SAN BERNARDINO l Re-establishment as One of Southern California's Three Urban Cores - Page 3

PragmaticIdealist · #41 Posted **Sep 10, 2009, 4:21 AM**

PragmaticIdealist · #42 Posted **Sep 10, 2009, 4:34 AM**

Existing visual, natural, and cultural resources along the Pacific Electric Redlands Subdivision from Old San Bernardino Station and the new multimodal transit station include:

E.S.R.I. has also agreed to fund construction of a station serving the campus where the company is headquartered.

PragmaticIdealist · #43 Posted **Sep 10, 2009, 4:36 AM**

George Krikorian, the film exhibitor and the owner of the historic Santa Fe depot in Redlands, recently announced plans to transform the colonnade into an enlarged collection of shops and restaurants connected directly to the downtown Redlands light-rail station. And, A. & O. Properties has also announced a redevelopment of the marginal Tri-City Shopping Center into a new transit-oriented, mixed-use lifestyle center connected to the Alabama Avenue station.

The principals of Tri-City Shopping Center Redlands are planning a magical transformation of this 25-year-old community landmark. Seeds are being sown to create a warm and welcoming mixed-use lifestyle center that captures the charm, cachet, and character of Redlands' cozy community.

Serving you for nearly a quarter century, T.C.C. is being redesigned and lushly-landscaped to become one of Redlands' most spectacular outdoor community spaces, a place where family, friends, and neighbors can enjoy a casual and comfortable connection with one another. Soak in the natural beauty of Redlands' hillsides while shopping, dining, or leisurely sipping refreshments from a sidewalk café.

Shoppers and patrons will continue to find easy parking, great values, and quality services. Choose from a wide array of food, fun, and festivity. New dining and entertainment experiences for all ages will make pleasure and play another reason to stop by more often.

For more information about our exciting revitalization and transformation, please contact our redevelopment project manager at 818-886-4471.

PragmaticIdealist · #44 Posted **Sep 10, 2009, 4:42 AM**

Existing visual, natural, and cultural resources along the Corridor 1a extension of sbX from San Bernardino and Loma Linda include:

San Bernardino Asistencia of Mission San Gabriel

Redlands Main Post Office and Postal Museum

A.K. Smiley Public Library

The Redlands Bowl and Prosellis

Abraham Lincoln Memorial Shrine

The Historic Barton House at Heritage Park

State Street in Downtown Redlands

Redlands Historical Museum

PragmaticIdealist · #45 Posted **Sep 10, 2009, 4:46 AM**

This land-use diagram of the area within a half-mile radius of the multimodal transit station better explains the way that the "greenfield" tracts, owned by the San Bernardino Economic Development Agency, relate to the rest of the city center, as it has been configured by the Vision & Action Plan.

Most all of the area to the South of the railway alignment is currently vacant or underutilized. And, the contiguous City-owned lands immediately East of the 215 freeway embody the major, high-intensity employment corridor whose organizing features are the luxurious artificial wetlands and lakes.

Particularly interesting to me are the transit-convenient high-density apartments and condominiums that overlook the existing baseball stadium on one side and the proposed lakes project on the other.

PragmaticIdealist · #46 Posted **Sep 10, 2009, 4:48 AM**

Development Standards

PragmaticIdealist · #47 Posted **Sep 10, 2009, 4:50 AM**

Gateway Park, including the new lake and flume, leads to the Civic Square/Festival Square, which is designed to host large festivals, concerts, and other events.

The archway is intended to frame views of the flume from the square and to function as a bowl for concert acoustics at night and on the weekends.

PragmaticIdealist · #48 Posted **Sep 10, 2009, 4:54 AM**

The second of the four phases of the modernization and expansion of the 215 is now in progress. Funds from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act have expedited the construction considerably. And, all the projects are well under budget because of the competition among contractors.

plinko · #49 Posted **Sep 10, 2009, 4:56 AM**

^I could totally see Allegiant Air entering that market. It would also seem an obvious long term choice for Southwest as well one would think.

Is there any sort of passenger cap or noise ordinances (in terms of times of aircraft operations) in place that would inhibit growth there?

PragmaticIdealist · #50 Posted **Sep 10, 2009, 4:56 AM**

I just learned that the Lewis Group of Companies has moved the completion date for its 143-acre mixed-use project on the site of the National Orange Show from 2014 to 2012.

The development will include 1,050,000 sq. ft of office-industrial space.

All historic structures on the property, such as the Orange Pavilion, the stadium, and the exhibition halls, will be preserved, and the existing festival will be repositioned as an upscale street fair and parade since, by State law, the site is required to host an annual citrus exposition of one sort or another.

The site is served by the North Mall Way sbX station on the southwestern corner of the property and the new Mill Street rail station on the northeastern.

JDRCRASH · #51 Posted **Sep 10, 2009, 4:57 AM**

Wow a thread for San Bernardino...

I could really see it becoming a major transit hub, especially if ideas like a Hemet Metrolink Line and Phoenix HSR ever happen.

