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DREAM EXTREME,
REPORT TO PLANNING COMMISSION
TO: HONORABLE CHAIRMAN
AND MEMBERS OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION
FROM: RICHARD J. MACHOTT,
ACTING PLANNING MANAGER
DATE: MARCH 5, 2013
PROJECT:
PRESENTED BY: JENNIFER WARD, STAFF ANALYST, WESTERN RIVERSIDE
COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENTS, 4080 LEMON STREET, 3RD
FLOOR, RIVERSIDE, CA 92501
Background
In August 2011, WRCOG received approximately $248,000 from Caltrans to prepare a
Highway 395 Corridor Study for Southwest Riverside County (Study). The purpose of
the Highway 395 Corridor Study is to develop a comprehensive transportation and land
use plan for the shared 16 -mile, north -south corridor that runs parallel to Interstate 15
and runs through the four contiguous cities of Lake Elsinore, Murrieta, Temecula, and
Wildomar in Southwest Riverside County
WRCOG describes the goal of the study is to enable the four contiguous cities to
accommodate future growth by utilizing a range of transportation options and reducing
transportation demand through better community design. Additionally, the Study is
intended to establish a vision to guide land use decisions, infrastructure improvements,
design and economic development activities along the corridor.
The Study will evaluate existing conditions and anticipated growth patterns, and identify
mobility and land use opportunities, including:
• Multimodal transportation opportunities including rapid transit, transit centers,
future high speed rail, bicycle paths, pedestrian facilities, and disabled
accessibility;
• Mixed use development including activity centers and nodes near transit;
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PLANNING COMMISSION STAFF REPORT
PRESENTATION RE: HWY 395 CORRIDOR STUDY
MARCH 5, 2013
• Housing and affordability issues;
• Safety for all transportation modes;
• Sustainability including reduced vehicle trips, reduced congestion, reduced air
emissions, preserved historic and cultural setting, energy conservation,
preserved open space; and
• Economic development including employment centers, business and trade
growth.
Drafts of the Study and its reports have been finalized. Additional information regarding
the Study is available online at http:// www.highway395corridorstudy.org .
Ms. Jennifer Ward, Staff Analyst from WRCOG and Chris Gray with Fehr & Peers, the
lead consultant on the Study, will present the Highway 395 Corridor Study to the
Planning Commission for informational purposes.
Recommendation
No action by the Planning Commission is required.
PREPARED BY: Richard J. MacHott
Acting Planning Manager
ATTACHMENTS
1. WRCOG's Highway 395 Corridor Study Brochure
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