Transportation

MID-COAST CORRIDOR TRANSIT PROJECT FACT SHEET

The Project one of the region’s largest trip generators; The Mid-Coast Corridor Transit Project will however, neither is served directly by regional extend the Trolley Blue Line service from transit services. the Santa Fe Depot in Downtown The Mid-Coast Trolley extension will provide north to the University City community, an effective alternative to congested freeways serving major activity centers such as Old and roadways for travelers, improve public Town, the University of , San transit services, and enhance travel options Diego (UC San Diego), and Westfield UTC. by connecting the corridor with areas served The project will be partially funded by the by the existing Trolley system. regional TransNet half-cent sales tax program administered by SANDAG. SANDAG is Project Costs seeking a match of TransNet funds through The current project budget is $1.7 the Federal Transit Administration (FTA). billion, exclusive of financing costs. The project budget will be updated prior to The Trolley extension project was approved entering final design in the FTA New by the SANDAG Board in fall 2014. The route Starts process. begins just north of the Old Town Transit Center and travels in existing railroad right- Project Status of-way and alongside Interstate 5 to serve UC In fall 2014, the SANDAG Board of Directors San Diego and University City. The extension and the FTA gave final environmental will serve nine new stations: Tecolote Road, clearance to the project. The Mid-Coast Clairemont Drive, Balboa Avenue, Nobel Trolley is now poised to seek final approval Drive, VA Medical Center, Pepper Canyon of federal funding and move forward into (serving UC San Diego west campus), construction. The next step for the project is Voigt Drive (serving UC San Diego east to seek approval from the FTA to enter final campus), Executive Drive, and the terminus engineering and to pursue a full funding grant station at the Westfield UTC transit center. agreement (FFGA) from the FTA’s New Starts Program, anticipated in late 2015. According The Need to the current project schedule, construction Freeways and arterials in the Mid-Coast is expected to begin in 2016. corridor are generally congested, and traffic congestion is projected to increase as the Funding Status region grows. By 2030, population in the The Mid-Coast Trolley extension has been 401 B Street, Suite 800 corridor is forecast to increase 19 percent identified as a high-priority project by San Diego, CA 92101 and employment is expected to increase SANDAG and is part of the TransNet Early (619) 699-1900 by 12 percent. The University City area has Fax (619) 699-1905 Action Program. TransNet will provide a sandag.org developed as a major employment and high- 50 percent local match to federal funding, density residential area, similar to Downtown SANDAGregion which SANDAG is seeking through the New San Diego. University City is San Diego’s Starts program. TransNet also will provide @SANDAG second downtown, and UC San Diego is (Continued on reverse)

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Prospect St LA JOLLA Genesee Ave Regents Rd Regents La Jolla Blvd Pearl St extension through the year 2048.

Clairemont Mesa Blvd utilu a s S N t Soledad Mtn Rd St Convoy Summary Jutland Dr CLAIREMONT MESA Balboa The Mid-Coast Corridor Transit Project is the

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d will improve access to growing employment, v Turquoise St l Beryl St B ia Genesee Ave d Balboa a PACIFIC BEACH c Avenue A education, and residential areas. A Trolley

Mission Blvd t Ave M Garnet Grand Ave Ingraham St extension is particularly well-suited to the LINDA Clairemont corridor because: Dr VISTA Drive Clairemont y a »» Mid-Coast CorridorMISSION B It connects with the existing regional rail Ulric St BEACH n Linda Vista Rd Transit Project o i Morena Blvd system at the Old Town Transit Center s Mission Center Rd Trolley - Green Line s i

Trolley - Blue Line M Tecolote Rd W Mission Bay Dr and at Santa Fe Trolley - Orange Line Tecolote OLD TOWN Friars Rd Line Road SAN DIEGO Depot, providing a vast improvement to iver Trolley Station n Diego R Sea World Dr Sa MISSION Transit Center VALLEY mobility within the region. COASTER Station Park Blvd Sports Arena Blvd Old Town Florida St Alignment Point Loma BlvdMIDWAY/ Transit Center »» As an extension of the existing Trolley Washington St Trolley - Future Blue Line Service Nimitz Blvd PACIFIC HWY University Ave on Existing Tracks CORRIDOR Robinson Av 5th Ave Blvd 6th Ave Blue Line, it will offer a one-seat (no Sunset Cliffs Trolley - Future Blue Line Rosecrans St OCEAN Barnett Ave Cabrillo Fwy Extension At-Grade BEACH UPTOWN Pa transfer) ride from the international

Trolley - Future Blue Line c Park Blvd if Point Loma Ave ic Extension - Aerial H w Trolley - Future Blue Line y border and communities south of W Laurel St Extension - Undercrossing Pershing Dr 5th Ave N Harbor Dr 6th Ave Future Trolley Station Florida St Downtown San Diego all the way to New Park-and-Ride Facility Front St Catalina Blvd Rosecrans St Transit Center with a Future Santa Fe 1st Ave Trolley Station S a n D University City. i e g Depot B St o 0 Miles 1 2 B a y DOWNTOWN F St »» It will connect residents of the corridor

Market St 17th St 19th St with major activity centers such as UC San Diego, UTC, Old Town, and Downtown San Diego.

For More Information Visit sandag.org/midcoast.

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