Naval Base San Diego

NAVAL BASE SAN DIEGO Naval Base San Diego (NBSD) is comprised of the following facilities: 32nd Street Facility Naval Base (known as NBSD), Broadway Complex in Downtown San Diego, and the Naval Medical Center San Diego complex near Balboa Park (Figure 1). NBSD is the principle homeport for the United States Pacific Fleet1 and a part of San Diego’s Working Waterfront, which has national and regional significance for employment, goods movement, and security. The Working Waterfront also includes North American Steel and Shipbuilding Company (NASSCO) Shipyard, Port of San Diego, BAE Systems San Diego Ship Repair (BAE), and the Continental Maritime of San Diego (CMSD).

In addition to its three facilities, NBSD oversees 18 housing areas, including Murphy Canyon housing complex, and the Admiral Baker Golf Course and Recreation Center in Mission Valley2. NBSD is the workplace for approximately 31,000 military personnel3 and provides more than 4,900 homes for Navy families2.

NBSD NBSD has 12 piers and is the homeport of over 50 Navy ships, which represents the largest concentration of Navy surface vessels on the West Coast. The facility also is home to seven ships of the Navy’s Military Sealift Command4, two Coast Guard cutters, several research and auxiliary vessels, and over 200 individual commands2.

The facility provides pier space and waterfront operational services. A major tenant command on base is Southwest Regional Maintenance Center (SWRMC), which makes NBSD the single point of contact for ship maintenance in the San Diego area. SWRMC oversees contracted maintenance and overhaul activities for all ships stationed in and visiting the region. This command is responsible for the simple shipboard repairs performed by the crew and “depot- level” repairs that are performed by naval shipyards and commercial shipyards. It is the Navy’s

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1 largest intermediate maintenance activity, employing 2,200 military and civilian personnel at 70 dry side also includes the region headquarters of NMW, the Navy Exchange Center, and the industrial work centers in 22 buildings covering 22 acres. Navy Exchange Distribution Center where various goods are stored for the retail centers on the facility. The Navy Exchange has the highest performing sales globally, and this location is an SWRMC also consists of over 400 contractors who collaborate with military and civilian important revenue generator for the Navy. personnel to assist with ship building, maintenance, and repairs for the Navy to meet its mission. NASSCO, BAE and CMSD are commercial shipyards located along the San Diego waterfront that contract with the Navy to support the construction and repair of ships.

The region headquarters of Navy Medicine West (NMW) also is located on NBSD. NMW is Navy Medicine’s health care system in the Western Pacific, providing medical care to more than 750,000 beneficiaries. NMW region headquarters is responsible for management and oversight of all Navy medical facilities in the western part of the US and the Pacific.

As the Navy rebalances to the Pacific, it plans to significantly increase the number of ships based in San Diego. To accommodate assumed growth, the base plans to build an additional pier (Pier 14) south of Pier 13. Although there is enough demand to warrant additional piers, the space available along the waterfront for piers is reaching capacity. Furthermore, as NBSD hosts more ships, both the region and the waterfront will need to accommodate the resulting increase in military, civilian and contract employees. This will have an impact on the greater transportation network and put further strain on the local streets providing access to the waterfront. NBSD Location NBSD is located along the San Diego Bay south of Downtown San Diego and the Barrio Logan community and west of the City of National City (Figure 2).

Harbor Drive and the freight and trolley lines split the facility in two: the “wet side” and “dry side.” The wet side is the area west of Harbor Drive and is comprised of the piers, maintenance support, and supply operations. Most of the buildings for SWRMC and the majority of the base’s employment is located on the wet side. The dry side is the area east of Harbor Drive and includes base housing, professional education, training facilities, and recreational activities. The

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Existing Connectivity of NBSD Freeway Interstate 5 (I-5), Interstate 805 (I-805), and Interstate 15 (I-15) are three major north-south corridors used to access the base via driving, carpooling, and vanpooling. I-15 terminates at Harbor Drive and S 32nd Street immediately adjacent to the dry side. State Route 54 (SR 54) is a major east-west facility south of the base that also is used to access the base. Each of these four freeways have nearby Park and Ride lots where commuters can meet to carpool, vanpool, or access transit services (see Appendix A) to access NBSD. There are no carpool lanes on SR 54 or the southern portion of I-5. Parking There are several parking areas located on the facility. On the wet side, parking capacity is dynamic. Parking lots can be repurposed for staging areas for on-loading or off-loading ships at any time. There are a few parking spaces dedicated to vanpools and carpools near the piers, but there are no spaces dedicated to vanpools and carpools on the dry side. Additionally, spaces near the pier are reserved for each ship command.

NBSD has begun enclaving the piers – creating one security access point for multiple piers – in efforts to strengthen security and reduce staffing costs associated with multiple security points. Piers 2, 3, 4, and 5 have been incorporated into one enclave, and the mole pier and piers 10, 12, and 13 into another. By enclaving, NBSD has lost parking along the waterfront to accommodate the security gate, fence, and secured access areas. NBSD has near-term plans to enclave piers 6, 7, and 8 and long- term plans to build an additional pier (Pier 14). With these planning efforts, NBSD expects to lose a significant amount of parking to accommodate security measures and create additional working space for ships.

