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Palm Desert adopts mobility-element update and EIR addendum, keeps Portola interchange on long-term list

Palm Desert City Council · December 12, 2025
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Summary

After a 16-month planning process, council adopted an updated mobility element and an EIR addendum that adds Vision Zero safety goals, local VMT thresholds, truck-route adjustments, and identifies the Portola Avenue interchange as a long-term priority.

The Palm Desert City Council adopted an updated mobility element and an addendum to the general-plan environmental-impact report on Dec. 11, completing a 16-month planning effort to update transportation goals, policies and study guidelines.

Consultants from LEM Services and Behrendt Piers highlighted three core areas: safety (incorporating…

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