General Plan - Moreno Valley

CHAPTER 5 – CIRCULATIONMORENO VALLEY GENERAL PLANanalyzed as part of the Community andEnvironmental Transportation AcceptabilityProcess (CETAP) undertaken jointly by theCounty of Riverside and the RiversideCounty Transportation Commission (RCTC).CETAP is one component of the RiversideCounty Integrated Project (RCIP), which alsoincludes the Riverside County General Planupdate and a Multi-Species HabitatConservation Plan (MSHCP) for WesternRiverside County. A primary objective of theRCIP is to accommodate projectedpopulation growth within Riverside County byfocusing development within areas that willbe readily accessible, will provide a goodquality of life for future residents, and willminimize environmental and communityimpacts, including impacts to sensitivehabitats and endangered species. TheCETAP process seeks to create fourtransportation corridors in Western RiversideCounty. Two of these are internal toRiverside County (Winchester to Temecula;Hemet to Corona/Lake Elsinore), and twoare inter-county corridors (from MorenoValley County to San Bernardino County andRiverside County to Orange County).5.2.2.3 Congestion Management ProgramThe Riverside County CongestionManagement Program (CMP) is updatedevery five years by RCTC in accordance withProposition 111, passed in June 1990. TheCMP was established in the State ofCalifornia to more directly link land use,transportation and air quality and to promptreasonable growth management programsthat would more effectively utilize new andexisting transportation infrastructure toalleviate traffic congestion and improve airquality. Local agencies are required tomonitor how new development projects willimpact the CMP network. This is animportant component for congestionmanagement because deficiency plans mustbe prepared for locations on the CMPnetwork that decline below a Level of Service(LOS) E. The ability to address suchdeficiencies before they occur is critical.Understanding the reason for thesedeficiencies and identifying ways to reducethe impact of future growth and developmentalong a critical CMP corridor will conservescarce funding resources and help targetthose resources appropriately.5.2.3 Bikeway SystemThe Moreno Valley Bikeway Plan consists ofClass I, Class II and Class III routes. Class Ibikeways are dedicated trails, separatedfrom vehicular traffic. Class II aredesignated, striped bikeways generallylocated along the right shoulder of theroadway. Class III routes are designatedbikeways, not striped, and are shared withvehicles. These bikeways provide theopportunity for an alternative mode oftransportation for both recreational andcommuting uses.5.2.4 Public TransitPublic transit in the City of Moreno Valleyconsists primarily of bus service. In thefuture, it is anticipated that Moreno Valley willalso have access to commuter rail and BusRapid Transit (BRT) services. Majorcomponents of the public transit system aredescribed below:5.2.4.1 Bus ServiceThe ability to efficiently maneuver within andoutside Moreno Valley is predominantlydependent on the automobile. Moreno Valleyis working closely with the Riverside CountyTransportation Commission, the RiversideTransit Agency and other local governmentsto establish efficient transit connectionsamong areas of activity and concentrateddevelopment.Transit Oasis: The Transit Oasis is amobility concept that has been promoted aspart of the RCIP, and may provide a viableoption to the automobile. The concept of theTransit Oasis is to provide an integratedsystem of local-serving, rubber-tired transitPage 5-3 July 11, 2006