Transportation The smooth flow of people, goods, and services into, out of, and within Riverside County is critical to the Coachella Valley economy. Employees must get to and from work efficiently, as personal mobility is integral to a thriving economy and community. It is important that government not constrain citizens’ movements in a way that diminishes their quality of life. Equally important is the efficient regional movement of goods throughout Southern California. The Ports of Los Angeles/Long Beach comprise the ninth busiest seaport complex in the entire world and are the largest and second-largest container ports in the U.S., respectively. Trade flowing through these ports generates more than 3 million jobs nationwide. The Ports of Los Angeles/Long Beach handle nearly 40 percent of the nation’s total containerized import traffic and 25 percent of its exports. Los Angeles International Airport handles 79 percent of the region’s air cargo. Efficient regional goods movement is dependent upon a well maintained, wellcoordinated, and safe transportation system, including a variety of transportation alternatives and adequate access to air cargo, air travel, and ground shipping facilities. Further, long-term, dedicated, and stable funding is essential for the expansion, improvement, and maintenance of the transportation system. Business community and private sector participation and investment, as well as innovative project delivery, are key to meeting these transportation objectives. The GCVCC supports efforts and transportation funding formulas that ensure California taxpayers receive fair and adequate return on their investments.
Positions TR-1: Support an integrated, comprehensive, and efficient multi-modal transportation network in Riverside County, meeting the needs of its residents and our business and tourism community, to include inter-county and intracounty highways, mass transit, passenger and freight rail, and air travel services, facilities, and infrastructure. TR-2: Support long-term, dedicated, and consistent funding sources by federal, State, and local governments equitably distributed for new road, highway and transit improvement projects, as well as for maintenance, safety, and capacity enhancements. TR-3: Support reduced regulatory burdens for project approvals, increasing efficiency in meeting environmental requirements, and eliminating unnecessary duplication on lead agencies awarding contracts using alternative project delivery mechanisms. TR-4: Support government agencies contracting services with the private sector for the construction of public infrastructure, using progressive contracting methods (i.e., design/build, design/ build/operate, and design/build/ own) and public-private partnerships when appropriate, sustainable, and cost-effective. TR-5: Support for projects that allow for more efficient interoperability between transportation modes and improve capacity.
TR-6: Support for public-private partnerships, including private sector investments in intra-county and intercounty transportation infrastructure projects.
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