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To mitigate wet side parking demand, military personnel living on the dry side are required to the 12th and Imperial Transit Center where people can then transfer to the Blue Line. The Blue walk or bike to the wet side. Additionally, contractors who need to access the shipyards do not Line operates from approximately 4 to 1 a.m. and runs every 7-8 minutes during the peak and have vehicle clearance to drive into the wet side. Thus, contractors use the available street every 15 minutes during off-peak. The Trolley crosses 28th Street and 32nd Street at-grade, parking along Harbor Drive and within the surrounding neighborhoods. causing additional queuing at the intersections of 28th Street and Harbor Drive and 32nd Street and Harbor Drive when traffic volumes and congestion are high. Navy contractors, including NASSCO and BAE, have a combination of owned and leased parking lots adjacent to the waterfront that they make available to their employees. Some of MTS Bus Routes 929, 932, 955, 962, and 963 stop near NBSD. Routes 929, 932, and 955 are these parking lots are located between the freight and light rail lines along Harbor Drive opposite north-south bus routes that connect areas in the cities of San Diego, National City, and Chula the shipyards. The light rail line has chain link fencing running parallel to the rail lines; however, Vista as well as the Otay Mesa community. Stops nearest the facility for Route 929 are along the freight line has no barriers preventing pedestrians from crossing them. Additionally, there is Main Street from South 26th Street and Division Street and along National City Boulevard from minimal pedestrian infrastructure, such as sidewalks, creating an unfriendly walking environment Division Street and 8th Street. Stops nearest the facility for Routes 932 and 955 are at the 8th for contractors who park in these lots and need to access the shipyards. These parking lots also Street Transit Center (Figure 3). Routes 962 and 963 are east-west bus routes that connect are subject to closure when maintenance is performed on the rail lines. Contractors have areas of National City, San Diego, and San Diego County to NBSD via the 8th Street Transit accommodated these closures by leasing remote parking facilities and busing employees into Center. None of the above routes travel along Harbor Drive. the shipyards. The 8th Street Transit Center has been identified as a mobility hub prototype site for the region There also is a Navy Overflow Parking lot near the 8th Street Trolley Station and Navy Base (see Appendix B). Mobility hubs are places of connectivity where different modes of travel – Distribution Center which is meant for sailors to leave their cars while deployed and for walking, biking, transit, and shared mobility – converge and where there is a concentration of employees without vehicle security clearance to park and walk onto base. The parking lot is also employment, housing, shopping, and/or recreation. They provide an integrated suite of mobility identified as a reserved military parking area for employees taking the trolley to Broadway services, amenities, and technologies to bridge the distance between high-frequency transit and Complex in Downtown San Diego. an individual’s origin or destination. The 8th Street Transit Center serves the Blue Line Trolley and five bus routes and is within one mile of five access gates (Gate 7, 9, 38, 39, and 40) and Transit less than 1.5 miles from another five gates (Gate 5A, 6, 6A, 29, and 32). The Blue Line Trolley is a north-south light rail service operated by Metropolitan Transit System (MTS) that runs from the United States-Mexico border at San Ysidro to Downtown San Diego. Freight Rail Adjacent to the facility, the Blue Line Trolley runs parallel to Harbor Drive and has four stations A BNSF Railway Company (BNSF) rail line runs adjacent to Harbor Drive and continues north within a mile of one or more of the facility’s access gates: Harborside Station, Pacific Fleet and south of NBSD (Figure 3). The freight rail crosses Harbor Drive just north of the intersection th th Station, 8 Street Transit Center, and 24 Street Transit Center (Figure 3). There is no east- of Harbor Drive and 28th Street, switching from the west to the east side of Harbor Drive when west Trolley service that stops at the four light rail stations near the facility. The closest east- traveling from north to south. BNSF trains cross 28th Street and 32nd Street at-grade, but not as west Trolley service is the Orange Line, which stops approximately two miles north of NBSD at frequently as the Blue Line Trolley. Approximately eight BNSF trains pass-through the corridor

