, and construction
surveying for the Interstate 15/Railroad Canyon Road Interchange
Improvements Project (Project) in the amount of $ 5,450,793, plus a
contingency amount of $545,079 for potential changes in scope, for a total
amount not to exceed $ 5,995,872;
2) Authorize the Executive Director, or designee, to approve the use of the
contingency amount as may be required for the Project;
3) Approve Agreement No. 10-72-016-07, Amendment No. 7 to Agreement
No. 10-72-016-00 with the city of Lake Elsinore (City) to identify the
Commission as the implementing agency for the Construction Phase and
authorize $22,248,700 in Transportation Uniform Mitigation Fee (TUMF)
regional arterial funds for the construction phase;
4) Approve Agreement No. 19-31-031-00 with the City for enhanced
landscaping and aesthetics and the City's contribution of $755,000;
5) Approve Agreement No. 19-31-077-00, between the Commission and
Ca!trans that defines the roles and responsibilities for Project construction;
6) Approve Agreement No. 19-31-069-00 with the California Highway Patrol
(CHP) for Construction Zone Enforcement Enhancement Program
(COZEEP) for an amount not to exceed $477,300; and
7) Authorize the Chair or Executive Director, pursuant to legal counsel review,
to finalize and execute the agreements on behalf of the Commission.
9J. FISCAL YEAR 2019/20 MEASURE A COMMUTER ASSISTANCE BUSPOOL SUBSIDY
FUNDING CONTINUATION REQUESTS
1) Authorize payment of the $2,350/month maximum subsidy per buspool
for the period July 1, 2019 to June 30, 2020, to the existing Riverside
buspool; and
2) Require subsidy recipients to meet monthly buspool reporting
requirements as supporting documentation to receive payments.
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9K. FISCAL YEARS 2019/20 — 2021/22 SHORT RANGE TRANSIT PLANS
1) Approve the Fiscal Years 2019/20 — 2021/22 Short Range Transit Plans
(SRTPs) for the cities of Banning (Banning), Beaumont (Beaumont), Corona
(Corona), and Riverside; Palo Verde Valley Transit Agency (PVVTA);
Riverside Transit Agency (RTA); SunLine Transit Agency (SunLine); and the
Commission's Commuter Rail Program; and
2) Authorize the Executive Director or designee to approve final versions of
the SRTPs.
9L. POLICY UPDATE ON THE USE OF STATE TRANSIT ASSISTANCE FUNDING BY
OPERATORS
Approve the use of unallocated and unprogrammed State Transit Assistance (STA)
funds for transit operating assistance under eligibility standards as outlined in the
Transportation Development Act (TDA) Guidelines and Public Utilities Code (PUC)
§ 99314.6 for transit operators and PUC § 99234.9 and 99313.7 for rail services.
9M. REGIONALIZATION OF COMMUTER PROGRAMS
1) Approve Agreement No. 19-45-080-00 with the San Bernardino County
Transportation Authority (SBCTA) for a three-year term to reimburse the
Commission in an amount not to exceed $4.5 million for
commuter/employer rideshare (IE Commuter) and Inland Empire 511
(IE511) programs administered by the Commission, on behalf of both
agencies, and for the Commission to reimburse SBCTA an amount not to
exceed $350,000, for SBCTA's provision of rideshare and vanpool program
web -based software, as part of an ongoing bi-county partnership;
2) Approve Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) No. 19-45-079-00,
between Los Angeles County Service Authority for Freeway Emergencies
(LA SAFE) and Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority
(Metro), Orange County Transportation Authority, SBCTA, and Ventura
County Transportation Commission for Metro's regional 511 deployment
and operations; and
3) Authorize the Chair or Executive Director, pursuant to legal counsel review,
to execute the agreements on behalf of the Commission.
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10. APPROVAL OF METROLINK OPERATING AND CAPITAL SUBSIDIES FOR FISCAL YEAR
2019/20 AND RELATED MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING AND OF THE FUNDING
AGREEMENT FOR THE SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA OPTIMIZED RAIL EXPANSION PROGRAM
FOR THE RIVERSIDE DOWNTOWN STATION EXPANSION PROJECT
Sheldon Peterson, Transit Manager, welcomed and introduced SCRRA's Chief Executive
Officer Stephanie Wiggins and Chief Financial Officer Ronnie Campbell to present the
details of the proposed Fiscal Year 2019/20 Southern California Regional Rail Authority
(SCRRA) Budget.
Stephanie Wiggins expressed appreciation to the Metrolink members, which are
Commissioners Karen Spiegel, Andrew Kotyuk, and Brian Berkson for being supportive.
She then stated as the new CEO her vision was to create value, and exceed expectations,
and highlighted the following:
• Customer -First: Focusing on the customer experience, safety and security, and
modernizing their business practices
At this time, Ronnie Campbell presented the FY20 Metrolink Budget, highlighting the
following areas:
• FY20 Budget priorities:
o Customers first —Supported by the pillars of safety, and Integrated System,
and Modernized Business practices
o Continued emphasis on safe operations with positive train control
o Investments in existing assets to maintain a state of good repair
o Increase ridership farebox revenue, reduce the reliance on member
operating subsidy
• FY20 New Service for the 91/PVL Line — Weekends/extend two Riverside — Los
Angeles roundtrips to South Perris — Los Angeles; and Weekdays/extend two
South Perris — Riverside roundtrips to South Perris — Los Angeles
• Revenue allocation by member agency
• FY20 proposed expenditures —Train Operations & Services, Maintenance -of -Way,
Administration & Services, and Insurance Expense
• Expense allocation and subsidy by member agency
• FY20 proposed rehabilitation budget — For communications, facilities, fleet
vehicle, rolling stock, signals, structures, and track
• FY20 proposed new capital budget — For facilities, rolling stock, and signals
• Next steps
Anne Mayer expressed appreciation to Stephanie Wiggins and Ronnie Campbell for
coming to present the FY20 Metrolink Budget and for the outstanding work they have
been doing in partnership with all of the member agencies. There is a real focus on
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financial sustainability and safety and operations for the customers and it is appreciated
and are hopeful to start seeing increased ridership as well as opportunities for expanding
service.
Chair Washington expressed appreciation to Commissioners Spiegel and Kotyuk for their
participation on the Metrolink Board.
M/S/C (Berkson/Vargas) to:
1) Receive and file a report on the Commission's portion of the Fiscal Year
2019/20 Southern California Regional Rail Authority (SCRRA) operating
and capital budget;
2) Approve the FY 2019/20 SCRRA operating and capital budget, which
results in a total operating and capital subsidy of $23,475,203 from the
Commission;
3) Authorize the Executive Director to finalize and execute Memorandum
of Understanding (MOU) No. 19-25-078-00 with SCRRA regarding annual
funding, including subrecipient matters related to pass -through of
federal funding; and
4) Authorize the Executive Director to finalize and execute Agreement No.
19-33-082-00 for the Southern California Optimized Rail Expansion
(SCORE) Program Cooperative Agreement for the Riverside - Downtown
Station Expansion Project.
11. FISCAL YEAR 2019/20 SB 821 BICYCLE AND PEDESTRIAN FACILITIES PROGRAM FUNDING
RECOMMENDATIONS
Jenny Chan, Management Analyst, presented the Fiscal Year 2019/20 SB 821 Bicycle and
Pedestrian Facilities Program funding recommendations, highlighting the following areas:
• SB 821:
o 2 percent of LTF revenue
o Bicycle and Pedestrian projects
o Bike and Pedestrian Master Plans
• Past Commission actions:
o March & November 2014 Commission meetings
o Subcommittee formed
o Commission adopted the following recommendations:
✓ Biennial Call for Project
✓ Release & close dates
✓ Evaluation criteria
✓ Minimum five evaluators
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• 2019 SB 821 Call for Projects recommended for allocation — Four projects from
Coachella Valley for approximately $1.3 million; eight projects from Western
Riverside for approximately $2.6 million for a total of 12 projects for
approximately $3.9 million
• Funding recommendation — A list of the 12 projects being recommended for
award
M/S/C (Baca/Berkson)to:
1) Approve the Fiscal Year 2019/20 SB 821 Bicycle and Pedestrian Facilities
(SB 821) program recommended project allocations in the amount of
$3,901,915;
2) Direct staff to prepare memorandums of understanding (MOUs) with the
project sponsors to outline the project schedules and local funding
commitments; and
3) Authorize the Chair or Executive Director to execute the MOUs with the
project sponsors, pursuant to legal counsel review.
12. ITEM(S) PULLED FROM CONSENT CALENDAR FOR DISCUSSION
There were no items pulled from the Consent Calendar.
13. COMMISSIONERS/EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S REPORT
13A. Commissioner Joey DeConinck expressed appreciation to the Board of Supervisors
on behalf of his city's citizens and the 4H kids to keep the cooperative extension
open and to keep the whole of Riverside for the 4H kids.
Chair Washington replied to Commissioner DeConinck your welcome.
13B. Commissioner Larry Smith announced having a great opportunity with
Commissioner Berkson to visit the toll facilities. He expressed appreciation as it is
a different prospective when it is seen administratively to be able to visit the
facilities and understand what is going on.
13C. Commissioner Speake expressed appreciation to the Commissioners that serve on
the State Route 91 Advisory Committee as himself and about 40 city of Corona
residents attended the June 7 meeting and were able to express pushing forward
what is being planned. He expressed appreciation to Anne Mayer for her true
leadership and pushing those projects forward on the 91, which faced some
challenge.
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13D. Commissioner Bill Zimmerman expressed appreciation for the funding of the Salt
Creek Trail through the city of Menifee. For the last few years he served as a
County Supervisor Marion Ashley's representative on the Parks & Open Space
Commission and been working hard as Scott Bangle, CPRP, Parks Director/General
Manager for Riverside County and his team, which have done a lot to make that
happen and to see it funded and to come to fruition.
14. CLOSED SESSION
14A. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL: ANTICIPATED LITIGATION
EXPOSURE TO LITIGATION PURSUANT TO SUBDIVISION (D)(2) OF GOVERNMENT
CODE SECTION 54956.9
Potential Number of Case(s): 1
14B. CONFERENCE WITH REAL PROPERTY NEGOTIATORS
Pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.8
Agency Negotiator: Executive Director or Designee
Item
APN(s)
Property Owner
Buyer(s)
1
118-160-021
RCTC
C&E Investments
and
Brian Tressen
2
117-122-029
RCTC
Pravin Kumar
14C. CONFERENCE WITH REAL PROPERTY NEGOTIATORS
Pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.8
Agency Negotiator: Executive Director or Designee
Item
APN(s)
Property Owner
Buyer(s)
1
305-060-008
Mendoza, Pedro &
RCTC
Teresa
2
305-060-009
Fernandez, Jesse
RCTC
3
305-060-029
Swift Transportation
RCTC
4
465-110-001
Dilworth, Nelson S.,
et al.
RCTC
413-380-004
5
413-380-005
Johnson, Keith W. &
RCTC
413-380-013
William C.
6
413-380-021
Bouye, Steve & Diana
RCTC
413-380-022
7
414-110-058
RSI Communities
RCTC
Calif
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153-020-010
Schamber, Eutimio &
Tammie Jo
RCTC
There were no announcements from the Closed Session Items.
16. ADJOURNMENT
There being no further business for consideration by the Riverside County Transportation
Commission, Chair Washington adjourned the meeting at 11:05 p.m. The next
Commission meeting is scheduled to be held at 9:30 a.m., Wednesday, August 14, 2019,
Board Chambers, First Floor, County Administrative Center, 4080 Lemon Street, Riverside.
Respectfully submitted,
Lisa Mobley
Clerk of the Board
AGENDA ITEM 7
PUBLIC HEARING
RIVERSIDE COUNTY TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION
DATE:
July 10, 2019
TO:
Riverside County Transportation Commission
FROM:
Mark Lancaster, Right of Way Manager
THROUGH:
Anne Mayer, Executive Director
SUBJECT:
Adopt a Resolution of Necessity for the acquisition of Fee Interest in Certain
Real Property, by Eminent Domain, More Particularly Described as Assessor
Parcel No. 305-060-009 (RCPN 1164), Located in Perris, Riverside County,
California, for the Construction of an Interchange at the Intersection of
Interstate 215 and Placentia Avenue, in Riverside County, California
STAFF RECOMMENDATION:
This item is for the Commission to:
1) Conduct a hearing to consider the adoption of Resolution of Necessity, including
providing all parties interested in the affected properties and their attorneys, or their
representatives, an opportunity to be heard on the issues relevant to the Resolution of
Necessity;
2) Make the following findings as hereinafter described in this report:
a) The public interest and necessity require the proposed project;
b) The project is planned or located in a manner that will be most compatible with
the greatest public good and the least private injury;
c) The real property to be acquired is necessary for the project;
d) The offer of just compensation has been made to the property owner; and
3) Adopt Resolution of Necessity No. 19-015 to "Adoption of a Resolution of Necessity for
the Acquisition of a Fee Interest in Certain Real Property, By Eminent Domain, More
Particularly Described as Assessor Parcel No. 305-060-009 (RCPN 1164), Located in
Perris, Riverside County, California, for the Construction of an Interchange at the
Intersection of Interstate 215 and Placentia Avenue, in Riverside County, California".
BACKGROUND INFORMATION:
The Commission is being asked to consider the adoption of a resolution of necessity declaring
its intent to acquire fee interest in all of certain real property, by eminent domain, more
particularly described as Assessor Parcel No. (APN) 305-060-009 (RCPN 1164), for the
construction of an interchange at the intersection of Interstate 215 and Placentia Avenue, as
part of Mid County Parkway Project (Project).
The immediate need for the property acquisitions is to proceed with the construction of the
Project. The acquisitions are required for and will benefit the community by providing
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additional lanes on Placentia Avenue between Indian Avenue and Harvill Avenue, as well as a
new freeway access point with entrance and exit ramps to 1-215 from Placentia Avenue.
A preliminary title report was obtained from Commonwealth Title Insurance Company to
confirm and identify the record owner of the parcel affected by the Project. The Commission
then served the affected property owner with a notice of the Commission's decision to appraise
the property.
The Commission had the properties appraised and made offer to the record owner.
Negotiations have been unsuccessful for the purchase of the interests necessary for the Project.
The adoption of a Resolution of Necessity for the interest will not prevent negotiations from
continuing.
Since an agreement has not been reached with the owners of record, it may be necessary to
acquire the fee interest described in the attachments by eminent domain. The initiation of the
eminent domain process is accomplished by the Commission's adoption of resolution of
necessity for the affected property.
Description Of Property To Be Acquired:
APN 305-060-009 (RCPN 1164) is owned by Jesse Fernandez. The property is located at 2756
Indian Avenue, in Perris, Riverside County, California. The property is occupied by one
residential tenant and two businesses operate from the property. The Commission desires to
acquire the entire parcel to accommodate construction of a detention basin for storm water
runoff. The legal description and map of the property to be acquired is attached and marked as
Exhibit A.
Project Description:
The Project is located on 1-215 In and Near Perris from south of the Ramona
Expressway/Cajalco Road Overcrossing to north of the Nuevo Road Overcrossing portion of the
Mid County Parkway. The purpose is to improve the existing 1-215 by adding an interchange at
Placentia Avenue in the City of Perris. The proposed improvements include construction of new
northbound and southbound on and off ramps on the east and west sides of 1-215 at Placentia
Avenue, relocation of the East Frontage Road, removal of the West Frontage Road connection
to Placentia Avenue, widen Placentia Avenue Overhead and Overcrossing bridges from two to
six lanes between Harvill Avenue on the west and Indian Avenue on the east, install high
occupancy vehicle by pass lane and ramp metering on the on -ramps, construct drainage
improvements, install new traffic signals on Placentia Avenue at Harvill Avenue, Indian Avenue,
East Frontage Road, and at the ramp intersections, and install advance freeway overhead signs.
Hearings And Required Findings:
The action requested of the Commission at the conclusion of this hearing is the adoption of
resolution of necessity, authorizing the acquisition of real property interests by eminent
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domain. The property owner is Jesse Fernandez. This will be a full acquisition of the entire
parcel in fee.
The property is further identified in the legal description and depiction attached hereto as
Exhibit A.
California eminent domain law provides that a public entity may not commence with eminent
domain proceedings until its governing body has adopted a resolution of necessity, which
resolution may only be adopted after the governing body has given each party with an interest
in the affected property, or their representatives, a reasonable opportunity to appear and be
heard on the following matters:
1. The public interest and necessity require the proposed project;
2. The project is planned or located in a manner that will be most compatible with the
greatest public good and the least private injury;
3. The real property to be acquired is necessary for the project; and
4. The offer of just compensation has been made to the property owner.
A notice of the hearing was sent by first class mail to the property owner, and stated the
Commission's intent to consider the adoption of a resolution, the right of the property owner to
appear and be heard on these issues, and that failure to file a written request to appear would
result in a waiver of the right to appear and be heard. The Commission has scheduled this
hearing at which all persons who filed a written request within 15 days of the date of notice
was mailed may appear and be heard. The Commission's legal counsel mailed the required
notices to the property owners, on June 11, 2019, in accordance with the California Code of
Civil Procedure, section 1245.235.
The property owner was also invited to meet with Commission and Caltrans staff to address any
concerns the property owner may have with the design of the Project in the manner proposed
and the necessity of the acquisition.
The four required findings are addressed as follows:
Finding 1: Public Interest And Necessity Require The Proposed Project
The Project will reduce traffic congestion and enhance safety, and will ensure
compliance with Caltrans' standards for design.
Finding 2: The Project Is Planned Or Located In A Manner That Will Be Most Compatible With
The Greatest Public Good And The Least Private Injury
A thorough analysis was conducted to find the single best location for this Project.
Environmental analyses and findings indicate that this and other sites uniquely satisfy
the engineering, public health, and environmental issues, and these locations are the
most compatible with the greatest public good. These locations will result in the least
private injury.
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Finding 3: The Property Sought To Be Acquired Is Necessary For The Proposed Project
As described above, a careful analysis was performed regarding this location and what
property and property rights were needed, and this parcel meets all the desired
characteristics for the construction of the improvements for the Project. Based on that
analysis, the acquisition of the property is necessary for construction of the Project.
Finding 4: The Offer Of Just Compensation Has Been Made
An appraisal was prepared by the Commission's appraiser Joyce L. Riggs, MAI, SR/WA, of
Riggs & Riggs, Inc., to establish the fair market value of the real property the
Commission is seeking to acquire from the interest owned by the property owner
identified herein. An offer of just compensation was made to the property owner to
purchase the property interest, based on the approved appraisal, as required by Section
7267.2 of the California Government Code. Although negotiated settlements may still
be possible, it would be appropriate to commence the procedures to acquire the
interests sought through eminent domain, to ensure that the property will be available
to meet the time frames associated with the construction of the I-215/Placentia
Interchange.
Environmental Analysis:
Compliance with the California Environmental Quality Act has been satisfied by Caltrans'
certification of an Environmental Impact Report in its role as lead agency on April 8, 2015.
Fiscal Impact:
No fiscal impact.
Notice of Public Hearing:
A notice of Hearing to Property Owners was mailed on June 11, 2019 to Jesse Fernandez, the
owner of record.
Attachments:
1) Resolution of Necessity No. 19-015
2) Palmieri Tyler, Attorneys at Law— Letter Dated June 25, 2019
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ATTACHMENT 1
RESOLUTION NO. 19-015
RESOLUTION OF NECESSITY FOR THE ACQUISITION OF A FEE INTEREST IN
CERTAIN REAL PROPERTY, BY EMINENT DOMAIN, MORE PARTICULARLY
DESCRIBED AS ASSESSOR PARCEL NO. 305-060-009 (RCPN 1164), LOCATED IN
PERRIS, RIVERSIDE COUNTY, CALIFORNIA, FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF AN
INTERCHANGE AT THE INTERSECTION OF INTERSTATE 215 AND PLACENTIA
AVENUE, IN RIVERSIDE COUNTY, CALIFORNIA
WHEREAS, the Riverside County Transportation Commission (the "Commission")
proposes to acquire a fee interest in certain real property, located in Riverside County, California, more
particularly described as Assessor Parcel No. 305-060-009 (RCPN 1164), for the construction of
an interchange at the intersection of Interstate 215 and Placentia Avenue, in Riverside County,
California, pursuant to the authority granted to it by section 130220.5 of the California Public Utilities
Code; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to section 1245.235 of the California Code of Civil Procedure, the
Commission scheduled a public hearing for Wednesday, July 10, 2019 at 9:30 a.m., at the County
Administration Building, Board of Supervisors Chambers, at 4080 Lemon Street, Riverside, California,
and gave to each person whose property is to be acquired and whose name and address appeared
on the last equalized county assessment roll, notice and a reasonable opportunity to appear at said
hearing and be heard on the matters referred to in section 1240.030 of the California Code of Civil
Procedure; and
WHEREAS, said hearing has been held by the Commission, and the affected property
owner was afforded an opportunity to be heard on said matters; and
WHEREAS, the Commission may now adopt a Resolution of Necessity pursuant to section
1240.040 of the California Code of Civil Procedure;
NOW, THEREFORE, THE COMMISSION DOES HEREBY RESOLVE AND DECLARE AS
FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Compliance with California Code of Civil Procedure. There has been compliance by
the Commission with the requirements of section 1245.235 of the California Code of Civil Procedure
regarding notice and hearing.
Section 2. Public Use. The public use for the fee interest in the property to be acquired is
for the Mid -County Parkway Project in Riverside County, California. Section 130220.5 of the
California Public Utilities Code authorizes the Commission to acquire, by eminent domain, property
necessary for such purposes.
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Section 3. Description of Property. Attached and marked as Exhibit "A" are the legal
description and plat map, respectively, of the interest to be acquired by the Commission, which
describe the general location and extent of the property with sufficient detail for reasonable
identification.
Section 4. Findings. The Commission hereby finds and determines each of the following:
(a) The public interest and necessity require the
proposed project;
(b) The proposed project is planned or located in the manner
that will be most compatible with the greatest public good and
least private injury;
(c) The property defined and described in Exhibit "A" is necessary
for the proposed project; and
(d) The offer required by section 7267.2 of the California
Government Code was made.
Section 5. Use Not Unreasonably Interfering with Existing Public Use. Some or all of the real
property affected by the interest to be acquired is subject to easements and rights -of -way
appropriated to existing public uses. The legal descriptions of these easements and rights -of -way
are on file with the Commission and describe the general location and extent of the easements and
rights -of -way with sufficient detail for reasonable identification. In the event the herein
described use or uses will not unreasonably interfere with or impair the continuance of the public
use as it now exists or may reasonably be expected to exist in the future, counsel for the
Commission is authorized to acquire the herein described interest subject to such existing public
use pursuant to section 1240.510 of the California Code of Civil Procedure.
Section 6. More Necessary Public Use. Some or all of the real property affected by the
interest to be acquired is subject to easements and rights -of -way appropriated to existing public uses.
To the extent that the herein described use or uses will unreasonably interfere with or impair the
continuance of the public use as it now exists or may reasonably be expected to exist in the future, the
Commission finds and determines that the herein described use or uses are more necessary than
said existing public use. Counsel for the Commission is authorized to acquire the herein
described real property appropriated to such existing public uses pursuant to section
1240.610 of the California Code of Civil Procedure. Staff is further authorized to make
such improvements to the affected real property that it determines are reasonably necessary to
mitigate any adverse impact upon the existing public use.
6
Section 7. Further Activities. Counsel for the Commission is hereby authorized to
acquire the hereinabove described real property in the name of and on behalf of the Commission by
eminent domain, and counsel is authorized to institute and prosecute such legal proceedings as may
be required in connection therewith. Legal counsel is further authorized to take such steps as may be
authorized and required by law, and to make such security deposits as may be required by order of
court, to permit the Commission to take possession of and use said real property at the earliest
possible time. Counsel is further authorized to correct any errors or to make or agree to non-
material changes in the legal description of the real property that are deemed necessary for the
conduct of the condemnation action, or other proceedings or transactions required to
acquire the subject real property.
Section 8. Effective Date. This Resolution shall take effect upon adoption.
APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 10th day ofJuly, 2019.
Chuck Washington, Chair
Riverside County Transportation Commission
ATTEST:
Lisa Mobley, Clerk of the Board
Riverside County Transportation Commission
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LEGAL DEFINITIONS OF RIGHTS TO BE ACQUIRED
"Fee," also known as fee simple or fee simple absolute, grants to Riverside County
Transportation ("RCTC"), absolute ownership of the interests in the portion of the property to be
acquired.
EXHIBIT A, PAGE 1 OF 3
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EXHIBIT "A"
THE LAND REFERRED TO HEREIN IS SITUATED IN COUNTY OF RIVERSIDE. STATE OF CALIFORNIA, AND IS
DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS:
THE SOUTH 440 FEET OF THE NORTHEAST QUARTER OF THE NORTHEAST QUARTER OF THE SOUTHWEST
QUARTER OF SECTION 18, TOWNSHIP 4 SOUTH, RANGE 3 WEST; SAN BERNARDINO BASE AND MERIDIAN,
IN THE CITY OF PERRIS. COUNTY OF RIVERSIDE, STATE OF CALIFORNIA.
EXCEPTING THEREFROM A STRIP OF LAND 20 FEET WIDE ALONG THE EASTERLY SIDE THEREOF
HERETOFORE DEEDED TO THE COUNTY OF RIVERSIDE.
ALSO THEREFROM THE SOUTH 220 FEET THEREOF.
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Anish J. Banker
Direct Dial (949) 851-7220
Direct Fax (949) 825-5427
abanker@ptwww.com
VIA E-MAIL & U.S. MAIL
ATTORNEYS AT LAW
June 25, 2019
Lisa Mobley
Clerk of the Board
Riverside County Transportation Commission
4080 Lemon Street, 3rd Floor
Riverside, California 92501
P.O. Box 19712
Irvine, CA 92623-9712
Refer To File No. 39535-000
Document I.D. 2537258.1
Re: Objection to Proposed Adoption of Resolution of Necessity for
Acquisition of Certain Real Property Located at 2756 Indian
Avenue, Perris, California; Assessor Parcel Number 305-060-009
(the "Subject Property") for the Interstate 215 and Placentia
Avenue Interchange Project (the "Project")
Dear Clerk of the Board of Supervisors:
This firm represents Jesse Fernandez (the "Owner"), owner of the above -
referenced Subject Property.
We have received notice that Riverside County Transportation Commission
("RCTC") intends to consider adopting a resolution of necessity authorizing the taking of
the Subject Property by condemnation for the above -referenced Project. The hearing on
the resolution of necessity is set for July 10, 2018, at 9:30 a.m. The purpose of this letter
is to provide written objections on behalf of the Owner to the adoption of the resolution
of necessity in lieu of personally appearing at the hearing. Accordingly, we request that
this letter be included as part of the formal record on that agenda item.
The Owner believes that the adoption of the resolution of necessity is improper at
this time, and objects to its adoption on each of the following grounds:
1. RCTC Has Failed to Extend a Legitimate Precondemnation Offer Pursuant
to Government Code section 7267.2.
California law requires that RCTC make a legitimate offer of just compensation
based upon its approved appraisal prior to initiating a condemnation proceeding.
Compliance with Government Code section 7267.2 is a mandatory prerequisite to
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adopting a resolution of necessity and initiating an eminent domain action. (Code Civ.
Proc., §§ 1240.040, 1245.230, subd. (c)(4); City of San Jose v. Great Oaks Water Co.
(1987) 192 Ca1.App.3d 1005.) Failure to strictly comply with the requirements of this
section are grounds for dismissing the entire proceeding.
Here, the appraiser, acting on RCTC's behalf, did not engage in a proper analysis.
A cursory review of recent sales of comparable properties in the surrounding area
indicate a unit rate in excess of the per square foot rate relied upon by RCTC in its
precondemnation offer. As such, RCTC's precondemnation offer is invalid and cannot
support the adoption of a resolution of necessity authorizing the acquisition of the sought
for portions of the Subject Property.
It is inappropriate to attempt to condemn first, and then suggest that an error can
be corrected by a subsequent offer or subsequent appraisal after the adoption of a
resolution of necessity. (See, City of Stockton v. Marina Towers (2009) 171 Ca1.App.4th
93.) RCTC cannot correct its error by simply reappraising after adopting a resolution of
necessity to retroactively confer upon itself with the authority to do that for which it has
already done.
California's Eminent Domain Law mandates strict compliance with its statutory
requirements before a public entity may confer upon itself with the awesome power of
eminent domain to condemn private property for a public purpose. "The proceeding to
condemn land for a public use is special and statutory and the prescribed method in such
cases must be strictly pursued especially if those methods benefit the [property] owner."
(City of Needles v. Griswold (1992) 6 Cal.App.4th 1881, 1895, quoting Harrington v.
Superior Court (1924) 194 Cal. 185, 191 and City of Los Angeles v. Glassell (1928) 203
Cal. 44, 46 [emphasis added].)
2. Based Upon Information Currently Known, RCTC's Proposed Project Is Not
Planned Or Located In The Manner That Will Be Most Compatible With the
Least Private Injury.
RCTC's consideration and adoption of a resolution of necessity requires a finding
that the Project as proposed is planned and located in the manner that will be most
compatible with the greatest public good and the least private injury. (Code Civ. Proc.,
§ 1245.340, subd. (c)(2).) In this case, however, RCTC has not provided adequate
information to the property owner of any viable Project alternatives that may exist and
enable RCTC to obtain all of the amenities of the Project as proposed. As far as we can
tell, based upon the scant information provided, there may be other viable project
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alternatives that will be less disruptive and damaging to the Subject Property, the
specifics of which, however, have not been disclosed to property owner.
RCTC must consider all alternatives before an informed determination can be
made as to whether the Project as proposed is "most compatible with the greatest public
good and the least private injury."
3. The Property Sought To Be Acquired Is Not Necessary For the Project.
One of the mandatory components to the necessity determination is that the
property sought to be acquired must be necessary for the project. (Code Civ. Proc.
§ 1240.030, subd. (c).) The Eminent Domain Law defines "property" to include real and
personal property and any interest thereon. (Code Civ. Proc., § 1235.170.) Thus, RCTC
must not only consider whether the property is necessary for the project but also whether
the particular interest in the property that RCTC seeks to take is necessary. In the
absence of substantial evidence supporting such a determination, the resolution of
necessity will be invalid.
The Owner is informed and believes that viable Project alternatives exist that
would provide all of the amenities of the proposed Project but at a substantially reduced
cost and with less private property. Those alternatives would materially reduce the need
to acquire any private property for construction of the proposed Project. Barring such
consideration, RCTC cannot make an informed determination as to whether the Subject
Property is actually necessary for the project.
4. RCTC Is Incapable of Conducting A Fair, Legal, And Impartial Hearing On
The Proposed Adoption of The Resolution of Necessity.
It is believed that RCTC has already committed itself to the proposed taking, so
any hearing resulting in the adoption of the resolution by RCTC would be a
predetermined result. The proposed resolution hearing is a pretense and artifice, and any
resolution adopted under these circumstances would be voidable by a court of competent
jurisdiction. (See, Redevelopment Agency v. Norm's Slauson (1985) 173 Ca1.App.3d
1121, 1127.)
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As a condition precedent to the exercise of the power of eminent domain, a public
agency "must hold a public hearing to determine whether a particular taking meets the
[requirements of Civil Code section 1245.235, i.e., is for a public use, necessary, and
designed in such a manner to cause the least private injury] ...." (Norm's Slauson, supra,
173 Ca1.App.3d at p. 1125 [Emphasis added].) "Implicit in this requirement...is the
concept that...the [a]gency engage in a good faith and judicious consideration of the pros
and cons of the issue and that the decision to take be buttressed by substantial
evidence...." (Id., at pp. 1125-1126.) "[A]n agency that would take private
property...must...conduct a fair hearing and make its determination on the basis of
evidence presented in a judicious and nonarbitrary fashion." (Id., at p. 1129.) In the
absence of a fair and impartial hearing, the resolution of necessity is void.
If the condemning agency fails to conduct itself in this manner, then the resolution
is not entitled to its ordinary conclusive effect and the burden of proving the elements for
a particular taking rests on the government agency with the court being the final
adjudicator. (Norm's Slauson, supra, 173 Ca1.App.3d at pp. 1128-1129.) "The
governmental agency in such a situation cannot act arbitrarily and then seek the benefit of
having its decision afforded the deference to which it might otherwise be entitled." (Id. at
p. 1129.)
In Norm's Slauson, the Court held that the condemning agency's approval of the
resolution of necessity was invalid when the agency "simply 'rubber stamped' a
predetermined result" because, prior to any hearing on the resolution, it (a) entered into
an agreement with a developer by which the agency agreed to transfer a portion of
defendant/property owner's restaurant, and the developer agreed to construct a
condominium thereon; and (b) issued and sold tax exempt bonds to pay for the
acquisition. (Id. at p. 1127.) "In short, the agency, without any notice to Norm's [the
property owner], in effect sold the property and issued bonds to obtain the money to
acquire the property all before taking any steps to condemn the property." (Id., at
p. 1125.)
Here, the Owner is informed and believes that RCTC has impermissibly
committed itself to take the Subject Property.
By having already committed to the project, RCTC has left itself no recourse but
to approve the resolution. (See, e.g., Norm's Slauson, supra, 173 Ca1.App.3d at pp. 1127-
1130; Code Civ. Proc., § 1245.255, subd. (b).) Accordingly, if the resolution is adopted,
the hearing which led to its adoption will have been a pretense and RCTC's policy -
making board will simply be "rubber stamping" a pre -determined result. If the resolution
is adopted under such circumstances, it will be voidable on that basis.
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If RCTC has any questions or comments concerning the content of this letter, it
should contact the undersigned at the number listed above.
Very truly yours,
cc: Mark A. Easter (via email only)
Patrick A. Hennessey (via email only)
Client (via email only)
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RIVERSIDE
COUNTY
TRANSPORTATION
COMMISSION
REQUEST OF COMMISSION
THE COMM! SSI ON I S REQU I RED TO MAKE THE
FOLLOWING FINDINGS:
1. The public interest and necessity require the proposed project;
2. The project is planned or located in a manner that will be most
compatible with the greatest public good and the least private
injury;
3. The real property to be acquired is necessary for the project;
and
4. The offer of just compensation has been made to the property
owner.
RIVERSIDE
COUNTY
TRANSPORTATION
COMMISSION
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TRANSPORTATION
COMMISSION
STAFF RECOMMENDS
THE COMM! SSI ON ADOPT A RESOLUTI ON OF N ECESSI TY
BASED ON THE FOLLOW! N G FI N DI N GS:
1. The public interest and necessity require the proposed project;
2. The project is planned or located in a manner that will be most
compatible with the greatest public good and the least private
injury;
3. The real property to be acquired is necessary for the project;
and
4. The offer of just compensation has been made to the property
owner.
AGENDA ITEM 8
PUBLIC HEARING
RIVERSIDE COUNTY TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION
DATE:
July 10, 2019
TO:
Riverside County Transportation Commission
FROM:
Budget and Implementation Committee
Monica Morales, Management Analyst
LoreIle Moe -Luna, Multimodal Services Director
THROUGH:
Anne Mayer, Executive Director
SUBJECT:
Riverside County Transit Services Funding Allocations for Fiscal Year 2019/20
BUDGET AND IMPLEMENTATION COMMITTEE AND STAFF RECOMMENDATION:
This item is for the Commission to:
1) Conduct a public hearing at the July Commission meeting on the proposed Federal Transit
Administration (FTA) Section 5307 Program of Projects (POP);
2) Approve Fiscal Year 2019/20 Transit Operator Funding Allocations for the cities of
Banning, Beaumont, Corona and Riverside; Palo Verde Valley Transit Agency (PVVTA);
Riverside Transit Agency (RTA); SunLine Transit Agency (SunLine); and the Commission's
Rail Program;
3) Direct staff to add the federally funded and regionally significant projects into the Federal
Transportation Improvement Program (FTIP);
4) Adopt Resolution No. 19-014, "Resolution of the Riverside County Transportation
Commission to Allocate Local Transit Assistance Funds and State Transit Assistance
Funds;" and
5) Approve the FY 2019/20 FTA Sections 5307 and 5311 POP for Riverside County (County).
BACKGROUND INFORMATION:
At its June 12 meeting, the Commission approved the FY 2019/20 — 2021/22 Short Range Transit
Plans (SRTPs) for the cities of Banning, Beaumont, Corona, and Riverside; the Commission's
Commuter Rail Program; Palo Verde Valley Transit Agency (PVVTA); Riverside Transit Agency
(RTA); and SunLine Transit Agency (SunLine). The core components of each agency's SRTP
includes the operating and capital plans and project justifications that are utilized as the basis for
receiving transit funding. The SRTPs also document each operator's system and route
performance data, which provide the basis for the Commission's oversight activities to ensure
compliance with the Transportation Development Act (TDA), federal regulations, state law, and
Commission -adopted policies and guidelines.
Agenda Item 8
16
Short Range Transit Plan Financial Overview
Approximately $250.1 million in total funding is required to support the FY 2019/20 operating
and capital requests for the provision of transit services in Riverside County. To implement the
SRTPs for FY 2019/20, the programming plan is to utilize available funding of approximately
$179.5 million for operating and $70.6 million for capital purposes. Table 1 below provides an
overview of the total operating and capital costs by apportionment area.
Table 1: FY 2019/20 Operating and Capital
Expense Type
Western Riverside
Coachella Valley
Palo Verde
Valley
Total
Bus
Rail
Bus
Rail
Operating
Capital
$ 104,954,044
45,994,921
$ 32,168,000
2,508,361
$ 40,840,150
12,711,407
$ -
9,138,241
5 1,526,160
273,758
$ 17%488,354
70,526,688
Total [Operat"ng & Cap ta.r
$ 150,948,965
$ 34,676,361
$ 53,551,557
$ 9,138,241
$ 1,799,918
$ 250,115,042
a Excius ve of LA Metro, OCTA & SANBAG's share and passenger fare revenues for Commuter Ra expenses
Total bus transit expenses for FY 2019/20 reflect a systemwide operating expense decrease of
9 percent and capital expenses increase of 22 percent compared to FY 2018/19 funding levels
(Table 2). The decline in operating is attributable mainly to RTA's one-time payment of
$22.1 million to CaIPERS for its net pension liability. Bus capital funds programmed in FY 2019/20
represent an increase of significant capital outlay for replacement vehicles, fuel station
enhancements, and planned construction of new operations and maintenance facilities.
Rail operating costs programmed in FY 2019/20 show a decrease of 9 percent primarily due to a
reduction of special projects such as rail and station studies, special train services, and marketing.
Rail operating budget primarily consists of Metrolink operating costs, which for FY 2019/20 is
about $30.2 million, an increase of about 7 percent from FY 2018/19 mostly attributable to new
weekend service and additional weekday trips. Rail capital funding increased by about
$10.9 million due to rehabilitation and maintenance required for state of good repair (SGR) and
the implementation of a Special Events Platform in the city of Indio for the Coachella Valley
festivals, which totals $8.7 million.
Agenda Item 8
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Table 2: FY 2019/20 and FY 2018/19 OPERATING & CAPITAL COSTS BY MODE
EXPENSE TYPE
Bus
Rail*
BUS & RAIL
OP/CAP
to Total
BUS & RAIL
OP/CAP
to Total
TOTAL
BUS &
RAIL
CHANGE
FY 2019/20
FY 2018/19
Change
FY 2019/20
FY 2018/19
Change
FY 19/20
FY 18/19
OPERATING
$ 147,320,354
$ 162,484,465
-9.3%
$ 32,168,000
$ 35,359,606
-9.0%
$ 179,488,354
71.8%
r
$ 197,844,071
80.1%
-9.28%
CAPITAL
58,980,086
48,552,702
21.5%
11,646,602
752,084
1448.6%
70,626,688
28.2%
49,304,786
19.9%
43.25%
TOTAL
$ 206,300,440
$ 211,037,167
r
-2.2%
$ 43,814,602
$ 36,111,690
r
21.3%
$ 250,115,042
100.0%
$ 247,148,857
100.0%
1.20%
*Excludes Station Operations and Right -of -Way Maintenance, which is primarily funded by Measure A and is approved through the Commission's budget process.
Figure 1 below provides an overview of the operating and capital costs by funding source
required to support the County's transit operations. State funds, primarily Local Transportation
Funds (LTF) and State Transit Assistance (STA), make up the largest share of about $159 million
(63 percent) of revenues, followed by federal funds totaling about $49.4 million (20 percent).
Local revenues represent about $41.7 million (17 percent).
Approximately $206.5 million (83 percent) consists of federal, state, and local funds to be
allocated through Commission action at this meeting. This also includes other discretionary
grants such as Mobile Source Air Pollution Reduction Review Committee (MSRC) funds awarded
to the cities. The remaining $43.6 million (17 percent) of the $250.1 million total operating and
capital costs identified in the chart is funded by the following sources:
• $25.4 million — Passenger fares (bus and rail);
• $11.9 million — Carryover funds (Federal FTA Section 5307 and Congestion Mitigation and
Air Quality (CMAQ) that were previously allocated by the Commission and state Low
Carbon Transit Operations Program (LCTOP); and
• $6.4 million — Miscellaneous other revenues such as but not limited to interest income,
advertising fees, compressed natural gas sales, general fund contributions, low carbon
fuel standard credits, and taxi voucher sales.
Agenda Item 8
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Figure 1: FY 2019/20 Public Transit Operating and Capital Funding Sources
TDA (LTF & STA Funds),
$141,964,336, 57%
Carryover Funds (Sec
5307/CMAQACTO P),
$11,860,133, 5%
Other Revenues,
$6,368,449 , 2%
Passenger Fares,
$25,371,180, 10%
Misc Grants
(MSRC/Wellness),
$11,000 , 0%
Local (Measure A),
$9,969,663 , 4%
Federal Funds (Sec
5307, 5309, 5310,
5311, 5311f, 5339) &
CMAQ, $37,778,923 ,
15%
State Funds (SGR, SRA,
Prop 16 & LCTOP) ,
$16,791,358, 7%
Staff reviewed transit operators' funding requests for farebox ratio compliance and other
eligibility requirements and recommends the approval of the FY 2019/20 funding allocations as
summarized in Attachment 1 by transit operator and subsequent programming of federally -
funded and regionally significant projects into the FTIP.
In accordance with TDA, allocations to claimants (transit operators) shall be made and take effect
by resolution adopted by the regional transportation planning agency. As such, Resolution No.
19-014, "Resolution of the Riverside County Transportation Commission to Allocate Local Transit
Assistance Funds and State Transit Assistance Funds" is required for adoption.
FTA Sections 5307 and 5311 POP
FTA Section 5307 is authorized each year via the federal transportation bill in urbanized areas of
50,000 or more. Funds are distributed to regions by urbanized area formula based upon
population served and the amount of transit service provided. The Riverside/San Bernardino
Urbanized Area (UZA) receives apportionments per a formula codified in Title 49 of the US Code
Agenda Item 8
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that includes a formulaic split for buses and fixed guideway. Riverside County consists of four
UZAs, namely:
• Riverside/San Bernardino;
• Hemet/San Jacinto;
• Temecula/Murrieta; and
• Indio/Cathedral City/Palm Springs.
FTA requires that a public participation process is established for the approval of Section 5307
projects. The Commission develops and approves a POP for each UZA in coordination with the
Southern California Association of Governments (SCAG). Transit operators may rely on SCAG's
public participation process associated with the FTIP development to satisfy this requirement;
however, the Commission also conducts a supplemental public hearing to seek public feedback.
If the draft POP is not amended through the public hearing process, the POP will be programmed
into the FTIP, which is subsequently forwarded to SCAG for review and final approvals.
Attachment 3 includes the proposed Section 5307 POP for Riverside County by UZA and shows a
listing of requested funds by operators.
FTA Section 5311 transit funding provides formula funds to rural or non -urbanized areas in the
state. The program is administered by Caltrans, and the majority of the these funds are passed
through the counties based on population formula. This year's program allocates a total of
$956,443 for Riverside County. Eligible activities include public transportation planning, capital,
operating, job access and reverse commute projects, and the acquisition of public transportation
services. Remaining funds are awarded in a statewide discretionary program Section 5311(f) for
rural capital projects and intercity bus programs. The Commission is responsible for ensuring
proposed projects selected are eligible and included in a POP, as listed in the table below, for
submittal to Caltrans.
FY 2019/20 Section 5311 and 5311(f) Requested Funds
Agency
Section 5311
Section 5311(f)
RTA
$ 478,221
SunLine
286,933
$ 186,051
PVVTA
191,289
Total
$ 956,443
$ 186,051
Staff reviewed the requested funding requests and eligibility requirements and recommends
approval of the Sections 5307 and 5311 POP for Riverside County.
Agenda Item 8
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Fiscal Impact
LTF, STA, SGR, and Measure A fund allocations, as well as Rail FTA, CMAQ, and State Rail
Assistance, are included in the Commission's approved FY 2019/20 budget. The various other
FTA, CMAQ, LCTOP, Proposition 1B, and MSRC funds, as well as passenger fares and other
revenues, received directly by the transit operators are not included in the Commission's budget.
Should any funding revenue projections change, or transit operators require additional funds,
staff will return to the Commission with amendments as necessary.
