TRANSPORTATION BOARD
MINUTES
WEDNESDAY, June 3, 2026, 5:30 P.M.
PUBLIC COMMENT IN PERSON/TELEPHONE
ART PICK COUNCIL CHAMBER
3900 MAIN STREET, RIVERSIDE, CA 92522
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PRESENT: Board Member I. Carrillo, O. Valadez, C. Cullen, K. Brown, and C. Collins ABSENT: Chair Bulinski, Vice Chair Madary, and Board Member J. Trinh.
STAFF PRESENT: Veronica Garcia, Philip Nitollama, and Brett Craig.
Board Member K. Brown called the meeting to order at 5:30 p.m.
ELECTION OF OFFICERS
a. Chair & Vice Chair
Member K. Brown motioned, and Member C. Collins seconded to revisit the election for the next meeting. The motion carried unanimously.
ORAL COMMUNICATIONS FROM THE AUDIENCE
None
CONSENT CALENDAR
MINUTES
Board Member C. Cullen, motioned, and Board Member C. Collin seconded to approve the meeting minutes of March 4, 2026, as presented. The motion carried unanimously.
PRESENTATION
MAIT Report- Quarterly Oral Update
Recommending that the Transportation Board receive and file this presentation.
DISCUSSION CALENDAR
PROPOSED LINDEN STREET RESTRIPING PROJECT
The Riverside 2025 General Plan, which was amended in February 2018, serves as the guiding document for the City’s Circulation and Community Mobility Element (CCM). The main principles of the CCM focus on ensuring that land uses are supported by an efficient roadway network, embracing innovative solutions to alleviate roadway congestion, and promoting alternative modes of transportation.
TRANSPORTATION BOARD
MINUTES
WEDNESDAY, June 3, 2026, 5:30 P.M.
PUBLIC COMMENT IN PERSON/TELEPHONE
ART PICK COUNCIL CHAMBER
3900 MAIN STREET, RIVERSIDE, CA 92522
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Linden Street, located between Chicago Avenue and Iowa Avenue, is classified in the CCM as a 2-Lane Collector. It has an 80-foot public right-of-way width and a 40-foot curbto-curb width. This street is designed to facilitate east-west traffic as an alternative route to Third Street to the north and University Avenue to the south.
The ongoing update to the Riverside 2050 General Plan aims to retain the current designation of Linden Street, between Chicago Avenue and Iowa Avenue, as a 2-lane collector.
As part of the Fiscal Year 25/26 Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Street Improvements Project, this roadway segment will be resurfaced. The City of Riverside receives federal funding through the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). This funding is managed by the Housing and Human Services Department and can be utilized for various street improvement projects.
In conclusion, there were no e-comments, callers, or speakers.
Following the discussion, it was moved by Board Member C. Collins, seconded by O.
Valadez, to approve the staff’s recommendation. The motion passes unanimously with Board Members C. Cullen, K. Brown, I. Carrillo, C. Collins, and O. Valadez, voting yes.
COMMUNICATIONS
CITY COUNCIL ACTIONS ON TRAFFIC ENGINEERING-RELATED ITEMS a. City Council approved May 2026
a. Citywide Speed Limit Reduction Project Ordinance & Adoption of the Ordinance was approved at City Council. New speed limit signs will be changed throughout the city, lowering the speed limit by approximately 5 to 10 miles per hour. Along with this project, 36 new roadways will now have speed limits installed where none existed before.
TRAFFIC ENGINEER / PARKING SERVICES UPDATES
a. South Main Complete Street Project located in Ward 1- Currently, it is a four-lane roadway but is being converted to a two-lane roadway with parking in the
TRANSPORTATION BOARD
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WEDNESDAY, June 3, 2026, 5:30 P.M.
PUBLIC COMMENT IN PERSON/TELEPHONE
ART PICK COUNCIL CHAMBER
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middle. Also adding bike lanes and sidewalks. Construction is anticipated to start in the Fall of 2027.
b. Received the 2026 Outstanding Sustainability Achievement Award, the highest honor, for the Vehicle Miles Traveled Mitigation Pilot Program from the Southern California Association of Governments (SCAG).
ITEMS FOR FUTURE TRANSPORTATION BOARD CONSIDERATION
a. Board Member O. Valadez requests that Traffic Engineering examine the increasing traffic on Overlook Pkwy and the cut-through traffic on Orozco Dr. and Ocotillo Dr. during school sessions. He states that this situation has become increasingly dangerous.
The Transportation Board meeting adjourned at 6:02 p.m.