Wednesday,2018 May 9 – Saturday, May 12

– LINK Presenting Sponsors –

LINK 2018 – San Diego Region

Dear LINK Participants,

Welcome to the 22nd LINK program.

The purpose of LINK is to expose you, first-hand, to the successes and challenges of other metropolitan areas, while providing networking opportunities with leaders from the region we visit, as well as leaders from our own region.

This year we travel to the San Diego region. Known for its innovation economy and beautiful natural environment, San Diego is uniquely located on the U.S.-Mexico border, and shares deep economic and cultural ties with Tijuana. With these great assets come challenges, including an increasing housing affordability and homelessness crisis.

Home to a large concentration of U.S. Navy and U.S. Marine Corps troops and installations, the region’s long military roots drew researchers and innovators in communications technology to the region. San Diego leaders also actively recruited life sciences and biotechnology research institutions, further solidifying the region’s innovation economy. We will see the richness of San Diego’s economy and the workforce development work underway to support it, while also hearing from leaders of the innovation and defense sectors. We will also see the region’s challenges in providing enough housing for all San Diegans. Affordability is a challenge across many income levels, and homelessness is growing.

Through a series of tours, presentations and panel discussions, LINK participants will explore various topics in the San Diego region, including those mentioned above and many more. It is our hope that the 2018 LINK trip will provide you with fresh ideas and new insights for addressing the issues and opportunities we face back home, such as workforce development and our increasing challenge of housing affordability.

We will again offer the LINK Forward component of the trip. This group of dedicated regional leaders, including many LINK alumni, are driving the Atlanta region forward in many ways. They will join the LINK group for sessions on Wednesday, but depart for their own series of deep dive conversations and interactions on Thursday. Most of them will depart on Friday. We are offering this experience to provide them with a different level of exposure to San Diego’s leaders and to focus in on lessons we can more readily bring back to metro Atlanta.

Thank you for your continued support of this program and a special thank you to the sponsors who make this trip possible.

Sincerely,

Kerry Armstrong Chair Atlanta Regional Commission

1 LINK 2018 – San Diego Region

Program

Wednesday, May 9 – LINK & LINK FORWARD

9:30 – 11:30 a.m. Participants arrive at San Diego International Airport (SAN) Shuttles to Liberty Station

10:00 – 11:30 a.m. Participants arrive at Liberty Station Shopping and Exploring Historic Liberty Station Corky McMillin Events Center | Building 177 | 2875 Dewey Rd | San Diego, CA

12:00 p.m. Lunch at The Lot in Liberty Station Sponsored by Midtown Alliance & Axis Infrastructure 2620 Truxtun Rd. | San Diego, CA

1:00 p.m. Welcome and Orientation Corky McMillin Events Center | Building 177 | 2875 Dewey Rd | San Diego, CA Kerry Armstrong, Chairman, Atlanta Regional Commission (ARC)

1:10 p.m. Overview of the San Diego Region Kirby Brady, Director of Research, San Diego Regional Economic Development Corporation

2 LINK 2018 – San Diego Region 1:45 p.m. The Innovation Economy of San Diego Moderator: Mark Cafferty, President & CEO, San Diego Regional Economic Development Corporation Ashley Van Zeeland, Co-Founder & CEO, Cypher Genomics Monique Rodriguez, Senior Director of Government Affairs, Qualcomm John Sarkisian, Partner, CEO, SKLZ James Mackay, President, Ardea Biosciences Cynthia Curiel, Senior Vice President, Northrup Grumman

2:45 p.m. Break

3:00 p.m. CaliBaja: The Binational Megaregion Moderator: Joe Bankoff, Chair, Sam Nunn School of International Affairs, Georgia Institute of Technology Paola Avila, VP International Business Affairs, San Diego Regional Chamber Kurt Honold, Former Tijuana Mayor and President, Tijuana Business Council Jose Larroque, Chairman, Smart Border Coalition

4:00 p.m. Participant Feedback Discussion

4:20 p.m. Wrap Up and Instructions Doug Hooker, ARC Executive Director

4:30 p.m. Depart for The Pendry San Diego

5:00 p.m. Arrive at The Pendry, Express Check-In The Pendry Hotel | 550 J Street | San Diego, CA

6:00 p.m. Buses Depart for Dinner

6:10 p.m. Arrive at Coasterra 880 Harbor Island Dr. | San Diego, CA

6:15 p.m. Reception Sponsored by Perimeter CIDs, Comcast & Georgia-Pacific

7:15 p.m. Dinner Sponsored by Partnership Gwinnett

8:45 p.m. Board Buses for the Pendry

9:00 p.m. Buses Depart for the Pendry The Pendry Hotel | 550 J Street | San Diego, CA

3 Thursday, May 10 LINK

6:15 a.m. Group Run The Pendry – Lobby

7:00 a.m. Breakfast Sponsored by Buckhead CID The Pendry – Grand Ballroom 1 LINK 2018 – San Diego Region 8:00 a.m. Welcome and Overview of the Day The Pendry – Grand Ballroom 2-4

8:15 a.m. San Diego: A Military Region Moderator: Captain Randy Bogle (Ret.), Executive Director, San Diego Military Advisory Council Dr. Lynn Reaser, Chief Economist, Point Loma Nazarene University Becky Sanford, Program Director, Zero 8 Hundred Joe Stuyvesant, Executive Director, Navy Region Southwest

9:30 a.m. Break

9:45 a.m. Housing Affordability for a Growing Region Moderator: Debbie Ruane, Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Strategy Officer, San Diego Housing Commission Mary Lydon, Executive Director, Housing You Matters Bill Anderson, Principal/Vice President, Director of City and Regional Planning, AECOM and Former President, American Planning Association

11:00 a.m. Break

11:15 a.m. Addressing Homelessness: A Defining Civic Challenge Moderator: Hon. Ron Roberts, Supervisor, San Diego County Gordon Walker, CEO, Regional Task Force on the Homeless Pete Seidler, Managing Partner, San Diego Padres Ruth Bruland, Chief Program Officer, Father Joe’s Villages

12:15 p.m. Lunch Sponsored by Aerotropolis Atlanta CIDs The Pendry – LIONFISH Restaurant

1:30 p.m. Board Buses for Optional Tours Each tour begins at the Pendry, will last approximately two and a half hours, and will conclude at the Pendry by 5:00 p.m. Dinner on Your Own

4 LINK 2018 – San Diego Region Thursday, May 10 - LINK FORWARD

7:00 a.m. Board Buses and Depart

7:30 a.m. Arrive at the University of California San Diego (UCSD) and Breakfast Sponsored by Buckhead CID The Village at Torrey Pines | West Tower | 15th Floor

8:30 a.m. San Diego Region: Past, Present and Future Dr. Mary Walshok, Associate Vice Chancellor for Public Programs and Dean of Extension, UCSD

10:00 a.m. Board Buses and Depart for the Cross Border Xpress (CBX)

10:40 a.m. Tour of CBX facility 2745 Otay Pacific Drive | San Diego, CA 92154

11:20 a.m. Break to Serve Lunch

11:30 a.m. Working Lunch: U.S.-Mexico Relations in a Shifting Political Climate Moderator: Dr. Rafael Fernandez de Castro, Director, Center for U.S.-Mexican Studies, UCSD Marcela Celorio, Consul General, Consulate General of Mexico in San Diego Dr. Nikia Clarke, Executive Director, World Trade Center San Diego

12:40 p.m. Depart for University Club University Club | 750 B St Suite 3400 | San Diego, CA 92101

1:30 p.m. Leadership in the San Diego Region

2:30 p.m. Break

2:45 p.m. Economic Inclusion: Building a Stronger Region Janice Brown, Founding Partner of Brown Law Group and Incoming Chair, San Diego Regional Economic Development Corporation

3:45 p.m. Group Discussion and Debrief Doug Hooker, Executive Director, ARC

4:15 p.m. Depart for The Pendry The Pendry Hotel | 550 J Street | San Diego, CA Dinner on Your Own

5 Friday, May 11 - LINK

6:30 a.m. Breakfast Sponsored by Commdex Consulting The Pendry – Grand Ballroom 1

7:05 – 7:30 a.m. Rolling Departures on Foot and by Bus for Park & Market Transit Station Trolley transit trip to Palomar Street Station, Chula Vista LINK 2018 – San Diego Region Transfer at Palomar Street Station to LINK Buses Bus trip along future South Bay Bus Rapid Transit Route

9:00 a.m. Arrive at Chula Vista Elite Athlete Training Center 2800 Olympic Pkwy | Chula Vista, CA 91915

9:05 a.m. Welcome Kerry Armstrong, ARC Chairman

9:15 a.m. Trolleys and Bus Rapid Transit: Transportation Options in the San Diego Region Moderator: Chris Tomlinson, Executive Director, Georgia Regional Transportation Authority Paul Jablonski, CEO, San Diego Metropolitan Transit System Matthew Tucker, Executive Director, North County Transit District Hon. Bill Sandke, Mayor Pro Tem, City of Coronado; Vice Chair, Transportation Committee, SANDAG

10:15 a.m. Break

10:30 a.m. NextGen is Now: Smart Cities, Mobility and Autonomous Vehicles Moderator: David Graham, Deputy COO, City of San Diego Hon. Mary Salas, Mayor, City of Chula Vista, Regional Planning Chair, SANDAG Shannon Bresnahan, Vice President, CleanTech San Diego Austin Ashe, General Manager Intelligent Cities, GE

11:45 p.m. Lunch Sponsored by Town Center CID & Arcadis Remarks from Olympic & Paralympic Athletes Bocce on the Lawn

12:45 p.m. Board Buses and Depart for Imperial Beach

1:15 p.m. Arrive at Camp Surf YMCA, Imperial Beach 560 Silver Strand Blvd | Imperial Beach, CA 91932

6 LINK 2018 – San Diego Region 1:30 p.m. Building the Regional Economy through a Prepared Workforce Moderator: Peter Callstrom, President & CEO, San Diego Workforce Partnership Omar Passons, Board of Directors, San Diego Workforce Partnership Sammy Totah, Chief Operating Officer, Kaiser Permanente Dr. David Miyashiro, Superintendent, Cajon Valley Union School District Olivia Justice, Program Assistant, San Diego Workforce Partnership

2:30 p.m. Break

2:45 p.m. Resilience Planning and Conservation Moderator: Hon. Serge Dedina, Mayor, City of Imperial Beach Paloma Aguirre, Program Officer, WILDCOAST Dan Malcolm, Commissioner, Port of San Diego Vic Bianes, Public Utilities Director, City of San Diego

4:00 p.m. LINK Wrap-Up Session

5:00 p.m. Board Buses and Depart for The Pendry

5:30 p.m. Arrive at The Pendry The Pendry Hotel | 550 J Street | San Diego, CA

6:45 p.m. Depart by Bus or on Foot for Skybox Skybox | 350 Tenth Ave. | San Diego

7:00 p.m. Reception Sponsored by Metro Atlanta Chamber, HNTB & Kimley-Horn

Dinner Sponsored by North Fulton CID

9:00 p.m. Depart Skybox by Bus or on Foot

Friday, May 12 – LINK FORWARD

6:30 a.m. Breakfast Sponsored by Commdex Consulting The Pendry – Grand Ballroom 1

8:30 a.m. Depart for San Diego International Airport (SAN)

7 Saturday, May 12 - LINK

6:30 a.m. Breakfast Sponsored by Cobb Chamber The Pendry – Grand Ballroom 1

6:30 – 11:00 a.m. Rolling shuttles departing for San Diego International Airport (SAN) LINK 2018 – San Diego Region

8 LINK 2018 – San Diego Region 2017 LINK Speakers

(in order of appearance) WEDNESDAY, MAY 9 – LINK & LINK FORWARD Overview of the San Diego Region Kirby Brady, Director of Research, San Diego Regional Economic Development Corporation [email protected]

The Innovation Economy of San Diego Moderator: Mark Cafferty, President & CEO, San Diego Regional Economic Development Corporation [email protected] Ashley Van Zeeland, Co-Founder & CEO, Cypher Genomics [email protected] Monique Rodriguez, Senior Director of Government Affairs, Qualcomm [email protected] John Sarkisian, Partner, CEO, SKLZ [email protected] James Mackay, President, Ardea Biosciences [email protected] Cynthia Curiel, Senior Vice President, Northrup Grumman [email protected]

CaliBaja: The binational Megaregion Moderator: Joe Bankoff, Chair, Sam Nunn School of International Affairs, Georgia Institute of Technology joseph. [email protected] Paola Avila, VP International Business Affairs, San Diego Regional Chamber [email protected] Kurt Honold, Former Tijuana Mayor and President, Tijuana Business Council [email protected] Jose Larroque, Chairman, Smart Border Coalition [email protected]

