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Members

Jim Desmond, Chair Vice Chair, County of San Diego (Representing County of San Diego)

Bill Sandke, Vice Chair Councilmember, City of Coronado (Representing South County)

Monica Montgomery Councilmember, City of San Diego

Bill Baber Councilmember, City of La Mesa (Representing East County)

Jewel Edson Mayor, City of Solana Beach (Representing North County Coastal)

Paul McNamara Mayor, City of Escondido (Representing North County Inland)

Bill Sandke Metropolitan Transit System

Jack Feller North County Transit District

Johanna Schiavoni San Diego County Regional Airport Authority

Garry Bonelli Commissioner, Port of San Diego

Alternates

Judy Ritter Mayor, City of Vista (Representing North County Inland)

Mary Salas Mayor, City of Chula Vista (Representing South County)

Chris Ward Councilmember, City of San Diego

Greg Cox Chair, County of San Diego

Nathan Fletcher Supervisor, County of San Diego

Jennifer Mendoza Councilmember, City of Lemon Grove (Representing East County)

Joe Mosca Councilmember, City of Encinitas (Representing North County Coastal)

Vacant Metropolitan Transit System

Sharon Jenkins / Terry Gaasterland North County Transit District

Mark West San Diego County Regional Airport Authority

Michael Zucchet Commissioner, Port of San Diego

Advisory Members

Gustavo Dallarda / Ann Fox Caltrans District 11

Erica Pinto, Jamul Fred Nelson, Jr., La Jolla Southern California Tribal Chairmen’s Association

Hasan Ikhrata Executive Director, SANDAG

Transportation Committee Agenda

Friday, June 5, 2020 9 a.m. to 12 noon

**Teleconference Meeting**

Agenda Highlights • ANNUAL REPORT TO LEGISLATURE ON PUBLIC TRANSIT

• TRANSPORTATION DEVELOPMENT ACT: FY 2020 PRODUCTIVITY IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM AND FY 2021 ALLOCATIONS

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Transportation Committee Friday, June 5, 2020

Item No. Action

+1. Approval of Meeting Minutes Approve

The Transportation Committee is asked to review and approve the minutes from its April 17, 2020, meeting.

2. Public Comments/Communications/Member Comments

Public comments under this agenda item will be limited to five public speakers. Members of the public shall have the opportunity to address the Transportation Committee (Committee) on any issue within the jurisdiction of SANDAG that is not on this agenda. Other public comments will be heard during the items under the heading “Reports.” Persons who wish to address the Committee on an item to be considered at this meeting, or on non-agendized issues, may email comments to the Clerk at [email protected] (please reference: “June 5, Transportation Committee Meeting” in your subject line and identify the item number(s) to which your comments pertain). Comments received by 4 p.m., on Thursday, June 4, will be provided to Committee members prior to the meeting. Comments received during the meeting will be read into the record at the appropriate time for public comments. All comments received prior to the close of the meeting will be made part of the meeting record. Committee members also may provide information and announcements under this agenda item.

3. Executive Director's Report

Hasan Ikhrata, SANDAG

Discussion

An update on key programs, projects, and agency initiatives, including the agency’s response to COVID-19, San Diego Forward: The 2021 Regional Plan, and the Airport Connectivity project, will be presented.

Reports

+4. Annual Report to Legislature on Public Transit

Jennifer Williamson, SANDAG

Recommend

The Transportation Committee is asked to recommend that the Board of Directors approve submission of the Annual Public Transit Report to the State Legislature.

+5. Transportation Development Act: FY 2020 Productivity Improvement Program and FY 2021 Allocations

Lisa Madsen, SANDAG

Recommend

An overview of the efforts taken by the Metropolitan Transit System (MTS) and North County Transit District (NCTD) to implement the FY 2020 Transportation Development Act (TDA) Productivity Improvement Program will be presented. The Transportation Committee is asked to recommend that the Board of Directors approve the eligibility of MTS and NCTD to receive their FY 2021 TDA allocations of funds.

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+6. Comprehensive Multimodal Corridor Plans

Richard Chavez, SANDAG

Discussion/Possible Action

An overview of the Comprehensive Multimodal Corridor Plans (CMCPs) program to refine and prioritize transportation solutions on five priority corridors using a policy, data, and collaboration-driven approach will be presented.

+7. Del Mar Bluffs Long-Term Alternatives

Linda Culp, SANDAG

Discussion/Possible Action

An overview of the current conditions and efforts underway to develop a long-term solution for rail infrastructure for the LOSSAN Rail Corridor in the City of Del Mar will be presented.

8. Continued Public Comments

If the five-speaker limit for public comments was exceeded at the beginning of this agenda, other public comments will be taken at this time. Subjects of previous agenda items may not again be addressed under public comment.

9. Upcoming Meetings Information

The next Transportation Committee meeting is scheduled for Friday, June 19, 2020, at 9 a.m.

10. Adjournment

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Transportation Committee Item: 1 June 5, 2020

April 17, 2020, Transportation Committee Meeting Minutes

Chair Jim Desmond (County of San Diego) called the meeting of the Transportation Committee to order at 9 a.m.

1. Approval of Meeting Minutes (Approve)

Action: Upon a motion by Commissioner Garry Bonelli (Port of San Diego [Port]), and a second by Vice Chair Bill Sandke (South County), the Transportation Committee approved the minutes from the March 6, 2020, meeting, as amended. Yes: Chair Desmond, Vice Chair Sandke, Councilmember Monica Montgomery (City of San Diego), Councilmember Bill Baber (East County), Mayor Jewel Edson (North County Coastal), Mayor Paul McNamara (North County Inland), Deputy Mayor Jack Feller (North County Transit District [NCTD]), Commissioner Bonelli, and Joanna Schiavoni (San Diego County Regional Airport Authority [SDCRAA]). No: None. Abstain: None. Absent: Metropolitan Transit System [MTS]).

2. Public Comments/Communications/ Member Comments

None.

3. Executive Director's Report (Discussion)

Executive Director Hasan Ikhrata presented an update on key programs, projects, and agency initiatives, including the agency’s response to COVID-19, San Diego Forward: The 2021 Regional Plan and the Airport Connectivity project.

Action: Discussion only.

Reports

4A. Independent Taxpayer Oversight Committee Report: Initial Findings and Recommendations (Discussion)

ITOC Chair Kai Ramer introduced the item.

Associate Accountant Samuel Diche and Jennifer Farr, Davis Farr LLP, presented an overview of the initial findings and recommendations of the FY 2019 TransNet Fiscal and Compliance Audit.

Action: Discussion only.

4B. FY 2019 TransNet Extension Ordinance Funding Eligibility Request (Recommend)

Samuel Diche presented the item.

Action: Upon a motion by Mayor Edson, and a second by Vice Chair Sandke, the Transportation Committee recommended that the Board of Directors, acting as the San Diego County Regional Transportation Commission, approved the TransNet funding eligibility request of the North County Transit District. Yes: Chair Desmond, Vice Chair Sandke, Councilmember Montgomery, Councilmember Baber, Mayor Edson, Mayor McNamara, Deputy Mayor Feller, Commissioner Bonelli, and Joanna Schiavoni. No: None. Abstain: None. Absent: MTS.

Action: Approve

The Transportation Committee is asked to approve the minutes from its April 17, 2020, meeting.

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5. State and Federal Discretionary Programs: Proposed SANDAG Submittals (Approve)

Senior TransNet Program Manager Ariana zur Nieden presented the item.

Action: Upon a motion by Vice Chair Sandke, and a second by Mayor McNamara, the Transportation Committee approved the proposed slate of SANDAG projects for submittal to the U.S. Department of Transportation FFY 2020 BUILD Grant Program, and state SB 1 Trade Corridor Enhancement, Solutions for Congested Corridors; and Local Partnership Programs. Yes: Chair Desmond, Vice Chair Sandke, Councilmember Montgomery, Councilmember Baber, Mayor Edson, Mayor McNamara, Deputy Mayor Feller, Commissioner Bonelli, and Joanna Schiavoni. No: None. Abstain: None. Absent: MTS.

6. Continued Public Comments

None.

7. Upcoming Meetings

Chair Desmond announced the cancellation of the Transportation Committee meeting scheduled for Friday, May 1, 2020. The next Transportation Committee meeting is scheduled for Friday, May 15, 2020, at 9 a.m.

8. Adjournment

Chair Desmond adjourned the meeting at 10:17 a.m.

Meeting Start Time: 9 a.m. Meeting Adjourned Time: 10:17 a.m.

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Confirmed Attendance at Transportation Committee Meeting

Jurisdiction Name Member/ Alternate

Attended

County of San Diego

Jim Desmond, Chair Member Yes

Greg Cox Alternate No

Nathan Fletcher Alternate No

South County Bill Sandke, Vice Chair Member Yes

Mary Salas Alternate No

City of San Diego Monica Montgomery Member Yes

Chris Ward Alternate No

East County Bill Baber Member Yes

Jennifer Mendoza Alternate Yes

Metropolitan Transit System Bill Sandke Member No

Vacant Alternate No

North County Coastal Jewel Edson Member Yes

Joe Mosca Alternate Yes

North County Inland Paul McNamara Member Yes

Judy Ritter Alternate Yes

North County Transit District

Jack Feller Member Yes

Sharon Jenkins Alternate No

Terry Gaasterland Alternate No

Port of San Diego Garry Bonelli Member Yes

Michael Zucchet Alternate No

San Diego County Regional Airport Authority

Johanna Schiavoni Member Yes

Mark West Alternate No

Advisory Members

Caltrans Gustavo Dallarda Member Yes

Ann Fox Alternate No

Southern California Tribal Chairmen’s Association

Erica Pinto Member No

Fred Nelson, Jr. Member No

Other Attendees

NCTD Matt Tucker Yes

MTS Paul Jablonski Yes


Annual Report to Legislature on Public Transit

Overview

Assembly Bill 805 (AB 805) (Gonzalez, 2017) requires the Board of Directors to provide a report, developed through the Transportation Committee, to the State Legislature on or before July 1 of each year that outlines the region’s public transit needs, transit funding criteria, recommended transit funding levels, additional work on public transit, and specifies the funds spent explicitly on public transportation.

Key Considerations

This report is a reflection of the public transit system that was in place in FY 2019. Over the past several years, the San Diego region had seen a decline in public transit ridership despite significant investments such as the launch of Rapid services, implementation of Interstate 15 (I-15) Centerline stations, and improvements at Oceanside Transit Center and other stations throughout the region. Technology changes, shared mobility, and new modes being used for travel have influenced a decline in the number of people taking transit. In response to these challenges, the Metropolitan Transit System (MTS) implemented its Transit Optimization Plan in 2018 to streamline services and increase frequencies on many Trolley and bus routes such as SuperLoop Rapid and the Blue Line Trolley; the North County Transit District (NCTD) initiated two studies to undertake a comprehensive operations analysis and long range strategic plan, and investigate opportunities for the integration of land use and transit in North County.

This systemwide ridership resurgence is reflected in the 1.2 million ridership increase on the MTS bus and Trolley in the first six months of FY 2020 over the same months in 2018. NCTD experienced overall ridership productivity gains on the Sprinter in FY 2020. These gains are a harbinger of people’s willingness to take transit when it is an accessible and competitive option to driving alone. It is important to note that these trends are only reflective of what occurred in FY 2019 and early FY 2020. Recent experience with the COVID-19 pandemic is already resulting in a substantial downtrend in all major performance indicators for both operators.

In concert with the operators’ efforts, long range planning must also adapt to the modern transportation landscape. SANDAG is developing a bold new vision for the region’s transportation system for the Board’s consideration. This vision will focus on creating a more complete system, one in which a comprehensive public transit system complements a more efficient highway system to connect people from where they live to where they work, go to school, shop, and play.

As SANDAG builds its next Regional Plan, it continues to advance public transportation projects that will help realize that vision. The attached report provides an overview of the existing conditions that public transit operates in and includes five primary elements, covered in a series of appendices, that reflect this commitment toward a fully realized public transportation system – one that is integrated with a more complete transportation system overall (Attachment 1).

