Members Jim Desmond, Chair Vice Chair, County of San Diego (Representing County of San Diego)
Bill Sandke, Vice Chair Councilmember, City of Coronado (Representing South County) Transportation Committee Monica Montgomery Councilmember, City of San Diego Agenda Bill Baber Friday, June 5, 2020 Councilmember, City of La Mesa (Representing East County) 9 a.m. to 12 noon Jewel Edson Mayor, City of Solana Beach **Teleconference Meeting** (Representing North County Coastal) Paul McNamara Agenda Highlights Mayor, City of Escondido (Representing North County Inland) • ANNUAL REPORT TO LEGISLATURE ON PUBLIC TRANSIT Bill Sandke • TRANSPORTATION DEVELOPMENT ACT: FY 2020 Metropolitan Transit System PRODUCTIVITY IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM AND FY 2021 Jack Feller North County Transit District ALLOCATIONS Johanna Schiavoni • DEL MAR BLUFFS LONG-TERM ALTERNATIVES San Diego County Regional Airport Authority MEETING ANNOUNCEMENT AMIDST COVID-19 PANDEMIC: Garry Bonelli Commissioner, Port of San Diego The SANDAG Transportation Committee meeting, will be conducted virtually in accordance with Governor Newsom’s State of Emergency declaration regarding the Alternates COVID-19 outbreak, Executive Order N-29-20, and the Guidance for Gatherings Judy Ritter issued by the California Department of Public Health. Members will primarily Mayor, City of Vista participate in the meeting virtually, while practicing social distancing, from (Representing North County Inland) individual remote locations. Mary Salas Mayor, City of Chula Vista There are a few options for public participation: (Representing South County) - Listen to the meeting audio stream through sandag.org Chris Ward - Observe the Transportation Committee meeting via GoToMeeting Councilmember, City of San Diego (registration required) Greg Cox Chair, County of San Diego To register for the GoToMeeting webinar, follow the prompts to enter your name Nathan Fletcher and email address. Members of the public who prefer not to share their names with Supervisor, County of San Diego SANDAG may use initials or a pseudonym; however, to receive a confirmation email, Jennifer Mendoza Councilmember, City of Lemon Grove including a link to join the webinar, you will need to enter a valid email address. (Representing East County) On the morning of the meeting, click the “Join Webinar” link in the confirmation Joe Mosca email. To avoid connection issues, check your system requirements in advance. Councilmember, City of Encinitas (Representing North County Coastal) During the GoToMeeting webinar: To minimize/expand the webinar attendee Vacant panel, click on the orange arrow at the top right corner of your screen. Attendees Metropolitan Transit System will be in “listen only” mode. View GoToMeeting FAQs for additional information. Sharon Jenkins / Terry Gaasterland North County Transit District SANDAG is relying on commercial technology to broadcast the meeting via Mark West GoToWebinar. With the recent increase of virtual meetings, platforms such as San Diego County Regional Microsoft Teams, WebEx, GoToMeeting, and Zoom are working to scale their Airport Authority systems to meet the new demand. If we experience technical difficulty or you are Michael Zucchet Commissioner, Port of San Diego unexpectedly disconnected from the broadcast, please close and re-open your browser and click the link to re-join the meeting. SANDAG staff will take all possible measures to ensure a publicly accessible experience. Please note that the meeting Advisory Members will continue to be broadcast audio-only via the “Listen to the meeting” link on Gustavo Dallarda / Ann Fox Caltrans District 11 www.sandag.org. Erica Pinto, Jamul Public Comments: Persons who wish to address the members on an item to be Fred Nelson, Jr., La Jolla Southern California Tribal considered at this meeting, or on non-agendized issues, may email comments to the Chairmen’s Association Clerk at [email protected] (please reference: “June 5, Transportation Committee
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2 040320 Transportation Committee Friday, June 5, 2020
Item No. Action +1. Approval of Meeting Minutes Approve The Transportation Committee is asked to review and approve the minutes from its April 17, 2020, meeting.
