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Regional agencies brief council on transit projects, groundwater plan and proposed appliance rules; AQMD electrification proposal draws opposition
Summary
Councilmembers reported regional transit, groundwater and watershed activity and relayed a unanimous regional executive committee vote opposing proposed SCAQMD amended rules that would push residential gas appliances toward zero-emission alternatives.
Councilmembers gave a series of regional updates during an unspecified March 2025 council meeting, reporting that transit and water agencies continue to move forward on multi-year projects and that an air-quality panel’s draft rules prompted formal opposition at the Western Riverside regional level.
Transit and buses. A Riverside County Transit Commission update reported ridership up about 10–11% over the previous year and noted a board award to New Flyer of America Inc. to purchase 40-foot hydrogen fuel-cell buses expected on the road by mid-2026. Councilmembers also described early-stage work to extend toll lanes on…
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