The City of Moreno Valley was presented with a Merit Award for the Nason Street Corridor Plan at the 2017 American Planning Association – Inland Empire Section awards on May 18 at the Riverside Convention Center.
The Nason Street Corridor Plan will guide the transformation of 2,133 acres into a walkable, livable center for Moreno Valley with a range of jobs, high quality housing, well-connected neighborhoods, open space, and transit options.
The plan provides guidance for future planning efforts within the Nason Corridor extending southerly from State Highway 60 to Iris Avenue. The funding for the project was made possible by a Sustainability Planning Grant from the Southern California Association of Governments (SCAG).
Input from two public workshops as well as stakeholder meetings were incorporated into the plan.
The success of this first effort provided the groundwork for the City to apply for an additional Sustainability Planning Grant through SCAG for the second phase of the Nason Street Corridor Study.
A grant for the Nason Street Corridor Phase II: Town Center Study Area Plan was awarded to the City in February. Phase II will begin this fall.