Short Range Transit Plan 2008-2013 - Omnitrans

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Rialto
In the residential category, high-density housing, except that for senior citizens, has brought problems to
the city; therefore, extending high-density residential land use is considered undesirable. Yet as more
land is available, affordable housing is looked at as an important design element.
The City has proposed a new industrial land use zoning category of varying intensity on large portions of
vacant land. The City plans to focus redevelopment plans on several vacant in-fill sites along Foothill
Boulevard and provide commercial business opportunities in the Central Business District. The document
identifies in-fill sites for development along Foothill Boulevard within radii of 1, 3, and 5 miles. The
downtown revitalization for $2.8 million is currently underway, and will bring more mixed-use commercial
and residential development.
After the completion of the I-210 Freeway extension to North Rialto, with four on- and off-ramps, retail and
commercial growth is seen as an added advantage on vacant adjacent lands. Currently a moratorium
has been ordered on many development proposals along the I-210 corridor; the City planned to lift this
action on December 20, 2006, when the Land Use Element was scheduled to be updated. The
properties most affected are located east of Alder Avenue, north of Baseline Road, and west of Ayala
Avenue; also included are those properties that have frontage on Casmalia or Easton Avenue. Around
1500 acres of land along the I-210 Freeway extensions are marked for development, including the area
around Rialto Municipal airport.
A new Gateway Center is planned in the East Central sector, between Foothill Boulevard and I-10
Freeway, east of Cactus Avenue. This is a diverse area with some of the city’s oldest development.
Caltrans has proposed a Route 30 extension parallel to the Highland Avenue, but due to the lack of a
precise planning timeline, an update of the Land Use Element is deferred along this section of the
corridor.
Bloomington Avenue is one of the city’s most attractive streetscapes but its north-south grid creates a five
point intersection with Riverside Avenue, creating confusion and danger for drivers. Its other terminus on
Cedar Avenue is congested by traffic coming from and to Valley Boulevard and the I-10 Freeway. The
City has the goal of improving this corridor and limiting traffic by measures such as speed limits,
crosswalks, signals, and stop signs.
San Bernardino
The City has approved preparation of Strategic Area Plans to oversee the growth regulation and guidance
in certain areas. These Specific Plans are:
• San Bernardino Valley College Strategic Area: Bounded by the City of Colton to
the west and south, Mill Street to the south and K Street to the north, this
strategic area was marked for expansion to accommodate more college students
and to explore opportunities for off-campus parking.
• Santa Fe Depot Strategic Area: Bounded on the south by Rialto Avenue, I-215
to the east, Viaduct Avenue to the west and BNSF to the north, this land is being
planned to integrate historic Santa Fe depot with surrounding neighborhoods and
improve aesthetics.
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