1. Greater Raleigh Chamber of Commerce April 21, 2016
Hello, my name is (insert name). I’m with the SANDAG – the San Diego Association of Governments.
Our role as a regional government agency here in San Diego County is to prepare and implement the big picture vision for our future – known as San Diego Forward: The Regional Plan
Greater Raleigh Chamber of Commerce April 21, 2016
Gary L. Gallegos, SANDAG Executive Director

2. Looking Forward San Diego Forward: The Regional Plan
Unanimously adopted in October 2015
$204 billion investment
Creates more transportation choices
Fuels economy and protects environment
Provides projects and programs throughout the region
TransNet is key to our success
Regional Plan also depends on new local funding
SANDAG is exploring options for potential ballot measure
This is what I’m going to tell you about today [READ SUB-BULLETS]
One of the keys to our success is TransNet, our region’s half cent local sales tax
The Plan also depends on new local funding
SANDAG is exploring options for a new potential funding measure

3. Regional Plan Vision
The vision developed for the Plan is: “To provide innovative mobility choices and planning to support a sustainable and healthy region, a vibrant economy, and an outstanding quality of life for all.” and is supported by three goals that shape all elements of San Diego Forward.
And fundamentally, this Plan is about connecting our communities with better mobility choices and it’s about providing more opportunities to live closer to the places we want to go, while supporting the economy in the process.

4. Projected Land Use in…
So our region is growing…….. but in different ways than previously anticipated. We are growing up and not out, with most of the growth occurring within our existing communities.
Our future used to look like the map on the left and you can see that plans called for our development pattern to spread out to the east.
Now our future looks like the map on the right. With people and housing in vibrant and active community centers and is the result of our cities focusing on more compact development.
This also results in more open space preservation with roughly 55 percent of our region preserved as open space by 2050, an area larger than the State of Delaware.

5. 2050: $101 Billion in More Transit Choices
Five new Trolley lines
32 new Rapid routes
SPRINTER express service and extension
Continued COASTER double-tracking
Four new streetcar lines
Three new intermodal transit centers
In terms of the transportation investments, San Diego Forward commits 50 percent of its investment to transit over the next 35 years. That’s $101 billion dollars and includes adding five new Trolley lines, 32 new Rapid lines and significant increases in transit frequencies.
These investments will more than triple transit ridership in our region.

6. 2050: More Managed Lane Choices
160 miles of Managed Lanes
Operational improvements
Highway lanes
New HOV and highway connectors
Additionally, the future highway network will create a whole new set of attractive transportation choices for travelers, particularly for those using Rapid services shown in the previous slide. Those transit services need Managed Lanes in order to provide travel times similar to autos. But these lanes (160 miles total) also accommodate carpooling and vanpooling.
The network also includes:
Operational improvements
Some Highway lanes
And new connectors to make it all work together
So what we are trying to do is to build the right things in the right places to match services so that people have options other than just driving alone in their cars.

7. 2050: More Biking and Walking Choices
$5 billion investment
275 miles of bikeways
Additional investments
Safe routes to transit
Safety improvements at highway interchanges
Safe routes to school programs
Local bike and pedestrian projects
The Regional Plan’s investment strategy also focuses on expanding active transportation and represent nearly $5 billion in Active Transportation investments for more walking and biking choices
SANDAG is already moving forward with this effort, working right now on the highest priority bike projects and building those within the next ten years.
The Active Transportation investments also include:
local bike projects
safe routes to school
local pedestrian safety and traffic calming
safe routes to transit
Bike and pedestrian improvements at highway interchanges
All of these improvements make it safer and easier for casual riders to choose biking and walking as a transportation option.

8. Incorporating Innovative Technology and Maximizing Our Transportation System
With all of this investment in infrastructure, the key is to use transportation technology to get the most out of our investments. That is everything from signal timing to driverless vehicles and setting the stage for private investment in areas we are already seeing with carshare, bikeshare and Uber and Lyft.
Another example is the investment in electric vehicle charging infrastructure. SANDAG is supporting the region’s shift to adopt the use of cleaner vehicles and is making investments to support that change.

9. Regional Plan brings Jobs and increases Gross Regional Product
Annual
Jobs
+53,000
Annual
GRP
+$13 billion
And these investments will result in significant economic benefits for the entire region,
Between now and 2050, the Plan will support the creation of an increasing number of jobs that average 53,000 additional jobs each year from building the transportation system and from increased efficiencies when it’s up and running
And the Plan also will result in an annual increase of $13 billion in gross regional product annually.
The vast majority of these increases in jobs and GRP would come from enabling the private sector to generate jobs and expand their businesses.