San Diego: A Military Region Moderator: Captain Randy Bogle (Ret.), Executive Director, San Diego Military Advisory Council [email protected] Dr. Lynn Reaser, Chief Economist, Point Loma Nazarene University [email protected] Becky Sanford, Program Director, Zero 8 Hundred [email protected] Joe Stuyvesant, Executive Director, Navy Region Southwest [email protected] 9 Housing Affordability for a Growing Region Moderator: Debbie Ruane, Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Strategy Officer, San Diego Housing Commission [email protected] Mary Lydon, Executive Director, Housing You Matters [email protected] Bill Anderson, Principal/Vice President, Director of City and Regional Planning, AECOM and Former President, American Planning Association [email protected] LINK 2018 – San Diego Region Addressing Homelessness: A Defining Civic Challenge Moderator: Hon. Ron Roberts, Supervisor, San Diego County [email protected] Gordon Walker, CEO, Regional Task Force on the Homeless [email protected] Pete Seidler, Managing Partner, San Diego Padres [email protected] Ruth Bruland, Chief Program Officer, Father Joe’s Villages [email protected]

Trolleys and Bus Rapid Transit: Transportation Options in the San Diego Region Moderator: Chris Tomlinson, Executive Director, Georgia Regional Transportation Authority [email protected] Paul Jablonski, CEO, San Diego Metropolitan Transit System [email protected] Matthew Tucker, Executive Director, North County Transit District [email protected] Hon. Bill Sandke, Mayor Pro Tem, City of Coronado; Vice Chair, Transportation Committee, SANDAG [email protected]

NextGen is Now: Smart Cities, Mobility and Autonomous Vehicles Moderator: David Graham, San Diego Mayor’s Office [email protected] Hon. Mary Salas, Chula Vista Mayor and SANDAG Regional Planning Chair [email protected] Shannon Bresnahan, Vice President, CleanTech San Diego [email protected] Austin Ashe, General Manager Intelligent Cities, GE [email protected]

10 LINK 2018 – San Diego Region Building the Regional Economy through a Prepared Workforce Moderator: Peter Callstrom, President & CEO, San Diego Workforce Partnership [email protected] Omar Passons, Board of Directors, San Diego Workforce Partnership [email protected] Sammy Totah, Chief Operating Officer, Kaiser Permanente [email protected] Dr. David Miyashiro, Superintendent, Cajon Valley Union School District [email protected] Olivia Justice, Program Assistant, San Diego Workforce Partnership [email protected]

Resilience Planning and Conservation Moderator: Hon. Serge Dedina, Mayor, Imperial Beach [email protected] Paloma Aguirre, Program Officer, WILDCOAST [email protected] Dan Malcolm, Commissioner, Port of San Diego [email protected] Vic Bianes, Public Utilities Director, City of San Diego [email protected]

THURSDAY, MAY 10 - LINK FORWARD San Diego Region: Past, Present and Future Dr. Mary Walshok, Associate Vice Chancellor for Public Programs and Dean of Extension, UCSD [email protected]

U.S.-Mexico Relations in a Shifting Political Climate Moderator: Dr. Rafael Fernandez de Castro, Director, Center for U.S.-Mexican Studies [email protected] Marcela Celorio, Consul General, Consulate General of Mexico in San Diego [email protected] Dr. Nikia Clarke, Executive Director, World Trade Center San Diego [email protected]

Economic Inclusion: Building a Stronger Region Janice Brown, Founding Partner of Brown Law Group and Incoming Chair, San Diego EDC [email protected]

11 rial unt y Co Im pe Mexico o LINK 2018 – San Diego Region unt y Co Miles Riverside County San Di eg 0 unty Co 30 2016 Population: 3,317,749 San Diego-Carlsbad MSA San Be rnardino Pacific Ocean unty ange 06 Area: 4,526 Sq. Miles | 733 Persons/Sq Mile le s Co Or ge unt y An Co s Are a Lo Urbanized e eene Gr Madiso n Baldwi n Stephens Clarke Putnam Franklin n Rabu n Oglethorp Oconee Morgan Habersham Banks City Boundary Jones Jackso lton wn s Bibb Jaspe r Barro w Wa To White Hall n Newton io Monroe Butt s ma r Un La Crawfor d winnett Lumpki n g Boundary G Forsyt h Henr y Dawso n Rockdale DeKal b MSA Fannin Upso n Spaldin en s Pike okee Clayton lm er er ot Gi er Pick Fayette lb Ch th Cob b Ta we Fulton rr ay n eri weta Mu rtow M Douglas 2016 Population: 5,665,958 is Co Ba Gordo el d Paulding Harr oup fi Tr so n Carrol l Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell MSA Whit Heard tooga Catoosa Polk er Area: 8,836 Sq. Miles | 641 Persons/Sq Mile Floyd

at a lk

Haral Alabam Ch Wa Dade

12 LINK 2018 – San Diego Region

Overview of San Diego Region

Often called “America’s finest city,” San Diego is located on the Pacific coast of California, 100 miles south of Los Angeles and on the border with Mexico. The terrain features many hills, mesas, and over 200 canyons. The San Diego Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) is home to about 3.3 million people (ACS 2016 5-year estimate), making it the 17th largest MSA. And with 18 cities, San Diego County is the second largest in California. Aside from the city of San Diego, the region’s largest cities are Chula Vista (pop. 260,000), Escondido (pop. 150,000), and Carlsbad (pop. 112,000).

Race and Ethnicity Distribution: Atlanta and San Diego Regions

Atlanta MSA 11% 34% San Diego MSA

Hispanic 48% 46% White 6% 11% Asian

African American 33% 5% 13 Other 2% 4% Foreign Born Population and Top Countries of Origin Atlanta MSA San Diego MSA Percent of Foreign Born 14% Percent of Foreign Born 24%

LINK 2018 – San Diego Region Mexico India Jamaica Mexico Phillippines Vietnam 29% 10% 4% 44% 44% 5%

Historically referred to as the “birthplace of California,” San The ceding of San Diego to the U.S. brought no immediate Diego was the first West Coast site visited by Europeans. It was economic boom. In fact, by the end of the American Civil originally claimed by Spain and in 1823 became part of the War, San Diego’s population had dropped by half. The gold First Mexican Republic. In 1846, Mission San Diego de Alcalá rush pushed California to statehood in 1850, and a land and its 58,000 acres were granted by regional Mexican governor rush ultimately settled Southern California. Pio Pico to Don Santiago Arguello, thereby converting it from a religious Mission to a secular settlement. At that time, the It was land and the dream of building a new city that brought town of San Diego was located at the foot of the Presidio, the Alonzo Horton, a wealthy trader and landowner, to San Diego original Spanish fort in an area now known as Old Town, in 1867. Horton stepped off a San Francisco steamer and came and had a population of about 350. ashore on land that would become the center of a new San Diego, three miles south of the original San Diego Old Town. Atlanta was founded in 1837 as the end of the Western & Awed by the area’s beauty, Horton bought 960 acres at 27.5 Atlantic railroad line. It was first named Marthasville in cents an acre before returning to San Francisco to establish a honor of the then-governor's daughter, nicknamed land sales office promoting San Diego as the city of the future. Terminus for its rail location, and then changed soon after to Atlanta, the feminine of Atlantic. San Diego’s story over the next 20 years was one of boom and bust. The economy was built principally on land In 1846, the war between the United States and Mexico had speculation fueled by news of a potential railroad line that reached Southern California. San Diego, with its strategic finally materialized and connected San Diego to the east in port, was taken by U.S. forces, and at the war’s end in 1847, the mid-1880’s. But it was never more than a spur line, as became part of the United States. the majority of freight and passenger traffic went through Comparative Age Distributions: San Diego MSA and Atlanta MSA Atlanta MSA 7% 21% 20% 40% 12%

Age 0-4 Age 5-19 Age 20-34 Age 35-64 Age 65+

14 6% 18% 24% 38% 14% San Diego MSA LINK 2018 – San Diego Region

Los Angeles. San Diegans continued to tie their dreams to moved his Consolidated Aircraft Corporation from Buffalo railroads and commercial shipping through the first decades to San Diego, laying the foundation for the future Convair of the 1900s, and they did see an economic boost after the and General Dynamics Corporation. This move secured San opening of the Panama Canal in 1914. Diego’s future as a major player in the U.S. defense industry.

But it would be the military that would irrevocably shape With World War II on the horizon, San Diego’s military the city’s future. presence picked up steam. With the development of the Army’s Camp Callen near La Jolla and Camp Elliot on The Spanish-American War of 1898 demonstrated San Diego’s Kearny Mesa, the San Diego area became home to the 11th strategic importance in times of national emergency. The Naval District Headquarters, the Naval Training Center, city’s clear flying weather and natural harbor attracted the Miramar Naval Air Station, the Marine Corps Recruit military again as World War I loomed and the Navy and Depot, and the Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton. Marines established operations. When Congress declared war on Germany in 1917, San Diego was chosen as the site At the end of the war, thousands of veterans had discovered for the War Department’s Army Division for the Southwest, San Diego and returned there to make it their home. Many and Camp Kearny was established on Kearny Mesa, north of them found jobs in the city’s growing defense and aerospace of San Diego. (Camp Kearny today is Marine Corps Air industries, which fueled San Diego’s economy for the next Station Miramar.) The Army’s Rockwell Field was opened on two decades. Coronado’s North Island that year, and later transferred to the Naval Air Service. By the end of the war, San Diego’s Although the military continues to have a strong presence, future as a Navy city was charted. the economy is now more diversified, now known as a national hub for high tech, and consistently ranking as one of the Meanwhile, tourism was also emerging as a building block of fastest growing economies in the U.S. San Diego’s Torrey San Diego’s economy and its future. The Panama-California Pines Mesa, and the cities along the Highway 78 corridor Exposition of 1915-16, tied to the completion of the Panama in the north part of the county are home to clusters of the Canal, was responsible for building much of the city’s biotechnology and telecommunication industries. The area 1,400-acre Balboa Park. The exposition brought hundreds also hosts one of the state’s largest engineering programs of thousands of visitors, some of whom never left. Tourism out of UC San Diego, which graduates a higher percentage continued to boom throughout the 1920s and ‘30s, while of women in STEM fields than any other university in the U.S. the film industry was being lured south of Hollywood to Coronado and La Jolla. Tijuana, only a few miles across the San Diego’s location is advantageous for international border, attracted crowds to its legal gambling houses. trade, particularly with Latin America and the Pacific Rim. A wide variety of cargo passes through the Port of San Diego, Building his Spirit of St. Louis there in 1927, Charles Lindbergh including lumber, automobiles, cement, sand, soda ash, staked San Diego’s claim to a share of the fast-developing newsprint, fertilizer, and food products. The port is also a aircraft industry. Other pioneering aviators such as Claude popular berth for cruise ships. The region is served by an Ryan and B.F. Mahoney were also attracted to San Diego. international airport, and its 54-mile light rail transit 15 With a Navy contract to build flying boats, Reuben Fleet system includes service to the Mexican border. Riverside Orange California La Paz

San Maricopa Imperial Diego County County Arizona San Diego Yuma United States LINK 2018 – San Diego Region Mexico Tijuana United States

Mexico Pima

Baja California

Pacific Ocean

0630 0 120 Miles

16 Sources: Esri, HERE, DeLorme, USGS, Intermap, INCREMENT P, NRCan, Esri Japan, METI, Esri China (Hong Kong), Ports of Entry/ Border Crossings Esri Korea, Esri (Thailand), MapmyIndia, NGCC, © OpenStreetMap contributors, and the GIS User Community LINK 2018 – San Diego Region Cali-Baja Megaregion Mexican state with three large municipalities – Tijuana (pop. 1.6 million), Tecate (pop. 101,000), and the state For the purposes of this LINK trip we primarily compare capital, Mexicali (pop. 937,000). There are six different Metro Atlanta to the San Diego region (San Diego County border crossings (three of which are located along the and its 18 cities). However, the Cali-Baja megaregion is a border of San Diego and Tijuana), five interstate freeways, geography that resonates with many residents and policy five international airports, two maritime port facilities, and makers because of the economic and cultural connections two rail links in this larger megaregion, allowing for the shared by this larger cross-border region. robust movement of goods. The binational nature of the region creates a strong link between the economies of San Diego County, Imperial County, and Northern Mexico through infrastructure development, business investments, and manufacturing.