PragmaticIdealist · #52 Posted **Sep 10, 2009, 5:05 AM**

Quote:

Originally Posted by plinko

^I could totally see Allegiant Air entering that market. It would also seem an obvious long term choice for Southwest as well one would think.

Is there any sort of passenger cap or noise ordinances (in terms of times of aircraft operations) in place that would inhibit growth there?

No, the airport is bordered by the Santa Ana River, a wash, and a quarry on one side and a light-industrial district with new warehouses and offices, as well as a few remaining orange groves, on the other.

Additionally, the airport can accommodate all sizes of aircraft, and the landing fees there are half those of Ontario.

JetBlue, interestingly, has recently and publicly expressed dissatisfaction with its hub at Long Beach, and I'm not sure if those issues have been resolved or not.

BrandonJXN · #53 Posted **Sep 10, 2009, 5:20 AM**

Speaking of Ontario, where does it sit with San Bernardino about to open a international airport?

PragmaticIdealist · #54 Posted **Sep 10, 2009, 6:14 AM**

Quote:

Originally Posted by ThreeHundred

Speaking of Ontario, where does it sit with San Bernardino about to open a international airport?

The airline industry as a whole has been suffering, and Ontario has seen several flights discontinued. But, San Bernardino will probably not be siphoning existing business away from the other airport just yet. San Bernardino is a growing market, and it should be able to hold its own as more business is diverted from LAX to Ontario by L.A. World Airports. The experience of flying from Ontario is clearly superior to that of most airports in L.A. and Orange Counties. And, most of those airports have either reached capacity or they have growth restrictions.

These are the Southern California Association of Governments' projections for air travel in 2035:

PragmaticIdealist · #55 Posted **Sep 10, 2009, 6:45 AM**

As part of the sbX project, the E Street Corridor, including E Street, Hospitality Lane, and Kendall Drive will be improved with new landscaping, decorative paving, and street furniture, as well as new public art, and will be re-branded as "The Esplanade."

The proposed plant palette for the the Riverfront District is...

And, the palette for the city center is...

PragmaticIdealist · #56 Posted **Sep 10, 2009, 6:50 AM**

The current Omnitrans conventional buses, which have hybrid electric engines and are powered by 87% cleaner-burning natural gas, will continue traveling along the E Street Corridor and serve as jitneys between the sbX stations, which are spaced about a mile apart on average.

Here's an Omnitrans conventional bus traveling through Shandin Hills, along the proposed E Street Corridor:

PragmaticIdealist · #57 Posted **Sep 10, 2009, 6:51 AM**

These are development standards for areas around sbX stations:

PragmaticIdealist · #58 Posted **Sep 10, 2009, 6:53 AM**

Here are views of some of the traditional neighborhoods surrounding the sbX stations in the City of San Bernardino. While some of them currently have an extensive system of bike lanes and urban trails, more will be added, especially to facilitate movement to and from the sbX stations. Flex cars, like Zipcar, are also anticipated in many locations, including the universities.

While additional infill development is expected in some of these old-housing-stock neighborhoods, especially as part of the "resort district" designation, new traditional-neighborhood-development is anticipated in the Verdemont/Glen Helen area, where one new and large master-planned community already exists and where several million-dollar homes were added during the most recent housing boom. These neighborhoods will be served by the northernmost sbX station, at the Palm Avenue exit to the 215 freeway, where a park-&-ride lot will also be located.

sbX and the revitalization of the city center are also expected to bring about conversion of renter-occupied homes to owner-occupied status while providing an increasing variety of sustainable housing options that meets every need and budget.

Additionally, the sbX stations and the revitalized city center are anticipated to catalyze upgrades and improvements to older homes and/or the clearing of older residential sites for new infill construction.

PragmaticIdealist · #59 Posted **Sep 10, 2009, 7:17 AM**

The sbX project benefits by recognizing that it has to provide a passenger experience and a speed that is competitive with that of private cars in order to attract the right mix of passengers. And, while the E Street Corridor (Corridor 1), to be completed in late 2011, connects San Bernardino State University and the new-housing-stock neighborhoods in the Verdemont/Glen Helen area to the Pettis Hospital and the East Campus of Loma Linda University, that corridor will eventually be extended along El Camino Real farther into Redlands by way of Barton Road and Brookside Avenue (Corridor 1a).

SanBAG and Omnitrans have plans for six other B.R.T. corridors, as well, including a Foothill Boulevard/Route 66 alignment that will run from the L.A. County line to the city center of San Bernardino, San Bernardino International Airport, and the City of Highland. And, one other North-South corridor will connect Chino Hills to Upland by way of Euclid Avenue. All of these B.R.T. projects are expected to come on-line within the next 20 years.

LosAngelesSportsFan · #60 Posted **Sep 10, 2009, 7:25 AM**

Fantastic work on this thread. it has really opened up my eyes to San Bernardino and i must say i am very impressed with all the forward thinking and planning that the city is doing. just curious, do you work for the city?

Keep it up! heres to SB being another great city in California.