COACHELLA VALLEY–SAN GORGONIO PASS COACHELLA VALLEY–SAN GORGONIO PASS Corridor Rail Service Corridor Rail Service
RCTC, CVAG, and Caltrans have recently made swift progress to prioritize Coachella Valley- San Gorgonio Pass corridor rail service. Recent achievements include: 3 Included in 2013 California State Rail Plan; COACHELLA VALLEY– 3 Initial planning study performed by Caltrans; COACHELLA VALLEY– SAN GORGONIO PASS 3 Local business and civic support; SAN GORGONIO PASS CORRIDOR RAIL SERVICE 3 Ongoing local funding source in a Coachella Valley bus/rail funding split and state bond funding for post study construction; and CORRIDOR RAIL SERVICE 3 Phase 1 service development plan underway. Connecting Southern California Already Funded Los Angeles to Indio intercity rail service will provide an integrated, sustainable Task 1: Project Work Plan & Outreach Plan Funded/In Progress Amount mobility alternative, providing economic opportunities and fostering more livable communities in Southern California’s major urban centers. Local Coachella Valley Transportation Development Act $200,000 De ne Project Approach Identify Stakeholder Outreach (TDA) funds identi ed for rail as part Fast Facts of a bus/rail split Sustainable Answer to a Market in Demand • Route length: 141 miles Task 2: Preliminary Service Planning and Alternatives Today there is no viable rail option serving the Coachella Valley. International tourism • Population in service area: generates over a half-million visits every year, with many visitors from countries where PHASE I Identify Service Patterns/ Develop Ridership and California Prop 1B PTMSIEA Public 10 million rail is the primary mode of travel; domestic travel is even greater. Internationally- Transportation Modernization, $1.5M renowned special events keep the Coachella Valley busy year-round, from the Alternatives Cost Projections Improvement, and Service Coachella and Stagecoach Music Festivals, the Palm Springs Film Festival, BNP Paribas Enhancement Account • Proposed initial daily round- trips: 2 Tennis Open, and President Clinton’s Humana Golf Challenge, to name a few. Grant Funding Request • Running time Los Angeles- Coachella Valley-San Gorgonio Pass rail service provides a regular, reliable Task 3: Environmental Documentation Seeking Funding Amount Indio: 3 hours transportation alternative that could lead to greater investments in transit and transit- oriented developments to accommodate the large numbers of people who would Environmental Outreach Identify Impacts and FRA Passenger Rail Corridor $3M • Host railroads: Union Pacific, rather be car-free in this unique, vibrant enclave of Southern California. and Scoping Mitigations Investment Plan Grant grant request BNSF Railway Coachella Valley Association of Governments (CVAG) is investing in one of the largest Task 4: Service Development Plan • Stations being studied: Up to 9 active transportation projects in the nation: CV Link, a 48-mile multimodal pedestrian/ bicycle/NEV path connecting the entire valley. Intercity rail, CV Link, and existing and Local Coachella Valley TDA funds Finalize Planning Documents to be Eligible for Federal Funds $900,000 • Current phase: Planning/ planned investments by SunLine Transit Agency will make it easier for visitors and PHASE II identi ed for rail as part of a bus/rail split local match Alternatives Analysis residents to enjoy the Coachella Valley without a car. • Local investment to-date: “Track” Record: RCTC-State-Federal Partnership for Sustainable Transportation $1.7 million committed to Economic Opportunity current study. $5.0 million in Southern California Nearly one in every six jobs in the Coachella Valley is in the tourism industry. Intercity in prior studies and station rail service will increase economic productivity of land and labor in the Coachella Valley Perris Valley Line 91 Project investments by increasing the ease with which domestic and international visitors can access the RCTC is constructing the Perris RCTC is constructing the 91 Project • Request: $3.0 million from desert and fuel the local economy. Valley Line (PVL), a commuter rail with the aid of a $421 million TIFIA Federal Railroad Administration Reliable intercity rail service also opens up new employment markets for economically extension of Metrolink service loan. This $1.3 billion multi-modal to be matched with $900,000 in to Los Angeles Union Station via project will offer commuter choices disadvantaged communities in the Coachella Valley. Connecting the desert to the Orange County and Riverside. through one of California’s most local funds urban cores of Riverside, San Bernardino, Orange County, and Los Angeles provides PVL received a $75 million Small congested corridors. “ladders of opportunity” to access higher-paying jobs that today may be out of reach Starts grant from FTA. for many families.
