The
following action was taken
by the RTA Board of Directors
at their monthly meeting on
Thursday, June 24, 2005:
Board
members unanimously approved
a $42 million spending plan
for next fi scal year, which
begins July 1, 2005 and
ends June 30, 2006. The
budget represents a 12 percent
increase from FY 2004-2005.
RTA will collect most of
its revenue from local transportation
funds with smaller portions
coming from federal sources
and passenger fares. RTA
expects to be busier in
the upcoming year with an
estimated fi ve percent increase
in service hours and a six
percent jump in service
miles compared to FY 2004-2005.
Other funding from RTA’s
$8.7 million capital budget
has been earmarked to develop
transit centers in Hemet
and Temecula, as well as
upgrade buses and improve
bus stops.
In
addition, board members
adopted RTA’s Short Range
Transit Plan that calls
for improved effi ciency
to some routes and added
trips on Routes 10, 13,
15 and 49. The plan also
calls for the creation of
the Harveston Shuttle, which
will provide additional
transit service in Temecula.
One of the plan’s highlights
is the creation of the infrastructure
for a busrapid transit program
that would run along the
Magnolia corridor, connecting
downtown Riverside and the
University of California,
Riverside to Corona. The
program, which offers passengers
fewer stops and faster service
than regular routes, is
contingent on passage of
the still-unapproved six-year
federal highway transit
bill.
The
next board meeting will be
held on Thursday, July 28
at 2 p.m. For more information,
contact: Bradley Weaver, Communications
Specialist (951) 565-5172
bweaver@riversidetransit.com
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