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San Bernardino manager touts Mount Vernon bridge reopening, hydrogen train service and parks projects
Summary
City manager reviewed recent ribbon cuttings including the Mount Vernon Bridge reopening, ZEMU hydrogen train start, new businesses, a futsal court opening and a Baseline Street safety study; State of the City set for Oct. 14.
City Manager (title used in meeting) told the mayor and city council that San Bernardino celebrated several projects and openings in recent weeks, including the long-awaited reopening of the Mount Vernon Bridge and the start of passenger service for ZEMU, a zero-emission hydrogen-powered train.
The city manager said the Mount Vernon Bridge ribbon-cutting on Aug. 23 drew large crowds and civic leaders, and that the event reconnected the West Side of San Bernardino after a five-year closure. He said passenger service for ZEMU will begin Sept. 13 on the Arrow line between San Bernardino and Redlands, making San Bernardino among the first North American cities to operate a self-powered hydrogen zero-emission passenger train.
The city manager also reported business activity in August, saying 150 new companies obtained business licenses and listing recent grand openings including a third San Bernardino Kwik Kar car wash on Fifth Street and the Essential Barber Club on E Street. He announced a ribbon cutting for the city’s first futsal court at Lytle Creek Park on Sept. 9 and said the court was approved by council in September 2024.
Public works staff are conducting a Baseline Street corridor safety study (Baseline Street from Tippecanoe to Merit Meridian) under the federal Safe Streets and Roads for All program to identify traffic signals, crosswalks and bike lanes; the city manager encouraged community input and attendance at a Northwest PAC meeting scheduled for Sept. 8.
He also said the State of the City is set for Oct. 14 at the historic California Theatre; the event will be free but will require registration. Council members and members of the public raised no objection to the manager’s report and thanked staff for the projects.
Facts presented at the meeting were programmatic and scheduling updates; no ordinance or budget action was taken at the meeting on these matters.