The San Ysidro port of entry, one of three along the border between San Diego and Tijuana, is the busiest land-border crossing in the western hemisphere. In 2000, the Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS), now absorbed by Customs and Border Protection, implemented a program called SENTRI (Secure Electronic Network for Travelers Rapid Inspection) along the San Ysidro point of entry. Today, about 40% of SENTRI pass holders are part of a unique group of binational commuters, many of whom live and work in different countries, and some of whom are students. With 32,000 pedestrians and 60,000 cars crossing Home to more than six million people and covering nearly the border every day, totaling 49 million crossings every 36,000 square miles, Cali-Baja is the largest concentration year, these binational commuters demonstrate the of population along the U.S.-Mexico border. It includes San interconnectedness unique to the Cali-Baja region. Diego County, Imperial County, and Baja California, a

17 a,

re

C i r l p a e o m t y I u n

y San Diego Count Diego San ng), Esri Ko Ko

LINK 2018 – San Diego Region Mexico

NRCan, Esri Japan, METI, China (Hong United States United P,

ntributors, and the GIS User Community ja Ba

etMap co 8 E re

y

t

n cate PO

u

o Te

C

o

g

e

i

D

n

a Riverside Count y

S E s: Esri, HERE, DeLorme, USGS, Intermap, INCREMENT ce Esri (Thailand), MapmyIndia, NGCC, © OpenSt Sour y olle Otay Mesa PO Tr MT S (light rail) 125 juana

Ti

5 80 ) 15 o PO E sidr MTS Bus Rapi d Transit (B RT San Dieg o San Y 78 es Mil 5 0 pe Ty TD Sprinter NC (light rail) Agency & 02 r e Pacifi c Ocean TD Coast 5 NC (commuter rail)

18 Ports of Entry POE ansit System – 01 Tr LINK 2018 – San Diego Region

Transportation

Because San Diego grew rapidly during and following WWII, Commuting Patterns the region’s development reflects that period of car-oriented growth. The region urbanized in a north-south swath between Drove Alone the Pacific Ocean to the west, and the mountains and desert to the east. Camp Pendleton is the region’s northern 78% 76% boundary, and the Mexican border its southern boundary. Atlanta San Diego The transportation system is also concentrated in this Carpooled north-south pattern along the coast, with a few highway connections to the rural eastern part of San Diego County. 9% 9% Atlanta San Diego Average Commute to Work Public Transportation (ACS 2016) (excluding taxicabs) Atlanta MSA 3% 3% Atlanta San Diego 32 Minutes Work from Home 7% 7% Atlanta San Diego Other San Diego MSA 3% 5% Atlanta San Diego 26 Minutes 19 Land Ports of Entry The San Diego Association of The San Diego region’s three ports of entry on the Mexican Governments (SANDAG) border are at San Ysidro, Otay Mesa, and Tecate. San Ysidro The San Diego Association of Governments (SANDAG), is the busiest crossing point for commuters, and handles is the regional public agency for the 18 cities and county some of the region’s freight traffic. The Otay Mesa crossing governments comprising the San Diego MSA. As part was opened in 1983 to divert the growing commercial truck of their responsibilities, SANDAG makes strategic traffic from San Ysidro. As trade with Mexico has grown rapidly plans, allocates funding and resources, and plans and since that time, the San Diego and Tijuana regions are builds public transportation. They also provide collaborating on a new port of entry facility at Otay Mesa, LINK 2018 – San Diego Region information on a broad range of topics, such as air called Otay Mesa East. This facility will be tolled, with the quality or fiscal management, to stakeholders and the toll serving to pay for construction of the facility, as well as region’s residents. They are similar to the Atlanta to provide reduced crossing times for commercial traffic. Regional Commission in that their governing board is The new facility, the first tolled border crossing between composed of mayors, councilmembers, and county the U.S. and Mexico, will have 27 northbound lanes, and supervisors for the local governments. Additionally, eight southbound lanes, and is projected to open in 2021. they have advisory representation from other stakeholders such as the Metropolitan Transit System, Sea Port and International Airports San Diego County Water Authority, U.S. Department San Diego is home to a major cruise ship port. Residents of Defense, and more. SANDAG also shares the also have access to two international airports. responsibility of public transit decision making and transit planning with other transit operators such as The San Diego International Airport is conveniently located the MTS and North County Transit District. near downtown, but is landlocked to the point that expansion is difficult. San Diegans may also use Tijuana International Airport by using the Cross-Border Xpress, the world’s first Highways true binational airport passenger terminal. San Diego has three main interstates. I-15 connects San Opened in 2015, the Cross-Border Xpress (CBX) is an Diego to California’s “Inland Empire” and Nevada. I-8 goes enclosed pedestrian bridge that allows passengers easy access from San Diego through Imperial County, and connects across the border to and from the Tijuana International the region to Arizona. I-5 is a critical trade route, running Airport. Within seven months of opening, 600,000 north from the San Ysidro border crossing through Oregon, passengers had used the facility, with a single-day record of and Washington to Canada, where it becomes Canadian 5,800 passengers. The CBX was constructed through a Highway 99. It continues south from San Ysidro as Mexican public-private partnership called the Otay-Tijuana Venture Federal Highway 1. I-5 also has two bypass segments in LLC, encompassing U.S. and Mexican shareholders. San Diego, I-805 and I-405. California Route 125 is a critical state highway connecting Making Laws in California the designated port of entry for truck freight at Otay Mesa on the Mexican border to the northern part of the region, California’s propositions act as a way for citizens to actively with a junction at I-8. The southern portion of the 125 is a participate in law-making. There are two main types of toll facility completed in 2009 called the South Bay Expressway. propositions: initiatives and referenda. Initiatives are proposed laws or amendments that residents draft and present to the legislature. Referenda, similar to those in Georgia, are laws passed by the legislature that depend on final approval from the voters. Both initiatives and referenda go through an approval process that requires an application and signatures before appearing on the ballot. If the ballot measure passes, it becomes law. Many transportation funding and expansion initiatives show up on California voters ballots in the form of propositions for statewide issues, and measures for 20 local issues. LINK 2018 – San Diego Region Transportation Funding To construct the variety of transportation projects in the region, San Diego utilizes 10 local revenue sources, eight state revenue sources, and seven federal revenue sources to fund transportation projects. These sources include sales taxes, gas taxes, toll roads, developer impact fees, and more. The following are a few examples of important local, state, and federal funding sources used by the San Diego region. Local Funding: »» 1987 – Prop A – One- half percent sales tax that generated $3 billion for regional transportation improvements. Prop A funds were evenly distributed to improve and expand highways, local streets and mass transit. »» 2004 – Prop A Continuance – Voters approved a continuance of Prop A out to the year 2050. This was accompanied by an initiative to explore early environmental mitigation strategies to reduce the cost of transportation projects. »» 2006 – Prop 1B – Established $70 million dollars in funding for local road projects in San Diego. »» 2016 – Measure A (Defeated) - In 2016, Measure A was proposed to increase county sales tax by one-half percent to support transportation projects including repairs, public transit expansion, and greenspace preservation. This bill required 66% majority to pass, but only received the support of 58% of the voters.

State Funding: »» 1971 - Transportation Development Act of 1971 established the Local Transportation Fund (1/4 cent sales tax) and the State Transit Assistance Fund. These funds are for the development and support of public transportation needs and are allocated to areas of each county based on population, taxable sales, and transit performance. The San Diego region will receive approximately $35 million for FY 2018-2019 from the State Transit Assistance Fund. »» 2017 - SB 1 – Road Repair and Accountability Act of 2017 – Includes various taxes and fee increases to raise at least $5 billion annually for transportation projects statewide. This includes the statewide gas tax increase from 12 cents per gallon to 30 cents.

Federal Funding: »» 2016 – $1 billion investment commitment from USDOT to support the Blue Line Trolley expansion from downtown to UC San Diego.

routes are local, urban, express, premium express, and rural Transit Options in the Region routes. Complementary to MTS’s service are the NCTD The San Diego region’s transit system is served by two Breeze and Flex bus routes, which connect to the MTS providers: the Metropolitan Transit System (MTS) and the service region. North County Transit District (NCTD). MTS and NCTD manage the following transit options: local bus service, bus rapid transit, light rail, and commuter rail. The NCTD was Annual Bus Trips by Atlanta and created in 1975 and the MTS was created in 1976 to serve San Diego Transit Providers, 2016 long-range planning, financial programming, and project development roles for transit services in the region. Today, NCTD – 7.6 million both providers operate transit services, while planning and MTS – 51.9 million construction of transit projects is performed by the regional MARTA – 60.8 million planning agency, the San Diego Association of Governments (SANDAG). GRTA XPRESS – 1.5 million Bus Service Gwinnett Transit – 1.5 million MTS operates 89 bus routes, which run from the Mexican CobbLinc – 2.9 million border, to as far north as Camp Pendleton and as far east as Cherokee Area Transit – 78,000 Borrego Springs. Their bus service also includes MTS Access 21 buses, which provide paratransit services. Amongst their Bus Rapid Transit In June 2014, a new Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) service began operating in the I-15 Express Lanes. Operated by MTS and called Rapid, it is the first of its kind in San Diego County. The Express Lanes are connected to Direct Access Ramps (DARs) that enable reliable, timely, and predictable bus travel. As the service’s popularity increases, an additional route in the South Bay area will open in late 2018 to meet the demand. LINK 2018 – San Diego Region Atlanta Bus Rapid Transit Atlanta In March 2018, USDOT awarded $12.6 million to MARTA for development of one of the region’s first Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) lines. The 9.4-mile Summerhill BRT line would connect the southeast Atlanta neighborhood just east of the former Turner Field with MARTA’s Arts Center station in the city’s Midtown section. The planned BRT line offers Summerhill residents improved connections with both MARTA rail transit and the Atlanta Streetcar. The route will include 30 stations and be operated by a dedicated fleet of five buses. The total cost of the new line is $48.6 million. Construction is slated to begin in 2021. Gwinnett Gwinnett County is studying BRT as a high-capacity transit option. Recommended in the county’s Transit Development Plan, due to be completed later in 2018. Gwinnett DOT expects that the final recommendation will include a BRT line that would run in the Satellite Boulevard corridor on the north side of I-85 before eventually connecting to a “multimodal hub” on the western side of the county. That hub would connect to the existing MARTA station in Doraville. In addition, local bus service would be expanded through more of the county; more Express bus service dedicated to the Atlanta and Perimeter areas, as well as DeKalb County’s Emory University/Centers for Disease Control and Prevention corridor. Fulton In January 2018, Fulton County mayors agreed on a plan to expand transit outside the city of Atlanta, where voters have already approved a transit expansion. Among other things, the plan includes several new bus rapid transit lines, along Ga. 400 and South Fulton Parkway, as well as arterial rapid transit routes. The county commissioners and mayors are evaluating the options to pursue a transit expansion that would submit to voters a plan to implement a transit sales tax. A sales tax increase of up to 0.2% would pay for new transit lines outside the City of Atlanta. These routes could include: »» Bus rapid transit lines on Ga. 400, Holcomb Bridge Road, U.S. 29 and South Fulton Parkway. The lines would run on dedicates bus lanes or on the express lanes the Georgia Department of Transportation plans to build on Ga. 400.

»» Arterial rapid transit lines on Roswell Road, Old Milton Parkway, Ga. 141, Fulton Industrial Boulevard and Camp Creek Parkway. The buses would operate in regular traffic, but would have pullouts at transit stops and would get priority at traffic signals to keep them moving.

MARTA has agreed to pay the operating costs of new bus rapid transit lines along Ga. 400 and South Fulton Parkway out of its existing 1 percent sales tax revenue. The additional 0.2% sales tax under consideration would help pay for capital and operational costs for the new lines, including the acquisition of rights-of-way and construction of transit 22 stops and stations LINK 2018 – San Diego Region Border Crossings

While there are three main land ports of entry (LPOE) within the San Diego MSA, the busiest by far is at San Ysidro. This LPOE facilitates the crossing of 60,000 cars and 32,000 pedestrians each day, and the number of cars is expected to increase by 87% by the year 2030. In addition to supporting people crossing the border in both directions, the border supports an economically rich megaregion. Roughly 4,000 commercial trucks cross the border daily in both directions carrying $1.4 billion in goods and services. The San Ysidro border facilitates the trade of $150.6 million in total trade by rail. In addition to the economic activity crossing the border, there is a great deal of social capital being shared, too. San Ysidro teachers estimate that as many as 1,000 students in the district come up from Tijuana each day to attend San Diego schools.

To keep up with the activity and stress on the facilities, the San Ysidro LPOE is being expanded and modernized. The update, scheduled to be complete in 2019, will add 38 vehicle inspection booths and realign I-5 with El Chaparral on the Mexico side. A new bidirectional pedestrian bridge, PedWest, opened in 2016 to reduce pedestrian wait times.

