Existing Conditions Analysis for Redlands Transit Villages Specific Plan
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EXISTING CONDITIONS ANALYSIS FOR REDLANDS TRANSIT VILLAGES SPECIFIC PLAN PREPARED FOR THE CITY OF REDLANDS 26 NOVEMBER 2018 I. INTRODUCTION 1. Regional Location. Redlands is located at the base of the San Bernardino 2. Redlands Passenger Rail Project. Metrolink commuter rail service Mountains in San Bernardino County, 60 miles northeast of Los Angeles currently links San Bernardino to Downtown Los Angeles. Work is and 45 miles west of Palm Springs. Redlands is a mid-sized city with a currently underway to introduce rail transit between Redlands and the population of 68,049 in 2016. Figure I-1 shows the location of Redlands San Bernardino Transit Center in the form of the Redlands Passenger in its regional context. Redlands is situated along the Interstate Rail project. The nine-mile route will use the former Atchison, Topeka 10 (I-10) freeway corridor, which links the city with the cities of San and Santa Fe Railway line. While mostly single-track, two miles of Bernardino, Ontario, and Los Angeles to the west and Palm Springs doubletrack will be constructed in the middle to allow vehicles to pass to the east. Interstate 210 (I-210), or thePalmdale Foothill Freeway, originates each other. There will initially be three stations in Redlands—New York in Redlands, traverses the northwest part of the city, and heads west StreetVictorville near ESRI, Downtown247 Redlands, and University Street near the 138 18 Figure 1-1: Regional Setting towards Pasadena. 395 University of Redlands—with stations at Alabama and California Streets 5 18 14 to15 be constructed in later phases. Santa Clarita 138 247 San A n geles National F o r est Fernando 110 210 5 405 18 Big Bear Burbank 215 S an B ernadino National F o r est 101 15 38 Glendale Pasadena Arcadia 210 Joshua 62 San Tree 210 Rialto 110 605 Rancho Bernardino Yucca Cucamonga 66 Alhambra Baldwin Clairmont Fontana Valley El Monte Covina Beverly 101 Park 62 10 Hills Los Angeles Monterey West Pomona Ontario Park Covina 1 Yucaipa 10 60 215 Redlands Culver Montebello City 60 Chino Joshua T r e e Santa Jurupa Monica 110 71 10 National 405 5 Whittier Valley Cherry P ark South Riverside Valley Inglewood Gate 57 Downey 60 Beaumont Banning El Segundo 105 91 Moreno 1 Hawthorne Valley Manhattan Compton 710 Norwalk Yorba Beach Linda Fullerton Placentia Corona 111 Cerritos 79 Torrance Anaheim 605 15 Carson 58 241 215 243 Palm 405 Springs Perris San 10 Orange Jacinto Cathedral Long City Rancho Beach 22 Rancho Palos Verde Santa Clev eland 74 S anta R osa Ana Hemet 74 Mirage National and Palm Indio 405 Desert 1 58 Winchester 5 F o r est Menifee S an Jacinto Irvine Huntington 241 Lake M ountain s 79 Beach Lake Elsinore Forest National 133 Newport 73 Beach Monument 74 1 74 Murrieta Laguna Beach Laguna Niguel Temecula 371 Dana 79 Figure I-1. Regional Location. Point San Clemente 15 C lev eland National REDLANDS TRANSIT VILLAGES SPECIFIC PLAN I. INTRODUCTION 1 F o r est Existing Conditions Analysis 0 10 20 40 5 76 1-4 MILES INTRODUCTION 3. The Specific Plan Area. The Specific Plan applies to parcels located by Judson Street; and to the south by Citrus Avenue, Central Avenue, within approximately one-half mile, or a 10-minute walk, of the New York Redlands Boulevard, Olive Avenue, Brookside Avenue, Ash Street, Pine Street, Downtown Redlands, and University Street. Arrow passenger rail Avenue, Tennessee Street, and State Street. The Specific Plan area also stations. The Specific Plan area is generally bounded to the west by includes the parcels along both sides of Orange Street between Colton Kansas Street, Redlands Boulevard, and Alabama Street; to the north Avenue and Lugonia Avenue. by the I-10 Freeway Colton Avenue, and Sylvan Boulevard; to the east Lugonia Ave Brockton Ave. 10 Minute Walk Church St. Route 10 St. New York University St. Texas St. Texas Alabama St. 1/2 Mile University of Redlands Redlands Blvd. Colton Ave. Route 10 Judson St. 1/4 Mile Eureka St. Citrus Ave.Orange St. Kansas St. 5 Minute Walk New York Avenue Station Downtown University Street Central Ave. Route 10 Redlands Blvd. Station Station San Gorgonio Dr. State St. Esri Michigan Downtown Citrus Ave. State St. Tennessee St. Tennessee Redlands Blvd Pine Ave. Brookside Ave. Cajon St. Ash St. Olive Ave. Cypress Ave. Specific Plan Boundary Arrow Passenger Rail Figure I-2. Specific Plan Area. REDLANDS TRANSIT VILLAGES SPECIFIC PLAN Existing Conditions Analysis 2 INTRODUCTION 4. Specific Plan Transit Villages. The Specific Plan area is divided into three Avenue. The University Village is located east of Church Street and west Transit Villages: New York Street, Downtown, and University Street. The of Judson Street. Each of these villages has its own unique character, New York Street Village is located generally west of Texas Street and and the proposed Specific Plan will provide land use, development, and Center Street. The Downtown Village is generally bounded to the east by