Fiscal Impact:

The Annual Report on Public Transit is funded in the FY 2020 Program Budget through Overall Work Plan Element No. 3321000: Advanced Planning.

Schedule/Scope Impact:

Assembly Bill 805 requires that SANDAG submit an annual report on public transit to the State Legislature by July 1 of each year.

Action: Recommend

The Transportation Committee is asked to recommend that the Board of Directors approve submission of the Annual Public Transit Report to the Legislature.

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Next Steps

Pending recommendation by the Transportation Committee, the Board is scheduled to consider the report at its June 12, 2020, meeting for submission to the State Legislature.

Coleen Clementson, Director of Regional Planning

Key Staff Contacts: Jennifer Williamson, (619) 699-1959, [email protected] Irene McCormack, (619) 699-1960, [email protected]

Attachment: 1. FY 2019 Annual Report to the California State Legislature on Public Transit in the San Diego Region

JUNE 2020

FY 2019 ANNUAL REPORT TO THE LEGISLATURE ON PUBLIC TRANSIT IN THE SAN DIEGO REGION

Assembly Bill 805 (AB 805) (Gonzalez, 2017) requires the Board of Directors to provide an annual report, developed through the Transportation Committee, to the State Legislature that outlines the region’s efforts to support public transportation. The legislation, its criteria, and all required data are detailed in this report’s appendices.

As the San Diego Association of Governments (SANDAG) continues to advance public transit and report its progress for FY 2019 as required by law, the San Diego region and municipalities across the country face several challenges. Carbon emissions from passenger vehicles continue to increase, traffic congestion continues to worsen, and not enough people are choosing public transit over driving.

In the last two years, the Los Angeles-San Diego-San Luis Obispo Rail Corridor (LOSSAN) Rail Corridor that runs along the San Diego County’s north coastal area, experienced damage due to cliff erosion that closed the tracks for several days. The damage happened in the area known as the Del Mar Bluffs. This is significant because the LOSSAN Rail Corridor is the second busiest intercity rail corridor in the nation supporting commuter, intercity, and freight rail services. Emergency construction crews were dispatched to stabilize the bluffs while SANDAG and North County Transit District (NCTD) leadership worked with state officials to accelerate plans to relocate the tracks inland, launching the LOSSAN San Diego Regional Rail Corridor Working Group.

The LOSSAN Rail Corridor resiliency – once considered a long-term challenge – has been elevated to the forefront of the region’s transportation concerns.

During FY 2019 construction on the Mid-Coast Trolley project reached its halfway point. The project will extend the UC San Diego Blue Line Trolley 11-miles north along Interstate 5, from Downtown San Diego to UC San Diego and the University community. The $2.1 billion project is the largest transit infrastructure project ever developed in the San Diego region. There are nine new stations and it is projected to attract 21,000 new daily transit riders.

In recent years, technology changes, shared mobility, and new modes being used for travel have influenced a decline in the number of people taking transit. In response to these challenges, the Metropolitan Transit System (MTS) implemented its Transit Optimization Plan in 2018 to streamline services and increase frequencies on many Trolley and bus routes such as SuperLoop Rapid and the Blue Line Trolley; NCTD initiated two studies to undertake a comprehensive operations analysis and long range strategic plan, and investigate opportunities for the integration of land use and transit in North County.

This systemwide ridership resurgence is reflected in the 1.2 million ridership increase on the MTS bus and Trolley in the first six months of FY 2020 over the same months in 2018. NCTD experienced overall ridership productivity gains on the Sprinter in FY 2020. These gains are a harbinger of people’s willingness to take transit when it is an accessible and competitive option to driving alone.

While this report focuses on past statistics, it is relevant to note that today the world faces a new and perilous challenge: the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. In California, mandatory shelter-in-place measures have led to an economic downturn, high unemployment, and stalled local tax revenues for public projects in the short term. The fall in sales tax revenue will impact one of our region’s primary financial instruments for raising and leveraging local tax dollars for public transit projects: the TransNet half-cent sales tax. This could lead to the delay or postponement of projects and programs across our region. Even with these challenges, our region is planning for long-term improvements and enhancing public transit options on the ground now.

Attachment 1

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JUNE 2020

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FY 2019 ANNUAL REPORT TO THE LEGISLATURE ON PUBLIC TRANSIT IN THE SAN DIEGO REGION

To address challenges such as eroding bluffs, a housing shortage, community health concerns, and meeting ambitious Greenhouse Gas reduction goals, SANDAG must design a transportation system that uses interconnected strategies to improve every step of a traveler’s journey. SANDAG’s vision for the 2021 Regional Plan provides a framework focused on designing a system to holistically meet the needs of diverse users. SANDAG developed a set of strategies called the 5 Big Moves. Using the 5 Big Moves SANDAG is building a plan for a bold new regional transportation system that is safe, convenient, considers all users of the system, and meets state climate mandates. Complete Corridors, Transit Leap, Mobility Hubs, Flexible Fleets, and the Next Operating System, when combined, will deliver a fully-integrated system that provides compelling alternatives to the private automobile and frees up space on roadways.

Our commitment to long-term planning will continue to be a top priority. SANDAG will adapt to any long-term economic and societal changes resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic, such as a potential increase in telework, while staying focused on our goal: making public transportation more efficient, more convenient, and more accessible than it is today.

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Appendices

APPENDIX A: Public Transit Needs................................................................................................................... 4

APPENDIX B: Transit Funding Criteria ............................................................................................................ 14

APPENDIX C: Additional Work on Public Transit ............................................................................................ 17

APPENDIX D: Recommended Transit Funding Levels ..................................................................................... 19

APPENDIX E: Funds Spent on Public Transit (FY 2019) ................................................................................... 21

Section 9795

Section 9795 of the California State Government Code states the following:

(a)(1) Any report required or requested by law to be submitted by a state or local agency to the Members of either house of the Legislature generally, shall instead be submitted as a printed copy to the Secretary of the Senate, as an electronic copy to the Chief Clerk of the Assembly, and as an electronic or printed copy to the Legislative Counsel. Each report shall include a summary of its contents, not to exceed one page in length. If the report is submitted by a state agency, that agency shall also provide an electronic copy of the summary directly to each member of the appropriate house or houses of the Legislature. Notice of receipt of the report shall also be recorded in the journal of the appropriate house or houses of the Legislature by the secretary or clerk of that house.

(2) In addition to and as part of the information made available to the public in electronic form pursuant to Section 10248, the Legislative Counsel shall make available a list of the reports submitted by state and local agencies, as specified in paragraph (1). If the Legislative Counsel receives a request from a member of the public for a report contained in the list, the Legislative Counsel is not required to provide a copy of the report and may refer the requester to the state or local agency that authored the report, or to the California State Library as the final repository of public information.

(b) No report shall be distributed to a Member of the Legislature unless specifically requested by that Member.

(c) Compliance with subdivision (a) shall be deemed to be full compliance with subdivision (c) of Section 10242.5 .

(d) A state agency report and summary subject to this section shall include an Internet website where the report can be downloaded and telephone number to call to order a hard copy of the report.

A report submitted by a state agency subject to this section shall also be posted at the agency's Internet website.

(e) For purposes of this section, “report” includes any study or audit.

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APPENDIX A: Public Transit Needs

A comprehensive list of transit projects identified by SANDAG and the region’s transit operators that would meet the transit needs of the San Diego region is included in the 2019 Federal Regional Transportation Plan (2019 Federal RTP)1. The 2019 Federal RTP is a federally- and state- mandated document that presents the overall vision for how the San Diego region will grow through 2050, including all the transportation-related investments that will be needed to support that vision.

The 2019 Federal RTP includes two transportation networks. The “revenue constrained transportation network” will be built with the financial resources the region can reasonably expect to be available between now and 2050. It also incorporates an “unconstrained transportation network,” which contains all transportation projects that could potentially benefit mobility in the region without regard to cost. The revenue constrained network relies on estimates of future funds, and therefore funding for some of the projects included in the network remains uncertain. Figures 1.1-1.3 represent transit and active transportation projects in the 2019 Federal RTP revenue constrained and unconstrained networks. Each project is ranked depending upon a variety of metrics. These metrics can be found in the discussion of transit funding criteria (Appendix B).

Each year, the Metropolitan Transit System (MTS) and North County Transit District (NCTD) are required to submit a Service Implementation Plan (SIP) to SANDAG in advance of the budget approval process. The SIPs list the operational changes each transit operator implemented or plans to implement in order to balance proposed fiscal year budgets. A discussion of the transit operator gaps and deficiencies is included in the SANDAG Coordinated Plan, which is completed every two years. A summary of the service needs identified by each transit operator in their FY 2020 SIP is outlined in a Figure 2 below.

1 The FY 2018 AB 805 Report referenced the constrained and unconstrained project lists in San Diego Forward: The

Regional Plan. This report utilizes the 2019 Federal RTP, which is the more recently updated document.

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APPENDIX A

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Figure 1.1: Regional Public Transit Needs (Transit Facilities)

Service Route Description HSR 598 Commuter Rail Overlay (Temecula to Airport ITC)

HSR -- Extension from Airport ITC to San Ysidro/ Otay Mesa

COASTER 398 Double tracking, grade separation at Leucadia Blvd and two other locations, stations/platforms at Convention Center/Petco Park and Del Mar Fairgrounds, and extension to Gaslamp and Camp Pendleton

COASTER 398 COASTER extension to National City

SPRINTER 399

SPRINTER efficiency improvements; double tracking Oceanside to Escondido; includes six rail grade separations at El Camino Real, Melrose Dr, Vista Village Dr/Main St, North Dr, Civic Center, Auto Pkwy and Mission Ave and a Branch Extension to Westfield North County1

SPRINTER 588 SPRINTER Express

Trolley 510 Mid-Coast Trolley Extension

Trolley 510 Blue Line/Mid-Coast Frequency Enhancements and rail grade separations at 28th St, 32nd St, E St, H St, Palomar St, Taylor and Ash St, and Blue/Orange Track Connection at 12th/Imperial

Trolley 520 Orange Line Frequency Enhancements and four rail grade separations at Euclid Ave, Broadway/Lemon Grove Ave, Allison Ave/University Ave, Severin Dr

Trolley 522 Orange Line Express - El Cajon to San Diego International Airport Intermodal Transit Center (ITC)

Trolley 540 Blue Line Express - Santa Fe Depot to San Ysidro via Downtown

Trolley 550 SDSU to Palomar Station via East San Diego, Southeast San Diego, National City

Trolley 560 SDSU to Downtown San Diego via El Cajon Blvd/Mid-City (transition of Mid-City Rapid to Trolley)

Trolley 561 UTC COASTER Connection

Trolley 561 COASTER Connection to Sorrento Mesa/Carroll Canyon (extension of Route 510)

Trolley 562 San Ysidro to Carmel Valley via Chula Vista, National City, Southeast San Diego, Mid-City, Mission Valley, and Kearny Mesa

Trolley 563 Pacific Beach to El Cajon Transit Center via Balboa and Kearny Mesa

Trolley 564 Otay Mesa East Border Crossing to Western Chula Vista via Otay Ranch/Millennia

Trolley 566 Palomar St Trolley Station to Carmel Valley via

Mid-City, Kearny Mesa (Route 562 Express)

Trolley 510, 520, 540, 522, and 560

Downtown Trolley Tunnel

Rapid 2 North Park to Downtown San Diego via 30th St, Golden Hill

Rapid 10 La Mesa to Ocean Beach via Mid-City, Hillcrest,

Old Town

Rapid 11 Spring Valley to SDSU via Southeast San Diego, Downtown, Hillcrest, Mid-City

Rapid 28 Point Loma to Kearny Mesa via Old Town, Linda Vista

Rapid 30 Old Town to Sorrento Mesa via Pacific Beach,

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Service Route Description La Jolla, UTC