Financial Information
In Fiscal Year
Budget:
Yes
N/A
Year:
FY 2019/20
FY2020/21
Amount:
$99,854,720 (LTF)
$34,651,535 (STA)
$9,969,663 (Measure A)
$3,673,608 (SGR)
$7,458,081 (STA)
Source of
Funds:
TDA (LTF and STA); Measure A; and
SGR
Budget Adjustment:
No
N/A
GLA
No •
LOCAL TRANSPORTATION FUND
Western County Bus
STATE TRANSIT ASSISTANCE
Western County Bus
002210 86101 601 62 86101 $59,075,035
Western County Rail
002201 86101 241 62 86101 $2,880,000
002201 86102 241 62 86102 $24,500,000
Coachella Valley Bus
002213 97001 601 62 97001 $18,787,272
Coachella Valley Bus
002202 86102 241 62 86102 $6,583,535
Coachella Valley Rail
00221186101 601 62 86101 $20,926,808
Palo Verde Valley
002202 97001 241 62 97001 $450,000
Palo Verde Valley
002212 86101 601 62 86101 $1,065,605
002203 86102 241 62 86102 $238,000
MEASURE A
Western County Consolidated Transportation
STATE OF GOOD REPAIR
Western Riverside Bus
00222186102 242 62 86102 $2,088,347
Western Riverside Rail
Service Agency Specialized Transit
270-26-86101 $856,800
Western County Operating
002224 86102 242 62 86102 $819,100
Coachella Valley Bus
269-62-86101 $2,406,500
Coachella Valley Specialized Transit
002222 86102 242 62 86102 $730,403
Palo Verde Valley
258-26-86101 $6,706,363
002223 86102 242 62 86102 $35,758
Fiscal Procedures Approved:
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Date:
06/17/2019
Attachments:
1) FY 2019/20 Transit Operator Allocations
2) Resolution 19-014, "Resolution of the Riverside County Transportation Commission to
Allocate Local Transit Assistance Funds and State Transit Assistance Funds"
3) Section 5307 Program of Projects
Agenda Item 8
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Attachment 1
Fiscal Year 2019/2020 Transit Operator Funding Sources*
Banning
Beaumont
Corona
Riverside
WR Rail
RTA
SunLine
CV Rail
PVVTA
Fund Total
LTF1
$ 1,743,957
$ 2,735,230
$ 1,661,806
$ 3,912,200
$ 18,787,272
$ 49,021,842
$ 20,926,808
$ - $ 1,065,605
$ 99,854,720
STA1
325,000
2,840,000
39,674
49,619
-
31,583,788
6,583,535
450,000
238,000
42,109,616
Measure Al
3,263,300
6,706,363
9,969,663
SGR1
37,740
-
98,198
96,914
819,100
1,855,495
730,403
-
35,758
3,673,608
LCTOP2
53,765
146,842
1,496,728
1,659,331
1,287,665
50,011
4,694,342
SRA
5,942,510
5,942,510
Prop 1B
2,745,731
2,745,731
FTA 53073' 4
-
641,600
320,000
-
24,485,568
8,138,664
-
-
33,585,832
FTA 53094
410,574
410,574
FTA 53104
-
-
-
-
398,584
46,250
-
-
444,834
FTA 5311 & 5311(04
478,221
472,984
191,289
1,142,494
FTA 53374
-
-
-
1,689,261
-
-
-
-
1,689,261
FTA 53393
145,326
198,477
6,127,614
593,070
7,064,487
CMAQ4
-
-
-
3,000,000
1,000,000
1,036,741
-
-
5,036,741
AQM D/M SRCs
11,000
11,000
Passenger Fares6
204,000
281,000
290,750
475,500
8,884,000
12,345,996
2,799,649
-
90,285
25,371,180
Other6
1,100
6,200
114,000
-
-
2,299,328
3,818,851
-
128,970
6,368,449
Grand Total
$ 2,365,562
$ 6,009,272
$ 3,002,354
$ 5,052,710
$ 34,676,361
$ 134,519,067
$ 53,551,557
$ 9,138,241
$ 1,799,918
$ 250,115,042
Based on respective agencies' FY2019/20 SRTP Table 4: Summary of funds requested.
1 Commission allocations based on FY19 projected fund balances and FY20 revenue projections.
Z LCTOP funds were approved by the Commission and transit agencies in FY19 for programming in FY20.
FTA funding allocations based on estimates from prior year apportionments. Final FY20 amounts to be determined.
4 May include remaining funds from prior year approved grants.
s Air Quality funds such as AQMD or MSRC are applied for directly by transit agencies and do not require allocation from the Commission.
6 Passenger fares and other revenues do not require Commission allocation. Other revenues include but are not limited to interest income, advertising fees, compressed natural gas sales, general fund contributions, low carbon fuel standard
credits, and taxi voucher sales.
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ATTACHMENT 2
RESOLUTION NO. 19-014
A RESOLUTION OF THE
RIVERSIDE COUNTY TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION
TO ALLOCATE LOCAL TRANSPORTATION FUNDS AND STATE TRANSIT ASSISTANCE
FUNDS FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 2019/2020
WHEREAS, the Riverside County Transportation Commission is designated the
regional entity responsible for the allocation of Local Transportation Funds and State
Transit Assistance Funds within Riverside County; and
WHEREAS, the Riverside County Transportation Commission has examined the
Short Range Transit Plans submitted by the public transit operators and Transportation
Improvement Program; and
WHEREAS, all proposed expenditures in Riverside County are in conformity with
the Regional Transportation Plan; and
WHEREAS, the level of passenger fares is sufficient for public transit operator
claimants to meet the fare revenue requirements of Public Utilities Code Sections
99268.2, 99268.3, 99268.4, 99268.5, and 99268.9, as applicable; and
WHEREAS, the public transit operator claimants are making full use of federal
funds available under the Fixing America's Surface Transportation (FAST) Act; and
WHEREAS, the sum of the public transit operator claimant allocations from the
Local Transportation Fund and State Transit Assistance Fund do not exceed the amount
the public transit operator claimants are eligible to receive during the fiscal year; and
WHEREAS, priority consideration has been given to claims to offset reductions in
federal operating assistance and the unanticipated increase in the cost of fuel, to enhance
existing public transportation services, and to meet high priority regional, countywide, or
area -wide public transportation needs; and
WHEREAS, the public transit operators have made a reasonable effort to
implement the productivity improvements recommended pursuant to Public Utilities
Code Section 99244; and
WHEREAS, the public transit operator claimants are not precluded by any contract
entered into on or after June 28, 1979, from employing part-time drivers or contracting
with common carriers or persons operating under a franchise or license; and
WHEREAS, public transit operators are in full compliance with Section 18081.1 of
the Vehicle Code, as required in Public Utilities Code Section 99251.
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NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED by the Riverside County Transportation
Commission to allocate Local Transportation Funds and State Transit Assistance Funds for
FY 2019/20 as detailed in Attachment 1.
This resolution shall take effect immediately upon its passage.
APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 10th day of July, 2019.
Chuck Washington, Chair
Riverside County Transportation Commission
ATTEST:
Lisa Mobley, Clerk of the Board
Riverside County Transportation Commission
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ATTACHMENT
Page 1 of 5
RIVERSIDE COUNTY TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION
PROGRAM OF PROJECTS
FTA SECTION 5307
FY 2019/20
URBANIZED AREA: RIVERSIDE/SAN BERNARDINO
Total Apportionment (FY19/20 Estimate based on FY18/19 full year apportionment updated March 2019)
NUMBER
Apportionment
Lapsing Funds (per FTA)
Carryover (Estimate)
Total Funds Available
Less Current Requests
Balance (Projected)
Sub Area Allocation
Corona, City of
Riverside, City of
Riverside Transit Agency*
PROGRAM OF PROJECTS
Bus
Rail
Total
$ 12,886,011 $ 6,655,906 $ 19,541,917
1,061,951
11,996,859 13,058,810
13,947,962 18,652,765 32,600,727
13,503,177 - 13,503,177
$444,785 $18,652,765 $19,097,550
$ 641,600
320,000
12, 541, 577
TOTAL $ 13,503,177
Corona, City of
1) Capital Cost of Operating Fixed Route & Dial -a -ride
2) Comprehensive Operational Analysis
TOTAL: City of Corona
Riverside, City of
4) Capitalized Preventive Maintenance
5)
6)
7)
8)
9)
10)
11)
12)
13)
TOTAL FEDERAL
AMOUNT SHARE
$ 742,000 $
$ 48,000 $
$ 790,000 $
TOTAL: City of Riverside $
Riverside Transit Agency
Capitalized preventative Maintenance
Capital Cost of Contracting
ADA Complementary Paratransit Service
H-D CNG Bus Replacement (35)
COFR Bus Replacement (41)
Non -Revenue Vehicles (18) Support Vehicles
Associated Transit Improvements
Capitalizeed Tire Lease
400,000 $
400,000 $
8,750,000
8,750,000
2,175, 000
27,019,076
8,998,043
473,400
200,000
394,411
PROJECT DESIGNATED
TYPE RECIPIENT
593,600 Operating SCAG
48,000 Operating SCAG
641,600
320,000 Operating SCAG
320,000
3,872,222
3,172,222
870,000
800,000
2,972,884
378,720
160,000
315,529
TOTAL: Riverside Transit Agency $ 56,759,930 $ 12,541,577
GRAND TOTAL $ 57,949,930 $ 13,503,177
Operating SCAG
Operating SCAG
Operating SCAG
Capital SCAG
Capital SCAG
Capital SCAG
Capital SCAG
Capital SCAG
*RTA Table 4 reflects a total of $13.8 million to account for additional carryover. Carryover fund balance and apportionment estimates subject to change. Final POP will be published in approved
SCAG FTIP.
Updated: 6/13/2019
Approved:
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RIVERSIDE COUNTY TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION
PROGRAM OF PROJECTS
FTA SECTION 5307
FY 2019/20
URBANIZED AREA: HEMET/SAN JACINTO
RECIPIENT: RIVERSIDE TRANSIT AGENCY
Total Apportionment (FY19/20 Estimate based on FY18/19 full year apportionment updated March 2019)
Bus
$ 3,395,918
185,809
NUMBER
1)
2)
3)
4)
TOTAL:
Apportionment
Carryover (estimate)
Transfer of Funds (CMAQ)
Total Funds Available
Less Current Requests"
Balance (Projected)
PROGRAM OF PROJECTS
Operating Assistance
Capital Cost of Contracting
COFR Bus Replacement (41)
TOTAL
AMOUNT
$ 45,457,481
8,750,000
8,998,043
3,581,727
3,474,076
$107,651
FEDERAL
SHARE
$ 2,104,076
600,000
770,000
$ 63,205,524 $ 3,474,076
PROJECT
TYPE
Operating
Capital
Capital
Capital
ATTACHMENT
Page 2 of 5
DESIGNATED
RECIPIENT
Caltrans
Caltrans
Caltrans
Caltrans
"RTA Table 4 reflects a total of $4.6 million to account for additional carryover. Carryover fund balance and apportionment estimates subject to change. Final POP will be published in
approved SCAG FTIP.
Updated: 6/13/2019
Approved:
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RIVERSIDE COUNTY TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION
PROGRAM OF PROJECTS
FTA SECTION 5307
FY 2019/20
URBANIZED AREA: INDIO/CATHEDRAL CITY/PALM SPRINGS
RECIPIENT: SUNLINE TRANSIT AGENCY
Total Apportionment (FY19/20 Estimate based on FY18/19 full year apportionment updated March 2019)
Bus
$ 4,935,745
982,704
Apportionment
Carryover (Estimate)
Transfer of Funds (CMAQ)
Total Funds Available 5,918,449
Less Current Requests 5,696,550
Balance (Projected) $ 221,899
NUMBER PROGRAM OF PROJECTS
1) Operating Assistance
2) Replacement Fixed Route Buses (3)
TOTAL:
Updated: 6/13/2019
Approved:
TOTAL
AMOUNT
FEDERAL
SHARE
$ 38,145,505 $ 3,630,155
4,032,000 2,066,395
$ 42,177,505 $ 5,696,550
ATTACHMENT 3
Page 3 of 5
PROJECT DESIGNATED
TYPE RECIPIENT
Operating
Capital
SCAG
SCAG
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RIVERSIDE COUNTY TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION
PROGRAM OF PROJECTS
FTA SECTION 5307
FY 2019/20
URBANIZED AREA: TEMECULA/MURRIETA
RECIPIENT: RIVERSIDE TRANSIT AGENCY
Total Apportionment (FY19/20 Estimate based on FY18/19 full year apportionment updated March 2019)
Bus
Apportionment $ 4,940,295
Lapsing Funds (per FTA)
Carryover (Estimate) 928,663
Transfer of Funds (CMAQ)
Total Funds Available 5,868,958
Less Current Requests' 5,041,338
Balance (Projected) $827,620
NUMBER PROGRAM OF PROJECTS
1)
2)
3)
TOTAL:
TOTAL FEDERAL
AMOUNT SHARE
Capitalized Preventive Mainenance $ 8,750,000 $ 2,035,669
Capital Cost of Contracting 8,750,000 2,135,669
ADA Complementary Paratransit Service 2,175,000 870,000
$ 19,675,000 $ 5,041,338
ATTACHMENT
Page 4 of 5
PROJECT DESIGNATED
TYPE RECIPIENT
Operating
Operating
Operating
SCAG
SCAG
SCAG
*RTA Table 4 reflects a total of $6 million to account for additional carryover. Carryover fund balance and apportionment estimates subject to change. Final POP will be published
in approved SCAG FTIP.
Updated: 6/13/2019
Approved:
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ATTACHMENT 3
Page 5 of 5
RIVERSIDE COUNTY TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION
PROGRAM OF PROJECTS
FTA SECTION 5307
FY 2019/20
URBANIZED AREA: LOS ANGELES-LONG BEACH-ANAHEIM
RECIPIENT: RCTC RAIL/RTA
Total Apportionment (FY19/20 Estimate based on FY18/19 full year apportionment updated March 2019)
Bus/Rail
$ 42,711
193,937
Apportionment
Carryover
Transfer of Funds (CMAQ)
Total Funds Available
Less Current Requests
Balance (Projected)
NUMBER PROGRAM OF PROJECTS
1)
TOTAL:
TOTAL
AMOUNT
FY 2019/20 Operating - General $ 46,315,272
$ 46,315,272
236,648
1,393
$ 235,255
FEDERAL
SHARE
PROJECT
TYPE
$ 1,393 Operating
$ 1,393
DESIGNATED
RECIPIENT
SCAG
*RTA Table 4 reflects a total of $13.8 million to account for additional carryover. Carryover fund balance and apportionment estimates subject to change. Final POP will be
published in approved SCAG FTIP.
Updated: 6/13/2019
Approved:
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RIVERSIDE
COUNTY
TRANSPORTATION
COMMISSION
RIVERSIDE COUNTY TRANSIT
SERVICES FUNDING ALLOCATIONS
FIAL YEAR 2019/ 2020
Monica Morales, Management Analyst
Multimodal Services Department
Fiscal Year 2019/2020 Transit Funding Allocations
STAGECOACH TOWN USA
City of
Banning
City of
Beaumont
C RONA
CRUISER
C RONA
DIAL -A -RIDE
BEAUMONT
-CALIFORNIA-
City of
Corona
Palo Verde Valley
Transit Agency
City of Riverside
Riverside Transit Awry
Riverside
Transit Agency
Salm
TARNSIT RllfNEY
SunLine Transit
Agency
RCTC Western
Riverside Rail
METR❑LINK
RCTC Coachella
Valley Rail
2
Fiscal Year 2019/2020 Transit Funding Allocations
Total Funding Request FY19/ 20
Operating
$179.5
Million
Capital
$70.6
Million
3
Fiscal Year 2019/2020 Transit Funding Allocations
Funding Request Comparison, FY 2020 vs FY2019
EXPENSE
TYPE
FY2019/2020
FY2018/2019
(Million)
Bus
(Million)
Rail
(Million)
Total
(Million)
Bus
(Million)
Rail
(Million)
Total
OPERATING
$ 147
$ 32
$ 179
$ 162
$ 35
$ 197
CAPITAL
59 12
71
45 1
46
TOTAL
$ 206
$ 44
$ 250
$ 207 $ 36
$ 243
4
Fiscal Year 2019/2020 Transit Funding Allocations
FY 2019/ 20 TRANSITFUNDING BY REVENUE SOURCE
TDA (LTF & STA
Funds), $141,964,3
57%
Carryover Funds (Se
5307/CMAQ/LCTOP),
$11,860,133 , 5%
Other Revenues,
$6,368,449 , 2%
Passenger Fares,
$25,371,180 , 10%
Misc Grants
(MSRC/Wellness),
$11,000 , 0%
Local (Measure A),
$9,969,663 , 4%
Federal Funds (Sec
5307, 5309, 5310, 5311,
5311f, 5339) & CMAQ,
$37,778,923 , 15%
State Funds (SGR,
SRA, Prop 1B &
LCTOP) , $16,791,358
, 7%
5
Fiscal Year 2019/2020 Transit Funding Allocations
FY2019/ 2020 Transit Operator Allocations*
Banning
Beaumont
Corona
Riverside
VAR Rai
RTA
SunLine
CV Rai
MIA
Fund Total
LTF
1,743,957
2,735,230
1,661,805
3,912, 200
18, 787, 272
49,021,842
20,925,808
-
1,055, 505
99,854,720
5TA1
325,000
2,840,000
39,574
49,519
-
31,583,788
6,583,535
450,000
238,000
42,109,616
M•eaaureA2
-
-
-
-
-
3,263,300
6,706,353
-
-
9,969,6.63
StiRi
37,740
-
98,198
95,914
819,100
1,855,495
730,403
-
35,758
3,673,608
LCTOP7
53,755
145,842
-
-
1,496,728
1,659,331
1,287,555
-
50,011
4,694,342
SRA
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
5,9.42,510
-
5,942,510
Priab 1B
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
2,745,731
-
2,745,731
FTA 53O73'7
-
-
541,500
320,000
-
24,485,558
8,138,564
-
-
33,585,832
FTA 5309
-
-
-
-
-
-
410,574
-
-
410,574
FTA 5 310
-
-
-
-
-
398,584
45,250
-
-
444,834
FTA 5311 & 5311(f)3
-
-
-
-
-
478,221
472,984
-
191,289
1,142,494
FTA 53377
-
-
-
-
1,689,261
-
-
-
-
1,589,261
FTA 53393
-
-
145,326
198,477
-
6,127,514
593,070
-
-
7,064,487
CMACC
-
-
-
-
3,000,000
1,000,000
1,035,741
-
-
5,036,741
f1 IK Grants5
-
-
11,000
-
-
-
-
-
11,000
Passenger Fares
a-.,=.��,
290,750
475,500
8,884,004
12,345,996
2,799,549
-
90,285
25,371,180
Other
_,-""
6.1C0
114,000
-
-
2,299,32E
3,818,851
-
128,970
6,358,449
Grand Total
2,365,562
6,009,272
3,002,354
5,052,710
34,676,361
134,519,057
53,551,557
9,138,241
1,799,918
250,115,042
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RIVERSIDE
COUNTY
TRANSPORTATION
COMMISSION
Staff Recommendations
Public Hearing for FTA 5309 Program of Projects
Approve Transit Operator Funding Allocations
Federal Projects added to FTIP
Approve FTA 5307 & 5311 POP
Questions?
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951.787.7141
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AGENDA ITEM 9A
RIVERSIDE COUNTY TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION
DATE:
July 10, 2019
TO:
Riverside County Transportation Commission
FROM:
Budget and Implementation Committee
Michele Cisneros, Deputy Director of Finance
THROUGH:
Anne Mayer, Executive Director
SUBJECT:
Quarterly Sales Tax Analysis
BUDGET AND IMPLEMENTATION COMMITTEE AND STAFF RECOMMENDATION:
This item is for the Commission to receive and file the sales tax analysis for Quarter 4, 2018.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION:
At its December 2007 meeting, the Commission awarded an agreement with MuniServices, LLC
(MuniServices), an Avenu Company, for quarterly sales tax reporting services plus additional fees
contingent on additional sales tax revenues generated from the transactions and use tax (sales
tax) audit services. As part of the recurring contracts process in June 2018, the Commission
approved a five-year extension through June 30, 2023. The services performed under this
agreement pertain to only the Measure A sales tax revenues.
Since the commencement of these services, MuniServices submitted audits, which reported
findings and submitted to the California Department of Tax and Fee Administration (CDTFA), as
successor to the California State Board of Equalization, for review and determination of errors in
sales tax reporting related to 909 businesses. Through 4Q 2018, the CDTFA approved 591 of
these accounts for a cumulative sales tax recovery of $9,755,797. If CDTFA concurs with the
error(s) for the remaining claims, the Commission will receive additional revenues; however, the
magnitude of the value of the remaining findings was not available. It is important to note that
while the recoveries of additional revenues will be tangible, it will not be sufficient to alter the
overall trend of sales tax revenues.
Additionally, MuniServices provided the Commission with the Quarterly Sales Tax Digest
Summary report for 4Q 2018. Most of the 4Q 2018 Measure A sales tax revenues were received
in the first quarter of calendar year 2019, during January 2019 through March 2019, due to a lag
in the sales tax calendar. The summary section of the 4Q 2018 report is attached and includes
an overview of California's economic outlook, local results, historical cash collections analysis by
quarter, top 25 sales/use tax contributors, historical sales tax amounts, annual sales tax by
business category, and five-year economic trend for significant business category (general retail).
As reported to the Commission in November 2018, the CDTFA implemented a new automation
system in May 2018, and encountered some issues that included delays in tax return processing.
Agenda Item 9A
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This included numerous sales tax returns for the first two quarters of calendar year 2018
unprocessed at the CDTFA. The CDTFA has been responsive and committed to resolving the
issues and completed the 1Q, 2Q, and 3Q 2018 unprocessed sales tax return and has an
insignificant amount of 4Q 2018 unprocessed sales tax returns. Staff continues to work closely
with MuniServices to receive regular updates on the CDTFA unprocessed sales tax returns.
Taxable transactions for the top 25 contributors in Riverside County generated 24.6 percent of
taxable sales for the benchmark year ended 4Q 2018, slightly higher than the 22 percent for the
benchmark year ended 4Q 2017. The top 100 tax contributors generated 39.2 percent, slightly
higher than the 37.6 percent for the benchmark year ended 4Q 2017.
In the Economic Category Analysis below, five of the six categories experienced new highs in the
4Q 2018 benchmark year compared to the prior eight benchmark years. The Miscellaneous
category is below the 4Q 2014 benchmark year due to the Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV)
change to sales taxes being reported using a unique transaction code rather than historically as
a sales tax permit. The DMV sales tax reporting change will be reflected correctly in the 1Q 2019
report.
ECONOMIC
CATEGORY
ANALYSIS
of Total / %Change
RCTC
State Wide
Orange
County
San
Bernardino
County
S.F. Bay Area
Sacramento
Valley
Central
Valley
South Coast
North Coast
Central
Coast
General Retail
28.9/9.7
27.9/2.1
29.i/1.4
26.2/4.2
25.6/1.8
27.8/5.3
30.4/3.9
28.8/1.8
30.0/2.6
29.2/6.5
Food Products
17.8/6.2
20.6/2.6
20.2/3.3
15.1/5.6
21.5/2.0
17.0/4.0
16.0/2.4
22.3/2.8
16.4/0.4
30.6/6.5
Transportation
24.6 / 5.6
24.1 / 5.2
23.7 / 5.8
26.8 / 2.4
22.6 / 11.6
28.2 / 3.5
25.7 / 3.8
23.3 / 4.3
28.4 / 0.6
22.3 / 5.5
Construction
10.8/8.5
9.8/9.6
8.7/6.0
9.4/13.6
9.8/10.1
11.9/11.3
11.5/11.0
8.8/7.8
13.4/7.5
8.5/39.1
Business to Business
16.3/3.6
16.3/3.7
16.9/2.1
19.8/4.9
19.3/3.7
13.9/1.3
15.6/9.0
15.6/3.8
10.4/9.6
8.6/6.1
Miscellaneous
1.6/-26.4
1.3/5.7
1.3/8.1
2.7/7.9
1.2/19.9
1.1/4.1
0.8/11.9
1.2/12.5
1.4/1.4
0.8/11.8
Total
100.0/6.1
100.0/3.9
100.0/3.4
100.0/5.0
100.0/5.3
100.0/4.6
100.0/5.2
100.0/3.5
100.0/3.0
100.0/8.4
General Retail: Apparel Stores, Department Stores, Furniture/Appliances, Drug Stores, Recreation Products, Florist/Nursery, and Misc. Retail
Food Products: Restaurants, Food Markets, Liquor Stores, and Food Processing Equipment
Construction: Building Materials Retail and Building Materials Wholesale
Transportation: Auto Parts/Repair, Auto Sales - New, Auto Sales - Used, Service Stations, and Misc. Vehicle Sales
Business to Business: Office Equip., Electronic Equip., Business Services, Energy Sales, Chemical Products, Heavy Industry, Light Industry, Leasing,
Biotechnology, I.T. Infrastructure, and Green Energy
Miscellaneous: Health & Government, Miscellaneous Other, and Closed Account Adjustments
An analysis of sales tax performance by quarter through 4Q 2018 is attached and illustrates fairly
consistent cycles for sales tax performance for most of the economic categories since 4Q 2013.
For 9 of the top 10 segments (restaurants, auto sales -new, department stores, miscellaneous
retail, building materials -wholesale, food markets, apparel stores, building materials -retail, and
heavy industry) during the eight benchmark year quarters, sales tax receipts reached a new high
point. The segments represent 66.3 percent of the total sales tax receipts. Service stations
representing 7.8 percent was higher than the last four benchmark year quarters since 4Q 2014.
The top 10 segments represent 74.1 percent of the total sales tax receipts. For the other
21 segments representing 25.9 percent of the total sales tax receipts, 10 segments representing
14.4 percent of the total sales tax receipts reached new high points in the benchmark year 4Q
2018. In the Economic Segments Analysis below, auto sales -new and department stores have
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been in the top three economic segments. Restaurants replaced service stations in the top three
economic segments beginning in 4Q 2014. The service stations segments high occurred in 4Q
2012 and declined through 1Q 2017 due to lower fuel prices; the 4Q 2018 benchmark year
quarter for service stations reflects an increase over the last four benchmark year quarters since
4Q 2014 due to rising fuel prices.
RCTC
State Wide
Orange
County
ECONOMIC SEGMENT
San
Bernardino
County
ANALYSIS
S.F. Bay Area
Sacramento
Valley
Central
Valley
South Coast
North Coast
Central
Coast
Largest Segment
Restaurants
Restaurants
Restaurants
Restaurants
Restaurants
Auto Sales -
New
Department
Stores
Restaurants
Department
Stores
Restaurants
%ofTotal /%Change
11.2/4.3
14.8/2.1
15.0/2.5
10.4/3.7
15.6/2.3
11.9/-0.9
12.2/1.9
16.6/2.2
12.0/3.9
21.9/5.9
2nd Largest Segment
Auto Sales -
New
Auto Sales -
New
Auto Sales -
New
Auto Sales -
New
Auto Sales -
New
Department
Stores
Restaurants
Auto Sales -
New
Restaurants
Auto Sales -
New
%ofTotal /%Change
11.2/0.7
11.0/3.6
12.1/6.6
9.6/-3.0
12.0/13.7
11.5/13.8
10.5/2.5
10.7/2.4
10.4/0.3
11.1/2.9
3rd Largest Segment
Department
Stores
Department
Stores
Misc Retail
Department
Stores
Misc Retail
Restaurants
Auto Sales-
New
Misc Retail
Service
Stations
Misc Retail
%ofTotal /%Change
9.6/5.2
8.8/1.9
9.7/0.2
9.6/0.9
7.6/3.8
11.3/2.2
10.2/-1.8
8.6/1.6
10.3/6.0
9.8/4.7
As reported in the 3Q 2018 Sales Tax Analysis Report, staff notified the Commission of a reporting
error by one of the top 25 sales/use tax contributors related to a misallocation of the district tax
to the Commission during 2Q 2018 through 4Q 2018, resulting in an overpayment to the
Commission estimated in the amount of $2.5 million. Staff is not certain in which period the
misallocation correction will be completed; however, the FY 2019 sales tax revenues after the
correction are expected to continue to reflect an increase over the FY 2018 revenues.
Information regarding sales tax comparison by city and change in economic segments (two
highest gains and two highest losses) from 4Q 2017 to 4Q 2018 is attached.
Staff continues to monitor monthly sales tax receipts and other available economic data to
determine the need for any adjustments to the revenue projections. Staff will utilize the forecast
scenarios with the complete report and receipt trends in assessing such projections.
Attachments:
1) Sales Tax Digest Summary 4Q 2018
2) Sales Tax Performance by Quarter 4Q 2018
3) Quarterly Sales Tax Comparison by City for 4Q 2017 to 4Q 2018
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Riverside County Transportation Commission
Sales Tax Digest Summary
Collections through December 2018
Sales through September 2018 (2018Q4)
ATTACHMENT 1
CALIFORNIA'S ECONOMIC OUTLOOK
California sales tax receipts increased by 7.3% over the same quarter from the previous year, with
Northern California reporting a 6.8% increase compared to 7.8% for Southern California. Receipts for the
RCTC increased by 8.9% over the same periods. Unprecedented increases were due to the California
Department of Tax and Fee Administration implementation of a new reporting system and processing of
many sales tax returns filed for the prior three quarters in the current quarter.
• GDP: Grew 2.6% in 2018Q4: 3.4% in 2018Q3; and 4.2% in 2018Q2. Consumer spending was robust
due to a strong job market, tax cuts and household income gains. Business investment, after faltering in
the third quarter, bounced back in final three months of the year.
• The California Department of Tax and Fee Administration: announced that it will require out-of-
state retailers to collect and remit use tax beginning on April 1, 2019 if in the preceding or current
calendar year their sales into California exceed $100,000, or 200 or more separate transactions.
• Real Estate Sales in California: Statewide sales of existing, single-family homes in January 2019
totaled 357,730, down 3.9% from December and down 12.6% from January 2018. The 30-year, fixed -
mortgage interest rate averaged 4.46% in January, up from 4.03% in January 2018 (Freddie Mac).
LOCAL RESULTS
Net Cash Receipts Analysis
Local Collections
Share of County Pool 0.0%
Share of State Pool 0.0%
SBE Net Collections
Less: Amount Due County 0.0%
Less: Cost of Administration
Net 4Q2018 Receipts
Net 4Q2017 Receipts
Actual Percentage Change
52,675,125
0
0
52,675,125
.00
(500,220)
52,174,905
47,892,420
8.9
Business Activity Performance Analysis
Local Collections — Economic Basis 4Q2018
Local Collections — Economic Basis 4Q2017
Quarter over Quarter Change
Quarter over Quarter Percentage Change
$51,680,056
$49,044,802
2,635,254
5.4%
Avenu Insights & Analytics' On -Going Audit Results
Total Recovered Year to Date
$10,500,671
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HISTORICAL CASH COLLECTIONS ANALYSIS BY QUARTER
$60,000
$50,000
$40,000
$30,000
$20,000
$10,000
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(in thousands of $)
M
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$600
$500
- $400
- $300
- $200
3Q2016 4Q2016 1Q2017 2Q2017 3Q2017 4Q2017 1Q2018 2Q2018 3Q2018 4Q2018
mE Net Receipts —6—CDTFAAdmin Fees Due
$100
$-
TOP 25 SALES/USE TAX CONTRIBUTORS
The following list identifies RCTC's Top 25 Sales/Use Tax contributors. The list is in alphabetical order
and represents sales from October 2017 to September 2018. The Top 25 Sales/Use Tax contributors
generate 24.6% of RCTC's total sales and use tax revenue.
AMAZON.COM
ARCO AM/PM MINI MARTS
BEST BUY STORES
CARMAX THE AUTO SUPERSTORE
CHEVRON SERVICE STATIONS
CIRCLE K FOOD STORES
CONSOLIDATED ELECTRICAL DISTRIBUTORS
FERGUSON ENTERPRISES
FOOD 4 LESS
HOME DEPOT
KOHL'S DEPARTMENT STORES
LOWE'S HOME CENTERS
MACY'S DEPARTMENT STORE
MCDONALD'S RESTAURANTS
RALPH'S GROCERY COMPANY
ROBERTSONS READY MIX
ROSS STORES
RALPH'S
SAM'S CLUB
SHELL SERVICE STATIONS
STATER BROS MARKETS
TARGET STORES
TESLA
VERIZON WIRELESS
WAL MART STORES
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HISTORICAL SALES TAX AMOUNTS
The following chart shows the sales tax level from annual sales through December 2018, the
highs, and the lows for each segment over the last two years in thousands of $.
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54,899 33,783 46,783 20,524 30,908 3,048
53,010 32,719 47,586 20,600 31,229 3,425
51,487 30,465 45,832 18,871 29,260 3,494
49,916 32,358 45,302 20,733 29,748 4,602
50,062
49,772
31,821
30,277
44,312 18,908
45,032
18,356
29,826 4,140
29,299 4,020
49,595 29,172 43,561 17,786
48,419 30,881 43,466 19,004 I 28,542 4,189
49,034 30,310 42,256 17,467 28,536 3,829
48,183 28,623 42,839 17,513 28,470 3,692
27,822
3,284
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■ General Retail ■ Food Products ■ Transportation ■ Construction ■ Business To Business ■ Miscellaneous
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FIVE-YEAR ECONOMIC TREND: General Retail
$18,000
$16,000
$14,000
$12,000
$10,000
$8,000
$6,000
$4,000
$2,000
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ATTACHMENT 2
TOTAL
TOTAL
$60,000,000
$50, 000, 000
$40, 000, 000
$30, 000, 000
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$6,000,000
$4,000,000
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'GENERAL RETAIL
Economic
2018
Q4 QoQ %A QoQ $A YoY %A YoY $A
$51,680,056 5.4% $2,635,254 6.1% $11,027,974
2018Q4 QoQ %A QoQ $A YoY %A YoY $A
$16,891,800 11.9% $1,802,043 9.7% $4,837,205
% of 2018Q4 Total: 32.7%
LFOOD PRODUCTS
2018Q4 QoQ %A QoQ $A YoY %A YoY $A
$8,543,894 1.4% $118,258 6.2% $1,962,731
% of Total: 16.5%
'TRANSPORTATION
2018Q4 QoQ %A QoQ $A YoY %A YoY $A
$11,601,051 4.5% $496,515 5.6% $2,471,197
% of Total: 22.4%
CONSTRUCTION
2018Q4 Q0Q %A QoQ $A YoY %A YoY $A
$5,351,579 12.3% $584,787 8.5% $1,616,423
% of Total: 10.4%
BUSINESS TO BUSINESS
2018Q4 Q0Q %A QoQ $A YoY %A YoY $A
$7,986,535 -0.7%-$58,964 3.6% $1,081,119
% of Total: 15.5%
QoQ = 18Q4 / 17Q4 YoY = YE 18Q4 / YE 17Q4
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ATTACHMENT 3
Quarterly Comparison of 2O17Q4 and 2O1844 (October through December Sales)
RIVERSIDE COUNTY
BANNING
BEAUMONT
BLYTHE
CALIMESA
CANYON LAKE
CATHEDRAL CITY
COACHELLA
CORONA
COUNTY OF RIVERSIDE
DESERT HOT SPRINGS
EASTVALE
HEMET
INDIAN WELLS
INDIO
JURUPA VALLEY
LA QUINTA
LAKE ELSINORE
MENIFEE
MORENO VALLEY
MURRIETA
NORCO
PALM DESERT
PALM SPRINGS
PERRIS
RANCHO MIRAGE
RIVERSIDE
SAN JACINTO
TEMECULA
WILDOMAR
w
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25.8%
2.1%
- 9.2%
-3.2%
92.9%
-8.1%
- 0.3%
-4.0%
- 4.7%
59.9%
26.3%
-0.9%
15.3%
30.6%
4.4%
3.0%
2.6%
- 3.2%
-4.2%
- 1.3%
3.9%
5.0%
39.0%
3.4%
-0.1%
5.6%
-3.9%
- 1.4%
a'
a`
0
-10.3%
2.5%
-18.2%
1.5%
1.7%
-0.6%
-0.1%
1.8%
-16.2%
7.3%
-5.2 %
-1.0%
-0.4%
-6.1%
0.7%
-7.1%
-3.3%
-11.9%
-0.7%
-4.7%
-2.5%
-2.0%
-3.6%
2.1%
18.6%
Transportation
-0.9%
8.5%
-2.8%
6.1%
196.5%
2.7%
11.2%
-5.6%
5.7%
8.1%
21.8%
5.6%
0.0%
-3.0%
0.9%
-0.4%
-9.7%
7.2%
4.5%
1.3%
54.1%
7.4%
-3.4%
17.5%
1.0%
1.6%
-1.1%
-56.9%
3.8%
6.1%
-38.7%
8.5%
-10.6%
23.1%
2.9%
-0.4%
-11.4%
7.4%
403.7%
19.8%
0.8%
2.1%
-22.0%
-5.6%
-7.0%
-26.1%
3.6%
3.5%
-40.4%
12.5%
7.7%
0.6%
7.6%
216.9%
m
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m' (201804) (2017Q4) %Chg Gain Gain Decline Decline
-13.2%
-50.4%
-0.9%
10.6%
38.2%
3.8%
-25.1%
-8.0%
-3.9%
-16.8%
-49.4%
-13.7%
8.3%
11.7%
32.9 %
15.4%
-13.8%
3.8%
9.4%
2.6%
17.3%
-23.4%
-7.0%
3.1%
-28.5%
6.1%
74.8%
-35.4%
3.2%
-53.8%
-75.6%
-0.1%
16.2%
-41.5%
-36.3 %
-16.5%
-69.1%
66.4%
-39.5%
66.5%
-19.2%
-9.6%
3.0%
-40.3%
38.7%
-28.5%
-47.8%
31.5%
-13.2%
14.4%
-4.8%
-12.1%
6.0%
-24.5%
-24.1%
-44.6%
633,119 647,351 -2.2%
1,167,426 1,166,072 0.1%
383,970 416,208 -7.7%
198,589 195,373 1.6%
82,769 52,744 56.9%
2,124,528 2,124,011 0.0%
809,057 786,645 2.8%
9,657,778 10,055,962 -4.0%
7,051,535 7,183,396 -1.8%
401,166 350,085 14.6%
2,104,871 1,969,729 6.9%
2,715,104 2,691,669 0.9%
258,530 229,702 12.6%
2,550,435 2,600,001 -1.9%
2,934,416 2,629,989 11.6%
2,286,975 2,225,465 2.8%
2,238,338 2,274,548 -1.6%
1,892,652 1,900,295 -0.4%
4,572,034 4,709,814 -2.9%
3,874,960 4,065,436 -4.7%
1,519,606 1,539,140 -1.3%
4,992,144 4,835,735 3.2%
3,222,042 3,076,363 4.7%
4,305,211 4,119,954 4.5%
1,354,008 1,299,259 4.2%
14,833,382 14,660,601 1.2%
699,017 698,575 0.1%
8,632,554 8,796,676 -1.9%
452,263 395,876 14.2%
Miscellaneous Retail Misc. Vehicle Sales Auto Sales - New BIdg.Matls-Whsle
Service Stations Restaurants Light Industry Leasing
Service Stations Light Industry Food Markets Auto Sales - New
Service Stations Light Industry Miscellaneous Other Leasing
Auto Parts/Repair Miscellaneous Retail Heavy Industry Auto Sales - Used
Auto Sales - New Service Stations Furniture/Appliance Food Markets
Service Stations Florist/Nursery Energy Sales Food Markets
BIdg.Matls-Whsle Electronic Equipment Heavy Industry Miscellaneous Retail
Service Stations Heavy Industry Apparel Stores Miscellaneous Retail
Miscellaneous Retail Service Stations BIdg.Matls-Whsle Miscellaneous Other
Department Stores BIdg.Matls-Whsle Miscellaneous Retail Food Markets
Service Stations Department Stores Food Markets Miscellaneous Retail
Miscellaneous Retail Restaurants Apparel Stores Heavy Industry
Heavy Industry Department Stores Miscellaneous Retail Energy Sales
Miscellaneous Retail Heavy Industry Light Industry Misc. Vehicle Sales
Department Stores Furniture/Appliance Auto Sales - New Food Markets
Department Stores Light Industry Auto Sales - New Food Markets
Service Stations Food Markets BIdg.Matls-Whsle BIdg.Matls-Retail
Department Stores Auto Sales - New Miscellaneous Retail Food Markets
Department Stores Auto Sales - Used Miscellaneous Retail Service Stations
Auto Sales - Used Service Stations Auto Sales - New BIdg.Matls-Whsle
Auto Sales - New Department Stores Food Markets Restaurants
Service Stations Leasing Drug Stores Restaurants
Furniture/Appliance Apparel Stores BIdg.Matls-Retail Electronic Equipment
Auto Sales - New BIdg.Matls-Whsle Food Markets Restaurants
BIdg.Matls-Whsle Department Stores Heavy Industry Miscellaneous Retail
Service Stations Department Stores Food Markets Auto Sales - Used
Chemical Products BIdg.Matls-Whsle Auto Sales - New Department Stores
BIdg.Matls-Whsle Food Markets Service Stations Miscellaneous Retail
Non -Confidential
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AGENDA ITEM 9B
RIVERSIDE COUNTY TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION
DATE:
July 10, 2019
TO:
Riverside County Transportation Commission
FROM:
Audit Ad Hoc Committee
Theresia Trevino, Chief Financial Officer
THROUGH:
Anne Mayer, Executive Director
SUBJECT:
Fiscal Year 2017/18 Transportation Development Act and Measure A Audit
Results
AUDIT AD HOC COMMITTEE AND STAFF RECOMMENDATION:
This item is for the Commission to receive and file the Transportation Development Act (TDA)
and Measure A audit results report for Fiscal Year 2017/18.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION:
In July 2016, following a competitive procurement, the Commission awarded contracts for a
five-year contract term to three audit firms to perform financial and compliance audits and
agreed -upon procedures (audits) for TDA claimants and Measure A recipients:
• Macias Gini O'Connell LLP (MGO) for Western County TDA claimants and Measure A local
streets and roads recipients;
• BCA Watson Rice LLP (BCAWR) for Western County Measure A Specialized Transit
recipients; and
• Conrad LLP (Conrad) for Coachella Valley, Palo Verde Valley, and county of Riverside TDA
claimants and Measure A recipients.
Initially, this scope of work excluded audits for Riverside Transit Agency (RTA), SunLine Transit
Agency (SunLine), and the city of Beaumont (Beaumont), as these jurisdictions elected to hire
their own auditors. After its auditors completed Beaumont's FY 2015/16 audit, Beaumont
requested, and Commission staff agreed, that the Commission's auditor conduct the required
audits beginning with FY 2016/17.
MGO, BCAWR, and Conrad along with the other agencies' auditors completed the audits and
issued the audit reports. The following is a summary of the 60 audits performed:
Agenda Item 9B
39
Funding Type
Type of Procedure
MGO BCAWR Conrad
(Western (Western (Eastern County
County) County) & Riverside Co.)
Other
Auditors
Total
TDA Article 3
(bicycle and
pedestrian projects)
TDA Article 4
(transit)
Measure A
specialized transit
Measure A local
streets and roads
IFinancial and compliance audit
Financial and compliance audit 4=111.1 1 EL: 7
Agreed -upon procedures
0 14 0 -..mr 14
Agreed -upon procedures
18 0 11 0 29
Based on a review of the reports, the following items are highlights of the results of these audits.
TDA Article 4 (Transit)
• One transit operator (Beaumont) did not meet the fare ratio requirement. Since this was
the first year of noncompliance, it is considered a grace year and does not result in any
penalty or loss of eligibility for these funds. Failure to meet the fare ratio requirement in
future years could result in the loss of funding.
• Three transit operators (Corona, Riverside, and RTA) restated their beginning balances for
a total amount of approximately $5.5 million, related to a restatement of the net OPEB
obligation due to the implementation of Governmental Accounting Standards Board
Statement No. 75, Accounting and Financial Reporting for Postemployment Benefits Other
Than Pensions.
Measure A Specialized Transit
• Two agencies (Blindness Support Services and Boys & Girls Club of Southwest County) did
not meet the adjusted match requirement by a combined total of $1,615 (1 percent of
the adjusted match requirement).
• Two agencies (Care -A -Van and Community Connect) had excess revenues over
expenditures totaling $28,720, of which approximately 47 percent may be payable to the
Commission. During site visits to be conducted during FY 2018/19 or through other
procedures, Commission staff will review the circumstances for the excess revenues over
expenditures in order to determine the return of Measure A funds, if any, to the
Commission.
• Five agencies (Blindness Support Services, Forest Folk, Friends of Moreno Valley,
Independent Living Partnership, and U.S. Veterans Initiative) had an excess of
expenditures over revenues aggregating $6,882. Two agencies (Friends of Moreno Valley
and Independent Living Partnership) submitted final invoices following the issuance of
the reports in FY 2018/19 to claim a total of $3,748. The other agencies are responsible
to cover the remaining deficits totaling $3,134.
Agenda Item 9B
40
Measure A Local Streets and Roads
• Three jurisdictions (Blythe, Calimesa, and Murrieta) met their maintenance of effort
(MOE) requirements using the prior year carryover, as permitted under the MOE
Guidelines.
• Six jurisdictions (Banning, Eastvale, Hemet, Murrieta, Palm Desert, and San Jacinto) have
fund balances in excess of three years of revenues. While the Commission policy suggests
such amounts should not exceed three years, it appears that the jurisdictions reduced the
amounts in excess of three years through current year expenditures.
• Two jurisdictions (Wildomar and the county of Riverside) recorded overhead costs in
excess of 8 percent of revenues. The Commission's policy states overhead should not
exceed 8 percent of revenues. The county of Riverside's overhead allocation is based on
an approved indirect cost rate, and Wildomar's overhead costs were slightly above at
8.2 percent.