LOSSAN (Los Angeles-San Diego) Colton Crossing RCTC is a member of the LOSSAN RCTC was a partner in the Colton intercity rail JPA, which will soon be Crossing, a rail-to-rail grade separation responsible for operating Pacific of Union Pacific and BNSF, which Surfliner Amtrak service between received a TIGER grant in 2010. This San Luis Obispo and San Diego via project has alleviated one of the nation’s Los Angeles. LOSSAN is a model most significant freight rail bottlenecks, of regional cooperation in Southern improved air quality, and greatly California to make rail service easy improved the effectiveness of passenger and convenient for riders. rail service in Southern California.
Initial Project Supporters: Riverside County Transportation Commission • County of Riverside Supervisors • Coachella Valley Association of Governments • Coachella Valley EconomicPlease Partnership visit rctc.org • City of Calimesa for more • City of information Cathedral City • City of Corona • City of Indian Wells • City of Eastvale • City of Jurupa Valley • City of Indio • City of La Quinta • For more information, contact Sheldon Peterson, RCTC Rail Program Manager: [email protected] (951) 787-7141 City of Palm Desert • City of Palm Springs • City of Temecula • Greater Palm Springs Convention & Visitors Bureau • Southwest Rail Passenger Association COACHELLA VALLEY–SAN GORGONIO PASS CORRIDOR RAIL SERVICE
Coachella Valley Profile: The Coachella Valley is a diverse and Coachella Valley-San Gorgonio Pass Rail: Creating Car-Free Opportunities Across Southern California growing area of Southern California. The permanent population is majority Hispanic Potential Station Los Angeles Fullerton Montclair Ontario Airport Riverside San Bernardino Loma Linda San Gorgonio Pass Coachella Valley and 45.6% is younger than age 35. In Transit/Rail Amtrak Amtrak Metrolink Future Transit Amtrak Amtrak Omnitrans PASS Transit Amtrak the winter, the region’s population swells Connections Metrolink Metrolink Foothill Transit Connections Metrolink Metrolink Shuttle to Loma RTA SunLine Transit by two-thirds. The region is home to six Metro Rail OCTA Metro Gold Line Riverside Transit Redlands Rail Linda VA Hospital Agency Native American tribes. Coachella Valley employment is growing faster than the Regional express (future) Agency (RTA) extension Loma Linda CV Link Inland Empire as a whole; intercity rail buses Megabus Omnitrans University Shuttle to Palm service will only add to this momentum. Megabus Springs Airport Flyaway Shuttle Ethnic Composition - Coachella Valley to LAX Black Other 2.0% 1.3% Asian/Pacific Native American Islander 0.3% 3.5% Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railroad Tracks 14 Union Pacific Railroad Tracks SCRRA Alignment (San Gabriel Sub) White LOS ANGELES UP Alignment (Alhambra Sub) 37.5% COUNTY Perris Valley Line (Metrolink) SAN BERNARDINO San Jacinto Branch Line (Metrolink) Hispanic 15 55.4% COUNTY Existing Station with Rail Connections CRESTLINE LAKE ARROWHEAD 210 Potential Station* Employment Growth Rates RUNNING SPRINGS 8% Catchment Areas (15 mile radius)
7% SAN BERNARDINO MONTCLAIR STATION 62 6% RIALTO L.A. 210 STATION SAN BERNARDINO 5% UNION STATION FONTANA COLTON LOMA LINDA 4% 10 ONTARIO STATION MORONGO VALLEY REDLANDS 3% POMONA 10 710 GRAND LOS ANGELES ONT LOMA YUCAIPA 2% 605 RIVERSIDE TERRACE LINDA COACHELLA DOWNTOWN CALIMESA CHERRY 1% 110 VALLEY 57 STATION DESERT HOT 405 SPRINGS VALLEY 0 BEAUMONT CABAZON FULLERTON PLACENTIA 60 BANNING PALM 105 YORBA NORCO -1% LAX FULLERTON LINDA 15 RIVERSIDE 10 SPRINGS STATION MORENO STATION -2% NORWALK VALLEY PASS AREA 91 STATION -3% 91 CORONA 215 79 THOUSAND ANAHEIM PALMS ANAHEIM HILLS PALM MID-VALLEY -4% 243 SPRINGS 111 ORANGE RIVERSIDE STATION -5% PSP CATHEDRAL CITY INDIO -6% 22 COUNTY RANCHO MIRAGE DOWNTOWN -7% 79 PALM STATION 74 74 74 DESERT 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 INDIO 405 INDIAN 55 WELLS 10 Coachella Valley COACHELLA THERMAL Inland Empire 74 LA QUINTA ORANGE COUNTY 15 79 5 74 MECCA
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* Not all potential stations will be needed; construction and alignment alternatives will be determined in the future.