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4 every day. A rail spur north of the Harbor Drive crossing provides direct access to the NASSCO Another pedestrian bridge spans Harbor Drive south of the intersection of Harbor Drive and shipyards for delivery of shipbuilding and ship repair materials. 32nd Street. This bridge, unlike the other two, provides internal facility crossing between the dry Active Transportation and wet sides over Harbor Drive, meaning military personnel do not need to exit and re-enter Nearby bike facilities provide connections between the facility and Barrio Logan, Southeastern security gates. This bridge has higher clearance and can currently accommodate trucks passing San Diego, and National City (Figure 3). Bayshore Bikeway is a regional corridor that, once below the bridge on Harbor Drive. 6 completed, will extend 24 miles around San Diego Bay . Approximately 16 miles of bike paths NBSD is very walkable due to its size and internal roads. The wet side is approximately three (separated from vehicle traffic) have been built and the remaining bikeway consists of on-street miles from end to end. The internal roads are mostly two lanes, with one lane in either direction, sections designated with either bike lanes or bike routes (sharrows). Completed segments of the and low speed limits. Bayshore Bikeway provide an on-street bike facility along Tidelands Avenue and a protected bikeway on Harbor Drive from Civic Center Drive to 32nd Street (Appendix C). The Barrio Logan Internal Shuttle Segment, once completed, will continue the protected bikeway from 32nd Street to Park There are two shuttle routes that provide internal circulation within the wet side7. These routes Boulevard. Once on base, people biking can use the internal roadway network to get to their provide a total of 13 unique stops within the wet side. The wet side shuttle routes only operate desired destinations. For people biking on base, helmets are required. on the weekdays from 7:00am to 5:30pm. There is no shuttle service on the dry side or one that connects the dry and wet sides. Pedestrian activity is concentrated mainly within the wet and dry sides. The high traffic volumes and lack of pedestrian amenities on adjacent local roads create an environment that Mobility Programs discourages people from walking to the base. Currently, there are two pedestrian bridges at the NBSD has launched a dockless bikeshare program with Lime to improve mobility for military intersection of Harbor Drive and 32nd Street intersection – one on the north side of the personnel and employees. The launch marked the first dockless bikeshare program on a U.S. intersection, spanning 32nd Street, and one on the west side, spanning Harbor Drive. These military base within the region and nationally. The initial deployment focused on high traffic bridges (which can be accessed by staircases on the northeast, northwest, and southwest areas inside the facility such as housing and retail areas like the Navy Exchange. Through this corners of the intersection) provide an above-ground, low-stress connection for military bikeshare program, military personnel and employees have an easier way to get around the personnel and visitors travelling between the wet and dry side or travelling between the wet side facility and between the wet and dry side without having to rely on personal vehicles. It also has and the Pacific Fleet Trolley Station. People using the bridges for travel between the wet and dry the potential to increase connections to transit and light rail services that exist outside the gates side must exit and re-enter the facility via access gates on either side. The pedestrian bridges and in San Diego and National City as Lime is allowed in both jurisdictions. People using Lime do not meet the American with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA) standards, impede sight lines for bikes on base are required to wear a helmet, which may create a barrier to their use since people driving and biking along Harbor Drive, and hinder goods movement due to their low helmets do not come with bike rentals. clearance. For these reasons and others, the pedestrian bridges will be removed as a part of the Bayshore Bikeway Barrio Logan Segment project and replaced with improved at-grade There are no pilot programs to streamline transportation network companies (TNCs) such as crossings. Uber and Lyft entering and exiting the facility like the pilot program that was implemented at Camp Pendleton. TNCs can drop off a military personnel passenger on base, but cannot pick up

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5 passengers on base (even though the driver is already on base) due to security clearance. This commuter trips. A majority of commute trips is people barrier decreases the potential efficiency of rideshare programs. Drivers for TNCs must pick up driving alone due to the convenience of having their passengers off base; however, there is no designated curb space for passenger loading car and not having access to transit services near immediately outside the base or on local streets surrounding the facility. TNCs sometimes pick their home (Table 2)8. Very few commuters bike, walk, up and drop off passengers in the middle of through-traffic lanes. or take transit to work.

Military Personnel Commuting Patterns of NBSD 32nd Street With a significant number of military and civilian Facility employees commuting by driving alone, congestion Government housing options for military and civilian employees include temporary lodging, around the main base trickles onto adjacent local city family housing, unaccompanied (“bachelor”) housing, and public-private venture housing on and streets and I-5. There is frequent congestion during off-base. There are xxx temporary lodging units that can accommodate up to xxx military and peak hours along I-5 and Harbor Drive. Backups from civilian employees. This housing option is used to support military personnel who are either the gates contribute to the already congested and transitioning to the San Diego region or are on business or personal travel. heavily used Harbor Drive corridor. The transit connections exist near the base, but service areas There are xxx bachelor housing units and xxx family housing units on the facility. About xxx and times are limited and may not cover military military personnel and families live on base while xxx military personnel and families live off- personnel commute needs. In addition, the trolley base. Of the xxx military personnel and families living off-base, about xxx of them live in one of tracks nearby have created congestion by interrupting the 20 off-base Navy affiliated housing areas (see Appendix D). signal timing and through traffic.