• One jurisdiction (Beaumont) did not account for Measure A activities in a separate fund
and did not allocate interest income to the Measure A activities, which is not in
accordance with the Commission's policy. Effective in FY 2018/19, the jurisdiction
established a new special revenue fund for Measure A activities and will allocate interest
income.
Attached is the summary of transportation and transit fund operations and related audit results
for the various types ofTDA (Articles 3 and 4) and Measure A (specialized transit and local streets
and roads) funding. Each schedule provides information for each claimant and recipient
regarding the revenues, expenditures/expenses, and change in fund balance/net assets for the
year ended June 30, 2018, and other financial and compliance information.
Attachments:
1) FY 2017/18 Transportation Development Act Article 3 Schedule
2) FY 2017/18 Transportation Development Act Article 4 Schedule
3) FY 2017/18 Measure A Specialized Transit Schedule
4) FY 2017/18 Measure A Local Streets and Roads Schedule
Agenda Item 9B
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ATTACHMENT 1
Revenues:
Intergovernmental allocations:
Article 3
Total revenues
Transportation Development Act Article 3 Schedule
Year Ended June 30, 2018
Desert Hot Indian Jurupa Moreno Palm
Beaumont Springs Wells' Hemet Valley Valley Springs Perris Riverside Wildomar
$ 204,000 $145,000 $ 20,000 $
$ - $ 26,309 $ 348,296 $ 68,484 $ 308,575 $ 158,400
204,000 145,000 20,000 - 26,309 348,296 68,484 308,575 158,400
Total expenditures 204,000 20,000 75,000 47,898 26,309 348,296 68,484 11,358 623,928
Excess (deficiency) of revenues over
(under) expenditures 145,000 (75,000) (47,898) - 297,217 (465,528)
Transfers in (out) 18,583 -
Excess (deficiency) of revenues and
transfers in over (under) expenditures 145,000 - (75,000) (29,315) - 297,217 (465,528)
Prior period adjustment -
Fund balances at beginning of year - (145,000) - - (18,583) - - (285,355) (83,197)
Fund balances at end of year $ - $ - $ - $ (75,000) $ (47,898) $ $ - $ - $ 11,862 $ (548,725)
Deferred revenues at end of year $ - $ - $ - $ 75,000 $ 51,524 $ $ - $ 247 $ - $ 567,111
Due to RCTC $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ $ - $ - $ - $
Source: 2018 Financial Statements
'Represents 2017 financial information that was audited during this audit cycle
5/30/2019
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ATTACHMENT 2
Transportation Development Act Article 4 Schedule
Year Ended June 30, 2018
Banning Beaumont Corona Riverside PVVTA RTA' SunLine'
Total operating revenues $ 117,872 $ 234,182 $ 363,489 $ 443,070 119,828 $ 10,712,941 $ 6,949,374
Operating expenses:
Depreciation and amortization 223,138 518,763 473,173 714,219 253,266 14,221,349 8,501,403
Other operating expenses 1,626,239 2,679,451 2,918,211 4,053,083 1,124,884 79,372,860 32,610,394
Total operating expenses 1,849,377 3,198,214 3,391,384 4,767,302 1,378,150 93,594,209 41,111,797
Operating loss (1,731,505) (2,964,032) (3,027,895) (4,324,232) (1,258,322) (82,881,268) (34,162,423)
Nonoperating revenues (expenses):
Grants:
Local Transportation Funds 1,319,357 2,426,067 1,515,320 3,374,048 879,376 41,097,909 18,789,954
State Transit Assistance 21,550 96,671 653,517 109,004 813,283 2,496,551
Federal - - 712,692 845,941 111,387 22,682,182 10,266,693
Measure A specialized transit - - 3,395,333 5,153,400
Proposition 1 B/Low Carbon Transit
Operations Program 509,735 19,014 - 36,125 690,661 355,581
Other 353,655 2,684,155 4,912,075
Interest income 1,740 4,984 9,051 2,513 50 472,563 7,460
Interest expense - (15,163) -
Transfers in (out), net 18,000 (322) (31,378) - - - -
Gain (loss) on sale of property - 2,637 3,833 21,309
Insurance proceeds 97,876 - - - - -
Other 30,108 - 28,494 - 1,666,465 -
Total nonoperating revenue (expense) 1,998,366 2,546,414 2,859,202 4,238,470 1,489,597 73,506,384 42,003,023
Net increase (decrease) 266,861 (417,618) (168,693) (85,762) 231,275 (9,374,884) 7,840,600
Prior period adjustment - (266,484) (24,327) - 5,814,788 -
Net assets at beginning of year (874,611) 1,821,792 4,469,539 284,174 2,367,416 88,633,747 52,653,833
Net assets at end of year $ (607,750) $ 1,404,174 $ 4,034,362 $ 174,085 $ 2,598,691 $ 85,073,651 $ 60,494,433
Deferred revenue at end of year:
Operating $ 285,844 $ 174,002 $ 369,010 $ 617,917 $ 83,715 $ 7,083,568 $ 590,848
Capital 191,467 24,358 - 634,808 30,360 34,464,028 4,445,563
Total deferred revenue at end of year $ 477,311 $ 198,360 $ 369,010 $ 1,252,725 $ 114,075 $ 41,547,596 $ 5,036,411
10.00%
10.00% 15.00%
10.00% 10.00% 17.44% 17.46%
Actual fare ratio 10.31 % 9.09% 16.25% 10.93% 10.41 % 21.69% 21.49%
Fare ratio compliance status Met Did not Meet Met Met Met Met Met
Source: 2018 Financial Statements
5/30/2019
The audits for RTA and SunLine were completed by other auditors hired by each entity.
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ATTACHMENT 3
Measure A Specialized Transit Schedule
Year Ended June 30, 2018
Riverside
County of County
Boys & Girls Riverside Regional United
Club of Community Community Dept of Friends of Independent Medical States
Blindness Southwest Care Connect - Connect - Mental Moreno Living City of Operation Center/ Veterans Voices for
Support County Care -A -Van Connexxus 211 TAP Health Forest Folk Valley Partnership Norco SafeHouse (RUNS) Initiative Children
Operating revenues:
Measure $ 65,353 $ 209,695 $ 324,870 $ 298,050 $ 77,059 $ 64,415 $ 200,000 $ 55,000 $ 66,262 $ 481,458 $60,000 $ 30,298 $307,659 $ 42,840 $ 95,478
In -kind match 1,000 7,229 74,455 11,556 24,387 - 40,121 18,070 862,799 - - 252,597
Cash match: other revenue 31,648 110,262 93,125 163,226 29,877 9,644 103,030 5,372 45,699 - 30,911 15,752 189,029 27,713 -
Total operating revenues 98,001 327,186 492,450 461,276 118,492 98,446 303,030 100,493 130,031 1,344,257 90,911 46,050 496,688 70,553 348,075
Operating expenses -in kind 1,000 7,229 74,455 11,556 24,387 - 40,121 18,070 862,799 - - 252,597
Operating expenses -salaries & benefits 59,959 151,507 275,650 222,114 61,588 33,292 241,111 22,616 162,657 66,972 25,446 412,076 51,501 30,000
Operating expenses-nonpersonnel 37,469 113,631 135,750 204,994 18,211 29,733 61,919 37,900 115,898 307,046 19,139 17,261 84,612 19,792 65,478
Operating expenses -administrative
overhead 10,792 34,168 8,761 7,285 13,389 4,800 3,343
Capital expenditures 44,027 - -
Total operating expenses/capital
expenditures 98,428 327,186 485,855 461,276 100,116 94,697 303,030 100,637 133,968 1,345,891 90,911 46,050 496,688 71,293 348,075
Excess (deficiency) of revenues
over (under) expenditures $ (427) $ - $ 6,595 $ - $ 18,376 $ 3,749 $ - $ (144) $ (3,937) $ (1,634) $ - $ - $ - $ (740) $
Match requirement (as adjusted)
Actual match
Match requirement compliance status
Source: 2018 Agreed -Upon Procedures
$ 33,466 $ 118,288 $ 165,191 $ 136,515 $ 34,039 $ 32,197 $ 103,030 $ 45,138 $ 35,224 $ 207,503 $30,911 $ 15,752 $159,697 $ 22,309 $ 153,722
$ 32,648 $ 117,491 $ 167,580 $ 163,226 $ 41,433 $ 34,031 $ 103,030 $ 45,493 $ 63,769 $ 862,799 $ 30,911 $ 15,752 $189,029 $ 27,713 $ 252,597
Did not meet Did not meet Met adjusted Met Met adjusted Met adjusted Met Met Met Met Met Met Met Met Met
adjusted match adjusted match match match match
requirements requirements
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ATTACHMENT 4
Measure A Local Streets and Roads Schedule
Year ended June 30, 2018
Westem County
Banning Beaumont Calimesa Canyon Lake Corona Eastvale Hemet Jurupa Valley Lake Elsinore Menifee Moreno Valley Mumeta Norco Perris Riverside San Jacinto Temecula Wildomar
I
I
Revenues:
Intergovernmental allocations:
Measure $ 563,927 $ 601,889 $ 166,168 $ 184,294 $ 4,134,306 $1,314,044 $1,762,566 $ 1,938,244 $ 1,351,409 $1,664,930 $ 3,707,442 $2,425,462 $ 677,384 $1,624,086 $ 7,732,065 $ 877,187 $3,173,344 $ 616,835
Reimbursements - - - - - - - - - - 900,929 - - - 419,465 - 35,483 Other revenues - - - - 1,919 146,458 - 275,279 12,400 - - - - -
Interest income 15,802 - 4,005 (354) 7,869 40,720 24,971 2,066 8,337 3,720 60,680 82,050 25,253 8,453 76,718 36,591 33,824
Other financing sources -transfers in - - - - 89,691 - 539,725 - - - - - - - - -
Total revenues 579,729 601,889 170,173 183,940 4,144,094 1,444,455 1,787,537 2,626,493 1,359,746 1,943,929 4,681,451 2,507,512 702,637 1,632,539 8,228,248 913,778 3,242,651 616,835
Expenditures and other financing uses:
Engineering, construction and maintenance 147,164 60,000 175,035 2,064,074 1,591,412 1,307,954 1,383,733 - 320,119 1,556,183 4,159 1,076,660 2,194,777 - - 795,372 621,776
Administrative overhead/indirect costs - - 12,400 - - - - - 293,250 - - - 6,728 27,488 - 45,842
Capital outlay - - - 26,451 - 1,402,299 392,572 4,759,648 - Debt service 147,000 - - 493,293 - - 1,487,196 730,645 2,996,088 - - -
Transfers out - - - - - 98,415 - 508,909 1,159,113 1,301,088 1,103,501 - - - - 213,823 4,455,221 50,776
Total expenditures and other financing uses 147,164 60,000 187,435 147,000 2,064,074 1,716,278 1,307,954 2,385,935 1,159,113 1,621,207 5,842,429 1,127,376 1,076,660 2,194,777 7,762,464 241,311 5,250,593 718,394
Excess (deficiency) of revenues over (under) expenditures
and other financing uses 432,565 541,889 (17,262) 36,940 2,080,020 (271,823) 479,583 240,558 200,633 322,722 (1,160,978) 1,380,136 (374,023) (562,238) 465,784 672,467 (2,007,942) (101,559)
Prior period adjustment/rounding (1) - 1 1 CO 2 - (14,825) 1 (189,313)
Fund balances at beginning of year 1,768,949 - 566,862 324,917 10,882,442 4,677,775 5,336,943 (120,363) 1,545,370 686,730 5,135,340 7,150,588 2,060,218 4,928,089 17,852,987 3,235,105 6,251,531 275,786
Fund balances at end of year $ 2,201,513 $ 541,889 $ 549,601 $ 361,858 $ 12,962,462 $ 4,405,953 $5,816,526 $ 120,195 $ 1,746,002 $1,009,454 $ 3,974,362 $8,515,899 $1,686,195 $4,365,851 $ 18,318,771 $ 3,907,573 $4,243,589 $ (15,086)
Fund balance by year received:
2018 $ 579,729 $ 541,889 $ 170,173 $ 183,940 $ 4,144,094 $1,444,455 $1,787,537 $ 120,195 $ 1,359,746 $1,009,454 $ 3,974,362 $2,507,512 $ 702,637 $1,632,539 $ 8,228,248 $ 913,778 $3,242,651 $ (15,086)
2017 558,909 - 195,916 170,672 8,818,368 1,262,191 1,624,564 - 386,256 - - 2,346,957 $ 643,386 1,457,511 7,316,322 847,427 1,000,938 -
2016 547,451 183,512 7,246 - 1,161,037 1,683,976 - 2,161,621 340,172 1,275,801 2,774,201 776,338
515,424 538,270 720,449 1,499,809 1,370,030 -
Total fund balances by year received $ 2,201,513 $ 541,889 $ 549,601 $ 361,858 $ 12,962,462 $ 4,405,953 $5,816,526 $ 120,195 $ 1,746,002 $1,009,454 $ 3,974,362 $8,515,899 $1,686,195 $4,365,851 $ 18,318,771 $ 3,907,573 $4,243,589 $ (15,086)
Cash and investments $2,063,687 $ 322,749 $ 336,971 $ 346,130 $ 12,220,912 $4,147,200 $5,521,873 $ 263,643 $ 1,414,467 $ 335,930 $ 3,214,348 $8,146,191 $2,207,172 $4,018,832 $ 15,560,783 $ 389,230 $3,475,927 $
MOE Base Year requirement $ 164,325 $ 343,939 $ 2,401 $ 28,873 $ 2,208,200 $ 38,949 $ 18,924 $ - $ 960,771 $ 214,225 $ 1,459,153 $ 595,702 $ 22,536 $1,218,470 $ 12,449,203 $ 156,391 $1,431,799 $
Amount of Excess MOE at end of year $ 310,797 $ 710,094 $ 16,441 $ 147,770 $ 15,910,751 $ 131,964 $ 758,349 $ - $14,629,655 $3,692,379 $ 6,501,322 $ 254,625 $ 62,252 $1,748,331 $ 40,233,322 $ 623,648 $8,635,450 $
MOE compliance status Met Met Met with use Met Met Met Met N/A Met Met Met Met with use Met Met Met Met Met N/A
of carryover of carryover
Source: 2018 Agreed -Upon Procedures
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Measure A Local Streets and Roads Schedule
Year ended June 30, 2018
I I Palo Verde 1 I
1 Coachella Valley 1 Valley 1 I
Cathedral Desert Hot J 1 County of 1
City Coachella Springs Indian Wells Indio La Quinta Palm Desert Palm Springs Rancho Mirage Blythe ! Riverside
Revenues:
Intergovernmental allocations: -
MeasureA $ 1,474,000 $ 632,653 $ 454,537 $ 261,780 $ 1,934,623 $ 761,138 $ 2,765,692 $ 2,093,402 $ 810,467 $ 755,441 $ 6,788,097
Reimbursements - - - 488,050 200,450 210,665 - - Other revenues 57,793 - - 536,854 11,147 75,000 (28,489) - - -
Interest income 2,372 (814) - 231 7,219 254,693 34,490 3,632 14,076 33,456
Other financing sources -transfers in 80,562 - - - 737,481 23,675 - - - - Total revenues 1,614,727 631,839 454,537 261,780 3,697,239 803,179 3,295,835 2,310,068 814,099 769,517 6,821,553
Expenditures and other financing uses:
Engineering, construction and maintenance 1,511,975 - 206,384 210,833 2,614,731 - 2,871,083 2,704,571 - 5,569,295
Administrative overhead/indirect costs - - 15,338 - 386,972 - - - 60,435 1,668,442
Capital outlay - - - 2,009,876 - -
Debt service - - 200,000 617,267 - 1,098,050 236,211
Transfers out 117,920 421,744 - - 49,242 412,422 - - 1,279,026 -
Total expenditures and other financing uses 1,629,895 421,744 421,722 210,833 3,668,212 412,422 2,871,083 3,802,621 2,009,876 1,575,672 7,237,737
Excess (deficiency) of revenues over (under) expenditures
and other financing uses (15,168) 210,095 32,815 50,947 29,027 390,757 424,752 (1,492,553) (1,195,777) (806,155) (416,184)
Prior period adjustment/rounding - - - (114,681) - - 1
Fund balances at beginning of year 446,496 1,263,691 45,572 20,520 725,555 854,791 21,545,267 7,369,067 3,349,388 2,332,281 1,735,443
Fund balances at end of year $ 431,328 $ 1,473,786 $ 78,387 $ 71,467 $ 639,901 $ 1,245,548 $ 21,970,019 $ 5,876,514 $ 2,153,611 $ 1,526,126 $ 1,319,260
Fund balance by year received:
2018 $ 431,328 $ 631,839 $ 78,387 $ 71,467 $ 639,901 $ 803,179 $ 3,295,835 $ 2,310,068 $ 814,099 $ 769,517 $ 1,319,260
2017 - 561,279 - - - 442,369 4,172,229 2,671,339 971,911 756,609 -
2016 280,668 6,885,291 895,107 367,601 - -
7,616,664
Total fund balances by year received $ 431,328 $ 1,473,786 $ 78,387 $ 71,467 $ 639,901 $ 1,245,548 $ 21,970,019 $ 5,876,514 $ 2,153,611 $ 1,526,126 $ 1,319,260
Cash and investments $ 156,591 $ 1,423,600 $ (34,294) $
- $ - $ 1,119,892 $ 36,702,635 $ 5,933,716 $ 1,996,672 $ 1,446,058 $ 1,311,449
MOE Base Year requirement $ 391,688 $ 92,205 $ 75,147 $ 963,640 $ 2,048,564 $ 937,007 $ 2,398,146 $ 1,498,732 $ 674,811 $ 170,000 5 -
Amount of Excess MOE at end of year $ 4,523,041 $ 5,251,884 $ 1,269,788 $ 13,653,016 $ 12,018,618 $ 6,150,003 $ 9,479,114 $ 23,147,890 $ 4,062,134 $ 76,825 5 -
MOE compliance status Met Met Met Met Met Met Met Met Met Met with use N/A
of carryover
Source: 2018 Agreed -Upon Procedures
Measure A Local Streets Roads 5 of 5 5/30/2019
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AGENDA ITEM 9C
RIVERSIDE COUNTY TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION
DATE:
July 10, 2019
TO:
Riverside County Transportation Commission
FROM:
Budget and Implementation Committee
Cheryl Donahue, Public Affairs Manager
THROUGH:
Anne Mayer, Executive Director
SUBJECT:
#Reboot My Commute Public Engagement Program Summary
BUDGET AND IMPLEMENTATION COMMITTEE AND STAFF RECOMMENDATION:
This item is for the Commission to receive and file an update about the Commission's
#RebootMyCommute public engagement program in Riverside County.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION:
The Commission launched its #RebootMyCommute public engagement program on March 6,
2019, to solicit feedback from residents about ways to improve mobility across Riverside County.
The feedback will help inform long-term transportation priorities, including review of the
Measure A expenditure plan, development of the 10-Year Western County Highway Delivery
Plan, continued development of next generation toll projects, and completion of the Next
Generation Rail Corridor Feasibility Study and Long Range Transportation Plan. Defining
transportation priorities is critical for the Commission, which is facing a $12.6 billion shortage
between its anticipated transportation funding and needs during the next 20 years.
Compounding this funding gap are additional transportation challenges. Rapid population
growth likely will continue in Riverside County, which has relatively lower housing costs and more
open space than Orange, Los Angeles, and parts of San Diego Counties. Despite significant
expected employment gains, Riverside County is forecast to retain a high jobs -to -housing
imbalance, creating a large commuting population. Riverside County is also a growing hub for
the logistics industry, which employs many residents yet also contributes to traffic congestion,
air pollution, and other impacts.
Residents and motorists in Riverside County are expressing frustration with traffic congestion,
experiencing construction fatigue, and voicing concerns about the need for equitable shares of
transportation funding. The public and elected officials are seeking solutions to these issues.
The Commission created #RebootMyCommute to invite residents and commuters to provide
feedback about how to create a better transportation system in Riverside County. The program
offered opportunities for the public to tell their stories and to recommend how and where the
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Commission's limited transportation dollars should be spent. Using the theme, "We are
Listening," #RebootMyCommute acknowledged the public's frustration with traffic, late trains,
potholed streets, and how long it takes for improvements to happen. The Commission accepted
comments from March 6 to June 3, a 90-day period. Multiple tools were available for residents
and commuters to learn about #RebootMyCommute and share feedback:
1) RebootMyCommute.org website
2) Social media advertising with videos
3) Tele-townhall meetings
4) Community booths
5) News media
6) The Point subscriptions
7) Helpline
8) Presentations
9) Text messaging
10) Brochures and postcards
Feedback received via these methods are qualitative and not intended to represent a statistically
representative sample of Riverside County residents. The data described below should not be
used to reach scientific conclusions.
Comments, By The Numbers
The following is a numerical summary of the metrics for #RebootMyCommute. Appendix A
provides a graphic display of these metrics.
1) Tele-Townhall Meetings: The Commission hosted Tele-town Hall meetings on March 19
and 20. These attracted 7,539 participants, 52 phone discussions, and nine follow-up
voice messages.
2) Community Booths: The Commission staffed booths at six community events throughout
Riverside County and engaged with 559 residents at these events.
3) News Media: Ten news stories featured the "Reboot" program. Advertisements were
placed in The Press -Enterprise and The Desert Sun, with a combined print ad circulation
of 461,702 and digital ad circulation of 156,250. The video ad aired 16 times on television
station KESQ. Commissioners and staff also took part in various video and podcast series.
4) Website: The RebootMyCommute.org website had 22,061 sessions with 19,556 unique
visitors. The Commission received 473 comment forms via the site.
5) The Point Subscriptions: The Commission publishes a monthly newsletter, The Point,
which the Commission emails to subscribers. As part of the #RebootMyCommute
program, residents were encouraged to register to receive the newsletter; 1,315 new
subscribers registered during the program.
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6) Text Messaging: A text -messaging feature was available for those who wished to provide
input via text. The Commission received 81 text messages. However, the texts received
were limited to those who registered to receive The Point.
7) Brochures and Postcards: The Commission produced and distributed more than 5,500
brochures — printed in English and Spanish — to city halls, community centers, libraries,
senior centers, transportation groups, chambers of commerce, and elected officials'
offices across Riverside County. The brochures also were available at community booths
and presentations.
8) Social Media: The Commission placed a series of targeted social media ads with videos
related to #RebootMyCommute.
a. On Facebook, 596,316 people viewed the videos in their entirety and 31,736
clicked to learn more. There were 2,098 direct engagements with viewers,
3,927,342 impressions, and a reach of 630,409.
b. On Twitter, there were 7,613 full video views, 1,989 click-throughs, 54 direct
engagements, and 368,225 impressions.
c. On Instagram, 30,820 people watched the full video, and 4,448 clicked to learn
more. There were 1,830 direct engagements, 2,898,023 impressions, and a reach
of 629,129.
d. On YouTube, there were 803,978 full video views, 13,584 click-throughs, and
3,495,097 impressions.
9) Helpline: A toll -free helpline was available for those who preferred to express their views
by telephone. The Commission received 56 calls through the helpline.
10) Presentations: The Commission made several presentations, including multiple chapters
of Riverside Transit Agency's Transportation Now, the Greater Riverside Chamber of
Commerce, the March Joint Powers Authority, the Temescal Valley Municipal Advisory
Council, the Riverside Bike Club, the Riverside City Council, and the Norco City Council.
Comments, Executive Summary
The Commission received 948 comments through the website, social media and other sources.
Staff sorted the comments into seven topics and seven geographical areas; summaries by topic
and geography follow.
Topics:
1)
2)
3)
4)
5)
6)
7)
Active Transportation
Economy & Jobs
Highways &Traffic
Streets & Local Issues
Public Transportation
Safety
Express Lanes
Summary, Comments by Topic
Geographical Area:
1) Coachella Valley
2) Hemet -San Jacinto
3) 1-215 Corridor
4) Northwestern Riverside County
5) Southwestern Riverside County
6) Riverside
7) San Gorgonio Pass
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The chart below reflects the number of comments received about each topic. Since some
comments addressed more than one topic, the table shows 1,113 comments. Following the chart
is a summary of comments received by topic.
COMMENTS BY TOPIC
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TRAFFIC
1. Active Transportation —53 Comments Received: Most of these comments focused on the
need to complete the Santa Ana River Trail between Riverside County and Orange County
and the need to complete or make additional improvements to CV Link, the
transportation route and recreational pathway in the Coachella Valley. The CV Link
comments also suggested improving bike lanes and sidewalks approaching the trail or
modifying the project to remove golf cart access. A number of comments noted the need
for more bike lanes, walkable communities, sidewalk improvements, ADA signs for
pedestrians, and motorized scooters.
2. Economy & Jobs — 81 Comments Received: Many comments noted the need to bring
higher -paying jobs to Riverside County to reduce the need to commute to other counties,
to offer incentives to businesses or employees who work from home, to provide more
incentives for ridesharing, and to allow tax breaks for employers who hire local. A number
of people were concerned about the high volume of residential and commercial
development in Riverside County and the impact to traffic. Several voiced concerns about
any possible new taxes and suggested that gas tax revenue should fund only freeway and
roadway improvements.
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3. Highways & Traffic — 383 Comments Received: The Commission received wide-ranging
comments about increasing traffic congestion on highways throughout Riverside County.
Frequently mentioned were the need to improve the State Route 91 corridor, including
the area between Green River Road and SR-241, the 71/91 interchange, 91 Express Lanes
access, and the need for an alternate route between Riverside County and Orange
County. A large number of residents voiced the need to widen and improve Interstate 15
between Riverside County and San Diego County, particularly near the 15/215 split. The
number of comments increased greatly following an "1-15 Traffic Crisis" video posted on
Facebook by the city of Temecula in mid -May. Other residents mentioned the need for
traffic congestion relief along 1-10 through the San Gorgonio Pass and the need for
improvements to Highway 111 in the Coachella Valley. Residents also expressed concerns
about increasing congestion along 1-215 in Perris and Moreno Valley. Some motorists
suggested removing express lanes, expanding carpool lanes, using reversible lanes,
building double -decked highways, and limiting travel times for big -rig vehicles.
4. Streets & Local Issues — 207 Comments Received: Many comments in the category
focused on the need to fix potholes, repave roads, improve timing and coordination of
traffic signals, add left -turn phases to traffic signals, and add left -turn lanes. Other
comments addressed the need for more sidewalks, the effectiveness of roundabouts, the
need to install more stop signs, and the need for red-light cameras for traffic
enforcement. A number of comments noted specific streets that require repair, widening,
and extension.
5. Public Transportation & Specialized Services — 318 Comments Received: Comments
centered on the need for more rail and bus options throughout Riverside County,
although some comments noted that public transit is ineffective in southern California.
Many comments supported establishing daily train service to and from the Coachella
Valley, with requests for stations in various cities. A number of residents requested that
the Commission provide Metrolink or a light rail service for southwestern Riverside
County and into San Diego County, to the San Gorgonio Pass, and to the Hemet -San
Jacinto area. Others noted the need for greater train frequency, free weekend rides for
families, discounted train tickets, weekend service on the 91/Perris Valley Line (PVL), and
extending the 91/PVL to San Bernardino. Residents asked for more bus options between
the Coachella Valley and Riverside, greater bus frequency, 24-hour bus systems, more
station amenities, improved bus stop safety, bus -only lanes, more compressed natural
gas buses, and greater assistance for veterans, seniors, and riders with disabilities. Riders
also voiced the need for better on -time performance for trains and buses and additional
ridesharing/vanpooling incentives.
6. Safety —38 Comments Received: Comments noted the need for more police presence on
roadways with larger fines for texting and driving, more stop signs, diagonal parking
spaces, buses to enhance safety during the Coachella festivals, Park & Ride Lot security,
and the removal of homeless people from bus shelters. Other comments noted the need
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for improvements to the I-15/Railroad Canyon Road/Diamond Drive interchange,
Alessandro Boulevard and Columbia Avenue and the need to reopen Pigeon Pass Road,
San Timoteo Canyon Road, and connector between Watkins Drive and Poarch Road.
Residents also questioned the effectiveness of a planned raised median on Florida Avenue
in Hemet.
7. Express Lanes — 70 Comments Received: A significant number of comments suggested
removing the 91 Express Lanes or stopping construction of new express lanes. Some
suggested replacing the express lanes with general-purpose lanes, carpool lanes, or light
rail system. Others noted the high cost of using the express lanes, accused the
Commission of profiteering, questioned various design features of the 91 Express Lanes,
expressed concerns about using taxpayer funds to pay for express lanes, and advocated
for an additional lane on westbound 91 between Green River Road and SR-241.
Additional comments noted the need to extend the 15 Express Lanes past Lake Elsinore,
the lack of access to the 91 Express Lanes from mid -city Corona, improving the 71/91
Interchange, and adding highways below ground.
Summary, Comments by Geography
The chart below includes the number of comments received from various geographical areas
across Riverside County. Following the chart is a summary of comments received by area.
Appendices B and C include maps of the comment origins by zip code for western and eastern
Riverside County.
COMMENTS BY GEOGRAPHY
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1. Coachella Valley —122 Comments Received: A significant number of comments focused
on providing daily rail service to the Coachella Valley via Amtrak, Metrolink, or a light rail
system. Others suggested bus service improvements, such as zero emission buses,
seamless public transit options, smart phone applications, and more bus stop amenities.
Residents generally voiced support for the CV Link project, but a few questioned the need
for the project. Some comments noted increasing highway traffic congestion and the
need to improve 1-10 and Highway 111. Residents also recommended widening or
repaving specific roads, including Avenue 52, Dillon Road, Varner Road, Ramon Road, and
others. In addition, residents suggested new sidewalks, bike lanes, lane restriping, more
streetlights, and coordinated traffic signals.
2. Hemet -San Jacinto — 82 Comments Received: Residents provided comments about the
need for increased public transit options, including expansion of Metrolink to Hemet -San
Jacinto, more frequent trains, weekend service on the 91/PVL, train service to San Diego,
a dedicated lane for buses, enhanced bus stop safety, and reinstating RTA's
CommuterLink Bus 212. Other recommendations included coordinating traffic signals,
repairing potholes, repainting lane markings, repaving SR-74, and not building a raised
median on Florida Avenue in Hemet. Residents also suggested extending Ethanac Road,
realigning SR-79, adding lanes to 1-215, removing express lanes and carpool lanes,
double -decking highways, improving SR-60 and 1-215 near Moreno Valley, and building
tunnels between Riverside County and Orange County and between Mt. San Jacinto and
Palm Springs.
3. 1-215 Corridor —105 Comments Received: Comments from residents along this corridor
focused on lengthy commutes and the need to improve highway traffic congestion on
both 1-215 and 1-15. Residents suggested improving the 15/215 interchange, redesigning
existing interchanges, expanding express lanes south to Temecula, installing reversible
lanes, and adding carpool lanes. Residents also suggested building the I-215 North Project
to add lanes between Nuevo Road and SR-60, improving SR-60 and 1-215 through Perris
and Moreno Valley, limiting truck travel times on highways, and building more frontage
roads or back roads to bypass highway traffic. Comments also included the need to
expand Metrolink passenger rail or light rail south of Perris, providing weekend service on
the 91/PVL, and establishing a dedicated set of tracks to avoid conflicts with freight
service. Residents further noted the need for on -time buses, more accessible bus service
for students, and more incentives to take public transportation. Further, residents
recommended repairing potholes, coordinating traffic signals, installing traffic light
cameras, completing the Santa Ana River Trail, extending Van Buren Boulevard to Harley
Knox Road, reopening Pigeon Pass Road, adding traffic signals at San Timoteo Canyon
Road, and reopening the connector at Watkins Drive and Poarch Road.
4. Northwestern Riverside County —121 Comments Received: Residents expressed a variety
of concerns and suggestions, including halting construction of new homes, attracting
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more high -paying jobs to the area, and offering incentives for telecommuting, four -day
work weeks, and flexible work schedules. Others cited the need to complete the Santa
Ana River Trail, expand rail and bus options to Orange County, establish mandatory busing
to schools to reduce parent drop-offs and pick-ups, create a light rail/street car/feeder
bus system to enhance Metrolink ridership, and develop a Corona trolley. A number of
residents suggested removing the 91 Express Lanes and voiced concerns about the lack
of access from mid -city Corona, traffic delays at the 91 Express Lanes entrances, carpool
lane policies, and various express lanes design features. Along the 1-15 corridor,
commuters recommended additional widening within the median, extending express
lanes past Lake Elsinore, improving the El Cerrito interchange, and widening Temescal
Canyon Road. A number of comments noted the need to create an alternate route or
frontage road along SR-91 to connect with Gypsum Canyon Road, limit truck travel times,
and repair potholes. Others noted the need for improvements to the 71/91 interchange
and 15/91 interchange, new lanes on westbound and eastbound SR-91, and better access
to SR-241 from SR-91.
5. Southwestern Riverside County — 263 Comments Received: A significant number of
residents voiced the need for improvements to 1-15 in the Temecula area, with most of
the comments following the "1-15 Traffic Crisis" video produced by the city of Temecula.
Motorists noted lengthy traffic delays to and from San Diego County and expressed
quality of life concerns. Suggested solutions included rebuilding the 15/215 interchange,
widening 1-15 (express lanes, carpool lanes, general-purpose lanes, bypass lanes,
reversible lanes), making various design changes to interchanges, and building an
interchange at French Valley Parkway. Others recommended expanding Metrolink or
providing a light rail service in southwestern Riverside County and connecting with rail
service in San Diego County. Some noted the need to bring more high -paying jobs to
Riverside County, stop new home construction, limit travel times of trucks, expand bus
service operations, create a transit hub in the "triangle area," and build better bike paths.
6. Riverside —198 Comments Received: A number of residents noted the need to improve
traffic congestion on the SR-91 corridor by removing express lanes, changing express
lanes to carpool lanes, removing carpool lanes, installing reversible lanes, rebuilding the
15/91 interchange, building bridges over the Santa Ana River, and creating another east -
west route between Riverside County and Orange County. Some suggested double -
decking freeways, improving the merge from SR-241 to eastbound SR-91, fixing the
bottleneck and improving pavement at the 60/215 interchange, and limiting truck travel
times. Others commented on rail and transit services, including suggestions to eliminate
Metrolink altogether, expand train service hours, integrate transit systems, create a light
rail or trolley system, offer more late -night service, make service adjustments to RTA's
CommuterLink Route 200, reduce fares, add a Metrolink station at UC Riverside, improve
on -time performance of public transit, and develop a high-speed rail system. Residents
also asked for completion of the Santa Ana River Trail, more bike lanes, coordinated traffic
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signals, sidewalk repairs, removal of scooters left on sidewalks, and repaving of various
roads.
7. San Gorgonio Pass —31 Comments Received: Multiple residents voiced the need for a rail
system via Amtrak or Metrolink. Others requested bus service improvements, such as
dedicated bus lanes, more transit options to and from Riverside, better on -time
performance, more stops in residential, medical and commercial areas, and privatizing
rail and buses to remove government influence. Residents further noted growing traffic
congestion on 1-10 and the need for new lanes and improvements to multiple
interchanges from Calimesa to Cabazon, including Pennsylvania Avenue, Potrero Road,
Oak Valley Parkway, Highland Springs, Singleton Avenue, Calimesa Boulevard, and County
Line Road. Several people suggested upgrades to SR-79 between Beaumont and the
Hemet -San Jacinto area, placing traffic signals on San Timoteo Canyon Road, and
coordinating traffic signals.
The Commission received seven additional comments that staff could not identify by geography.
Those comments covered a variety of topics, including creating efficient public transit, bringing
more jobs to Riverside County to equal the volume of housing, completing the Santa Ana River
Trail, and encouraging ridesharing.
Conclusion
Commission staff is pleased with the volume and variety of feedback received, as well as the
overall constructive nature of the comments. The public understands where transportation
investment is needed and is willing to recommend potential solutions. Staff considers the
#RebootMyCommute program to be a success, due not only to this feedback, but also because
the program demonstrated that the Commission is listening to residents, which in turn improves
rapport with the public. The chart below shows the Commission's public sentiment profile via
social media during the 90-day program; the program helped boost public perceptions of the
Commission.
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The Commission will use this information to help guide the next steps for future funding
initiatives. Commissioners are encouraged to share local issues with their staff and constituents.
Commission staff also will provide feedback to Metrolink, bus transit operators, and local
jurisdictions, based on the comments received from residents. Appendix D includes a listing all
of the comments received, sorted by geographical area.
Appendices
Appendix A: Graphic Display, Program Metrics
Appendix B: Comment Origins by Zip Code, Western Riverside County
Appendix C: Comment Origins by Zip Code, Eastern Riverside County
Appendix D: Listing of all comments received
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APPENDIX A
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Community Outreach
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461,702
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Moreno Valley
Mead Valley
Lake Elsinore
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Wildoma
Temecula
Calimesa
San Jacinto
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Aguanga
Mountain
Center
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Western Riverside County
Number of Comments
72+
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APPENDIX C
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Springs
Sky Valley
Cathedral City
Palm Desert
Pinyon Pines
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Eastern Riverside County
Coachella
Chiriaoo Summit
Number of Comments
72+
36
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Agenda Item 9C
Attachment: Appendix D — All Comments Sorted by Geographical Area (Posted on the
Commission Website)
Agenda Item 9C
APPENDIX D
ZIP City
92234
Cathedral
City
Comments - Coachella Valley
Understand and work with you on neighborhood & public transit. I am a
retired transit official from Portland, Oregon. I was the Director of
Operations for bus and rail. Perhaps I can offer help and insight on any
issues you may have from and ADA perspective.
92234 Cathedral
City
We still have no real public transit to get people to get people. Money goes
to the South side --what about the north side?
92234
Cathedral
City
VA doesn't provide sufficient transportation to caller's doctor. What
options does he have for transportation to doctor for veterans?
92234 Cathedral
City
Oh good! Another moneypit.
92236
Coachella
Transit riders in Coachella need a bench, shade, and lighting. There are
new routes but no shade and no seats. The City should have a main stop
with misters. Transit connectivity has gotten better.
92240
Desert Hot
Springs
make palm springs repair conditions that aggravate flooding on gene autry
east of the 10 fwy and indian cyn north and south into desert hot springs
when there is disastrous flooding due to rain overrun onto passage ways.
92241 Desert Hot
Springs
Why don't we have commuter rail traffic to all points west --we have a rail
line why don't we use it?
92241
Desert Hot
Springs
A portion of Thousand Palms Canyon Rd near the Coachella Valley
Preserve has been widen that includes bike lanes and a new layer of
asphalt. This should be the standard for this entire short but important
North/South route. It's heavily traveled and fed on the north by Dillon Rd
and on the south by Ramon/ Washington Street. I'm hoping that the
Thousand Palm Canyon Road could be improved to the level that stretches
a mile or so before and after the entrance to the Preserve. This would
drastically improve safety for bikes traffic, pedestrians and cars. Any
chance?
92241 Desert Hot
Springs
worst road is VARNER Road at the end of Mountain View and Date Palm
in Coachella Valley - declined email address
92240 Desert Hot
Springs
CAN SHE CALL THIS # TO FIND OUT ROAD CLOSURES?
92203
Indio Find an easier way to get to Cal State San Bernardino and UCR.
92201 Indio How about having a beach train during the summer starting in Indio?
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92203
Indio
I am in support of rail/train transportation from Indio to Los Angeles, with a
possible stop in the Long Beach area. I remember as a child riding the train
from Indio to Yuma, AZ and when I moved to Indio two years ago, I was
sadden to see there were no more passenger trains leaving from Indio
going toward AZ or Los Angeles. I believe many residents of the Coachella
Valley would use the train for areas outside of the valley.
92201
Indio
I have been reading about a passenger train coming to our valley for many
years now. Economically, environmentally, and personally this needs to
happen. Please don't drop the ball on this, get it done. Thank You!
92201 I Indio
r
92203 Indio
Van Buren and 48th road is a mess. Divet in the road. Put a light at 49th
and Van Buren but four-way stop at 48th. Indio or Coachella? Just before
Dylan.
wondering if there will be more bus transportation in Indio --no Sun Line
transportation here but there should be.
1 92201
Indio
Suggestion: Worked for Greyhound for a long time. Says many people
were coming to Indio/Palm Springs via Greyhound bus. Suggests increased
transit to this area. Says they would fill a bus every hour or t
92201 Indio
Suggestion: Amtrak platform in Indio or Palm Desert. Concerned that a
platform in Indio would be congested, in Palm Desert concerns about land
use.
92203
Indio
On highways there are not four-way stops. On state highways four-way
stops should be allowed, especially in agricultural areas. Saw a fatal
accident over the weekend in Blythe.
92201 Indio
heavy traffic on Jackson and Avenue 50--will there be new signals?
92201 Indio
Dillon Road between Landfill Rd and Berdoo Canyon Rd has numerous
large potholes causing traffic issues.
92201 Indio
Bicycle shops in Riverside are for middle class people because the prices
are too high and poor people just don't bother going to a bicycle shop. If
you provide a place where the poor can get their bicycles repaired and
maintain then they would be more people riding their bicycles.
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N/A
Indio
I am one of thousands of seniors that are retired and living in Indio and
other areas of the Coachella Valley. Our children and grandchildren live in
and around LA. We miss public transportation that we can rely upon to
visit our families as well as attend the various cultural, theater and myriad
of events in LA. Now, we have to drive 2-3 hours from the desert to LA. I
live alone, and I do not feel comfortable driving all that way alone. I would
love to participate in helping to get a train or reliable bus routes into LA. I
want to be able to attend events and visit my children without the worry of
having to stay overnight. My children do not have another bedroom for me
and it is not comfortable for me on the couch. I would love to attend the
theater and go back home. There are so many reasons to have public
transportation into LA. Please let me know if you need me to help with this
project.
92201
Indio
the erection of a platform in Indio would be big boom to Train travel. A
stop down ij Indio so much more accessible. Train travel outside commute
in L.A., S.F. is near non existent out West. Do be able to go by Train
further West that getting on freeway...YES!!
92203 Indio
Improve public transportation for ALL citizens!
92201
Indio What's a good idea just do it
92203
Indio
Let's build one like the train to nowhere! Spend billions and complete a
tenth of it!
92201
Indio Spend the money on our roads not this crap
92203
Indio
How about not letting drunk and crazy people on the sun bus. You have no
idea how many times they had to stop the bus because someone peed or
started a fight.
92253 I La Quinta L Commuter train from Coachella Valley to Riverside or San Bernardino
N/A La Quinta
Avenue 52 between Jefferson and Washington in La Quinta. Too many
patches, pipe lays, etc. Do they have plans to repave the road completely?
92247 La Quinta I would like to see rail travel in and out of the Coachella.
92253 I La Quinta
That would be Ubers, SunBus and Greyhound, or buy a scooter.
92253 La Quinta
Oh no, Riverside County getting into this scam. No way, we will see
perpetual property tax increases and assessments for another boondoggle.
Build a CV link and don't let Indian Wells & Rancho Mirage skip out
192253 I La Quinta
because their cities are dangerous for pedestrians. actual bike lanes
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92211
Palm Desert
92260 I Palm Desert
If you can waste millions of dollars on the "Benoit Booddoggle" you
certainly do not need an additional tax. Just downgrade the CVLink by
removing the street legal golf carts from the project, and let it be a simple
bike path. Measure A funds were sold to the public as road building and
repair funds, not a recreational project. A project that has consistently lied
to the public. Palm Desert has said the CVLink will be on current city bike
paths; none of these bike paths can/will support the width that would be
required for for and aft lanes for bike, two directional lanes for
pedestrians, and street legal golf cart lanes. Stop trying to scalp the voters
so some unknown special interest can get rich
We need more rail going to Riverside and Los Angeles. We already have
the rail ROW. Let's put some passenger trains on those lines.
92260 Palm Desert
Holiday traffic makes it impossible to get around. The I-10 gets backed up
a lot during the holidays.
We have a great public transit system, but it pollutes our air. We need
92260 Palm Desert
more CNG buses.
92260 Palm Desert
1 1
Comuter Trains need dedicated rail. Trains need to stop at airports. 15s
gong from 7 lanes at 91 to 3 lanes at el cerrito is to short of a distance for
the lane reduction. Road Lanes and design under 15 at onterio and el
cerrito not sufficient.
92260
Palm Desert
It would be nice to have a light rail system to connect different parts of the
region. A train to LA would also be great!
92260 Palm Desert
My son needs a better option to get from the desert to LA. We need rail
service here.
92260
Palm Desert
Why does it take a long time for projects to move forward and be
completed. We need to cut down the amount of time it takes for projects
to be approved and completed!
92260 Palm Desert
The region needs more public transportation that is seemless to use. One
pass to access several modes would be great.
92260 Palm Desert
92260 Palm Desert
The area needs more street lights for pedestrians. As i drive my car, it
doesn't appear it's friendly to other modes of transportation.
We need more trains to get around in the region.
J
92260
Palm Desert
We need light rail in the desert. Economically disadvantaged people have a
hard time getting to medical appoints. It can take them up to 3 hours to
travel on local buses.
_92260
Palm Desert
Traffic on the 10 is getting worse. 4 hours to LA from here is not good
92260
Palm Desert
I am very resourceful and i use my smartphone to get around.
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92260 Palm Desert Whatever you build must be able to support itself. We cannot have tax
money go to waste.
We need more HOV lanes for electric modes. More environmentally
92260 Palm Desert
focused transportation options.