Rapid 41 Fashion Valley to UTC/UC San Diego via Linda Vista and Clairemont Rapid 90

El Cajon Transit Center to San Diego International Airport ITC via SR 94, City College (peak only)

Rapid 103 Solana Beach to Sabre Springs Rapid station via Carmel Valley

Rapid 120 Kearny Mesa to Downtown via Mission Valley

Rapid 235 Temecula (peak only) Extension of Escondido to Downtown Rapid (formerly Route 610)

Rapid 430 Oceanside to Escondido (peak only)

Rapid 440 Carlsbad to Escondido Transit Center via Palomar Airport Rd

Rapid 471 Downtown Escondido to East Escondido

Rapid 473 UTC/UC San Diego to Oceanside via Hwy 101 Coastal Communities, Carmel Valley

Rapid 474 Oceanside to Vista via Mission Ave/Santa Fe Road Corridor

Rapid 477 Camp Pendleton to Carlsbad Village via College Blvd, Plaza Camino Real

Rapid 550 SDSU to Palomar Station via East San Diego, Southeast San Diego, National City2

Rapid 635 Eastlake to Palomar Trolley via Main St Corridor

Rapid 636 SDSU to Spring Valley via East San Diego,

Lemon Grove, Skyline

Rapid 637 North Park to 32nd St Trolley via Golden Hill

Rapid 638 Iris Trolley to Otay Mesa via Otay, Airway Dr,

SR 905 Corridor

Rapid 639 Iris Trolley Station to North Island via Imperial Beach and Silver Strand, Coronado

Rapid 640A Route 640A: I-5 - San Ysidro to Old Town Transit Center via City College

640B Route 640B: I-5 Iris Trolley/Palomar to Kearny Mesa via City College

Rapid 650 Chula Vista to Palomar Airport Rd Business Park via I-805/I-5 (peak only)

Rapid 652 Downtown to UTC via Kearny Mesa Guideway/

I-805

Rapid 653 Mid-City to Palomar Airport Rd via Kearny Mesa/

I-805/I-5

Rapid

688 San Ysidro to Sorrento Mesa via I-805/I-15/SR 52 Corridors; Otay Mesa Port of Entry (POE) to UTC/Torrey Pines via Otay Ranch/Millennia,I-805 Corridor; Mid City to Sorrento Mesa via I-805 Corridor. All Peak Only

689

690

Rapid 692 Grossmont Center to Otay Town Center/Millennia via Southwest College, SR125, Spring Valley

Rapid 709 H St Trolley to Millennia via H St Corridor, Southwestern College

Rapid 870 El Cajon to UTC via Santee, SR 52, I-805

Rapid 890 El Cajon to Sorrento Mesa via SR 52, Kearny Mesa

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Service Route Description

Rapid 905 Extension of Iris Trolley Station to Otay Mesa Port of Entry (POE) with new service to Otay Mesa East POE

Rapid 910 Coronado to Downtown via Coronado Bridge

Rapid 940 Oceanside to Sorrento Mesa via I-5, Carlsbad, Encinitas (peak only)

Rapid SR 163 DARs Kearny Mesa to Downtown via SR 163. Stations at Sharp/Children's Hospital, University Ave, and Fashion Valley Transit Center

Shuttle 448/449 San Marcos Shuttle3

Streetcar 551 Chula Vista Downtown4

Streetcar 552 National City Downtown4

Streetcar 553 Downtown San Diego: Little Italy to East Village4

Streetcar 554 Hillcrest/Balboa Park/Downtown San Diego Loop4

Streetcar 555 30th St to Downtown San Diego via North Park/Golden Hill4

Streetcar 557 El Cajon Downtown4

Streetcar 558 Escondido Downtown4

Streetcar 559 Oceanside Downtown4

Streetcar 565 Mission Beach to La Jolla via Pacific Beach4

Airport Express – Airport Express Routes5

Local – Local Bus Routes - 15 minutes in key corridors

Local – Local Bus Routes - 10 minutes in key corridors

Intermodal Transit Center

– San Diego International Airport Intermodal Transit Center


– San Ysidro Intermodal Transit Center


– Otay Mesa East Intermodal Transit Center

Other – Other Improvements (Vehicles, transit system rehabilitation, maintenance facilities, ITS, regulatory compliance, park and ride, and transit center expansions)

Source: Table A.5 Revenue Constrained and Unconstrained Transit Facilities (2019 Federal RTP)

1 Unconstrained rail facilities (shared use freight and passengers) 2 Rapid Route 550 appeared only as a Trolley route in the Unconstrained Network 3 Capital cost to be funded by the City of San Marcos 4 Streetcar cost is representative of 10% of the total capital cost 5 Capital cost to be funded by aviation and other private funds

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Figure 1.2: Regional Public Transit Needs (Active Transportation)

Project Jurisdiction(s) Uptown – Fashion Valley to Downtown San Diego San Diego

Uptown – Old Town to Hillcrest San Diego

Uptown – Hillcrest to Balboa Park San Diego

North Park – Mid-City – City Heights San Diego

North Park – Mid-City – Hillcrest to City Heights (City Heights – Old Town Corridor)

San Diego

North Park – Mid-City – City Heights to Rolando San Diego

Bayshore Bikeway – Main St to Palomar Chula Vista, Imperial Beach

Coastal Rail Trail Encinitas – Chesterfield to Solana Beach Encinitas

Pershing and El Prado – Cross-Park San Diego

San Ysidro to Imperial Beach – Bayshore Bikeway Connection Imperial Beach

San Diego

Terrace Dr/Central Ave – Adams to Wightman San Diego

San Diego River Trail – I-805 to Fenton San Diego

San Diego River Trail – Short gap connections San Diego

Coastal Rail Trail Encinitas - Leucadia to G St Encinitas

San Diego River Trail – Father Junipero Serra Trail to Santee Santee

Downtown to Southeast connections San Diego

Coastal Rail Trail San Diego – UTC San Diego

Coastal Rail Trail San Diego - Rose Canyon San Diego

Coastal Rail Trail San Diego – Pac Hwy (W Washington St to Laurel St) San Diego

Coastal Rail Trail San Diego – Pac Hwy (Laurel St to Santa Fe Depot) San Diego

Coastal Rail Trail San Diego – Pac Hwy (Taylor St to W Washington St) San Diego

Coastal Rail Trail San Diego- Pac Hwy (Fiesta Island Rd to Taylor St) San Diego

City Heights /Encanto/Lemon Grove Lemon Grove, San Diego

City Heights/Fairmount Corridor San Diego

Rolando to Grossmont/La Mesa La Mesa, El Cajon, San Diego

La Mesa/Lemon Grove/El Cajon connections Lemon Grove, La Mesa

San Diego River Trail – Qualcomm Stadium to Ward Rd San Diego

San Diego River Trail – Rancho Mission Rd to Camino Del Rio North San Diego

Coastal Rail Trail Carlsbad – Reach 4 Cannon to Palomar Airport Rd Carlsbad

Coastal Rail Trail Carlsbad – Reach 5 Palomar Airport Rd to Poinsettia Station Carlsbad

Coastal Rail Trail Encinitas – Carlsbad to Leucadia Encinitas

Coastal Rail Trail Del Mar Del Mar

Coastal Rail Trail San Diego – Del Mar to Sorrento via Carmel Valley Del Mar, San Diego

Coastal Rail Trail San Diego – Carmel Valley to Roselle via Sorrento San Diego

Coastal Rail Trail San Diego – Roselle Canyon San Diego

Chula Vista National City connections Chula Vista, National City

Pacific Beach to Mission Beach San Diego

Ocean Beach to Mission Bay San Diego

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Project Jurisdiction(s) San Diego River Trail – Bridge connection (Sefton Field to Mission Valley YMCA) San Diego

San Diego River Trail – Mast Park to Lakeside baseball park Santee

I-8 Flyover – Camino del Rio S to Camino del Rio N San Diego

Coastal Rail Trail Oceanside - Broadway to Eaton Oceanside

El Cajon – Santee connections El Cajon, La Mesa, Santee

San Diego River Trail – Father JS Trail to West Hills Parkway San Diego

Inland Rail Trail Oceanside Oceanside

Coastal Rail Trail Carlsbad – Reach 3 Tamarack to Cannon Carlsbad

Clairemont Dr (Mission Bay to Burgener) San Diego

Harbor Dr (Downtown to Ocean Beach) San Diego

Mira Mesa Bike Blvd San Diego

Sweetwater River Bikeway Ramps National City

Coastal Rail Trail Oceanside – Alta Loma Marsh bridge Oceanside

Coastal Rail Trail San Diego – Mission Bay (Clairemont to Tecolote) San Diego

Bayshore Bikeway Coronado – Golf course adjacent Coronado

San Luis Rey River Trail Oceanside, Unincorporated

Encinitas-San Marcos Corridor – Double Peak Dr to San Marcos Blvd San Marcos

Escondido Creek Bikeway – Quince St to Broadway Escondido

Escondido Creek Bikeway – Escondido Creek to Washington Ave Escondido

Escondido Creek Bikeway – 9th Ave to Escondido Creek Escondido

Escondido Creek Bikeway – El Norte Pkwy to northern bikeway terminus Escondido

Encinitas to San Marcos Corridor – Leucadia Blvd to El Camino Real Carlsbad, Encinitas

I-15 Bikeway – Via Rancho Pkwy to Lost Oak Ln Escondido

I-15 Bikeway – Rancho Bernardo Community Park to Lake Hodges Bridge San Diego

I-15 Bikeway – Camino del Norte to Aguamiel Rd San Diego

I-15 Bikeway – Poway Rd interchange to Carmel Mountain Rd San Diego

SR 56 Bikeway – Azuaga St to Rancho Peñasquitos Blvd San Diego

I-15 Bikeway – Murphy Canyon Rd to Affinity Ct San Diego

SR 56 Bikeway – El Camino Real to Caminito Pointe San Diego

SR 52 Bikeway – I-5 to Santo Rd San Diego

SR 52 Bikeway – SR 52/Mast Dr to San Diego River Trail San Diego

I-8 Corridor – San Diego River Trail to Riverside Dr Unincorporated

I-805 Connector – Bonita Rd to Floyd Ave Chula Vista, Unincorporated

SR 125 Connector – Bonita Rd to U.S. –Mexico Border Chula Vista, San Diego

SR 905 Connector – E Beyer Blvd to U.S.–Mexico Border San Diego, Unincorporated

El Camino Real Bike Lanes – Douglas Dr to Mesa Dr Oceanside

Vista Way Connector from Arcadia Vista, Unincorporated

I-15 Bikeway – W. Country Club Ln to Nutmeg St Escondido

El Camino Real Bike Lanes – Marron Rd to SR 78 offramp Carlsbad

Carlsbad to San Marcos Corridor – Paseo del Norte to Avenida Encinas Carlsbad

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Project Jurisdiction(s) Encinitas to San Marcos Corridor – Kristen Ct to Ecke Ranch Rd Encinitas