Military personnel, specifically sailors, have the option to sleep on ships while docked on the wet NBSD Gate Access side or lease on-base housing on the dry side or off base housing. Personnel who live on-base NBSD has 15 gates with one access gate (Gate 43) on the dry side do not have the option to drive to the wet side, so there is a significant number of closed to vehicles and open only to pedestrians due nd individuals who use the pedestrian bridge south of 32 Street to access the wet side. to safety concerns. Gate 9 on the wet side and gates 32, 38, 39, and 40 on the dry side are within National A large portion of military employees and their families living off-base live in San Diego and City’s jurisdiction., The remaining gates - gates 2, 5A, Chula Vista (Table 1). After San Diego and Chula Vista, small percentages of military personnel 6, 6A, and 7 on the wet side and gates 15, 23, 43, and live throughout the region and in the counties of Riverside and Orange. About 17% of military 29 on the dry side – are within the City of San Diego personnel living off-base commute to the dry side, while about 83% commute to the wet side8. and provide direct access to the Barrio Logan and The primary commute mode for commuters is driving alone (Figure 4). There are 33 registered Southeastern San Diego communities The wet side vanpools that go to the facility. However, it only accounts as a commute mode for 5% of has six access gates, and the dry side has eight

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6 access gates. Not all access gates are staffed with security personnel, and others are not open for use at all. The latter exist solely as additional access points for emergency purposes. Gates 2, 5A, 6, and 9 on the wet side experience high demand and present access concerns. Gate 6A is primarily used to ship and transport goods to and from the 32nd Street facility. These four gates will be discussed in more detail for this fact sheet. Gate 2 Gate 2, also known as the NASSCO Gate, is located on the wet side along Harbor Drive between S 28th Street and S 32nd Street (Figure 5). The gate has one inbound lane and one outbound lane. It provides access to personal vehicles, pedestrians, and people biking. The gate has an average daily volume of 2,700 vehicles. It is open on the weekdays from 5 a.m. to 8 a.m. for inbound only and 3 to 5 p.m. for outbound only9.

Gate 2 is adjacent to NASSCO and provides access to the “Historic District" area of the facility where base headquarters and the administrative offices of NBSD Port Operations, NBSD Security, and various tenant commands are located. The NBSD movie theater and historic swimming pool are also located in the Historic District. From the gate, people can access the dry side by going north or south on Harbor Drive to access one of the dry side gates.

The gate is within a half-mile of the Harborside and Pacific Fleet Blue Line trolley stations. and can be accessed by Route 929, which has stops along Main Street including ones at S 28th Street, S 30th Street and S 32nd Street. Bike facilities exist on both sides of Harbor Drive. Within the base, one of the wet side shuttle routes circulates the Historic District and stops near Gate 2.

The gate is heavily used by contractors and military personnel accessing the wet side. Contractors park on available street parking or use transit and then walk to Gate 2. Harbor Drive, S 28th Street, and S 32nd Street experience heavy traffic as

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7 early as 6 a.m. during morning peak and 3:30 p.m. during the afternoon peak (see Appendix E). During peak morning commute hours, southbound traffic along Harbor Drive can back up all the way to Cesar E Chavez Parkway while northbound traffic along Harbor Drive can back up to the Harbor Drive / Civic Center Drive exit on I-5 North. The heavy traffic experienced on Harbor Drive has spilled onto other local streets near Gate 2 such as S 28th Street and S 32nd Street. In addition, the traffic queue along Harbor Drive causes traffic congestion on I-5 South and I-15 North.

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Gate 5A and 6 Gate 5A (pedestrian-only) and Gate 6 (non-pedestrian) are co-located on the wet side along S 32nd Street (Figure 6). Gate 6 has three inbound lanes and three outbound lanes. It provides access to personal vehicles and people biking. The gate experiences an average daily volume of 7,175 vehicles. Pedestrians may enter through Gate 5A. Gates 5A and 6 are open 24 hours daily9.

Gates 5A and 6 is primarily surrounded by parking lots and industrial land uses on NBSD. Military personnel entering gates 5A or 6 have direct access to several piers including Pier 2, 3, 4, and 5. Upon leaving the gate, military personnel can travel northbound on Harbor Drive or eastbound on S 32nd Street to access Barrio Logan where there are pockets of housing land uses and identified smart growth opportunity areas.

The gates are near the Blue Line Trolley Pacific Fleet Station. The closest bus route to gates 5A and 6 is Route 929, which has stops at the intersections of Main Street and S 32nd Street and Main Street and Rigel Street. Bike facilities exist right outside of the gate on both sides of Harbor Drive and along S 32nd Street. Within the base, one of the wet side internal shuttle stops near the gates.

