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General Plan - Moreno Valley

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CHAPTER 5 – CIRCULATIONMORENO VALLEY GENERAL PLANnotably larger rate of increase than forpopulation.Age: The population of <strong>Moreno</strong> <strong>Valley</strong>,similar to Riverside County and the nation,is aging. According to 1990 and 2000United States Census information, themedian age for Riverside County increasedfrom 31.5 years in 1990 to 33.1 years in2000. This aging trend is expected tocontinue through 2025. An aging populationwill require clearly readable road signageand more public transit.5.3.3.2 March Air Reserve Base/MarchInland PortMarch Air Reserve Base/March Inland Portis currently active as a center for militaryreserve activities and as a militarycommunication center. Although its longtermfuture is uncertain, it is not slated forexpansion or closure at this time. From atransportation standpoint, all vehicularaccess to and from the Base must travelthrough <strong>Moreno</strong> <strong>Valley</strong> on Cactus Avenueor Elsworth Street.5.3.3.3 Regional Roadway DeficienciesThe Box Springs segment of SR-60 / I-215is one of the most congested segments ofthe Riverside County freeway system. It isalso the primary access route for <strong>Moreno</strong><strong>Valley</strong> commuters to employment andactivity centers that are located in OrangeCounty, Los Angeles County, and westernportions of Riverside and San BernardinoCounties. Currently, the Box Springssegment carries about 160,000 vehicles perday, and generally operates at LOS Fduring peak travel periods. Besides hightraffic volumes and limited lane capacity,other factors that contribute to severelycongested conditions on this segment are asignificant percentage of large trucks, asteep road grade, and the merging of twostate highways.Although the Box Springs segment isoutside of the City of <strong>Moreno</strong> <strong>Valley</strong>,mitigation of this bottleneck is of utmostimportance because its congestion affects avast number of city residents, and ultimatelycould impede fruition of the City's <strong>General</strong><strong>Plan</strong>.Currently, Caltrans has a plan to improvethe Box Springs segment by addingauxiliary lanes, High Occupancy Vehicle(HOV) lanes, and construction of aneastbound grade separated truck by-passlane at the SR-60 / I-215 interchange. TheCity of <strong>Moreno</strong> <strong>Valley</strong> advocates theseimprovements and additional improvementsincluding at least two new general-purposelanes and a grade separated HOV lane fromwestbound SR-60 to southbound I-215. Inaddition, the City advocates for alternativesthat would divert traffic from the Box Springssegment. Examples include extension of theSan Jacinto branch line for Metrolink,CETAP improvements proposed for the<strong>Moreno</strong> <strong>Valley</strong> to the San BernardinoCorridor, and TUMF improvementsproposed for Cajalco Road, AlessandroBoulevard, Central Avenue and Van BurenBoulevard.5.3.4 Intelligent Transportation SystemsIntelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) areutilized to improve the safety andperformance of the surface transportationsystem using new technology in detection,communication, computing, and trafficcontrol. These systems increase theefficiency and safety of the regionaltransportation system and can be applied toarterials, transit, trucks, and privatevehicles. Further, traveler information canlessen the impact of accidents and otherspecial events in the City, which ultimatelymay reduce delay and congestion.The Riverside County TransportationCommission (RCTC) approved the InlandEmpire ITS Strategic plan in 1997. TheStrategic <strong>Plan</strong> contains a list of goals andPage 5-8 July 11, 2006

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