Encinitas to San Marcos Corridor – Encinitas Blvd/I-5 Interchange Encinitas

Mira Mesa Corridor – Reagan Rd to Parkdale Ave San Diego

Mira Mesa Corridor – Scranton Rd to I-805 San Diego

Mira Mesa Corridor – Sorrento Valley Rd to Sorrento Valley Blvd San Diego

Mid-County Bikeway – I-5/Via de la Valle Interchange San Diego

Mid-County Bikeway – Rancho Santa Fe segment San Diego, Unincorporated

El Camino Real Bike Lanes – Manchester Ave to Tennis Club Dr Encinitas

Mid-County Bikeway – Manchester Ave/I-5 Interchange to San Elijo Ave Encinitas

Central Coast Corridor – Van Nuys St to San Rafael Pl San Diego

Clairemont – Centre-City Corridor – Coastal Rail Trail to Genesee Ave San Diego

SR 125 Corridor – Mission Gorge Rd to Glen Vista Way Santee

SR 125 Corridor – Prospect Ave to Weld Blvd Santee, El Cajon

I-8 Corridor – Lakeside Ave to SR 67 Unincorporated

I-8 Corridor – Willows Rd to SR 79 Unincorporated

E County Northern Loop – N Marshall Ave to El Cajon Blvd El Cajon

E County Northern Loop – Washington Ave to Dewitt Ct El Cajon

E County Northern Loop – SR 94 onramp to Del Rio Rd Unincorporated

E County Southern Loop – Pointe Pkwy to Omega St Unincorporated

SR 125 Corridor – SR 94 to S of Avocado St Unincorporated

Centre City – La Mesa Corridor – Gateside Rd to Campo Rd La Mesa, Unincorporated

Bay to Ranch Bikeway – River Ash Dr to Paseo Ranchero Chula Vista

Mid-County Bikeway – San Elijo Ave to 101 Terminus Encinitas

Central Coast Corridor – Van Nuys St San Diego

E County Northern Loop – El Cajon Blvd to Washington Ave El Cajon

E County Northern Loop – Calavo Dr to Sweetwater Springs Blvd Unincorporated

Central Coast Corridor – Torrey Pines Rd to Nautilus St San Diego

Central Coast Corridor – Via Del Norte to Van Nuys St San Diego

Kearny Mesa to Beaches Corridor – Ingraham St from Garnet Ave to Pacific Beach Dr

San Diego

Kearny Mesa to Beaches Corridor – Clairemont Dr to Genesee Ave San Diego

Kearny Mesa to Beaches Corridor – Genesee Ave to Linda Vista Dr San Diego

Bay to Ranch Bikeway – E J St from 2nd Ave to Paseo Del Rey Chula Vista

Chula Vista Greenbelt – Bay Blvd to Oleander Ave Chula Vista

Safe Routes to Transit Various

Local Bike Projects/Local Pedestrian/Safety/Traffic Calming Various

Regional Bicycle and Pedestrian Programs Various

Safe Routes to School Various

Source: Table A.5 Revenue Constrained and Unconstrained Active Transportation Projects (2019 Federal RTP)

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Figure 1.3: Regional Public Transit Needs (Active Transportation – Safe Routes to Transit at Existing Stations)

Project Jurisdiction(s) Plaza Camino Real Transit Center Carlsbad

El Camino Real at Cannon/College Carlsbad

Carlsbad Poinsettia COASTER Station Carlsbad

Carlsbad Village COASTER Station Carlsbad

E St Trolley Station Chula Vista

Old Highway 80 between El Cajon and Alpine County – Fallbrook

Fallbrook High School County – Fallbrook

WB Jamacha Blvd at Sweetwater Springs Blvd County – Spring Valley

Jamacha Blvd at Lamplighter Village Dr County – Spring Valley

SB Sweetwater Rd at Troy St County – Spring Valley

Sweetwater Rd between Jamacha Blvd and Broadway County – Spring Valley

Buena Creek SPRINTER Station County of San Diego

Encinitas COASTER Station Encinitas

Encinitas pedestrian undercrossing connections Encinitas

Escondido Transit Center Escondido

Del Lago Transit Station Escondido

Amaya Trolley Station La Mesa

70th St Trolley Station La Mesa

National City Blvd and E 32nd St/W 33rd St National City

Oceanside Transit Center Oceanside

Coast Highway SPRINTER Station Oceanside

Crouch St SPRINTER Station Oceanside

El Camino Real SPRINTER Station Oceanside

Rancho Del Oro SPRINTER Station Oceanside

College Blvd SPRINTER Station Oceanside

Oceanside High School Oceanside

San Luis Rey Transit Center Oceanside

Tri-City Medical Center Oceanside

32nd and Commercial Trolley Station San Diego – Barrio Logan

Euclid Ave between Home Ave and Roselawn Ave San Diego – City Heights

Alvarado Trolley Station San Diego – College Area

70th St between El Cajon Blvd and Alvarado Rd San Diego – College Area

12th and Imperial Transit Center San Diego – Downtown

Harbor Dr Pedestrian Bridge San Diego – Downtown

Harborside Trolley Station San Diego - Harborside

Pacific Fleet Trolley Station San Diego – Harborside

Washington St at Hancock St/I-5 Overcrossing San Diego – Mission Hills

WB Hotel Circle S. at Bachman Pl San Diego – Mission Valley

Fenton Parkway Trolley Station San Diego – Mission Valley

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Figure 1.3: Regional Public Transit Needs (Active Transportation – Safe Routes to Transit at Existing Stations)

Project Jurisdiction(s) Grantville Trolley Station San Diego – Mission Valley

Morena/Linda Vista Trolley Station San Diego – Mission Valley

54th St between Euclid Ave and Chollas Pkwy San Diego – Oak Park

EB Airway Rd at Dublin Dr San Diego – Otay Mesa

EB Airway Rd at Excellante St (Southwestern College) San Diego – Otay Mesa

La Media Rd at Airway Rd San Diego – Otay Mesa

WB Siempre Vida Rd at La Media Rd San Diego – Otay Mesa

SB Hollister St at Conifer Ave (Palm St Trolley Station) San Diego – Palm City

NB S. Vista Ave at Beyer Blvd Trolley Station San Diego – San Ysidro

Calle Primera between Willow Rd and Via de San Ysidro San Diego – San Ysidro

Sorrento Valley COASTER Station San Diego – Sorrento Valley

SB Gilman Dr at Villa La Jolla Dr San Diego – University City

EB Eastgate Mall between I-805 and Miramar Rd San Diego – University City

Palomar College SPRINTER Station San Marcos

San Marcos Civic Center SPRINTER Station San Marcos

Cal State San Marcos SPRINTER Station San Marcos

Nordahl Rd SPRINTER Station San Marcos

Rancheros Dr/State Department of Rehabilitation San Marcos

Solana Beach COASTER Station Solana Beach

Melrose Dr SPRINTER Station Vista

Vista Transit Center Vista

Civic Center–Vista SPRINTER Station Vista

Sweetwater Rd between Jamacha Blvd and Broadway County – Spring Valley

Source: Table A.5 Revenue Constrained and Unconstrained Active Transportation Retrofits - Safe Routes to Transit at Existing Stations (2019 Federal RTP)

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Figure 2: Operator Identified Service Area Needs

Route Day Description Urban Zone

MTS Identified Service Area Needs

FY 2020–2022

8/9 All Adjust schedule due to Old Town Transit Center (OTTC) Reconfiguration Yes

10 All Adjust schedule due to OTTC Reconfiguration Yes









Iris Rapid All Rapid service connecting Otay Mesa and Imperial Beach with the UC San Diego Blue Line Trolley at the Iris Avenue Transit Center. Yes

Mid-Coast Feeder Bus

All MTS will complete the Feeder Bus Study for the Mid-Coast Light Rail Extension to University City Yes

NCTD Identified Service Area Needs

FY 2020–2022

COASTER All Carlsbad Poinsettia COASTER Station Rideshare Program N/A

SPRINTER All Cal State University San Marcos (CSUSM) Micromobility Pilot All

Source: MTS and NCTD FY 2020 Service Implementation Plans

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APPENDIX B: Transit Project Evaluation Criteria

SANDAG prioritizes projects and their phasing through the development of project evaluation criteria and network-based performance measures as part of the 2019 Federal RTP, among other factors. Input for the criteria are received through public workshops, as well as from the region’s planning directors, the transit operators, SANDAG policy committees, and the Board of Directors.

The project evaluation criteria for the 2019 Federal RTP are organized within the three goals established by the Board of Directors: (1) Innovative Mobility and Planning; (2) Healthy Environment and Communities; and (3) Vibrant Economy. Each individual criterion is nested into one of the three goals. A new set of criteria will be developed for the 2021 Regional Plan.

Project Evaluation Criteria Transit Services

No. Criteria Description Calculation Max Score

Total Percent Policy Objectives

Innovative Mobility & Planning

1

Provides Time Competitive/ Reliable Transit Service

What is the percentage of the route located in priority treatment?

Analysis of percentage of transit route within dedicated transit guideway; dedicated arterial lane, interrupted rail, or Managed Lane; or HOV lane or arterial spot treatment

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Mobility Choices, Complete Communities

2 Serves Daily Trips

What is the number of additional daily transit trips resulting from the project?

Change in daily transit linked trips

15 Mobility Choices, Complete Communities

3

Provides Access to Evacuation Routes

How will the project provide evacuation access for regional hazards?

Proximity analysis of hazard areas (dam failure, earthquake, flood, landslide, liquefaction, tsunami, and wildfire), weighted by population and employment

5

Mobility Choices, Partnerships and Collaboration, Binational Collaboration with Baja California, Preservation and Safety of the Transportation System

4 Daily System Utilization

What is the daily transit utilization?

Daily passenger miles/ daily service seat miles (system wide)


Healthy Environment & Communities

5

Greenhouse Gas and Pollutant Emissions

A) What is the reduction in CO2 emissions from implementing the project?

Reduction in CO2 emissions

5 30

Environmental Stewardship, Energy and Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation

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B) What is the reduction in smog forming pollutants from implementing the project?

Reduction in smog forming pollutants

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6 Serves RCP Smart Growth Areas

What is the share of trips on the transit service serving RCP Smart Growth areas?

Share of trips on transit service serving all existing/planned or potential Smart Growth Areas is calculated, using select link analysis

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Complete Communities, Regional Economic Prosperity, Habitat and Open Space Preservation

7 Physical Activity

What is the increase in physical activity?

Increase in time engaged in moderate transportation-related physical activity


Vibrant Economy

8 Accessibility

A) What is the increase in job and school trips by transit?

Change in daily transit linked work and school trips

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B) How will the project support access to recreational areas and beaches?

Acres of parkland/ recreational areas and beaches within 1/4 mile of project

3 Complete Communities, Habitat and Open Space Preservation

C) What is the increase in transit trips by disadvantaged communities?

Change in total transit trips by disadvantaged community’s population

3 Mobility Choices, Partnerships and Collaboration

D) How will the project facilitate pedestrian and bike access?

Project located within 1/4 mile of pedestrian and bike facilities


E) What is the increase in transit trips to federally recognized Indian reservations?

Change in total transit trips to/from Indian reservations

2 Mobility Choices, Partnerships and Collaboration

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9 Project Cost-Effectiveness

What is the cost-effectiveness of the project?

Enhanced cost-effectiveness measure incorporates the following components: • Project cost • Fuel costs • Greenhouse gas

emissions • Smog forming

pollutants • Physical activity • Safety

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Mobility Choices, Regional Economic Prosperity, Binational Collaboration with Baja California, Preservation and Safety of the Transportation System, Environmental Stewardship, Energy and Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation

Source: 2019 Federal RTP (Appendix M: Table M.3)

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APPENDIX C: Additional Work on Public Transit

In addition to the regular work that SANDAG undertakes as part of its core mission to develop transportation programs and projects, there are a variety of additional efforts that are undertaken at the direction of the SANDAG Board of Directors which are transit supportive. The transit supportive studies and work that SANDAG implemented in FY 2019 are outlined below. They total over $25 million. Studies that more directly impacted transit projects are listed in Appendix E.

