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| Transportation
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will the County deal with a rapidly growing population and its ever
increasing need for better transportation? |
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| What
are the Next Steps for CETAP? |
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CETAP is currently
at the stage of considering possible transportation improvements
or "alternatives" in each of the four corridors. These alternatives
include a range of highway and transit improvements. It is
possible that one or more of these improvements ultimately
could be recommended in their respective corridor. Environmental
documentation sufficient to serve as the basis for right-of-way
preservation for a "preferred alternative" will be prepared
for each of these corridors. This environmental documentation
is required under the California Environmental Quality Act
and the National Environmental Policy Act. Draft environmental
documents are to be prepared and made available for public
review and comment by Spring 2002.
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| In addition,
CETAP is planning for travel options other than highways. Each of
the corridor studies identifies alternatives for improving transit.
These are being coordinated with plans to have a transit "spine network"
that connects major points of activity within the County. The intent
is to plan where these transit connections should go as part of the
CETAP program, along with the Riverside Transit Agency, and to make
sure we preserve the opportunity to provide transit services when
the population and employment base warrants it. This could include
more Metrolink type service, express bus service, or other types of
transit. The alternatives being analyzed in the Banning/ Beaumont
to Temecula and Hemet to Corona/Lake Elsinore Corridors include reserving
right-of-way for making these transit connections. |
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| What
has happened so far? |
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corridors identified as priorities |
- Banning/Beaumont
to Temecula with emphasis on the southern portion
from Winchester to south of Temecula-a separate study
is looking at re-routing SR-79 to the west of Hemet
and San Jacinto
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Hemet to Corona/Lake Elsinore to help address east-west
mobility in the western part of the County
- Moreno
Valley to San Bernardino County to help address the
current and future congestion problems on I-215 and
SR-60
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Riverside County to Orange County to address the current
and future congestion problems on SR-91
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| Work on CETAP
has resulted in decisions to complete corridor studies in several
areas. Four corridors were identified as priorities for Western Riverside
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| The Winchester
to Temecula Corridor and the Hemet to Corona/Lake Elsinore Corridor
are being addressed first. The Moreno Valley to San Bernardino County
Corridor and Riverside County to Orange County Corridor require additional
coordination with our neighboring counties, and will be addressed
in the months to come |
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| What
are the major CETAP milestones? |
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major milestones anticipated in the Banning/ Beaumont to Temecula
and the Hemet to Corona/Lake Elsinore Corridors through the end of
year 2001: |
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| Major
Milestones: |
- Late
October and early November 2000-Public meetings were
held to obtain input on which alternatives should
be studied in greater detail and on what issues should
be addressed in the environmental review process.
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November/December 2000-Decision was made as to which
alternatives to carry forward into a more detailed
study, this decision is being reviewed by federal
agencies in January and February 2001.
- Spring
2002 -Draft environmental document is made available
for public review and comment. Another set of public
meetings is held to obtain input on the preferred
alternative.
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Early 2002 - Final environmental document is prepared,
and a decision is made on the preferred alternative
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| Following the
preparation of the environmental documents in Spring 2002, additional
public outreach meetings and hearings will be held, and decisions
will be made on a preferred alternative in each corridor. This will
set the stage for preservation of rights-of-way or other actions associated
with the implementation of future transportation improvements. Similar
milestones are envisioned for the Moreno Valley to San Bernardino
County Corridor and the Riverside County to Orange County Corridor,
but the dates will be later. |
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