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DOWNTOWN METROLINK STATION TRANSIT ORIENTED DEVELOPMENT ACTION PLAN City CouncilJune 23, 2026Community & Economic Development Department RiversideCA.gov2
GRANT BACKGROUNDRegional Early Action Planning Grants of 2021 (REAP 2.0)•Awarded SCAG $231.5 million to support local agencies with 6thcycle Housing Element implementationWestern Riverside Council of Governments (WRCOG) Technical Assistance Request•TOD Action Plan for Downtown Metrolink SOW prepared •Placeworks INC. selected from WRCOG on-call consultant firms to support 1 2
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BACKGROUND•February 2026 •Project kick-off •March 2026•Audit of existing planning documents and TOD studies •Project area site visit and stakeholder engagement •April – May 2026•Meetings with property owners, agencies, and other stakeholders within project area •Action plan and conceptual development program •June 2026•Project grant deadline •City Council adoption RiversideCA.gov4
Develop a roadmap for TOD in the Downtown Metrolink station area that support housing, jobs, mobility, and community-serving amenitiesPROJECT GOAL EXAMPLE: VISTA CANYON, SANTA CLARITA TOD PROJECT
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•Despite ambitious TOD visions, implementation has been limited by market conditions, infrastructure constraints, and funding challenges•Prior recommendations lacked realistic implementation strategies, phasing plans, and coordinated pathways to execution•Zoning constraints for TOD residential development PREVIOUS PLANNING EFFORTS & STUDIES5 6 4
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TRANSIT ORIENTED DEVELOPMENT ACTION PLAN
Recommendation and Next Steps:•Identify key development opportunities and residential capacity•Strengthen public-private-community partnerships.•Modernize the Marketplace Specific Plan to support TOD •Advance connectivity, streetscape, and placemaking projects•Preserve industrial and cultural character RiversideCA.gov8
That the CITY COUNCIL:1. RECEIVE AND FILE an update on the preparation of a Transit Oriented Development Action Plan for the area surrounding the Downtown Metrolink Station; and 2. ADOPTthe attached resolution approving the Transit Oriented Development Action Plan for the Downtown Metrolink Station project consistent with the REAP 2.0 grant requirementsRECOMMENDATIONS7 8