92260 Palm Desert
92260 I Palm Desert
We need more ADA signs for pedestrians. Too many people drive fast and
they don't look for people who are disabled.
The Truck Lanes project appears to be interesting
92260 ' Palm Desert
L— 1
You guys are doing a great job in California. The I-10 is getting more
congested though
92211
Palm Desert
STATE HAS DONE NOTHING TO WIDEN FWY, HWY 111 IS NICE BUT
NARROW, 110 IS TOO NARROW, NEEDS MORE LANE, FROM
MONTEREY TO INDO, MORE LANES.
Frm
Follow up --what is the environmental study looking for with regard to the
Desert
high speed rail project?
92211 Palm Desert Lives Sun City - Senior - Difficult to drive into the Valley to see families
92260 Palm Desert
92260 Palm Desert
When do they paint the lines down the middle of the streets? The lines are
hard to see right now
would it be possible to get a platform in palm desert? Excited for the train.
92211 Palm Desert When is Palm Desert getting a train to LA?
I like to be able to get to Los Angeles within less than 2 hours, by rail
92260 Palm Desert
before I die.
1
A train, bus, ANYTHING from Coachella Valley to LA! Even LAX??? Every
92211 Palm Desert
day???? PLEEAAASE!!!!
After reading these comments, I still want a bus to LA or LAX!!! A bus to
92211 Palm Desert
LAVIN So easy! Why not?!?
Once again, a daily bus from Palm Springs (Desert?) to LA or LAX or both?
92211 Palm Desert
What's so hard?
A bus from Palm Spring to LA /LAX every day! What could be simpler?
92211 Palm Desert
What could be easier? Comments, please?
92260 Palm Desert Use the Whitewater Channel as a bus route.
92260 Palm Desert A light rail system from Palm Springs to Coachella?
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Please consider improving the bike lanes and sidewalks leading to the
ONLY operational section of the CV link! It's unfortunate that there's a
safe beautiful path for my children to ride their bikes and scooters,
92262 Palm Springs however, I don't have a safe method to ride there with them (EITHER
END!!) nor a place to park my car if 1 somehow figure out how to shuttle all
of our recreational vehicles over there! What a tease! Please consider
allocating funds to get this costly project safely accessible for families!!
92264 Palm Springs
Thanks to PS, CA city council member Lisa Middleton for the ad on
YouTube. She got my attention and now I will get you newsletter :)
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92264 Palm Springs
I would consider making serious changes to the 1-10 corridor at the
Cabazon/Morongo casino corridor. The bottleneck that is created along this
section during peak times has become worse and worse.
92262 Palm Springs
Hello, I know about the commuter link between the Coachella Valley and
Riverside. But there are many stops, and the drive time is a lot longer than
by car. I am in favor tax dollars spent on expanded rail service to the
Coachella Valley, like Metrolink or similar. I know that travel to LA via
Amtrak is being explored, but think that commuter options to Riverside
and San Bernardino would alleviate traffic on the 60 and I-10 as well.
92264
Palm Springs
why is palm springs city council spending money on bike lanes that are not
being used? even during the tour to palm springs the lanes were not used
Why we cannot have more frequent local service through Amtrak? Needs
92264 Palm Springs
to be some sort of commuter access to LA.
92262 Palm Springs
We would find it very helpful to be able to take rail from Palm Springs to
Los Angeles.
92262 Palm Springs
Put a dedicated express bus lane just south of the 60 in Moreno Valley
from the Badlands to UCR and businesses up Iowa in Riverside to Hunter
Park metro station to lessen the crush through the 60/215 interchange.
Provide parking at the east end. Alternatively, end the express bus at the
Perris line stop in Moreno Valley.
1) An Amtrak Link to the city of Los Angeles from Palm Springs. This
would alleviate some of the traffic in the area. 2) A reduction of the speed
limit on Hwy. 111 as it winds through Palm Springs. We have had several
92262 Palm Springs accidents (people killed) due to the speed the vehicles are traveling.
Perhaps monitoring speeds cars are traveling on the highway through the
city and ask PS Police to ticket those using excessive speed through the
city. Thank you
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92264
Palm Springs
I work for ENTRAVISION Corp. I would like to request a meeting with your
team to help with your advertising campaign. Would you please forward
this email to your marketing department? I greatly appreciate it.
T
92262 Palm Springs
L
The Vista Chino portion of Hwy 111 is a HUGE problem during morning
and evening commutes. At several intersections it is life -threatening to
attempt to enter the roadway from the adjacent Neighborhoods.
92262
Palm Springs
PALM SPRINGS 200 BLOCK OF ORCHID TREE LANE/ HAS A SPLIT
FROM ONE END OF THE BLOCK TO THE OTHER, 1 INCH WIDE. AND
COMING FROM HIS DRIVEWAY ALSO .
92262 Palm Springs
The residents of the Baristo neighborhood and others desperately need at
crosswalk at the intersection of E Arenas Rd and S Calle El Segundo in
Palm Springs. Pedestrians traveling between two large residential
developments and a church to the east of El Segundo and the downtown
area must brave traffic speeding north and south on El Segundo,
unimpeded by stop signs or traffic lights anywhere between E Taquitz Cyn
Way and E Ramon Rd. There have been pedestrians hurt at this
intersection before and it is simply a matter of time before someone is
killed. Poor lighting at the intersection makes matters even worse at night,
when many diners and bar patrons caravel from their parked cars on E
Arenas across El Segundo toward downtown. Presently, the only
alternative is to walk approximately 1/8th of a mile north to Taquitz in
order to cross El Segundo. Please help before someone is hurt or killed.
92264 Palm Springs
Have scheduled express bus service between Palm Springs and downtown
Riverside seven days a week to connect to Metrolink trains to /from LA
Union Station.
Thank you for the update, however - this is nowhere near what we need!
"...rail platform in Indio to serve special event trains to the Coachella Music
and Arts Festival and Stagecoach Music Festival" -- is only a "drop in the
N/A Palm Springs bucket". What we need is frequently, daily service to/from Palm Springs.
Trains need to run between Los Angeles and Palm Springs daily, not just to
Indio. Palm Springs is one of the top California destinations, and needs
reliable passenger train service. Thank you.
92264 Palm Springs
I would like to commute from Palm Springs to LA via bus or (preferably)
train service. The Flixbus service is good - cheap and fast, but the
scheduled PS -LA routes aren't frequent enough. Ideally there would be a
commuter train from PS to Union Station, LA with several options for
travel times.
[N/A tPalm Springs Regular commuter trains from Palm Springs to LA Union Station.
L9_2262 1Palm Springs Have the bus run all day and all night
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92270
92276
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Palm Springs
Palm Springs
Palm Springs
Rancho
Mirage
Rancho
Mirage
Thousand
Palms
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Have sunline operate 24 hours some residents of the Coachella valley
work crazy hours
Please consider improving the bike lanes and sidewalks leading to the
ONLY operational section of the CV link! It's unfortunate that there's a
safe beautiful path for my children to ride their bikes and scooters,
however, I don't have a safe method to ride there with them (EITHER
END!!) nor a place to park my car if I somehow figure out how to shuttle all
of our recreational vehicles over there! What a tease! Please consider
allocating funds to get this costly project safely accessible for families!!
#rebootmycommute
We need a monorail from the city of Palm Springs to the city of Coachella.
That would take so many cars off the road. #RebootMyCommute
I WOULD LIKE TO SEE A LOT MORE CHARGING STATIONS FOR
ELECTRIC CARS, PLEASE, AND THANK YOU
Are you thinking about getting a commuter train to Los Angeles?
1. Enforce truck lane on 60. Far too many trucks ignore the sign, pass a
slower vehicle,and slowdown the left lane. 2.Do what the San Francisco
Bay Area did - engage ALL transportation companies in solutions and
make travel throughout absolutely seamless. No need for different passes -
just one pass covers all.
In regards to public transit to LA, what are other options do we have. Can
we use buses like they do on the east coast? Or vans.
This is conditioning and social engineering of the residents of Riverside
County for Agenda 21. Agenda 21 is a global plan to yield your life off of
ownership of private vehicles and herd you onto their controlled public
transit system. They want total control over your life. Agenda 21 calls for
the end of meat eating, air conditioning, appliances, single family homes,
and private cars. Agenda 21 is in every municipal building department and
now they're coming for your freedom of movement. RCTC wants you
confined to a small city sized zone reliant on public transportation that
they track, monitor, and operate. Look up Agenda 21/agenda 2030, it's all
in there.
Daily train operation from Indio to LA!!! RCTC has been studying such a
line for 26 years! Hurry up already!
A train from Coachella valley to Los Angeles, San Diego, Las Vegas
Nothing from SunLine Transit Zero Emissions Buses77777
CV Link!
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N/A N/A I love the CV Li nk! V
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N/A
N/A
Last year I was wheel chair bound for 10 months. Could not walk or drive a
car. A social worker from my insurance company was instrumental in
getting me a Sun Bus pass. The bus comes to my driveway. But how am I
going to get from my house to the end of the drive way. A round trip to the
library 3 miles from my home involved 4 hours. The bus does not work for
same day Dr. Appt s. The rules and regulations for safety are tightly
regulated, the wheel chair has to be strapped down, blah, blah. Needs lots
of improvements.
N/A N/A
Enclosed stations i waited 2 hours in freezing cold waiting at metrolink
dtstion riverside
N/A I N/A
Look if they can do it for Palmdale and Lancaster why not Coachella
Valley. I for one would enjoy having this ability.
N/A
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Theve been working on extending the metro link out here for more than a
decade. I used to love taking the train all over the greater LA area and
have wished I could hop on a train to LA with a movie on my phone over
driving in traffic. If only there we
N/A N/A I We need train service here in the Coachella Valley
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This valley can't even build a bike path
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Ma'am have you given any thought at all to who really commutes by
train??? A BIKE path makes more sense
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Perhaps tax incentives for driving services to use wheelchair accessible
vehicles, or even a deduction for purchasing one of the all access vans or
otherwise incentives for using those type of vehicles? #rebootmycommute
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Get rid of the meth heads and homeless at the bus stops
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N/A Create a slow lane for seasonal visitors and sightseers.
N/A N/A FINISH THE CV LINK!
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Fix Ramon Road nothing has been done in years.More new business same
old roads.When there is an accident between El Cielo and Gene Autry dr.
Camino Parocela takes all that traffic till the mess is cleaned up.And
people still drive like they are on Ramon rd.
N/A N/A train to LA
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Have all the bus stops covered so to keep as cool as possible. Keep them
clean and marked easily for routes.
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What about a more efficient commute of some kind whether bus or train
added from Coachella Valley to certain Pockets throughout Riverside
CN/A _ N/A Sync the traffic lights 0 , enough infighting among the city council.
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Better bus system how is it possible that from la quinta cove to ramona
and gene autry a total of 16 miles takes 3 hours 3 bus transfers on the bus
it's ridiculous the whole bus system out here sucks
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The bus system is not very progressive. I just moved here from Texas.
DFW has a user friendly app that allows you to purchase tickets via your
phone and have a credit system. The app also will give a bus route similar
to using GPS for your car. Finally it not only tells you where your bus/train
is in real time but also notifies you when busses are having issues or
running behind. I know its alot for a smaller older community. But perhaps
you could take note of some of those possibilities. I would likely commute
this way if the bus systems were just slightly better.
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Please add more stage 2 chademo electric car charging stations!
Specifically one in desert hot springs. Desert hot springs is one of the only
city halls that doesn't have one and California is one of the leaders in
electric car sales and renewable energy
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Get rid of pretty medians that force people to make U turns. Promote Lyft
and Uber services.
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I saw this in Europe and I'm not sure if the valley has this but there are
scooter racks around where people are walking except it's filled with
scooters. The person just puts in maybe a few quarters or dollars (I don't
know cause I didn't use them) then they can use that scooter and they can
return it to another scooter rack (doesn't have to be the same scooter rack)
maybe this is a good idea
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The 1-10 Monroe bridge and others need to be expanded adding more
lanes to free up traffic.
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Please get MetroLink train extension from San Bernadino to Palm Springs.
This is a no brainer. This should exist.
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100% renewable energy by 2022. No exceptions. Set the example for the
rest of transportation around California. More insensitive for taking the bus
or moving as a community, and design the valley with either large shaded
areas, or for the love of God trees.
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ZIP City Comments - Hemet/San Jacinto
92536 Aguanga
Building more lanes will work for maybe 5 years. Bring us train service to
SanDiego!
92539 Anza I Offer bus service to the Anza area.
92539 Anza
I AM CALLING TO SPEAK TO SOMEONE AT EXTENTION 55222
REGARDING HIGHWAY 371 TRAFFIC. THERE WAS A BIG MEETING
ABOUT THE TRAFFIC CONDITIONS UP HERE WHERE I LIVE. I WANT TO
TALK TO YOU AND GIVE YOU MY INPUT, SINCE I CANT BE AT THE
MEETING AT THE TOWN HALL. GIVE ME A CALL, I HAVE SOME
COMMENTS I WOULD LIKE TO GIVE TO YOU .
92583
Gilman Hot
Springs
PLEASE DO NOT ADD ANOTHER NEW TAX FOR TRANSPORTATION,
THERE ARE ALREADY 2 IN PLACE, 1 TO EXPIRE 2039 AND THE OTHER
NEW CAR TAX WHICH WAS JUST IMPLEMENTED DUE TO EXPIRE IN
2025...STATE TRANSPORTAION SHOULD BE USING THESE TAX
FUNDS FOR ALL TRANSPORTATION PROJECTS AS INTENDED
Gilman Hot
92583
Springs
We have plenty of dedicated road space IF we double -deck it! I can't
believe that would be an insurmountable engineering problem. Obviously,
would have to be de -facto express lanes; doubt could put on/off ramps
except at certain spots, but we have restricted access now, express lanes,
etc. We have big fly-overs in a number of places where freeways cross,
and they could be adapted!
92583 Gilman Hot
Springs
I'd like for the Metrolink to expand into the Hemet/San Jacinto area or have
the Perris line run on weekends too.
Gilman Hot
92583
Springs
I found out about this website from a YouTube ad and wanted to
communicate my concerns. I live off of State St just outside the city of San
Jacinto. The condition of the road has been deteriorating for some time
now and all it just gets potholes patched which has left the road surface
bumpy and uneven. Semi trucks travel on this section of road and
everytime it rains, chunks of asphalt become dislodged from the road bed
and vehicle damaging potholes appear. I feel like this section of road has
been ignored by the county since the road is in beautiful shape further
north where the road goes by the Scientology compound. I would
appreciate it if will you please resurface this section of road.
92543
Hemet
Metrolink connecting Hemet/San Jacinto area to Perris. Metrolink to/from
Hemet San Jacinto to Palm Springs. Increase frequency of bus routes in
Hemet/San Jacinto Moreno Valley areas. More NON STOP or minimal stop
commuter buses to and from Hemet San Jacinto. Freeway expansions into
Hemet. More lanes on Ramona Expressway and Gilman Springs.'
92543 Hemet How about some real freeway access to Hemet and San Jacinto ??
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Ride the train if their was a station within 5 minutes of Hemet.
Please make the road from Temecula to Palm Springs 4 lanes!!! Save
lives!!! At least put those concrete barriers in temporarily. Use eminent
domain and environmental impact exclusions. This is a huge safety issue!
Attached are some screenshots from recent Facebook posts.
Please look at the comments on Face Book and Instagram and reply. Other
wise this is just another waste of time and taxpayers money. You can't fix
what you can't acknowledge.
Is there a way to become a part of the RCTC? I would like to do this as a
volunteer.
WOULD LIKE TO FIND OUT WHEN ROUNDABOUTS WILL BE DONE IN
THE WINE COUNTRY - TEMECULA AREA. WE NEED TO STOP PUTTING
IN STOP LIGHTS AND USE RAOUNDABOUTS INSTEAD.
Chuck, Juan, I have 3 questions regarding traffic projects in Riverside
County. Is there any updates and progress on these projects. Both Line 1&2
have financially impacted by livelihood immensely. So wondering what is
happening. 1. Realignment of Hwy 79 2. Center City Parkway going from
Sanderson Ave in San Jacinto to 15 freeway in Corona 3. I have heard
rumors of the Metrolink system expanding to Beaumont and then
continuing into the desert area. Is this accurate. Thank you.
notices that street repaving has been done in affluent but not in non -
affluent areas --some streets are better maintained than others?
Comment on number of stop lights and protected left turns on surface
streets. Why is the county putting in so many stop lights and protected left
turn on surface roads?
Will Metrolink be expanding to Beaumont, Palm Springs, and all the way
to Arizona?
Can you time traffic lights on major routes so that cars get a green wave if
they're going the speed limit (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Green_wave)? I
take Domenigoni Parkway to MSJC and normally I hit more than half of the
lights when they're red. Once I decided to time how long I spend idling with
a stopwatch and found out that I spent a quarter of my commute that day
idling at red lights. It seems like the traffic lights are set to make everyone
on major routes wait for a few cars to turn on the road from side streets. It
would be a lot better for fuel consumption and vehicle emissions to make a
few cars wait for a lot of cars to pass through the intersection before
they're allowed to go.
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Hemet
No Thanks to high Speed Trains or under ground tunnels... Enough!! Here's
a idea.., Drive
92544 THemet
Nope, no new taxes... why would anyone want to let then take more when
they cant manage what they currently get...
92544
Hemet
No thank you!!! Hemet has no jobs cause the city gets money to take on
the homeless and X cons!! No thank you to that either. Our valley has gone
to shit.. Our Major is obsolete!!!! Who is it?? Bonnie Wright?? I hear people
take turns..!! What does that tell you?! Never have I seen a Major of Hemet
involved with the people..!! Small town.. for a obsoleteMajor. Honestly
recently I had enough of dumping of homeless and x cons.. Talked with
City "they get paroled here!!! Ruining our Valley!!! City Council.. Ha
92544
Hemet Fix the local roads first. They're horrible
92544
Hemet
Major throufares like Domenigoni, Hwy 74 and 79 need to have signals
aligned for traffic flow, not just more signals. New housing developments
need to exit on to existing roads with signals, not just more signals.
92544
Hemet
Remove homeless from around bus stops areas, where they camp out,
sleep on the benches, customer's walk a distance to get there only to have
to stand because there is no place to sit, some ask for money or threaten
you,and younger one's gang up on you for your belongings,the list is
long,we need safety again...
92544 Hemet Maybe don't use the transit system to bring in homeless drug addicts?
92544
Shut down Gilman springs till freeway is built from that exit on the 60 all
Hemet
the way to Ramona Express way and Sanderson Ave.
92545 Hemet
Rail system from Temecula, Escondido to San Diego.
Complete the Ethanac Rd. extension which connects Highway 74 in
92545 Hemet Homeland to Highway 74 in Lake Elsinore. Then add at least one lane in
each direction to the road that connects to the Ortega Highway!
92545
Hemet
The I-215 from Perris thru Moreno Valley needs more lanes. The
northbound and southbound lanes are almost always jammed. I don't see
any future projects planned on this freeway, but the cities keep approving
more development that will create more traffic. The freeway needs to be
expanded or development needs to slow down Thank you
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1. Fix the horrendous traffic on Hwy 60 and Hwy 215 between Mission
Blvd. and Cactus Avenue. Afternoon commutes are stop and go along the
whole route going west to east. Weekend backups occur at t he 60/215
interchange in both directions but particularly in the west to east direction.
Morning commutes between Eastridge/Eucalyptus and Market Street are
stop and go as well. Additional lanes should be added along the whole
route. 2. The addition of millions of square feet of warehouse space all
along the north/south Hwy 215 between Nuevo Road and Cactus Avenue
are having a detrimental impact to traffic. Additional lanes in both
directions should be added. 3. The Mid -County Expressway should be
expedited. This will provide safer alternatives to traffic to and from the
San Jacinto Valley in addition to alleviating traffic on Hwy 74 to and from
Hwy 215. 4. The realignment of Hwy 79 from Gilman Springs to
Domenigoni Pkwy should be expedited. The traffic in both directions with
the existing paths of travel are horrendous. The addition of thousands of
houses along Domenigoni and Winchester Road, going towards Menifee
will create significant traffic. 5. Offer more alternatives to the hours for
rail travel to and from the Perris rail station to and from the Downtown
Riverside rail station. The current hours are too limiting. 6. I would support
an increase to the transportation tax in the range of .5 cents to 1.0 cents in
order to prioritize and expedite much needed traffic improvements to the
inland region.
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1-15 N and I-15 S Express Carpool lanes from French Valley to Escondido.
Also 1-215 N and 1-215 S express carpool lanes at Newport Ave to
Winchester. There are a lot of North Riverside projects but the south is
being left out. We deserve equal attention.
92545 F Hemet T How about late night runs?
92545
Hemet
Ask Code violations to read their emails or answer the messages left on
there voice mail.... If my neighbors huge dead tree ( 3 years) catches on
fire, MY house & the mobile homes in sierra Dawn are all going to go up
!mil 730 Augusta street HEMET ca ! traffic signals on Ramona expressway
as well as Gilman springs road ull1111111 NO PASSING mu
92545
NUMBER ONE MOST IMPORTANT! Get Ca!trans to give up their ill-
conceived, illogical and DANGEROUS plan for a raised median on Florida!
Residents don't want it, businesses don't want it, city council doesn't want
it and first responders hate the idea because it will cause huge delays in
Hemet response times. If they really want to build a median, do it on Gilman
Springs road where there are way too many head-on fatalities caused by
illegal passing. If not a median, then either widen it or install some kind of
barrier to prevent passing on hills and curves. Serious enforcement
wouldn't hurt, either.
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Hemet
Work in tadem with Caltrans and Orange County in establishing 74 East
from Lake Elsinore to San Juan Capistrano as a toll road.
!92549 Idyllwild Thank you for Commissioner for coming to Idyllwild.
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Idyllwild
92549 Idyllwild
Caller has disabilities and was snowed in. Why did Caltrans not plow her
road in Idyllwild? She was recently trapped in her home. What agency
should she call to get relief?
Put left turn arrows on all stop lights on Florida.
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Jacinto
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I would like to see Gilman Springs Road a safer road to travel by widening
both sides with 4 lanes. It is a heavily used road and impacts many
people's daily commute.
Hemet/San Get rid of HOV lanes. Get rid toll lanes. Widen gilman springs road at least
to 2 lanes each direction. Add lanes to every fwy. Build for the future
Jacinto
population not the past.
Hemet/San
Jacinto
We need better inspectors for road repairs the work is horrible and they
pass it who is getting paid beside the contractors. You know that answer
Hemet & San Jacinto official are horrible I won't even say anything about
the mayors
92583
Hemet/San It is about time that our City leaders drive around town like San Jacinto
Jacinto and look the overgrown trees and junk on our streets.
92580 I N/A
More stop more light
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N/A Create a "busway" at least in high traffic areas. A road just for the buses
to be on.
N/A N/A Yes its about time
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Yes bring the Trains back to Hemet San Jacinto valley!
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Bring back the 212 Comuterlink bus
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How about fix the roads
N/A N/A Drill a tunnel under Ortega highway
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Add commute vehicles to fire stations where people could call a special
number for transport.
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So hard to say. People travel to OC, Palm Desert areas, Riverside, San
Diego, yet getting to a hub locally no where to start.
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Put homeless to work in public utilities
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Some of the roads have been fixed but the company's did a bad job so next
time get a good company they will stand up for there work
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Make people slow down and stop people from running the traffic signals at
N/A high speed. Not safe out there as so many run the lights. Most homeless
aren't going to work.
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First replace the public don't workers with real public workers. We all
know that they spend more time and money taking about doing than doing.
Clean up the streets. I have seen trees growing out of the gutters and
drainage basins. They patch a hole and can't see or don't care about the
one next to it. Why is it that the road in front of The Scientology
compound is almost perfect, compared to the same road before and after it
that looks like the craters on the moon. What is the point of landscaping
the middle of the road if you can't drive on it safely. We pay for street
sweepers that just move the debris around. Hard to sweep at the speed
they drive. Citizens that use public transportation should not need to worry
their safety at a bus stop as others use them as a bed,toilet and other
things I will not mention. Maybe I just old school I grew up understanding
that you only crossed the street at a crosswalk unlike those that cross on
Florida in Hemet. Also what is the purpose of the installation of new and
replacing ADA ramps that go to nothing just dirt? It's almost impossible for
someone in a wheelchair to maneuver in dirt and rocks. If you need
someone to implement any of the above I would be more than willing.
Widen Warren Rd from Florida to Ramona Expressway to 2 lanes in each
N/A N/A direction with turn lanes, left and right, at Esplanade and W. Devonshire.
Repair or repave Florida from Winchester to Sanderson
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Start by Fixing traffic signals so they don't stop 15-50 vehicles to let 1 or
2 go.
N/A ... Widen the roads!!
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Repaint the white lines from 215 fwy to San Jacinto. Last night could not
tell which lane I was in.
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Improve the roads and freeways just like roads and freeways going to
Temecula. Also add traffic signal lights.
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Reinstate school buses! The traffic from parents taking and picking up their
kids is insane and you could keep 30+ cars off the roads per bus load. Do
the math for the two districts. By eliminating unnecessary vehicles you
should eliminate A LOT of wear and tear on our already destroyed roads.
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Fix and resurface all the streets in the city and county limits. They are very
dangerous. Pick up the trash and debris.
N/A More Police Presence
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Don't put a median down the middle of Florida in Hemet!
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Need a freeway from Hemet to the 215, because it takes 25 minutes to
get to the 215 from Hemet. Maybe another freeway on from State Street
heading to San Diego and San Clemente or cutting over to San Juan
Capistrano.
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N/A Carpool lanes from San Diego County line through Riverside..15 and 215
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Teach people how to drive and ticket ALL JAY walkers IN HEMET..
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Remove all the illegals in the state of California. Get them and theirs cars
out of here. Remove arbitrary speed limits on the interstates. Same speed
for cars and trucks. Put an immediate halt to the UN AGENDA'S 21, 30
and 50. Eliminate all HOV lanes. There purpose is to reduce the number of
cars by car pooling 2 or more drivers per car to use the lane, well a soccer
mom her her 4 kids are using the lane. Stop trying to force people out of
their cars. We don't accept unelected officials determining our driving fate
and we hold elected officials accountable! Get your act together!
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Have the traffic engineer set the signal light controllers for the time of day
when traffic direction is the heaviest. Beaumont ave north south takes too
long to cycle plus many other intersections are the same way
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We seem to have all these train tracks that go nowhere. We have
freeways that take 30 minutes to get there.
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I visited Netherlands last year. At all the neighborhoods they have buses
passing by every 15 min. And the buses all went to one central hub & then
you could take the train/bus to you next destination. Europe figured out
public transportation. Everyone takes the buses. I loved it
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I would like a tunnel through Mt. San Jacinto into Palm Springs.
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Start with infrastructure fix what we have than expand and modernize the
entrances/exits to the valley I'd say start in Beaumont the congestion in
the am and pm commute is awful it's nice to see Dartmouth finally being
repaved,also in valle vista passed Ramona expressway is so poorly lit I
don't know how more people aren't hit jaywalking a d
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First, improve the roads (repave). And secondly, have law enforcement that
enforce traffic violations. The drivers in Hemet know they will not get a
ticket and drive recklessly. We have an idiot who drives like he is doing
movie stunts, all up and down Columbia Street leaving skid marks all over
the pavement. Local law enforcement will NOT do anything about it. Does
it take someone getting killed? Columbia St has an elementary school with
bunches of children walking to school.
Amtrak/metrolonk
One thing I'd love to see is the hey 74 to Hemet repaved completely,
makes the town look like hell
Add a train station in hemet and a road way out of town that doesn't have
a ton of traffic lights
Maybe start by fixing the roads. Every major street in town has pot holes.
Use the ridicules gas tax money the idiots voted in and fix the roads
properly. Not just tossing cheap tar into pot holes to be be washed away in
the next rain storm. Also widen Gilman Springs! There is way to much
traffic on that road for 2 lanes. I know every time I get on that road, I'm
stuck about 8 cars deep behind someone that is to stupid to get out of the
way and let people pass. Thus the reason for so many accidents on Gilman
Springs.
Fix all the dips in hemet. Oil pans are expensive
ZIP City Comments - 1-215 Corridor
92570
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Mead Valley
Menifee
I would open up back roads and build back roads between the various cities
of our county. I used to live in New York (upstate), Indiana, Colorado, and
more, and all these states have more ways to get between cities than the
interstates. They have county roads, back roads, they even have county
roads that run alongside the interstate to allow for people to go slower and
people without vehicles to more easily traverse because you cannot bike or
walk on the interstate. Personally I would build more county roads
between cities to allow for people to use county roads instead of the
interstates.
I sit in traffic on the 15 daily during my commute home from San Diego. I
leave the heart of San Diego at 3:30 and often times do not arrive home
until after 5:30 if I leave after 4 I'm not home until well over 6 pm
sometimes even 7 pm. With less traffic I would be able to get home
sooner, prepare dinner for my family and spend more time with my kids.
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Menifee
I commute from Menifee at Newport and Menifee Rd to my work in
riverside at the intersection of van Buren and Arlington. It's about 43
minutes to and a little over an hour home. I worked 1st shift and was
considering the train. Nope it doesn't run the hours I need it to run to be at
work by 6:30am and I would have had to wait around until almost I believe
5PM to catch a train home. That is just the train, that doesn't even get me
to the train station. That is a headache and a half. I could get on a bicycle
and ride on unlighted two lane roads in Menifee to get to the train station
in Perris, or try to navigate the multiple buses and I dont believe they were
running that early. Now I work 3rd shift 11:30PM to 6:30AM and there is
basically no public transportation available. So it seems to be the county
has made public transportation available to people who don't need it for
work, as my shift is pretty typical of a blue collar job. Which this
unavailability has caused the people who do use the public buses to be
quite frequently homeless perverts who sit at the back of the bus and play
with their dick and jerk off. A friend of mine tried to use the bus to
commute to Pechanga from the same neighborhood I live in and it took him
4 hours and multiple bus changes. The buses didn't run later at night so he
got to work 2 hours early, He had to leave 6 hours early to get to work,
and a dude was in the back of the bus playing with himself. Anyways this
is my rant. It seems to me the public transportation system is a waste of
money and taking valuable money from roadways.
(continued) Today I was driving my new car and a chunk flipped up out of a
pot hole and gouged the bumper on my $80,000 Lexus. So now I get to
fork out probably $1500 to get it fixed. Again money out of my pocket,
along with all the tax dollars for the useless public transport system, am I
going to get anything for my damage? No. It just seems to me like it's
totally mismanaged at a horrific cost to all of us.
92584 Menifee Winchester road at Temecula is garbage. Fix it now.
92584
Menifee
I carpool from Menifee to Lakeside, 140 miles round-trip. What we would
like to see is the carpool lanes continue all the way up, to at least the 15 /
215 Split. We can usually make the check point in an hour, on our way
home. But from there to our exit (Scott) is another hour. Also on ramp
metering lights on the Winchester on ramp, 215 North bound. This is
another issue with coming home after work, during the weekdays. Without
these lights it's just a free for all trying to merge on to the freeway.
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All the major interchanges are jammed all day now. I commute and drive a
truck in the southern California and I see it all over. Why not really connect
the development projects to get along with the road capacity? Like why is
the 215 North at the 60 West interchange so busy? You have 3 lanes
going North that jam in to 3 or 4 lanes going West. It takes me 1.5 hours
to go 30 miles to work. Not to mention the roads are crumbling. With all
the new taxes could we at least get the roads and traffic fixed? If not tell
L me why!!!
92584 I Menifee
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Build changeable direction Lanes in center median on the I-15 from
Rainbow to the I-15/1-215 merge in Murrieta.
HIGHWAY PATROL NEEDS TO PAY MORE ATTENTION TO THE BIG
Menifee RIGS CAUSING TRAFFIC DELAYS AND ACCIDENTS ON THE 60
FREEWAY
Menifee
There are few to non bike lines in menifee city and all the time there are
reports of accidents involving bicyclists
IF-
92584
Menifee
Please don't turn Riverside into a socialist hell hole. Stop focusing on
providing services. Allow people to work for what they need and have. If
everything is always focused in the handout we will never change.
1 92584 Menifee
Biuld the freeway and more roads idiota
92586 Menifee
he lives in Menifee, Metrolink trains look empty off of the 215. Is public
transit really feasible? Just a comment.
92586
Menifee
Impose compulsory population reduction. All non -natives out. Prohibit real
estate developers from making contributions of any kind to politicians,
municipal and county. There is no other way. If these solutions are not
carried out then no complaints are permitted as Menifee, Hemet, and San
Jacinto murder the land and the population skyrockets.
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115/1215 Mess in Temecula & Murrieta, CA. These are the issues as I see
them, I commute through this often as do many others. The 15 northbound
onramps to the freeway from Rancho California, and Winchester are WAY
too short. Cars don't have enough time to build enough speed to merge
with the freeway at speed limits. This causes everyone to slow down and
it just escalates after that. Same with the southbound 15 exits. Once that
slowdown starts, everyone starts slowing down to look and we're screwed.
Combine that with immediate need for cars entering the freeway from
Winchester to move over to go on the 15N and cars already on the 15
trying to get over for the 215, it's just a mess. The 15N Winchester on
ramp, on westbound Winchester, specifically needs to be addressed most.
I'm no engineer but here's what I would do to fix...
1. Make a separate 1-15 North on ramp in the middle of the freeway,
similar to the express lane on ramps in Rancho Bernardo in SD County.
Cone it or KRail it off so cars can't fly over to the 215 on ramp.
2. Leave the Northbound on -ramp on eastbound Winchester but lengthen
the time cars have to merge.
3. Close the current 15N on -ramp on westbound Winchester
4. Create a new on ramp somewhere just north of Winchester off Ynez
road that is ONLY For people taking the 215 north.
(continued) 5. Lastly, use the middle space of the current freeway (or
raised like the 5 in OC) to build REAL express lanes from the checkpoint to
Murrieta Hot Springs on the 15. Make these for THROUGH TRAFFIC
ONLY. No exits for Temecula & Murrieta. And make them free. This will
DRASTICALLY help local commuters. Since most people are "passing
through" as said in the video pitch to the federal government, give them a
way to pass through and be separated from the local commuters. That's all,
best of luck to everyone trying to plan this and get it pushed through
government.
92587 Menifee potholes
92587 Menifee Add lanes to 15 in Temecula SD co line to 215 NOT toll!
Monorail using the 15 and 215 caltrans right of ways already in use .. an
elevated monorail train right down the center of the fwy. Build it in
92596 Menifee sections off site and assemble as you go , like a pipeline for knows you can
build a freakin' pipeline that spans thousands of miles overhill and dale.
WHY NOT A MOMORAIL?
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Make the commute to San Diego better. Either by expanding the lanes or
making the service that goes to Oceanside reach all the way to San Diego.
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Please look into how we can combat traffic in the future in the Menifee
area. More people are starting to move out to Menifee and surrounding
areas and the traffic problem will become worse so look into how we can
improve before it happens
Please provide weekend service for the Perris Metrolink line.
Metrolink should look into getting ride of way because it makes the train
take much longer than it actually should because the freight trains take a
really long time to pass. When a freight train breaks riders are forced to
wait on the train until they are able to fix it making a 1 hour ride into 3
hour rides.
On the Metrolink always have a back up. For example if a freight train
breaks down we are stuck there for hours, instead make sure you can get
the passengers to their destination in a reasonable amount of time. Make
hours on Metrolink more convinent, most people that ride it commute to LA
yet the earliest it starts running is 8AM in Perris stations and most people
need to leave much earlier. Time the buses with the Metrolink , because as
a bus is approaching the station the train is already leaving or vice versa.
There is too much traffic between the 15 right where Hot Springs is all the
way to Red Hawk. The speed limit is supposed to be 65 but we are all
going 45. Create more lanes or do something to reduce traffic. If possible
make construction go faster, by the time something gets done traffic has
already increased from the time construction started. Also build a station a
Menifee.
Have more availability in terms of more hours and stops in Metrolink. Add
a Metrolink station in Menifee and Lake Elsinore.
What are you doing about dial a ride for senior citizens in the county? Or
other transportation for people needing to go to grocery store weekend.
MOST STUDENTS SENIORS AND STUDENTS HAVE PACKS OR CARTS
TO GET THEIR STUFF AROUND,MANY HAVE DISABILITYS BUT HAVE
BEEN GIVEN A HARD TIME TRYING TO GET A CART UNBOARD AND
ITS HARD ON THOSE TO TAKE EVERYTHING OUTV AND FOLD THEM
DOWN,PLEASE MAKE A RAMP FOR THOSE WITH CARTS AND EXCESS
THEY CANT NORMALLY HOLD OR CARRY,TY.
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I THINK A DOUBLE DECKER HIGHWAY THROUGH MORENO VALLEY
Moreno INTO ORANGE COUNTY WOULD BE THE BEST WAY TO REDUCE
Valley TRAFFIC AND CONGESTION. KIND OF LIKE THE DOUBLE DECKER
FREEWAYS THEY HAVE IN NORTHERN CALIFORNIA.
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what can we do to increase pedestrian safety? People drive fast and
unsafely.
Buses need to run on time and more in between. I have seen many times
one bus be right behind the other on the same route leaving many people
to wait for later buses. The waits for buses makes it such an inconvenient
form of transportation and do not always take one to centralized areas
such as some government offices. Bike Lanes need to have physical
barriers to ensure the safety and uninterrupted access to cycling. Many
times I have seen police or trash bins blocking the path. There needs to be
a bike highway that makes it easy to move through cities without the risk
of running into cars. And that makes it convenient nto bike. Commuters
from Moreno Valley and Riverside could be removed form the road with a
reliable road interconnecting vital areas like Downtown, our multiple
universities and shopping centers with groecry stores.
Regarding the police officer question, why does it seem there are no
officers on the freeway or streets
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Tent -like structures should be placed over the freeway in heavily
Moreno residential areas to minimize the negative effects of pollution caused by so
Valley much traffic. The tents would serve as a sort of filter for the fumes
released from car exhausts
92555
Moreno
Valley
Every day, I commute from eastern Moreno Valley to Corona. RCTC should
get rid of the carpool lane on the 60 West in Moreno Valley, until at least
one lane can be added that is dedicated for general, non -truck traffic. With
just 3 lanes, the only non -carpool lanes are also truck lanes, because
trucks legally can use the right 2 lanes. The 215 South from Moreno
Valley to Murrieta, which also has just 3 lanes, has no carpool lane; why
does the 60 in Moreno Valley need one? It leads to more movement back
and forth from people avoiding trucks, which increases the likelihood of
accidents. And there certainly are many accidents on that part of the
freeway! That is why, during rush hour, I see many drivers cheating by
using the carpool lane with no passengers in their vehicles. They'd rather
take their chances getting a ticket than being trapped behind a slow -
moving semi.
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Reopen The Pigeon Pass Rd backside dirt road that used to connect (and
maybe still does) to the north-eastern newer section of Riverside where
new houses and warehouses are. This road served residents reliabily as an
alternate route when the 60 and it frontage roads were all shut down.
Then a few years back ti was closed with a promise to reopen it after a
year. Well over 10 years plus later it still is closed!!! what gives????
Pertaining to congestion on freeways, the 60 and 91 Interchange.
Question is about this interchange.
Ban trucks by weight or axle limit on Redlands Blvd. from Locust Ave. to
San Timoteo Canyon Rd. in Moreno Valley. Ban trucks by weight or axle
limit on San Timoteo Canyon Rd. in Riverside county. Trucks going to
dump can use San Timoteo Canyon Rd. in San Bernardino county. This is a
heavily used route during rush hours as a freeway alternative with much
congestion. Trucks are also using this as an alternative to the freeway.
1. Put time on when trucks can travel on the roads, not during peek hours.
2. Let Disable Plates use the diamond lane and toll as Motor Cycles do. 3.
Cities that have more companies with trucks should provide funds to lessen
the traffic jams. 4. Trucks should only use the outside lane (4) when they
pass they cause a back up to low profile cars. 5. Caltrans and emergency
vehicles need be a lot time to get to accident, better planning on how they
can get to the break down asap. Scene there delay cause they not scent to
a road that been closed, yet had go with traffic, then stuck in traffic, they
could gone reverse way as road was closed as lanes was closed.
Light rail to Connect Moreno Valley warehouses to the heavy rail stations.
Light rail to connect downtown riverside to Moreno Valley . Light rail that
all the way up the 15. Essentially light rail
I would like to see exclusive lanes for express commuter bus shuttles on
the freeways with stops at major crossings with connection to other buses,
parking lots, and/or electric bikes and electric scooters so users can get to
their ultimate destination. Another idea would be some type of light rail or
monorail along the freeway median similar to the BART in the Bay Area
and instead of the dedicated lanes for express shuttle buses, but this could
be a more expensive project.
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Fix the dam roads.
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Moreno
Valley
Reset the traffic lights to allow traffic to move onto and off of the freeway
and not bottle neck because the traffic lights are not in the same rythem as
the surface streets. They are not set to allow traffic to flow efficiently.
One only has to reset the traffic lights starting at one end of Moreno Valley
and work all the way to the other end. North to South and East to West
alternating every other street to allow traffic to flow smoothly and
efficiently. In Menifee the traffic signs are so slow 30 miles on 4 lane
streets to allow for golf carts. They should have golf cart lanes and up the
speed limits to normal speeds. They also could reset their traffic lights
coming off of the Freeway ie MaCall it is always congested there. In Perris
the traffic lights need to be reset near the shopping centers to pace the
vehicles to make the intersections safer for pedestrians and motorists. The
traffic needs to move in shorter incriments people start texting at longer
lights and get so involved that when the lights finally change they drive to
fast to catch up to the car in front of them causing a dangerous situation.
One can watch the traffic and see that the rythem of each of these citys
can be changed for the better by changing the settings of the traffic lights.
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Please finish the Santa Ana River Trail between Riverside and Orange
92557 Moreno County. The SART is a longawaited feature for commuters and
Valley recreational riders all through the Inland Empire and Southern California.
Thank you!
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Moreno
Valley
This would be wonderful to have antelope and Coachella rail link pass .
Please make it happen
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Moreno
Valley
I have three solutions to easing the commute into and out of Moreno
Valley. First, I am begging the cities of Moreno Valley, Riverside
(Highgrove) and Grand Terrace to re -open Pigeon Pass and connect the
two counties as they once were. The commute through Reche Canyon is
always backed up in the afternoon and evening hours with traffic coming
southbound out of Colton, Loma Linda, and San Bernardino, and and is
equally slow crawling out of Moreno Valley in the mornings. It is also quite
dangerous to the life and property of drivers and passengers when large
animals (burros and coyotes) are frequently struck, resulting in additional
cost to the county agencies responsible for services such as police, fire,
paramedics, animal control, etc. Re -opening Pigeon Pass would clear
thousands, of cars from Reche Canyon. The second suggestion deals with
those drivers traveling San Timeteo Canyon into and out of Redlands. The
road is heavily congested and the flow managed by stop signs, when traffic
lights would be more efficient and alleviate long delays. It seems simple
enough to equip the intersections which are already posted with signage,
with traffic lights instead. Finally, re -opening the connector road at
Watkins Dr. and Poarch Rd./Gernert Rd./Morton Rd. would allow drivers to
bypass waiting to enter the freeway at Box Springs Rd/Fair Isle Dr. and
instead enter from Watkins Dr./Central Ave. or continue their commute
behind UCR. The road was closed to through traffic out of concern for the
railroad but access is granted to emergency service vehicles, so the road
could be re -opened fairly easily.
(continued) Any or all of these suggestions could be taken up by the city,
county, and state agencies at the benefit of the environment, the economy,
and the public. These are my three ideas for easing traffic and speeding
commute times for drivers.
92557
Moreno are there any plans for improving the 60 and the 215? Building more
Valley apartments which will make it worse.
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Valley
Roads going to the 60 are not in good condition. Potholes are quite large.
When will these be fixed?
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Valley
What are the plans for new residential development? Is there a plan for
the new construction? Is there a way to accommodate more traffic?
92557
Moreno
Valley
RTA drivers should be more nicer with disable people. Patients on dialysis
sometimes they have troubles after treatment and if they are not out the
door within 5 minutes when they arrive they will leave them and they're
so rude with them. They have to call back and they won't get another bus
until 1 or 2 hours if they are lucky 9
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Nuevo
Perris
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Perris
Demand the road funding that sacramento diverted. Bureaucrats want
public transportation more than the public does.
Finish the Santa Ana river trail that we the voters approved money for in
2005
We pay for fast track and it stops in riverside I live in mo valley where
help for us, the 215 and 60, 60 and 91 where all being Robbed
Finish the 215 project, in particular the last phase, which is "north". This
adds a carpool lane between Nuevo road and the 60 interchange. Traffic
and congestion both ways are very bad during peak commute times.
Fix the roads so there can be less traffic.
I think it would be awesome if metro link would provide free days for
families on weekends for families who otherwise would find it a financial
hardship to visit new places.
Less potholes
Please finish the Santa Ana River Trail between Riverside and Orange
County. It is a "long-awaited" feature for commuters and recreational
riders all through the Inland Empire and Southern California for that
matter. Thank you!
Please finish the Santa Ana River Trail between Riverside and Orange
County. It is a "long-awaited" feature for commuters and recreational
riders all through the Inland Empire and Southern California for that
matter. Thank you!
I would like the Santa Ana River Trail to be completed from Riverside to
Orange County
Why is it so difficult for RCTC to maintain buses in rural areas that don't
have sidewalks?
Why are there issues on Cajalco road? Why have four lanes been built?
