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– IE Transit Talking Points Short
The
Transit Coalition has conducted field studies in Old Town Temecula
during the evening and late night hours. The area is very quiet on weeknights, but on most Friday and Saturday nights, this very
walkable, transit-ready historic district is robustly active and alive, comparable to the
Gas Lamp Quarter, Downtown Disney, and Hollywood Boulevard. Crowds of people fill the sidewalks and patronize numerous
restaurants, bars, nightclubs, and hotels from sundown through
midnight on weekend nights. Scores of taxi cabs and pedicabs can be
seen roaming through the streets and parking lots. The same level of
activity can be said for the Pechanga Resort five miles south of Old
Town and a bowling alley a few miles to the north.
The
last set of Riverside Transit Agency buses depart Old Town just before 7:00 pm on Friday and before 6:30 pm on Saturday. It is crystal clear that public bus
transit service through this district and the Pechanga Resort continue through midnight on Friday and Saturday evenings given the amount of economic activity during the late night hours. Local officials should consider using some of the tax revenue generated to operate late night RTA bus departures. Such service will help
combat dangerous drunk driving. Officials should tour Old Town on a
Friday or Saturday night and find out for themselves.
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