23 LINK 2018 – San Diego Region ntributors, and the GIS User Community eetMap co 12 Miles y Pacific Ocean olle Tr 54 Mile s MT S (light rail) 3 06 ea, Esri (T hailand), MapmyIndia, NGCC, © OpenStr ) r ng), Esri Ko MTS Bus Rapi d Transit (B RT 59 Miles Ko 12 Miles TD Sprinter 22 Miles NC (light rail) 3 06 NRCan, Esri Japan, METI, China (Hong e T P, TD Coast 41 Miles NC (commuter rail) ype Agency & T MARTA (heavy rail) 48 Miles s: Esri, HERE, DeLorme, USGS, Intermap, INCREMEN ansit System – 24 ce Tr Sour LINK 2018 – San Diego Region

Light Rail MTS and NCTD both operate light rail lines. The NCTD Sprinter carries passengers east from Oceanside to Escondido, connecting the north county communities and employment centers along highway 78. The MTS light rail system is called the trolley. Operational since 1981, the trolley has four lines, and provided 39.6 million trips in 2016 along 54.3 miles of rail. The Blue line runs from the Mexican border into downtown and Old Town, which are major Trolley hubs. The Orange line runs from downtown to eastern parts of San Diego (El Cajon and Lemon Grove). The Green line takes passengers from old town through Mission Valley, San Diego State University, and finally to Santee. Lastly, the Silver line provides connectivity around downtown to all three lines and to Petco Park, the home of the San Diego Padres. A growing demand for transit and more green transportation options has MTS pursuing expansion. The Mid-Coast Trolley project, begun in 2016 with primarily federal funding, will extend the Blue line from Old Town into University City and UCSD. It will also focus on mobility hubs to increase connectivity between the Trolley to other Commuter Rail transportation services. Commuter trains provide transportation to areas adjacent to San Diego. The NCTD Coaster connects north county Annual Rail Trips by Atlanta and communities to downtown San Diego. For passengers heading north, the NCTD Coaster and Amtrak’s Pacific San Diego Transit Providers, 2016 Surfliner provide service to San Luis Obispo via Los Angeles NCTD – 4.2 million and Santa Barbara. The Surfliner is thend 2 busiest Amtrak corridor in the U.S., carrying more than 2.6 million MTS – 39.6 million passengers in 2015. MARTA – 71.9 million 25 I-15 Corridor: BRT Since LINK 2001 Rapid Transit Map On the 2001 LINK trip to San Diego, participants learned plans to deploy Bus Rapid Transit in areas where rail might be too expensive. San Diego leaders were in the early scoping phases of creating

Escondido BRT corridors along the I-15 Express Lanes (HOV lanes), and the South Bay area connecting Escondido Transit Center communities to the south with the Otay Mesa

LINK 2018 – San Diego Region border crossing and to transit and employment 15 hubs downtown and in the north part of the region. 78 Del Lago Transit Station I-15 RAPID Service Corridor The I-15 Express Lanes, stations, and direct access San Diego County ramps are now fully constructed along the corridor, completing the infrastructure necessary for Rapid, P a Rancho Bernardo the Bus Rapid Transit system that launched in 2014. c Transit Station i f i c Rapid greatly expands the previous Premium Poway O Express system that previously used the Express c e 56 Lanes during peak-hour commutes. Rapid runs a more frequently, for longer hours and to more n Miramar College 67 56 Transit Station Sabre Springs/Peñasquitos places, connecting residential areas with major Mira 15 Transit Station 5 Mesa employment and activity centers. Sorrento Valley Mira Mesa Blvd. Gilman Transit Center (UC San Diego) South Bay Rapid Service Corridor

d. r R irama Dr. M Construction began in 2016 on the South Bay Village La Jolla Rapid transit corridor in Chula Vista. The newest MCAS Miramar University addition to the Rapid system, South Bay Rapid will UTC Transit Center City 52 Santee 52 include 11 stations along its 21-mile route. It will Cl airemont Mesa Blvd. Kearny connect residents to employment and activity 805 163 67 Mesa Gillespie Field centers, as well as neighborhoods in downtown The Boulevard City of Montgomery 15 Field Transit Plaza on El and the South Bay, and provide access to the San Diego Cajon El Cajon Blvd. 125 U.S./Mexico port of entry at Otay Mesa. 5 SDSU South Bay Rapid will follow a long-planned transit 8 City Heights route to go north on SR 125 from the Otay Mesa

163 Transit Plaza on University Ave. 94 border crossing, then west through eastern Chula

San Diego International Vista. It will continue north in the carpool lanes Airport 15 94 94 on I-805, and then west on SR 94 into Downtown Downtown 125

282 San Diego. South Bay Rapid will have a direct Coronado 75 75 Santa Fe Depot connection to the I-805 carpool lanes via a Direct Legend 125 Access Ramp (DAR) at East Palomar Street. # Interstate Highways National 54 City State Route Hightways 75 South Bay Rapid will utilize dedicated transit- Major Arterials Rapid Route: 235 only lanes, traffic signal priority, limited station All Day — Every Day Chula Rapid Route 237: Vista stops, and real-time passenger information. Service Weekdays — Peak Hours 5

Rapid Express Commuter Routes: 125 along the corridor will be provided at 10-minute Weekdays — Peak Hours frequencies during peak commute hours, and Rapid Transit Station / Center 75 every 15 minutes during mid-day. It’s funded Direct Access Ramps Brown Field Imperial Municipal Airport COASTER & Amtrak Beach 905 through TransNet, a regional half-cent sales tax for Sprinter 905 11 Naval Outlying Landing Field local transportation projects. It will be operated by Trolley Imperial Beach San Diego 5 26 ORDER NORTH US/MEXICO B No Scale ORDER MTS and is expected to go into service later this year. Airports US/MEXICO B

General Abelardo L. Rodriguez International Airport LINK 2018 – San Diego Region South Bay Rapid South Bay Rapid

The planned South Bay Rapid transit service will utilize the new high occupancy vehicle (HOV) Vista Rd. Direct connectors are roadways that Linda Rdd..link HOV lanes on one freeway to lanes along Interstate 805 (I-805) Friars Rd.another. A direct connector at State to connect the Otay Mesa Port Route 94 (SR 94) is planned as part of Entry and DowntownLa San MMesaMesa of a separate project to help Diego via eastern Chula Vista. d. maintain consistent traffic speed ElE Cajon Blvd. The rapid and reliable transit El Cajon within the HOV lanes.* system’s upscale, high-fre quency San service will have signal priority and use dedicated lanes to ensure faster travel times and

Diego 5 4

t fewer stops.

h

S

t . Lemon Grove HOV Lanes SR 94/I-805 Direct HOV lanes have been constructed in Downtown Rapid Connector (future) the center of the freeway between East Stations Palomar Street and the I-805/SR 15 interchange. The new lanes provide . Market St South County travelers with expanded 47th Street transportation choices to bypass Imperial Ave. Station (future) congestion, improving travel times for

E carpoolers, vanpoolers, motorcycles,

u

4 c

7 and solo drivers in permitted

l

i

t d

h d.

R clean-air vehicles. A Coronado S ey v l

t al e . V . ise Parad

National A new Direct Access Ramp (DAR) is E. Plaza Blvd. under construction at East Palomar Street in Chula Vista. DARs connect East Plaza City surface streets directly to HOV lanes in In-Line Transit Stations Boulevard the center median, allowing carpoolers, Station (future) vanpoolers, solo drivers in permitted clean-air vehicles, motorcycles, and tor Valley R New transit stations will be water Rd. c d. Sweet 30th St. transit vehicles to enter the HOV lanes constructed in the center of the without having to navigate through the . freeway at H Street in Chula Vista, freeways general purpose lanes. This East Plaza Boulevard in National onita Rd will help improve travel times and City, and 47th Street in San Diego. B

reduce congestion. These stops will provide convenient H Street Transit

Station (future) E E St. a access to the high-frequency South s t Bay and reduce travel times LLomas VVerded s l Rapid a k

by eliminating the need for transit t. Station e E. H S Town P

vehicles to exit the freeway.* H St. kw Center Dr. y. Tele graph Heritage Canyon Rd.

Station Santa Venetia

Station Chula Park & Rides L St.

irch Rd.

B Otay Ranch Town

To provide travelers and carpoolers Vista Heritage L a Center Station with a convenient location to leave their . Rd. wy M cars, Park & Rides will be constructed Pk e East Palomar d Millenia Palomar St. pic i along the South Bay route. a Station Rapid Olym Oran Street Station R Construction is already underway on ge Ave. d . the East Palomar Street Park & Ride, adjacent to the DAR and transit station. Village 9/ Main St. University Station Additional parking is planned near the Herita in-line transit stations at East Plaza (future)

Boulevard and H Street.* g e P alm Ave. Rd Ocean V . San ie

w Ysidro Blvd. 805 H ill s Pk La Imperial w Otay Brown Field y Media . Municipal Airport Valley Rd. Rd. Beach Otay Mesa Rd.

onal Otay Mesa International San Ysidro Internati Transit Center San Diego Transit Center MEXICO

27 LINK 2018 – San Diego Region

28 LINK 2018 – San Diego Region

Military

San Diego is home to about 105,000 active duty personnel, Camp Pendleton is today one of the Department of Defense’s the largest concentration of military assets in the world. It is busiest training installations. The base’s varied topography, home to the U.S. Navy’s Pacific Fleet and more than one- combined with its amphibious training areas, inland training third of the combat power of the U.S. Marine Corps. There ranges and airspace, offers maximum flexibility for Marine are five major installations in the San Diego region: Marine Air Ground Task Forces and other service units that require Corps Air Station Miramar, Marine Corps Base Camp a realistic combat training environment. Each year, more Pendleton, Naval Base Point Loma, Naval Base Coronado, than 40,000 active-duty and 26,000 reserve military personnel and Naval Base San Diego. Sixty percent of the ships in the from all services use Camp Pendleton’s many ranges and U.S. Naval fleet are in San Diego and one-third of the training facilities to maintain and sharpen their combat skills. Marine Corps’ active duty force. More than one-fourth of Today, Camp Pendleton is home to the 1st Marine the region’s jobs are attributed to the military. Expeditionary Force and two of its major subordinate commands — the 1st Marine Division and 1st Force Navy Service Support Group. Naval Base San Diego is the largest U.S. naval base. In 1922, acting Secretary of the Navy, Theodore Roosevelt Jr., established the facility as the U.S. Destroyer Base, San Diego. The base then expanded heavily during World War II. Today, the Naval Station is the principal homeport of the U.S. Pacific Fleet. Marines The Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego opened in 1921, establishing the first permanent Marine installation in the region. With more than 125,000 acres of varied 29 terrain and 17.1 miles of shoreline, Marine Corps Base Riverside San Diego

Orange

San Diego Camp Pendleton LINK 2018 – San Diego Region

Impact on the Region San Diego is home to about 105,000 active duty personnel and more than 240,000 veterans. The majority of the region’s active duty personnel and their families do not live in on-base housing. The integration of active duty and veteran families into San Diego communities puts the military impact close at hand for San Diego residents.

In addition, the military supports an extensive defense contracting industry in the region, which has a sizeable economic impact. The defense industry represents one of every five jobs in the region in a wide array of fields, such as unmanned vehicles, robotics, cybersecurity, and shipbuilding. MCAS Miramar »» $25 billion in direct spending related to defense sent to San Diego County in 2017 – approximately $7,600 for each county resident USMC Recruit »» Spending generated an estimated $50 billion of Depot gross regional product (GRP) for San Diego San Diego County in 2017 (22% of GRP). Naval »» Military generated more than 340,000 of the region’s Naval Base total jobs in 2017, up from 300,000 jobs in 2016. Base San Point Loma Diego »» $22 billion of income generated from direct and Naval Base Pacific Ocean multiplier effects of military-linked spending. Coronado

015M020 iles

30 San Diego Military Bases Tijuana Sources: Esri, HERE, DeLorme, USGS, Intermap, INCREMENT P, NRCan, Esri Japan, METI, Esri China (Hong Kong), Esri Korea,Esri (Thailand), MapmyIndia, NGCC, © OpenStreetMapcontributors, and the GIS User Community LINK 2018 – San Diego Region

Economy and Workforce

San Diego’s regional economy is anchored by three main sectors: Tourism, Military/Defense, and an Innovation San Diego Region Fortune 500 Companies sector focused on life sciences, communications, cleantech, Sempra Energy and software development. Qualcomm

Fortune 500 Companies: Atlanta Region Fortune 500 Companies While the region is one of America’s innovation powerhouses The Home Depot and a hive of start-up activity and venture capital investment, United Parcel Service San Diego has struggled to attract big companies — or, for The Coca-Cola Company that matter, to keep the growing companies that start there. Years of corporate acquisitions have left the impression Delta Air Lines that San Diego’s biotech industry is a farm team for East The Southern Company Coast and European pharmaceutical giants. Amazon is Genuine Parts Company expanding its local office but left San Diego off its list of First Data Corporation finalists for its second headquarters. SunTrust Banks Veritiv “We think of ourselves as a very innovative community that does a lot of start-ups and creates the companies of PulteGroup tomorrow,” said Jerry Sanders, mayor of San Diego from HD Supply Holdings 2005 to 2012 and now chief executive of the San Diego AGCO Regional Chamber of Commerce. “We have a pretty good NCR Corporation idea that once they get a certain size, they may be gone.” Asbury Automotive Group Intercontinental Exchange 31 San Diego: Home of Qualcomm Qualcomm, the world’s foremost manufacturer of smartphone chips, is San Diego’s largest employer. With 13,000 local employees whose salaries average $105,000, Qualcomm generates about $7.4 billion, or 3.6%, of the region’s annual economic output.