2. Public Comments/Communications/Member Comments Public comments under this agenda item will be limited to five public speakers. Members of the public shall have the opportunity to address the Transportation Committee (Committee) on any issue within the jurisdiction of SANDAG that is not on this agenda. Other public comments will be heard during the items under the heading “Reports.” Persons who wish to address the Committee on an item to be considered at this meeting, or on non- agendized issues, may email comments to the Clerk at [email protected] (please reference: “June 5, Transportation Committee Meeting” in your subject line and identify the item number(s) to which your comments pertain). Comments received by 4 p.m., on Thursday, June 4, will be provided to Committee members prior to the meeting. Comments received during the meeting will be read into the record at the appropriate time for public comments. All comments received prior to the close of the meeting will be made part of the meeting record. Committee members also may provide information and announcements under this agenda item.
3. Executive Director's Report Discussion Hasan Ikhrata, SANDAG An update on key programs, projects, and agency initiatives, including the agency’s response to COVID-19, San Diego Forward: The 2021 Regional Plan, and the Airport Connectivity project, will be presented.
Reports
+4. Annual Report to Legislature on Public Transit Recommend Jennifer Williamson, SANDAG The Transportation Committee is asked to recommend that the Board of Directors approve submission of the Annual Public Transit Report to the State Legislature.
+5. Transportation Development Act: FY 2020 Productivity Recommend Improvement Program and FY 2021 Allocations Lisa Madsen, SANDAG An overview of the efforts taken by the Metropolitan Transit System (MTS) and North County Transit District (NCTD) to implement the FY 2020 Transportation Development Act (TDA) Productivity Improvement Program will be presented. The Transportation Committee is asked to recommend that the Board of Directors approve the eligibility of MTS and NCTD to receive their FY 2021 TDA allocations of funds.
3 +6. Comprehensive Multimodal Corridor Plans Discussion/Possible Action Richard Chavez, SANDAG An overview of the Comprehensive Multimodal Corridor Plans (CMCPs) program to refine and prioritize transportation solutions on five priority corridors using a policy, data, and collaboration-driven approach will be presented.
+7. Del Mar Bluffs Long-Term Alternatives Discussion/Possible Action Linda Culp, SANDAG An overview of the current conditions and efforts underway to develop a long-term solution for rail infrastructure for the LOSSAN Rail Corridor in the City of Del Mar will be presented.
8. Continued Public Comments If the five-speaker limit for public comments was exceeded at the beginning of this agenda, other public comments will be taken at this time. Subjects of previous agenda items may not again be addressed under public comment.
9. Upcoming Meetings Information The next Transportation Committee meeting is scheduled for Friday, June 19, 2020, at 9 a.m.
10. Adjournment
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Transportation Committee Item: 1 June 5, 2020 April 17, 2020, Transportation Committee Meeting Minutes
Chair Jim Desmond (County of San Diego) called the Action: Approve meeting of the Transportation Committee to order at The Transportation Committee is asked to 9 a.m. approve the minutes from its April 17, 2020, meeting. 1. Approval of Meeting Minutes (Approve) Action: Upon a motion by Commissioner Garry Bonelli (Port of San Diego [Port]), and a second by Vice Chair Bill Sandke (South County), the Transportation Committee approved the minutes from the March 6, 2020, meeting, as amended. Yes: Chair Desmond, Vice Chair Sandke, Councilmember Monica Montgomery (City of San Diego), Councilmember Bill Baber (East County), Mayor Jewel Edson (North County Coastal), Mayor Paul McNamara (North County Inland), Deputy Mayor Jack Feller (North County Transit District [NCTD]), Commissioner Bonelli, and Joanna Schiavoni (San Diego County Regional Airport Authority [SDCRAA]). No: None. Abstain: None. Absent: Metropolitan Transit System [MTS]).
2. Public Comments/Communications/ Member Comments None.
3. Executive Director's Report (Discussion) Executive Director Hasan Ikhrata presented an update on key programs, projects, and agency initiatives, including the agency’s response to COVID-19, San Diego Forward: The 2021 Regional Plan and the Airport Connectivity project. Action: Discussion only. Reports
4A. Independent Taxpayer Oversight Committee Report: Initial Findings and Recommendations (Discussion) ITOC Chair Kai Ramer introduced the item. Associate Accountant Samuel Diche and Jennifer Farr, Davis Farr LLP, presented an overview of the initial findings and recommendations of the FY 2019 TransNet Fiscal and Compliance Audit. Action: Discussion only.
