West Mojave Plan FEIR/S - Desert Managers Group

REGIONORCITYVictorville /AppleValleyYuccaValleyPRINCIPALRECREATIONALACTIVITIESON ADJOININGPUBLIC LANDSSUV Touring, OHVEvent, 4WD andmotorcycle play, rockhounding, miningexplorationSUV touring, desertexploring via 4WDand motor cycle, rockhounding, and mingexplorationOHV USEINNEARBYAREASHighLowSource: Advance Resource Solutions, Inc.SOURCES OFECONOMICCONTRIBUTIONVehicle repairsand vehicle parts,fuel, campingsupplies, lodging,foodFuel, campingsupplies and foodTRENDSINGROWTHIncreasingSlightincrease;most of therecreationgrowth isto thenorthwest.COMMENTSVictorville does receive ahigh volume of recreationtraffic leaving the LA basinon Highway 15. It is closeto The Stoddard ValleyOHV Area, Johnson ValleyOHV Area, and Granite,Ord, and Juniper BLM SubRegions. Any increases inOHV recreation could resultin significant monetaryinputs into the localeconomy.Yucca Valley is east of theSan Bernardino Mountains,and south of the BLM subregion of Bighorn and northof the Morongo sub region.Yucca Valley not on majorhighway and relative toother cities not serve largevolume of recreation traffic3.4.5 Circulation and Landfills3.4.5.1 Circulation Element3.4.5.1.1 Transportation MethodsTransportation methods in the West Mojave are not unlike those of other communities.The movement of humans and agricultural and industrial products in and out of the planning areais provided by a variety of systems associated with smaller urban centers and rural areas. Theplanning area serves as a major transportation corridor taking goods and people in and out of theLos Angeles and Kern County metropolitan areas. With the completion of the Alameda Corridorthe movement of goods is expected to continue to increase. Relatively inexpensive housing andthe rural lifestyle of the planning area make commuting into the more populated coastal areaattractive for many residents. This trend is expected to continue with the large increase inpopulation that is expected. The planning area has a number of different means of transportationand these systems have been developed to connect farm/industrial/commercial centers to cities,and cities to communities within the County and state, and in other states and other nations.State System - California Department of Transportation (Caltrans): The State ofCalifornia has established a series of state-constructed and maintained routes in accordance withChapter 3 3-253