FY 2019 Transportation Supportive Expenditures

Overall Work Program (OWP) Expenditures

2300000 Travel Demand Modeling $1,965,217

2300400 Land Use, Demographic, and Econometric Modeling $1,123,576

2300600 Geographic Information Systems for Research, Planning, and Project Delivery $839,035

2300700 Data Visualization, Dissemination, and Analysis Methods $278,699

2300800 Regional Geographic Information Systems Data Warehouse $191,148

2300900 Data Governance and Data Acquisition $230,047

2301100 Transportation Studies $385,665

3100400 Regional Plan Implementation $514,409

3100600 Air Quality Planning and Transportation Conformity $125,209

3102000 San Diego Forward: The Regional Plan $2,508,050

3201400 Regional Sea-Level Rise Adaptation Guidance for Transportation Infrastructure $119,418

3300100 TransNet Smart Growth Incentive and Active Transportation Grant Programs $300,838

3300200 Active Transportation Planning and Programs $1,018,113

3310700 Transportation Demand Management Program $389,065

3310701 Transportation Demand Management – Planning Studies/Pilot Projects $291,449

3310702 Transportation Demand Management – Employer Services $1,321,673

3310703 Transportation Demand Management – Program and Service Delivery $700,317

3310704 Transportation Demand Management – Regional Vanpool Program $3,398,925

3310711 Transportation Demand Management – Outreach Program $760,426

3311100 Regional Intelligent Transportation Systems Program Management $613,668

3311700 Transportation Performance Monitoring and Reporting $88,502

3321700 Inter-Regional Park and Ride Strategy $156,547

3330300 Intergovernmental Review $42,177

3330700 TSM – Integrated Corridor Management Programs $186,548

3330900 TDM and TSM Analysis Toolbox $226,154

3331000 San Diego Regional Military Multimodal Access Strategy $148,069

3331100 Data Management Solution for Analytics $26,328

3400100 Interregional Planning: Imperial, Orange, and Riverside Counties $35,899

3400200 Interregional Planning: Binational Planning and Coordination $412,181

3400500 Interregional Planning: Tribal Liaison Program $108,639

7300000 TransNet Public Information Program $323,556

7300100 Public Involvement Program $355,778

7300200 Marketing Coordination and Implementation $132,863

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FY 2019 Transportation Supportive Expenditures

7300300 PC, Internet, and Database Applications $958,553

7300400 Government Relations $834,915

7300500 Interagency Coordination $1,535,206

7300600 Social Equity Program $65,743

Subtotal $22,712,605

Capital Improvement Program (CIP) Expenditures

1200100 TransNet EAP Program Management $2,541,901

Subtotal $2,541,901

TOTAL $25,254,505

Source: SANDAG FY 2019 Actual Expenditures (OWPs and CIPs)

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APPENDIX D: Recommended Transit Funding Levels

SANDAG, as the Metropolitan Planning Organization and the Regional Transportation Planning Agency, is required by state and federal laws to develop and adopt a Regional Transportation Improvement Program (RTIP). The RTIP is a multi-billion-dollar, multi-year program of proposed projects for major transportation improvements in the San Diego Region. Transportation projects funded with federal and state dollars, as well as SANDAG’s transportation sales tax program (TransNet), must be included in an approved RTIP. Locally funded projects also may be programmed and included at the discretion of the agency.

All public transit funding that is recommended for expenditure in the five-year period covered by the RTIP is Board of Directors approved. The 2018 RTIP table below (Figure 1) covers the approved funding levels for transit-related projects from FY 2019 through FY 2023. More than $9 billion is identified to fund transit and multimodal projects during this time frame.

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Figure 1: Recommended Transit and Multimodal Funding Levels FY 2019 – FY 2023

Description Federal State TransNet Local/ Private

Total

Major Transit

Mid-Coast $1,043,509 $0 $1,127,692 $0 $2,171,201

Other Trolley $42,000 $0 $0 $0 $42,000

LOSSAN Corridor $257,966 $179,289 $208,282 $35,090 $680,627

Central Mobility Station $8,800 $0 $1,950 $0 $10,750

Bus Rapid Transit (Rapid) $100,217 $315,598 $358,907 $23,959 $798,681

Subtotal Major Transit $1,452,492 $494,887 $1,696,831 $59,049 $3,703,259

Operations/Maintenance

Transit (including operations/planning/capital) $1,667,813 $600,614 $875,115 $1,157,833 $4,301,376

Subtotal Operations/Maintenance $1,667,813 $600,614 $875,115 $1,157,833 $4,301,376

Major Multimodal Facilities

Interstate 5 $2,254 $0 $920 $0 $3,174

Interstate 805 $128,098 $106,041 $211,618 $7,380 $453,137

Complete Corridor Studies $27,000 $0 $13,000 $0 $40,000

Subtotal Major Multimodal Facilities $157,352 $106,041 $225,538 $7,380 $496,312

Multimodal facilities that benefit transit are included. They are funded by highway funds.

Active Transportation

Bicycle/Pedestrian $6,734 $117,361 $238,651 $62,316 $425,062

Smart Growth $0 $0 $39,548 $26,797 $66,345

Subtotal Active Transportation $6,734 $117,361 $278,199 $89,113 $491,408

Transportation Systems/Demand Management

ITS/Traffic Signal $9,538 $23,023 $101,662 $26,575 $160,798

Transportation Demand Management (TDM) $67,319 $0 $0 $0 $67,319

Subtotal Transportation Systems Management/TDM $76,856 $23,023 $101,662 $26,575 $228,117

TDM projects support the provision of first mile/last mile services and do outreach activities that support public transit

Source: 2018 Regional Transportation Improvement Program (FY 2019–2023) (Last Amended March 2020) Although included in the FY 2018 version of this report, Border Access/Port projects were removed from this table for not having enough of a multimodal or transit focus.

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APPENDIX E: Funds Spent Specifically on Public Transit (FY 2019)

This section of the report identifies funds spent in FY 2019 in the provision of public transit. The projects that represent the biggest expenditures from the SANDAG budget are the Mid-Coast Trolley, South Bay Rapid, and double tracking of the COASTER corridor. The largest expenditures made by MTS and NCTD were on the operation of transit services, vehicle and facility replacements. The figures below summarize FY 2019 Expenditures (Figure 1) and list the specific SANDAG transit (Figures 2, 3, and 4) and multimodal (Figure 5) expenditures. The SANDAG Expenditures total over $530.5 million.

Figure 1: Summary of FY 2019 Expenditures

SANDAG – Transit Projects $501,948,088

SANDAG – Multimodal Projects* $28,761,501

MTS $285,280,513

NCTD $106,308,937

Total Funds Spent $922,229,039

*This line item does not include the “Transportation Studies” from Appendix C. Sources:

• FY 2019 SANDAG Actuals for all itemized expenditures in Figures 2-5 from each of the projects listed in the Overall Work Program and Capital Improvement Program that are transit and multi-modal projects.

• MTS Comprehensive Audit Financial Report for the fiscal years ended June 30, 2019 and 2018. • NCTD Comprehensive Audit Financial Report for the fiscal years ended June 30, 2019 and 2018.

Figure 2: FY 2019 SANDAG Transit Expenditures (OWPs)

3101800 Chula Vista Light Rail Trolley Improvement Study $158,239

3320100 Short-Range Transit Service Activities $737,611

3320200 Coordinated Plan and Enhanced Mobility for Seniors and Disabled - FTA 5310 $151,588

3320300 Passenger Counting Program $227,646

3320900 Job Access and Reverse Commute Pass-Through $154,535

3321000 2050 Regional Transportation Plan Transit Plan - Advance Planning $533,024

3321400 Enhanced Mobility for Seniors and Disabled Pass Through $3,570,367

3321600 Mid-Coast Corridor Mobility Hub Implementation Strategy $214,593

3400600 LOSSAN Rail Corridor Planning $150,527

Subtotal $5,898,130

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Figure 3: FY 2019 SANDAG Transit Expenditures (CIPs)

1041502 SuperLoop $246,773

1049600 East County Bus Maintenance Facility $120,006

1128100 Mainline Drainage $1,290,682

1128400 Document Control $8,765

1129200 OCS Insulator/Catch Cable Re $996,468

1131300 NCTD Bus Wash Replacement-West Division $204,523

1131400 LRV Procurement Support $17,259

1139601 Transnet Operations: I-15 Operations $7,474,903

1139602 Transnet Operations: SuperLoop $2,235,869

1139603 Transnet Operations: Mid City Rapid $2,252,651

1139604 Transnet Operations: South Bay BRT $2,593,697

1139607 Transnet Operations: Mira Mesa Rapid $1,456,556

1142300 NCTD E. Division Maintenance Fac. $29,112

1142500 Centralized Train Control $216,638

1142600 Jt Transportation Ops Center $284,870

1144000 Substation SCADA Design $1,038,358

1145000 Los Peñasquitos Lagoon Bridge $334,661

1145500 Airport Connection $16,252

1146100 Del Mar Bluffs IV $372,699

1146700 UCSD Mid-Coast Improvements $1,815,442

1201507 I-15 BRT Stations-South $1,583,536

1201509 Downtown BRT $18,872

1201511 Mira Mesa Blvd Queue Jumpers $16,912

1201513 I-15 S. Bay BRT Maintenance Facility $2,304

1201514 DT Multiuse & Bus Facility $10,160,154

1201515 Clairmont Mesa Blvd BRT Station $7,252

1201518 I-15 Mira Mesa TS Parking $2,040

1210030 Blue Line Stations $588,185

1210040 Blue Line Rail $215,528

1239801 Sorrento-Miramar Double Track Phase I $4,947

1239803 Oceanside Station $111,875

1239805 Poinsettia/Carlsbad Run-thru $16,451,367

1239806 San Elijo Lagoon Double Track $3,941,784

1239807 Sorrento Valley Double Track $21,206

1239809 Eastbrook to Shell Double Track $352,869

1239810 Carlsbad Village Double Track $27,548

1239811 Elvira to Morena Double Track $24,335,107

1239812 Sorrento to Miramar Phase II $861,181

1239813 San Dieguito Double Track $703,962

1239814 LOSSAN PE $83,524

1239815 San Diego River Bridge $17,465,811

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Figure 3: FY 2019 SANDAG Transit Expenditures (CIPs)

1239816 Batiquitos Lagoon Double Track $782,586

1239817 Chesterfield DR Crossing Improvements $2,570,834

1239819 Carlsbad Village Double Track Trench $64,765

1240001 Mid-City Rapid Bus $40,632

1257001 Mid-Coast Corridor Transit Project $363,980,513

1280504 Otay BRT $23,795,968

1280510 Palomar/SR94 HOV/DAR/BRT Sta $1,029,387

1280513 I-805/SR 94 Bus on Shoulder Dem $2,132,619

9109900 General MTS Engineering Supp $5,857

Subtotal $494,365,309

Figure 4: FY 2019 Senior Mini Grant Expenditures (Cycle 9, Round 2)

1270400 City of La Mesa Rides4Neighbors $157,240

1270500 City of Oceanside Solutions for Seniors on the Go $208,100

1270800 FACT Senior Ride Reimbursement $181,259

1271000 Jewish Family Service Rides & Smiles $142,342

1271100 Peninsula Shepherd Senior Center $57,852

1271300 Traveler's Aid SenioRide $190,418

1271800 Jewish Family Service On the Go – Eastern San Diego $159,445

1271900 FACT Sustain RideFACT $314,371

1272000 Jewish Family Service Northern San Diego Rides & Smiles $144,273

1272200 City of Coronado Out and About $46,868

1272500 Renewing Life Volunteer Driver $82,481

Subtotal $1,684,649

Figure 5: FY 2019 Multi-Modal Expenditures

Active Transportation

1223017 Barham Dr. Urban Trail Improvements $5,264,254

1223055 Bayshore Bikeway- Barrio Logan $1,310,949

1143700 Bayshore Bikeway Seg 4&5 $62,548

1129900 Bayshore Bikeway Segment 8B $44,259

1223056 Border to Bayshore Bikeway $852,464

1223054 Central Avenue Bikeway $365,164

1223016 CRT San Diego to Rose Creek $8,614,255

1223058 Downtown to Imperial Ave Bikeway $1,473,318

1223023 Inland Rail Trail $5,437,232

1223087 North Park/Mid-City Orange Bikeway $47,246

1223079 NP/MC Bikeway Howard-Orange $345,949

1223078 NP/MC Bikeway- Landis $228,061

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Figure 5: FY 2019 Multi-Modal Expenditures