4B. FY 2019 TransNet Extension Ordinance Funding Eligibility Request (Recommend) Samuel Diche presented the item. Action: Upon a motion by Mayor Edson, and a second by Vice Chair Sandke, the Transportation Committee recommended that the Board of Directors, acting as the San Diego County Regional Transportation Commission, approved the TransNet funding eligibility request of the North County Transit District. Yes: Chair Desmond, Vice Chair Sandke, Councilmember Montgomery, Councilmember Baber, Mayor Edson, Mayor McNamara, Deputy Mayor Feller, Commissioner Bonelli, and Joanna Schiavoni. No: None. Abstain: None. Absent: MTS.
5. State and Federal Discretionary Programs: Proposed SANDAG Submittals (Approve) Senior TransNet Program Manager Ariana zur Nieden presented the item. Action: Upon a motion by Vice Chair Sandke, and a second by Mayor McNamara, the Transportation Committee approved the proposed slate of SANDAG projects for submittal to the U.S. Department of Transportation FFY 2020 BUILD Grant Program, and state SB 1 Trade Corridor Enhancement, Solutions for Congested Corridors; and Local Partnership Programs. Yes: Chair Desmond, Vice Chair Sandke, Councilmember Montgomery, Councilmember Baber, Mayor Edson, Mayor McNamara, Deputy Mayor Feller, Commissioner Bonelli, and Joanna Schiavoni. No: None. Abstain: None. Absent: MTS.
6. Continued Public Comments None.
7. Upcoming Meetings Chair Desmond announced the cancellation of the Transportation Committee meeting scheduled for Friday, May 1, 2020. The next Transportation Committee meeting is scheduled for Friday, May 15, 2020, at 9 a.m.
8. Adjournment Chair Desmond adjourned the meeting at 10:17 a.m.
2 Meeting Start Time: 9 a.m. Meeting Adjourned Time: 10:17 a.m. Confirmed Attendance at Transportation Committee Meeting
Member/ Jurisdiction Name Attended Alternate Jim Desmond, Chair Member Yes County of San Diego Greg Cox Alternate No Nathan Fletcher Alternate No Bill Sandke, Vice Chair Member Yes South County Mary Salas Alternate No Monica Montgomery Member Yes City of San Diego Chris Ward Alternate No Bill Baber Member Yes East County Jennifer Mendoza Alternate Yes Bill Sandke Member No Metropolitan Transit System Vacant Alternate No Jewel Edson Member Yes North County Coastal Joe Mosca Alternate Yes Paul McNamara Member Yes North County Inland Judy Ritter Alternate Yes Jack Feller Member Yes North County Transit District Sharon Jenkins Alternate No Terry Gaasterland Alternate No Garry Bonelli Member Yes Port of San Diego Michael Zucchet Alternate No
San Diego County Regional Johanna Schiavoni Member Yes Airport Authority Mark West Alternate No
Advisory Members
Gustavo Dallarda Member Yes Caltrans Ann Fox Alternate No
Southern California Tribal Erica Pinto Member No Chairmen’s Association Fred Nelson, Jr. Member No
Other Attendees
NCTD Matt Tucker Yes
MTS Paul Jablonski Yes
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Transportation Committee Item: 4 June 5, 2020 Annual Report to Legislature on Public Transit
Overview Action: Recommend Assembly Bill 805 (AB 805) (Gonzalez, 2017) requires The Transportation Committee is asked to the Board of Directors to provide a report, developed recommend that the Board of Directors through the Transportation Committee, to the approve submission of the Annual Public State Legislature on or before July 1 of each year that Transit Report to the Legislature. outlines the region’s public transit needs, transit funding criteria, recommended transit funding levels, additional Fiscal Impact: work on public transit, and specifies the funds spent The Annual Report on Public Transit is funded explicitly on public transportation. in the FY 2020 Program Budget through Key Considerations Overall Work Plan Element No. 3321000: Advanced Planning. This report is a reflection of the public transit system that was in place in FY 2019. Over the past several years, the Schedule/Scope Impact: San Diego region had seen a decline in public transit Assembly Bill 805 requires that SANDAG ridership despite significant investments such as the submit an annual report on public transit to launch of Rapid services, implementation of Interstate 15 the State Legislature by July 1 of each year. (I-15) Centerline stations, and improvements at Oceanside Transit Center and other stations throughout the region. Technology changes, shared mobility, and new modes being used for travel have influenced a decline in the number of people taking transit. In response to these challenges, the Metropolitan Transit System (MTS) implemented its Transit Optimization Plan in 2018 to streamline services and increase frequencies on many Trolley and bus routes such as SuperLoop Rapid and the Blue Line Trolley; the North County Transit District (NCTD) initiated two studies to undertake a comprehensive operations analysis and long range strategic plan, and investigate opportunities for the integration