Please DO NOT remove call boxes in areas that do not have cell phone
service like Highway 74 in the Ortega Mountains. As it is, there are not
enough of them. It's dangerous to have to walk along that highway at night
to get help.
Try riding on the system for a week or two to figure out what you don't
like about it. Then expensive consultants with surveys wont be necessary.
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Lets all vote to finish the SART, connecting Riverside to the OC. There is
never going to be enough lanes on the freeway but a lot of safe commuting
and recreational riding can be enjoyed if the SART gets finished in our
lifetime. Please vote to finish the SART (:
92571
Perris
Increase the speed limit so people won't be worried about getting pull over
and there would be less accident because people made it to there
destination faster on the freeway.
92571 Perris
Reduction in gas, street improvement and more accessible public
transportation especially for students who don't qualify for school bussing.
92571
Perris
Extend Van Buren to Harley Knox. It might require moving the bases
boundaries a bit but would help with the morning and evening congestion.
92571
With so many warehouses being built on the eastside of the 215 in Perris,
the onramps to the 215 is a major mess in the mornings and afternoons.
Currently, cars and trucks have to come up an incline, stop at the signal,
Perris then enter onto the ramp, to merge onto the 215 northbound. I suggest
that at both Ramona Expy and Harley Knox, there should be a sweeping
curved on ramp, to allow cars and trucks to enter at speed, instead of a
dead stop.
92571
Perris
Open Evan's road up . Complete the street so the is less traffic passing
right through the street that is by sky view elm, and football where the are
lots of kids. In the morning going towards perris Blvd off Nuevo it is very
congested , making it difficult for get kids to school safety and that way
traffic can have a continuous street from Moreno Valley .besides Perris
Blvd which is too much traffic all over the city . LASSELLE TURNS ONTO
EVANS BUT EVANS JUST STOPS AT NUEVO ? ? ? THE STREET LIGHTS
ARE ALL THE FOR A ROAD BUT IT'S JUST DIRT. THR NEW ST JAMES
CHURCH WILL HAVE ALOT OF TRAFFIC TRYING TO GET FROM WAY
ACROSS TOWN NOW AND PEOPLE COULD AVOID PERRIS BLVD AND
CUT THRU MAKING IT SAFE AND ACCESSIBLE FROM THE OTHER SIDE
OF TOWN. Also People tend to cut thru Evan's to avoid perris Blvd. To get
to the 215 entrance over the bridge. It's very difficult to enter and exit
perris as we have only a very very margin roads. This should be big.
Especially since commercial property has been avoided in the past of town
due to accessibility from the fwy.
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Fix our roads, stop gas taxing us a dollar for every gallon, work on fixing
homeless situation. Stop the water tax oppose new governor new projects
Perris stop dumping fresh water into ocean. End sanctuary cities go after child
predators end human trafficking lower our registration cost stop registering
illegals to vote. Clean our forest before summer arrives
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Metrolink service on the Perris Valley Line which rivals taking the freeway
can be easily ruined the moment you run into shared rail with the freight
operators. They once sat there in confusion for half an hour while we stood
at a halt. This needs to be fixed, or rail in SoCal will be a hindrance to
one's commute more than a help.
92572 Perris
What's the timetable for adding one additional lane in each direction on
the I-215 from Nuevo Road to the 60-215 interchange? I am in the path
of the Mid -County Parkway under alternative 9 and own imminent domain
property. When can I expect to hear from the RCTC?
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We need more traffic lights with cameras. Everyone at the booth was very
helpful and got a lot of info.
N/A Perris Fix bus schedules to be more on time.
N/A Perris More stop signs near schools and crosswalks for safety.
N/A Perris bus only lanes. Add more busses and stops.
N/A Perris Focus on carpooling. Patrol intersections with more cameras
92585
Romoland
I think the video submitted my Temecula City sums up the problem. I find
myself trying to avoid traveling South to shopping and errands and
choosing to shop with online commerce instead. Im sure this creates a
financial impact for us locally if others are doing the same.
92585
Romoland
I would like to see Bus Routes 61,74, and 40 run later during the summer
please I live on the outskirts of Menifee/Sun City the buses stop running
early on the weekends and I have to take the 28 home sometimes and
that's tiring so I was wondering what can you guys do to have these bus
routes run later during the summer???
92585 Romoland
Hello! I just saw your YouTube advertisement and I just wanted to say I
agree wholeheartedly with this message. My idea is subsidizing metrolink
and other metros in our area and making these services much more known
in our community. Thank you! And good luck!!
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Romoland
Please create another northbound lane at the I-215 N interchange with SR
60 W. Everyday there is heavy congestion on the approach just north of
Eucalyptus Ave as the 215 reduces from three northbound lanes to two
lanes at the tie-in with the flow from the westbound 60. There is plenty of
room on the inside lane area to create another lane that would merge at
the gore area transition. I do not have photos but a Google map search will
show the area and impedance that I refer to. Thank you and I look forward
to future adjustments to this problem area that has long been a commuter
bottleneck.
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Winchester
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Would like to see improvements on the I-15 through Temecula. Traffic at
almost all times of the day and week has been progressively getting worse.
92596
Winchester
We (the residents of sw riverside county) desperately need traffic relief on
the freeways through our region. The 15/215 junction has become horrible
over the past decade, and the projects are not keeping up with population
and traffic growth. Not only do we immediately need projects such as the
French Valley Parkway, but a longterm plan needs to be put into place to
address the needs of the future. Expanded freeways are necessary and
helpful but alternative routes or modes of transportation (e.g. a rail system)
are also needed.
92596
Winchester
Widen/add HOV lanes to the I-15 North and South from Escondido to the I-
215. I commute 70 miles one way south into San Diego and it's not
unheard of to spend 6 hours a day in my car; most of that in the same 20-
25 mile stretch of road. Traffic has gotten so bad through Temecula that I
leave for work 4 hours earlier than I have to be there just in case of 1
accident.
92596 Winchester 1-15 San Diego - Murrieta pleaseeee fix
There should be a connection from the 215N to the 15N which would
actually make it the 215w just like the 215s has a connector to the 15s
There should also be a light rail connection in Temecula or Murrieta to
92596 Winchester
Perris so that people could commute that way instead of having to drive to
Perris where many don't want to leave their car
Adding additional fast track lanes from Corona through Temecula
92596
Winchester
Why don't we have bus that take people to airport from all mall areas.
This will eliminate traffic on all freeway. Bus from Temecula mall only go
to escondido, it should be all the way to down to San Diego.
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Currently, the 15 Fwy Southbound in the Mornings, and Northbound in the
Evenings around Temecula are jammed packed. My commute everyday is
reaching toward 6 hours (combined) in to and out of Downtown SD. I would
love to see some form of Express Lanes (Toll/HOV) to help alleviate this
traffic around Temecula. Additionally, the "Golden Triangle" around
Winchester Murrieta Hot Springs (between the 15 and 215, near the split) would be a
fantastic place for a Park and Ride. The vacant lot there has been
untouched for decades while the owner keeps switching hands. Long term,
I feel having a Iightrail train going from the aforementioned "Golden
Triangle" to Downtown SD would eventually move hundreds more from
the freeway to public transit.
We need to create truck lanes on all major highways. With the amount of
92596 Winchester logistical companies growing, truck traffic will continue to grow. These
trucks contribute to traffic slow downs and road wear.
92596 Winchester
I commute to downtown San Diego. I tried the monthly bus pass to take
the RTA 217 from Temecula to Escondido where I then take the San Diego
MTS 280 to downtown San Diego. I was unable to endure the painful RTA
experience and now drive 1 hr 10 min to Escondido instead of taking RTA
217. And it costs me nothing because my company reimburses me, but I
still will avoid the RTA. Why? 1. Uncomfortable, rattle -trap buses that are
loud, too hot or too cold, and overcrowded. 2. Schedule issues. Only make
my connecting bus in Escondido 60% of the time. 3. Drivers are
inconsistent, there's high turnover, and I got tired of training drivers about
where stops are and route. Really? 4. Some buses are so hot inside I get a
migraine before getting back to Temecula. One day, Commuter Link should
have comfortable and reliable coaches like San Diego Commuter Express.
Then maybe, I'd be willing to ride again, which revenues you should want
to increase to support other transit projects. There were many of us in
vanpools because Commuter Link took longer and was less comfortable.
Now I just drive myself. It's such a shame I can't ride with RTA. Please fix!
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We dont need original ideas or some creative solutions call these guys
https://trimet.org and do what ever their doing. Its nothing special. Its just
oublic transportation.
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? My wife would take the train to her 60k a year job of the train ran on her
schedule is not a hand out it's helping improve mass transit like every other
major city in the country has. The metro link needs earlier start times.
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Yes hire people that will their job the right way and not be asking so many
questions just to get you qualified for what ever reason you are applying to
get some help to survive Periodllifi m
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How about a minibus that circles Nuevo( Lakeview and Nuevo Rd) , drops
off/picks up at Stater Bros. Plaza ( or Walmart and Stater Bros. Plaza). We
need a metrolink station where Nuevo Rd. meets the freeway with shuttle
vans to UCR and RCC. Jeff Hewitt- will you advocate for us? Can you
come out to underserved communities like Nuevo?
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I think the Metrolink should be utilized more! More routes and more times.
It is such a shame that it is not made more user friendly. Also special
routes for events in different areas!
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Bus drivers need to help the disabled. My son was in a special stroller as a
baby and the driver gave me so much crap about taking him out of it and
folding up the chair/stroller. I had to tell him multiple times I couldn't. He
was so pissed to get up and use the lift. I couldn't believe the drivers
behavior. It's hard being a new mom to a child with disabilities but to have
someone treat you the way this driver did was very upsetting. I was young
and Naive back then so I didn't say anything but I should have gotten his
information and reported him. There is a disability act for a reason and the
RTA was completely in the wrong. There should be more buses available
and pot holes fixed in a timely manner.
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We need rail, but common sense rail. PERRIS line needs to connect with
SB line, which runs every hour to LA. If you build, they will come!! More
freeways/lanes? Has 91 problem been solved?
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An extra lane 215 n interchange at 91 would be nice. Maybe a carpool
ramp 60e to 215s would help with the evening rush. A sign on 215 south
near university ave that says slower traffic keep right and another one that
says trucks right 2 lanes only. To many truck in the left lanes going up hill
slowing traffic down. Don't make me do it.
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Need more fast track routes that are all day
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How about actually using our transportation tax dollars for our roads? We
pay billions every year and dont see any results. Do something CHUCK!
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We've seen that building bigger freeways doesn't really solve the issue.
We really could use more reliable mass transit though. Riverside County is
a commuter hub. Folks travel to/from LA, San Diego, and who knows
where else. There really is no infrastructure in place to support the growth
in population. A train system that connects these two Riverside County, LA
County, and San Diego County would do a lot to alleviate the congestion.
A program could also be put in place to incentivize the use of mass transit,
but currently those systems don't exist. Until they do we will continue to
be miserable sitting in traffic.
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Stop bringing in huge warehouses Ior logistics. Its about time to widen the
215fwy.
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Expand i15 in temecula there is enough room for an extra 2 lanes each
way in the middle
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I don't understand you build a community build all these homes restaurant s
grocery store etc. And 2 to 3 lane roads to the freeway wonder why . Build
the streets bigger next time you would think we would figured this out by
now
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Traffic. Gridlock. Lights that change quicker based on traffic (ironwood and
day and pigeon pass) and the 60 frwy onamp at ironwood. Truck lanes
enforced on 60 freeway.
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Fix the infrastructure before building houses and warehouses. Widen the
freeways, especially at the 215/60 merge.
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What if there was some sort of incentive for commuters to take the
train/bus to work? I feel like if we can get more people using those it would
clear the freeways a bit. I know some people have to take multiple buses
to get to their destination which deters them from chosing that option.
Perhaps a service that takes people from train stops to their job and vise
versa would make that option more attractive. I've never taken the train
out here so I don't know where it stops, but we need to get people on it,
and off the freeways.
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Put cameras in all lights on Nuevo Road, so many accidents
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92879
Corona
Comments - Northwest
I feel like the bus transportation is out of date, maybe you should open
new bus center drop offs at popular areas like in the Tyler mall. That way
more people use the bus and money from the bus goes towards the city's.
It would also cause less traffic since less cars are being used.
92879 Corona
I would like more regional rail, the Metrolink needs to be electrified and
put on regular 30-minute intervals from 6 am to 8 pm throughout the
week. There need to be additional interurban rails that connect city centers
to each other. This system should be fed by an extensive bus and
streetcar/light rail system with its time's coordinated, and it should have
signal priority in intersections. Of course, what I say is expensive and
unrealistic, but it is the direction you should go if you want to start cutting
commutes, increasing Riverside County density, and give the country a
vibrant commercial and residential districts. You cannot have a large
destination city with horrible mass
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Please finish the Santa Ana River Trail between Riverside and Orange
County. The SART is a long awaited feature for commuters and
recreational riders all through the Inland Empire and Southern California.
Thank you!
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Go to U-Tube and search PATSi Transportation, and PATSi 2010. It is a
private transit system that will transport travelers and commuters to any
other station in the system. It will always travel at freeway speeds and
will stop only one time before the passenger reaches their destination and
does this for 0.30 cents per mile. For the average commute in the IE of 20
miles that is a daily cost of $12 or monthly of $126 per month. It does this
by load management. We need to stop building freeways and build a
Corona usable public transit system. I have written a book on the system and I
gave one to the Corona Mayor, and Mr. Bailey, the Riverside Mayor. In the
book I suggested the trolley running down Magnolia. I am not sure where
that stands but it was a to be a feeder system to feed passengers to the
stations. I am in contact with the Trump administration currently to present
the system to the federal transportation department. I hope you have some
luck in your pursuit of traffic easing. Carpooling has never been above
14%. It is a hassle to carpool. Good Luck!
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Can we encourage businesses to use slanted parking spots. The slanted
parking slots are easier to get into and out of. With angled parking spots
you don't have to swing into them. They are also less likely to have two
cars back into each other. This probably won't improve traffic but it does
make parking faster and safer. Angling the spots is just a matter of
painting them that way so it's mostly just a cost of labor and paint.
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I don't like the idea of toll lanes and spending hundreds of millions of
dollars on any kind of toll lane construction sounds like a mistake to me.
I'm strongly against the 15/91 Express lane connector. I think it should be
cancelled.
I
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FIX the GREEN RIVER mess. It has been too long. RCTC created this &
RCTC has to solve it. Corona - a vibrant community at Orange County's
edge is has stopped, delayed, & harmed residents by not making this a #1
priority.
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From Ontario Ave to Temescal Cyn on the I-15 is currently 3 lanes, from
Temescal Cyn to Railroad Canyon there are 4 lanes of which we only use
3. It has been that way since the freeway was built, now we are adding
express lanes. Why are we not adding the general lane first for the
common folks instead of making people pay for express lanes on a daily
basis?
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Rumor has it that RCTC is going to try again for a sales tax increase and
that the reason for this post is to gather data to help push for said sales tax
increase. "Connect you to jobs here in the county" I dont know if RCTC has
caught on yet. Most of the jobs are out of the county. At this point we need
to figure out how to get people to the other counties. You broke the 91
freeway with your awful toll roads. You spend millions of dollars so 10
people can take the train. This organization is dysfunctional...
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It would really help if we could eliminate RCTC. Think of all the tax money
the citizens would get back....
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That one time when Anne Mayer the chick in this video lied to congress
saying the 91 Toll Roads were a great success...
92879 Corona Ride a bike or metro link
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The express lanes/toll lanes have made the commute no better on the 91
frwy. ly instead of improving the commute for all has made it better for
some who can pay. In essence has take taken public money and improved
conditiins for those who can afford to pay for better conditions. Dedicated
truck and motorcycle lanes eould improve the commute for all more. Motor
cycle accidents are nearly a daily occurance on the frwys. On bad traffic
days as one is on the on ramp entering the frwy a kjne of big rigs signals
that traffic will be slow the whole morning drive. Whoever designed the
reccent 91/15/71 section simply moved traffic from the street onto the
frwy to the on ramps and frwy. It is no better than before.
92880 Corona Fix potholes
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I have been frustrated with driving down Hammer bec the lights are not
timed as they used to be. Once you start from a red light and go a short
distance, the next lift turns red quickly and so on all the way down. It's
even worse along the side streets when residents want to turn left out of
their developments. They turn left when the light allows them which is
fine, but then the light stays green for them for a long time even though
there's no one else that needs to turn left. The opposing traffic is just
waiting and waiting to go straight but can't bec the lights are not timed to
turn red if there's no other traffic that needs to turn left. Very frustating!
Please correct this situation to allow the traffic to move more smoothly.
Thanks for listening.
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Bring high end technical jobs like medical, biomedical, pharma, software,
aerospace jobs to Riverside County. Attract Irvine and Los Angeles
employers to Riverside. The most economic and sustainable way to solve
the traffic and commute issue is to bring high end jobs to the Corona,
Riverside and Temecula cities that are most populated areas of the county.
It would also be nice to attract private educational institutions and expand
UCR. The primary reasons people commute are better job and educational
opporunities in Orange and Los Angeles Counties. Address the cause not
he symptoms. Please no bandage and no increasing tax solutions. Invest in
better shuttle system, and vanpool incentives which is more economic and
more flexible than trains or building freeways.
Add additional Eastbound lanes on the 91 from the 241 to the 71 (Green
River Rd. at a minimum) Add additional Westbound lane(s) on the 91 from
the 71 to the 241 (Green River Rd. at a minimum) (Traffic on the 91 will
not improve dramatically until the carrying capacity through the Santa Ana
Canyon is addressed.) - This is the #1 problem! (Additional lanes are
needed! options: double -deck through the canyon, bridge over the river,
tunnel into the side of the mountain.) Improve the transition from the
Eastbound 91 to the Northbound 71. (The current design dramatically
slows traffic due to the almost 360 degree loop and backs up traffic on the
91.) Additional transition lane(s) from the Eastbound 91 to both the North
& Southbound 15.
I AM TRYING TO SEE IF WE CAN GET NORTH WARD BUS SERVICE
FROM EASTVALE: FOR SON AUTISM
I would love for the 241/91 interchange issues to be solved. Every single
day, traffic comes to a screeching halt there as everyone from the right
two lanes has to merge over. There is too much congestion to lose two
lanes that quickly.
Smart lights in Corona. He commute to LA Harbor. Are there plans for
smart streets like there are in LA? Timing of lights near freeway seem
poor. Is there a way to address traffic through s
I am currently a college student at CBU. I commute from Eastvale to
Riverside everyday and there has been many times where the Vanburen
Clay Street intersection has been blocked off . It'd be great to be given a
detour route to make the navigation faster . Thank you .
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Invest in intercounty shuttles, provide strong incentives for vanpooling,
increase parking areas for vanpool. Intercounty shuttles on freeways from
Riverside county to Orange County/San Bernadino County with good
frequency and multiple routes. Expand riverside county shuttle routes to
newly developed areas within county. Bring high paying technical and
healthcare jobs to the county.
92880 Corona
In order of interest: 1) 71/91 Interchange 2) 71 Widening 3) State Route
91 Corridor
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I've been commuting on the 91 freeway out of Corona into Orange County
for more than 10 years. I won't go into all of the challenges that exist in
this region as you are obviously aware. How about implementing a
property tax on new home builds to support the new infrastructure
required (highways, water, power, etc.)? It seems that every piece of flat
land in Riverside county is being developed without any thought to the
Corona impact to our freeways and other infrastructure. I'll leave the freeway fixes
up to the traffic experts but I think it really comes down to limiting the
number of vehicles on the road. How about implementing incentives for
Vanpools and travel by Metrolink? What is being done with the revenue
generated from the Toll Lanes? If it's not already, shouldn't 100% of
profits be spent back into further improving the freeway system? Thank
you for your time.
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I think it's great that there are efforts made to make our commute shorter
or more efficient. However, the reality is there will be more people moving
to riverside county as home builders have continued to build in this county.
It's the only county left with affordable housing. So once these efforts are
implemented, the traffic will likely have doubled and the impact will be
small. Riverside county does have a lot of land. If used properly, we could
develop more commercial property that would encourage businesses to
come to this county for work. The residents of this county won't have to
commute to other counties and will naturally reduce the commute time for
all. I have lived in Orange County as well as Los Angeles county, and quite
honestly, traffic in those county is never as bad because jobs and
infrastructure are already established. The driving distances are shorter as
well. Residents in riverside county are forced to drive to LA or Orange
County to work because that's where most of the jobs are located. All the
entertainment venues are also in those counties. Imagine if we allocate our
resources to developing well planned commercial and residential spaces,
not only will we stay in this county for work and pleasure, but others will
visit to drive the economy of this county. While I understand this is about
using the limited budget to overcome traffic issues, but sometimes we
need to implement solutions that are more long term, than a short term fix,
to resolve issues as complex as our traffic.
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When designing the 91/15 expansion and toll roads, I fail to understand
why the eastbound 91 committed through lanes go from 5 to 3 between
Main Street and McKinley. IF at least 4 committed lanes, i.e. lanes that
remain whole without merging or exiting of additional traffic, had been
allotted for, the bottleneck that daily beings at Main Street, and often at
Lincoln Street, could have been lessened. This is similar to OC where
eastbound lanes after Weir Canyon are reduced and traffic flow does not
begin to pick up until the added lane from the merging of the 241. I hear
many residents from the northern 15 area are very disappointed that a
ramp into the toll road was not built. I hope one is being planned for in both
directions. I heard that the state was surprised by the amount of revenue
Corona that has already been made on this new expansion of the toll lanes. I hope
this money is used to rectify lack of any fore site, for budget concerns, or
for design flaws.The design at Surfas Club and 6th Street great in that 5
committed through traffic lanes remain intact and additional lanes for
exiting and merging on to the freeway were provided. The design to keep
access to Grand Blvd from the Lincoln exit was very well done. For future
freeway projects, if traffic flow studies support this idea, consider putting
in a ramp from the toll roads to the 71 (in both directions) --similar to what
OC has at the 55 and 405. Last, the Green River/Foot Hill extension has
been helping. If the congestion at the 71 and 91 can be cleared for the
morning commute, then back up on Green River could be lessened or
eliminated.
(continued) Also, stop building new homes until the roads can handle the
increased amount of commuters! Thank you.P.S. I hope the idea of adding
a direct ramp from the 241 to the 91 Express Lanes was canned, as the 91
Express Lanes from the 55 to Green River Road are already congested and
a frustrating commute.
92880 Corona Prioritize Green River!!!!
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Ban all bigrigs from w/b 91 frwy during peak hours,they occupy 2 of the
four regular lanes.
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I live in Corona and commute to Irvine via Metro link because of bad traffic.
At this point what I miss is commute to Corona North Main Station. I see
Route 215 and 216 which will pass my community but its doesn't have a
stop. I request to have a stop at Foot Hill Pkwy and Villa Pampolana Ct
(New Star Bucks is starting there and Terrassa Community is the land
mark.) There is BUS stop available at this point and its a recent one.
Here are the more ways.
Corona 1. More High paying jobs need to be brought to Riverside Area. (It can be
Corona, East Vale, etc..)
2. More frequency of Metro link trains and along with bus connectivity. So
that we don't need to park the car in Metro station. I have seen the
connectivity in Irvine.
3. Mid term solution, Encourage using Mass transportation like Metro link
and Introduce Buses to Major work places.
4. I have seen many cities use METRO Trains Via the Road Connectivity.
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We need a corridor from the 15 fwy to the 241, widen Calajco also,
Corona Another tax? Is like paying to drive on the fwy. Just to many people trying
to get to the OC.
I'd suggest that Everytime an Express lane is built, whoever is finding has
to find for a regular commute lane for non toll payers. This will keep a
92881 Corona competitive edge for the investor without making easy toll money. Also
you should give priority to clear bottle necks, not letting toll investors take
advantage of them. I see it happen now.
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Corona
I would like to see uninterrupted bike trails, without homeless people
camping on them, from San Bernardino all the way to the beach. It would
also be nice to have some bike trails going towards Temecula. Along the
trails have some bathroom and areas to park your car to start your ride. I
would also like to see better use of freeway space. Stop building toll lanes.
Make extra lanes where everyone or even carpool can use them that dont
cost money. Fix the 15/91 interchanges so they dont bottle neck. Put more
signs up telling drivers the lanes is going to end atleast a mile back so they
do not have to merge at the last minute like on the Ontario South exit.
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Stop Toll Lanes. There.
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I have been a corona resident for 26 years and have worked road
construction for 5 years. The traffic around the inland empire is absolutely
horrendous at all times and is a complicated multi issue problem with no
one size fits all solution. If you guys are actually interested in fixing this
issue and you aren't just all talk then you need to consider in my opinion
these serious issues. 1. No real transportation planning for new housing
developments. For too long riverside county has let housing developers do
whatever they please and let them plop thousands of homes in any
location without forcing the developers to pay for new infrastructure
supporting such communities or helping the city come up with new
transportation solutions. If big real estate companies want to build them
make them pay for better transportation planning. A perfect example of
this is the Eastvale community. Yes the roads in the community are pretty
but the roads leading into this community are still two lane farm roads. 2.
Toll roads are an absolute joke and scam. I know the powers at be will
never feel this or hear this but the toll roads are a disgrace to everything
California stands for. 3. I'm not anti tax if the money is being used properly
but it is clear that California has every incentive to keep people driving
cars and to avoid public transportation. With some of the highest
registration taxes and gas taxes in the country is anyone surprised that
California invests very little money into public transportation?
(continued) Compare us to most modern countries or even other large city's
our public transportation is a joke or in most areas non existent. The way I
see California has no real incentive to get people out of cars and into public
housing transportation because it generates too much revenue for the
state. If I'm wrong Then please correct me
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Hello: I live in Corona (Sierra Del Oro area) and commute to Anaheim and
Monrovia for work. Also, I attend school in Costa Mesa. I try to ride my
bike to work and school as often as possible OR take the Metrolink and
cycle the remaining distance to my destination. I am an experienced cyclist
and live two miles from the Santa Ana River Trail head. I pedal around 50-
70 miles a week, but those two miles to the trail head are ALWAYS
treacherous for two reasons. The bike lanes are too skinny/not protected
AND the bike lane ends where cyclist are MOST vulnerable, while crossing
a VERY busy bridge on Green River Rd. and navigating around quick
moving cars that are exiting the 91--not to mention the deep pot holes and
water grate in the bike lane! Have you tried cycling in the area? I would be
happy to guide anyone who wants a tour. I have taken bicycle safety
classes through the League of American Bicyclists. NO bike lane should
end in the middle of a road without a connection and they do all over this
city! I would like to see more buffered and/or protected bike lanes in the
area! It would help if Metrolink offered more trains too! I know that they
have added a later train, but more options in the morning and in the
evening would be helpful, and on the weekends too. I would love to see a
trolly go through the city center. How amazing would it be, if you could
travel from one end of Corona to the other and possibly connect to
Metrolink on an open air type of electric trolley, with bike lanes at each
stop! It would be helpful to educate people within the community about
alternative methods of transportation.
(continued) An event like CicLAvia might help get people out of their cars,
but we need the infrastructure! I am passionate about this topic and have
cycled in Paris, London, New York and Portland, so I have ideas about
incorporating different types of bicycling infrastructure in our community. If
anyone has questions about my comment, feel free to email or call my cell.
Thanks for reading!
One, no eighteen wheelers on the 91 during rush hours - 6:00 - 9:00 in
the AM and 4:00 - 7:00 in the PM.
Two, Only emergency road work on Fridays. I see no reason to tie up
traffic on Friday, one of the busiest days of the week, to work on the
shoulders or cut bush along the sides of the freeway.
Create an exit for corona from the 241 and a side road from gypson
canyon to green river or foothill. Will the alleviate the corona the
commuters from the 91 and leave just the riverside / 15 commuters.
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Signals controlled by Caltrans should be interconnected with those
controlled by localities. Far too much congestion, often for blocks, is caused
by a total lack of coordination between the two systems, even when traffic
flows are relatively light on both freeway and local streets. Nowhere is
this more apparent than at the Cajalco/15 interchange. Yes, I know this is a
construction zone and the signals are temporary and probably on timers,
but when there is no construction and very few cars, traffic is horrible.
There is simply no excuse for this.
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Better train service in weekend and Securtiy at the train station at Rancho
Cucamanga.
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Have the Metrolink run times offered earlier on the Oceanside to San
Bernardino line so that I may use it to commute that way. Maybe offer a
discount to Regular metrolink users?
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Need an option to go west on the 91 besides the the freeway between
Green River and Gypsum Canyon! Everything funnels at Green River as it
is the last chance to go west on the 91. 3000 cars an hour on the GR
ramp! I catch a carpool in Yorba Linda and there is ZERO wait at the
Gypsum on ramp, ZERO! I have filmed it many times. 3000 cars an hour
and then next on ramp has NO WAIT?? Once an accident happens between
GR and GC, all of the IE and Lake Elsinore, Temecula etc are affected
badly. And housing is being build like there is no tomorrow.
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Attached is waze telling me to backtrack from my home off Greenriver to
Serfas Club...and it will take me 1 hour and 24 min to drive to Kaiser off
Weir Canyon..6.2 miles from my home...where I have lived since
1995...not only did RCTC screw us by INTENTIONALLY NOT ADDING
THE AUXILIARY LANE FROM GREENRIVER TO THE 241....but it is time
to build a road and attach the counties....Move the bike path if you have to
but DO IT!!
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One idea is to give businesses an incentive to let employees work from
home that can! Big one. I recently was aloud to work from home, it saved
me 1.5 hours commute just 11 miles from Green River to Yorba Linda on
the 91!! Also 4 day work weeks, flexible schedules...
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I know how to fix all your traffic problems, and there are 5 of them. 1.)
Separate the cars getting off and on the 91 freeway versus just passing
through the 91 (between OC line and 15 freeway). Ideally, this would be
done with a double-decker freeway with the top level not having any exits
in this stretch. If that's too expensive, you can follow what Los Angeles
does is have a separate 2-3 lanes parallel to the freeway solely for people
getting on/off the 91 versus people passing through. This eliminates
slowdown during this stretch and removes the need for meters. Everyone
getting on/off the 91 between the OC line and the 15 freeway would be
using these lanes only and not interfere with traffic on the main freeway. It
would be designed in a way that people from the main freeway can't use it
to bypass the main freeway. The 10-E freeway in Los Angeles near the
Normandie and Vermont exits do this. 2.) Certain local streets in Corona
(such as Foothill / Green River, Main St., Sixth St) need to Do Not Turn Left
or Do Not Turn Right signs at certain times of the day to eliminate
commuters cutting through and disrupting local traffic. 3.) A big source of
traffic is parents picking up kids to/from school. This can be eliminated by a
better school bus system or at least a shuttle system where parents can
drop their kids off at designated sites, like empty shopping centers, in the
morning, so kids can be shuttled to/from school.
(continued) To encourage kids to walk more, the city also needs to clarify
that the curfew law is a legal defense to allow children to walk alone
before 10pm, and that is not child endangerment, so that B.S. police
officers and crooked judges cannot twist the law to say that children
walking alone is child endangerment. Search for article on Mike Tang in
Corona CA to prove this is really what police are doing --arresting parents
for letting their children walk outside. 4.) A better Metrolink schedule will
get more people to try it. Right now, there are not enough trains at certain
times of the day, and they are often late because they give priority to
freight trains. Give priority to Metrolink in the daytime and let the freight
trains run throughout the late evening. Or build more tracks to separate the
two systems. 5.) The 91-15 interchange is poorly constructed. A
disproportionate amount of people are heading west in the morning and
east/south in the evening. 1-2 lanes for the interchange is not enough to
handle the flow when more than half the people are taking these ramps. If
half the people are merging from 15N to 91W for example, then half as
many lanes need to be used for the interchange to eliminate the bottleneck.
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Hello: I attended the Telephone Town Hall meeting tonight, but did not get
a chance to ask my questions and give my input. Are there plans to
increase the frequency of Metrolink trains during both weekends and
weekdays? There are ONLY two morning options/times that leave the
Corona -West station on Sat./Sun., which makes it impractical to use.
ALSO, I bike commute from Corona to Anaheim a few times a month.
What plans, if any, are being made to improve cycling infrastructure within
the community. Thank you
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I would like to see a dedicated track for passenger rail that connects
Riverside County with all of its neighboring counties. The current system
of using BNSF railroads with Metrolink just does not work. Trains are
frequently late and train schedules are absolutely awful making. Having a
dedicated track will solve both issues as the most frequent cause of delays
is "train congestion" from freight trains and the ability to run more regular
trains will make riding easier as missing one train won't mean being
stranded for an hour. Please consider the future and consider building the
appropriate infrastructure for it. Expanding roads is fine, however I think
the RCTC's main objective should be to find a way to get people out of
their cars by creating a reliable, frequent transit system for commuters and
fun goers alike.
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I would not be adding toll lanes! Many of the people using these lanes are
being repaid by their employers. Not all of us have that benefit. Plus it is
very upsetting to see that the carpool lanes we paid for with sales tax (yes
I remember) are being taken away and used for these obnoxious toll lanes.
If the money we spend on gas taxes actually went to road projects and
repairs, there would be plenty of money to repair and/or widen the
FR EEways!
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We live in Corona and ever since the addition of the toll lanes on the 91
fwy through Corona, we can no longer access HOV lanes until we drive to
either Riverside or Yorba Linda. If we take Green River Road through
Corona, we can access the West bound Fastrack lanes on the 91; however
if we are Eastbound on the 91, there is no access until we reach the
western edge of Riverside. This situation has lengthened my average drive
into Riverside to 45 min (used to be 25-35 min).
What about putting all of the containers that leave Long beach harbor by
road, heading E on the 10, and N on the 15 on trains as far as the state
92882 Corona border. And have distribution centers there. We'd eliminate all of the
I trucks on the 10 and 15 for 200 miles. And we'd have safer travel with
less congestion and less pollution.
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When will you start construction on the 91 freeway Option 4 Green River
Aux Lane? Thanks
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I cannot believe Green River is not on the top of this list. We wait 45
minutes to go two miles. Such a failure.
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Green River is a mess! I live off Dominguez Ranch and can't even get to
the signal! Cars are lined up through that shopping center. What should be
a minute drive to get on the freeway, it is now 25 minutes or more. Taking
the Metrolink is just as bad as I can't even go right on Green River because
of the cars blocking! Please fix the mess.
I really wish the Route 200 bus had a stop closer to Corona before the
express lanes start. A lot of Disneyland employees live in Corona and
being able to take the 200 bus from nearer Corona without having to drive
backward to La Sierra would be so helpful!!
92882 Corona Resolve the Failure of the 91 Project in Western Corona. Complete failure!
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Fire Anne Mayer. She lied to Congress. The toll roads are a success for
MOST people. It's only a success for revenue for RCTC and they are not
using the money for the citizens' benefit. The cuts she made including the
aux lane from Green River and the 6th Street onramp would have relieved
traffic on our roads in the city and access the toll road. Corona citizens
can't even access the toll road. The cost is exorbitant so with cost and
access being prohibitive, Green River And Serfas Club Drive have become
horrific nightmares.
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How can you be serious, by not including the "Option 4" Aux lane between
Green River and SR 241 in your list of future projects? Make this a
priority. RCTC is losing credibility by the day in Corona and we won't stand
for it much longer. You need to continue partnering with Orange County...
we need REAL solutions. An alternative corridor to Orange County, REAL
light rail to Orange County, extending Green River road into Orange
County, expanded Metrolink Service... STOP TOLLING us at every
opportunity and get to work! the 91 Express Lanes and 15 Express Lanes
are horrible projects. You need to think outside of the box and get to work.
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Another west bound lane on the 91 in to Orange County to correct the
Corona mess you made. We also need another artery in to Orange County.
Preferably from the 15 freeway in Lake Elsinore area
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FIX GREEN RIVER!
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Teach people how to take a turn on the highway without slamming on their
brakes
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Add 2 more lanes on both sides between the border check on 15 to the
215. The median is wide enough already.
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1. First, stop building more houses.
2. An east - west freeway needs to be built somewhere between the 91
freeway and Ortega Highway. I believe there were plans to build one, then
someone thought it would be a good idea to build more houses instead
(near Eagle Glen, Stater Bros shopping center)
3. Stop building more houses.
4. Perhaps some light rail projects to relieve congestion on the 91 and 15
freeways.
5. Stop building more houses.
6. Widen Temescal Road from Campbell Ranch Road all the way to the
already begun widening of Temescal near the 15 freeway.
7. Stop building more houses.
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New day programs for special needs 21 years old and over . Make sure
they are clean and have what our kids need .Specialy in Corona Ca. The
one they have First Step are very discriminatory to some kids with special
needs . Thank you .
92883 Corona r are there any plans to do anything about the el Cerrito exits on the 15?
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Lives in South Corona and there is a lot of 15 freeway construction. How
long will construction last? Will you extend diamond lanes.
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Bacerra lied about Yes on 6 and now you have our money. When are lanes
going to be added to the 15? I don't mean toll lanes that we have to pay
for again. The 15 should be 4 lanes each direction from Ontario to
Temecula that everyone can benefit from. Repaving on and off ramps and
restriping the 15 is not good enough. That's not progress or traffic
improvement. You have plenty of money now. You've always had the
money. The public has been duped. Until you add lanes we will have to
endure the crushing gridlock of the parking lot formerly known as the
freeway. It's unhealthy for the air, not good for our vehicles and not good
for us. ADD LANES. There is no other solution.
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Traffic will never be reduced unless a substantial amount of vehicles are
removed from our roads. The "Odd Even" plans during Summer 84
Olympics and Gas Crisis in the late 70's worked. Create a tax refund or,
registration discount if drivers can prove they reduced their use of vehicles.
Insurance companies use photos of vehicle speedometers to record yearly
mileage driven .
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The 91 fastrak entrances from both directions are terrible during rush hour.
If we wait in line it's an extra 20-30 min and if you cut to the front it's
dangerous and unfair to other drivers. I'm not a traffic engineer but this
needs to be addressed.
92883 Corona
I would mandate mandatory busing. My commute from HCR to Riverside is
22 miles and sometimes takes over an hour. The worst part is from Indian
Truck Trail to Cajalco. Parents drive their kids to Corona -Norco schools.
Many cars have one parent and one child. In the summertime when school
is out, my commute decreases by 15-20 minutes. Someone has to have
seen this trend besides me.
92883 Corona
Oh how I coyld write an essay on this topic, but to keep it short: First and
foremost - the grren river aux lane, needs to be given top priority. This is
the bottleneck that is killing everyone's commute from the IE to OC.
Second - rctc needs to be partnering with city of corona and commiting
funds to the McKinley grade separation. Third - Metrolink IEOC line offers
the fewest options for commuters, and improvements here need to be
prioritized. I'm aware it has been stated studies show the demand and
ridership is less but that is simply inaccurate. Regular counts are not taken,
I know I ride daily. I do all I can to avoid driving and yet I'm often left with
no other choice due to limited service.
92883 Corona
15fwy south improvements and Option 4.
92883 Corona Extend Toll Lanes past Lake Elsinore.
92883 Corona
This is not New York. These trains can not deliver you to your job site.
Taking additional buses and hoofing the remaining distance would take
several hours. I'd rather sit on the 91 and have my car during my lunch
break so I can take my nap or run errands. Either way, I need a place to
recline during my breaks after the commute.
92883 Corona
Understand that all of the effort put into "improving" the 91 through
Corona actually broke the freeway and made traffic worse. Whatever
engineer came up with the assinine idea of squeezing 5 lanes to 3 on the
15S just past the 91/15 interchange needs to be fired, then shamed, and
then blacklisted in the community.
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it always more money to fix the problems you got money to fix last time.
Don't build homes where the roads can't take the traffic. where is our gas
tax money, gone. i guess to let in more homeless.
Eastvale traffic is terrible! There's tons of new development and it's only
going to get worse. There has been a plan in place to add an interchange at
Interstate 15 and Schleisman for decades, but now the city is removing it
from their general plan. This is a commuter based city. Our city is making it
so difficult to live here!!
Hi As a resident of Eastvale working in LA county, we need fast, easy and
accessible transportation to keep up with our jobs. Let face it, increasing
number of lanes on 91 is not a long term solution. Leaders thing ahead of
times please. Faster better trains or metro is a great solution and
investment with greater long term benefits. We have no commuter buses
going straight to Fullerton or LA or LAX from Corona or riverside. We only
have from riverside to orange direct commuter buses. We have only three
trains in morning to LA and nothing during day. Please increase frequency
of metrolink trains, talk with BSNL for that. Trains and commuter buses
will be environment friendly as well. We need over the ground subway
system connecting riverside to orange and LA counties. We call ourselves
first world but with third world facilities of transportation. This should be
unacceptable. Leaders don't think short only, they think ahead . Please
leave some legacy that future generations may be thankful about.
I sent request to Eastvale city regarding bus stop right in the backyard on
Hamner Ave(58th st.&Hamner) causing us lots of disturbance. We will
appreciate if you could kindly move that bus stop. Thanks.
Finish the bike trail from San Bernardino to Anaheim.
I LIVE ON THE EAST SIDE OF THE FREEWAY IN NORCO BETWEEN 2ND
AND 6TH. I WAS TOLD WHEN I MOVED HERE IN 95 THAT A SOUND
WALL WOULD BE PUT UP. IT NEVER WAS, THEN IN 2005 WE WERE
ADVISED THAT A SOUND WALL WOULD BE PUT UP WHEN A LANE
WOULD BE ADDED ONTO THE FREEWAY. THEN DURING A TOWN
MEETING WE WERE ADVISED THAT A SOUND WALL WOULD NOT BE
PUT UP AFTER ALL SINCE THERE IS NOT ENOUGH HOMES AFFECTED
BY THIS ISSUE. THERE IS A LOT OF US HERE NOT JUST A SMALL
HANDFUL. PLS CALL ME I WOULD LIKE TO DISCUSS THIS GROWING
CONCERN.
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WOULD LIKE TO GET A SOUND WALL. WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK WITH
SOMEONE THAT IS KNOWLEDGEABLE ABOUT CITY OF NORCO
PROJECTS.
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// FREEWAY 15 BETWEEN 91 AND 60 BETWEEN 2ND - 6TH STREET IN
NORCO - WENT TO A MEETING AND CONCERNED WITH NOISE LEVELS
DUE TO TRAFFIC WAS TOLD THAT SOUND WALL WAS NOT NEED
AND THIS IS NOT TRUE WANTS TO SPEAK WITH SOMEONE ABOUT
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2nd call asked to speak with Nicole had requested plan for 15 fwy 1546
Elm drive Norco 92860.
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Take a train to work and get off the highway, we need more passenger rail
that focuses around the inland empire and not all going to LA or the OC
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THERE IS A 6:30p TOWNHALL MEETING THAT HE WOULD LIKE TO BE
ABLE TO PARTICIPATE IN, THERE IS SOMETHING IN THE NEWSPAPER
ABOUT IT,WANTS TO MAKE SURE HE CAN REGISTER FOR THIS,PLS
CALL.
Add lanes and improve the transition from the 91 to the 71. Add on/off
92860 Norco lanes directly from Greenriver on to the toll lanes thus avoiding the need to
cross lanes on the 91 in order to get to the toll lanes headed to the 55.
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15 Freeway and Hidden Valley off- and on -ramps: Why wasn't the
interchange completed? Two type cloverleaf ramps should have been
constructed there. We have so much traffic at that site, the simple ramps
would move traffic more directly onto the freeway. With all the other
improvements being made in that area, this should be done. Why hasn't
anyone addressed this?
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Norco Double the non toll lanes
92860 Norco A new road from lake Elsinore over the hill to Irvine!
Not many jobs in Corona or Riverside everything is elsewhere which is
why we live here then travel to work
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1-7\lot everyone works 9-5 in Irvine. People work swing shift and graveyard
and everything else. People also need to get to airports and other busy
areas. It just seems that our entire transportation system in Southern
California is ridiculous.
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How about metrolink service outside of banker's hours. Even ONE run mid
day and something accommodating for third shift people would help a lot
of people who could/would take the train but can't because it doesn't run
according to their schedules..
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Then serve all of us!! No more toll roads!!
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It would be great if the Metrolink would start earlier. Like 2am
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look into correcting/adjusting the overly quick traffic lights. many i have
noticed turn very quickly for only 1 car coming onto or crossing a more
major road, in which that 1 cat hasn't even reached a full stop at that
signal light.
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How about a complete reorganization of strategy. The current one has
reached an ever increasing rate of diminishing returns. Quit dedicating the
vast majority of precious time and resources on mass transit, widening and
toll lane gimmicks. It's time to go BIG and push to extend the 105 to the
60/91/215 interchange, or vice versa. These areas have been in a
perpetual catch-up mode for at least a generation. It's getting worse by the
day, because, as we all know, broadening the tax base to pay for public
sector salaries, benefits and "Golden Prachutes" isn't going to end anytime
soon..."Just Do It"
Wipe out all islands , and change lights so you can turn on greens. Double
deck the 91 fwy
Stop building that will help with the traffic and open the toll roads so
people's le can use them like a carpool like it use to be
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Stop dumping the Toll Rd onto the 91. That ties up the whole canyon and
makes it the major bottle neck. Enforce the law that says big trucks can not
use 4 lanes to run in. They are only supposed to run in the first two right
hand lanes. But no one enforces that and they tie up and slow traffic into
bottlenecks and unsafe conditions trying to get away from them.
Design flaw with the toll road access should be allowed through that area
with lane control in the troll road so cars can continue on the left side of
the control lane. If you notice traffic eases up once cars are allowed to
enter after green river road.