1223020 NP/MC Bikeway- Robinson Bikeway $158,598

1223082 NP/MC Bikeway: Georgia-Meade $562,681

1223080 NP/MC Bikeway: Monroe $85,324

1223081 NP/MC Bikeway: University $1,025,924

1223057 Pershing Drive Bikeway $388,264

1223053 SD River Trail Carlton Oaks Se $222,151

1223052 SD River Trail Qualcomm Segment $47,379

1223014 SR-15 Bike Path Design/Env Doc $139,200

1223083 Uptown Bikeway: E Hillcrest $769,918

1223085 Uptown Bikeway: Mission Hills $4,082

1223086 Uptown Bikeway: Park Blvd $120,976

1223084 Uptown Bikeway: Washington St $775,903

Subtotal $28,346,099

Multimodal Other

1201506 I-15 DARs (Hale & Hillary) $7,312

1201504 I-15 FasTrak $403,685

1201501 I-15 South $4,405

Subtotal $415,402

TOTAL $28,761,501

Links to Source Data

SANDAG FY 2019 Budget: https://www.sandag.org/uploads/publicationid/FinalFY19Budget.pdf

MTS Comprehensive Annual Financial Report for the Fiscal Years Ended June 30, 2019 and 2018: https://www.sdmts.com/sites/default/files/attachments/2019_mts_cafr_final_secured.pdf

NCTD Comprehensive Annual Financial Report for the Fiscal Years Ended June 30, 2019 and 2018: https://lfportal.nctd.org/weblink/docview.aspx?dbid=0&id=141401&cr=1

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https://www.sandag.org/uploads/publicationid/FinalFY19Budget.pdf

https://www.sdmts.com/sites/default/files/attachments/2019_mts_cafr_final_secured.pdf

https://lfportal.nctd.org/weblink/docview.aspx?dbid=0&id=141401&cr=1


Transportation Development Act: FY 2020 Productivity Improvement Program and FY 2021 Allocations

Overview

The Transportation Development Act (TDA) provides one-quarter percent of the state sales tax for operating and capital support of public transportation systems and non-motorized transportation projects. The San Diego Association of Governments (SANDAG), as the designated Regional Transportation Planning Agency, is responsible for the allocation of TDA funds to the region’s cities, county, transit operators, and the Consolidated Transportation Service Agency (CTSA).

Pursuant to California Public Utilities Code Section 99244, a transit operator can be allocated no more in FY 2021 than it was allocated in FY 2020 unless the region’s transportation planning agency determines that the operator made a reasonable effort to implement the productivity improvement recommendations adopted after the last triennial TDA audit (completed in June 2019). SANDAG evaluates operator effort by tracking performance measures over a rolling three-year period, as well as an annual review of actions taken by each operator to address recommendations received during the triennial audit.

Based on the performance measures monitored as part of the TDA Productivity Improvement Program, and the agencies responses to the audit recommendations, staff has determined that the Metropolitan Transit System (MTS) and the North County Transit District (NCTD) have made reasonable efforts toward achieving their FY 2019 productivity improvements and should be allocated their full allocation of FY 2021 TDA Funds.

Additionally, SANDAG has monitored the performance of the CTSA in accordance with the performance measures set forth in its contract, and determined that it is meeting those goals.

Key Considerations

The TDA Productivity Improvement Program includes all of the performance measures included in the state TDA Guidebook Section 99246(d). Additionally, SANDAG tracks multiyear trend analysis since it is recognized that steps taken by the transit agencies to improve system performance often take several years to be fully realized. The Productivity Improvement Program for FY 2020 included an evaluation of the following six TDA performance measures over a three-year period (Quarter 2 FY 2017 to Quarter 2 FY 2020):

• Operating Cost Per Passenger (adjusted for annual inflation) – measures cost-effectiveness

• Operating Cost Per Revenue Hour (adjusted for annual inflation) – measures cost-efficiency

Action: Recommend

An overview of the efforts taken by the Metropolitan Transit System (MTS) and North County Transit District (NCTD) to implement the FY 2020 Transportation Development Act (TDA) Productivity Improvement Program will be presented. The Transportation Committee is asked to recommend that the Board of Directors approve the eligibility of MTS and NCTD to receive their FY 2021 TDA allocations of funds.

Fiscal Impact:

Approval of the requests will allow the requesting agencies to receive their full FY 2021 Transportation Development Act (TDA) revenue apportionment. Denial of the eligibility request may result in a potential reduction of funding in a future fiscal year.


The Metropolitan Transit System and North County Transit District can be allocated no more in FY 2021 than they were in FY 2020 unless it is determined that they made a reasonable effort to implement the productivity improvement recommendations adopted after the last triennial TDA audit.

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• Passengers Per Revenue Hour – measures service productivity

• Passengers Per Revenue Mile – measures service productivity

• Revenue Hours Per Employee – measures labor productivity

• Farebox Recovery Ratio – measures cost-efficiency

Attachments 1 and 2 include the summary and charts for each of the six performance measures by mode.

The performance measures, which are reviewed quarterly by the Regional Short-Range Transit Planning Task Force, help determine if the agency is obtaining the desired results from the system and if overall performance is improving based on updated regional strategies, fare changes, and/or service operation plans. These performance measures also help the transit agencies determine where improvements can be made. Improvements can then be incorporated into each operator’s service implementation plan, which are included in the Coordinated Public Transit – Human Services Transportation Plan prepared by SANDAG.

TDA Triennial Audit Recommendations

In addition to the three-year performance measures monitoring associated with the annual TDA claim, the TDA Triennial Performance Audit included the development of improvement recommendations for the transit agencies. The most recent performance audit completed in June 2019 included one recommendation for MTS, and two for NCTD. These recommendations have been addressed by NCTD and MTS. Their action plans, the progress made to date to implement them, and updated responses (from Form B of the 2020 TDA Claim) are included in Attachments 3 and 4, respectively.

CTSA Performance Review

At the direction of the Transportation Committee, SANDAG amended its contract agreement with Full Access to Coordinated Transportation (FACT), the designated CTSA for San Diego County, in June of 2019 to add performance measures. FACT’s FY 2020 Quarter 2 report is included in Attachment 5. Since there have only been two full quarters of data received since the new contract was implemented, a long-term analysis of the data like the one that is completed for the transit operators is not yet possible. However, the monitoring report shows that FACT is fully complying with all requirements in the agreement.

Next Steps

SANDAG staff will continue to monitor the performance indicators on a quarterly basis.


Key Staff Contact: Lisa Madsen, (619) 595-1432, [email protected] Attachments: 1. FY 2020 Productivity Improvement Performance Measure Summary

2. FY 2020 Productivity Improvement Performance Measure Results by Mode 3. MTS Annual TDA Claim Form (Form B) 4. NCTD Annual TDA Claim Form (Form B) 5. CTSA Performance Monitoring Report FY 2020 Q2

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FY 2020 Productivity Improvement Performance Measures Summary

This Attachment 1 provides a summary of the Metropolitan Transit System (MTS) and the North County Transit District’s (NCTD) performance through Quarter 2 of FY 2020. Attachment 2 includes charts for each of the six performance measures by mode. In recent years, both MTS and NCTD have worked to improve ridership after years of decline. This downward trend was not unique to the San Diego region. MTS implemented its Transit Optimization Plan, while NCTD also implemented significant service changes to increase productivity. Both agencies also looked to stabilize ridership and revenue metrics by updating the regional fare ordinance and reinvesting resources from underutilized services into more productive areas and routes with high demand. Despite the challenges that are being faced throughout the transit industry, the operators in the San Diego region have actively worked to maintain their productivity measures. By the end of Quarter 2 of FY 2020 (December 31, 2019), regional ridership had increased almost 1% (0.93%) over the second quarter of FY2019.

However, with the outbreak of the COVID-19 global pandemic in early 2020, the agencies are again facing declines in ridership while working to protect the health and safety of their employees and riders.

MTS FY 2020 Performance

• Summary: The MTS farebox recovery ratio for MTS Fixed-Route services ended the quarter at 35%. This is above the 31.9% TDA minimum threshold requirement. For ADA services, the farebox recovery rate ended the quarter at 11.5%, and is also above the TDA minimum threshold of 10%. MTS is working to improve the efficiency of both the fixed-route and ADA service, which is outlined in their response in Attachment 3.

• MTS Trolley has seen a 2.3% increase in the operating cost per passenger, a 3.5% increase in the operating cost per revenue hour, a 1.2% increase in passengers per revenue hour, and a 0.31% increase in passengers per revenue mile since Quarter 2 in FY 2019.

• MTS Bus has seen a 4.5% increase in the operating cost per passenger, a 2% increase in the operating cost per revenue hour, a 2.4% decrease in passengers per revenue hour, and a 2.3% decrease in passengers per revenue mile since Quarter 2 in FY 2019.

• Rapid (Routes 201, 202, 204, 215, 225, 235, and 237) has seen a 6.8% increase in the operating cost per passenger, a 6.3% increase in the operating cost per revenue hour, a 0.52% decrease in passengers per revenue hour, and a 5.6% decrease in passengers per revenue mile since Quarter 2 in FY 2019.

• MTS ADA has seen a 6.4% decrease in the operating cost per passenger, a 7% decrease in the operating cost per revenue hour, a 0.66% decrease in passengers per revenue hour, and a 0.17% decrease in passengers per revenue mile since Quarter 2 in FY 2019.

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NCTD FY 2020 Performance

• Summary: NCTD farebox recovery rate for fixed-route services has decreased, ending the quarter at 16.85%, which is below the 18.8% TDA minimum threshold requirement. For ADA services, the farebox recovery rate ended the quarter at 8.6%, which is below the TDA minimum threshold of 10%. However, NCTD is working to improve the operating efficiency of both the fixed-route and ADA service, as evidenced in their response in Attachment 4.

• NCTD COASTER has seen a 22.8% increase in the operating cost per passenger, a 20.6% decrease in the operating cost per revenue hour, a 35.3% decrease in passengers per revenue hour, and a 17.5% decrease in passengers per revenue mile since Quarter 2 in FY 2019.

• NCTD SPRINTER has seen a 2.1% decrease in the operating cost per passenger, a 5.5% increase in the operating cost per revenue hour, a 7.8% increase in passengers per revenue hour, and an 8.3% increase in passengers per revenue mile since Quarter 2 in FY 2019.

• NCTD BREEZE (including FLEX) has seen a 2.1% increase in the operating cost per passenger, a 0.2% decrease in the operating cost per revenue hour, a 2.3% decrease in passengers per revenue hour, and a 2.3% decrease in passengers per revenue mile since Quarter 2 in FY 2019.

• NCTD ADA has seen a 16.7% increase in the operating cost per passenger, a 30.4% increase in the operating cost per revenue hour, a 11.7% increase in passengers per revenue hour, and a 11.6% increase in passengers per revenue mile since Quarter 2 in FY 2019.

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Page Performance Audit Recommendation(s)

Actions Taken to Implement Recommendations

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The auditor recommended that the Metropolitan Transit System track and document the farebox recovery ratio very closely over the next several years both with Senate Bill 508 reporting and without. The auditor offered that a fare increase would bring farebox revenue back to historical averages and ought to be considered at the earliest opportunity.

The auditor notes an erosion of the Metropolitan Transit System’s (MTS’) systemwide farebox recovery ratio (FRR) during the audit period, from 40.5% in FY 2015 to 31.7% in FY 2018. In spite of the reduction, MTS is still in compliance with the Transportation Development Act (TDA) FRR thresholds. The decline over the audit period was partially a result of costs increasing faster than revenues, but also due to changes in Governmental Accounting Standards Board (GASB) accounting rules that added costs to the balance sheet.

GASB Statement 68 now requires reporting of the net pension liability in accrual-based financial statements, compared to the previous method in which funding and accounting were aligned. Further, GASB Statement 75 requires the balance sheet to report the total Unfunded Actuarial Accrued Liability for other post-employment benefits other than pensions, rather than the annual contribution expected based on a calculated long-term liability. These are accounting changes that have no impact on costs or revenues, simply in how future liabilities are reported.

