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Beaumont launches 10‑year transit plan, seeks rider input
Summary
City staff and consultants outlined a four‑phase 10‑year plan to make Beaumont Transit more reliable and better connected, and invited public input on routes, frequency and stop improvements ahead of a late‑2026 council adoption vote.
Beaumont city staff and outside consultants opened a virtual workshop to gather rider feedback on a proposed 10‑year transit plan, saying the effort will shape service, stops and capital priorities before a final plan goes to the city council in late 2026. "Your engagement tonight and input are essential to ensuring we meet the transit needs of our community," Beaumont Transit manager Alisa Mendoza told attendees.
Consultants from TMD described a four‑phase schedule: conclude the current engagement round; develop draft ideas from feedback and technical analysis; share recommendations for public comment late summer and early fall; and present a final plan for council adoption in fall/winter 2026. "The study will look at routes, schedules and bus stops to understand what’s working and what could be improved," said Ron Kilcoin, project manager for TMD.
Presentations summarized existing service: two primary local routes (3 and 4), weekday peak routes serving schools, a hybrid route serving warehouses and the Morongo casino, two commuter links to San Bernardino and Redlands, and ADA paratransit curb‑to‑curb service. Consultants highlighted recent ridership trends — a pandemic drop in 2020–21 followed by steady recovery — and noted October (school months) ridership is roughly three times July’s levels because students make up a large share of riders.
Staff said the engagement will combine on‑line polling, door‑to‑door outreach and popup events with technical analysis of operations and equity to produce draft recommendations. Those drafts will return to the public before any formal council action.
The next public‑facing step is further outreach and posting of materials to the project website (BeaumontOnTheMove); staff asked participants to continue sending comments and to watch for the draft network recommendations later this year.