Make this area completely unaffordable to live in, like Orange County.
That should do the trick.
Get some professional help for your tax revenue addiction that makes you
allow land developers to build thousands and thousands of additional
homes in the very areas with the worst traffic. Your unrestrained greed has
blinded you.
Put more buses that go orange county
we need another lane going on country village road between 60fwy and
philadelphia in the city of jurupa valley. It can take about 20-30 min just
to pass it with traffic everyday, without traffic 5-7 min, and there is a lot
of space to make another lane...
Needs to widen 91 freeways from 115 to 60 Freeway.
Have trucks off frwy until 9:30am on 91.
Have buses, plural, to go from Eastvale to popular work sites in Orange
County, courthouse, UCI, all colleges, post offices etc., and downtown
areas. STOP building houses, until this problem is resolvedtititii
RCTC and the Board of Supervisors do not actually want to find solutions.
They are beholden to developers. The solution is to stop building houses
and build INFRASTRUCTURE. Bring jobs to the area so people don't have
to commute to OC everyday and clog the freeways. Also, fire Anne Meyer
and her staff for the mess that is the 91. A bunch of overpaid shills who
have no interest in serving the residents of the county.
Because the toll roads were built with taxpayer money are currently being
maintained by taxpayer dollars via caltrans wouldn't it make sense to
make them public Access we could add an additional Lane and a carpool
lane to the entire stretch of the freeway and all we have to do is take
down the cones
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Unconstitutional toll roads freeways were never meant to be tolled the toll
roads create more traffic and even for subscribers only offer a quicker ten
min or so for the commute its pure robbery &taking advantage of peoples
work commutes roads were made to be free & when they made the lames
everyome expected faster commutes for all not just the privileged that can
pay some are forced to use toll roads now and thats just wrong
#FREEways1950s #TOLLways2020sad & infuriating
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Transform the bike path along the river that begins in Corona at Green
River near the golf course into a connecting road into Anaheim Hills. There
is no direct side street route between the two cities and it is desperately
needed.
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Stop building houses. If you are going to keep building houses then you
have to widen the roads too. It's just common sense! Freeways are one
thing but roads are another. In Corona, Norco, and Eastvale specifically
there are too many one or two lane roads with too many cars and the
traffic just keeps getting worse. Also, please build a road between
Anaheim Hills and Corona. I'm sure it would be backed up just like the 91
freeway but you have to give people another alternative to sitting on that
terrible freeway because it is the only way to get from Riverside to Orange
County.
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I suggest we stop building homes and focus on building quality hospitals
and healthcare systems that our region desperately needs. I would also like
to see us generate more jobs and keep the pay competitive so that our
residents don't commute to OC or LA counties. We should live, play and
work in our County.
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Have buses, plural, to go from Eastvale to popular work sites in Orange
County, courthouse, UCI, all colleges, post offices etc., and downtown
areas. STOP building houses, until this problem is resolvedilm
ZIP City Comments - Riverside
CAN YOU MAKE A METRO LINK STOP IN HIGHGROVE? PLS CALL ME
92501 Riverside BACK. CALLER DECLINED EMAIL ADDY. IN ORDER TO SUBMIT REQ, I
PUT PCN'S EMAIL.
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92501 Riverside Sidewalks on Columbia Ave. to Strong St. atrocious needs improvement.
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I take magnolia Ave in Riverside. It's congested on main intersection that
have freeway onramps and around CBU
92501
Why not offer employers a tax break to hire people who live within a
Riverside
certain zip code? Hire local keep jobs local and commuter traffic down.
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Boring Company by elon musk underground freeway system. Make an
awesome video ad to support tax money allocated for this project and or
92501 Riverside also crowd fund GoFundMe campaign. Hyperloop partnerships with DTLA,
i_ DT San Diego, and Anaheim. Also be considering Youtube this -> Starship -_
Earth to Earth being early adopter for it from Spacex
92501 Riverside
I would take Metrolink if more trains or shuttles heading from Downtown
Riverside to Irvine and back were offered.
92501 Riverside
Hello, my name is Gregory Garcia I leaves in Riverside my whole life and
love this city, but I would love to see stores(clothing and food), gym,
restaurants... etc. where that old abandoned golf course is, in Riverside on
the corner of Main st and Columbia ave. North Riverside has no real plaza
or shopping center. We have factories. When we need to get something
we have to drive to other parts of town and neighborhoods to get them.
I've been eating Bakers, Del taco and recently Jack in the Box for years
now because that's all we have in the area. I have to drive to Casa Blanca
neighborhood (Madison st) just to go to a gym (24hour fitness). Just think
about it. Thank you for your time.
92501 Riverside
Sync the stoplights. Try not to close Market Street for weekend events.
Also, during the weekend, especially during the special events, open up
some restricted parking lots for businesses that are not open during the
weekend.
Stop road diets, carpool lanes and toll roads. You make traffic to make
92501 Riverside people think they must pay more to solve it. If trains and busses worked
their would not be so many cars on the road. We will not give up our cars!
92502 Riverside
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Railroad crossings on madison need lights to slow down fast drivers and
increase safety of pedestrians.
92503 Riverside
"Please finish the Santa Ana River Trail between Riverside and Orange
County. The SART is a long awaited feature for commuters and
recreational riders all through the Inland Empire and Southern California.
Thank you!
92503 Riverside Fixing potholes
92503
Riverside More Metrolink train times from La Sierra -Riverside station.
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More metro routes. A route to long beach area
92503
Riverside Complete the Santa Ana River trail through to Orange county
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Riverside needs more cutting of red tape! Excessive regulations makes it
too difficult for the improvements the city needs to be executed. Fixing our
roads is the biggest tangible necessity we need! No more asphalt, we need
concrete roads. Low maintenance and well -maintained street trees need to
be made mandatory to help with pollution while also benefiting the
community by reducing the heat island effect resulting in more comfortable
temperatures and reducing the occurrence of heat -related complications.
I would extend the Pierce Avenue on -ramp to the 91 west another 100
yards. The backup from those trying to merge onto the 91 westbound at
the Pierce on -ramp is now extending almost back to Van Buren Boulevard
at any given time during the day. Traffic just comes to a halt because that
on -ramp is too short and cars just bunch together. And PLEASE, PLEASE,
PLEASE stop dead -ending lanes on the freeways. When people are
traveling at high rates of speed and a lane just ends, there is ALWAYS a
bottleneck traffic jam, no ifs, ands, or buts. STOP!!!
1. West 91 at La Sierra is frequently congested around the Magnolia
curve. Is there a plan to replace the Buchanan bridge and widen the section
from la Sierra to past the bridge. There is plenty of shoulder room and the
issue is too much traffic joining the freeway in that zone. 2. Your new
traffic signal programmer is incompetent over the last 2+years we have
watched as junction after junction has been reprogrammed and made
worse the worst by far is Tyler - not an easy junction I know but I avoid it
now as traffic often James the exits. 3 an increasing number of people run
red lights by significant amounts. Is it time to bring back county owned
cameras - they work very well in the rest of the world - yes politicians and
lawyers break the law that does not make it their right to be exempt!
Is there a plan to widen Van Buren Boulevard --only a two lane
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None of the current projects will help resolving the commute problems the
Inland Empire and Southern California in general are facing. The planning
and construction phases take too long and by the time these projects have
been completed, the number of housing projects and commuters have
increased disproportionately. There is no way to build your way out of this
mess with a 10+years timelines for these projects. Possible ways to help
alleviate the problem is by enticing the industry to provide good paying
jobs locally so that people don't want to commute to OC. Another
possibility is to force BNSF to allow more commuter trains on their tracks
so that Metrolink or another provider can provide fast, reliable and
efficient public transportation to the OC, like other cities provide. In the
morning, there should be train service every few minutes with a much
faster speeds. Trains are driving at 45 -55 mph which takes too long to
get to Irvine, Tustin or other destinations in OC and LA County. With more
trains, there are more seats available and people should be enticed to use
the train by subsidizing the tickets or passes, maybe by making the
commute via public transportation tax deductible or the county can provide
a refund from SB1 . We can't build our way out of this mess, no matter
how many freeway lanes you build. Any project, current or planned is just
a drop in the bucket and will not help at all. And certainly taxing people
twice (gas tax and toll lanes) is not going to solve anything. It creates hate,
discrimination and a two class commute, those who can afford to pay for
the tolls and those who can't. Provide better public transportation and use
the cias tax to five the local road issues
(continued) I don't know if the decision makers of the RCTC live here, but I
don't know why you can't work on projects that are quick to resolve, for
example put the traffic lights in sequence so that the traffic flows.
Magnolia, Van Buren, La Sierra are a nightmare for drivers. Look at the
freeway exists off the 91, Adams Street. The lights are not synchronized
between the freeway exit and Indiana, making it a nightmare to exit there.
None of the lights are synchronized, making the drive there a stop -and -go.
I have seen systems in Europe, called "green wave" where you start at the
first light and if you drive the allowed speed, you would almost never have
to stop. and in residential areas, build roundabouts instead of adding more
lights that are also prohibiting free traffic flow. The system currently in
place may have worked in the 60s, 70s or maybe 80s, but with today's
traffic density, you need to change your thinking. Look at other areas in
the world, Italy, Germany, Spain, France. Many traffic signals have been
replaced by roundabouts. I could give you dozens more examples, if
needed.
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I work in a hospital in Paramount and I have to be at work at 6 a.m.. Is
there a metro link train that can take me there by that time? I also work 12
hour shifts and I get off work at 7 p.m.. I have lived here in Riverside since
2003. I live off of La Sierra where there is the metro link station down the
street. I love this city and would love the different ways to make my
commute safer, more affordable and faster to be able to spend more time
with my family. Thank you for letting people like me voice our situation.
92503
I think any type of work on the 91 needs to be done, from potholes to fwy
widening to some type of easy interchange, the reason why there is so
Riverside much traffic on the 91 fwy is because no one wants to let anyone in when
they merge on to the fwy, somehow we need to figure out what to do, it
maybe impossible but it's worth a try.
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Riverside
Fix east west travel between inland empire and orange county and
between highway 74 and 60 freeway. Most good high pay jobs are points
west, but many live in points east and 1000's of homes are being built
eastward. Commute times of 1 1/2 hours each way are typical trying to go
from downtown Riverside into Orange County. Highway 74 needs
improvements to make Riverside county portion safer, Orange County has
completed improvements to their side. 91 west needs the mess at Green
River fixed. Scaling back the original 91 Corridor project to elimanate
designated lanes from GR to 241 has created a bottleneck and made this
billion dollar project a failure. Fix the mess Anne created by allowing this
portion of project to be omitted. In fact, Anne needs to go, we need fresh
blood at the helm that has a better vision and perspective of this counties
needs to move residents on our roadways.
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Eliminate toll roads. Whoever designed the the entrance/exit at the
OC/Riverside county line (both directions) should be fired and forced to
give back all money they were paid. Plus, they should be forced to drive it
every day to see how stupid their idea was, and how much it ruins the
drives for everyone who can't afford $40 dollars a day in toll. $200/week.
Or more than $10,000 a year! I can't pay that, but I am forced to pay extra
in gas, sitting in an absolute mess while the lanes to my left are barely
used. Traveling east on the 91, traffic eases up AFTER this disaster. Same
with traveling west, traffic eases after. Two lanes of lightly used traffic
while the "free" (tax payers paid for them) lanes are at a standstill. Getting
into those lanes (westbound) at the 15 is a nightmare with two or more
lanes of cars all trying to squeeze in at the last minute, blocking and
holding up the "free" lanes. But, why should we have to pay to drive on
lanes that we already paid to build. Cash grab? Westbound at the county
line has cars trying to get out of the toll lanes to the right to make the 241
exit, and cars on the right coming from the 71 and Green River trying to
get to the toll road entrance, creating an "x" pattern of cars criss crossing.
Might explain why there are so many accidents right there. The toll road
creates a sense of urgency that makes people disregard the safety of
others making unsafe lane changes, to makes their own commute easier.
(continued) Take down the barriers and booths and the need for cars to
cross cross across five lanes, and make everyone's drive easier and safer.
But in California, that will never happen as the only thing that matters is
where to get more money from more people. Which is why they are
building more toll lanes.
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To fix the road
92503 Riverside
Love the 200 take it to Disneyland from Riverside all the time
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If you're going to raise prices for Commuter Link, then have more bus times
Riverside
available.
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Riverside
How `bout just normal people, which would in turn supplement the
commute of special needs individuals. It takes an hour to get from Central
Ave. to Green River in the morning commute. This is embarrassing as a
community. Subway, tunneling, bridges. Come on.
92503
Riverside
Put a signal at El Sobrante and La Sierra. Make El Sobrante a 2-lane
parkway each direction from Cajalco to La Sierra.
92503 Riverside
A double layered freeway like in China, super expensive for sure
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Improvement can be made on the train coming so frequently in the morning
on Madison, Jefferson and Washington. Its horrible not matter how early
you keave to worlk or school.
92504 Riverside Need more stop signs on dewey ave. racing takes place weekly.
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Lower prices for bus. More trash cans, shelters, and signs for the bus stops.
Mejores horarios mas transportation publica.
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Close or block freeways at appropriate times where there is minimal
commuters
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Either keep traffic lights open to go for van Buren and Alessandro or make
freeways out of them. Also Cajalco is beginning to get a lot of traffic so we
need better road.91 freeway in itself is problem. 15@ Corona; 91 @60
Riverside interchange; 215@60 , 215@ 15 is a perpetual traffic jam. So many more
people living here but not much change in ease of movement How can it
take us 45 minutes to get around riverside. Example: just traveling Van
Buren to Woodcrest slow commute.
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Inland Empire residents need commuter train service to and from Palm
Springs. At present it can take over six hours to get from Riverside to Palm
Springs by train or bus. There is no real train station in Palm Springs... not
even a ticket booth/dispenser. I understand that part of the problem with
increasing commuter train services is conflicts between Union Pacific &
BNSF vs. passenger services involving track sharing, particularly during
rush hour. This has been going on for a long time. Public transportation is
the future and money needs to be allocated to improve and expand on
these rail lines. Besides environmental concerns, commuter trains are
easier on seniors and disabled people who cannot drive or might have
trouble driving. Improved train service would also benefit Palm Springs'
tourist industry, and would encourage people from nearby towns who just
want to come in and shop or attend cultural events.
92504 Riverside
Repaving on Dewey street in Riverside the street is very very rough and
also 5700 block Walter st needs Repaving as well
92504 Riverside
Restripe and put pylons on the eastbound expresslanes from Lincoln to the
91/15 split. This would improve travel times for both lanes.
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I would engage with the boring company. We need to be modern like the
EU. Everything there is linked by the Eurorail and bus transport. All trains
Riverside should be linked in the US. Amtrak, Metro, RTA.... We need underground
rail. Boring company can deliver. Riverside is the HUB for all of IE. We
need to set the infrastructure for the future of this location.
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I have a few ideas about providing a better need for the community of
riverside.
92504
Riverside proposal for making the toll road all the way to Riverside --please clarify
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I drive from Riverside to Colton daily, why did you put a diamond lane in?
Big waste of money the cars I see in this lane, at least half, only have 1
driver. This diamond lane on 91 all the way into San Berdo 215, we all use
the freeways and I pay thousands in taxes and can't use this lane. Let's get
real not everyone can commute with other people. Another big blunder
was on the 91 e/b in Riverside approaching downtown, approaching
Mission Inn exist, the giant bridge which connects 60 to 91 creates a very
dangerous back up. Vehicle comes off the bridge (connector from 60)
merge onto 91 e/b and during rush hour this becomes a big dangerous
mess. I rarely see CHP! You see them when there has been a very bad
accident (after the fact) or if Cal Trans is blocking's a lane. Where are they?
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Create more engineering jobs in Riverside so we don't have to travel so far
for a job. More projects and it it a rule that it has to local companies that
can bid on the he projects. Don't sub things out to other LA base companies
for the work. A dedicated mortorcycle lane will work.
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fix the 91 eastbound at the 15 frwy... since the fastrack project on the 91
east to the 15 frwy has been completed the traffic from all the lanes
merging is horrible I know with all the studies done they know when you
merge 3 or 4 different lanes at the same location it causes problems. so
why would they do this and are there any plans to fix this situation.
92504 Riverside
Repave Market St in Riverside as well as Van Buren Blvd between
Limonite and the 60 Fwy.
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I'm nterested in finding out exactly what it is that this website is going to
provide before I'm able to comment. Thank you in advance it's always
great to have anything towards developing a better life in our community.
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I want to see regular dedicated light rail from Riverside into Orange
County following the 55 and 91. The trains need to several times a day,
both directions, and late. While this project is underway, the Metrolink
could run several more trains a day and also bring back the 10-pass ticket.
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Riverside
Metro link is too expensive and too crowded at peak times. Make it more
user friendly!
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Have to get Sacramento to give up some et e . 215 is a mess. Stop
building warehouses.
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Riverside
Control traffic signals so that the areas with more traffic go more often.
For example if theres one car one side and the other has 10 cars time
signals. Where theres heavy traffic repair roads more.
92505 Riverside Less traffic
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Riverside
Please finish the Santa Ana River Trail between Riverside and Orange
County. The SART is a long awaited feature for commuters and
recreational riders all through the Inland Empire and Southern California.
Thank you.
he freeway we should have a subway system stop the traffic
92505 Riverside we need more transit services
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Riverside
Study doing better traffic signal synchronization. Especially main artery
streets to 91 Fwy like Madison, 91, Indiana Ave. It's horrible!!! Eastbound
Arlington Ave. signal timing is non-existent. I'm stopped by every signal in
the mornings from La Sierra to the 91/Arlington!!
92505
Riverside
Stop road construction. Stupid workers caused a sinkhole near my house
and the roads weren't paved well. It's bumpy and already cracking. We
need to get rid of Sabrina Cervantes for pushing laws that tax the people
to "improve roads" when reall it makes traffic worse. Homeless people are
a huge issue as well. Also stop gun control. Let people have freedom ya
damn dictators
92505
Riverside
RCTC is responsible to build the SART connecting Riverside and Orange
counties. Please take a moment to request they make this project a priority.
' 92505 Riverside Complete the Santa Ana River Trail linking Riverside and Orange County
92505 Riverside No more fast track, my tax dollars already paid to drive on the freeway.
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Riverside
The problem of improper city/county planning, regarding transportation has
evidently worsened. Over the years, the growth of people vs
infrastructure, vs the freeway system, has been a failure. We as
homeowners, are paying the price dearly, for your lack of proper
addressing of this threat and detriment to our lives. The problem
commuters face, should be addressed, and not at the cost of our needs and
homes. We too have to pick up our kiddos from school. We have to risk
backing out from our driveways, and pull out onto traffic, with exasperated
commuters, honking their horn, on the overly congested streets, that is
turned into parking lots. We, as homeowners along the Arlington corridor,
in Riverside, are jeopardizing ourselves daily. What happens is, the out of
city/county residents/commuters, act as this is their street. There's road
rage, that endanger our lives, and it shouldn't be happening. They
contribute to a problem that should've been remedied and we pay the price
at this expense. We have to plan accordingly to commuting hour. It's 4:18
pm, as I speak and carloads of frustrated drivers, bumper to bumper, who
won't let me back out of my own driveway! I can't last minute go grab a
pizza or order a pizza in time for 5 pm dinner, because of course, I must
endanger ourselves with honking horns, or shouting through their rolled
down window, or something hurled at us!
(continued) Forget ordering pizza for delivery, because a block walk to
Pizza hut, turns into 1 hour delivery of cold, hard pizza! Why should we be
paying the price dearly for improper funding/freeway planning? I only
recently became active with voicing my frustration and fear. Last month, I
submitted my formal complaint to the city. If necessary, you all come and
park in our driveways, at 4:00 pm-6:45 pm, and see how long you linger
before you can be `allowed' to back out into menacing traffic!
92506
Riverside
More bike lanes, protected bike lanes, and having lights at intersections be
cyclist friendly will increase biking as a mode of transportation. To start,
adding bike lanes to connect existing bike routes will enable safer cycling.
The intersection at canyon crest and central has bike routes in 3 directions
but a disconnect with the 4th direction. Several people have cited this lack
of infrastructure and resulting safety concerns as their reason for using a
single occupancy vehicle instead of biking.
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Too many street improvements at one time. Seems like a project is started,
not completed then another is started, etc. etc. etc. finish what u start
before beginning another.
92506 I Riverside
Fix pot holes and better freeway merger transitions
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I work for RTA and theres so many potholes and its hard to drive around in
Moreno Valley so improve the roads.
We need more buses and times in the AM that run from the Pass area to
Riverside. I live in Beaumont and work in Riverside off Magnolia and
Arlington. Right now the bus commute would be almost two hours and I'd
still get to work late every day.
I would take the 200 bus yo my job at California adventure which I have
done a few times. But as a new employee I get late shifts a d the last bus
from Anaheim is too early. If there was an 11:30 pm bus I could commute
by the 200. I know cast members who would the same.
We need to remoce all obstacles that prevent free flow of traffic. Southern
California is spread out over miles and not densely packed like New York
City, so we cannot solve our traffic problems the same way New York City
has. What we need to do is, build wider freeways, remove toll and carpool
lanes because they cause more traffic than reduce it. Most people are
single occupants in their vehicles and tool roads are a burden on people
who pay high gas prices. Widen roads by increasing lanes, therefore
people are spending less time idling in traffic. You can add to mass transit,
however ridership is done as most people drive to places. So instead of
penalizing people for driving and making the driving experience terrible,
we need to increase our roads and freewsys. If you really care about the
environment make it easier for citizens who work or have businesses are
able move freely they in other states for less. We keep throwing money at
the problem but keeps getting worse, so listen to the people we are the
ones using the roads everday.
I would take a job making a little less salary in order to free myself of the
daily commute. I am away from my house 14 hours a day and I only work
9-10 hours. The rest of the time is commuting.
HAVE YOU EVER THOUGHT ABOUT OFFERING A STIPEND TO
COMMUTERS?
I have a lot of friends that work in the arts, entertainment and restaurant
industries. With the city growing and our entertainment section of
Riverside expanding many people that use public transportation can get to
work easily but then have to struggle for a ride home in the early hours.
The city should provide late night public transportation specifically for late
night workers.
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Riverside
As someone who spent nearly 30 years in the planning field for Riverside
County (urban planning, environmental planning, and park planning), I
sincerely believe that it is our irrational desire to rubber stamp every
housing project that comes in for processing that is fueling much of the
commute issues. At the same time, we do nothing to encourage businesses
to set up satellite offices to reduce the need for the commute. In this day of
computers, e-mail, skype, video conferencing etc., there is absolutely no
need for someone to drive from Riverside or Moreno Valley to Orange
County or Los Angeles to sit in front of a computer. Yes, it will take a
change in the thinking of managers also, but the county could be offering
incentives for legal, engineering, and other firms to allow people to work
out of a centralized satellite office closer to home and not have to make
the commute. If we add more lanes to the freeway, the mentality that has
existed for the last 50 years will continue, and we will continue to approve
more and more housing developments with no consumate number of good,
high -paying jobs nearby. I can point to many such developments - Oak
Valley near Beaumont for example, that approved thousands of homes
with only a single commercial center for "jobs."
(continued) This kind of idiotic planning has to stop. Just as we now
evaluate projects for their impacts to greenhouse gas emission, we should
also be evaluating (objectively) how a project will impact the freeways and
commute times for not only the proposed residents but the current ones
also. If that project will negatively impact commute times etc., then we
have to have the backbone to stand up to the development community and
tell them we no longer want such projects in our county (the vast majority
of developers are out of LA and Orange County and never witness the
impacts of their projects). I hope I haven't rambled on for too long, but I
fear that we are looking at the wrong end of the problem - namely how to
effect the commute. We should be looking at how to avoid it in the first
place.
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Riverside
My issue is the 15 fwy. Both north and south of the 91 Fwy. I do not
understand how we are taking Public byways, and creating TollRoads. We
Californians already pay the highest Taxes of any state, including gas, and
Vehicle registration taxes and Fees. Yet the lanes we are building on the
15 Fwy. are Toll Lanes. We should be adding regular travel lanes for cars,
and the gas tax should go Exclusively for road improvements Only. The
group that runs the Toll roads had a $2.4 million Deficit 20 years ago, and
now its over $6.4 Million. None of this money was spent on road
improvements. They are wasting money on Expensive Orange County
"Consultants" most of whom have some type of "relationship" with the
Board members. $175.00 an hour to read news stories?? A waste of
Taxpayer money. Also why is 2 people a "Carpool" in Orange County, but
when it comes to the 15 Fwy. corridor, suddenly it takes 3 people to form
a"Carpool"?? People work hard everyday, they should not be Charged to
drive the Freeway to get to their Jobs. All new Housing construction should
be halted, until we have the Infrastructure to deal with the resulting traffic.
92506 Riverside
Dial -A -Ride needs improvement. Health insurance helps but doesn't cover
all costs. What are the caller's paratransit options?
92506
Riverside
5.5 mile commute--4 of those miles are all potholes --why can't we take
care of our streets?
92506
I would like to see more bike trails within the city and county of Riverside.
On streets like Victoria I would like to see Yield signs, rather than stop
signs as the flow of traffic on Victoria (especially to bike traffic and bike
Riverside
groups) should be the priority. With regard to regular roads, I'd like to see
larger bike lanes and perhaps even sectioned off areas of the road (with a
curb) on major streets.
92506
Riverside
I would like to have dedicated biking paths throughout the city. This will
promote transportation diversity and healthy living. It is not necessary,
efficient, or beneficial to drive in a vehicle when traveling within a city
(within 6 miles). There are countless times that I would like to ride my bike
to my destination, yet I choose not to because I am worried about my
safety on the roads.
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Clogged early morning traffic on westbound 91 which begins after Tyler
makes for very slow going. Drivers constantly change lanes and this
congestion makes it difficult to enter the toll road. Perhaps 2 lanes
dedicated to entering the westbound 91 toll road would help some.
92506 Riverside
Another aid might be to limit 18 wheelers to specific late evening hours.
Require home builders to contribute to road building & maintenance. And
make certain that all vehicle registration fees & gas taxes go exclusively to
road building. Thank you.
92506
Riverside
This insane feeling that houses, strip malls, fast food joints, etc. need to be
built on every square foot of land in the Inland Empire needs to change.
Stop building sprawl and maybe there won't be a need for more congested
roads.
I think Riverside should work to increase metrolink services, in both
directions , on all lines. Right now the choices are very limited if you want
to travel west from Riverside after 8:30 am or east to Riverside,before
3:OOpm. As the population grows, the demographics may well be changing,
92506 Riverside where there are more people wanting to travel in the opposite directions of
the traditional commuters going to OC and LA counties. We have 5 college
campuses where students might commute more on trains, if they were
available and a growing retirement population that would benefit from
more choices.
92506
Riverside
I commute to downtown LA. The commercial truck traffic has taken ove
our freeways leaving cars to drive in one lane as a solo driverl, that's it, all
the other lanes are filled with tractor trailers. We need to have an express
train to downtown. It takes over two hours to take the train at a cost of
over $300 a month., that's too much to pay for slow train service. An
express train and small subsidy from the County may entice drivers like me
to leave their cars in Riverside County. Also, a campaign targeted at
government agencies (like the State) to permit regular telework would be
very helpful. One way or another we have to help our citizens work
without the stress of driving over two hours to work or paying for slow
train service that takes two hours.
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Hello. This seems like a great initiative. I do believe that the projects for
widening and unclogging freeways are necessary and important, but what
we really need are alternatives to taking cars everywhere. We need much
better train service to LA (with trains not only going out in the morning and
coming back in the afternoon/early evening, but running throughout the
92506 Riverside day at predictable - possibly half-hour - intervals). If at all possible, a new
train line to San Diego would also be able to take quite a few cars off the
roads. In Riverside itself, we need good bike paths criss-crossing the city
(not the ones shared with cars on multi -lane streets, but paths for bikes
only). I would be happy to leave my car at home if I could bike -commute to
work in relative safety.
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Riverside
One thing I notice is people who work late can get a ride to work but then
are stuck with no ride after! We need to consider most people working at
restaurants and theaters probably aren't the wealthiest to even consider
an Uber or Lift.
92506
Riverside
They want to steal your money and pocket it. Give them nothing.
92507
Riverside
I would like to meet with Ann Mayer to talk about the "Reboot My
Commute" program. I agree with her statement that says "We will need to
think outside the familiar white and yellow lines, all ideas are welcome"
This program sounds like a good plan to help solve our transportation
problems. Please schedule a meeting with her and I will come to her office.
92507
Riverside
Please fix the potholes in the roads. I keep getting flat tires. Especially the
ones on Canyon Crest, which is the road I take to school. Chicago is pretty
bad too. I just want smooth roads please. I'm a college student that can't
afford anymore flat tires.
92507
Riverside
I would like to change the times for busses, have them arrive quicker so
familes and independent workers and depend on them and create a
dedicated lane on magnolia ave for RTA only and or emergency vehicles.
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Gas, traffic, potholes
92507 Riverside
I think more busses more transpertation options. Would help everyone.
Despite the massive reconstruction of the 91/60/215 interchange, this
connector is perpetually clogged with traffic both during the rush hour
92507 Riverside periods and even on weekends/off-times. The worst is the bottleneck
effect with the merging of traffic from eastbound 91, southbound 215, and
the eastbound 60.
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92507
Riverside
Would like to see different agencies across the county finally come together
and not only focus on tackling and solving commute problems,but also
focus on homeless and urban blight solutions
92507
Riverside
I am a commuter on the 91/15 fwy exchange on the weekends mostly and
on several weeknights in the week. I go to my church and some other
events for my networking with Military Veterans in Tustin, Irvine and also
Teacher events at Cal State Fullerton. This past Thursday, March 21st was
a nightmare, I left my house in ample time to go to Huntington Beach via
91 w and then 55 Newport beach to the 39 fwy to the 5 fwy, to 405 w. I
am sorry but I didn't make it to my event, I was in crazy traffic for 1 and
half hours and just got to Imperial Hwy and got off to do the streets, I was
listening to the sigalert on the radio, there was a water leak on the 55 fwy
so there was not a chance I would get to my distination, so I turned around
to go back to Riverside, that was not too bad I make it home by 9:30 p.m..
Thanks
92507
Riverside
Change the traffic flow sensors on major thoroughfares from pressure to
timed regulators. And synchronize the traffic lights along the way to
change at the posted speed limit, so there isn't a continuing stop and go
pattern. Instead, a smooth flow of cars throughout the city. This would
save gasoline, time, pollution, and long waits for signals to change.
92507
Riverside
With the increase in housing, Van Buren needs more care and has many
potholes. When will this be addressed? 2. Intersection at 215 and 60 is an
issue. Traffic is horrible. 3. Flow of traffic is
92507 Riverside
Take the train. 91/PVL line times aren't ideal
Canyon Crest to downtown Riverside should not require paying bus fare
twice. Lyft/Uber partnership to and from train stations needed. Better train
station needed for UC Riverside. Hunter Park is too far away. Train should
92507 Riverside be faster than driving. Look to Ca!train and how they automate boarding
announcements, etc to speed up process. Train partnership to Huntington
Beach needed. Current train+bus ride takes too much time. Work with Lyft
& Uber to get them to offer cheaper shared rides.
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92507
Riverside
Hello. I had an idea that would really help with my commute every
morning. I live over by Quail Run Park off of Sycamore Canyon Blvd.
Unfortunately, but understandably, a lot of commuters will use this road as
an alternative to the freeway. My problem is that the road becomes so
congested with speeding drivers that I can't turn out from my neighborhood
street (Quail Run Road). I would suggest putting in a stop sign at the
intersection of Sycamore Canyon Road and Quail Run Road. That way
everyone who lives down my road can have a chance to get out onto
Sycamore Canyon Road without having to wait in a long line of cars (which
currently backs up every morning as cars wait for a safe opportunity to
turn). Thank you for your consideration and everything you do for this
community.
92507 Riverside
A class 1 bike network linking UCR, downtown, the plaza, tyler mall, la
sierra university. Specifically I would like class one paths on chicago,
spruce, university, magnolia/market, Iowa, Victoria ave (expand and
refine). If you create a system you would feel comfortable letting your
children use, people would flock to it. Create light rail for the city.
Metrolonk is pretty useless if I want to go from UCR to the plaza or
downtown or tyler mall. Link class one bikeways with light rail stops and
parks. Give incentives for biking and disincentives for driving. Maybe
rebates or discounts on utility bills or maybe rent (yeah, rent increases are
another can of worms) or gift cards for groceries.
92507
Riverside
I would bring high paying career jobs to the inland empire. Alas this is not
likely to happen any time soon. I commute to Irvine for work and driving
would take me 1.5-2 hrs one way. I take the metrolink but it hasn't
reduced my commuting time since i have to take the OCTA bus as well.
What i would like to see is a wider range of train times and more public
transport that's affordable. How is it even possible that im spending the
same on a metrolink monthly pass compared to the amount of gas money
per month when I was commuting to Irvine!
92507 Riverside
Replace the pavement on SR 60/ 1-210 east of the Riverside Interchange. -
between the interchange and the Central Ave UC. The concrete pavement,
especially the #3, #4 & #5 lanes is badly broken up and is barely drivable.
I have seen the prospective construction contracts by Dist 8 in the near
term and do not see any remedial work programmed. This will be a very
difficult area to fix!
92507
Riverside
Go to Santa Barbara and see. Small electric buses, every few minutes, on
short routes.
92507
Riverside Giant empty buses.
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92507 Riverside Electric buses, running more frequently on shorter routes.
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Riverside
RTA bus route are long loops running infrequently in one direction only.
There is a bus stop by my house, it would take me 20 minutes to take it to
work, but then it would take an hour and a half to get home.
92507
Riverside
Keep the sidewalks clean. There is an area of sidewalk that is impossible
to walk on because of a lot of mud. It is on Canyon Crest Drive near
Central, on the east side of the street.
92507 Riverside Yes , build the wall. Fix the roads
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cry me a santa ana river about the gas tax, its not like the groups listed
above can always depend on driving themselves.
Don't worry Maurice! They will probably take the carpool away on the
92507 Riverside 215, 91, & 60 soon enough & add fast trak to them as well to rob us some
more!
92507 Riverside
Have the people in charge have to use only public transportation for 3
months. No Taxi or Uber
92507 Riverside
Seriously encourage RideShare Thursday's again and on Mondays &
Fridays reduce toll fees for 2 or more commuters , my state job allowed me
to come in at 8:30 AM to allow stagnation driving, buses need to be cooler,
bus transfer fees should be less - many jobs sites take more than one bus
to commute.
92508 I Riverside
Please widen the I-15 freeway in the Temecula & Murrieta city areas to
improve the flow of traffic. Thank you!
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Please improve dedicated bike lanes and trails in Riverside County!:) As a
bike commuter, I risk my life every week to get to work. Commuting by
bike is extremely dangerous. Anything you can do to help make bike
commuters; in Riverside County, more safe, would be greatly appreciated.
I would like to include this quote from a Washington Post article on cycling
safety: "Nationwide, you're more than twice as likely to die while riding a
bike than riding in a car, per trip, according to a 2007 study led by Centers
for Disease Control and Prevention epidemiologist Laurie Beck. Bike riding
is also about 500 times more fatal than riding in a bus." Thank you for
your help and have an amazing day.
92508 Riverside
60 freeway shouldn't be that congested..
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Complete the Santa Ana River Trail between Riverside and Orange County
as soon as possible.
92508 I Riverside
Add more Bike Cars during large scale bike events.
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92508 Riverside Build the CV Link as soon as possible!
92508
Riverside
It is a shame that the public is so ill informed that they believe more lanes
will solve our problems. In every major city across the Country, those
corridors with the most traffic jams are slowly being changed to a timed
stoplight system. Anyone who knows traffic knows that at our stage,
"Timing" is everything. If the lights on Van Buren were timed, traffic
backup would nearly be eliminated. Please do the proper studies that will
actually provide for an improvement, not studies that are of a political
liking.
92508
Riverside
Fill the pot holes its putting out cars in danger of early deterioration
92508
Riverside
After the 60 N merges with the 215 N it is RIDICULOUS traffic day or
night. Weekday or weekend. I commute from Riverside Mission Grove to
Loma Linda 5 days a week and spend 1.5+ hours every commute in traffic
that is primarily located in this region. PLEASE help!
92508
Riverside
1. Since you have this in English/Spanish and I only speak English/Hindi,
hopefully you still care about my opinion. 2. No new taxes. 3. Use the
current taxes that are taken from us at the local & state level to take care
of the streets instead of selling your soul to the union bosses and giving
away the farm. 4. NO NEW TAXES. LET MEASURE 'A' EXPIRE. BETTER
IDEA - CANCEL MEASURE 'A'
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Riverside
Consider that if I drive into LA - choices are taking the 210, the 10 or the
60. Driving into orange county I have one choice: the 91. There isn't
another freeway choice into South Orange county unless I want to take
Ortega highway (which is not a freeway), The only way you will ever
relieve pressure off the 91 is to build a freeway with access directly from
the 15 into the 241. Adding more lanes to the 91 is only a band aid. In
addition, adding additional time slots to the metrolink. The 20 to 25
minute gaps are too long - check out New York City - trains are running all
the time,
92508 Riverside
Bike or skateboard !
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Riverside
Better integration between counties would be good. Keeping bus stops
well maintained and covered shelter from the elements such as sun and
rain would be nice. Trash receptacles would be good. Lighting would be
good. To be honest, there is a perception of unsanitary conditions, dealing
with people who might be violent or unstable associated with riding the
bus system. Take a look at our bus stops. Do they invite you or tell you
otherwise. Review other cities or counties that have well traveled public
transportation.
92509 Riverside
I lived in the Bay Area for a spell, for work. It was amazing for a lot of
reasons, one specifically was being able to move around the area without a
car. This was especially important when I suffered an injury that affected
my ability to drive. I still have difficulties driving. Here, in Jurupa Valley,
I'm very isolated. The bus is.... Undesirable. Being a physically vulnerable,
young-ish, attractive, female is already a dangerous situation, in public.
Busses are just a cesspot of potential terrible, that take ages to get
anywhere. When appointments, errands, a work shift, or social call would
be exhausting on it's own- the idea of walking to, boarding a bus, taking
hours to arrive - then do the item - and do that difficult journey all over
again. Good god, no thank you. Many of us who have disability stay in
isolation, instead. I don't feel safe, the people on busses aren't people I
typically want to be around, it takes far too long to get anywhere, and it's
humiliating act, in this area. A lower income postion to be in, not a great
option to take. No reasonable person takes a bus around here, if they have
other options. On the peninsula, in the Bay Area, I could get to many city
centers quickly and safely. It was clean, you don't really risk assult, it was
mostly on time and, most importantly it was normal to do. Rich folks, poor
folks, students and the elderly rode with me - a disabled person- with zero
incidents in the years I lived there. My car was never broken into, in a train
parking lot, if I had driven, at all. I had a train stop about 1/3 of a mile from
my home. Our public transportation is the bare minimum to service the
minority that cannot drive. It's not a thing we all use, it's what
disadvantaged people who could not scrounge a ride resorted to.
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(continued) Rail expansion is a topic that California is always proding
around. I would be extatic if we could expand passenger serivice around
here. Our freeways are so, so congested. I live directly adjacent to the 60
so, I breathe the result of the congestion every day. My block has also had
several hit -and -runs and DUI collisions with parked vehicles. Better rail
serive would pull some of those DUI drivers off the road, as well. It would
at least bring them closer to home - with a hired car for 'the last mile' of
travel. This isn't a wealthy area - we can't afford a Lyft or Uber, all the
way to a city center. It costs me about $40-45 to get a hired car from
Jurupa Valley to downtown Riverside and back. We very well may be able
to budget better public transportation and short hired car rides, though.
Jurupa Valley has seen many casualty collisions, especially on Van Buren
and Limonite. My city is expanding and have been trying to entice new
residents. Our roadways are as full as they can be, now. How are we going
to handle these other commuters? Clean, safe, not shameful, used by
everyone, widely available light rail. Metrolink is great! I've used it for
years, but it's very limited in scope of stop. It's a longer commute design,
not local travel. Infrastructure should be publically owned and not privately
profitable. Please expand on the IE's passenger rail system.
Yes add more sidewalks in places that don't have them the disable are
92509 Riverside forced to operate their wheelchair in the street. More disable parking
downtown. It is limited for the amount of disabled living in the county.
92509 I Riverside I wants more bus service/transportation access
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Jurupa Valley the 15 south to Irvine to Coronoa have to pass 91 3-4 miles
and do a u-turn in order to get back on the Express lane why is it like this
the 60 is backed up in the morning. We need relief on the 60. Too many
trucks.
I live on a fixed income. Transportation should be free for people who have
92509 Riverside disabilities and are on a fixed income. It shouldn't take 8 hours to
Claremont from riverside. Buses should Tun more often.
92509 Riverside I we need more signage on transitions from one freeway to another.
92509 Riverside
we need more public transit between Rialto and Riverside.
92509 Riverside
we need to fix van Buren through jurupa valley. There is too much traffic
during rush hour.
92509 Riverside I like the SR-60 truck lanes project.
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Riverside
it costs too much to build here. We need to get rid of some state and local
regulations.
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on the weekends. I don't want to drive but the transit schedule (metro link)
makes it difficult to get around. I don't like toll lanes. Too expensive and
doesn't help with traffic.
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92509 Riverside
CB freeway entrances need to be better because cars cause traffic
congestion and jams (60 fwy on Valley way)
92509
Riverside
the 215 needs more lanes near Moreno Valley. Washington has electric
cars. I don't see where our transportation taxes are going.
we need local transit from Moreno Valley to riverside that runs frequently
92509 Riverside like trolley. We need to educate kids on how to use transit early to foster
new generation of transit riders.
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Riverside
in New York I never had to drive. I had to buy a car when I moved here.
We need better transit.
IF-
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Riverside
My daughter lives in riverside off magnolia and when she got in an
accident she was left with no car and uses the electric rent scooter to get
to work (Sear at Arlington) and it's really convenient I like that program
92509 Riverside
add more freeway lanes.
92509 Riverside we need to add a third lane on Van Buren
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make the freeways wider.
the wb 60 lanes near the 15 are in bad shape. There are pot holes and it
92509 Riverside makes it difficult to drive regular pick trucks. The streets on near Van
Buren always get flooded.
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I work in construction and I drive a lot. There are too many cars and
accidents on the streets
92509 Riverside
CB truck driver who thinks there's no remedy to traffic due to congestion
and angry drivers only time there is no traffic is at night
92509 Riverside traffic is getting worse.
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Riverside
Providing ideas or my personal opinion about current projects or
suggestions for new projects.
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Make public transportation more affordable. OCTA ROUTE 794 to Costa
Mesa is convenient but expensive at 14 dollars per day. RTA ROUTE 200
only goes to Anahiem. I feel that cheap, practical and dependable public
transportation is the solution. I have been commuting from Riverside for
the last 10 years and public transportation just keeps getting more and
more expensive to take the bus or metrolink. This will help take vehicles
off the roads make the freeways safer and create long term jobs for all the
conductors.
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Riverside
It is clear that the county of Riverside does not think the metro -link service
is necessary. it is a system that does not benifit the community due to its
lack of speed, and freedom, unlike driving your own car to the orange
county area, the worst amount of traffic in the morning and coming back at
night. RCTC should be focusing on rewarding those who take the bus or
carpool to and from riverside. more luxurious buses and ways to get people
to carpool to and from work should be the focus. Construction projects also
make the freeways or even major streets unbearable during peak hours.
Construction times must drop drastically, whether if that is through
working on massive road projects 24/7 (more hires) or working the project
in small sections to allow traffic to only be affected in a small area rather
than for a mile long stretch (La Sierra heading up to Lake Matthew is a
perfect example, a long stretch that still is not complete.)
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Riverside
Better integration between counties would be good. Keeping bus stops
well maintained and covered shelter from the elements such as sun and
rain would be nice. Trash receptacles would be good. Lighting would be
good. To be honest, there is a perception of unsanitary conditions, dealing
with people who might be violent or unstable associated with riding the
bus system. Take a look at our bus stops. Do they invite you or tell you
otherwise. Review other cities or counties that have well traveled public
transportation.
N/A Riverside
Remove big rigs from the roads during morning and afternoon rush hour
commutes
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I no longer drive And my only hope was the bus. I love it. You have given
Riverside my independence back. I dont have to depend on anybody for a ride. Thank
you very much.
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more buses and trains. should be 1 bus every 10 minutes at each bus stop.
if there was enough public transportation people wouldn't have to rely on
Riverside driving cars, there would be less cars on the road which would mean: -less
traffic -less accidents (less injuries/death) -less wear on the road/less need
to repair wear -less polution need I go on?
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Riverside
More train service! If there was more reliable transportation to Orange and
Los Angeles counties via rail, we could chip away at the horrible state of
the freeways. I've recently been taking the train into downtown LA for
meetings and have been grateful for the convenience but frustrated by
how limited of an option it is. We could build rail lines to connect the
county as well and get more people using public transit. Light rail through
clogged corridors could also help significantly.
N/A Riverside
Stop Taxing the crap out of us! Actually do your jobs and fill potholes you
can start there.
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Riverside
Start investing in articulated busses for popular routes
Yeah don't park the damn scooters in the sidewalk so you can get your
wheelchair around them
Many people have died in Alessandro blvd, one just last week, this has
been due to the failure to fix the bottle neck at the 60 and 215
interchange. Want to fix something why don't you start there!
F/A Riverside Turn the toll roads into light rail lanes.