MTS also notes that there are other “local funds” that are allowable through Section 99268.19 of the Public Utilities Code that were not included within the FRR calculation. Together they amounted to over $12 million in revenue for FY 2018 and FY 2019. Incorporating these, as MTS could do in the future, would result in a relatively significant increase in FRR of over 4 percentage points for MTS rail services and nearly 5 percentage points for MTS bus services, resulting in a system wide FRR of 39.1% in FY 2019. These items include advertising revenues, energy credits, and naming rights. Since historically we haven’t had challenges meeting the FRR target and thus have not needed to look at other “local funds” to enhance our revenue streams, we can track these sources of revenues and determine the impacts on FRR with and without these revenue sources.

Lastly, during the TDA audit process in early 2019, MTS was seeking approval from its Board of Directors and the SANDAG Board of Directors to adjust and simplify fares, with recommended changes that would increase annual revenues by approximately $5 million (primarily driven by the $1 increase in the day pass). Both MTS and NCTD Boards approved the changes and they were implemented in September 2019.

MTS' focus in the coming years will be to drive additional riders to the system through a simplified fare structure, and a significant enhancement of our transit network as the MTS Board considers pursuing additional funding through a future sales tax ballot measure.

ANNUAL TDA CLAIM FORM Form B STATEMENT OF EFFORTS MADE TO IMPLEMENT

PERFORMANCE AUDIT RECOMMENDATIONS

SANDAG Staff Member: Lisa Madsen Date Completed: April 28, 2020 Operator: Metropolitan Transit System (MTS) Date of Last Performance Audit: June 2019

Attachment 4

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ANNUAL TDA CLAIM FORM Form B STATEMENT OF EFFORTS MADE TO IMPLEMENT

PERFORMANCE AUDIT RECOMMENDATIONS

SANDAG Staff Member: Lisa Madsen Date Completed: April 24, 2020

Operator: North County Transit District (NCTD)

Date of Last Performance Audit: June 2019



Recommendation 1

Expand efforts to understand what riders want and how to grow demand.


The North County Transit District (NCTD) has worked with outside consultants to develop a Strategic Multimodal Transit Implementation Plan (SMTIP). This is a ten-year strategic plan that provides insight over current and future travel patterns and demand within NCTD’s service area and identifies service and capital improvements that will support NCTD’s efforts to provide high quality transit services to North County residents and visitors over the long-term. Since the Transportation Development Act (TDA) audit, NCTD has completed the following:

• A review of existing plans, policies, and transit data to provide an up-to-date profile of existing conditions, as well as to track current and future initiatives to consider and integrate into the strategic plan.

• A Transfer Survey, where surveyors went to busy intermodal stations to talk to transit riders and document their trips, with a special focus on origin and destination, as well as the modal combinations that compose their everyday trips.

• A Location-Based Services (LBS) Travel Demand Analysis, anonymous cellphone-based data was used to identify overall trip characteristics within and around NCTD’s service area to understand the volume, length, and destinations of all trips in the region.

• Two Technical Working Group meetings, which participants heard: (1) a summary of results from the Land Use Transit Integration Study analysis and how it will be used as the foundation for the SMTIP; and (2) the key takeaways from the Transfer Study and the LBS Travel-Demand Analysis.

Over the course of the upcoming year, the information gathered over the past year and half will be used to develop service and capital improvement recommendations. These recommendations will include high-level cost and implementation considerations.

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Recommendation 2

Closely track and document Farebox recovery ratio both with traditional calculation and according to SB 508 provisions.

NCTD calculates the farebox recovery ratio under two methods: (1) the method allowed under Public Utilities Code (PUC § 99270.1), which divides fare revenues to operating costs; and (2) the method allowed under Senate Bill 508 (Section 99268.19), where local funds can be used to supplement fare revenue for the purpose of meeting the applicable farebox recovery ratio. In addition, NCTD deducts from operating expenses the exclusions allowed under PUC 99268.17. The second method is reported to the State Controller’s Office.

NCTD and SANDAG have not yet reevaluated whether the 18.8% farebox recovery ratio (blended rate of urban/rural rate determined by legislation) should continue to be applicable to NCTD. During the 2019 legislative session the State legislature had discussions regarding a TDA reform that could have modified or eliminated the farebox recovery ratio. That effort did not move forward. Currently in the 2020 legislative session, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the State legislature is working to temporarily suspend the imposition of financial penalties associated with non-compliance with farebox recovery requirements. NCTD and SANDAG will continue to track these efforts at the State level.

10/01/19 - 12/31/19

mm/dd/yy - mm/dd/yy

Contract Number:

5000644

TDA Article 4.5 Funds

Number of referrals 100% referrals number reported (by agency)

Manage CAM

meetings and agendasAt least 4 CAM meetings held annually

CAM meeting agendas Report agenda and attendance from each CAM meeting

1 technical training

workshop per year,

and

6 training/education

items on CAM agenda

Report all training items

Number of web hits to

FACT website100% documentation of web hits

Number of web hits for

"Find a Ride" page100% documentation of web hits

Number of providers in

the database

Maintain contact with 100% of the agencies in the database each

year

List of identified

sources of funding. Update funding inventory at least annually

Number of applications

to SANDAG, DOT and

other funding sources

Provide list of annual applications submitted and dollar amount of

successful applications.

2. Facilitate at least 4 Council on Access and Mobility (CAM) Meetings annually.

3,404 web hits

Contact Information:

760-754-1252

[email protected]

Arun Prem, Executive Director

Full Access and Coordinated Transportation, Inc. (FACT)

516 Civic Center Dr., Oceanside, CA 92054

•CAM Meeting on November 12, 2019

•FACT Annual Meeting on December 17, 2019

•Next CAM Meeting Scheduled for February 2020

•See Attachment A, Pg. 2 for Agendas

• Attendance:

oCAM Meeting on November 12th: 20 Participants

oFACT Annual Meeting on December 17th: Approximately 80 Participants

•Presentation by Judi Bonilla, Advocates For Aging, on Customer service and Age Sensitivity Training- 11/12/19

•FACT Annual Meeting, Networking and Presentations by Hon. Todd Gloria, Hasan Ikhrata, and Colin Parent - 12/17/19

•Group training tentatively scheduled for Spring 2020: Customer Service and Age Sensitivity Training that was reviewed and

discussed at the 11/12/19 CAM Meeting.

3. Maintain a public webpage that hosts a comprehensive and up to date database of specialized transportation providers, including options for seniors and persons with disabilities.

CTSA Performance Monitoring Report

TASK PERFORMANCE MEASURE/DELIVERABLE QUARTERLY DATA

1. Provide information and referral services.

343 Referrals (See Attachment A, Pg. 1 for a breakdown by agency)

Consolidated Transportation Services Agency (CTSA) QUARTER: 2 Notes:

391 web hits

•Current number of agencies: 180

•Approximately 25% of agencies in the database are contacted each quarter to verify annually that all agencies’ information is

accurate. 43 agencies where contacted this quarter (Attachment A, Pg. 4)

•Number of agencies added: 1

4. Increase/leverage available funding for senior/disabled transportation in the San Diego Region.

Caltrans' FTA 5310 program, FTA 5339 (b) and (c) programs, FTA Mobility for All Grants, NCMM Grants, County of San Diego

Community Enhancement Grant (CE) and Neighborhood Reinvestment Program (NRP), and SANDAG's Specialized Transportation

Program (STGP): TransNet SMG and FTA 5310), and Coordinated Agency Services (Currently 8 contracts); New contracts: City of

Escondido began 11/1/19 and Scripps Healthcare to begin 1/15/20.

•No applications where submitted this quarter

•Caltrans FTA 5310 program application - submitted 9/5/2019 - waiting for award announcements

•FTA 5339 (b) Application through Caltrans - submitted 6/19/19 - Awarded: $466,883, Announcement 11/25/19

Attachment 5

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ATTACHMENT A

AGENCY NAME # OF REFERRALS TO AGENCY

AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY 2

CARE VAN EXPANDED SERVICES 1

City of Escondido - Senior Service Council 1

City of La Mesa - Rides4Neighbors 6

City of Oceanside - Solutions for Seniors 12

CITY OF SAN MARCOS - CATCH A RIDE 4

Elderhelp - Seniors - A - Go - Go 1

FACT - RideFACT 218

GOGOGRANDPARENT 2

Jewish Family Service - On the Go 3

MTS Access 60

NCTD FLEX 1

NCTD LIFT 26

Scripps Mercy Shuttle 1

SHARP Healthcare Transportation 5

TOTAL 343

*RideFACT provided 2,735 trips in October and 2,388 trips in November for seniors and/or

individuals with disabilities who had no other transportation options

OCTOBER - DECEMBER 2019

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FACT| 516 Civic Center Dr. Oceanside CA 92054 |Ph: (760) 754 1252 |Fax: (760) 757 3226 E-mail: Budd Anderson, CAM Liaison, [email protected]

FACT is a 501 (c) (3) Non-Profit Corporation

MEETING AGENDA AND NOTICE Council on Access & Mobility (CAM) Meeting

Tuesday, November 12, 2019 10:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. City of Oceanside

Country Club Senior Center, Room G/H 455 Country Club Lane Oceanside, CA 92054

1. Introductions (please sign-in)

2. Presentation/Training:

• Judi Bonilla, Overview of Customer Service & Age Sensitivity Training for FACT

• Training Update and Recommended Topics – Budd

3. CAM Chair and Vice Chair Nominations - Budd

4. CTSA and FACT Transportation Services Updates 1. Referrals – Meagan 2. Ridership – Meagan 3. New Coordinated Services Contracts and Pilots – Meagan 4. Website Update – Meagan 5. Staffing Update – Budd 6. Leveraging FACT Report and Report Release Event – Meagan 7. 2019 FACT Annual Meeting, December 17th – Budd

5. General Information

1. Accompanied/Unaccompanied Rider Policies - Meagan

2. SANDAG Regional Plan Working Group Forum Recap– Budd and Meagan 3. 19-02-012 TNC Access for All, Workshop Recap – Meagan 4. APTA and CalAct Conference Recap – Budd and Meagan

6. CAM Member Updates

***Next CAM Event– FACT Annual Meeting, Tuesday December 17, 2019, 8:30AM at Braille Institute

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ANNUAL BOARD of DIRECTORS MEETING

December 17, 2019 Braille Institute

8:30 AM

Meet & Greet Refreshments sponsored by FACT’s Transportation Brokerage partners

9:00 AM

Call to Order Welcoming Remarks by Board Chair

Presentation

Hon. TODD GLORIA, ASSEMBLYMEMBER

FACT Annual Report FY 2019

Presentation

Mr. HASAN IKHRATA, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, SANDAG

FACT Board Member Introductions & Board Officers 2020 Recognition of Riders, Vendor of the Year, CAM

Public Comment

Action Item FY 2019 Independent Financial Audit Report

Presentation

Mr. RAY TELLIS, FTA REGION IX ADMINISTRATOR

Presentation Mr. COLIN PARENT, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, CIRCULATE SAN DIEGO

REPORT LEVERAGING FACT

2019 Norine Sigafoose Partner of the Year Award CITY of OCEANSIDE

Closing

Adjournment

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Comprehensive Multimodal Corridor Plans

Overview

On September 27, 2019, the Board of Directors took

action to advance development of the 5 Big Moves by

allocating $40 million over the next five fiscal years to

complete Comprehensive Multimodal Corridor Plans

(CMCPs) for 12 corridors throughout the region.

CMCPs promote a planning process that utilizes a

holistic and multimodal approach and strives to achieve

a balanced transportation system. Comprehensive

Multimodal Corridor Planning is undertaken to help

inform the decision-making process and provide

communities with an overall vision for the future of the

corridor including guidance and coordination for future

improvements necessary to meet corridor plan goals.

This planning process is designed to establish consensus

on the scope and priority of transportation solutions

within each corridor area.

CMCPs must be completed to be eligible for Solutions

for Congested Corridors Program funding, a competitive

funding program created by Senate Bill 1. The CMCPs

also will be used to compete for other local, state, and federal funds.

