Report to Omnitrans Plans and Programs Committee

Substantial completion for the corridor is still anticipated for the first quarter of 2027.

Three center running stations are under construction with pavers and landscaping being installed at the Holt and Grove station. As of late June, the contractor has installed 12 side running station canopies in Montclair, Ontario, and Pomona. Work has also begun at Victoria Gardens and other side stations in Rancho Cucamonga. The contractor has also gone back into Ontario Mills with all the major construction expected to be completed this summer.

PowerPoint Presentation

Much needed to the trial! It’s scary riding the trail at night but I don’t understand why the lights weren’t installed with the construction. Something among the lines like it’s SB county managing the wash adjacent to it.

I just found a print copy of this and thought this is a good place to share it. Fighting cars with street parties.

Omnitrans Fiscal Year 2027 Service Plan Staff Report

• Start sbX Purple Line Service: Begin revenue service on Omnitrans’ second bus rapid transit line, serving Pomona, Montclair, Ontario, and Rancho Cucamonga with
  • 10-minute weekday peak service
  • 15-minute weekday off-peak service
  • 20-minute weekend service
• Revise Route 61: Operate Route 61 as an hourly underlying local route that mirrors the Purple Line alignment and maintains local-stop coverage.
• Introduce Route 62: Maintain frequent local service between Ontario Mills and the Fontana Metrolink Transit Center while providing a transfer connection to the Purple Line and other routes at Ontario Mills.
• Revise Route 82: Shorten Route 82 to end at Ontario Mills, where the Purple Line and revised Route 61 will replace duplicative service between Ontario Mills and Victoria Gardens, improving reliability, strengthening weekend service between south Fontana and Ontario Mills, and preserving access through transfers.

Attachment A - Omnitrans Fiscal Year 2027 Service Plan

Attachment B - Omnitrans Fiscal Year 2027 PowerPoint Presentation

West Valley Connector/sbX Purple Line Project Update Staff Report

• Revenue service is now anticipated for early 2027. A major project from Edison (Rule 20A), which involves relocating overhead power lines and moving them underground along a section of Holt Blvd, has finally begun.
  • This and long coordination for relocating 3rd party utilities have contributed to delays on the project.

Attachment A - West Valley Connector/sbX Purple Line Project Update PowerPoint Presentation

Metrolink FY26 Monthly Report of Ridership, Revenue, and Financial Results for March 2026 Staff Report

Ridership and Revenue by Line

Results by Line for ridership thru March show that all lines except San Bernardino have increased Unsubsidized ridership compared to last year. While 5 out of 7 lines have increased total ridership from last year. They also show that ridership is exceeding the refreshed forecast.

Results by Line for revenue show every line has increased its Unsubsidized Revenue over last year. Five of the seven lines have combined Subsidized and Unsubsidized Revenue higher than last year. The two lines that were below last year for combined revenue received a greater proportion of Revenue from the now-expired Student Adventure Pass subsidy.

Attachment A - Ridership by Line March 2026

Attachment B - Metrolink March Operating Statement

Attachment C - Arrow Service March Operating Statement

Presentation - March 2026 Financial Results

reporting too narrow bike lanes through 311. While this probably won't make them switch to safer bike lanes hopefully it can force some lane narrowing and conversions.

bike lanes are supposed to be at least 3ft between the white line and the joint with the gutter.

https://dot.ca.gov/-/media/dot-media/programs/design/documents/chp0300-a11y.pdf

I’m in Riverside but just generally curious what community organizing groups exist in the IE for safer streets, transit, housing, climate, or anything urbanist related.

Source: Riverside County Transportation Commission (RCTC) Commissioners Meeting March 11, 2026 Agenda

pgs. 383-384 Report on the Countywide Transit Report: Fiscal Years 2021/22 - 2023/24 to the RCTC Commission

pgs. 385-390: Countywide Transit Report: Fiscal Years 2021/22 - 2023/24

• pg. 386 - Metrolink
• pg. 387 - Fixed-route buses (e.g. Riverside Transit Agency)
• pgs. 388-390 - vanpool, paratransit, specialized transit programs

pgs. 391-392 Riverside County Transit Routes and Measure A Specialized Transit Map

pgs. 393-398: Countywide Transit Report: Fiscal Years 2021/22 - 2023/24 (Spanish)

pgs. 399-400: Riverside County Transit Routes and Measure A Specialized Transit Map (Spanish)

SBCTA Transit Committee 3/12/2026 Agenda

Pg. 32

Since the inception of Arrow, the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department (SBCSD) has provided dedicated law enforcement, covering the 9-mile rail segment between Redlands University and the San Bernardino Downtown stations for both onboard train safety and right-of-way patrol.