of land use and transit in North County. This systemwide ridership resurgence is reflected in the 1.2 million ridership increase on the MTS bus and Trolley in the first six months of FY 2020 over the same months in 2018. NCTD experienced overall ridership productivity gains on the Sprinter in FY 2020. These gains are a harbinger of people’s willingness to take transit when it is an accessible and competitive option to driving alone. It is important to note that these trends are only reflective of what occurred in FY 2019 and early FY 2020. Recent experience with the COVID-19 pandemic is already resulting in a substantial downtrend in all major performance indicators for both operators. In concert with the operators’ efforts, long range planning must also adapt to the modern transportation landscape. SANDAG is developing a bold new vision for the region’s transportation system for the Board’s consideration. This vision will focus on creating a more complete system, one in which a comprehensive public transit system complements a more efficient highway system to connect people from where they live to where they work, go to school, shop, and play. As SANDAG builds its next Regional Plan, it continues to advance public transportation projects that will help realize that vision. The attached report provides an overview of the existing conditions that public transit operates in and includes five primary elements, covered in a series of appendices, that reflect this commitment toward a fully realized public transportation system – one that is integrated with a more complete transportation system overall (Attachment 1).
Next Steps Pending recommendation by the Transportation Committee, the Board is scheduled to consider the report at its June 12, 2020, meeting for submission to the State Legislature.
Coleen Clementson, Director of Regional Planning Key Staff Contacts: Jennifer Williamson, (619) 699-1959, [email protected] Irene McCormack, (619) 699-1960, [email protected] Attachment: 1. FY 2019 Annual Report to the California State Legislature on Public Transit in the San Diego Region
2 Attachment 1 FY 2019 ANNUAL REPORT TO THE LEGISLATURE ON PUBLIC TRANSIT IN THE SAN DIEGO REGION
Assembly Bill 805 (AB 805) (Gonzalez, 2017) requires the Board of Directors to provide an annual report, developed through the Transportation Committee, to the State Legislature that outlines the region’s efforts to support public transportation. The legislation, its criteria, and all required data are detailed in this report’s appendices.
As the San Diego Association of Governments (SANDAG) continues to advance public transit and report its progress for FY 2019 as required by law, the San Diego region and municipalities across the country face several challenges. Carbon emissions from passenger vehicles continue to increase, traffic congestion continues to worsen, and not enough people are choosing public transit over driving.
In the last two years, the Los Angeles-San Diego-San Luis Obispo Rail Corridor (LOSSAN) Rail Corridor that runs along the San Diego County’s north coastal area, experienced damage due to cliff erosion that closed the tracks for several days. The damage happened in the area known as the Del Mar Bluffs. This is significant because the LOSSAN Rail Corridor is the second busiest intercity rail corridor in the nation supporting commuter, intercity, and freight rail services. Emergency construction crews were dispatched to stabilize the bluffs while SANDAG and North County Transit District (NCTD) leadership worked with state officials to accelerate plans to relocate the tracks inland, launching the LOSSAN San Diego Regional Rail Corridor Working Group.
The LOSSAN Rail Corridor resiliency – once considered a long-term challenge – has been elevated to the forefront of the region’s transportation concerns.
During FY 2019 construction on the Mid-Coast Trolley project reached its halfway point. The project will extend the UC San Diego Blue Line Trolley 11-miles north along Interstate 5, from Downtown San Diego to UC San Diego and the University community. The $2.1 billion project is the largest transit infrastructure project ever developed in the San Diego region. There are nine new stations and it is projected to attract 21,000 new daily transit riders.
In recent years, technology changes, shared mobility, and new modes being used for travel have influenced a decline in the number of people taking transit. In response to these challenges, the Metropolitan Transit System (MTS) implemented its Transit Optimization Plan in 2018 to streamline services and increase frequencies on many Trolley and bus routes such as SuperLoop Rapid and the Blue Line Trolley; NCTD initiated two studies to undertake a comprehensive operations analysis and long range strategic plan, and investigate opportunities for the integration of land use and transit in North County.
