Transportation

MID-COAST TROLLEY PROJECT FACT SHEET

The Project opened a regional transit center at University The Mid-Coast Trolley project will extend Towne Centre, and the Mid-Coast Trolley UC Blue Line Trolley service from project will directly connect to the transit the Santa Fe Depot in center, increasing transit ridership. north to the University community, serving The Mid-Coast Trolley project will provide an major activity centers such as Old Town, effective alternative to congested freeways Mission Bay, the University of , and roadways for travelers, improve public San Diego (UC San Diego), and University transit services, and enhance travel options Towne Centre. by connecting the corridor with areas served The route begins just north of the Old Town by the existing trolley system. Transit Center and travels in existing railroad Project Costs right-of-way, alongside Interstate 5, to serve The current project budget is $2.17 billion, UC San Diego and the University community. which includes financing costs. The extension will serve nine new stations: Tecolote Road, Clairemont Drive, Balboa Project Status Avenue, Nobel Drive, VA Medical Center, In fall 2014, the SANDAG Board of Directors Pepper Canyon (serving UC San Diego west and the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) campus), Voigt Drive (serving UC San Diego gave final environmental clearance to the east campus), Executive Drive, and the project. In September 2016, through its terminus station at the UTC Transit Center. New Starts Program, the Federal Transit Administration signed a Full Funding Grant The Need Agreement (FFGA) with SANDAG to provide Freeways and arterials in the Mid-Coast the nearly 50 percent federal match needed corridor are generally congested, and traffic to fund the project and allow construction congestion is projected to increase as the to start in fall 2016. In June 2017, SANDAG region grows. By 2030, population in the secured a loan from the federal Transportation corridor is forecast to increase 19 percent and Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act employment is expected to increase by 12 (TIFIA) program, which reduces borrowing percent. The University community area has costs and increases flexibility that will save developed as a major employment and high- taxpayer dollars in building the largest transit density residential area, similar to Downtown project in the region’s history. San Diego. The University community is San Diego’s second downtown, and UC San 401 B Street, Suite 800 Pre-construction activities–consisting of the San Diego, CA 92101 Diego is a high transit use area with students relocation of underground utilities–began in (619) 699-1900 and employment. In October 2017, SANDAG early 2016, and primary construction activities Fax (619) 699-1905 sandag.org (Continued on reverse) SANDAGregion

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started in fall 2016. Construction is now well Gen es Voigt Drive e Carroll Rd e A (at UCSD East) r v underway along the entire 11-mile alignment. igt D e Pepper Canyon Vo (at UCSD West)

N Torrey Pines Rd Pines Torrey N Executive Service is scheduled to begin in late 2021. Pa Miramar Rd ciifi VA Medical Drive fic O Center La Jo e Dr c lla Villag Terminus ce a Nobel (at University Towne Centre) n Funding Status Drive d r R D ts el n Nob e g

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La Jolla Blvd percent of the project funding, with TransNet Pearl St Clairemont Mesa Blvd utilu a s S N St Convoy providing the remaining local match. TransNet t Soledad Mtn Rd

also will provide operating funds for the Jutland Dr CLAIREMONT MESA Balboa Ave Trolley extension through the year 2048. Morena Blvd

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Summary v Turquoise St l Beryl St B ia Genesee Ave d Balboa a c The Mid-Coast Trolley project will improve PACIFIC BEACH Avenue A

Mission Blvd t Ave M access to growing employment, education, Garnet Grand Ave Ingraham St LINDA and residential areas. A trolley extension Clairemont Dr VISTA Drive Clairemont yy is particularly well-suited to the corridor aa BB MISSION nn Ulric St Mid-Coast Trolley Project Linda Vista Rd BEACH oo ii because: s s

ss Morena Blvd Trolley - Sycuan Green Line ii Mission Center Rd

M » It connects with the existing regional rail Trolley - UC San Diego Blue Line M Tecolote Rd Trolley - Orange Line W Mission Bay Dr Tecolote system at the Old Town Transit Center Line OLD TOWN Friars Rd Road Station er Riv and at Santa Fe Depot in Downtown San an Diego Transit Center Sea World Dr S MISSION Diego, providing a vast improvement to COASTER Station VALLEY Park Blvd Sports Arena Blvd Old Town Florida St Alignment Point Loma BlvdMIDWAY/ Transit Center mobility within the region. Trolley - Future Blue Line Washington St Nimitz Blvd PACIFIC HWY Service on Existing Tracks University Ave Robinson Av

CORRIDOR 5th Ave Blvd 6th Ave Trolley - Future Blue LineSunset Cliffs » As an extension of the existing UC San Rosecrans St

Barnett Ave Cabrillo Fwy Extension At-Grade OCEAN Trolley - Future Blue LineBEACH UPTOWN Pa

Diego Blue Line Trolley, it will offer a c Park Blvd Extension - Aerial if Point Loma Ave ic H w Trolley - Future Blue Line y one-seat (no transfer) ride from the Extension - Undercrossing W Laurel St Pershing Dr 5th Ave N Harbor Dr 6th Ave Future Trolley Station Florida St international border and communities New Park-and-Ride Facility

Transit Center with a Future Front St Catalina Blvd Rosecrans St south of Downtown San Diego all the Trolley Station Santa Fe 1st Ave San Die Depot B St iego B 0 Miles 1 2 Bay way north to the University community. F St DOWNTOWN » It will connect residents of the corridor Market St 17th St 19th St with major activity centers such as Downtown San Diego, Old Town, the VA Medical Center, UC San Diego, University Towne Centre, and two major hospitals.

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