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Menifee has started construction on what will reportedly be the largest bicycle park of its kind in Southern California. The Gale Webb, Kids-R-#1, Action Sports Park will feature bike trails with more than 30 obstacles, a bicycle playground and a 22,000-square-foot “pump track,” according to a statement on the city’s …

Riverside County has approved major upgrades to a 4.2-mile stretch of Thousand Palms Canyon Road. Work will include resurfacing, building five‑foot‑wide paved shoulders for bicyclists, and installing a pair of turn pockets that will make it easier to access the Coachella Valley Preserve, according to a statement on the county’s …

Corona will conduct a survey to determine how residents view their quality of life. City officials will work with Polco, a consulting firm in Middleton, Wisc., according to a statement on the city’s website. Corona will be able to compare their results with inquiries made in similar-sized communities throughout the …

Apple Valley’s plan to revitalize its downtown is scheduled to be presented to the town’s planning commission May 18. The Village Specific Plan is a blueprint for development and public improvements in a 651-acre section of the town, as well as a means to preserve that part of Apple Valley’s …

San Bernardino has approved a $2 million street improvement project. The upgrades will be made on a two-and-one-half mile stretch of Sierra Way between 3rd and 30th streets, according to an agreement approved by the city council earlier this month. I.E. General Engineering in Beaumont was awarded the contract. Work …

The county has released a 76-page plan that spells out how it will approach reducing its homeless population during next five years. Two years in the making, county officials are starting to put the plan in place.   Riverside County has adopted a comprehensive five-year report designed to reduce its …