Corona Metrolink Station

This study was conducted on the Corona Metrolink Station in order to guide the transition of the area from a stand-alone train station to a vibrant transit village.

To revitalize this area, the City recently revised its General Plan (2004), and now envisions the station area with expanded commercial and residential with a transit-oriented focus.  Compass Blueprint, Western Riverside Council of Governments and the City of Corona worked together to plan this new area of downtown.

Goals

• Transform an existing transit center into a transit focused mixed use hub
• Connect rail service with regional buses
• Coordinate developers with transit planning process
• Gather input from the community

The North Main Corona Station Demonstration Project was conducted to determine the development potential of the project site, which can depend upon many variables, including socioeconomic trends, surrounding development patterns, and the type of development envisioned for the station area.  Growth in Western Riverside County is expected to double both the population and employment over the next 30 years.  This project sought to address the consequences of this new growth, and looks at transit-oriented development as a way to accommodate it.  The addition of the Metrolink station presents opportunities for high intensity and mixed-use development in the surrounding influence areas, creating a Transit Village.

Results

• Urban design, land use, circulation, and bus service recommendations
• Development standards, development incentives and pro forma market analysis
• Land use opportunities and constraints analysis was conducted from a transit-oriented perspective