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Regional data show many Calamasa trips leave city; jobs alone won’t cut congestion, speaker says
Summary
A Western Riverside Council of Governments official told the Calamasa City Council that most local trips are not work commutes and that adding jobs to a city does not reliably reduce regional congestion, and he outlined data sources and policy implications.
Chris Gray, deputy executive director of the Western Riverside Council of Governments, told the Calamasa City Council on Aug. 18 that most travel affecting the city arises from a mix of trip types and that local governments have limited control over where residents work. Gray presented data drawn from the U.S. Census and commercial mobility vendors — Replica, Streetlight and Compass IoT — and said those sources show Calamasa residents travel widely for school, shopping, errands and work. “A lot of travel that’s not work related. It’s school, it’s…
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