It looks like our day in court has arrived. . . from the Press Enterprise
Richard Block, a Riverside Hills member, said concerns ranging from the tons of dirt that will be hauled away from the project to the squealing of train wheels are unresolved.
“The evidence presented in the environmental process clearly shows the project will have negative impacts,†Block said. “And they are either incompetent to them or ignoring them.â€
He also said officials are grossly overestimating the line’s ridership, noting that the 4,300 daily riders estimated in the report would exceed the ridership of existing Metrolink service in Riverside County. Ridership along the entire 91 Line from Riverside to Union Station in Los Angeles was 5,161 in June, according to Metrolink.