The gate is heavily used by contractors and military personnel accessing the wet side. Harbor Drive, S 28th Street, and S 32nd Street experience heavy traffic as early as 6 a.m. during the morning peak and 3:30 p.m. during the afternoon peak (see Appendix E). During peak morning commute hours, southbound traffic along Harbor Drive can back up all the way to Cesar E Chavez Parkway while northbound traffic along Harbor Drive can back up to the Harbor Drive / Civic Center Drive exit on the I-5 North. The heavy traffic experienced on Harbor Drive spills onto other local streets, such as S 28th

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Street and S 32nd Street, as well as I-5 South and I-15 North – affecting circulation within the Goods Movement of NBSD Barrio Logan community and National City and regionally via through traffic on freeways. I-15, I-5, and Harbor Drive serve as major freight and goods movement corridors for NBSD and the region. Goods transported to NBSD and between NBSD and other bases use these Gate 9 corridors. Goods arriving and leaving the facility are directed to use Gate 6A located on the wet Gate 9 is located on the wet side along 8th Street (Figure 7). The gate has three inbound lanes side, along Harbor Drive. In addition, goods arrive from ships docked at the piers. Trucks are and three outbound lanes and sees an average daily volume of 1,548 vehicles. The gate is open used to move the material from the ships to their final destinations. weekdays from 5 to 8 a.m. and 2:30 to 5 p.m.9. Harbor Drive has high traffic volumes and congestion. Several intersections operating at a level Gate 9 is primarily surrounded by parking lots and industrial land uses within NBSD. Upon of service D or worse, especially during peak hours. Additionally, the intersection of 32nd Street exiting the gate, military personnel have access to the Navy Overflow Parking lot and MRW and Harbor Drive is challenging for trucks to navigate as the pedestrian bridges are too low. distribution center. Military personnel can also travel eastbound on 8th Street to access National Congestion not only causes poor access to NBSD, but also impedes trucks accessing I-15 and City where there are pockets of housing land uses and identified smart growth opportunity I-5 via Harbor Drive. Access to I-5 and I-15 is critical for the flow of goods to and from NBSD, areas. within the region, and both nationally and internationally. This has caused truck traffic to channel The gate is near the 8th Street Transit Center, which provides access to bus routes and the Blue into the local streets of Barrio Logan, creating concerns for pedestrian safety, air quality, and noise. Line Trolley. Bike facilities exist right outside of Gate 9 on both sides of Harbor Drive and along 8th Street. Within the base, one of the wet side internal shuttle stops near the gates. The freight rail also travels along Harbor Drive and Tidelands Avenue, between the dry and wet The gate experiences heavy congestion during peak morning and afternoon commute hours sides of NBSD. (see Appendix E). During the peak morning commute, Harbor Drive and 8th Street experience heavy queues as people try to enter the facility using this gate. The queue along Harbor Drive can back up to the I-5 North exit for Harbor Drive and cause congestion on I-5 North. The queue for the gate also spills onto 8th Street and backs up to the intersection of 8th Street and D Avenue. During the peak afternoon commute, the roadway network near the gate experiences moderate to heavy traffic. Harbor Drive experiences heavy traffic heading southbound as people travel to the I-5 South entrance. 8th Street experiences a heavy queue of vehicles as people exit Gate 9 and use the roadway network of National City or access the regional freeway network. Depending on the number of ships docked at the facility and the level of security threats, gate access spillover congestion can queue along Harbor Drive and 8th Street during peak commute hours. This queue has made it difficult for MTS buses to access the new bus bays adjacent to the 8th Street Transit Center.

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Navy Broadway Complex The Navy Broadway Complex (Broadway Complex) is a bayside military facility of NBSD located in Downtown San Diego. It houses the primary offices of the Navy Region Southwest and is closely tied to regional US Coast Guard operations.

The Broadway Complex is bordered by the San Diego Bay and Harbor Drive to the west, Broadway to the north, Pacific Highway to the east, and W Harbor Drive to the south (Figure 8 Broadway Complex has two gates near the intersection of Broadway and Pacific Highway for military personnel to enter and exit the facility. With the facility being in Downtown, military personnel travelling to and from Broadway Complex have several accessible commute options.

Existing Connectivity of the Broadway Complex Freeway I-5, I-15, and SR 163 are three major north-south freeways and SR 94 is a major west-east freeway for driving, carpooling, and vanpooling to the base (Figure 8). There are no carpool lanes on SR 163 and SR 94. There are several Park and Ride lots along these major corridors where commuters can meet to carpool, vanpool, or access transit services (see Appendix A). Parking Available parking for those accessing the Broadway Complex include a permitted government-only parking area on the facility, Downtown street parking, and privately managed parking lots. The on-facility parking area is planned for development as a part of the Manchester Pacific Gateway project, which will build an administration complex that includes hotels, offices, and shops10. Military personnel will then be re-directed to use the

