System-Wide Transit Corridor Plan for the San Bernardino Valley sbX E Street Corridor BRT Project Prepared for: Omnitrans Prepared by: Parsons Patti Post & Associates October 2010 This page intentionally left blank. Table of Contents EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ............................................................................................................. 1 CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION .................................................................................................. 5 1.1 SAFETEA-LU ............................................................................................................ 6 1.2 2004 System-Wide Plan ............................................................................................ 7 1.3 Development of the E Street Corridor ....................................................................... 7 1.4 California SB 375 .................................................................................................... 17 1.5 San Bernardino County Long Range Transit Plan ................................................... 18 1.6 Regionally Approved Travel Demand Model ........................................................... 21 1.7 Roles and Responsibilities ...................................................................................... 21 1.8 Opportunities to Shape Development/Redevelopment ............................................ 21 1.8.1 Economic Development ............................................................................. 21 1.8.2 Transit-Oriented Developments ................................................................. 22 1.8.3 Density Targets ......................................................................................... 24 CHAPTER 2 IDENTIFICATION OF MAJOR CORRIDORS ............................................................ 29 2.1 Identification Criteria ............................................................................................... 29 2.2 Identification of Major Corridors .............................................................................. 30 CHAPTER 3 EXISTING CONDITIONS ..................................................................................... 47 3.1 Existing Demographic Profile .................................................................................. 47 3.1.1 Corridor Demographics ............................................................................. 47 3.2 Traffic Conditions .................................................................................................... 51 3.3 Land Use Plans and Policies .................................................................................. 51 3.3.1 Existing Land Use Patterns ....................................................................... 51 3.3.2 General Plan Land Use ............................................................................. 54 3.4 Land Use Plans and Policies Survey....................................................................... 54 3.4.1 Specific Plan and Planned Development Areas ......................................... 58 3.4.2 Key Activity Centers .................................................................................. 61 3.4.3 Redevelopment Areas ............................................................................... 61 3.5 Current Transit Services ......................................................................................... 61 CHAPTER 4 TRAVEL DEMAND FORECASTING AND FUTURE CONDITIONS ................................ 73 4.1 Model Methodology ................................................................................................. 73 4.2 Year 2035 Future Conditions .................................................................................. 80 4.3 Year 2035 Model Application and Results ............................................................... 88 CHAPTER 5 SYSTEM-WIDE TRANSIT CORRIDOR PLAN ......................................................... 97 5.1 Evaluation Criteria ................................................................................................... 97 5.2 Corridor Comparison ............................................................................................... 98 5.2.1 Corridor 1: E Street.................................................................................. 100 5.2.2 Corridor 2: Foothill Boulevard East ......................................................... 100 5.2.3 Corridor 3: Foothill Boulevard West ........................................................ 101 5.2.4 Corridor 4: Euclid Avenue ....................................................................... 101 5.2.5 Corridor 5: San Bernardino Avenue ........................................................ 102 5.2.6 Corridor 6: Holt Ave/4th Street ................................................................ 102 5.2.7 Corridor 7: Grand/Edison Avenues ......................................................... 103 5.2.8 Corridor 8: Sierra Avenue ....................................................................... 103 5.2.9 Corridor 9: Riverside Avenue .................................................................. 103 System-Wide Transit Corridor Plan i Table of Contents 5.2.10 Corridor 10: Haven Avenue .................................................................... 104 5.3 Roles and Responsibilities .................................................................................... 104 5.4 Conclusions and Phasing Plan.............................................................................. 104 5.5 Potential Extensions and Enhanced Connectivity.................................................. 107 5.6 Conclusion ............................................................................................................ 108 Appendix Appendix A – Existing Plans and Policies .......................................................................................... 109 List of Exhibits Exhibit ES-1 System-Wide Plan Routes .............................................................................................. 2 Exhibit 1-1 System-Wide Plan Development Process ....................................................................... 7 Exhibit 1-2 E Street sbX Alignment ................................................................................................... 9 Exhibit 1-3 Center Running Station Design ..................................................................................... 10 Exhibit 1-4 Draft Center Running Station Plan ................................................................................ 11 Exhibit 1-5 Draft Center Running Station Elevation ........................................................................ 11 Exhibit 1-6 Draft Side Running Station Plan ................................................................................... 13 Exhibit 1-7 Draft Side Running Station Elevation ............................................................................ 13 Exhibit 1-8 View of the Station from Above ..................................................................................... 15 Exhibit 1-9 Station Detail ................................................................................................................ 15 Exhibit 1-10 sbX BRT Vehicles ......................................................................................................... 17 Exhibit 1-11 LRTP Vision Alternative ................................................................................................ 19 Exhibit 1-12 LRTP Sustainable Land Use Alternative ....................................................................... 20 Exhibit 1-13 TOD Characteristics ..................................................................................................... 23 Exhibit 2-1 System-Wide Plan Routes ............................................................................................ 31 Exhibit 2-2 E Street Corridor ........................................................................................................... 33 Exhibit 2-3 Foothill Boulevard East ................................................................................................. 34 Exhibit 2-4 Foothill Boulevard West ................................................................................................ 35 Exhibit 2-5 Euclid Corridor .............................................................................................................. 37 Exhibit 2-6 San Bernardino Ave Corridor ........................................................................................ 38 Exhibit 2-7 Holt Avenue/ 4th Street Corridor ................................................................................... 40 Exhibit 2-8 Grand/Edison Corridor .................................................................................................. 41 Exhibit 2-9 Sierra Corridor .............................................................................................................. 42 Exhibit 2-10 Riverside Avenue Corridor ............................................................................................ 44 Exhibit 3-1 San Bernardino Valley Employment Density ................................................................. 49 Exhibit 3-2 San Bernardino Valley Population Density .................................................................... 50 Exhibit 3-3 Existing Traffic Congestion ..........................................................................................