Along with powering the region’s economy, the company is also one of the area’s biggest benefactors. Irwin Jacobs,

LINK 2018 – San Diego Region co-founder and first CEO of Qualcomm, is a prolific philanthropist whose name is on the engineering school and the medical center of the University of California San Diego (UCSD), along with a food bank, a music center, a contemporary art museum, and a playhouse.

A position on the UCSD faculty brought Jacobs to San Diego in 1966. Two years later, he founded his first company, Linkabit, that helped clients like NASA solve deep-space telecommunications problems, and later began designing and building circuit boards, chips, and other components.

Linkabit engineers frequently moved on to seed new companies in the area, creating an entrepreneur-based ecosystem similar to Silicon Valley’s. Jacobs left Linkabit in 1985 and joined a group of former colleagues to create Qualcomm.

This dynamic that supports entrepreneurs and startups is critical to San Diego’s economic future. Since then, Qualcomm has provided a critical mass of engineers and investment that maintains the entrepreneurial dynamic driving the region’s economy. “Cities are incubators for new ideas, but when the idea gets sufficiently mature, it moves on,” said Edward Glaeser, a Harvard economist who studies cities. “The important thing is that San Diego keeps on churning out new success stories and never becomes too dependent on any one company.”

Unemployment Rates San Diego MSA Atlanta MSA

12 10.6 10.7 10.2 10.2 10.1 9.8 10 8.7 8.4 8 7.7 7.6 6.8 7.1 6.4 6 6 5.4 5 5.2 4.8 4.6 4.7 4.1 3.7 4

2

0 32 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 Tourism Innovation LINK 2018 – San Diego Region With more than 70 miles of coastline, state of the art hotel San Diego’s innovation economy is anchored by established and convention spaces, and a growing arts and culture sector, life science, communications, cleantech, and software industries. San Diego is positioned as one of the top visitor and convention The region’s military presence has generated innovation in destinations in the world. Tourism employs more than information technology and communications, as military 197,000 and represents 13% of the region’s job base. contracts attract civilians and military personnel to help meet the military’s technological needs. The other major The Atlanta region also has a tourism industry driven by component of the region’s innovation economy is in conventions and meetings. In 2017, Atlanta ranked 4th in scientific research and the life sciences. the U.S. for meeting destinations, behind Orlando, Las Vegas and Chicago, and right ahead of San Diego, which ranked 5th. Atlanta's leisure and entertainment industry represents approximately 287,000 jobs in the Atlanta region, 11% of the region’s job base. Military – Related Industries San Diego is home to the largest concentration of military assets in the world and the largest federal military workforce in the country. Approximately 140,000 members of the Navy, Marine Corps, Reserves, Coast Guard, and civilians currently work in San Diego County for the Department of Defense, Department of Homeland Security, or Veterans Administration. Independent research institutes in San Diego receive more This presence means that San Diego is also home to a NIH research funding and generate more patents than considerable number of defense companies, such as ViaSat, counterparts in any metro area in the U.S. General Dynamics NASSCO, and Boeing. In 2016, the region saw nearly $9 billion in procurement contracts, making Notable Institutions: San Diego County second only to Fairfax County, Virginia, »» Scripps Research Institute – breakthrough in total defense spending. biological research, specifically in Alzheimer’s and HIV/AIDS The Defense Cluster »» J. Crain Venter Institute – mapped the General Dynamics NASSCO is the only full-service human genome shipyard and builder on the West Coast. Employing more »» Salk Institute for Biological Studies – focused than 3,000 San Diegans, this privately-owned yard builds on finding cures, including cancer and and repairs both defense and commercial vessels. infectious disease

Jobs supported by NASSCO and other defense-related employers include uniformed military, federal government The clustering of scientific research institutes in the region is employees, and defense contractors, as well as employees the backbone of this sector, as the region is home to more than in healthcare, engineering, construction, hospitality, 80 independent and university-affiliated research institutes and tourism. and more than 1,100 life sciences companies. These research institutes provide the life sciences cluster with breakthrough San Diego’s defense cluster continues to play a critical technologies that fuel growth and product development. role in the region’s economy. The influx of military personnel and defense contractors contributes to the Major pharmaceutical companies including Eli Lilly, Pfizer, region’s highly skilled and technical workforce, supporting GlaxoSmithKline, and Takeda maintain a presence in San local entrepreneurs in product development and the Diego to foster collaboration with these research institutes, commercialization of defense technology. As a result, universities, and small biotechnology companies. The emerging industries like unmanned systems and region is also home to an advanced manufacturing cluster, cybersecurity are burgeoning in San Diego. which produces pharmaceuticals, medical devices, and other products developed from the R&D sector. 33 The emergence of the life science cluster was no accident. Its presence in San Diego is due to the intentional planning of civic leaders who wanted to grow their economy with a focus on clean industries. San Diego philanthropist Ellen Browning Scripps founded the Scripps Research Institute in 1924 as a small clinic focused on diabetes research and treatment. Today, it is the largest independent research institute in the country. Lab Space Shopping Malls The amount of lab space exceeds the total square

LINK 2018 – San Diego Region footage of shopping malls, which has profound implications for construction jobs, maintenance jobs, and an array of service jobs that tend to aggregate around industrial and science parks.

Producing a Skilled Workforce

San Diego’s high tech and scientific economy is supported by a highly skilled workforce that is drawn to the region by military or research positions, or is educated in the region’s Scripps also led the push to bring a research university colleges and universities. specializing in science and technology to the region. The city offered land to the University of California for a new UCSD and San Diego State University are the region’s largest campus that would specialize in graduate research programs universities, each in excess of 30,000 students. UCSD continues focused in science and technology. The University of to produce a highly skilled research and tech workforce. And California San Diego (UCSD) was authorized in 1956, the with total annual research funding of more than $1billion, first university in California to be designed as a graduate it has launched more than 650 companies either directly by institution, with undergraduate programs added later. university faculty, staff, and alumni, or by licensing technology produced by researchers. In 2017, UCSD-related companies Following the opening of UCSD and the development of produced an estimated $32.4 billion in total annual sales in the polio vaccine, the City of San Diego donated 27 acres San Diego County. adjacent to Scripps and UCSD to the Salk Institute for Biological Studies Seeing the potential for growth in the life University R&D Funding, 2016 sciences sector, the city zoned the Torrey Pines Mesa area for the development of science and technology research activities. #7 UCSD – $1B Today, UCSD and the major independent institutes form a #25 Georgia Tech – $688M dense concentration of research and development that has helped create hundreds of companies in that sector. More than #35 Emory University – $552M 26,000 people now work around the Torrey Pines Mesa. Atlanta’s innovation economy includes clusters in Bioscience and Health IT, Financial Technology, and in Supply Chain and Advanced Manufacturing. Most of the in the nation Atlanta region’s patenting activity is in Technology, in patents Bioscience and Health sectors. Supply Chain Logistics is the fastest growing sector for patent activity, increasing patents 45% between 2014-2015. San Diego ranks second in the nation in patent intensity (patents per thousand employees). In 2015, San Diego was granted 3.9 patents per STEM Degrees (2014) thousand employees. Metro Atlanta - 10,000 STEM degrees 34 San Diego Region – 6,000 STEM degree LINK 2018 – San Diego Region San Diego Workforce Partnership Hourglass Economy The San Diego region is served by a single workforce HIGH Innovation (Life Sciences) development organization – the San Diego Workforce Average Annual Pay $170,000 Partnership (SDWP). The Workforce Partnership is the federal Workforce Development Board for the City and County of San Diego, serving as the matchmaker between job seekers LOW Tourism: and job creators. By understanding the needs of both employers Average Annual Pay $22,700 and residents, the SDWP tries to align the region’s workforce services and educational programs to help job seekers achieve their vocational goals and employers have the necessary Many organizations are working together to grow the number local talent pool. of people who are acquiring the knowledge, skills, and abilities San Diego’s workforce system focuses on five priority sectors needed to thrive in the area’s high-growth job sectors. for training residents for careers, and connecting employers to a skilled workforce: »» Advanced Manufacturing »» Clean Energy »» Health Care »» Life Sciences »» Information and Communication Technologies (ICT)

SDWP identified and prioritized these sectors because of their significant employment growth and for the opportunity of these sectors to provide self-sufficient wages to San Diegans. SDWP identifies a series of occupations within each sector By prioritizing in this way, the public workforce development and clearly identifies the wage associated with each job and system and the community college system can address one the training or education required for entry. Community of the region’s greatest economic challenges — the hourglass based organizations, school districts, and community economy. San Diego’s employment base consists of high- colleges then promote career pathways in the priority wage earners (highly skilled workers in the defense and sectors and implement work-based learning programs such innovation industries) at the top and low-wage earners (in as internships, job shadowing and pre-apprenticeships. By the region’s large tourism and convention industry) at the creating a ‘ladder of opportunity’ within each sector, San bottom, with few middle-wage earners in between. Diego’s workforce development system is improving access to quality jobs in priority sectors, while creating a pipeline of talent for employers.

Top Five Life Sciences Occupations in San Diego by Educational Attainment and Median Annual Wages*

HIGH SCHOOL DIPOLMA ASSOCIATES DEGREE BACHELOR'S DEGREE OR ABOVE

Package Machine Operators $26,354 Clinical Laboratory Techs $46,842 Biological Technicans $46,821

Team Assembler $26,936 Chemical Technicans $47,549 Scientific Sales Rep. $78,437

Office Clerks $26,354 Engineering Techs $63,190 Medical Scientists $101,296

Customer Service $26,354 Radiologic Technologists $70,242 Operations Managers $104,000

Inspectors & Testers $26,354 Computer Network Software Developers $107,265 Support Specialists $26,354 *assumes full-time annual employment 35 LINK 2018 – San Diego Region

36 LINK 2018 – San Diego Region

The Binational Economy

The greater Cali-Baja megaregion plays a critical role in San assembly in Tijuana. Together, this cross-border region is Diego’s innovation economy and in supporting the region’s home to the largest medical device cluster in the world. diverse workforce needs. Tijuana is also generating a critical portion of the San Diego and Baja California have leveraged NAFTA to skilled workforce needed for this type of binational create a $2.5 billion co-production manufacturing supply economic collaboration. Thanks to a national effort, the chain. Tijuana innovated the ‘maquiladora’ model of number of engineers graduating from Mexican universities manufacturing, which allows for extensions of an American has tripled since 2008. More than 50 universities have been company into Mexico for the purposes of manufacturing or established in Baja California, which invests more in assembly, while the company’s administrative facility education than any other Mexican state. Many of these are remains in the U.S. located in Tijuana, which produces the highest number of engineering graduates in Baja. Originally created by the Mexican government in the 1960s to stimulate industrialization in Northern Mexico, NAFTA Like the workforce, university research is also a cross- provided a boost to maquiladoras in 1994. There are now border collaboration. In 2016, researchers from UCSD more than 750 maquiladora plants operating in Tijuana launched the Cali-Baja Center for Resilient Materials and alone. Systems, creating a partnership between UCSD, the Baja Aerospace Cluster, the Baja Biomedical Devices Cluster, and The ability to efficiently and cost-effectively conduct CANIETI, the Mexican Chamber of Electronics, Telecom and advanced pharmaceutical and medical device manufacturing Information Technologies. in Tijuana is also a key part of the San Diego innovation economy. The cross-border manufacturing model enables The center brings together researchers from UCSD, the the region to manufacture innovations coming from San Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM), and the Center for Scientific Research and Higher Education. It Diego life sciences firms, with the parent companies 37 locating in San Diego and conducting manufacturing and focuses on the development of materials for a wide range of applications, including defense, nuclear, pharmaceutical, larger companies like Sonata Services, a U.S. IT company and aerospace, that can function at ultra-high temperatures, with offices in Asia and Mexico. Sonata’s Mexican under extreme pressures and deformations, radiation, and engineers augment the IT departments at big U.S. other extreme conditions. companies including Cisco, IBM, and golf club maker TaylorMade. David Foos, Sonata’s global operations Beyond manufacturing, many California and U.S. tech manager and a U.S. veteran of five start-ups, says Tijuana companies are hiring engineers and computer programmers has more engineering graduates than nearby San Diego, in Tijuana, supporting the cross-border startup ecosystem. and expects Sonata to triple its number of Tijuana Tijuana Tech incubators like Bit Center cater to the employees in 2018. increasing talent pool by giving a home to startups, as well as LINK 2018 – San Diego Region

