Hello, supporters of the Initiative! The Friends of Redlands Committee is alive and well. I know we have been quiet since the August 3rd council decision to put off the election on the Managed Growth Initiative until November 2022. We have been reassessing our goals and actions that we will take over the next year. …
Category: Downtown
Planned multi-modal Redlands Blvd near downtown.
Revisiting Measure G: Development in the time of Covid
People in Redlands have not forgotten about Measure G, which our city council unanimously supported. Here’s a great letter from a Redlands resident that recently appeared in the Redlands Community News: With another election date drawing near, it is more important than ever to revisit the former Measure G, which was so soundly defeated by …
A three story building downtown can be as high as 58.5 feet. Page 4:18 of Transit Villages Specific Plan.
Transit Village Plan Still Calls for Tall Buildings
Friends of Redlands want to inform Redlanders about the city’s plans for the future of their city. Friends of Redlands has been studying the city of Redlands General Plan, Downtown Specific Plan and Transit Villages Specific Plan Draft. On March 3, voters in Redlands defeated Measure G by a resounding 64.8%. Every district voted the …
A train departs the station.
FOR’s Recommendations for Transit Villages EIR
Friends of Redlands sent suggestions to the City regarding the Environmental Impact Report for the proposed “transit villages” around the 3 Redlands stations serving the train to San Bernardino. Here are our suggestions: Provide for increased policing and fire protection in proportion to the expected future increase in population due to apartment living, and to …
Design of recently approved downtown parking structure.
The Future of Redlands–Parking Downtown
Friends of Redlands has been studying the City of Redlands’ General Plan, Downtown Specific Plan and the Transit Villages Specific Plan Draft (here after designated TVSP). The parking component of the TVSP is insufficient for the success of downtown. As TVSP states, “Sufficient parking is essential to the success of downtown.” We do not believe …
The Redlands Mall currently has one tenant.
The Redlands Mall
During the 1970’s the Redlands mayor decided the historic downtown area was broken and he knew just how to solve the problem. His solution was to build a mall as was being done in many other communities at that time. Powerful state laws allowing “redevelopment” were in effect and the mayor used that weapon to …