This systemwide ridership resurgence is reflected in the 1.2 million ridership increase on the MTS bus and Trolley in the first six months of FY 2020 over the same months in 2018. NCTD experienced overall ridership productivity gains on the Sprinter in FY 2020. These gains are a harbinger of people’s willingness to take transit when it is an accessible and competitive option to driving alone.
While this report focuses on past statistics, it is relevant to note that today the world faces a new and perilous challenge: the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. In California, mandatory shelter-in-place measures have led to an economic downturn, high unemployment, and stalled local tax revenues for public projects in the short term. The fall in sales tax revenue will impact one of our region’s primary financial instruments for raising and leveraging local tax dollars for public transit projects: the TransNet half-cent sales tax. This could lead to the delay or postponement of projects and programs across our region. Even with these challenges, our region is planning for long-term improvements and enhancing public transit options on the ground now.
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3 FY 2019 ANNUAL REPORT TO THE LEGISLATURE ON PUBLIC TRANSIT IN THE SAN DIEGO REGION
To address challenges such as eroding bluffs, a housing shortage, community health concerns, and meeting ambitious Greenhouse Gas reduction goals, SANDAG must design a transportation system that uses interconnected strategies to improve every step of a traveler’s journey. SANDAG’s vision for the 2021 Regional Plan provides a framework focused on designing a system to holistically meet the needs of diverse users. SANDAG developed a set of strategies called the 5 Big Moves. Using the 5 Big Moves SANDAG is building a plan for a bold new regional transportation system that is safe, convenient, considers all users of the system, and meets state climate mandates. Complete Corridors, Transit Leap, Mobility Hubs, Flexible Fleets, and the Next Operating System, when combined, will deliver a fully-integrated system that provides compelling alternatives to the private automobile and frees up space on roadways.
Our commitment to long-term planning will continue to be a top priority. SANDAG will adapt to any long- term economic and societal changes resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic, such as a potential increase in telework, while staying focused on our goal: making public transportation more efficient, more convenient, and more accessible than it is today.
JUNE 2020 2 4 Appendices
APPENDIX A: Public Transit Needs...... 4
APPENDIX B: Transit Funding Criteria ...... 14
APPENDIX C: Additional Work on Public Transit ...... 17
APPENDIX D: Recommended Transit Funding Levels ...... 19
APPENDIX E: Funds Spent on Public Transit (FY 2019) ...... 21
Section 9795
Section 9795 of the California State Government Code states the following:
(a)(1) Any report required or requested by law to be submitted by a state or local agency to the Members of either house of the Legislature generally, shall instead be submitted as a printed copy to the Secretary of the Senate, as an electronic copy to the Chief Clerk of the Assembly, and as an electronic or printed copy to the Legislative Counsel. Each report shall include a summary of its contents, not to exceed one page in length. If the report is submitted by a state agency, that agency shall also provide an electronic copy of the summary directly to each member of the appropriate house or houses of the Legislature. Notice of receipt of the report shall also be recorded in the journal of the appropriate house or houses of the Legislature by the secretary or clerk of that house.
(2) In addition to and as part of the information made available to the public in electronic form pursuant to Section 10248, the Legislative Counsel shall make available a list of the reports submitted by state and local agencies, as specified in paragraph (1). If the Legislative Counsel receives a request from a member of the public for a report contained in the list, the Legislative Counsel is not required to provide a copy of the report and may refer the requester to the state or local agency that authored the report, or to the California State Library as the final repository of public information.
(b) No report shall be distributed to a Member of the Legislature unless specifically requested by that Member.
(c) Compliance with subdivision (a) shall be deemed to be full compliance with subdivision (c) of Section 10242.5 .
(d) A state agency report and summary subject to this section shall include an Internet website where the report can be downloaded and telephone number to call to order a hard copy of the report.
A report submitted by a state agency subject to this section shall also be posted at the agency's Internet website.
(e) For purposes of this section, “report” includes any study or audit.