10. Potential Ballot Measure
Regional Plan depends on new funding source
SANDAG Board is considering a ballot measure
Expenditure plan could include:
Projects and programs from the Regional Plan
Advancing projects to earlier phases
Local projects
Water quality projects
Habitat preservation
The implementation of the Regional Plan depends on a new funding source.
SANDAG Board is considering a ballot measure which could include:
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11. TransNet is a Key to Success
TransNet supports the program
Through TransNet and TransNet Extension, more than 650 projects have been completed:
Highway, transit, bike and pedestrian, habitat conservation, local street and road improvements, and grant projects and programs
$3.3 billion in TransNet funds have been used to attract more than $10 billion from state, federal, and other funding sources
TransNet, our regional half cent sales tax, is a key to the successful implementation of the Plan.
Through TransNet (1987, ) and the TransNet Extension (2004, ), more than 650 projects have been completed (totalling more than $13M).
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Subregional Highlights
South County:
Highways: South Bay Expressway (10 miles, 2011)
Highways: State Route 54/125 Gap Connector (5 miles, 2007)
Highways: State Route 54 (I-805 to Briarwood) (4.8 miles, 1996)
Transit: South Bay Bus Maintenance Facility (2014)
Transit: Trolley Renewal (Blue Line) (2015)
Bikeways: Eco-Bikeway 7th & Seacoast (1.2 miles, Imperial Beach, 2014)
Bikeways: Bayshore Bikeway (4.7 miles, Imperial Beach, National City, Chula Vista, , 2015)
Bikeways: Sweetwater Bikeway: Plaza Bonita Segment (0.5 miles, National City, 2015)
Environment: San Ysidro Railroad Tijuana Wetlands Mitigation (1.75 acres, 2013)
Environment: Otay Mesa Parcel A (6.71 acres, 2012)
Environment: Anderprizes (Otay Mesa)(43.45 acres, 2008)
Environment: Lonestar Ranch ( acres, 2009)
Grants: Eco-Bikeway 7th & Seacost (1.2 miles, Imperial Beach, 2014)
Grants: Third Avenue Streetscape Implementation Project (Chula Vista, 2013)
Grants: Sweetwater River Bike Path Gap Closure Design – Plaza Bonita Road (2010)
Grants: 8th Street Corridor Smart Growth Revitalization (National City, 2015)
Grants: Coronado Bicycle Master Plan (Coronado, 2011)
Central:
Highways: I-5/I-8 Connector (2015)
Transit: Green Line Trolley (2007)
Transit: Trolley Renewal (Blue and Orange Lines, 2015)
Transit: Mid-City Rapid (2014)
Transit: SuperLoop Rapid (University City, 2009, 2010, 2012)
Environment: Torrey Pines Restoration (1.1 acres, 2014)
Environment: Deer Canyon (31.41 acres, 2011)
Environment: Del Mar Mesa Preserve, Zamudio (32 acres, 2010)
Grants: Park Boulevard/Essex Street Pedestrian Crossing and Traffic Calming (2013)
Grants: Wayfinding Signage (Downtown SD, 2015)
Grants: Commercial Street Streetscape Project (Logan Heights, 2015)
East County:
Highways: SR 125 (Sweetwater and Fanita)(9.8 miles, 2003/2004)
Highways: SR 52 East Extension (Santee, 8.5 miles, , 2011)
Transit: Santee Trolley Extension (1995)
Environment: Hidden Valley (1,905 acres, 2012)
Environment: Mast Park (3.03 acres, 2014)
Environment: Lakeside Downs (410 acres, 2015)
Environment: Palmer (Alpine, 2.68 acres, 2013)
Grants: Carlton Oaks Drive Class II Bike Lanes (Santee, 2010)
Grants: Spring Street Trolley Station Pedestrian Access Improvements (2011)
Grants: Lemon Grove Trolley Plaza (2014)
North County:
Highways: I-15 Express Lanes (SR 163 to SR 78) (20 miles, 2012)
Highways: State Route 56 (I-5 to I-15) (9 miles, , 2004)
Highways: I-5 HOV Extension (to Manchester) and Lomas Santa Fe Interchange (2.8 miles, 2009)
Highways: SR 76 (western segment) (10.7 miles, 1998, 2004, 2012)
Transit: SPRINTER (Oceanside to Escondido) (22 miles, 2008)
Transit: I-15 Rapids (Routes 235, 280, 290) Escondido to Downtown SD (2014)
Transit: Escondido Rapid (6 miles, 2005)
Transit: COASTER (42 miles, 1995)
Bikeways: Inland Rail Trail (6.5 miles, Escondido and San Marcos, 2009)
Bikeways: Coastal Rail Trail (0.4 miles, Oceanside, 2014)
Bikeways: Lake Hodges Bikeway and Pedestrian Bridge (2009)
Environment: Ayoub (Batiquitos Lagoon, acres, 2009)
Environment: Rancho Lilac ( acres, 2011)
Environment: Sage Hill (234 acres, 2009)
Grants: Escondido Creek Bike Path and Restriping (2013)
Grants: Barham Drive Urban Trail Improvement Project (San Marcos) (2012)
Grants: Vista Downtown Specific Plan Update (2015)
Grants: Mission Avenue Improvements (Oceanside) (2014)

12. Proposed Expenditure Plan: All Projects
Not shown:
30% Local Infrastructure
Formula Funds
Grade Separations
Traffic Signal Synchronization 12

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