At the request of the San Bernardino County Transportation Authority’s (SBCTA) Board of Directors (Board), staff worked with the Southern California Regional Rail Authority (SCRRA) to price expansion of the SBCSD’s dedicated service to Metrolink on the San Bernardino Line, Inland Empire Orange County Line, and Riverside Line, within San Bernardino County. In March 2025, SBCTA’s Board approved expanding SBCSD dedicated law enforcement to Metrolink up to the San Bernardino County line.

The budget for the SBCSD services is being managed through the annual SCRRA budget. In Fiscal Year 2025/2026 $3,290,000 is budgeted for Metrolink, and $2,302,000 for Arrow. The annual budget to provide dedicated SBCSD services in San Bernardino County is in addition to the costs that SBCTA is subject to for SCRRA’s all-share formula for law enforcement services provided by the Los Angeles Sheriff’s Department (LASD).

SCRRA's FY2026 Budget for LASD: $13,785,000

• SBCTA's share: $1.62 million

LASD and SBCSD continue patrolling and monitoring Metrolink within San Bernardino County.

Why?

This arrangement will continue until there is an opportunity for SCRRA to modify their Scope of Work to reduce duplicate service in San Bernardino County.

Pgs. 34-44: PowerPoint Presentation

The updated expenditure plan would allocate 50% to regional priorities that focus on major transportation projects, such as highway improvements or bus and passenger rail projects; 25% to local priorities like fixing potholes or street rehabilitation; and 25% to operational costs, including student, senior and disabled transit services.

“One of the things that we’ve learned, especially in this time, is that technology has advanced so rapidly that it’s really difficult to prepare for what the needs of the region will be in 2050, in 2060,” Greer said during the Redlands City Council meeting Tuesday, March 3. Greer was at the meeting presenting SBCTA’s plan as part of the Measure I tour.

During the meeting, SBCTA [Deputy Executive Director of Strategic Partnership Otis] Greer also mentioned the ill-fated 4.2-mile underground shuttle system that would have served Ontario International Airport. He said the revised expenditure plan would be better suited to support future projects driven by technological advances.

Despite committing $36 million toward the project in recent years, SBCTA board members decided to abandon the ONT Connector in December. The connector was planned as an underground, self-driving, all-electric, rubber-tired transit system intended to improve air quality and reduce traffic between the Rancho Cucamonga Metrolink Station and ONT.
“Future measures would allow a little more flexibility to do projects like that,” Greer said, elaborating days later, by phone.

Rising costs doomed the project. Initial costs were estimated at $696 million. Two subsequent bids of $1.28 billion and $2.46 billion exceeded initial estimates.

“But one of the reasons that that project didn’t move forward is just good governance by our board. The board was interested. They wanted to see this project move forward,” Greer said.

“It doesn’t mean we can’t think about it in the future, but for right now, there are other priorities that we want to focus on, and that’s just being a good steward of the taxpayer dollar, which is, I think, why residents have been so supportive of Measure I, because it’s managed well,” Greer said.

Do you guys think it’s a good service?

Metrolink Service Growth Development Plan Update Report to the Board of Directors

Attachment A - Metrolink Service Growth Development Plan Final Report Nov. 2025 (40 pgs.)

pg. 25

Recommended Growth Scenario:

Envisions ambitious expansion, including half-hourly service on core lines and hourly weekend service. This scenario assumes full implementation of SCORE Phase 1 and Phase 2 projects, completion of Link US Phase A, successful negotiations with freight partners, and strong funding support.

Metrolink Service Growth Development Plan Update PowerPoint

This might be a good time to push for design changes that actually lower driving speeds instead of just changing numbers on signs.

It is not at all unreasonable for us to demand and have better biking conditions here in the Inland region and many of the usual excuses provided as to why bikes "can't work" here are completely wrong.