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For Immediate Release: April 12, 2007	Cheryl Donahue Public Information Officer (909) 884-8276

SANBAG allocates $4.3 million for
bike, pedestrian, transit access projects

Bicyclists, pedestrians and mass transit riders soon will have trails and access, thanks to the award of close to $4.3 million in state funds for projects across San Bernardino County.

The San Bernardino Associated Governments Board of Directors approved the award of these funds on April 4. Projects totaling $3,480,617 were approved for bicycle and pedestrian improvements; projects totaling $814,926 were approved for transit stop access. Funded through the Transportation Development Act Article 3, the projects must be completed by June 2009. Projects include:

Bicycle & Pedestrian Projects

• Sidewalk from Mill Creek Road to Paine Road, Big Bear Lake, $318,745
• Bicycle lane demarcation, Chino Hills, $35,000
• Sidewalk improvements, Colton, $195,964
• Trail staging area for Santa Ana River Trail, Colton, $210,393
• Sidewalk and bicycle lane on Mt. Vernon Avenue, Grand Terrace, $270,360
• Civic Center bike path, Hesperia, $245,409
• Pedestrian walkway on Church Avenue, Highland, $94,939
• Pedestrian improvements on Fern Avenue, Ontario, $161,427
• Phase IV of Pacific Electric Inland Empire Bikeway, Grove Avenue to Cucamonga Creek, Rancho Cucamonga, $1,315,500
• 5th Street/Greenspot Road bikeway, Waterman Avenue to Palm Avenue and Boulder Avenue to Valencia Court, San Bernardino and Highland, $242,880
• Phase II of community bikeway, Yucaipa, $390,000

      Transit Access Projects

• Bus stop at La Cadena Drive, Colton, $278,426
• 9th Street bus stop access at Guthrie Street, Cunningham Street and Central Avenue, Highland, $81,649
• Bus stop access ramps at J Street and at several location s on Bailey Avenue, Needles, $25,750
• Sidewalk and ramps at Coronado Avenue and J Street, Needles, $2,575
• Sidewalk and ramps from Erin Drive to Washington Street, Needles, $24,033
• Sidewalk and access ramps to bus stop, Milliken Avenue at Jurupa Street, Ontario, $74,552
• Sidewalk and access ramps to bus stop, Jurupa Street at Rockefeller Avenue, Ontario, $80,300
• Bus bay at Foothill Boulevard west of Haven Avenue, Rancho Cucamonga, $19,360
• Bus pad at Foothill Boulevard west of Archibald Avenue, Rancho Cucamonga, $22,680
• Bus pad at Foothill Boulevard east of Elm Street, Rancho Cucamonga, $9,100
• Bus pad at Vineyard Avenue south of Ninth Street, Rancho Cucamonga, $11,000
• Sidewalk and access ramps on Vista Road, Silver Lakes area, $81,277
• Bus pads and sidewalk on Yucaipa Boulevard, Yucaipa, $20,000

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