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11 parking lot west of the 8th Street Transit Center and either take the Blue Line trolley or a new TABLE 3. MTS Bus Routes serving Downtown San Diego shuttle service to the Broadway Complex. Parking at the lot west of the 8th Street Transit Center will have a limited amount of reserved spaces for those accessing the Broadway Complex. Route Destinations 2 Golden Hill, South Park, North Park Freight Rail 7 Balboa Park, North Park, City Heights Freight rail runs to the east of Broadway Complex (Figure 8). Bankers Hill, Hillcrest, University Heights, Normal 11 Transit Heights, College Area, San Diego State University Military personnel can access the Broadway Complex via the Amtrak and North County Transit Old Town, Pacific Beach, La Jolla, VA Medical Center, District’s COASTER services, which stops at the Santa Fe Depot located a half-mile from the 30 University Town Center (UTC) facility. As a regional commuter rail line, the COASTER connects coastal communities from Oceanside to Downtown San Diego. By contrast, the Amtrak extends beyond Oceanside and 50 Bay Park, Clairemont, UTC connects metropolitan areas along the California coastline including Los Angeles and 83 Bankers Hill, Hillcrest, Mission Hills, Old Town terminating in San Luis Obispo. 110 Mira Mesa Military personnel also can use the Blue Line Trolley, which stops at America Plaza; the Green 150 Sports Arena, Old Town, La Jolla, UTC Line Trolley, which stops at the Seaport Village Station and Santa Fe Depot; and the Orange 923 Point Loma, Ocean Beach Line Trolley, which stops at the Courthouses; to access the Broadway Complex. The Blue Line 992 San Diego International Airport allows for travel between the Broadway Complex and NBSD and connects Downtown San Diego with the cities of National City, Chula Vista, Imperial Beach, and San Ysidro. The Green Balboa Park, North Park, University Heights, Normal Rapid 215 Line connects Downtown San Diego with Mission Valley and the cities of El Cajon and Santee. Heights, College Area, San Diego State University The Orange Line connects Downtown San Diego with the cities of Lemon Grove, La Mesa, and Rapid 225 Chula Vista El Cajon. City Heights, Normal Heights, Kearny Mesa, Mira Mesa, Rapid 235 There are several MTS bus routes that serve Downtown San Diego (Figure 8) and connects Sabre Springs, Rancho Bernardo, Escondido Broadway Complex to various destinations across the region (Table 3). Rapid Express Escondido 280 MTS Routes 923 and 992 and Rapid Express Routes 280 and 290 provide a direct connection Rapid Express Sabre Springs, Rancho Bernardo to the facility with stops north of the facility along Broadway between Harbor Drive and Santa Fe 290 Depot.

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Active Transportation There are a limited number of drivers and electric vehicles for this program. Thus, during high Bike facilities exist along Harbor Drive, Broadway, and Pacific Highway. The Bayshore Bikeway demand periods, it may be difficult to find a ride with FRED. is a major north-south, low-stress bike corridor along Harbor Drive that serves the Broadway complex and connects it to NBSD and areas surrounding the San Diego Bay. There are no pilot programs to streamline TNCs entering and exiting the facility such as one that was implemented at Camp Internal Shuttle Pendleton. In addition, there are no designated drop-off There is currently no shuttle that provides transportation services within the Broadway Complex. zones for TNCs within or near the facility. However, TNCs A new shuttle service will be implemented to bring people between the parking lot west of 8th can pick up and drop off military personnel in the surrounding Street Transit Center and the facility once the current on-facility parking lot is used for new Downtown area. development through the planned Manchester Pacific Gateway project. Military Personnel Commuting Patterns Ferry of Broadway Complex The Coronado Ferry stops at the Broadway Pier adjacent to Broadway Complex (Figure 8). The The Navy provides on and off-base government housing ferry connects Downtown San Diego to Coronado and is featured as part of the Bayshore options for military and civilian employees. There are no Bikeway. housing options provided on Broadway Complex. Xxx employees of Broadway Complex live on another base while Mobility Programs xxx employees live in off-base government housing. The Lime bikes are allowed on the Broadway Complex. Through this bikeshare program, military remaining employees live in housing within jurisdictions in the personnel and employees have an easier way to get around the facility and the surrounding region and in other counties. The employees of Broadway Downtown San Diego area. It also provides easy connection to transit and light rail services in Complex primarily live in the cities of San Diego and Chula Downtown San Diego or direct access to the facility. Helmets are required for people biking on- Vista (Table 3)8. There is a small distribution of the base, which may be a challenge to using the bikeshare program since Lime does not provide a employees who live in the region, Riverside County, and helmet with bikeshare rentals. Orange County.

Military personnel at the facility can also access Free Rides Everywhere Downtown (FRED)11 The primary commute mode for employees is driving alone provided through a partnership between the City of San Diego, Civic San Diego, and the (85%) due to the flexibility and convenience of having a Downtown San Diego Partnership. FRED uses neighborhood electric vehicles to provide free personal vehicle to do errands or go home in case of an rides to and from destinations in its service area (Downtown, East Village, and Little Italy) every emergency8. There are only seven registered vanpools that day of the week for 12 to 14-hour time frames. Employees and visitors of the facility can access go to Broadway Complex and very few travel by this option. this service by downloading The Free Ride app and entering their pick up and drop off locations.

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Very few commuters bike, walk, take the train, or take transit to work even though these commute options are less than a mile from the facility.

With the impending loss of on-facility parking areas due to the Manchester Pacific Gateway project10, the facility is attempting to find and encourage alternative commute options for its employees. A majority of commuters would choose commute options other than driving alone if they had a monetary subsidy to taking other commute modes, guaranteed ride home in the event of an emergency or unscheduled overtime, or had assistance finding people with whom to carpool/vanpool8. Gate Access The Broadway Complex has two gates (Post 26 and Gate 27). Post 26 is open weekdays from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. and is located at the facility’s Quarterdeck. Gate 27 is open 24 hours daily and located on Pacific Highway near the intersection of Pacific Highway and F Street. The access gates currently at Broadway Complex may change due to planned development.

