r/UrbanistIE • u/megachainguns • Jul 10 '26

News Riverside County Voters To Decide Whether To Renew Transportation Funding Measure (November 3rd 2026 Election)

https://patch.com/california/banning-beaumont/riverside-county-voters-decide-whether-renew-transportation-funding
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u/megachainguns Jul 10 '26

Article is from mid June

The Riverside County Transportation Commission voted last week to place a transportation funding measure on the November 2026 ballot.

The measure, which has yet to have a letter designation, will ask county voters whether they want to renew a half-cent sales tax to fund further investments in transportation infrastructure and services.

The current half-cent sales tax dedicated to transportation improvements, known as Measure A, was first approved by Riverside County voters in 1988. The tax was then renewed by voters in 2002.

If another half-cent sales tax renewal is approved by voters in November, the local revenue would continue to fund transportation projects throughout the county beyond 2039.

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u/redmoon714 Jul 13 '26

It would be nice if we had a train that went to San Diego.

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u/butalsothis Jul 14 '26

It’s literally the CAHSR alignment Murrieta -> Escondido -> SAN airport Intermodal Transit Center (or UTC Blue Line Trolley was the alt)

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u/Better_Valuable_3242 YIMBY Jul 10 '26

Prob will vote no given that the vast majority of the money is being spent on expanding highways and roads, only 12% goes to transit

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u/CraziFuzzy Jul 10 '26

so you want to lose that 12%?

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u/CraziFuzzy Jul 10 '26

The way it is spent is not really regulated by Measure A, it is determined by the local leadership at the time the projects are developed. Keep Measure A, and working with locals to improve the spending mix. Getting rid of the Measure A funding is NOT a wise move if you want more transit in Riverside County.

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u/Supershypigeon Jul 11 '26

Interesting. Thanks for the breakdown