38 LINK 2018 – San Diego Region

Affordable Housing

One of the biggest challenges that the San Diego region faces is providing enough affordable housing for residents. Percent of Households that are According to the 2016 American Community Survey, 44% Housing Cost Burdened in of San Diegans spend 30% or more of their income on housing costs, compared to 31% of metro Atlantans. Metro Atlanta Counties Geography Owners Renters Total Housing Cost Burdened = Percent of Population spending 30% Cherokee 17% 35% 21% or more of income on Housing Clayton 25% 46% 36% U.S. – 32% Cobb 20% 43% 29% Atlanta – 31% DeKalb 27% 51% 39% San Diego – 44% Douglas 20% 40% 27%

The affordable housing shortage is part of a broader housing Fayette 24% 43% 28% shortage facing the region. After adjusting for inflation, Fulton 25% 47% 36% median rents have increased 36% in the region since 2000, while renter household incomes have risen only 4%. It is Gwinnett 24% 51% 34% estimated that the San Diego region meets just half of its Henry 24% 39% 29% affordable housing needs for the area’s expected growth, a shortage of about 142,000 units affordable to people who Rockdale 32% 39% 34% 39 currently spend more than 30% of their income on housing. ARC Region 22% 43% 31% Out of the 18 cities that make up the San Diego region, only developers to produce at least 1,000 affordable units over the four have enough affordable housing (Coronado, Lemon Grove, next five years. The $500,000 converted from Neighborhood San Marcos, and Vista). According to a 2011 study by SANDAG, Reinvestment funds will help the county research and explore the city of San Diego alone needs to build more than 38,000 innovative designs to reduce the cost of new affordable units, affordable units for low-income residents by 2020. a major barrier in constructing affordable housing. Recent affordable housing developments have cost between $400,000 State Initiatives in Affordable Housing to $600,000 per unit to construct, largely because land is so expensive. This makes the identification of county-owned In 2017, the state legislature passed 15 new bills in a “housing land critical to the proposal. package” on the last day of its session. As he signed the bills

LINK 2018 – San Diego Region into law, Governor Jerry Brown noted that “things like tough zoning restrictions, requirements for clean air and green City Initiative for Affordable Housing energy, multiple rules for construction, and a variety of other The San Diego City Council is considering a $900 million laws dealing with housing are all good things in themselves. bond measure to build affordable housing in the city. If But, they combine to build up red tape that makes it harder approved by voters, the measure would raise property taxes to build affordable housing.” He believed that these 15 laws an average of $72 per year to pay for approximately 7,500 will help chip away at the challenges the state faces when it subsidized apartments: 2,500 units for the chronically comes to affordable housing production. homeless; 2,500 for low-income families; and 2,500 for veterans, senior citizens, and the disabled. In addition, it One of those bills, Senate Bill 2 by Senator Toni Atkins of San would provide matching funds that should help the city Diego, creates a permanent source of funding for affordable secure more of the state money available for affordable housing by imposing fees of up to $225 on certain real-estate housing and homelessness projects. If the state housing transactions, such as mortgage refinancing (home and bond passes later this year, San Diego will need additional commercial real estate purchases would not be subject to local matching funds to access those dollars. the fee). It should generate $1.2 billion over the next five years, and would raise a total of $5.8 billion by adding The City bond measure was approved for further consideration federal, local, and private matching funds, according to at the February meeting of the Council Rules Committee, committee estimates. and is expected to be considered by the full Council in July or August for placement on the November ballot. The 2017 housing package also addresses issues such as simplifying the creation of infill development, streamlining the process for developing affordable housing projects, and empowering local governments to enforce affordable housing goals.

In 2018, voters will decide if a housing bond for the state is needed. A survey performed by the Public Policy Institute of California showed that 64% of those polled favored building more affordable housing in their cities. County Initiative for Affordable Housing In June 2017, San Diego County announced a $25 million affordable housing plan focused on building, renovating, and acquiring affordable housing, and stemming the growing tide of homelessness in the region. Along with identifying county properties that could be redeveloped for affordable housing, the plan would establish an affordable housing investment pool, and transfer $500,000 from the county’s Neighborhood Reinvestment account to its Health and Human Services Agency to underwrite pre-development and planning activities for potential sites.

40 The $25 million investment pool in the plan comes from unallocated reserves, and will allow the county to work with LINK 2018 – San Diego Region 46% Lands Conserved 6% Lands Millitary Non 43% Lands Conserved 5% India n Reservation Land Use Barriers

Beyond the legislative barriers to alleviating barriers to Beyond the legislative land significant crisis are housing Diego’s San and growth fast of use barriers in the forms the Pacific as such constraints, geographic and border, Ocean, the U.S.-Mexico Of all the challenges. topographical numerous the region parts of in the unincorporated land 33% is only development, for prime is that for land public is rest The owned. privately tribal or lands. recreation and conservation already is land the incorporated of Much unavailable. and developed to constraints resource alsonatural are There part of As availability. water as such consider, 80% wants county Diego San General Plan, its the County within built new development of boundary ensure to (CWA) Authority Water new developments. for supply water adequate an 41

LINK 2018 – San Diego Region

42 LINK 2018 – San Diego Region

Homelessness

While California and San Diego are creating legislation to In 2017, the CoC merged with the San Diego Regional Task address affordable housing, there is simultaneous work being Force on the Homeless (RTFH) to expand their collective done to address the homelessness crisis. As of late 2017, San portfolio of services. Together, the CoC and the RTFH bring Diego County is home to the fourth largest population of together data, insights, strategic planning, and coordinated homeless people in the U.S., behind New York, Los Angeles, resources toward the goal of ending homelessness in San Diego. and Seattle. After the organizational merger, the collaborative brought in Gordon Walker to lead their efforts. Walker had great San Diego Mayor Kevin Faulconer identified homelessness success in reducing chronic homelessness in the state of as a top priority in his 2018 State of the City address. Some Utah through their housing first policy, reducing the number initiatives include: of chronically homeless people in Utah by 91% from 2005 to 2015. »» a Housing Navigation Center to act as an entry point for homeless services; To better understand homelessness in San Diego, the RFTH »» the Housing Our Heroes program to provide housing takes a single-day snapshot of the homeless population each to homeless veterans; year, covering 4,000 square miles and 600 census tracts. Data is collected on clients (veterans, youth, families, etc.) and »» and a Housing First plan to provide an ecosystem of on service providers to provide a better understanding of services supporting the homeless population. the region’s needs. In the 2017 snapshot (called a Point-in- Working alongside the mayor is a network of homeless service Time Count), there were 9,116 homeless persons in San providers called the San Diego Continuum of Care (CoC). Diego County. This amounted to a 5% increase region- Annually, the CoC receives $17 million to provide important wide from the 2016 Point-in-Time Count. This included a resources and help the homeless population find a more 13.8% increase in the unsheltered population and a 6.3% stable housing situation and become more self-sufficient. decrease in the sheltered homeless population. 43 The study also explored the demographic make-up and vulnerabilities of the region’s homeless population. Homelessness in Atlanta »» The snapshot showed that 69% of unsheltered homeless Homelessness has been declining in Atlanta, the are male and 61% are white. Of the unsheltered homeless region, and the state since the Great Recession. The individuals in the MSA, 32% are chronically homeless. most dramatic declines have been in the city of Atlanta »» 61% of the homeless population within the MSA live where approximately 60% of the homeless count can in the city of San Diego. be found. Atlanta’s city-only 2017 Point in Time Count, showed 3572 homeless individuals. This is a »» Almost 2/3 of the unsheltered population that was 12% decline from 2016 and a 40% decline since 2011. surveyed had been in jail, prison, or juvenile hall. LINK 2018 – San Diego Region The unsheltered count has decreased by two thirds since 2011. Since 2013 the count of chronically homeless has declined 61%, as has the homeless Chronically Homeless = veterans count. An individual with a disabling condition or family headed by an individual with a disabling condition that is homeless and resides in a place not meant for human habitation, a safe haven, or in an emergency shelter, and has been homeless and residing in such place for at least one year, or on at least four occasions in the last 3 years for an aggregate of 12 months.

Hepatitis A Outbreak San Diego saw an outbreak of Hepatitis A last summer that developed into a public health emergency. Similar to outbreaks in Los Angeles and Santa Cruz in recent years, this was due to unsanitary conditions in growing homeless This success has many contributors, but it can be encampments. The outbreak killed 20 people and infected measured from 2002 when Mayor Shirley Franklin 570 others in San Diego County. asked the United Way of Greater Atlanta to form a commission to study and recommend actions for the city to take. That resulted in the formation of the Regional Commission on Homelessness (RCOH). The leadership of the RCOH and generous support of private philanthropy coupled with consistent public will, supplied by Mayor Franklin and her successor Mayor Kasim Reed, are all factors in Atlanta’s success.

In 2017, Mayor Reed responded to a challenge from the RCOH and the United Way to match private commitments with public funds resulting in a $50 The spread of Hepatitis caused Governor Jerry Brown to million public private partnership called HomeFirst declare a state of emergency in October, and led to the Atlanta. HomeFirst plans to leverage an additional $60 creation of several permanent tent shelters through the million of state and federal funds for a total of $110 Alpha Project organization. As part of their Housing First million to double down on successful strategies and program, the tents house more than 700 individuals for up to fill in the gaps. The goal is to make homelessness in 120 days as they undergo a transition into more permanent Atlanta rare, brief and non-recurring. Similar housing. In addition, San Diego installed more than 100 partnerships are in early stages in four surrounding hand-washing stations, a dozen toilets, and began spraying counties: Dekalb, Cobb, Gwinnett and Fulton. the streets and sidewalks with a bleach solution to kill disease-causing bacteria. The combined housing and 44 sanitation efforts have led to a decrease in the infection rate. LINK 2018 – San Diego Region

Smart City, Mobility and Autonomous Vehicles

Just as San Diego is a leader in the innovation economy, it city services. Some of the Smart City programs and is an epicenter of Smart City technology and innovation. It projects include: was the only U.S. city featured in the National Geographic »» Cleantech San Diego and the city of San Diego Channel’s documentary series “World’s Smart Cities.” It was installed 3,000 adaptive LED street lights downtown – chosen for the documentary for its strong technology sector one of the first deployments of this technology in and entrepreneurial economy, along with its green practices, the country. smart public planning, and unparalleled quality of life. »» It was announced in 2017 that San Diego will become A “smart city” is an urban area that collects electronic data a “2030 District” – an urban area where the private to more efficiently manage assets and resources. The smart sector and local builders commit to sustainability and city concept integrates information and communication economic growth. The goal is to cut in half the energy, technology to ensure that a city is prepared to meet challenges water, and transportation emissions in participating and stay connected to its citizens. buildings by 2030. »» The city and GE are upgrading streetlights to reduce Smart City San Diego energy costs by 60%, while also using them to build a digital network that can optimize parking and traffic, Smart City San Diego is a public-private collaboration that enhance public safety, and track air quality. The includes the City of San Diego, San Diego Gas & Electric, deployment of 3,200 smart sensors will be the largest General Electric, the University of California, San Diego, city-based deployment of an “Internet of Things” and CleanTech San Diego. Its objective is to improve the platform in the world. region’s energy independence, to increase the use of electric vehicles, to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, and to leverage »» The city of San Diego and UCSD are developing and technology to address climate change challenges and improve deploying technologically‐ and analytically‐based solutions to improve infrastructure, services, and other public-sector priorities. 45

»» The Solar-to-EV Project includes five electric vehicle from auto manufacturers and technology companies, (EV) charging stations at the San Diego Zoo that are including Toyota, Qualcomm, Teradata, and DENSO powered by the sun. Launched in 2012 and managed International America Inc. As part of the nationwide pilot, by local power company SDG&E, the charging proving grounds bring together auto makers, cities, public stations use solar energy to charge EVs, store power agencies, and private companies to test autonomous for future use, and provide renewable energy to the vehicles. The test sites will share information and surrounding community. collaborate to develop best practices. Autonomous Vehicle Proving Ground The San Diego region has three distinct proving ground environments:

