Riverside encourages higher-density mixed-use development near Metrolink stations downtown and at La Sierra, with reduced parking minimums and design standards favoring walkability, served by Riverside Transit Agency bus lines feeding the rail network.
Riverside is served by Metrolink commuter rail with stations downtown, at La Sierra, and at Hunter Park-UCR. The Riverside Transit Agency operates bus routes connecting these stations to UC Riverside, March Air Reserve Base employment, and regional centers. Specific plans and the General Plan promote transit-oriented development with reduced parking ratios, mixed uses, and pedestrian streetscapes near stations. State laws such as AB 2097 further bar parking minimums within half a mile of major transit stops, helping unlock infill capacity.
TOD policies are implemented through zoning approvals; noncompliance with reduced-parking entitlements can trigger condition violations or amended permits, but residents face no direct citation regime for the policy itself.
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