Transportation

SOUTH BAY RAPID FACT SHEET

The Project alternative. The service will offer faster The South Bay Rapid is the fourth Rapid travel times and better reliability than transit project in the San Diego region. Three regular bus service by using transit-only new Rapid lines along Interstate 15 (I-15) lanes, traffic signal improvements, limited Better Transit, More Choices, and a Multi-modal Approach and in the Mid-City area of San Diego began station stops, and real-time vehicle arrival service in 2014. Rapid is an exciting level of information. Station amenities to provide a The South Bay Rapid will offer passengers high-quality transit service that provides high-frequency pleasant waiting environment include new transit that is fast, frequent, and limited-stop trips, as well as new shelters, level platforms to ease boarding, and comfortable. The project amenities. SANDAG is collaborating with landscaping, and enhanced paving. will provide new upgraded Metropolitan Transit System, Caltrans, and Project Status vehicles and enhanced the City of Chula Vista to develop stations stations resulting in a premium Construction for the first phase, which and other infrastructure for the South Bay transit service. The stations’ includes the transit guideway between architectural design will reflect Rapid. The project is divided into two phases Magdalena Avenue and State Route 125, the surrounding community’s of implementation. is expected to begin in early 2016, with character. service to start in 2018. Phase One: Design and build a 12-mile

transit line between the Otay Mesa Port of Route Entry and Downtown San Diego via eastern The South Bay Rapid route is 21 miles Chula Vista, Interstate 805 (I-805), and between Downtown San Diego and the Otay State Route 94 (SR 94). The line will provide Mesa Port of Entry. There will be 12 stations residents of Chula Vista and San Diego with in the first phase (15 at full build out) serving fast, frequent, high-quality transit service major activity centers and transfer points in and new access to the international border Downtown San Diego and the South Bay, at Otay Mesa. The project will include eight including offices, shopping, recreational stations, a Direct Access Ramp at the East facilities, residential communities, and Palomar Street station, arterial transit-only Park & Ride lots, as well as the Otay Mesa lanes, transit signal priority, and enhanced Port of Entry. customer amenities. Project Features Phase Two: This phase will Stations: Along with new passenger include two new in-line (freeway- shelters, the stations will be designed level) stations and Park & Ride lots at with technological enhancements that will H Street and Plaza Boulevard. Phase two of provide real-time vehicle arrival information. the project will result in increased access for 401 B Street, Suite 800 National City residents as well as reduced Combined with landscaping, the aim is San Diego, CA 92101 travel times for most passengers. to create a unique architectural design (619) 699-1900 that identifies these as Rapid stations. All Fax (619) 699-1905 sandag.org The Solution stations will be located in the public right- The South Bay Rapid project aims to achieve of-way. Stations will be designed to provide SANDAGregion high-speed service along a corridor that safe pedestrian access at intersections. @SANDAG currently does not offer a mass transit (Continued on reverse) SANDAGregion South Bay Rapid

Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA):

Linda Vista Rd. Friars Rd. In compliance with the ADA, each station La Mesa El Cajon El Cajon Blvd. will have uniform design features, and each San

Diego St. 54th vehicle will be accessible to passengers with

Lemon disabilities. Grove SR 94/I-805 Direct Downtown Rapid Connector (future) Operating Plan Stations

Market St. During peak periods, the service frequency 47th Street Imperial Ave. Station (future)

Euclid Euclid Ave. 47th St. 47th . will be 15 minutes. During off-peak periods Rd Coronado lley Va dise Para

and weekends, the service frequency will be National 30 minutes. The transit-only lanes and signal E. Plaza Blvd. East Plaza City Boulevard treatments, along with low-floor vehicles and Station (future) or Vall roct ey Rd. P 30th St. Sweetwater Rd.

Compass Card fare technology, are aimed

Otay L a ke s Rd.

Bonita Rd.

at minimizing travel delays and creating H Street Transit

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Station e E. H St. a high-speed service similar to the Trolley Town P

H St. kw Center Dr. y. Tele graph Canyon Rd. Heritage

system. This enhanced transit experience is Station Santa Venetia

Station Chula L St.

irch Rd. expected to attract new riders who currently

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Vista Heritage L Rd. a Center Station M e East Palomar d Millenia Palomar St. i a Station Street Station Olympic Pkwy. do not use transit. Orange Ave. R d . Village 9/ Main St. University Station Heritage Rd. (future) Funding: The first phase of the project will Palm Ave. Ocean V South Bay Rapid i San Ysidro Blvd. e

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805 H be funded predominately by TransNet, the i South Bay Rapid Stations ll s Pk La Imperial w Otay Brown Field y Media . Valley Rd. Municipal Airport Direct Connectors* Rd. regional half-cent sales tax for transportation Beach Otay Mesa Rd. HOV Lanes approved by San Diego County voters. The Direct Access Ramp Otay Mesa International San Ysidro International Transit Center In-Line Transit Stations* budget for the first phase is estimated at San Diego Transit Center Park & Rides MEXICO $100 million, which includes design, engineering, construction, property

*Construction will be scheduled pending funding. acquisition, and procurement of new vehicles. Revised August 2015 The second phase of the project will use

OF TRA T NS EN M federal, state, and local funding sources.

Rapid Vehicles: Rapid vehicles will be For More Information articulated buses that have a low-floor KeepSanDiegoMoving.com/SouthBayRapid design to ease boarding, and new fare boxes which will accept Compass Cards to speed passenger boarding. Multiple doors also will streamline the boarding process. Comfortable seating and larger windows will improve the ride quality.

Transit Lane Priority and Funding: Coordinated traffic signals will be timed to allow Rapid vehicles to move quickly through busy intersections. Signal priority treatments will extend green light times for transit vehicles.

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