Community Impact Report

COMMUNITY IMPACT REPORT West Valley Connector Project April 2018 Updated January 2020 Revision Log Date Description April 2018 Original report prepared January 2020 Project schedule update Fontana General Plan update Consistency analysis update Community Impact Report TABLE OF CONTENTS Executive Summary ............................................................................................................. ix Introduction .................................................................................................................. 1 1.1 Project Location and Setting ................................................................................ 2 1.2 Purpose and Need ............................................................................................... 2 Project Description ...................................................................................................... 7 2.1 Proposed Project .................................................................................................. 7 2.2 Project Alternatives .............................................................................................. 8 2.2.1 No Build Alternative .................................................................................. 8 2.2.2 Build Alternatives ...................................................................................... 8 2.3 Design Features of Build Alternatives .................................................................. 9 2.3.1 Bus Rapid Transit Stations ....................................................................... 9 2.3.2 sbX Bus Operations ................................................................................ 12 2.3.3 Operations and Maintenance ................................................................. 13 2.4 Implementation Schedule ................................................................................... 15 2.5 Study Area Definition.......................................................................................... 17 2.6 Other Development Projects .............................................................................. 19 Land Use..................................................................................................................... 39 3.1 Existing Land Use .............................................................................................. 39 3.1.1 Affected Environment ............................................................................. 62 3.1.2 Environmental Consequences ................................................................ 64 3.1.3 Avoidance, Minimization, and Mitigation Measures ................................ 83 3.2 Consistency with State, Regional, and Local Plans ........................................... 83 3.2.1 Affected Environment ............................................................................. 83 3.2.2 Environmental Consequences .............................................................. 103 3.2.3 Avoidance, Minimization, and Mitigation Measures .............................. 114 3.3 Parks and Recreation ....................................................................................... 126 3.3.1 Affected Environment ........................................................................... 126 3.3.2 Environmental Consequences .............................................................. 127 3.3.3 Avoidance, Minimization, and Mitigation Measures .............................. 128 Growth ...................................................................................................................... 131 4.1 Regulatory Setting ............................................................................................ 131 4.2 Affected Environment ....................................................................................... 132 4.3 Environmental Consequences ......................................................................... 134 4.4 Avoidance, Minimization, and Mitigation Measures ......................................... 135 Community Character ............................................................................................. 137 5.1 Population and Housing ................................................................................... 137 5.1.1 Affected Environment ........................................................................... 137 5.1.2 Environmental Consequences .............................................................. 150 5.1.3 Avoidance, Minimization, and Mitigation Measures .............................. 154 5.2 Economic Conditions........................................................................................ 155 5.2.1 Affected Environment ........................................................................... 155 5.2.2 Environmental Consequences .............................................................. 158 West Valley Connector Project i Community Impact Report 5.2.3 Avoidance, Minimization, and Mitigation Measures ............................. 161 5.3 Community Facilities and Services .................................................................. 161 5.3.1 Affected Environment ........................................................................... 161 5.3.2 Environmental Consequences ............................................................. 195 5.3.3 Avoidance, Minimization, and Mitigation Measures ............................. 196 5.4 Relocations ...................................................................................................... 197 5.4.1 Affected Environment ........................................................................... 197 5.4.2 Environmental Consequences ............................................................. 197 5.4.3 Avoidance, Minimization, and Mitigation Measures ............................. 202 5.5 Environmental Justice ...................................................................................... 204 5.5.1 Regulatory Framework ......................................................................... 204 5.5.2 Affected Environment ........................................................................... 205 5.5.3 Environmental Consequences ............................................................. 213 5.5.4 Avoidance, Minimization, and Mitigation Measures ............................. 216 Traffic/Transportation/Pedestrian/Bicycle Facilities ............................................ 223 6.1 Affected Environmental .................................................................................... 223 6.1.1 Access, Circulation, and Parking .......................................................... 223 6.1.2 Public Transportation ........................................................................... 225 6.2 Environmental Consequences ......................................................................... 227 6.2.1 Access, Circulation, and Parking .......................................................... 227 6.2.2 Public Transportation ........................................................................... 235 6.3 Avoidance, Minimization, and Mitigation Measures ......................................... 238 Cumulative Impacts ................................................................................................. 241 Public Involvement .................................................................................................. 245 References ............................................................................................................... 249 Appendix Appendix A Census Tract Data ..................................................................................... 253 List of Tables Table S-1: Summary of Potential Impacts of the No Build and Build Alternatives ................. xii Table 2-1: Stations along Phase I/Milliken Alignment ........................................................... 11 Table 2-2: Addition Stations to be Constructed as Part of Phase II/Haven Alignment ......... 11 Table 2-3: Study Area Census Tracts ................................................................................... 17 Table 2-4: Land Development Projects within the Project Vicinity ........................................ 19 Table 2-5: Transportation Projects within the Project Vicinity ............................................... 28 Table 3-1: Existing Land Use Categories within 300 Feet of Project Centerline and 0.5 Mile from Proposed BRT Stations and Potential O&M Facility Sites ......................... 39 Table 3-2: Existing Land Use Types within the Study Area .................................................. 61 Table 3-3: Impacts to Land Use under Alternative B ............................................................ 66 Table 3-4: Consistency of West Valley Connector Project with Southern California Association of Governments Regional Comprehensive Plan and Regional Transportation Plan/Sustainable Communities Strategy ......................................... 103 ii West Valley Connector Project Community Impact Report Table 3-5: Consistency of West Valley Connector Project with County and City General Plans .......................................................................................................... 115 Table 3-6: List of Parks within 0.5 Mile of the Project Corridor ........................................... 127 Table 4-1: SCAG 2016 RTP/SCS Growth Forecasts .......................................................... 133 Table 5-1: Ethnic Composition

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