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There comes a point when there are so many people in an area there is
nothing you can do . Think about that before you burn tons of money. BE
WISE
N/A Riverside
Go Fix pot holes properly, Or you can give are money back that your
wasting.
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Riverside
Get rid of so many bike lanes. I see cars going bumper to bumper in one
lane while I almost never see any bicycles in the bicycle lanes. On another
subject, I wonder if these electric scooter companies are paying anything to
use the public sidewalks to store their scooters. They are a business and
store their wares on city property. They need to pay a fee to do so.
I have been talking the bus when I can but sometimes my hours are later
N/A Riverside than the last 1015 stop at Disneyland and I get off at 1115 would be nice
l if the time got changed and I would be taking the bus every day
N/A Riverside
How about stopping the train at UCR. That's a start!
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We should buy cars at dealerships that arent selling and make them
Riverside riverside taxis, you can pay a standard fee to go a certain distance like the
rta' only it's not on a fixed route'
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Riverside
Need more access for metrolink tell us where we stop not use microphone
announcement bec I can't hear and need more for deaf service like trip
or on bus too
1st' You have a homeless boom here, and some of these people are pushy,
violent and their pissing everywhere, on top of utilizing our ambulance
N/ Riverside system daily. I own a business here and it's getting worse every year, we
can't handle anymore and they keep coming here. Maybe I'll just move, that
would be easier I guess.
N/A Riverside I Build a city trolly that rides on tracks or cables
N/A Riverside Fix pot holes
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I didn't know we had a problem. I second that fix potholes and re -pave van
buren
As someone who rides public transit in CA, before you ask this, try getting
the pub trans to simply run on time
@therctc how about explaining why public funds for the 91 freeway
expansion were used only to have said expansion be the addition of new
toll lanes which charge the tax payer to use new lanes that they already
paid taxes to build in the first place? Abolishing toll lanes on roads that
already used public funding for construction seems like the fair thing to do
and would certainly improve traffic flow & transportation for those with
disabilities #rebootmycommute
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Riverside No it is not.
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Riverside
Well definetly senior communities should have a stop for disability right in
front or even offered to get them from their apartment or house.
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Riverside Re pave all the crap roads
N/A Riverside
Earlier and later departure times. Like 5AM and midnight
N/A Riverside
Make the merge lane East bound on the 91 from Pierce/Riverwalk longer.
And fix the whole 91 /15 mess !
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Riverside It's easy quit building,. It's starting to look just like los Angeles,. It sucks
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More frequent buses, more bus stops, and a light rail system connecting all
Riverside of the inland empire with Riverside as its HUB. Look at the Portland, Or
MAX system if you need inspiration.
N/A Riverside I Rail system
Improve the 241 merge onto the 91E - it's the worst clog along that part
N/A Riverside
of the route for too many hours!
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Riverside
Take out the stupid car pool lanes so all of the country can use the
freeways our tax dollars paid for. Engineer smarter interchange system for
freeways.
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ik
They should've built all those lanes to be flow lanes where the flow
d' f h I h based flow f h ff
Riverside
erection o the lane changes ase on ow o heavy traffic.
N/A Riverside I hope Sacramento keeps ignoring us. They pay for parking everywhere.
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Don't dead-end a lane on a freeway that's traveling 70 miles per hour!!!
Riverside
EVER!!! You want a bottleneck, there you go!
N/A Riverside
Open the fast track lanes to be carpool as well like San Diego does
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Widen the freeways cause we are NOT taking public transportation
Get rid of toll lanes
N/A Riverside I Put the bus station back
Get rid of the toll lanes. We pay enough in gas gas and registration fees.
N/A Riverside Also start writing tickets to people blocking traffic just to cut in line for the
toll roads.
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Riverside
N/A Riverside
There's 5 miles of Santa Ana River between the 15 and Van Buren.
Another 5 miles to Mission Inn Ave. When there's an accident and Van
Buren gets closed, Pedley and Arlanza might as well be separate countries.
We need more bridges across the river.
A high speed rail, connecting from San Francisco to San Diego, of course it
should also pass through Riverside and Inland Empire
N/A Riverside I Fix the potholes they tend to mess with the cars and cost people money.
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High speed rail connecting Riverside, LA, OC, San Diego. It's proven that
Riverside adding lanes to expressway doesn't fix gridlock; need alternative means of
commuting
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Fast track is for those who can afford that expense. It is better to widen
the freeways and encourage the double up of commuters, and main drags
such as allesando add a carpool there so people can lighten the load of
frwy traffic during high volume hours. Major change would be to find a
path between the 91 and 215 that goes to 60 fwy with minimum stop
lights
Open the fast track lanes to be carpool as well like San Diego does
This looks like it's all about road and highway improvements/additions. It
literally refers to the participants as "motorists!" So we're just gonna act
like the profile of #InducedDemand doesn't exist? Let's get some regional
railway and last mile improve! #rebootmycommute
ZIP City Comments - San Gorgonio Pass
92220
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92223
92223
Banning
Banning
Banning
Banning
Banning
Banning
Banning
Banning
Beaumont
Beaumont
Well, for now the new connections can grow our communities longer and
wider. From there we will see its pros and cons, as well of thinking if we
make longer so we connect the whole United States.
How about we start a go fund me page to get some of these projects kick
started. Just a thought.
Make more road improvements. There is a misappropriation of funds that
should be going into road improvement.
No texting while driving, make the fines bigger for violators.
I like the buses, one suggestion is to place times on the bus signs at the
stops. Make it easy to find out what time the next bus is coming. For
example put "this bus comes at the 15 mark"
People should walk more or bike more
Provide buses for Coachella music festivals. We are concerned for safety
during these festivals.
We need more buses, and try to keep people off the road.
We need bus Lanes and a real train system. I would use the bus all the
time if we had decent public transportation. It would take me over an hour
to get to my college by bus, but only 15 minutes by car. That has
ridiculous. For one of the most wealthy economies on the planet, how can
we be so far behind.
I feel that carpooling and/or public transportation options from Beaumont
to downtown Riverside would be beneficial.
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92223 Beaumont
This is more of please asking you to expand the San Bernardino Metrolink
line to either Beaumont or Calimesa. Not sure if you guys oversee
Redlands or Yucaipa but if the San Bernardino line could be extended to
much closer to Beaumont it would be super awesome. Also of there's a
better channel for this type of request please let me know
Thank you!
92223
Beaumont
In addition to the Intercity connection from LA to Indio with maybe a stop
in Cabazon, we also need a commuter train that connects Beaumont &
Yucaipa with Redlands and the larger LA metro Area, OC and SD.
92223
Beaumont
1. Widened Interchange bridge, on ramps with signals at Cherry Valley/1-
10 serving Calimesa and Beaumont is needed now with the amount of
housing already built and being built with the commercial on the southeast
corner coming soon. 2. Widen 1-10 from Calimesa to Banning. It's a traffic
jam going west every morning and night, and getting worse every year. 3.
Full widening of Oak Valley/1-10 Interchange in Beaumont is needed —not
just the signals that are being installed now. I-10 needs widening through
Yucaipa so RCTC needs to coordinate with SBCTA 4. Improve Singleton,
Calimesa Blvd and County Line Road 1-10 interchanges in Calimesa. 5. Full
improvements at Protero/SR60 rather than just bridge and interim ramps
6. San Timoteo Canyon Road needs improvements such as a signal at San
Timoteo and Redlands Blvd because the peak traffic is backed up at the
stop signs. The road should be widened. It's no longer a `country road' with
all the use it has now from development. 7. Improve and widen Beaumont
Avenue and Hwy 79 1-10 Interchange 8. Extend Metrolink or light rail to
Beaumont/Banning/Cabazon/Palm Springs 9. More Safety improvements
are needed on Hwy 79 from Beaumont to Hemet/San Jacinto. 10. Create
new 1-10 interchange at Pennsylvania Ave in Beaumont.
92223
Beaumont
The growth in Beaumont continues and with all of the residential and
commercial construction it will clearly continue. The new Potrero
interchange will certainly will help the traffic congestion, a complete
interchange at Pennsylvania / 1-10 is long overdue. Even those two
projects are not enough to solve the continued congestion at Highland
Springs / 1-10 which is already critical with more homes being built. My
concern is these projects should already be beyond the talking stage.
Thank you.
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There are only 3 types of vehicle traffic -Commercial, Emergency Service
and Private. Each has a wide variety of users. The San Gorgonio Pass is a
funnel for all of them and the majority are exceeding the speed limits even
on the main city/county streets. Access to a commuter rail service would be
helpful to the growing economy. Expanded bus service with more stops in
residential, medical and commercial neighborhoods would be helpful.
Particularly if the buses were handicapped accessible and with extended
service hours. The basics to be helpful to local citizens are already in place
but, in my opinion need to be expanded.
92320 N/A
Monorail
92320
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Add a normal 4th lane between yucaipa and beaumont
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You have to be kidding me. Back in the day they tried to buy up all the
homes including my parents' and then had meetings on traffic. No one
listened to the neighbors including my mom and her best friend. My dad
said enough of this bs and sold my childhood home and moved out of the
area. Those traffic engineers had their own ideas and could of cared less
what the "community" had to say.
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Have uber donated free rides to handicapped.
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How about we privatize the trains and busses (governments are
notoriously bad business owners), open the carpool lanes to ALL traffic
(every time it's been tried it's been successful), use the money that we vote
to set aside to ONLY to fix the roads EVERY election cycle to actually fix
and expand the roads (instead of that cash going to politicians' pet
projects), and let people freely CHOOSE how they get to work without
government influence/insistence/social engineering. Government control of
transportation is a key factor in forcing a state to accept the socialist
economic system, an economic system that has failed EVERY TIME it has
been used. Can we PLEASE learn from the mistakes of the past WITHOUT
reapeating them?
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N/A Nah, we dont ned another failed rail system
N/A N/A Metrolink. We need more Metrolink
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Get the Metro extended....
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Be on time.. not too early or too late. Add more bus stops. Dont change
routs all the time.
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Metrolink
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You gotta be kidding Don,t build a swarehouse truck farm at CV Blvd &
1-10 !!!!!
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Quit building more mundane, expensive housing... there's plenty of housing
and waaaay too many people living here. The 10 underpass in Banning has
become completely choked due to traffic overload. Get the homeless
people out, and what is this survey for? The city fathers haven't ever
looked around Banning? It's a dirty, poorly run mess.
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Look at how the signal lights are timed. You have a green light and can't
go because the next light is red and theres to much traffic. Get out from
behind your desk and go look at the city
Maybe we should encourage people to pull off the freeway if they're being
pulled over by CHP. People can't help but stareeee at the flashing police
lights... it backs up traffic for miiiiles. Also, there are so many traffic lights
N/A N/A that take forever to change. For example, turning left onto the 10E on
Yucaipa Blvd takes way too long. The left turn arrow will be red even
though there are no cars coming. I have to wait until the next cycle to go!
There's lots of lights like that, that just are not timed correctly.
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Stop stage coach, Coachella, building more homes and voting Democrat.
Solved.
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metrolink Indio, palm springs banning, Beaumont to Riverside
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City Comments - Southwest
92530 Lake Elsinore
I wish there was a train that went from Nichols exit or lake st exit to south
Corona. My family and I make that commute together and it takes almost
an hour to go those 13 miles.
Stop the building of new homes, let's work on & maintain the roads to
handle the traffic we already have & build more highways, before building
more homes. Let's not promote events that we know will cause serious
92530 Lake Elsinore traffic problems, such as the beautiful flowering poppies. Let the people
find out on their own. Stop electing ignorant persons into office, find out
the truth about them first. Stop the corruption, lies & pay offs in our own
state government.
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92530 Lake Elsinore
Hello, I'm a resident of Lake Elsinore. I live in a track that is very popular,
multi -cultural and safe, but I feel like I live in the "boonies" as I don't have
a car and feel stuck in a box. And there is absolutely NO Public Trans in
the vicinity. I have to walk 35 to 45min (keep in mind, in shoes for "work")
to get to a bus stop, to limited areas and connections (downhill, then uphill
back home, which add's 10 more minutes). If I want to go to any other
county I have to connect from the "Outlets" in Lake Elsinore off the 15.
And even then, if I need to take a train to LA County (where my vocation
is), they have limited runs ONLY in the morning and limited runs back in
the early evenings. And to get to the Inland Empire (lets say, to Fontana),
its going backwards (Riverside), then forwards - the way the buses/trains
are set up and their availability. Meanwhile everyday on the road to jobs
with my supervisor on my 9 to 5 regular job, we are stuck in traffic on
various Fwy. routes. It is obvious that IF there were sufficient ways to get
to our destinations, there would be less traffic if there were more routes
for buses (modern LARGER buses than these "vans" locally) and longer
schedules, as well for Trains that also have longer hours so that we don't
stress to catch the connections on time.
(continued) This is the very reason I want to go back to LA County, I can
hop on buses I know that run till 12am+ and hop the Goldline and go from
Montclair to "Santa Monica" if I wanted (If I could afford it, I'd move to San
Diego county). I have taken public trans in SoCal for 25 years, I am used to
long commutes, but to have "nothing" here in Lake Elsinore is a crime. I'll
not be here forever, but its those that make this their permanent home that
will suffer, and not want to venture out of their comfort zone. I for one am
sick and tired of living in this box. I hope that this helps, but WHERE is this
money coming from? As said, the politicians can talk but we've seen and
heard the same b.s. since 1988 in California. - Thank you for your time.
92530 Lake Elsinore
We need more freeway lanes not till roads, Californians already pay
enough in taxes why tax more ? I believe if you removed the toll roads to
make for regular roads then it would ease congestion . I live off the 15
freeway in lake Elsinore and why would the state add a toll road ? We
need more standard roads . Maybe dig tunnels and go underground where
the existing freeways are . Just my opinion but I hope our elected officials
figure it out as we are considering moving out of state . California has
billions come into the states via tourism as well as via our local residents .
You need to watch closer where the state spends money at .
r r
92530 Lake Elsinore We need a ring road
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Lake Elsinore
I think for to long California has wasted money on building roads
(specifically widening roads) that are already obsolete by the time the
project is completed. More focus needs to be concentrated on
commuter/light rail in the county. I was probably one of the first commuters
to start using the Perris Valley Metrolink line when it opened. For months
the trains were empty with maybe 10 to 15 people per trip. I commute
from the South Perris Metrolink Station to Riverside UCR and occasionally
the Riverside -Downtown Metrolink stations to get to Santa Ana/Los
Angeles and the amount of people now talking the train HUGE compared
to what it was three years ago . The Perris Valley Line is a modern freight -
free (for the most part) commuter line that has very limited service. This
morning (04/11/2019), I missed my Metrolink train in South Perris and
decided to drive into work. What takes 27 minutes on the train took 1.5
hours along the I-215 and side streets this morning! I love the train!... but
Metrolink's service in Riverside County has always catered to 9-5
commuters. I would ask the RCTC to look into how many people actually
work typical 9-5 jobs anymore, its much less than in previous years.
Metrolink is a fast option to bypass traffic and get to your destination, but
if your work day starts in the late morning/afternoon and ends in the late
evening, you're screwed for Metrolink in Riverside County. Additionally,
the I-215 northbound into San Bernardino is heavily congested in the
morning as well.
(continued) A right-of-way with track exists that could allow Perris Valley
trains to transport riders to San Bernardino which has multiple trains per
hour that connect to Los Angeles until 8pm in the evening and 930pm on
Friday's and weekends. Metrolink's San Bernardino Line is the only line
Metrolink operates that offers multiple trains per hour during peak times
and at least one train per hour during off peak times. This model should be
used in Riverside County with the IEOC line, 91/Perris Valley Line and the
Riverside Line (I understand the Riverside Line difficulties due to SCRRA
not owning the right-of-way and being at the mercy of the Union Pacific).
Point being is I believe commuter rail to be the answer. More fre quent
Metrolink service to more destinationsis the key in my opinion. Riverside
County is growing rapidly due to affordable housing and the roads will
never be able to keep up. Now to quote a line from Field of Dreams but
geared towards rail commuters, "IF YOU BUILD IT, THEY WILL RIDE."
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Lake Elsinore
Please provide public transit commuter services through Temecula. The I-
15 is such an untapped resource for public transit. There are outlets in
Temecula and Lake Elsinore and Corona. Temecula could be a location
where a number of lines meet up connecting workers, families, businesses,
and communities. In addition, public transit infastructures that would
support mass evacuation in the case of flooding or fires- making roads
wider does not help this issue when the roads are unsafe and flooded.
92532 Lake Elsinore
I feel the 15 freeway from Temecula to Corona desperately needs to be
widened. With the countinued growth of the Southwest area of Riverside
County, the freeway continues to get worse. As commute times get longer
people looking to move to the area will start looking else where due to the
poor commute times. Thanks for listening.
Stop with the Express Lanes!!! Quit banking off of the tax payers! Add
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extra lanes to the freeway to unlock congestion withOUT charging.
This is just an observation, with the death of that individual on the 15/91
bridge that makes it 3 suicides in these overpasses could you add signs
along that stretch of the bridges maybe a hotline number, maybe some
sayings to help the individuals contemplating suicide. The other thing
92532 Lake Elsinore might be installing cameras in those areas where this is occurring if a car "
breaks down " in these areas emergency personnel can be notified. This
also affects the fastrak so maybe they can help with the costs. I don't
know but something needs to be done because unfortunately it will happen
again.
92532 Lake Elsinore
Start building train tracks now before we become LA
92562
Murrieta
More frequent rta busese between Murrieta and university of California
riverside.
92562
Murrieta
Easing the congestion on the 15 fwy in the Temecula area should be the
top priority. The 15 fwy in the Temecula Valley is a major artery for
anyone traveling from the Inland Empire to/ from San Diego. It is beyond
frustrating to travel on the 15N in afternoon traffic and see my car
navigation indicate that it will take me 90 minutes+ to travel 13 miles
from the Fallbrook area to Murrieta. It's inconvenient and disruptive to my
business to have to plan my business meetings San Deigo around the
traffic so that I can avoid 3 hours of traffic for what should be an hour
drive.
92562 Murrieta
PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE!! We need at LEAST one additional lane, each
direction, on I-15 though Temecula!
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Murrieta
Continue Fast Track fr San Diego thru to the 91 something needs to be
done Especially thru the Temecula to Murrieta area It's so bad & adds so
much extra time to our commute!!!!
92562 Murrieta
lEm
It has taken me an hour and a half to drive from murrieta to Camp
Pendleton in the morning.
92562 I Murrieta
When will an appropriate commuter HIGHWAY go in between southwest
Riveriside County and South Orange County? The Ortega highway is no
longer feasible for commuting.
92562
***NEW HIGHWAY TO SOUTH ORANGE COUNTY***
Murrieta The Ortega is no longer enough, it's no longer safe, and it was never meant
to be for commuters...
92562 Murrieta
Improve public transportation and create more options
192562
Murrieta
Reduce traffic through Temecula to the 115/1215 interchange.
92562
Murrieta
The 15 North and South between Temecula and Rainbow Valley needs
major help. The onramps at SR 79 and Winchester need meters so cars are
staggered coming on to the freeway. This traffic is abhorrent and will ruin
the quality of life in SWRC, destroy real estate values, and hurt the
tourism economy! Reboot my commute!
92562 Murrieta Widen the 15 freeway through Temecula and Murrieta
92562
Murrieta
I would take trucks off the road during commute times. Don't need a tax
for that. And take money from the train to nowhere.
92562
Murrieta I 2 additional lanes 15 N/S bound from Indian Truck Trail to 91
1
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Murrieta
Please spend some time driving northbound on Interstate 15. It takes an
hour to drive from the Riverside County line, just 7 miles on Interstate 15,
to get to 215. Horrible. Please consider Southwest Riverside County I-15
improvements.
92562 Murrieta
How about not charging an arm and a leg for ridiculous toll fees and let the
tax payers have the lanes that are desperately needed, Anne Myer?!? V
92562 Murrieta
How about fix the pot holes on California Oaks Road and paint the white
strips. You can hardly see the white lines at night.
I
92562 Murrieta
Seeing that you guys bring in so much revenue from the toll roads, fix the
freeways!! A billion dollar disaster that you guys wasted in Corona and no
one lives have improved. You guys, especially Anne Myer should be fired.
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Murrieta
Idea: A multiple lane highway that will allow automobiles to travel with I
ease as there will be no intersections, stop signs, stop lights and pedestrian
crossing until they reach an off ramp. But yet we can still find a reason to
touch the brakes and come to a complete stop.
92562
Murrieta
3 highways come together in Temecula (79, 215, 15) and only 3 1/2
ramps to service the city. Need a Temecula bypass for SD commuters, or a
cross town freeway similar to SR30 in San Bernardino before it became
the 210. A direct connection from Temecula to camp Pendleton would
make a huge difference since we have such a large military presence living
in the area and commuting to SD. Even a rail line from Temecula that
connects to the rail line on 5, for Navy commuters. Build it along the creek
that dumps into the Pacific in Oceanside and put a stop at Basilone st.
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RTA commuter buses do help, but cannot be effective when the freeway
gets congested. If we can get the Metrolink to propose a plan to connect a
service line from Corona to Escondido Transit center via parallel the 15.
Imagine no longer having to sit in traffic because of poppies flowers or
commuters from SD county going home.
Traveling northbound on I-15 through Temecula is always a mess. We
92563 Murrieta need more exits off and on the freeway in this area. We also need some
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Fix the horrible traffic on the 15 in Temecula. Looks like there is plenty of
room for another lane or carpool lane. Need additional off ramps too.
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Anything really! The 15 coming through Temecula is crazy. We need to
widen the 15 and make yield lanes for on ramps
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Expand the freeways or add a passenger lane. The commute is not only
awful during the week but it can be very congested on the weekends
passing through Temecula.
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Please help with that 15 fwy Temecula corridor. It is becoming a
nightmare!
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As much as I dislike, we need metered on ramps. So many people trying to
get on at one time. Carpool lanes would great. I travel 35 miles to work
and it takes a minimum or 1 HR 15 mins.
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The I-15 needs some serious help! Communities surrounding the 15,
Temecula, Murrieta, Menifee, Wildomar, Lake Elsinore, have been and
continue to explode with new home construction but no thought has been
Murrieta put into the impact of all these new homes (aka commuters). Travel
throughout the region has become increasingly difficult and is only
expected to get worse. We need improvements: carpool lanes, more lanes
for commuter, or even dedicated semi -truck lanes.
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The I-15 corridor through Temecula, CA is in dire need of upgrades. That
freeway is congested at all times of the day. It is unacceptable.
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The I-15 through Temecula / Murrieta to and from San Diego county must
be adressed. There is no single answer to fix this. Rail is an excellent idea
and should be seriously considered. The 15 should be widened at every
place possible. There should be dedicated non-stop HOV lanes through the
whole valley for those just driving through. The surface street traffic must
also be addressed. Every home builder should be forced to build the
supporting infrastructure for the new homes they are adding such as roads,
fire stations, etc. Stop allowing special interests to push all traffic away
from their neighborhoods onto the already gridlocked major thoroughfares
such as Winchester and Temecula Parkway. Sync the traffic lights on
major roadways to keep a more consistent flow of traffic. Give tax
incentives to businesses who allow alternative work schedules that take
their employees off the roadways at peek times. Stagger school hours so
parents won't all be dropping off or picking up their children at the same
time. Vehicular traffic is like water. The more you put in front of it the
more it backs up. The more it backs up the more stagnant it becomes. Any
plan must allow traffic to flow as much as possible.
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The i15 commute to and from san diego needs to be fixed. The commuting
congestion is awful and would really help people working in san diego
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I love the idea of express lanes from LE to Corona. 1 guess like most
people, I don't understand why it's a 5 year plan, gas taxes increased so
these urgent projects could happen ASAP. The other urgent need is
Riverside County to the 15/215 through Temecula and Murrieta. 1 literally
spend hours of my life in these two areas each week.
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Please help with traffic congestion. Large trucks bringing in goods can
travel on non peek hours only not between the hours of 10 to 3 pm
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Please shorten my commute! Currently it takes 1.5 hours in the morning
and 2 hours in the evening. Crazy! Always stops in Temecula.
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I moved to Temecula area 5 years ago. It was an hour to San Diego then.
It's an hour and half now. On a good day. If you leave early enough. Traffic
is now 5-6 hours in the evening. It starts at 1 and often doesn't let up until
7. Temecula needs a two lane carpool bypass in the worst way. As well as
a trucks only lane. A longer acceleration lane at Winchester that goes all
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the way to the 215 split would help too as that is where the bottleneck
begins. I don't know what "genius" thought dumping 4 lanes of 45 mph
traffic onto a 70 mph freeway was a good idea but it was not. The only
other option would be a loop. A bypass of some kind. More lanes will just
be more non moving traffic.
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Please expand the 15 highway. It has gotten so bad since I have moved to
murrieta I work in Poway and three hours of my day is taken away just for
the drive
The 15 freeway corridor through Temecula is parking lot. Every morning,
every afternoon starting at 2, every weekend. It's a maddening experience.
There just isn't enough lanes to handle the volume of traffic coming
through that corridor.
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I think RCTC needs to rethink and replan the CIP because those projects
and studies are obsolete when it comes to fruition. There needs to be a
revised comprehensive transportation plan. The plan should expanding
Metrolink beyond Perris and extend it south like Murrieta and Temecula
where majority of the residents commute north and southbound to their
work.
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I definite wouldn't recommend toll lanes. We need a great railway system
that would connect the Inland Empire to San Diego, Orange County, and
LOS ANGELES. Metro link train is a start, but we need a railway system
similar to the Bart system in the Bay Area.
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I commute from North San Diego County to Murrieta. The
Temecula/Murrieta area is well on it's way to a million people and these
roads and streets cannot handle the current traffic. Here are some urgent
suggestions. 1. Work with San Diego County to extend car pool lanes
north from Escondido and either extend MTS north to Temecula or expand
RTA service south to include weekends and day hours. 2. Rebuild 115
through Temecula with diamond interchanges 14-16 lanes to handle both
15 and 215 traffic and continuous exit lanes between interchanges. 3.
Extend Metrolink from Perris to San Jacinto on abandoned track, extend
hours and add weekends, and make good connections on RTA to the rail
line from Temecula. 4. Add commuter rail line from Corona down I-15
median to L.A. and Orange County to Temecula and extend Perris line
along 215 to Temecula. 5. Build 74 and 79 corridors to either freeway or
toll road from Temecula to South Orange County and from Temecula to the
60 or 10 to relieve the 215.
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What would I do? The question should be what is the county &/or state
doing to improve the ridiculous congestion & dangerous driving conditions
us taxpayer's endure. I moved to Temecula in 04 when traffic in the
Temecula - Murrieta area wasn't that bad & as the 15 from Escondido &
south was adding Fastrak lanes, the population growth in my area
Tem/Mur was completely ignored. The roadwork to the Temecula pkwy
on/off ramps have done absolutely nothing to improve traffic flow on the
15 in our area. Surely you don't need me to suggest the simple math that
more commuters require more lanes.
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The 115 from North San Diego border through Murrieta has become a
seriously congested corridor that has paralyzed traffic coming and going
even on weekends. We see nothing in the works to correct this and there
will be lawsuits and a public uproar if something is not done fast. It never
used to be this way and our tax dollars are being spent elsewhere while
this problem is hemorrhaging. Please advise what options we have and
what our long term traffic and urban planning is.
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I live Murrieta and it takes too long to travel
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VERY EASY QUESTION. I SCREAM IT every day NB on 115 heading into
Temecula. Create 2 lanes in the median with a movable barrier. 2 heading
N in the afternoon and 2 going S in the morning. ALSO, CRITICAL NEED
for a truck only lane on SB 15 heading out of Temecula and one NB from
76 all the way to the border checkpoint. Traffic problem SOLVED. Quit
WASTING our money on bullshit Agenda 21 traffic control schemes. TRAC
should be free. We already paid for it!!!!
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1. Convert all freeways to toll roads with a toll booth at every entrance. 2.
Remove all HOV lanes, and replace them with rail, with stations on top of
roadway and stairs/escalators/elevators down to tracks. 3. Provide trains
from Temecula to Corona, Riverside, and San Diego. 4. Increase frequency
of trains to L.A. and Orange County. That will fix everything!
It takes me about 1.25 hours during rush hours to travel about 35 miles
from Murrieta to our main office in Downtown Riverside. That's 2.5 hrs
round trip for 70 miles. In comparison, it takes me about 1.75 hours during
rush hours to travel 80 miles from Murrieta to our construction project in
Downtown Indio. That's 3.5 hrs round trip for 160 miles. I would not
oppose a 1% tax hike to substantially improve traffic going from Murrieta-
Temecula area to Downtown Riverside.
The I-15 and 1-215 are LONG overdue for carpool lanes. Both north-and-
southbound on the 1-15 and 1-215 should have 3 commuter lanes and 1-to-
2 carpool lanes. This alone would alleviate a ton of rush hour traffic in
mornings and late afternoon/early evenings. It shouldn't take me 1 hour to
drive from Murrieta to Perris (15 miles) in the mornings at 6:OOam.
Anything but trains.
Bus drivers making over 100 a year and literally only seeing 1 or 2 people
on the bus
Need more widening especially the ranch's CA. And Winchester exit too
much traffic there
Why not widen the 91 from Escondido to corona? Also you need more
veins of hi way going to the Menifee Winchester area. Tell Gavin
Newsome to come up for air, and use the bullitt train money to fix this
issue. Newsome needs a glass stomach to see what's going on these days...
The left hand turn lanes on Winchester from MHS to Dominegoni are to
short. They force people to cross the double lines, potential traffic ticket,
to get out of the way of cars going straight
Public transportation Besides a bus would be nice.
We need rail services to Perris station.
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Prioritize the main streets you idiots. Enough of this BS when someone hits
the sensor on Dum Bass Ct the light on Main St immediately turns yellow.
Then Dumbass has a 2-3 sec delay where as Main St has none. S000 ass
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hit 10 red lights in a row on a regular basis (that should happen once every
1024 times) and scream hallelujah if I get 3 greens in a row. And we're
paying $4/ga1 to accelerate/brake/idle all day...
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We need a light rail straight down I-15 from San Diego County to Corona.
Also on Winchester, from 115 to to Dominegoni Parkway / Hemet. A train
from I-15 alongside the 215 to Riverside. WE NEED MASS TRANSIT,
PERIOD!!! So many new homes being built from Temecula/Murrieta to
Winchester with no way out of this valley
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Here's a novel idea 1. Stop fixing handicap side walks that already work
and have worked for 40 years. It so nice to see that the new handicap
sidewalks actually limit mobility more than improve it. Would love to find
out who the politicians in our local community that voted to take care of
.001% of the population over the rest of us. This is the reason no roads get
fixed and we have terrible infrastructure problems. 2. Mass transit is a
failure and doesn't work. However our politicians once again sink millions
of our tax payer dollars into it supporting the .001% of the population.
Please feel free to show me or educate me on any mass transit system that
Murrieta actually profits and give back to the community it supports. 3. With the
current political environment and the continued high taxing of the
rich/middle/low income classes in California and our city won't have to wait
long before the population starts leaving. On average there's about a
million California's leaving because they can no longer afford to live here.
4. Independent audits of our city government across the board needs to
happen to curb the needless and wasteful spending that continues to
happen do to incompetents. That can be fixed by only voting for
representatives that actually have merit and experience doing the jobs
they are running for. Have a wonderful day
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Finish Butterfield Stage to Pourroy. Finish Clinton Keith to Winchester.
Finish French Valley Parkway to Murrieta Hot Springs. More bus stops
along Winchester from French Valley to Temecula. And, if I can dream
big...a direct route to the 5 freeway. The beach is so close yet so far away.
Traffic to work from MURRIETA to. Carlsbad is very very congested. Wish
we had a bullet train. Too many. Lone drivers on road
Connecting us to the already existing train lines could help. Maybe adding
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WE NEED TRAFFIC CONTROL IN TEMECULA!!! We have thousands of
cars coming through our city that are just passing through daily and it is
CLOGGING OUR ACCESSIIIII PLEASE FIX THIS PROBLEM ON THE 15
FWY in TEMECULA VALLEY!!!
How about a more improved public transportation system. The current
public transportation system is a joke compared to other countries. 15
southbound from Temecula to SD county is a total disaster every morning
and the same thing for 15 northbound coming from SD county to
Temecula. So much road rage and people doing illegal lane driving on
freeways just so they can skip or avoid traffic. A vanpool is too expensive
for most and is not the solution for all.
I would love for their to be train access up the 15 fwy with access to san
bernardino and rancho cucamonga. right now there is no way to get there. i
go to csusb and there is no way aside from car.
the county should provide monetary incentive to carpool to work. My
company gives me $20 a week per person when I take them to work.
I'd like traveling to be made easier and more simple and pleasant for
everyone - more travel options for all, not just people who drive cars -
more walkable communities and neighborhoods such that folks aren't so
reliant on cars or public or paratransit to get their basic daily needs met
and live a good quality lives - better quality RTA buses in Temecula and
the surrounding ares (busses that area truly accessible and safe for people
in wheelchairs to travel on - extended bus service - shorter wait times -
stronger public transit links from county to county - more reliable, efficient
and less tedious paratransit service - shorter wait times for people who
use paratransit - more transportation options (like Uber and Lyft) for
people who use power wheelchairs and other mobility devices.
Build a bike lane in the middle separation of the freeway. Bicycles and
motorcycle thru-ways. This is not a safe place to bike. The bike lane on the
76 should have been separated from the cars, much like the one off the
56. Winchester should be much safer, you take your life in your hands. If
we could commute safely by bicycles, we could be much healthier and
reduce pollution, and avoid traffic.
Quit trying to force people to change. Not been successful. Open up toll
roads and car pool lanes until the proper number of highways have been
built based on gas tax revenue! Oh which means stop wasting gas tax $ on
alternative ideas or programs. We need more lanes now not anything else!
La Serena is a disaster!
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Give light priority to main roads. Lights turn red on main roads instantly
Temecula when a car approaches a light on a crossroad or residential road. This
causes traffic congestion.
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Give us a MONORAIL system low cost maximum usage...a monorail has
worked for millions since it's inception and you could set your clock by it..
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Put commuter trains all along the 15 and the 91 which connects with the
Metro. If your build it, we will ride!
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You start by raising the speed limit on semi trucks to 70 mph and get them
out of the right to lanes . With the right two lanes open to exiting and
92591 Temecula merging traffic will have a better flow . And for God's sakes make all
vehicles with blue tooth standard equipment and educate people on how to
use it.
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Widen the 115 and install metered northbound on ramps for
Temecula/Murrieta.
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I'd like to see improved and or increased off ramps through Temecula.
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I would like funds allocated for the stretch of the 15 freeway and 215
freeway in Temecula, CA. The traffic is beyond ridiculous and we can use
the help in making our commutes manageable.
Traffic on the I-15 Freeway through Temecula and Murrieta is horrible.
Northbound, it starts backing up before Fallbrook. I used to go to the
Doctor at Scripps in Rancho Bernardo, but if I started home after 1:30 pm,
it took me 2+ hours to get to Temecula. I decided not to go to that doctor
any more because it ended up being a whole day's trip. Yesterday
(Sunday) at 4:00 pm the traffic was backed up on the I-15 northbound
through Temecula. People were exiting onto surface streets in Temecula
just to get around the log jam that had no cause. No matter what day or
92591 Temecula time, the traffic on the I-15 is impossible. 75 cars are trying to get on the
freeway at the same time and there are no on ramp signals. People are
trying to get on the Freeway at Winchester, but cars on the freeway are
trying to move to the right to enter the I-215 freeway. Because the
freeway runs cuts between 2 mountains in Temecula, there aren't many
ways to get around the traffic. Cars try to go through Rainbow or on Old
395, but that is jammed too. If there is a fire or major accident, people are
stuck on the freeway or end up on City streets, making them over
crowded. I imagine the logjam also affects the Border Patrol Station.
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Fast track the Interstate 15 / French Valley Parkway interchange ... this
would greatly improve the traffic flow through several on/off ramps in the
area.
Add lanes, widening and interchange improvements along entire length of
the interstate15 corridor between Escondido and Corona.
Please support infrastructure improvements for I-15. The commute has
gotten absolutely terrible. In fact my husband had been rear ended 2x in
the last year due to increased congestion and my sister in law has been out
on disability for 9 months due to being rear ended on the 1-15 just trying to
get to her job to provide for her family. It's a huge problem! Why doesn't
California also have any mass transit like trains?
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Massive investment in rail not roads!
Accidents in this highway segment are often times deadly and occur daily.
The congestion is dangerous and causes aggression for drivers. I've seen so
many people enraged trying to take it out on other drivers too.
Freeway 15 passing through Temecula is a disaster. Because of the
horrendous commute, my husband and I retired sooner than we had
planned. Temecula needs at least one or two more offramps because the
three existing ones are severely impacted.
More freeway lanes
I strongly endorse the City of Temecula's effort to improve traffic flow on
Interstate 15 through the city. Population growth in this region has led to a
chronic and severe problem and there already exists very promising
construction solutions.
Commute home between San Diego county line to Winchester road exit
(just south of 215) takes so long and misses baby's bedtime!
The NB 115 is a parking lot through Temecula starting in the early
afternoon, not just rush hour. Add another lane or a left lane that goes
directly to the 215.
I have been commuting on the 15 freeway from Temecula to San Diego for
9 years. I have seen the drive get significantly worse over the years. I
spend on average over 3 hours in the car. Please work to get this section
of freeway improved.
The corridor of the I-15 through from south of Temecula to the 215 is a
nightmare and needs to be prioritized.
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The commute home to Temecula from San Diego is miserable. The
freeway moves along nicely until you get close to the boarder crossing
then It takes over one hour to go from Fallbrook to Winchester. The 215
merge is causing the back up. Something has to be done !!
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I live in Temecula, CA and commute to Escondido, CA. This should be a 35
minute commute but is not! I carpool with 2 others and our average time in
the car is 2 1/2 hours a day (good day). On a bad day we have spent over 3
hours trying to get home. We are in desperate need of a carpool lane from
the 215 fwy to the 78 fwy, where a carpool lane starts.
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Please remedy the horrendous traffic on the I-15 in Temcula. Traffic is a
Temecula huge problem for our area and prohibits getting anywhere in a timely
fashion, especially during the weekday commute and also on weekends.
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Build an additional offramp between Rancho Cal and Rainbow for
Pechanga and Wine Country traffic. And more importantly build toll lanes
from Escondido to Cajalco along the 15 and have the lanes moveable so
you can have "rush hour" lanes like they do down in San Diego.
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We don't need to focus on road widening projects or road upgrades.
Instead, all our focus and resources should be dedicated to fast tracking the
train and rail plans all over Southern California. That a region this densely
populated doesn't have a rail system on a par with those in Europe (like in
the U.K. as a really good example) is just a disgrace. Our priorities should
be on moving large numbers of people efficiently and quickly instead of
trying to keep 1 or 2 individuals in their cars clogging up the roads and
slowing everything down. Infrastructure like this is what is going to drive
jobs and growth, health and prosperity. Not the tired, old and greedy
policies that only benefit big oil.
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Traffic on the 15N from the San Diego county line into Temecula is
becoming unbearable. As a result, people are leaving and will not return to
this area, causing long term devastating economic impacts. Aside from
widening the freeway, my recommendation is to adopt a truck ban during
periods of high congestion. This is done already in the I-5 corridor near
Sacramento, so there is already precedent in California. For example, from
5am-9am and 3pm-.7pm, trucks over a certain length would not be
allowed in the I-15 corridor from Temecula to Hwy 76. This could be
instituted within a year or less with the proper representation from our
city. Thanks for your strong consideration of my approach.
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Purpose that a 2 lane city bypass , not a carpool, be placed between the
115 Border check station and the 115/1215 split. There is enough space
between the NB and SB 115 Lanes to place these Bypass lanes. This would
allow the many vehicles that are just passing through to use those lanes
and make the flow a bit smoother
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lam a daily commuter to San Diego from Temecula. I don't see a good bus
connectivity to San Diego region. There are thousands go to work from
Temecula/Murrieta everyday. If there are frequent bus services at least up
to Escondido Transit center, it would help lots of commuters and reduce
congestion on I-15 between CA-76 and Temecula.
FillielaKFemecula Continue the carpool lane for 15N past the 78 towards Temecula
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Round-abouts are very efficient in the Temecula Wine Country. On
weekends there are HUGE lines of cars on Rancho California Road and this
REALLY HELPS to keep the traffic moving! There is no electricity needed
other than streetlights, and no maintenance. When done correctly, these
should become mandatory instead of stoplights.
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I am a Riverside County employee (DPSS) and we recently received an
email promoting Telecommuting opportunities. I believe that
Telecommuting is a great resource & beneficial to everyone all the way
around. Unfortunately, I've noticed that management isn't always open to
this idea and I don't think that it's because they believe it will negatively
impact business, but they are not well informed as to the great benefits of
offering telecommuting to staff (I believe this is the case with the
department/unit that I currently work in.) I would suggest that RCTC look
into doing research on teleworking, partner up with other Riverside County
Departments to explore the great benefits of Teleworking and present the
material to the various Riverside County Depts. to promote teleworking.
Not all departments will be able to do teleworking, as business needs
always come first, but I believe there are many departments/units that
would be great for teleworking.
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points north, which is 4 lane at present:
Signage installed to show the left lane "1-15 North", Lane 2 "1-15 & I-
215" and right lanes "Winchester Road". Beyond Winchester Road
interchange, signage to indicate the left lane is "1-15", next lane "1-15 &
215", next two lanes "1-215". Add one additional lane from the 1-15/215
split past Murrieta Hot Springs Road,Upgrade the speed limit on the I-215
to 65+. At present, people get in the right lane at Rancho California Road
and slow to 55-60 to "not miss" the 215, at least three miles ahead,
Temecula restricting access to the northbound freeway from both Rancho California
and Winchester. I believe more improvement can be done with signage
than additional lane construction, since those funds seem to be split more
towards Sacramento and the Bay Area than SoCal. At present, people get
in the right lane at Rancho California Road and slow to 55-60 to "not
miss" the 215, at least three miles ahead, restricting access to the
northbound freeway from both Rancho California and Winchester. I believe
more improvement can be done with signage than additional lane
construction, since those funds seem to be split more towards Sacramento
and the Bay Area than SoCal.
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Have all trucks only on freeways from 12 midnight to 6 a.m.. The last L.A.
Olympics had certain hours for trucks around the Coliseum and other
locations and were very successful in reducing the crowded streets for
autos. During the hours with less autos on the freeways, allow all autos to
use the HOV lanes.
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Have later times in the morning and in the night to 217 bus which will
allow more students to commute back and forth from San Diego State San
Marcos and even Palomar College. Making the route more effective and
more successful.
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Transportation is a great idea, but I think we all know it wastes money. If
it even broke even, it would be great. I get real tired of seeing so many
buses empty, knowing it is costing the real taxpayers money. Show us your
budget. Then let us decide if the system is worth it and put it to a vote.
Stating this for a friend.
Attract businesses to this valley that offer professional level jobs so we're
not all commuting. Add on on/off ramps at Overland and Santiago and
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Rancho Cal so I don't have to stop at every single stop light between the
15 and my house.
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Begin to see the problem from the ground up. First, pedestrians. Second,
benches and shelters for public transportation. Third, buses that go to more
places. It has to be safe, convenient, and practical. or nobody will use it.
Better suggestion: get rid of ALL school buses. Divert that money and
resources to public transportation. Let all students begin to use public
transportation in kindergarten. Raise up a generation that uses public
transportation naturally.
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Sacramento has little to do with our transportation issues. Start by
redirecting time and money back to middle and working class people so
they don't have to leave the county for a livable income. Cancel all new
non -emergency road work. Force cities to redesign their city plans for
walkability and alternative transportation. Work to bring regional transit
(that people will actually want to use) to the county. Use roundabouts and
yield signs more often. Advertise tax incentives for taking alternative
transportation to work.
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the freeway between rancho can and the 215 split. That section is
ridiculous with the oncoming cars coming on from multiple points so close
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daily. The City keeps allowing more building with out the thought of the
infrastructure in our area. We have come home from Los Angeles at
Temecula 11:OOpm and the freeway is still packed going north, south isn't too bad.
We need more lanes. I feel bad for the commuters going to Riverside that
knuckle is horrible with only a couple of lanes. Our roads and streets need
repair in the city too.
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I would like the 15 freeway that goes through Temecula to be upgraded to
ease the tremendous load of traffic, especially during the times when
people are going to and from work, as well as on weekends. This would
add to safety also. I understand that there's a federal grant and that the
city of Temecula is requesting a portion of it. This would benefit not only
Temecula, but surrounding areas as well. Thank you for your consideration.
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Please direct design and funding resources to relieve the daily I-15
gridlock. It currently takes 1-hour to drive the same 15-miles on approach
and through Temecula, CA.
I'm very thankful that I personally do not have to commute to work since I
retired. However, the #15 jam up does affect me when I need to get
to/from the airport or any other business in San Diego. God forbid that I
might want to go to the beach sometime! I would have to leave by 1:OOpm,
or wait until after 6 or 6:30 to be able to get home in less than three
hours! It also impacts me in that the surface streets are also jammed with
people trying to get off the freeway. Whatever impact this log jam has on
ME, however, is minor. I feel for the folks who have no choice but to travel
that corridor for work and other necessities. I hope that a solution can be
found and implemented in the near future!!
