Inland Empire Comprehensive Multimodal Comprehensive Plan Draft Report prepared for Southern California Association of Governments (SCAG) prepared by Cambridge Systematics, Inc. with Iteris, VRPA June 30, 2020 Table of Contents 1.0 Introduction/Overview ....................................................................................................................... 1-1 1.1 Solutions for Congestion Corridors Guidelines .......................................................................... 1-1 1.2 Area Covered by the Inland Empire CMCP ............................................................................... 1-2 1.2.1 Land Use ....................................................................................................................... 1-2 1.2.2 Disadvantaged Communities, Communities of Concern, and CalEnviroScreen Scores1-2 1.2.3 Home to Work Mode Share .......................................................................................... 1-3 1.2.4 Transit ........................................................................................................................... 1-4 1.2.5 Vehicle Miles Traveled on Freeway Versus Non-Freeway Facilities ........................... 1-6 1.2.6 Trip Origin-Destination and Length Characteristics ...................................................... 1-6 1.2.7 Vehicle Miles Traveled (VMT) Per Service Population ................................................. 1-7 1.2.8 Future Growth Projections ............................................................................................ 1-7 2.0 Inland Empire’s Strategic Approach to the CMCP: Transportation Planning Sustainability, Land Use Integration, and Project Evaluation ................................................................................ 2-1 2.1 Multimodal Planning, Community, and Environmental Initiatives .............................................. 2-1 2.2 Multimodal Transportation Programs ........................................................................................ 2-4 2.3 Inland Empire CMCP Goals, Objectives and Performance Metrics .......................................... 2-7 3.0 Corridor Characteristics .................................................................................................................... 3-1 3.1 Socioeconomic and Land Use Assessment .............................................................................. 3-3 3.1.1 Socioeconomic Characteristics .................................................................................... 3-3 3.1.2 Land Use ..................................................................................................................... 3-10 3.2 Corridor Trip Characteristics .................................................................................................... 3-16 3.2.1 Trip Characteristics ..................................................................................................... 3-17 3.2.2 Journey-to-Work ......................................................................................................... 3-20 3.2.3 Rideshare......................................................DRAFT.............................................................. 3-22 3.3 Safety ....................................................................................................................................... 3-23 3.3.1 Freeway Safety Assessment ...................................................................................... 3-23 3.3.2 Arterial Safety Assessment ......................................................................................... 3-29 3.3.3 High Frequency Collision Locations ........................................................................... 3-34 3.4 Active Transportation ............................................................................................................... 3-37 3.4.1 Active Transportation .................................................................................................. 3-37 3.5 Transit ...................................................................................................................................... 3-39 3.5.1 Metrolink ..................................................................................................................... 3-39 3.5.2 Bus Transit Service ..................................................................................................... 3-41 3.5.3 High Quality Transit Area ............................................................................................ 3-44 i 3.6 Freeway and Arterial Assessment ........................................................................................... 3-46 3.6.1 Freeway Assessment ................................................................................................. 3-46 3.6.2 Arterial Assessment .................................................................................................... 3-53 3.7 Freight Network ....................................................................................................................... 3-59 3.7.1 Ground ........................................................................................................................ 3-59 3.7.2 Air Cargo ..................................................................................................................... 3-59 3.7.3 Rail .............................................................................................................................. 3-61 3.8 Future Growth and Projected Changes ................................................................................... 3-61 3.8.1 Future Growth ............................................................................................................. 3-61 4.0 Stakeholder Outreach ........................................................................................................................ 4-1 4.1 RCTC Reboot My Commute Campaign Summary .................................................................... 4-2 4.2 San Bernardino County CMCP Survey ..................................................................................... 4-5 5.0 Sub-Corridor Definitions and Strategic Approaches ..................................................................... 5-1 5.1 Sub-Corridor Analysis Summary ............................................................................................... 5-1 5.2 Victorville to San Bernardino ..................................................................................................... 5-2 5.2.1 Sub-Corridor Definition ................................................................................................. 5-2 5.2.2 Strategic Approach for Victorville to San Bernardino Sub-Corridor ............................. 5-7 5.3 San Bernardino to Riverside Sub-Corridor .............................................................................. 5-16 5.3.1 Sub-Corridor Definition ............................................................................................... 5-16 5.3.2 Strategic Approach for San Bernardino to Riverside Sub-Corridor ............................ 5-21 5.4 Cajon to Eastvale Sub-Corridor ............................................................................................... 5-30 5.4.1 Sub-Corridor Definition ............................................................................................... 5-30 5.4.2 Strategic Approach for Cajon to Eastvale Sub-Corridor ............................................. 5-35 5.5 Riverside to Temecula Sub-Corridor ....................................................................................... 5-43 5.5.1 Sub-Corridor Definition ............................................................................................... 5-43 5.5.2 Strategic ApproachDRAFT for Riverside to Temecula Sub-Corridor ..................................... 5-48 5.6 Beaumont to Temecula Sub-Corridor ...................................................................................... 5-57 5.6.1 Sub-Corridor Definition ............................................................................................... 5-57 5.6.2 Strategic Approach for Beaumont to Temecula Sub-corridor: .................................... 5-62 5.7 Apple Valley to Los Angeles County Line Sub-Corridor .......................................................... 5-70 5.7.1 Sub-Corridor Definition ............................................................................................... 5-70 5.7.2 Strategic Approach for Apple Valley to LA County Line Sub-corridor: ....................... 5-75 5.8 Banning to Rialto Sub-Corridor ................................................................................................ 5-83 5.8.1 Sub-Corridor Definition ............................................................................................... 5-83 5.8.2 Strategic Approach for Banning to Rialto Sub-Corridor .............................................. 5-88 5.9 Riverside to Los Angeles County Line Sub-Corridor ............................................................... 5-97 ii 5.9.1 Sub-Corridor Definition ............................................................................................... 5-97 5.9.2 Strategic Approach for Riverside to LA County Line Sub-Corridor .......................... 5-102 5.10 Riverside to Orange County Line Sub-Corridor ..................................................................... 5-111 5.10.1 Sub-Corridor Definition