New! System-Wide Transit Corridor Plan for the San ... - Omnitrans

Chapter 4 – Travel Demand Forecasting and Future Conditions
The Omnitrans transit elements of the 2035
Vision Alternative, shown in Exhibit 4-3, are
based on a redesign of the trunk routes in the
Omnitrans service area into a grid system of 10
BRT routes, 38 local routes, and one express
route.
The 2035 Vision Alternative also includes the
following planned transit elements:
• New San Bernardino Transit Station.
Omnitrans plans to move the downtown
transfer function from the temporary but longlived
4 th Street location to a new facility at
Rialto and E Street. Omnitrans has
completed the purchase of the land for the
new facility. This project is now in the design
phase and it is scheduled to be ready for
transit operations in 2012, and for completion
of the depot in 2013.
The new San Bernardino Transit Station will
become the major transfer point for all the
various modes of transit in the area. The San
Bernardino Transit Station will serve as the
major transfer site for Omnitrans’ routes
serving the East Valley. Routes approaching
downtown San Bernardino from the south will
be rerouted directly into the new facility
before heading back to their current route.
Routes approaching downtown from the north
will be extended down to Rialto.
Additionally, the San Bernardino Transit
Station will serve as the site of a new
Metrolink station, with the trips now
terminating at the San Bernardino Metrolink
Station (Old Santa Fe Depot) extended to the
new Transit Station.
• Higher Metrolink Commuter Rail 2030
Service Levels. Metrolink commuter rail
service will be enhanced from existing service
levels with additional peak and off-peak
service.
• Metro Gold Line Extension to Montclair-
Currently, the Metro Gold Line train service
operates from L.A. Union Station to
Pasadena. An extension east along the I-210
to the Montclair Transcenter in San
Bernardino County is in the detailed corridor
planning stages.
• Redlands Rail Line plus supporting
shuttles. The proposed Redlands Rail Line is
a partially funded east-west rail line with one
end in the E Street Corridor. The rail line has
been planned by SANBAG as a key
connection between Redlands and central
San Bernardino. The Redlands Passenger
Rail Station Area Plan identifies nine
Redlands Passenger Rail stations with TOD
along the former BNSF Redlands Subdivision
right-of-way. Possible station sites include the
San Bernardino Transit Station, Mill Street,
Tippecanoe Avenue, California Street,
Alabama Street, New York Street, Downtown
Redlands, and University of Redlands.
The service is envisioned to operate with
Diesel Multiple Unit (DMU) trains on 15
minute headways. The western terminus will
be the new San Bernardino Transit Station at
Rialto Avenue and E Street. Four shuttle bus
services between specific stations and San
Bernardino International Airport, Loma Linda
Medical University and Medical Center, Loma
Linda VA Hospital, and University of
Redlands are also included in the transit
network.
• Victor Valley Express bus service. The
transit network includes two transit lines
between the Victor Valley and the San
Bernardino Valley – one route serving Cal
State University – San Bernardino and the E
Street BRT line, and another route serving
the Ontario Mills Mall and Rancho
Cucamonga Metrolink Station.
• MARTA Off-mountain bus service. Service
includes three daily round trips connecting
Big Bear Valley to San Bernardino and
Highland, and four daily trips serving Lake
Arrowhead to San Bernardino and Highland.
• OCTA Express bus service. Service
includes Route 758, an express bus service
between Irvine and Chino Transit Center.
• RTA bus services. Service includes Route
25 from Riverside to Loma Linda, and Route
204 from Riverside to Montclair through
Ontario Mills Mall.
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