LINK 2018 – San Diego Region The U.S. Department of Transportation designated the San » Diego region as one of 10 autonomous vehicle (AV) proving » The I-15 Express Lanes, which runs 20 miles from SR grounds in the country, along with places like Pittsburgh, 163 in San Diego to SR 78 in Escondido. The facility is Iowa City, and Central Florida. Public and private one of the USDOT’s pilot sites for an Integrated stakeholders are converging on these proving grounds to Corridor Management system, which allows devise best practices for AV deployment and safety. USDOT individual transportation systems to be operated and also hopes to inform public policy and long-range planning managed as a unified corridor network. It includes to support mobility, sustainability, safety, and economic state-of-the-art features, such as movable barriers in development efforts across the country. the center median, allowing for traffic lanes to be reconfigured, direct access ramps connecting to modern transit stations, new Rapid BRT services, and 10 USDOT Autonomous Vehicle a dynamic tolling system that allows solo drivers to Proving Grounds use the carpool lanes for a fee; »» The South Bay Expressway, operated by SANDAG, is City of Pittsburgh and the Thomas D. Larson 10 miles of tolled road that runs through Eastern Pennsylvania Transportation Institute Chula Vista and provides access to the U.S.-Mexico border. It includes a number of traffic management Texas AV Proving Grounds Partnership assets that make it ideal for AV testing, including U.S. Army Aberdeen Test Center closed circuit TVs and a traffic operations center; »» The City of Chula Vista, which features a typical American Center for Mobility (ACM) urban environment with a network of streets and at Willow Run roadways for watching the interaction between vehicles, pedestrians and transit systems. Contra Costa Transportation Authority (CCTA) and GoMentum Station To ensure the safe testing of AVs in the region, two safety officers will be designated to collaborate with the USDOT. San Diego Association of Governments California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) will have a safety officer assigned to the I-15 Express Lanes and Iowa City Area Development Group the South Bay Expressway. Chula Vista will have a safety officer assigned for testing on local city streets. University of Wisconsin-Madison

Central Florida Automated Vehicle Partners

North Carolina Turnpike Authority

The region’s application for this designation (submitted jointly by the San Diego Association of Governments (SANDAG), the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans), and the City of Chula Vista), highlighted the region’s many advanced transportation features and noted 46 that it has a global reputation as a hub for research and wireless innovation. The application garnered support LINK 2018 – San Diego Region Atlanta AV/Connected Vehicle Projects Over the past year, the city of Atlanta opened metro Atlanta’s most advanced Smart Corridor on North Avenue - which stretches 2.3 miles from the Coca-Cola headquarters and Georgia Tech to the Ponce City Market. The North Avenue Smart Corridor incorporates multiple Smart City technology components designed to facilitate and promote safety for pedestrian and bicycle traffic; use the latest adaptive traffic signals for a safer, more efficient flow of bus and vehicular traffic in real-time conditions; and prioritize fire engines and ambulances traveling along the corridor on emergency response calls. In coordination with GDOT, Renew Atlanta deployed technology and equipment at the 18 signalized intersections along the corridor, including “connected vehicle systems” technology that could allow traffic signals to communicate with autonomous vehicles or with drivers’ smart phones. Renew Atlanta restriped the corridor to support improved safety and the demonstration of Autonomous bus the first to test on North Ave autonomous vehicles that rely on clear road markings and signage Corridor, September 2017 to navigate accurately.

Since the launch of the North Avenue Smart Corridor, there has been a reduction in the 25 percent reduction in the accident rate along the route. The North accident rate Avenue Smart Corridor has earned a National Recognition Award in 25% the American Council of Engineering Companies 2018 Engineering Excellence Awards competition.

Driverless cars will increasingly travel the streets of metro Atlanta. GDOT is implementing a project that will set the stage for driverless cars to travel on the Peachtree Industrial Boulevard and Ponce de Leon Street corridors. This “connected vehicles” technology project will allow roadside traffic signal information to communicate directly with vehicles. The project affects SR 141/Peachtree Road/Peachtree Industrial Blvd. from Roswell Rd (SR 9) to I-285 and SR 8/Ponce de Leon from Juniper St to East Lake Blvd. This includes a total of 54 intersections and 12 ramp meter/freeway locations. All signalized intersections will be made capable of communicating with connected vehicles.

47 LINK 2018 – San Diego Region

48 LINK 2018 – San Diego Region

Resilience Planning and Conservation

As part of California’s long history of promoting environmental to economic development. They argue that the cost of protection, the state and local jurisdictions have implemented environmental reviews and the potential for litigation put a variety of policies and programs to ensure the preservation of development out of reach for some. However, a 2013 study the environment. by the University of Utah found that California’s GDP, available housing, manufacturing outputs, and construction Environmental Regulation activity has grown as fast or faster since CEQA’s passage. Landscape – CEQA Pure Water San Diego California is known for having some of the strictest Another critical element in ensuring San Diego’s prosperous environmental protection laws in the nation, one of the future, is water supply. The region imports 85% of its water most prominent being the California Environmental supply from the Colorado River and the Northern Quality Act (CEQA). California Bay Delta, making it more vulnerable to droughts, natural disasters, and climate change, than other Signed into law by Governor Ronald Reagan in 1970 as a large metros. Pure Water San Diego is a multi-year supplement to the National Environmental Protection Act program with a goal of providing one-third of San Diego’s (NEPA), CEQA provides a framework for state and local water supply locally by 2035. Established in 2017, it uses agencies to analyze and publicly disclose the environmental various treatment technologies to bring waste water to impacts of proposed development projects. It requires drinking-level standards, creating a more sustainable local jurisdictions and developers to adopt all feasible measures water supply. Pure Water San Diego is a model for cities to mitigate environmental impacts, including reviews related facing similar water scarcity challenges. to air quality, biological resources, cultural resources, hydrology, noise, water quality, and more. Tijuana River While many see CEQA as beneficial because it reduces Two notable rivers run through San Diego County: The environmental impacts, critics see it as a regulatory barrier San Diego River and the Tijuana River. The San Diego 49 River runs through the city to the South Bay, and is New Conservation Efforts in surrounded by industrial uses on many sides. the South Bay The Tijuana River’s watershed covers 1,750 square miles, Because of their conservation efforts and affordability, three-fourths of which lies in Mexico, making it a South Bay communities have become a popular place to challenge to regulate its cleanliness when it enters the live in recent years. One large project stemming from this region. The Tijuana River’s headwaters are in the northern growth is the Chula Vista Bayfront Master Plan put forth portion of Baja California. It crosses into the U.S. just five by the Port of San Diego, the City of Chula Vista, and miles before it empties into the Pacific Ocean in the city of Pacifica Companies. In 2012, this plan was approved by the Imperial Beach on the U.S./Mexico border. Coastal Commission as a 535-acre development including LINK 2018 – San Diego Region residential units, hotels, a convention center, retail, office, Tijuana’s sewer system struggles to handle the stress of parks, and open areas. recent population growth, creating the need for binational cooperation to manage the river. The Border Grant Program In addition to prompting development in the area, the City and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) funded of Chula Vista and the project team are increasing vehicle two monitoring programs on the U.S. side of the border in and pedestrian connectivity, and protecting sensitive 2012. Results of the monitoring led to a collaboration of resources with conservation buffers. According to the San the EPA with a variety of partners from both countries to Diego Port Authority, more than 40% of the project area implement an international wastewater treatment plan and will be dedicated to parks, open space, and habitat a South Bay Ocean Outfall to treat the dry weather flows restoration projects. that were discharged into the Tijuana River. A notable project that has sprung from the Bayfront In addition to ensuring the quality of the water, San Diego development is the Bikeway Village, a 2.1-acre bicycling County is working to preserve the Tijuana River through center in Imperial Beach. This project connects to the the Tijuana River National Estuarine Research Reserve. 26-mile Bayshore Bikeway loop around the South Bay. Administered by San Diego State University (SDSU), the Along the bikeway are coffee shops, breweries, surf spots, reserve helps policy makers understand how the river is and more. Imperial Beach Mayor Serge Dedoma believes being managed, and educates the community about the that linking communities will revitalize the South Bay area. environmental benefits of the river and the estuary. Climate Action Plans The passage of AB 32, the California Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006, requires California to reduce its GHG emissions to 1990 levels by 2020 — a reduction of approximately 15% below “business as usual.” AB 32 requires all California cities to develop Climate Action Plans that outline how it will reduce greenhouse gas emissions to meet this statewide limit by 2020. In implementing Climate Action Plans, many jurisdictions in California have decided to reduce emissions beyond the state requirements. The city of San Diego’s Climate Action Plan calls for eliminating half of all greenhouse gas WildCoast emissions in the city, and strives to have all electricity used Founded by Imperial Beach Mayor Serge Dedina in in the city come from renewable sources by 2035. 2000, WildCoast focuses on conserving coastal resources in the U.S. and Mexico. Along with partnering in the Tijuana River National Estuarine Research Reserve, WildCoast works on restoration projects, community engagement across borders, lobbying for conservation policies and sustainable land uses, and clean-up efforts. 50 LINK 2018 – San Diego Region

The North Fulton CID invests in necessary improvements that connect people with projects, add value for businesses and make a positive impact in our community. It is a worthwhile organization, and I am proud to be a part of it as Roswell and all of North Fulton blossom. Steve Massell, Joined 2017

www.northfultoncid.com

51 LINK 2018 – San Diego Region

52

2018 Partnership Gwinnett LINK Ad.indd 1 3/6/18 2:24 PM LINK 2018 – San Diego Region

The HNTB Companies Infrastructure Solutions HNTB Atlanta Contact: Dena Johnston [email protected] | (404) 946-5717 Proud to be Georgia’s partner 191 Peachtree Street NE, Suite 3300 Atlanta, GA 30303 for infrastructure solutions. www.hntb.com

53

LINK 2018 – San Diego Region

Transportation Land Development Environmental Planning Aviation Parking Transit

Atlanta-Midtown Peachtree Corners Alpharetta

Mercedes-Benz Stadium | Atlanta, GA www.kimley-horn.com

54 LINK 2018 – San Diego Region

TRANSPORTATION PROJECTS are what we do.

To Learn More, Visit PerimeterCID.org or Call 770-390-1780

OUR DIFFERENCES HELP US GROW

At Georgia-Pacific, we believe real Sometimes a partnership is all it growth doesn’t happen despite takes to help each partner grow to differences – it happens because of their full potential. Just ask one them. Which is why we actively seek of the thousands of supplier suppliers with diverse backgrounds, partners growing along with us. perspectives and ideas.

www.gp.com

© 20 Georgia-Pacific Corporation. All rights reserved. 18 55 LINK 2018 – San Diego Region Proud to join with our partners across metro Atlanta in growing Georgia's economy.

THANK YOU ATLANTA! YOU MAKE THE ARTS POSSIBLE

LINK 2018 SPONSOR Aerotropolis Atlanta Aerotropolis Atlanta CIDs provide the planning and implementation of 21st Century infrastructure surrounding the world’s most traveled airport.

Cloud-based Security Camera Integration Transit Feasibility and Connectivity Greenway Bike and Pedestrian Planning Gateway Beautification

AeroCIDs.com Learn more at www.acecga.org 56 LINK 2018 – San Diego Region

Connect Conserve Celebrate

Making the most of our EXTRAORDINARY IMPACT • EXEMPLARY SERVICE opportunity to share our Among the preeminent development authorities in the Southeast, the Development community, our world Authority of Fulton County (DAFC) has nanced more than $22 billion in business projects for over 400 businesses and institutions in Fulton County, Georgia. and our lives. DAFC provides taxable and tax-exempt bond nancing and provides assistance in As the state’s largest private company accessing business incentives available through the State of Georgia, Fulton County and the county’s various municipalities. and one of its philanthropic leaders, Cox Enterprises is proud to partner with DAFC is your one-stop shop for business assistance, expansion and relocation in ARC to improve our region’s quality of life. Fulton County. The Authority has served major corporations and iconic institutions such as UPS, Newell Rubbermaid, Invesco, Morehouse College, Hewlett Packard, Cox Enterprises, Turner Broadcasting and Georgia Tech.

Our Family of Businesses 141 Pryor Street S.W., Suite 1031 404-612-8078 Atlanta, Georgia 30303 Email: [email protected] www.Developfultoncounty.com

Creating economic prosperity and vibrant communities for all of Atlanta.

LINK 2018 Sponsor

57 LINK 2018 – San Diego Region SERVING AT THE INTERSECTION OF PUBLIC POLICY & PRIVATE INVESTMENT

ADVOCACY | INFORMATION | EDUCATION

ow in our 33rd year of economic development N and responsible growth, the Council provides advocacy, information and education while we Join the Cobb Chamber. Be a part of our future. address planning, infrastructure and quality of life issues that impact the region and the state.

COUNCILFORQUALITYGROWTH.ORG | @QUALITYGROWTH | 770.813.3381

Done Differently Connecting people and communities A world on the move requires safe and reliable transportation systems that are built to last. We have supported some of the world’s most vibrant cities with mobility solutions that incorporate the latest and most effective technology, while enhancing surrounding Get to know us. communities and the environment. axiscompanies.com

Arcadis. Improving quality of life. Development Design Construction

58 LINK 2018 – San Diego Region Working, through partnership and collaboration, to create and maintain a safe, accessible and livable urban environment by making meaningful improvements in the transportation network and public realm that connect people and places.

