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SBCTA briefs Yucaipa council on Measure I’s local and regional role in transportation funding
Summary
A San Bernardino County Transportation Authority representative updated the council Aug. 11 about Measure I, the county's half-cent sales tax for transportation, highlighting local paving and bike/pedestrian projects funded in Yucaipa and inviting public input for the next measure.
Luis Vidari of the San Bernardino County Transportation Authority (SBCTA) presented an informational overview of Measure I and its role in financing transportation projects countywide.
Vidari described Measure I as a half-cent sales tax first approved in 1989 and renewed by voters in 2004 to fund projects through 2040. He said Measure I has raised more than $2.5 billion since 2010, contributed about $700 million to local street and road improvements, and, together with state and federal funding, helped deliver approximately $2.9 billion in regional projects.
Examples cited for Yucaipa included citywide pavement rehabilitation, widening and improvements to Yucaipa Boulevard, Fifth and Sixteenth Streets, Avenue E, County Line Corridor and Oak Glen Road. Vidari also highlighted major regional projects that Measure I supported, including SR-210 extension and Redlands passenger rail, and noted taxpayer protections such as a 1% administrative cap and an independent citizens'oversight committee.
SBCTA encouraged the council and community to complete a Measure I survey (gosbcta.com/measurei) to inform priorities for a future measure and invited council feedback as planning for the next measure begins.
Councilmembers thanked SBCTA for the presentation and noted recent ribbon-cutting events.
