Riverside County High Speed Rail UpdateRiverside County High-Speed Rail Update

January 29, 2010

California’s Plan

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Merced

Altamont Pass

San Francisco -San Jose

Merced -Sacramento

Merced -

Central Valley -San Jose

Merced Bakersfield

Palmdale -Bakersfield

Los Angeles -

Bakersfield

Los Angeles -Anaheim

Palmdale

Los AngeleSan DiegoAnaheim San Diego

Los Angeles -San DiegoSa ego

Includes Includes CommissionCommissionCommission Commission supported Isupported I--15 option15 option160+ miles160+ miles160 miles160 milesEight potential Eight potential stationsstationsStrong intermodal Strong intermodal connectivityconnectivityFour countiesFour countiesThree Caltrans Three Caltrans di t i tdi t i tdistrictsdistricts

Los Angeles - San DiegoProject Overviewj

Description 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013Description 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013

Notice of Intent/Notice of Preparation (NOI/NOP)

Scoping Process We are here

Scoping Meetings

Alternatives Analysis We are here

Draft Project Description

15% Engineering15% Engineering

Environmental Technical Reports

Draft Environmental Impact Report/Environmental Impact Statement (EIR/EIS)

Selection of Preferred Alignment Alternatives and Station Locations

30% Engineering

Final EIR/EISFinal EIR/EIS

Record of Decision/Notice of Determination (ROD/NOD)

2009 Business Plan

• Updated Plan with more details thatUpdated Plan with more details that previous effort.

• Identify organization changes• Identify organization changes• Establishes outreach program• More information on ridership and

financial data than previous reports.

Legislative Analyst Report

• Improved Outreach and System DetailsImproved Outreach and System Details• Inadequate and Incomplete Discussion

of Riskof Risk– No risk management strategy

U k fid i j ti– Unknown confidence in projections– Inadequate discussion of types of risks

• Uninformative Timelines– Inconsistent order of events

Los Angeles County

DRAFT 9/09

San Bernardino Countyy

DRAFT 9/09

Riverside County

DRAFT 9/09

San Diego County

DRAFT 9/09

Southern California Inland Corridor Group (MOU Partners)p ( )

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Local Working Group

Riverside County Technical Working Groupy g pLast Met in December 9, 2009

• Caltrans District 8• CHSRA

• County of Riverside • SCAG

• City of Corona• City of Lake Elsinore• City of Menifee

• SCAQMD• March JPA• RCTC

• City of Moreno Valley• City of Murrieta• City of Perris• Cit f Ri id

• RTA• University of California, Riverside• WRCOG

• City of Riverside• City of San Jacinto• City of Temecula• City of Wildomar

• Riverside County Board of Supervisors

• CVAG• SunlineCity of Wildomar Sunline• Local Tribes, Morongo,

Pechanga, Soboba

Public Scoping MeetingsPUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD: Sept 17 – Nov 20 2009

RIVERSIDE COUNTY

PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD: Sept. 17 – Nov. 20, 2009

Monday, October 19 – Murrieta 95 AttendeesMurrieta Public Library

Tuesday, October 20 – Corona 45 AttendeesCorona Public Library - West Room

Thursday October 22 Riverside 53 AttendeesThursday, October 22 – Riverside 53 AttendeesBobby Bonds ParkCesar Chavez Community Center

Received 732 comments from Riverside County

Scoping Comments

RightRight ofof a needsa needsRightRight--ofof--way needsway needsNoise/vibration (adjacency impacts)Noise/vibration (adjacency impacts)P ki /l li d t ffi i tP ki /l li d t ffi i tParking/localized traffic impactsParking/localized traffic impactsFinancingFinancingSt ti l ti h ld id i lSt ti l ti h ld id i lStation locations should provide regional Station locations should provide regional multimodal connections and be located near multimodal connections and be located near planned smart growth areasplanned smart growth areasplanned smart growth areasplanned smart growth areasConcerned about physical barrier created by Concerned about physical barrier created by HST especially in older cities with historicHST especially in older cities with historicHST, especially in older cities with historic HST, especially in older cities with historic districtsdistricts

Alternatives Analysis

Today 12/2010

Initial Developmentof

Revise InitialDevelopmentof Alternatives

PMT/Authority/FRA/AG

Prepare Alternatives Analysis

Conduct OutreachtoAgenciesand Public

Prepare Alternatives Analysis (AA) Final

Conduct OutreachtoAgenciesand Publicof

AlternativesAlternativesAA Report Section

FRA/AG Review Report

and Public ( )Report

OPENHOUSE

Conduct Project Alternatives Staff Workshop

Make Presentation to CHSRABoard

Prepare Draft ProjectDescription

Coordination with SoCal ICG & TWGs

Ongoing Community & Agency Meetings, Outreach & Communications

Board

High-Speed Rail Funding

• $40-$45 Billion State Program$40 $45 Billion State Program• State Of California – Nov 2008 Prop 1A

– $9 billion for a statewide high-speed rail programAdditional $950 million for connecting services– Additional $950 million for connecting services (ie. Intercity Trains, Metrolink, LA Metro, BART, etc)

– Core section eligible for first round construction funding Anaheim to San Francisco only.g y

– Other sections such as LA to San Diego are eligible for planning funds.

F d l F di 25 33% f C t ti C t- Federal Funding 25-33% of Construction Costs $10 – 12 billion (New ARRA Program?)

- Public Private Partnerships from $4 5 $7 billi$4.5 – $7 billion.

Federal HSR ARRA Funding

• $8 Billion Available Nationally in ARRA$8 Billion Available Nationally in ARRA– $50 billion in applications from 24 states

• Aug 09 - California SubmittedAug 09 California Submitted$1.1 Billion in “Tracks 1,3,4” – HSR and Intercity Service– Includes $75 million in PTC – Metrolink– $38 million triple track LA-Fullerton

• Oct 09 – California Submitted$4.8 Billion “Track 2” Application for HSR

I l d d $42 5 illi f LA S Di i th– Included $42.5 million for LA-San Diego via the Inland Empire route for NEPA/CEQA doc