What to expect in 2018: > Continued transformation of Peachtree > Completion of East Paces Ferry complete street between GA400 and Roxboro > Advancement of the Park Over GA 400, via new nonprofit organization, from concept to design and funding > Design of Phipps-Wieuca intersection roundabout > Substantial progress on new designs for Piedmont north of Peachtree and Lenox south of Peachtree > Initiation of scoping study for Piedmont/Roswell/ Habersham intersections 4001 Clubland Drive | Marietta, GA 30068 if you would like to learn more, (770) 971-2605 | [email protected] please visit buckheadcid.com, or follow us on Facebook, Linkedin INDIANHILLSCC.COM or twitter @buckheadcid

SVdP Served More Than BCID 3.3125x4.25.indd 1 125,000125,000 3/7/18 10:23 AM Individuals in 2017 Over 200 TONS VINNY’S MARKET OF FOOD Via 41 Pantries Over $6.3 MILLION In Emergency Aid Over $3.6 MILLION In In-Kind Clothing, Furniture, & Food find us on: www.svdpgeorgia.org 59 McGuireWoods Proud to Consulting, LLC Proudly Supports the support the Atlanta Regional Commission Atlanta Regional LINK 2018 – San Diego Region Leadership Programs Commission and the LINK trip.

100 Peachtree Street, N.W. | Suite 2200 Atlanta, GA 30303

100 consultants | 13 offices www.mwcllc.com

60 LINK 2018 – San Diego Region 2018 LINK Participants

Marsha Anderson Bomar Kerry Armstrong Executive Director Chairman Gateway85 CID Atlanta Regional Commission

Chris Appleton Robert Ashe III Executive Director Chairman, Board of Directors WonderRoot MARTA

Heather Aquino Eddie Ausband Deputy Executive Director Managing Partner State Road and Tollway Authority Revanta Financial Group, LLC 61 LINK 2018 – San Diego Region Jennifer Ball John Berry Vice President, Planning and Economic Development CEO Central Atlanta Progress St. Vincent de Paul Georgia

Joe Bankoff Claudia Bilotto Chair, Sam Nunn School Intl Affairs Vice President /Atlanta Area Manager Georgia Tech WSP USA

Deisha Barnett Kali Boatright Senior Vice President, Brand Communications President Metro Atlanta Chamber Greater North Fulton Chamber

62 LINK 2018 – San Diego Region

Eric Bosman Moses Brown Associate President Kimley-Horn MMHB and Associates

Jim Brooks Richard Brownlow Executive Director Vice President Evermore CID Jacobs Engineering

Walter Brown LaKeitha Carlos President Chief of Staff Bright Sun Capital DeKalb County Government

63 LINK 2018 – San Diego Region Eric Clarkson Jeff Davidman Mayor Vice President- State and Local Government Affairs City of Chamblee Delta Air Lines, Inc.

Dean Collins Clark Dean Managing Partner Senior Managing Director Axis Companies, Inc Transwestern

Robert Dallas Audra Dial Board Member Managing Partner MARTA Kilpatrick Townsend

64 LINK 2018 – San Diego Region

Michele Egan Rob Garcia Vice President Division CEO For Momentum Synovus

Amir Farokhi Evangeline George City Councilmember Public Affairs Manager City of Atlanta Uber

James Franklin David Gill CEO President and CEO TechBridge Henry County Chamber of Commerce

65 LINK 2018 – San Diego Region Kevin Green Michael Halicki President & CEO Executive Director Midtown Alliance Park Pride

Todd Greene Ann Hanlon VP, Community and Economic Development Executive Director Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta Perimeter Community Improvement Districts

Kevin Greiner Freda Hardage President and CEO Board Member - Vice Chair Gas South MARTA

66 LINK 2018 – San Diego Region

Edward J. Hardin Kimberly Hudgins Founding Partner Director of Government Relations Rogers & Hardin LLP HNTB Corporation

Liz Hausmann Tim Hynes Commissioner President Fulton County Government Clayton State University

Doug Hooker John Izard Executive Director Executive Director Atlanta Regional Commission Cushman & Wakefield

67 LINK 2018 – San Diego Region Sonji Jacobs Anne Kaiser AVP, Corporate Communications and Public Relations Vice President, Community & Economic Development Cox Enterprises Georgia Power Company

Nancy Johnson Dan Kaufman President & CEO President & CEO Urban League of Greater Atlanta Gwinnett Chamber of Commerce

Nick Juliano Stacey Key Public Affairs Manager, Southeast Board Member Uber Technologies Georgia Department of Transportation

68 Katie Kirkpatrick Daveitta Knight Chief Policy Officer VP, Georgia Transportation Operations Manager Metro Atlanta Chamber Jacobs

Sarah Kirsch Glenn Kurtz Executive Director Director of Parking ULI Atlanta Georgia Institute of Technology

Eloisa Klementich Steven Labovitz President & CEO Partner Invest Atlanta Dentons LINK 2018 – San Diego Region Debra Lam Jun Lin Managing Director, Smart Cities CEO Georgia Tech US-China Cultral Exchange

Dana Lemon Andy Macke Board Member Vice President, External Affairs Georgia Department of Transportation Comcast

Jeff Lewis Misti Martin Board Member President Georgia Department of Transportation Cherokee Office of Economic Development

70 LINK 2018 – San Diego Region

Nick Masino Helen McSwain Chief Economic Development Officer Senior Vice President, National Transit Director Partnership Gwinnett Rohadfox Construction

Sharon Mason Felicia Moore President & CEO President, Atlanta City Council Cobb Chamber of Commerce Atlanta City Government

Gerald McDowell Amol Naik Executive Director Director Aerotropolis Atlanta CIDs MailChimp

71 LINK 2018 – San Diego Region Charlotte Nash Prince Niyyar Chairman President Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners Commdex

Al Nash John O’Callaghan CEO President & CEO Select Fulton/ Development Authority Of Fulton County Atlanta Neighborhood Development Partnership, Inc.

Oz Nesbitt Sam Olens Chairman Counsel Rockdale County Board of Commissioners Dentons

72 LINK 2018 – San Diego Region

Robert Patrick Council Member Russ Pennington City of Doraville Sr. Vice President McGuireWoods Consulting

Keith Parker President and CEO Robert Ragsdale III Goodwill of North Georgia External Affairs Kaiser Permanente

Rusty Paul Tracy Rathbone Mayor City of Sandy Springs Executive Director Town Center Community Improvement District

73 LINK 2018 – San Diego Region Thomas Reed Rochelle Robinson Mayor Mayor City of Chattahoochee Hills City of Douglasville

Bob Reeves Anthony Rodriguez Partner Co-Founder & Producing Artistic Director Accounting Resources Aurora Theatre

James L. Rhoden, Jr. Joy Rohadfox Chairman President Futren Hospitality Rohadfox Construction

74 LINK 2018 – San Diego Region

Rob Ross Doug Shipman Vice President President and CEO Kimley-Horn Woodruff Arts Center

Maria Saporta Leonard Sledge Journalist Executive Director Atlanta Business Chronicle & SaportaReport Henry County Development Authority

Candice Saunders Nathaniel Smith President and CEO Founder & Chief Equity Officer WellStar Health System Partnership for Southern Equity

75 LINK 2018 – San Diego Region Glenn Stephens Michael Sullivan County Administrator President & CEO Gwinnett County ACEC Georgia

Tiffany Stewart-Stanley Katerina Taylor Director of External Affairs President and CEO Douglas County Board of Commissioners DeKalb Chamber of Commerce

Stephanie Stuckey Bentina Terry Chief Resilience Officer Senior Vice President, Northwest Region City of Atlanta Georgia Power

76 LINK 2018 – San Diego Region

Nadia Theodore Jeffrey Turner Consul General Chairman Consulate General of Canada Clayton County Board of Commissioners

Bill Thornton Natalie Tyler-Martin Deputy Executive Director AVP, Property Manager Georgia Municipal Association Duke Realty

Christopher Tomlinson Carlotta Ungaro President & CEO Executive Director Fayette Chamber of Commerce State Road and Tollway Authority

77 LINK 2018 – San Diego Region Pat Upshaw-Monteith Chuck Warbington President & CEO City Manager Leadership Atlanta City of Lawrenceville

Bethany Usry Vince Williams Vice President, Economic & Talent Development Mayor Greater North Fulton Chamber of Commerce The City of Union City

Bob Voyles Kristin Winzeler Founder & Co-Principal Program Director Seven Oaks Company North Fulton CID

78 LINK 2018 – San Diego Region

June Wood Chair Henry County Board of Commissioners

79 2018 LINK Forward Participants LINK 2018 – San Diego Region

Brandon Beach Ann Cramer Executive Director Senior Consultant North Fulton CID Coxe Curry & Associates

Bill Bolling David Connell Chairman & Senior Advisor Co-Founder Food Well Alliance Taylor English Decisions LLC

Robert L. Brown, Jr. Jim Durrett Board Member Executive Director Georgia Department of Transportation Buckhead Community Improvement District 80 LINK 2018 – San Diego Region

Andrew Feiler Wayne Hill President Marketing Executive Metro Developers, Inc. Moreland Altobelli Associates, Inc

Randy Hayes Emory Morsberger President President Hayes Development Corp Stone Mountain Community Improvement District

Michael Hightower Clair Muller Managing Partner Former Atlanta City Council & The Collaborative Firm, LLC ARC Boardmember

81 LINK 2018 – San Diego Region Michael Paris Sylvia Russell President & CEO Consultant Council for Quality Growth SE Russell LLC

Alicia Philipp Wassim Selman President President, Infrastructure Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta Arcadis

Gerald Pouncey Dave Williams Senior Partner VP Infrastructure & Government Affairs Morris, Manning & Martin LLP Metro Atlanta Chamber

82 LINK 2018 – San Diego Region

Betty Willis Senior Associate Vice President Emory University

83 LINK Staff LINK 2018 – San Diego Region

Folashade Alao Stephen Causby Principal Program Specialist Manager, Community Partnerships Atlanta Regional Commission Atlanta Regional Commission

Mike Alexander Susan Chana Director, Center for Livable Communities Director, Center for Strategic Relations Atlanta Regional Commission Atlanta Regional Commission

Haley Berry John Hammond Operations Manager, Center for Livable Communities Director, Center for Community Services Atlanta Regional Commission Atlanta Regional Commission 84 LINK 2018 – San Diego Region

Jim Jaquish Cheryl Mayerik Senior Communications Coordinator Senior Communications Coordinator Atlanta Regional Commission Atlanta Regional Commission

Becky Kurtz Brittney Palmer Manager, Aging and Independence Services Senior Program Specialist Atlanta Regional Commission Atlanta Regional Commission

Rob LeBeau Josh Phillipson Manager, Workforce Solutions Principal Program Specialist, Arts and Culture Atlanta Regional Commission Atlanta Regional Commission

85 LINK 2018 – San Diego Region Ashley Rivera Managing Director, CATLYST Atlanta Regional Commission

Liz Sanford Manager, Corporate & Community Engagement Atlanta Regional Commission

Katherine Zitsch Manager, Natural Resources Atlanta Regional Commission

86 LINK 2018 – San Diego Region Notes ______

______

______

______

______

______

______

______

______

______

______

______

______

______

______

______

______

______

______

______

______

______87 Notes ______

______

______

______LINK 2018 – San Diego Region ______

______

______

______

______

______

______

______

______

______

______

______

______

______

______

______

______

88 ______LINK 2018 – San Diego Region Notes ______

______

______

______

______

______

______

______

______

______

______

______

______

______

______

______

______

______

______

______

______

______89 Notes ______

______

______

______LINK 2018 – San Diego Region ______

______

______

______

______

______

______

______

______

______

______

______

______

______

______

______

______

90 ______LINK 2018 – San Diego Region Notes ______

______

______

______

______

______

______

______

______

______

______

______

______

______

______

______

______

______

______

______

______

______91 Notes ______

______

______

______LINK 2018 – San Diego Region ______

______

______

______

______

______

______

______

______

______

______

______

______

______

______

______

______

92 ______LINK 2018 – San Diego Region Notes ______

______

______

______

______

______

______

______

______

______

______

______

______

______

______

______

______

______

______

______

______

______93 Notes ______

______

______

______LINK 2018 – San Diego Region ______

______

______

______

______

______

______

______

______

______

______

______

______

______

______

______

______

94 ______

Please Tweet and Instagram about LINK™ and use #atlLINK

Find all your program information and more in the LINK 2018 app, sponsored by COMCAST!

You already received an email from “CrowdCompass” with instructions on downloading and registering the app. If you need further help, contact Josh Phillipson at [email protected].

229 Peachtree Street NE | Suite 100 | Atlanta, Georgia 30303 | atlantaregional.org

LINK is a program of the Atlanta Regional Commission, the official planning agency of the 10-county Atlanta region.