People have different impressions about growth.
Some are concerned that it is happening too fast, and that it should slow down. Others think that growth provides opportunities for additional and improved jobs, an enhanced economic base, better services, and an overall healthier county in the future. The current predictions are that Western Riverside County's population will grow from 1.2 million to about 2.0 million over the next 20 years. Making wise choices in where we locate transportation facilities will support the land use plans and will channel growth into the most logical areas. We can also predict how bad traffic may be in the future by entering the growth projections into a computer model that simulates traffic flows.