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RIVERSIDE, CA — (October 5, 2007) — The Riverside Transit Agency (RTA) has added a second community meeting in Lake Elsinore to receive comments on proposed route changes and new service.
The Oct. 16 meeting will be held at 10 a.m. at the Lake Elsinore Senior Center, 420 E. Lakeshore Drive.
A public hearing period for the proposed changes is underway with community meetings in the cities of Beaumont, Calimesa, Corona, Hemet, Glen Avon, Lake Elsinore, Moreno Valley, Riverside, Sun City and Temecula. Persons attending the meetings may comment on the proposed changes, which are expected to be presented to the RTA Board of Directors at their October 25 meeting.
Besides the new Oct. 16 meeting in Lake Elsinore, the remaining community meetings will be held on the following dates, times and locations: Oct. 10 at 6 p.m. at the Moreno Valley Council Chambers, 14177 Frederick Street; Oct. 11 at 2 p.m. at the Glen Avon Library, 9244 Galena Street; Oct. 11 at 7 p.m. at the Temecula Library, 30600 Pauba Road; Oct. 16, 7 p.m. at the Corona Civic Center, 502 Vicentia Avenue; Oct. 17 at 3 p.m. at the Calimesa Senior Center, 908 Park Avenue; and Oct. 17 at 7 p.m. at the Beaumont Civic and Community Center, 550 E. 6th Street. The meetings are scheduled to last approximately one hour.
The proposed route upgrades were prompted in part by the recently completed Comprehensive Operational Analysis, an intensive study that identified ways for the Agency to meet the transit needs of the growing region. Slated for modifications are routes 1, 7, 8, 14, 33, 36, 38, 50, 61, 204, 206 and 208. The agency is also proposing the cancellation of Route 16E due to an overlap in service with another route, and the creation of Route 210, an express route that would travel Highway 60, linking the communities of Banning, Beaumont and Calimesa with Moreno Valley and Riverside.
Persons may also comment at RTA’s Board meeting Oct. 25 at 2 p.m. at RTA Headquarters, 1825 Third Street, in Riverside. Comments may also be submitted to RTA Headquarters or e-mail GetOnAndGo@RiversideTransit.com. Comment period closes Oct. 25 at 3 p.m.
The Riverside Transit Agency provides public transportation for Western Riverside County, operating 39 fixed routes, 5 commuter routes and 15 demand response services. RTA’s service area spans 2,500 square miles, the second-largest in the nation. For bus route and schedule information contact RTA at (800) 800-7821 or log on to our Web site at www.RiversideTransit.com. |