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past temecula have auxillary lanes added or additional lanes. I also think
Temecula that there needs to be more ways to and from Fallbrook which is where the
traffic starts almost every day in the evening. Rainbow Canyon Road
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I have many, MANY suggestions, which I hope will become useful. Here
they are: 1. BRING MORE RAIL. I am an avid Metrolink user, and since I go
to UCLA I use the system to go from Union Station/Downtown LA to
Perris, Corona or Oceanside, since they are closer to Temecula. We need
to find a way to extend Metrolink south from Perris or Corona or northeast
from Oceanside and build new stations in cities such as Lake Elsinore,
Menifee, Murrieta, and/or Temecula. If this doesn't work, then we need to
build auxiliary rail lines in the region, such as Sprinter or Coaster in North
San Diego County, that will connect to those larger rail systems and transit
centers in order to keep more cars off the road. 2. WIDEN I-15 and 1-215.
In addition to the toll lanes that are currently being planned/constructed
between SR 74 and SR 60, Interstate 15 needs to have at least four
general-purpose lanes in each direction from Murrieta to Corona (or at
least from 1-215 to Clinton Keith Road and Temescal Canyon Road to
Ontario Avenue), rather than the existing three, and 1-215 should have
four in each direction between Van Buren Boulevard and SR 60 near
Moreno Valley. Carpool lanes should be added to both I-15 and 1-215, but
there need to be direct -access ramps (DARs) at intermediate places like
Bedford Court, Santiago Road, Overland Drive and Nutmeg Street where
interchanges for general-purpose lanes may not be feasible. There should
also be a direct connector between the 1-15 carpool lanes and the 1-215
carpool lanes. The 91 Toll Lanes extension project, which was completed
in March 2017, has seen higher -than -projected ridership and has overall
been very well -received, and I am confident that such a system on 1-15
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(continued) 3. ADD AND FIX INTERCHANGES. We need to cooperate with
Pechanga and find a new way to connect South Temecula/Redhawk with
Interstate 15 instead of backing up traffic on Rainbow Valley Boulevard,
Rainbow Canyon Road, Pechanga Parkway, and Temecula Parkway. This
could be through a western extension/alignment of Via Eduardo or Deer
Hollow Way and/or a tunnel through the hills. We should complete French
Valley Parkway but call it something more logical like "Twin Cities
Parkway" since a) it isn't projected to go to French Valley, and b) it mostly
runs along the Temecula-Murrieta boundaries. We should also add and
lengthen turn lanes from the 1-15 off -ramps at major roads such as Rancho
California Road and Winchester Road, which would help improve traffic
flow during rush hour. Further north, add interchanges at Franklin Street in
Lake Elsinore and at Horsethief Canyon Road in Temescal Valley. On I-
215, we need to add more turn lanes at the off -ramps at Los Alamos Road
and Clinton Keith Road (especially in the northbound direction) and build an
interchange at Keller Road. The City of Menifee also needs to preserve
room for another interchange at Garbani Road (between Scott and
Newport), since it is unknown just how much traffic will increase with
continued home development and proposals for the new Walmart and a
large lifestyle center called The Junction at Menifee, both located on Scott
Road.
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(continued) 4. WIDEN AND IMPROVE HIGHWAYS 79 AND 74. The
erroneous "Speed Limit 55" sign heading southeast, between I-15 and
Bedford Court, needs to be removed or replaced with a "Speed Limit 50"
sign, since it doesn't make any sense at all for people to go 55 for such a
short stretch, only for the speed limit to drop. Add turn lanes at major
cross -streets such as Avenida de Missiones, Margarita Road/Redhawk
Parkway, Meadows Parkway, and Butterfield Stage Road. Widen Highway
79 to six lanes (three in each direction) from the end of the city limits to
Anza Road, relieving traffic bound for the Temecula Valley Wine Country,
and widen it to four lanes (two in each direction) from Anza Road to the
entrance to the Vail Lake Resort. Add traffic signals at Los Caballos Road,
Pauba Road, Vail Lake, Sage Road, and Highway 371. Further north,
widen Highway 79 (this time as Winchester Road) to eight lanes (four in
each direction) from I-15 to Murrieta Hot Springs Road, and thereafter
make it a six -lane facility (three lanes in each direction) to I-10, or at least
Hemet. Improve the intersections at Ynez Road, Margarita Road, Murrieta
Hot Springs Road, Hunter Road, Benton Road/future Clinton Keith Road,
Thompson/Leon Road, and Washington/Scott, and fully fund the upgrade
to expressway standards between East Newport Road and Gilman Springs
Road. For Highway 74, add passing lanes between the Santa Ana
Mountains and Lake Elsinore, and widen Grand Avenue, Riverside Drive
and Collier Avenue for a guaranteed minimum of two lanes in each
direction between here and I-15.
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(continued) Realign Highway 74 so that it follows Ethanac Road and sign it
as a state route, rather than directing traffic along the Highway 74
alignment through downtown Perris and keeping the overlap with 1-215.
Improve Ethanac Road (prospective Highway 74) so that it continues
directly east over the railroad tracks and Antelope Road in Romoland, and
widen Highway 74 (as Florida Avenue) between the western Hemet city
limits and Lyon Avenue (or at least Sanderson Avenue) to three lanes in
each direction. 5. IMPROVE BUS TRAVEL/AVAILABILITY. The City of
Temecula lacks a true, central transit hub, which I believe is harmful to the
City's outlook. Build the Old Town South Parking Garage on Front and First
Streets but add a large bus/shuttle/trolley depot (and possibly a rail
station?) to help better manage local traffic. Add similar bus/transit hubs in
the other surrounding cities, and improve bus frequencies throughout the
region. Also, offer more routes that serve South Temecula, and offer more
routes that go to the Promenade Mall rather than County Center. Add bus
cutouts where they are not present but badly needed, such as Pechanga
Parkway (southbound) past Rainbow Canyon Road. Coordinate Riverside
County bus services with those in North San Diego County. 6. FIX
LOCAL/ARTERIAL ROADS. There are many inconsistencies with the roads
in Temecula, the most infamous example being where Butterfield Stage
Road (northbound) narrows to one lane passing Temecula Parkway and Big
Horse, only to open back up to two at De Portola Road, which creates a
severe bottleneck for afternoon traffic bound for the Temecula Valley
Wine Country.
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(continued) We need to make sure that our major roads are wide enough
and have adequate turn lanes and lane widths, bike lanes, and medians not
only for increased safety, but better traffic mobility. 7. REGULATE
SPEEDS AND SAFETY. There is no reason that cars should be able to
travel at 55 mph (the posted speed limit) on Temecula Parkway between
the Temecula Valley Hospital and the Walmart/Petsmart/Sprouts area.
This segment should be lowered to 50 mph to match the existing speed
limit west of this point. There are too many areas in the area where the
speed limits are too high, and others where the speed limit is too low. I
have created (and attached) my own list of what I believe should be the
speed limits in Temecula and vicinity. While this is not a full list or formal
traffic study, this is how I believe people should be following speed laws in
my area. For freeway traffic, reducing the speed limit on 1-215 from 70 to
65 mph is a start, but do this for I-15 from the San Diego County Line to
the Wildomar city limits. The area has gotten so built-up that the freeways
are less fit for rural traffic, and doing this would also improve public safety.
Also, due to the characteristics of the roadway in Temescal Valley/Corona,
the speed limit on I-15 should be lowered to 65 mph from the Temescal
Canyon Road exit to Ontario Avenue. While this is not an exhaustive list
of the ways I would like to Reboot my Commute, I hope that some of these
concepts will come to fruition in the very near future. Thank you and I look
forward to receiving more information!
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Temecula Intersection on 15/215 freeway is always traffic. Please do an
improvement to lessen the traffic that's passing Temecula. Thank you.
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The I-15 from SD County line to Murrieta, past 1-215 Interchange is in
desperate need of funding to alleviate rush hour traffic that keeps our
freeway backed up for hours! No toll lanes! Give us regular carpool or more
general lanes.
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I would love a train from Temecula to downtown SD (with a few stops in
between — Escondido, RB, Mira Mesa, downtown). With the commuters
who travel into SD and then trolley stops within metro SD we could ease a
ton of congestion and prevent accidents.
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Please help us MOVE 1 15 from Winchester to TEMECULA parkway. This is
such a dangerous area and the traffic is unmeasurable.
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North 15 back up going through Temecula every single day from border
patrol to 215. On Friday afternoon the backup is to San Diego. Temecula
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the freeway they take to go to Vegas and river. Please allocate funding for
carpool lanes through Temecula.
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The I-15 problem starts well before Temecula and has continued to get
worse. The band aid approach to fix the exits was of little help and only
addressed people finally getting home from there long commute. It did not
speed there long hours of commuting. Our federal representatives have
ignored the problem and have used the lack of funding as an old excuse.
Nonsense. Look around Riverside and see the prior projects.
The 15 freeway needs help. I drive 15 south in the AM and both in the PM
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Seeking your support to upgrade the 15 freeway in Temecula. The city of
Temecula is requesting 50 million dollars from that grant to support Hwy
15 improvements to mitigate traffic congestion. 70% of the traffic during
peak drive times is just passing through Temecula. They do not live here,
they live in our surrounding communities. As such, fixing the 15 freeway
will be a benefit not only to our residents, but the entire region.
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If better transit options were available, I would take them to get to my job
at San Diego State University. As things exist now, it would take too many
hours for me to take transit from Temecula to SDSU. Additional runs of
existing bus routes would make an enormous difference to me.
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Please fix traffic , congestion on 15 freeway in Temecula.. I drive all over
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Express lanes on the I-15 in the Temecula area. It's Incredibly congested
between The Temecula Parkway exit all the way to the 215 a great deal
of the time esp during commute hours and sometimes even on the
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The daily gridlock on I-15 Temecula really could use a reboot. It's a
problem everyday for Temecula residents. Even more frustrating is that the
majority of drivers in the gridlock arejust passing through. It makes using
the 15 a complete headache. Thank you for listening.
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funds to mitigate traffic congestion on the 15 freeway through Temecula.
The commute has become intolerable, not only during peak commute
hours, but all the time now. I have been involved in accidents due to the
heavy traffic, delays, missed flights and it's becoming increasingly worse
with time. This ridiculous traffic impacts the quality of our lives, safety
issues, etc.
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Interstate 15 going through Temecula to the 15/215 split. Most of the
Temecula people going through there, causing some of the worst traffic in the Nation,
doesn't live in Temecula but DO live in Riverside County. This will help out
EVERYONE in Riverside County. Thank you!
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The worst congestion in the state is the K-15 through Temecula. It is
gridlock most of the day because of the number of cars heading north or
south of Temecula. Most are NOT residents of Temecula. Best bet would
be to add additional lanes; I do think there is enough land to do this.
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We have lived in South Temecula since the early 90s. What use to be a
30 minute commute to San Marcos for my husband in the afternoon has
now became a 1 to 1.5 hour commute (sometimes longer) just in the last
few years. So many people complain the traffic is because of Temecula's
growth but I beg to differ. Although the traffic has increased in Temecula
because of the growth over the years, I truly believe it is from the huge
growth of the surrounding communities of the unincorporated French
Valley, Winchester, the cities of Murrietta, Wildomar, and especially
Menifee. With so many cars and especially transport trucks on a highway
that has only 4 lanes it becomes a bottleneck into the valley. One accident,
either morning or afternoon, and the commuters are screwed as well as the
city of Temecula's infrastructure. I work near GOHS and when I leave to go
home, I have seen the impact of a major accident on the 15 affect
Pechanga Parkway. Traffic backs -up in front of the casino and what would
be normally a 3 minute drive becomes a 20 drive just to drive less than
one mile. Ridiculous! I hope the county of Riverside sees what is going on
down here. So much money has been put into the areas north of us but I
have not seen any improvements to our area (other than the new Temecula
Parkway off/on ramps) since I moved up here. Something needs to be done
TODAY!!
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I would like to see some work on relieving the large amount of daily traffic
along the 15 fwy in the City of Temecula. The traffic has been getting
worse by the year and most of the commuters are passing through the city
but causing so much congestion. We do not have enough exits to
accommodate the amount of residents in the city and the traffic flow is
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The majority of commute problems in Riverside are caused by the backups
on the I-15 in Temecula. If that problem is solved it will ease traffic all
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We need to ease congestion on 15 in the Temecula area by adding lanes
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1-15 upgrade specifically in the Temecula region. As far south as the 76
Freeway, traffic begins (northbound), and specifically backs up during the
ascent up the hill towards Mission. Traffic becomes dreadful from Rainbow
Valley all the way through the 1-15/1-215 split. Adding additional lanes,
fixing exit ramps, etc. would help benefit the health and safety of all
commuters' lives, whether Temecula residents, or residents of surrounding
communities.
lam contacting you concerning the rush hour traffic on I-15 NB in
Temecula. On most days traffic is backed up almost 10 miles, from the
Winchester exit to the 76. Would be interested in creating a zipper lane
allowing communities north of Temecula to by-pass the Temecula exits.
Given that Murrietta and her surrounding communities are still primed for
large growth it would make sense to get ahead of the problem now. Thank
you for taking our feedback.
The 15 fwy in Temecula needs help. 1 live off of a Pechanga Pkwy in S
Temecula. I need to take my children to activities in North Temecula. This
can take me 30 minutes ( during times you'd expect should be fair empty.
But starting at like 3pm already it's packed) to get on Freeway on
Temecula pkwy and exit on Winchester. ( heading back it's a 10 min
drive).
We must expand the I-15 and 1215. Most traffics is not coming to
Temecula they are driving though. Please help our area. Thank you
Help ease the traffic congestion on I-15 thru Temecula California.
I would figure out how to alleviate some traffic on the I-15 corridor going
north from the San Diego county border through Temecula to the 215. The
back up, even midday and on the weekends is ridiculous!
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In the twenty years we have lived in Temecula the freeway traffic has
increased exponentially, what used to take 20 minutes ( from Rancho
California Rd to Murietta Hot Springs road) now can take up to an hour on
freeway. The problem has become so bad that they( commuters) are taking
the back roads through neighborhoods where kids are playing on their
street. Please help solve this problem. Thanks
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Please help ease congestion through Temecula Valley. It takes valuable
time from families in the evenings that used to be spent together.
I have lived in Temecula since 1992. At this time we moved from San
Diego in order to afford our first home. We decided at this time that my
husband, a police officer, would make the one hour commute. That
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but one he hits the 76 in Fallbrook it is horrible. I think the first step would
be to put carpool lanes in starting at the 76 heading north. This problem
just keeps getting worse.
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Add more lanes and carpool lanes,express lanes on the 15 South from
Temecula to Escondido
We need more lanes of traffic on the 15/215 corridor and we need a
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to San Diego would help alleviate the car congestion.
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Expand the I-15 between San Diego and 215. Add another exit between
Temecula Pkwy and Rancho California.
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I will help in anyway I can to get relief from the commute through the I-15
corridor through Temecula Valley. I travel everyday and it's terrible. There
is room to add an additional lane or even better, a fast track carpool lane.
How can I help?
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Temecula freeways won't support the traffic. Freeway looks like a parking lot. Is time
to work in the freeway and stop building homes.
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The commute on the 15 north into Temecula, Ca is horrible. 1 live in
Temecula but work in Escondido and have to commute back and forth this
way every day and it just seems to be getting worse. There are so many
trucks on the road too, and motorcycles. I see accidents all the time.
Something needs to be done to alleviate the congestion.
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The 15 freeway south to San Diego and north back into Temecula has
grown so much worse in the last 10 years. It's unbearable to commute. It
makes my family consider leaving California altogether. We need
expanded lanes
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As a military member, I commute between 79S in Temecula down to the
San Diego area. I moved to Temecula in July of 2015 when a non -rush-
hour drive home was about 45-1hr, and a rush-hour drive was 1:15 to
1:30 if there was an accident. Today, my typical commute starts at about
1hr30m if traffic flow is good. Sometimes, this is with the HOV. Due to the
horrible drive, I no longer just have to plan for my work hours, I also have
to plan for my daughter to be picked up before the childcare center closes,
school events, emergency calls at work, etc. I have considered taking the
dangerous risk of a motorcycle, but will only help so much due to having to
make it home, change vehicles, and then pick my daughter up from work.
The hassle is becoming not worth the commute, and my family and I have
considered just moving on to base, causing us to miss out on the benefits of
such a beautiful city, but service to country is a requirement that I cannot
put as a second priority. Stretching the HOV lane, or adding a tram system,
or adding a bypass to take drivers from Rainbow Valley, around Temecula,
and up to the northern side of the 215 may help ease the commute. Thank
you for looking into possibilities.
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Please do something about interstate 15 from San Diego border to the
215. It takes so long just to go a few miles. It makes it so hard to even
have dinner as a family since I am in the Navy and work in San Diego. I
miss out on family time and the kids sporting events because of traffic.
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have lived in the Temecula Valley for over 29 years. I remember when the
15 freeway going through town was nearly empty. Not to mention a few
hundred thousand less people livening in this valley. Now I see the pinch
point of traffic on the 15 freeway going through our once little town and
traffic stopped or nearly stopped several times throughout the day
regardless of what day of the week it is! The way I see it there are just too
many homes built north of the 15 / 215 split and there is no other route to
get from north county San Diego to the England Empire. I believe the 15
freeway must be expanded by at least two lanes each way to
accommodate the amount of traffic traveling from all areas of the Inland
Empire to Any where in the San Diego or North County area. The amount
of homes being built in Menifee is unreal. Many of those people must travel
South of Temecula for work and the only route available is the 15 freeway
going right through town. The problem is only going to get worse. Please
expand the 15 freeway going through Temecula by at least 2 lanes going
both North and South. Thank you, Tracy Avina
Help us relieve congestion on I-15 in Temecula it's only getting worse.
RAILWAY Please! San Diego's aggressive new plan brings their rail north
of Escondido. PLEASE work to connect the Perris line down to Escondido,
with a station in Murrieta or Temecula. An extra lane or even 2 on 115 in
10 years isn't going to solve anything, but taking thousands off the road
every weekday will.
The daily traffic between the City of Temecula and San Diego is overly
conjested on a daily basis. Since we moved here in 2012, traffic has
exponentially increased and there are 20 mile backups during both the
morning and late afternoon commutes. We will not even venture out to the
15 freeway to go to lunch in San Diego anymore. The 15 desperately
needs additional lanes north and southbound , preferably HOV lanes and
improvements to the entry to get onto the 215 north.
Quit approving high density housing in Menifee, Murrieta and the French
Valley area. Or, if funding can be found, build a train with stops in Corona,
Riverside and, connect with the San Diego transit. And, don't take 20
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Widen 115/1215. Put in more on and off ramps, especially one to the
Pechanga casino.
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I have lived in Temecula for over 10 years and have commuted to San
Diego the entire time. When there is a major accident or fire in the area, it
has taken me 3-4 hours to get home. This is unacceptable! Without traffic
I can make it home in 45 minutes. A normal day is 1 hour and 15 minutes.
The average time it takes as of the last year is 1 hour 30 minutes. And
there are zero alternatives to taking the 15 freeway to my exit Temecula
Pkwy. Please please please help improve this!
fix the congestion on I-15 between SR76 /
and the 1-215 junction
I commuted from Temecula to Rancho Bernardo area in San Diego for
many years. I finally had to retire a year ago because I could no longer
tolerate the traffic jams on the 15. It was effecting my health, both
physically and mentally. This is a serious problem that needs immediate
resolution. Thank you.
Expand 15N to the 91 always a mess!
As we know, the 15 through Temecula is one of the worst congestion
areas in Riverside County if not Southern Cal. I am submitting an idea that
I have for review by someone who actually knows what they're talking
about. My idea has a new 15N ramp from Winchester that is between the
North and South bound lanes. 15N bound traffic would merge to the right.
The current Northbound ramp would be for the 215N traffic use only. This
would stop vehicles having to cross lanes to enter or exit the 15 or 215.
Why is the carpool lane taken away and made a part of the toll road? Why
is the carpool lane taken?
are there any plans to put in east -west between the 15 and the 5
On the 15 freeway to Corona, why are there no diamond lanes, HOV lanes?
15 freeway in Temecula connecting Riverside County to San Diego County.
I would love to be able to take transit from Temecula to Lemon Grove (San
Diego County)
It is time for RCTC and WRCOG to merge so that one organization, with
one vision, and shared resources can move the area forward. Mass transit
also needs to consider critical mass projects where enough frequency
makes it an option. Light rail to Temecula and or San Diego is a must from
Perris!
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I live in Temecula and commute to Fallbrook each day for work. I am stuck
in over an hour of traffic each day, on a good day. The distance I travel
each day is less than 15 miles, but the traffic on the 15 creates such a
slowed pace that it is usually bumper to bumper the whole way. Something
has got to change. This should not be the case. There have been many
efforts to ease traffic congestion on the 15 closer to SanDiego, we need
that same consideration in this section. Please make this improvement plan
a priority!
The traffic just in Temecula off the 15 freeway is ridiculous and something
should be done. A normal 10 minute drive takes over 30 minutes during
peak hours and there seems to be room to expand lanes, nothing has
happened and traffic is just getting worse.
115- THROUGH TEMECULA NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED. BACKS UP FOR
20 MILES. ITS TERRIBLE. ONLY WANTING TO LEAVE COMMENT.
The light timing at the Winchester exit on Northbound I-15 and follow on
light at Ynez & Winchester are out of sync causing back up traffic. Please
#rebootmycommute
Find New Leadership, Lower Taxes and bring real jobs, stop building
multifamily apartments get away from Welfare State Policies
Schedule some buses up to The Farm in Wildomar. We Seniors need
affordable transportation. Thank you very much!
Need an on and offramp between railroad canyon and bundy canyon.
Continue the fast track lane on the 15 coming from the 91 that ends
around Ontario Ave. Let it continue to at least toms farms.
I would fix the congestion on the 15 freeway in Temecula. It is so painful
driving to work each day, Please send help! Thank you
There is plenty of room to add lanes. If you don't want to do that. Cone off
the fast lane starting at the San Diego/riverside border all the way past
215 So those who are going straight through Temecula can flow through.
The people wait until the last minute to get over to get to the lanes for
215 and that is a big part of the back up
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To whom it may concern, Diamond Drive exit #73 on Interstate 15
southbound highway definetely needs an additional freeway exit lane
constructed to reduce the dangers of driving past the current exit as many
drivers risk the lives of many by blocking the safety lane and sometimes
even stopping or slowing down drastically on the slow lane in an effort to
try and get in front of all the traffic patiently waiting to exit while bieng
stuck in the safety lane ; Furthermore, cars are constantly using the safety
lane as an exit due to the actual exit bieng extremely packed with traffic
waiting at the street light to officially exit the #73 southbound highway
exit. Clearly, exit #73 on interstate 15 southbound is unfit for driving
conditions and presents a huge risk especially when drivers slow down or
even stop on the slow lane because they might miss the freeway exit. In
conclusion, Diamond Drive exit #73 on interstate 15 Southbound should
be reconstructed or modified in a way to properly flow traffic through and
out the exit. As a result, everybody using exit #73 on interstate 15
southbound can have a much better driving experience and not have to
worry or feel guilty about blocking the safe lane, and people who drive
past the exit won't have to worry about drivers slowing down or stopping
in front of them in the slow lane so they don't miss the exit. Finally, the
safe lane that is normally traffic packed for more than a mile long
sometimes, would be kept clear and open for people who urgently need to
pull over as well as emergency vehicles who depend on the saftey lane
during heavy traffic to rush where they need to go when duty calls.
(continued) This is important to ensure that firefighters, ambulance, and
police are able to use the safe lane as needed during an emergency.
Although it may not seem like such a big deal, this problem should be
looked into and fixed as soon as possible. That is all for now. I appreciate
all the hard work and effort bieng put into improving driving conditions.
Thank you for your time and consideration. I would like to hear back any
thoughts, opinions, or questions about my idea as i know i am not the only
one who thinks the Diamond Drive exit #73 on interstate 15 Southbound
is all messed up. Good day.
build up Ortega highway so for people working in Murrieta to Orange
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I think you put real people to report back to you in all current bus routes for
a week. They talk to everyone on the bus about what they want and need.
Do those things first. They are the best people to please because the
currently use the service. Once improvements are made, advertise the heck
out of how you listened and improved. I will volunteer my time to be a "bus
reporter" for you everyday after I get off work for a week. I truly believe
we need reform to make people want to ride the bus and change our need
a car culture. Hit me up to help.
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206. Tom's farm / dos Lagos needs to go. It is not an Express anymore with
a stop so close. Use local routes as suggested before. When those were
added is when you lost your rider ship. You have the data to show this.
And car break in at the stops is a huge issue.
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Biggest issue right now is the 15 to the 91. Ever since the fast track
expanded to the 15 fwy, the traffic now backs up to temescal Canyon Rd.
Exit no matter what. Fast track is ridiculously expensive, costs up to, $30
ONE way and only saves 20 minutes, if that. Who can afford an extra
$300/week in just fast track tolls? The more houses they build out here,
the worse this will all get. Do better!
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Loved the bus! Route 206/205. Problem is the park & ride lot My friends
and I have experienced some loss due to vehicle break-ins and vehicle
theft. In my immediate friends circle I can count five -six people that have
been affected by this. If parking for our personal vehicle is more secure,
more people will ride. Am I correct Aram Kazarian & Fred Haag Jr.?
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Its not a traffic problem, its jobs problem when folks have to drive to LA,
OC or SD to get a decent wage. Stop building homes unless there are jobs
offered locally to support workers to keep them off the road. Buses, trains
and rapid transit are putting a band -aid on a hemorrhage. Local county
politicians are allowing overbuilding in unincorporated areas so that the
taxes do not have to be shared with cities. They have failed their
constituents because every new house built, requires three jobs and house
are being built and jobs are not. Put a moratorium on building, attract high
paying employers and stop creating bedroom communities that serve and
exploit workers that have to spend hours a day on the road working in
areas that they cannot afford to live in. Itys not a roads issue, its a jobs
issue. Wake UP!
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Start making those commuter -useful 1-lane roads into 2-lane roads so as
to be able to pass some of the IE's slow -rolling numbnuts legally. Then add
more lanes to the freeways. Get rid of the toll roads and let us benefit from
them without raping commuters' pocketbooks both at the lane and tax time.
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Perris, Already has a train, start talking about a train from Temecula to
Corona, soon, do not forget south Riverside county..
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Bring more businesses to the IE so people won't have to commute.
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I say begin at the last mile. Planning should incorporate sidewalks, bike
lanes/paths and walk/bike friendly access to routes. The county and cities
should invest in the last mile first. Then find better ways to get there.
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To make bus time more efficient, consider redesigning the ADA ramp to
slide out. The current discharge of "catapulting" out seems to take a long
time .
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Easy, Uber drivers are subsidized by the state of California for Riverside
for 62 and over. For all grocery stores and hospital visits. Riverside would
be way out in front of every other City/ county Give all Uber drivers a tax
break for helping the elderly.
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Create 2 lanes in the 115 median. Using a movable barrier, you could
create an additional 2 lanes heading South in the AM and 2 heading North
in the afternoon. WHY CAN'T ANYONE OF AUTHORITY FIGURE THIS
OUT? Also a truck ONLY lane is DESPERATELY needed on 15S heading
out of Temecula and one Northbound from 76 to the border scales. This is
a NO BRAINER SOLUTION. Makes me feel as if none really wants to solve
the freeway traffic issues. Too much construction has taken place with too
small of an effect. Agenda 21/30 have anything to do with it?
No busses. Stay out
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A fix for the northbound 15 traffic. Put the northbound Winchester onramp
lane all the way through to the 215. Make the northbound 215 3 lanes
from the 15. There is plenty of room for both. This is where the traffic
backup starts. #rebootmycommute
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Again stop building so many apartments and houses. I remember just stop
signs.on cap orks. Fix the pot holes .ca of us road! Stop building!!!
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We need two more lanes and a carpool lane on each side of the freeway.
Also, the lights need to be synchronized.
I worry if we had a natural disaster there is no way out! We would be
sitting in absolute gridlock !
Road widening
More frequent buses and more bus routes around temecula. Two bus routes
and A bus every hour is not mass transit
Better Rail! I tried to get to Monrovia from Temecula, and it was
impossible. The connecting train I would have had to take in riverside left
the station 5-10 minutes before my train arrived. And not because it was
late, but because the schedule is designed this way! After the morning
rush, there are zero train options available without waiting hours for
connecting trains. I would have had to find an uber/lyft at 4 AM to take me
to Perris, so I could connect in Riverside without waiting for hours. But
then I would have had to wait hours for the dealership to open. Rail from
Riverside County to San Diego is CRUCIAL. With one highway in or out of
San Diego, adding 1 or 2 lanes isn't going to fix anything. We need
Railways and we need them NOW!
Quit building more homes without increasing the size snd number of roads
necessary to seevice them. Double deck the 1-15
Simple solution to the HORRENDOUS North bound 15 traffic. A truck only
lane is needed from 76 to the Border Patrol scales. An additional 2 lanes
needs to be made down the center divide well past the 215 split. 2 lanes
Sout in the AM and 2 for.North bound in the PM. No BRAINER SOLUTION!!
NO MORE car pool lanes EVER!!! I am sure all of you COG Agenda 30
Globalists would like to have electric driverless vehicles where you could
simply make our vehicles inoperable during certain times forcing people to
use mass transit or car pooling.
A tunnel linking the 15 and 5 would be nice. Shouldn't have to wait 2
minutes for the light to turn green at 3am when there are no cars around.
I've seen towns that from 12am to 4am make their traffic lights flash red
one direction as a stop sign and yellow on the other for proceed with
caution. Also, it's annoying when you come to an intersection and all
directions are red until you stop and then it turns green. Temecula does
this a lot. Why are the sensors right on the line. Move the sensors back
100 feet so we don't have to stop before the light turns green.
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This is the worst place for traffic I have ever seen. Have lived here 4 yrs
from San Diego, which has tons of traffic, but it's to be expected because
the size of the city! This city and the traffic is heinous! People drive like
maniacs, run red lights all the time, never see cops anywhere! They have
to do something with this heinous traffic!!!
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Uh. Quit building more apartments and houses. Fix the 15 215 split. Quit
wasting money and get the damn on and off ramps fixed. Temecula city
council must be full of idiots. Temecula should be ashamed. Wildomar even
got there on off ramps fixed!! All the while Temecula council is running
around with their heads in their asses saying dur dur who wants another
water meter screw the town infrastructure. Aren't yall the dip shits who
steal our tax dollars to figure this out? up yours idiot city council
members. Every town surrounding Temecula has fixed their on and off
ramps but Trmrcula and idiot Naggar has nothing but lame excuses for why
we cant. up yours Naggar and crew!
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Fix my road, not your friends roads first. Then, we'll talk.
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Stop Building. Stop building houses until road capacity is adequate. Expand
the 15 first. Temecula is full and you keep approving developments around
it on county land that choke the roads more . Stop bus service. No one uses
it. Bike lanes also prevent obesity
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Stop building usless buildings?? I didn't want the condos --or apartments
near my house then or now lol, it just bogs us up because there's no jobs
here for locals to get!
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gas stations on one street....think about that for a minute
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Better stop light timing I swear I hit every single light in Temecula„
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Add rail along 215 and 15. We need more north/south rail. We don't all
work in la
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Time all the lights down Winchester, murrieta hot springs and Rancho
California rd. It is absolutely ridiculous that it takes almost 20 mins to get
down Winchester from murrieta hot springs rd to the freeway. There are
too many people who live here to not have a timed light schedule
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Create 2 lanes on 15 median with a movable barrier. Create a truck only
N/A lane on Nb 15 from the 76 to the Border Patrol scales AND Sb 15 from
79S to the Scales.
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There has to be another Option to drive to Orange County aside from the
15 FWY to the 91 FWY and the Ortega HWY , the 15 is always congested
and the Ortega can get back up by one Car Accident
Need a highway that goes from Lake Skinner to the 15 near Rainbow with
many exits.
For one how about improving the size of the Maine roads two pedestrian
over pass at cross walks so cars don't have to weight for pedestrians to
cross the roads or underpass which ever works best it is all so safer.
Improving road maintac better publick transportation like electric monorails
that are suspended above ground level so not to slow down ground trific
with train crossing and is more economical and better for the inviorment
and quite over bus's and not as noisy as diesel train's and can run them to
the other citys to save presser on the ever growing freeway problum. Build
save bike paths that run thew out the city that dont interfere with cars so it
is safer for bikes riders to commute this would all so help permot more ppl
to bike ride and also help with the traffic . I can go on but you would run out
of money for all of my ideas. .how to help pay for it thair are. Over four
citys all next to ech other the fund's could be combined to. Produce a
transportation net work to all of them..also most of this can be payed for
buy haveing comuters pay a bit exstra on tickets for the first 2 year's then
drop the price down to normal fees once the two uears is up.
Add more roads to meet the massive increase in population. Stop building
apartments
Add another road for those coming from Lake Elsinore, Murrieta, Temecula,
etc... Going up toward the 91fwy. Our only way is by taking either the
15fwy North or Temescal Canyon Rd (another road would help a lot). Also
focus on Creating jobs down here so people living here can get jobs out
here and not have to travel to OC or LA for work. If there was more jobs
out here less people would travel OC and LA which will decrease fwy
congestion. Another thing is widen the 15fwy, (from 91 fwy connection in
Corona all the way to Temecula City) you have the space to widen the fwy
but you don't
Um...how about add 2 or 3 more lanes to the 15 fwy? I dont mean the
stupid fastrak lanes either
Make the triangle a transit hub!!!
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Get rid of the artificial bottlenecks that keep the 91 congested from the 15
to the 71 in the morning that keep people paying $20. Or would that
affect your bottom line too much? Example being the lane ending at Lincoln
and the Serfas club on ramp. I'm sure there are others, people pay big toll
money to travel that six mile stretch.
Open 22 fwy to connect to 215 fwy
Get jobs down there so people don't have to sit in cars for hours a day.
Train service would be nice...clear down to San Diego. Widening of the 15
FWY aside from toll lanes which do not replace the need for growth
expansion to support the tons of housing tracts going in...maybe a metro
like they have down the 105? More available stops for local shuttle buses
and employees for Transit who can provide answers...I could never ride
because I couldn't get an answer as to when the bus stopped by the post
near my house as it wasn't on the schedule printout and come to find out
sometime later they bagged the sign and eliminated the stop from the
route for non-use. Of course no one used it if you have no idea what time
to be there. Better park and rides with security, gated entry and lighting.
We can't even park our timeshare vehicle at the Elsinore locations because
we had tags stolen, license plate stolen, gas tank drilled, window busted
for attempted stereo robbery...enterprise said park there again and you're
responsible for the damage.
Expand public transportation in the Temecula Valley. Create public
transportation routes that connect the Temecula Valley with major cities in
the North and South, particularly to Escondido. I commuted to Escondido
for 5 years and the the last 3 years I had to take alternate routes due to
major traffic issues.
Stop opening up fast track and open up a lane for traffic instead of profit a
lot of us can't afford the fast track. Fast track is to expensive
WIDEN THE 15!
Start by bringing back mandatory busses to school and back! Bypass lanes
northbound to 15 freeway with no exit to Temecula
Unless there is a politician that sits in the crap traffic everyday it wont
change. And there isnt one. If there was the freeways would be widened
and transportation fixed. Out of sight out of mind in the temecula valley
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An 1-15 shuttle connected to Park & Rides. A functional bus service would
be better than Temecula's "charming" trolley buses. But seriously, we'll get
toll lanes because RCTC now has a cash cow*. Nice to ask the question --
it almost seemed sincere. *FYI the County regularly borrows against future
revenue.
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Quit building or approving houses and developments u til you have fixed
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Quit wasting our funds on busses no one rides
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Add lanes regular lanes from Cajalco to Lake Elsinore. Not toll road lanes.
Fee less lanes.
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Get rid of the TOLL lanes that do nothing but mess traffic up! Its
ridiculous!
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Two more lanes in each direction on 1 15 plus HOV/Fastrack
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How about doing something for French valley. Produce plenty of taxes. But
seems to g to other projects.
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Please add 3 extra lanes on the 15 N going from Riverside County/San
Diego border to the 215/15 interchange. Also please make a freeway with
65 mph speed limit going from Temecula to San Juan Capistrano with 2
lanes in each direction.
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We need more efficient public transportation options for example Mexico
City has developed one bus lane only for buses and comes every few
minuetes. We need more public transportation within the city and it would
be more eco friendly to go from one point to the other. We rely too much
on our vehicles. More efficient public transportation options. Other places
are far ahead of us in these areas.
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Jobs should equal the amount of housing. Please, no more housing. Good
tax money for the city presently. But the future needs local jobs. LOS
Angeles has the 5, 405, 105, 60 ... we have the 91 keyhole
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Southern California's transportation system is BROKEN. Stay tuned for
why...So, this morning I would have had to leave my house by 7:30AM for
a 1PM meeting in LA. The LAST morning Metrolink train leaving my city
to LA is 8:10AM. I was willing to do so because I've been putting a lot of
miles on my car, and well, I just don't feel like driving today... I could do
work on the MetroLink, read my new book by @brunanessif, hell, SLEEP
because I had to wake up so damn early. There's outlets on the trains g ,
no WiFi d , but your standard mobile has an option to have HotSpot
internet. It's 2019! Well between trash day, my espresso machine acting
up, feeding my dog, and then to find her take a giant piss on my floor... I
missing that 8:10am MetroLink train for mttg that is 5 HOURS away.
You'd figure I'd just catch the next train but, nope. They don't exist.
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How would you plan to address transportation through a potential sales
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AGENDA ITEM 9D
RIVERSIDE COUNTY TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION
DATE:
July 10, 2019
TO:
Riverside County Transportation Commission
FROM:
Budget and Implementation Committee
Jillian Guizado, Legislative Affairs Manager
THROUGH:
Anne Mayer, Executive Director
SUBJECT:
State and Federal Legislative Update
BUDGET AND IMPLEMENTATION COMMITTEE AND STAFF RECOMMENDATION:
This item is for the Commission to:
1) Adopt the following bill position:
a) HR. 2939 (Napolitano) — Support;
2) Receive and file an update on state and federal legislation.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION:
State Update
State Budget
Governor Newsom and the State Legislature announced on June 9 a state budget deal for Fiscal
Year 2019/20 had been reached. There is little to note about transportation funding in the new
budget. Transportation policy changes are often contained in budget trailer bills, which staff is
monitoring as closely as possible and is poised to act quickly following the Commission's adopted
2019 State and Federal Legislative Platform should an important matter be proposed. The
Legislature voted to approve the state budget on June 13 and sent it to Governor Newsom's desk
for signature (or veto). The Governor has until June 25 to take action on the budget. In the
meantime, the Legislature is working on more than a dozen budget trailer bills to accompany the
state budget.
Federal Update
HR. 2939 (Napolitano) — Staff Recommended Position: Support
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) finalized a rule on December 8, 2014, that the self-
help counties in California (and other states) believe misinterprets a statute related to taxes on
aviation fuel. In 1987, Congress passed the FAA authorization amendments that required airports
to spend aviation fuel excise tax revenue on airport uses. The conference report for the 1987
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amendments to the FAA statute clearly stated that the requirement that local taxes on aviation
fuel must be spent on airports "is intended to apply to local fuel taxes only, and not to other taxes
imposed by local governments, or to state taxes." The FAA rulemaking in 2014 contradicts the
Congressional intent and 27 years of practice by stating that the provisions of the 1987 statute
"apply to any state or local tax on aviation fuel, whether the tax was specifically targeted at
aviation fuel or was a general sales tax on products that included aviation fuel without
exemption."
The FAA's 2014 rulemaking overturns the decision of Riverside County voters to tax themselves
for a specific purpose by dictating district and local taxes paid on aviation fuel must be spent on
airport uses. Due to the controversy caused by the FAA rulemaking five years ago, the FAA had
not been enforcing the policy until the state received a letter on May 17, 2019, threatening to
withhold $250 million annually in FAA grants received by airports throughout the state. HR. 2939
would protect Riverside County from the FAA's recent threat by statutorily voiding the FAA's
rulemaking. Staff is recommending a support position on HR. 2939, consistent with the
Commission's 2019 State and Federal Legislative Platform, which includes a principle to protect
our authority and revenue by opposing efforts to infringe on the Commission's discretion in
collecting and administering its revenue sources including, but not limited to: Measure A, tolls,
and Transportation Uniform Mitigation Fees.
Federal Budget
On June 4, the House Committee on Appropriations approved the FY 2020 spending bill for
Transportation. This version of the spending bill is very favorable to transportation in that it
would authorize $1.1 billion more than what is designated in the Fixing America's Surface
Transportation (FAST) Act transportation funding program for 2020. This Transportation,
Housing, Urban Development and Related Agencies bill has since been combined with four other
spending bills to become a mini -bus. As of the writing of this agenda item, the full House of
Representatives was expected to hear the package of spending bills on the floor before July 4. It
is important to note the Senate still needs to move a bill of its own before a transportation
spending bill can be adopted for Federal FY 2020, which begins October 1, 2019. Staff will
continue to report on Congress' progress in the coming months.
Attachments: Legislative Matrix - July 2019
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RIVERSIDE COUNTY TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION - POSITIONS ON STATE AND FEDERAL LEGISLATION — JULY 2019
Legislation/
Author
Description
Bill
Status
Position
Date of Board
Adoption
AB 252
(Daly, Frazier)
Removes the sunset date from the NEPA Reciprocity program.
Passed Senate Transportation
Committee; referred to
Senate Appropriations
Committee.
(June 11, 2019)
SUPPORT
3/13/19
AB 1402
(Petrie -Norris)
Makes substantive changes to the Active Transportation Program administered
by the State, allocating 75% of funds to be distributed by large MPOs.
Referred to Committee on
Transportation.
(March 27, 2019)
SUPPORT
4/1/19
SB 152
(Beall)
Makes substantive changes to the Active Transportation Program administered
by the State, allocating 75% of funds to be distributed by large MPOs.
Held in Senate Appropriations
Committee under submission.
(May 16, 2019)
SUPPORT
4/1/19
AB 626
(Quirk -Silva)
Seeks to dictate that professionals who provide professional services on one
phase of a project be deemed not to have a conflict of interest in subsequent
project phases, disregarding the Commission's adopted Procurement Policy.
Ordered to inactive file at
request of member.
(May 30, 2019)
OPPOSE
UNLESS
AMENDED
4/10/19
AB 456
(Chiu, Bonta,
Low)
Removes the January 1, 2020 sunset provision on claims resolution processes.
Passed Senate Judiciary;
referred to Senate
Appropriations Committee.
(June 11, 2019)
OPPOSE
5/8/19
SB 498
(Hurtado)
Takes funds dedicated in the Trade Corridors Improvement Fund and
repurposes them for a new short -line railroad project grant program.
Passed Senate floor.
(May 28, 2019)
OPPOSE
Staff action
based on
platform
5/30/19
SR 742
(Allen)
Authorizes existing state funds for Amtrak to be used on intercity passenger bus
transportation, regardless of whether the passenger is connecting to or from
intercity rail service.
Passed Senate floor; referred
to Assembly Transportation
Committee.
(May 30, 2019)
SUPPORT
6/12/19
AB 1149
(Fong)
Eliminates the ability of petitioners to opt to prepare the record of proceedings
and would place that responsibility solely on the lead agency.
Re -referred to Assembly
Natural Resources.
(April 24, 2019)
SUPPORT
6/12/19
AGENDA ITEM 9E
RIVERSIDE COUNTY TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION
DATE:
July 10, 2019
TO:
Riverside County Transportation Commission
FROM:
Budget and Implementation Committee
Martha Masters, Senior Management Analyst
Shirley Medina, Planning and Programming Director
THROUGH:
Anne Mayer, Executive Committee
SUBJECT:
Fiscal Years 2019/20 — 2023/24 Measure A Five -Year Capital Improvement
Plans for the Local Streets and Roads Program
BUDGET AND IMPLEMENTATION COMMITTEE AND STAFF RECOMMENDATION:
This item is for the Commission to approve the Fiscal Years 2019/20 — 2023/24 Measure A
Five -Year Capital Improvement Plan (CIP) for Local Streets and Roads (LSR) as submitted by the
participating agencies.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION:
The 2009 Measure A provides member agencies with local funding for street maintenance and
operations, street repairs, street improvements, and new infrastructure of their local streets and
roads systems. As outlined in the Ordinance No. 02-001, Measure A funds are allocated within
the three geographic areas: Western County, Coachella Valley, and Palo Verde Valley. LSR
receives 29 percent of the Measure A distribution in Western County, 35 percent in Coachella
Valley, and 100 percent in Palo Verde Valley.
In the Western County and Palo Verde Valley, funds are distributed by a formula based on
75 percent of proportionate population from the State Department of Finance and 25 percent of
Measure A sales tax revenues generated within each jurisdiction. In Coachella Valley, funds are
distributed based on 50 percent of proportionate dwelling units and 50 percent of
Measure A revenues within each jurisdiction.
Since the commencement of the 2009 Measure A in July 2009 through March 31, 2019, the cities
and the county of Riverside have received over $442 million.
Measure A imposes the following requirements on local agencies in order to receive LSR funds:
• Participation in the Western County or Coachella Valley Transportation Uniform
Mitigation Fee (TUMF) Program, as applicable;
• Participation in the Western Riverside County Regional Conservation Authority's Multiple
Species Habitat Conservation Plan (MSHCP), as applicable;
• Annual submittal of a 5-Year CIP list of projects;
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" A n n u a l M a i n t e n a n c e o f E f f o r t c e r t i f i c a t i o n ; a n d
" A n n u a l P r o j e c t S t a t u s R e p o r t f o r t h e p r i o r f i s c a l y e a r C I P .
D I S C U S S I O N :
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