Discussion

The September 27, 2019, Board action identified 5 of the 12 corridors as priority corridors with completion of

the CMCPs by summer 2021. The five priority corridors include: (1) Central Mobility Hub and Connections;

(2) State Route 52 (SR 52); (3) State Route 67 (SR 67); (4) SPRINTER/Palomar Airport Road/State Route 78; and

(5) Purple Line/Interstate 805 (I-805)/ Blue Line/Interstate 5 (I-5) South. This listing includes recommended

adjustments since last approved by the Board on September 27, 2019. Because the policy consideration

priorities are anticipated to be different, the SR 52/SR 67 corridor is recommended to be split into two

separate corridors. Because there is overlap in the geographical area and the policy considerations priorities

are anticipated to be similar, it is recommended that the Purple Line/I-805 and Blue Line/I-5 South corridors

be combined. High speed transit is no longer being considered on the SR 52/67 corridors as part of the

5 Big Moves. It is recommended that this be eliminated from the scope of the SR 52 and SR 67 corridor

studies. These adjustments will facilitate a more efficient process for the completion of the five priority

CMCPs.

A workshop was held with Caltrans District 11 to develop guidelines for the delivery of the CMCP program,

teams have been established that include staff from the San Diego Association of Governments, Caltrans,

and Cities/County, and project management plans have been developed for each CMCP.

Action: Discussion/Possible Action

An overview of the Comprehensive

Multimodal Corridor Plans (CMCPs) program

to refine and prioritize transportation solutions

on five priority corridors using a policy, data,

and collaboration-driven approach will be

presented.

Fiscal Impact:

Funding for development of the

Comprehensive Multimodal Corridor Plans is

included in the Capital Improvement Program

Nos. 1600501, 1600502, 1605201, 1607801,

and 1680501 in the amended FY 2020

Program Budget.


The next major milestone is the summer/fall

2020 presentation on preliminary results of

data analysis for each of the five corridors.

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Geographical Study Areas

The draft geographical study area for each corridor is shown in Attachment 1. The areas have been

established to capture the prevalent travel sheds for each corridor.

Issues and Opportunities

An issues and opportunities statement has been prepared for each corridor and is shown in Attachment 2.

These draft statements are a work in progress, will evolve over time, and are included in this report for

discussion purposes.

Policy Considerations

Each corridor team is in the process of prioritizing the 12 policy considerations shown in Attachment 3.

The priorities will be presented to the Transportation Committee beginning summer/fall 2020 for review and

discussion. Policy considerations for transportation corridor studies established by the California

Transportation Commission, Federal Transit Administration, and Federal Highway Administration can

generally be grouped into 12 categories. These 12 policy considerations were presented to the

Transportation Committee at its February 21, 2020, meeting. Based on comments received at that meeting,

changes are shown in underline and strikeout.

Schedule and Next Steps

Stakeholder engagement and community outreach was originally scheduled for summer 2020. Stakeholder

engagement will proceed but the COVID-19 pandemic has delayed the public outreach to fall 2020 or

winter 2020/2021. However, even with the delay to public outreach, it is believed that the CMCPs can still be

completed by summer 2021, in time for anticipated Senate Bill 1 funding opportunities. Beginning

summer/fall 2020, a series of presentations will be scheduled for the Transportation Committee to discuss

data analysis findings, policy priorities, and the status of stakeholder engagement.


Key Staff Contact: Richard Chavez, (619) 699-6989, [email protected]

Attachments: 1. CMCP Geographical Areas

2. Comprehensive Multimodal Corridor Plan Issues and Opportunities Statements

3. Policy Considerations

Attachment 1

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Attachment 2

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Comprehensive Multimodal Corridor Plan (CMCP) Issues and Opportunities Statements Draft: May 22, 2020 The following are draft statements of the issues and opportunities for the priority Comprehensive Multimodal Corridor Plans (CMCPs). The issues and opportunity statements will evolve over time. The Transportation Committee is asked to review and comment. For a general depiction of the geographical area covered by each corridor study, see Attachment 1. Central Mobility Hub and Connections Corridor Currently the region lacks seamless, direct, and quality transit connections to access the San Diego International Airport (SDIA). With an anticipated increase of 16 million annual passengers to 40 million annual passengers by 2050, improved transit and roadway connections are needed. Coronado is home to one of the region’s major military bases. With limited road and waterway access, Coronado experiences a high level of delay during peak periods. When traffic incidents occur on the Coronado Bridge or on the Silver Strand (State Route 75), access to and from Coronado is impacted. Interstate 5 (I-5) between Downtown San Diego and Interstate 8 provides access to SDIA, job centers in Downtown San Diego, and job centers further north. I-5 experiences delays in the northbound direction in the morning peak and southbound in the afternoon peak period. Opportunities exist for the creation of a Central Mobility Hub in the study area, providing high-speed, high-quality transit connections to destinations throughout the region. Future technologies may also provide opportunities for new transportation services and to better manage existing transportation infrastructure. Purple Line (Purple Line/Blue Line Express/I-5 South/I-805) Corridor There are high levels of congestion along the segment of I-5 between Downtown San Diego and San Ysidro and Interstate 805 (I-805), especially during the peak periods. Ten of the region’s top fifty bottlenecks are located in the corridor. Within the study area, cross-border travel and goods movement are also subject to high-levels of delay. Along I-805, there are lengthy delays for commuters traveling to employment centers in University City and Sorrento Valley. There is a lack of high-speed transit, contiguous high-occupancy-vehicle and managed lanes (HOV/ML), and bikeways in the corridor. Local streets and arterials typically lack accommodation for bicycle and pedestrian movement, especially at freeway crossings. Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) applications has been pinpointed as an important need in the corridor with particular attention to goods movement and border activities. Sea to Santee (SR 52) Corridor There are high levels of congestion in the westbound direction during the morning peak and in the eastbound direction during the afternoon peak on SR 52. Maintaining a distinct community character while improving transportation efficiency and travel reliability are needed. There are also needs for a safe, well-maintained transportation system augmented with opportunities to reduce bottleneck delay, deploy technology to manage traffic demands, improve network integration with connectors to HOV/ML and Mobility Hubs, improve bike/pedestrian access, and develop reliable transit options. San Vicente (SR 67) Corridor Improving operational safety and emergency evacuation options are the principal needs for this corridor. Maintaining community character, trip reliability and efficiency, greenhouse gas emissions reduction strategies, protecting natural resources, and an equitable distribution of transportation improvements are also needed. Developing a multimodal transportation strategy that includes bicycle, pedestrian, and transit services and the application of ITS technologies provides opportunities to improve the transportation system.

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North County Regional (SPRINTER/SR 78/Palomar Airport Road/SR 76) Corridor Population and employment growth in this corridor has led to an increase in travel demand and travel related delay. Efficient movement of people and goods is limited by an incomplete transportation network including missing freeway-to-freeway connectors at the I-5/SR 78 interchange, gaps in the Inland Rail Trail bikeway, low SPRINTER frequencies and travel speeds, gaps in the arterial system, and a lack of HOV/ML on SR 78. These factors have resulted in high levels of congestion on SR 78. There is also a need to optimize the existing transportation network with operational improvements, smart signals, and transportation system management techniques.

Attachment 3

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Policy Considerations

Policy considerations for the development of Comprehensive Multimodal Corridor Plans (CMCPs) are the

overarching goals used to refine project scope and define the priority transportation solutions for each

corridor. Per transportation corridor planning guidelines established by the California Transportation

Commission, Federal Transit Administration, and Federal Highway Administration, policy considerations

include:

1. Public safety and security

2. Preserve existing transportation infrastructure

3. Multimodal focus

4. Economic development and goods movement

5. System operations and efficiency congestion relief

6. Low- income and disadvantaged community focus

7. Reduce greenhouse gas emissions and Vehicle Miles Traveled (VMT)

8. Improve air quality and public health

9. Active transportation and micromobility

10. Prevent residential and small business displacement

11. Increase supply of affordable housing

12. Improve jobs-housing balance

Changes to the policy considerations since last presented to the Transportation Committee on February 21,

2020, are shown in underline and strikeout.


Del Mar Bluffs Long-Term Alternatives

Overview

The Los Angeles-San Diego-San Luis Obispo (LOSSAN) Rail Corridor connects San Diego with points north along the coastal rail corridor (Attachment 1). It is the second-busiest intercity passenger rail corridor in the nation, and San Diego’s only viable freight rail corridor.

Part of the LOSSAN Rail Corridor traverses along the Del Mar Bluffs, a coastal bluff area that is subject to erosion. The Del Mar Bluffs are subject to natural retreat, which is influenced by weather, tides, surf, and sea level rise. The bluffs can naturally be expected to retreat at an annual average rate of up to six inches per year. However, bluff retreat occurs in episodes which may be significantly above or below the average rate of retreat at any specific location. Continued bluff retreat will occur and threatens the viability of rail service.

Since 1998, the San Diego Association of Governments (SANDAG) and the North County Transit District (NCTD) have completed several projects to limit retreat in the most at-risk locations. The stabilization efforts will continue to be a priority for both agencies.

At the same time these short-term improvement solutions are being pursued, SANDAG also is moving ahead to evaluate long-term alternative alignments and costs for relocating the tracks off the bluff. In September 2019, the Board of Directors allocated $3 million in part for an engineering evaluation of these alternatives. This conceptual planning study is scheduled to begin in June.

Key Considerations

In 2017, SANDAG completed the Conceptual Engineering and Environmental Constraints for Double Track Alignment Alternatives Between Del Mar Fairgrounds and Sorrento Valley, which evaluated five potential tunnel alignments (Attachment 2). Major findings of the study include:

• Each alignment runs between San Dieguito Lagoon through Los Penasquitos Lagoon to Sorrento Valley.

• Each is about 5 miles in total length with underground sections between 10,000 and 13,000 feet in length.

• Each alignment adds a second track to this segment of the corridor.

• The Camino Del Mar Alternative is proposed as cut and cover (10-70 feet below grade).

• The remaining four alternatives are proposed as bored tunnels (30-250 feet below grade).

• Emergency access was proposed for all five alignments including stairs and third tunnels.

• Ventilation is required and proposed at both portals and mid-tunnel.

• Numerous impacts were documented in the report including right-of-way, circulation, construction, and visuals.

• Cost estimates ranged from $2.5 billion to $3.5 billion in 2017 dollars.

• Passenger rail travel time to traverse this section ranged from 3.2 minutes to 6 minutes.

Action: Discussion/Possible Action

An overview of the current conditions and efforts underway to develop a long-term solution for rail infrastructure for the LOSSAN Rail Corridor in the City of Del Mar will be presented.

Fiscal Impact:

Rough order of magnitude cost estimates for all tunnel alternatives range from $2.5 billion to $3.5 billion in 2017 dollars.


SANDAG will continue to study these tunnel alignments over the next 12-18 months to develop updated alignments and cost estimates.

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Next Steps

In June, SANDAG is expected to begin a detailed conceptual engineering evaluation of the five tunnel alternatives including evaluating the latest in tunnel technology and construction, updated cost estimates, and a technical evaluation in an effort to narrow down the number of alternatives from five. The study is expected to take 12-18 months. Preliminary and final findings and recommendations of the study will be presented to the Transportation Committee and the Board of Directors. Staff also will continue to report back to the San Diego Regional Rail Corridor Working Group, a group of local, state, and federal leaders convened by California State Transportation Agency Secretary David Kim, to focus attention on both short-term and long-term solutions along the Del Mar Bluffs.

John Haggerty, Director of Engineering and Construction

Key Staff Contact: Linda Culp, (619) 6957, [email protected] Attachments: 1. LOSSAN Rail Corridor Map

2. Del Mar Tunnel Alternative Alignments, 2017

LOSSAN Rail Corridor Map

Project Area

Attachment 1

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Del Mar Tunnel Alternative Alignments, 2017

Attachment 2

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