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Naval Medical Center San Diego The Naval Medical Center San Diego (NMCSD) is a technologically advanced Navy medical treatment facility and serves as the largest teaching hospital in the Navy. The center has five medical mobilization teams including the hospital ship whose personnel are drawn from the hospital staff. These teams deploy to the Western Pacific at various times during the year. NMCSD is also a major training facility and is affiliated with other medical facilities in the region such as Scripps Clinic and University of California, San Diego. NMCSD employs more than 6,000 active duty, civilians, contractors, and volunteers12. In 2014, the facility admitted more than 19,000 patients and received more than one million outpatient visits12. It is an important medical facility for not only the military, but also the region. NMCSD Location NMCSD is located within the grounds of Balboa Park in San Diego (Figure 10). It is north of Downtown San Diego east of the Uptown neighborhood, and west of North Park and Golden Hill. The facility is bordered by Zoo Place to the north, Florida Drive to the east, I-5 to the south, and Park Boulevard to the west. The facility has two gates for military personnel to enter and exit the facility. Existing Connectivity of the Broadway Complex Freeway I-5 and SR 163 are two major north-south freeway and SR 94 is a major west-east freeway for driving, carpooling, and vanpooling to the facility. There are no carpool lanes on SR 163 and SR 94. There are several Park and Ride lots along these major corridors where commuters can meet to carpool, vanpool, or access transit services (see Appendix A). Parking

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Staff, patients, and visitors of NMCSD have multiple parking options available. There are four Mobility Programs parking lots located within the facility13. In addition, there are three city owned parking lots on the NMCSD is surrounded by communities that allow multiple bikeshare programs (dockless and outer edges of the facility13 and a free tram service that takes people from the parking lots to the docked) and scooter share programs, giving NMCSD employees and military personnel more facility’s buildings. mobility options. These programs have the potential to provide first and last mile connections from the facility to transit services that may not be in walking distance to the facility. Helmets are required for people biking on-base, which may be a challenge to using the bikeshare program Transit since a helmet is not provided when renting a bike. The closest trolley station is the City College Station, which is about three miles south of There are no pilot programs to streamline TNCs entering and exiting the base such as one that NMCSD, and is served by the Blue Line and Orange Line trolleys. (Figure 10). was implemented at Camp Pendleton. In addition, there are no designated drop-off zones for MTS routes 7 and Rapid Route 215 stop along Park Boulevard adjacent to NBSD. The closest TNCs near or on the facility. However, TNCs can pick up and drop off military personnel in the areas surrounding the facility. stop to the facility for both routes is near the intersection of Park Boulevard and Wieber Avenue. These routes connect the facility to the communities of San Diego such as Downtown San Military Personnel Commuting Patterns of Navy Medical Diego, North Park, City Heights, and College Area. Both these routes stop at several transit Center centers and trolley stations including the City College Station and SDSU Transit Center. This allows military personnel of the facility to be connected to additional bus routes and Trolley services. Active Transportation There are on-street bike facilities along Park Boulevard, Florida Drive, and Pershing Drive, which are local roads adjacent to the facility. These facilities provide connections between the facility and the surrounding communities of San Diego such as Downtown San Diego, Uptown, and North Park. The Pershing Bikeway and Park Boulevard Bikeway are planned bike facilities that will improve access to NMSCD. Once completed, the Pershing Bikeway will provide a separated bikeway, buffered bike lanes, and a walking path along the 2.6-mile segment of Utah Ave and Pershing Drive from the intersection of Utah and Landis to B and C Streets in Downtown San Diego. The Park Boulevard Bikeway may include buffered or separated bikeways, intersection improvements, and traffic calming features from the intersection of Park Boulevard and Robinson Ave to the intersection of Park Boulevard and Village Place.

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As mentioned previously, the Navy provides on and off-base government housing options for military and civilian employees. There are no housing options provided on NMCSD. Xxx employees of NMCSD live on another base while xxx employees live in off-base government housing. The rest live in housing within jurisdictions in the region and in other counties. NMCSD has xx beds for patients.

The employees of NMCSD primarily live in the city of San Diego (Table 4)8. There is a small distribution of the employees who live elsewhere in the region and in Riverside County.

The primary commute mode for employees is driving alone (87%) due to the flexibility and convenience of having a personal vehicle to do errands, accommodate irregular work hours, or go home in case of an emergency8. There are twelve registered vanpools that go to the facility; very few travel by this option. Very few commuters bike, walk, take the train, or take transit to work.

