Rochelle Clayton

This Draft General Plan for the City of Barstow outlines strategic directions across several key areas. It addresses circulation and mobility, encompassing roadway, bicycle, transit, and goods movement networks. The plan further details open space and conservation, including parks, recreational facilities, protected areas, and mineral resources. Additionally, it focuses on public facilities and services such as water, sewer, and storm drain systems, alongside critical public infrastructure. The plan also integrates safety considerations, covering flood, geologic, and fire hazards, and highlights strategies for disadvantaged communities.

The General Plan 2048 outlines Barstow's long-term direction to foster regional growth, positioning the city as the 'Hub of the West.' It aims to create a thriving community for residents, visitors, and businesses by proactively addressing challenges and seizing opportunities. Key objectives include ensuring a healthy and safe community, generating livable wage jobs to strengthen the economic base, providing diverse housing opportunities, implementing a cohesive land use plan, and capitalizing on Barstow's unique location for industrial and rail development. The plan is structured around essential elements such as Land Use, Circulation & Mobility, Public Facilities & Services, Safety, Open Space & Conservation, and Housing.

The Draft Environmental Impact Report (DEIR) scoping meeting for the City of Barstow's General Plan Update and Barstow International Gateway (BIG) project focuses on establishing the EIR scope, environmental topics, potential impacts, and mitigation measures. The General Plan Update aims to set the city's vision and priorities for the next 25+ years, guiding future actions and preserving community strengths. The BIG project, proposed by BNSF, seeks to create a state-of-the-art, integrated intermodal facility to improve the efficiency of goods movement from the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach, reducing congestion and enhancing supply chain reliability.

The vision statement for the City of Barstow focuses on creating a community where visitors explore, workers reside and raise families, and children find jobs with livable wages, enabling them to remain in the community and develop their own households. The document reflects on a 2023 community survey to update the vision statement for the new General Plan.

The City of Barstow General Plan 2048 focuses on the existing and future roadway network, existing pedestrian facilities, existing and proposed bicycle facilities, existing transit routes, truck routes and freight rail.