public realm standards that ensure each transit village develops accord- Church Street, and to the west by Texas Street, and includes the parcels ing to (or establishes) its unique character. Land uses – particularly along both sides of Orange Street between Colton Avenue and Lugonia retail – should not compete with those of the other villages. Lugonia Ave Brockton Ave. 10 Minute Walk Church St. Route 10 St. New York University St. Texas St. Texas Alabama St. 1/2 Mile University of Redlands Redlands Blvd. Colton Ave. Route 10 Judson St. 1/4 Mile Eureka St. Orange St. Kansas St. 5 Minute Walk New York Avenue Station Downtown University Street Route 10 Redlands Blvd. Station Station San Gorgonio Dr. State St. Esri Michigan Downtown Citrus Ave. State St. Citrus Ave. Tennessee St. Tennessee Redlands Blvd Pine Ave. Brookside Ave. Cajon St. Ash St. Olive Ave. Cypress Ave. Specific Plan Boundary New York Street Transit Village Arrow Passenger Rail Downtown Transit Village University Street Transit Village Figure I-3. Specific Plan Transit Villages. REDLANDS TRANSIT VILLAGES SPECIFIC PLAN INTRODUCTION 3 Existing Conditions Analysis II. EXISTING URBAN STRUCTURE 1. New York Street Transit Village. Currently the New York Street Transit to the southeast (across the intersection) from the proposed station is Village area is generally car-oriented. Blocks are large and commercial Jennie Davis Park, a 5.2 acre neighborhood park with picnic and play- buildings tend to be placed back from the street behind parking lots or ground facilities. Development to the west of the Esri campus, south landscaped front yards. The 10 and 210 freeway interchange occurs of Redlands Boulevard and the railroad right-of-way, consists primarily above the northwest portion of the Transit Village. Freeway access is of large footprint, light industrial and warehouse buildings. North of provided at Alabama Street and Tennessee Street. Alabama Street, Redlands Boulevard and the railroad tracks, and west of Tennessee Tennessee Street, and Texas Street pass beneath the freeway, connecting Street, are car-oriented shopping centers and fast-food restaurants. the station areas to the neighborhoods north of the freeway, although North of the proposed station and east of Tennessee Street are an the passages are uninviting to pedestrians due to poor lighting and the assorted mix of uses, including Redlands Ford, the Redlands Elks Lodge, sidewalk's adjacency to fast-moving vehicular traffic. The Transit Village the Ayres Hotel, and a Motel 6. North of the freeway are Toyota of is traversed east-west by the railroad tracks, which run along the north Redlands, Empire Bowl, Quality Inn, Hertz, the Salvation Army Store, side of Redlands Boulevard, until New York Street, where they branch and single-family houses. Other buildings and points of interest include off from one another as they proceed eastward. The Mill Creek Zanja Orangewood High School and the Redlands Police Department. The also traverses east-west through the New York Street Village as an open parcels surrounding the proposed New York Street station are largely channel. vacant and underutilized. The New York Street station will be located along the north side of 2. Downtown Transit Village. The Downtown Transit Village contains the Redlands Boulevard at New York Street. To the south of the proposed Downtown core and the historic Santa Fe Depot. Blocks located east station site is Esri's world headquarters, a beautifully landscaped office of Orange Street, including within Downtown and north of the I-10 free- campus within easy walking distance of the proposed station. Located way, tend to be small and conducive to walkability, while those located New York Street looking north towards station site. Historic buildings along Orange Street. The Redlands Campus. REDLANDS TRANSIT VILLAGES SPECIFIC PLAN Existing Conditions Analysis 4 II. EXISTING URBAN STRUCTURE west of Orange Street are larger. Freeway access is via the 6th Street 3. University Street Transit Village. The University Village includes the and Orange/Eureka Street offramps. Streets that pass under the free- portion of the University of Redlands campus located south of the Mill way include Texas Street, Eureka Street, Orange Street, 6th Street, and Creek Zanja and Sylvan Boulevard, and Sylvan Park, a community park Church Street; these passages are not conducive to pedestrians due to that provides more than 18 acres of public recreational and open space. poor lighting and the adjacency of the sidewalk to fast-moving vehicular traffic. Blocks within the University Street Transit Village, especially near the proposed station site, are large. Freeway access is via University Street The Mill Creek Zanja enters the Downtown Transit Village from the east and Cypress Avenue. Church Street, University Street, and Citrus Street as an open trench to 9th Street, where it enters a pipe that passes under- pass beneath the freeway and, like the other freeway underpasses, are ground through the majority of the Downtown Village.