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Dear Secretary Omishakin,
As a Riverside County resident, I urge CalSTA to take a balanced approach to their Draft 2024 Climate Action Plan for Transportation Infrastructure (CAPTI) Actions and not ignore our transportation needs in Riverside County.
Riverside County is experiencing significant population growth—67% since 2002, with an expected increase of 500,000 people in the next 25 years and a mandate for 167,000 new housing units by 2029. The associated traffic congestion is a serious problem for me. The draft actions fail to acknowledge this growth and the need for highway and roadway projects – along with public transportation – to reduce congestion. Repurposing highway and roadway gas tax funds will worsen traffic in Riverside County rather than alleviate it.
My community does not have sufficient transportation options to travel without a car. I don’t live near a bus or rail station. How will CalSTA make sure I can get to work, school, a medical appointment, or the grocery store? Right now, it sounds like the plan is to leave us behind in traffic frustration and this will result in serious harm to my quality of living.
Please do more to understand the needs of my community. Do not make it more difficult to receive funding for roadway and highway projects that I, my family, and neighbors all need.
Thank you,
[Your Name]
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HOW TO COMMENT
Comments are due by December 13, 2025.
Submit your comment via email at CAPTI@calsta.ca.gov with “Riverside County Needs More Transportation Options, Not Less” in the subject line.
RCTC was established in 1976 by State law. Its purpose was to oversee funding and coordination of all public transportation services within Riverside County. RCTC is governed by a 34-member board composed of five county supervisors, one representative from each of the 28 cities, and a non-voting Governor’s appointee from Caltrans.
RCTC also oversees programs and projects included in the Measure A ordinance, a voter-approved ½ cent sales tax. Measure A was first passed in 1988 and renewed in 2002 which required a two-thirds approval from Riverside County voters.
RCTC is involved in all aspects of providing a comprehensive transportation system for Riverside County residents, including:
- Reviewing and allocating federal, state, and local funds for highway, transit, rail, non-motorized travel (bicycle and pedestrian), and other transportation activities; and
- Developing and implementing long-range transportation solutions.