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Gate Access There are two gate entrances for NMCSD: Main Gate on the east side of the facility and ER Gate on the west side. The ER Gate provides access to pedestrians and emergency vehicles only. The Main Gate will be discussed in more detail for this fact sheet. Main Gate The Main Gate is located on the east side of NMCSD along Bob Wilson Drive near the intersection of Bob Wilson Drive and Florida Drive (Figure 12). The gate has four inbound lanes and two outbound lanes. It is open 24 hours daily9 and provides access to people driving, walking, or biking.

The Main Gate is the only entrance gate for NMCSD that non-emergency vehicles can use to enter and exit NMCSD. During the peak morning commute, the gate experiences a queue of vehicles that can spill onto Florida Drive as staff, military personnel, patients, and visitors try to enter the facility (see Appendix E).

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Summary of Challenges • Military personnel unaware of available alternative commuting options. • Cost savings does not present as enough of an incentive to change current Traffic Congestion commuting behavior. • Ingress and egress problems at dry side gates, especially during high-traffic times. • Mobility of residents in Barrio Logan community negatively affected by the amount of • Yama Street gate not designed to accommodate the current flow of vehicles causing truck traffic on local roads. backups onto freeway ramps. • Helmet is required for biking on-base, but helmets are not provided by the bikeshare • Congestion along Harbor Drive and freeway ramps affects access to NBSD and the companies upon bike rental. Navy’s ability to execute its mission and daily operations. • Irregular working hours prevent some military personnel from using available transit • At-grade rail crossings at 28th Street and 32nd Street interrupts signal timing and service. contributes to congestion. and intersections. • Low ridership on former routes serving NBSD directly made it difficult to continue all • Multiple intersections along routes to NBSD at capacity during peak hours such as routes. 32nd Street/Wabash Boulevard and 32nd Street/Harbor Drive and operating at a level • Traffic queue at NBSD Gate 9 spills onto 8th Street, blocking bus access to 8th Street of service (LOS) of D or lower. Transit Center. Buses need to detour around 8th Street to access transit center and Roadway Maintenance stay on schedule. • Roadway not designed for heavy duty vehicles that currently travel using the Parking surrounding local roads, increasing wear and tear of road pavement. • Parking issues around gate on 19th Street. • Poor pavement conditions on Harbor Drive impacts vehicular movements. • Parking at transit centers at capacity during the weekdays. Not having a reliable place Goods Movement to park discourages military personnel to use transit for commute. • Congestion on Harbor Drive, especially at the intersection of 32nd Street and Harbor • Lack of parking management within NBSD. Drive, impedes goods movements and causes freight traffic to spill into local roads. Future Growth • Low clearance of pedestrian bridges at the intersection of Harbor Drive and 32nd • Concerns with how to accommodate for the increase growth of NBSD impede certain freight trucks from using the corridor for goods movement • Broadway Complex losing their current parking spaces due to planned development. • Truck traffic on residential streets causes concerns for pedestrian safety, air quality, • Military family housing located all over the county and no more land to build more and noise in surrounding communities such as Barrio Logan and raises long term housing for incoming military growth. issue of additional unforeseen maintenance. • Due to NBSD’s waterfront location, concerns over aerial drones and waterborne • Intersection of 32nd Street and Harbor Drive is challenging for trucks to navigate. vehicles on wet side. Mobility • Navy owned property along 8th Street difficult to navigate as complete streets efforts • Lack of connections between wet side and dry side for both people driving and biking. are being made to 8th Street • Lack of transit support within base to connect work locations and ship yards.

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• Lack of collaboration between jurisdictions and NBSD

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Footnotes 1. http://www.cpf.navy.mil/about/ 2. https://www.cnic.navy.mil/regions/cnrsw/installations/navbase_san_diego.html 3. San Diego Military Advisory Council (SDMAC). 2017, “9th Annual Military Economic Impact Study” Available at: https://www.sdmac.org/MEIS2017/ 4. The United States Navy’s Military Sealift Command (MSC) is an organization that controls the replenishment and military transport ships of the Navy. Military Sealift Command has the responsibility for providing sealift and ocean transportation for all US military services as well as for other government agencies. 5. San Diego Military Advisory Council (SDMAC). 2017, “9th Annual Military Economic Impact Study” Available at: https://www.sdmac.org/MEIS2017/ 6. https://www.keepsandiegomoving.com/RegionalBikeProjects/bayshore_bikeway_intro. aspx 7. https://www.cnic.navy.mil/regions/cnrsw/installations/navbase_san_diego/om/NBSDB usSchedule.html 8. SANDAG iCommute Commuter Survey June 2016 9. https://www.cnic.navy.mil/regions/cnrsw/installations/navbase_san_diego/about/gate_ hours.html 10. http://www.manchesterpacificgateway.com/site_plan.html 11. http://thefreeride.com/san-diego.php 12. https://www.med.navy.mil/sites/nmcsd/pages/visitors/why.aspx 13. https://www.med.navy.mil/sites/nmcsd/pages/visitors/parking-information.aspx 14. https://www.keepsandiegomoving.com/RegionalBikeProjects/pershingbikeway.aspx

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