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APPENDIX A: Public Transit Needs
A comprehensive list of transit projects identified by SANDAG and the region’s transit operators that would meet the transit needs of the San Diego region is included in the 2019 Federal Regional Transportation Plan (2019 Federal RTP)1. The 2019 Federal RTP is a federally- and state- mandated document that presents the overall vision for how the San Diego region will grow through 2050, including all the transportation-related investments that will be needed to support that vision.
The 2019 Federal RTP includes two transportation networks. The “revenue constrained transportation network” will be built with the financial resources the region can reasonably expect to be available between now and 2050. It also incorporates an “unconstrained transportation network,” which contains all transportation projects that could potentially benefit mobility in the region without regard to cost. The revenue constrained network relies on estimates of future funds, and therefore funding for some of the projects included in the network remains uncertain. Figures 1.1-1.3 represent transit and active transportation projects in the 2019 Federal RTP revenue constrained and unconstrained networks. Each project is ranked depending upon a variety of metrics. These metrics can be found in the discussion of transit funding criteria (Appendix B).
Each year, the Metropolitan Transit System (MTS) and North County Transit District (NCTD) are required to submit a Service Implementation Plan (SIP) to SANDAG in advance of the budget approval process. The SIPs list the operational changes each transit operator implemented or plans to implement in order to balance proposed fiscal year budgets. A discussion of the transit operator gaps and deficiencies is included in the SANDAG Coordinated Plan, which is completed every two years. A summary of the service needs identified by each transit operator in their FY 2020 SIP is outlined in a Figure 2 below.
1 The FY 2018 AB 805 Report referenced the constrained and unconstrained project lists in San Diego Forward: The Regional Plan. This report utilizes the 2019 Federal RTP, which is the more recently updated document.
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Figure 1.1: Regional Public Transit Needs (Transit Facilities) Service Route Description HSR 598 Commuter Rail Overlay (Temecula to Airport ITC) HSR -- Extension from Airport ITC to San Ysidro/ Otay Mesa Double tracking, grade separation at Leucadia Blvd and two other locations, COASTER 398 stations/platforms at Convention Center/Petco Park and Del Mar Fairgrounds, and extension to Gaslamp and Camp Pendleton COASTER 398 COASTER extension to National City SPRINTER efficiency improvements; double tracking Oceanside to Escondido; includes six rail grade separations at El Camino Real, Melrose Dr, Vista Village SPRINTER 399 Dr/Main St, North Dr, Civic Center, Auto Pkwy and Mission Ave and a Branch Extension to Westfield North County1 SPRINTER 588 SPRINTER Express Trolley 510 Mid-Coast Trolley Extension Blue Line/Mid-Coast Frequency Enhancements and rail grade separations at Trolley 510 28th St, 32nd St, E St, H St, Palomar St, Taylor and Ash St, and Blue/Orange Track Connection at 12th/Imperial Orange Line Frequency Enhancements and four rail grade separations at Euclid Trolley 520 Ave, Broadway/Lemon Grove Ave, Allison Ave/University Ave, Severin Dr Orange Line Express - El Cajon to San Diego International Airport Intermodal Trolley 522 Transit Center (ITC) Trolley 540 Blue Line Express - Santa Fe Depot to San Ysidro via Downtown SDSU to Palomar Station via East San Diego, Southeast San Diego, National Trolley 550 City SDSU to Downtown San Diego via El Cajon Blvd/Mid-City (transition of Mid- Trolley 560 City Rapid to Trolley) Trolley 561 UTC COASTER Connection COASTER Connection to Sorrento Mesa/Carroll Canyon (extension of Route Trolley 561 510) San Ysidro to Carmel Valley via Chula Vista, National City, Southeast San Trolley 562 Diego, Mid-City, Mission Valley, and Kearny Mesa Trolley 563 Pacific Beach to El Cajon Transit Center via Balboa and Kearny Mesa Otay Mesa East Border Crossing to Western Chula Vista via Otay Trolley 564 Ranch/Millennia Palomar St Trolley Station to Carmel Valley via Trolley 566 Mid-City, Kearny Mesa (Route 562 Express) 510, 520, 540, Trolley Downtown Trolley Tunnel 522, and 560 Rapid 2 North Park to Downtown San Diego via 30th St, Golden Hill La Mesa to Ocean Beach via Mid-City, Hillcrest, Rapid 10 Old Town Rapid 11 Spring Valley to SDSU via Southeast San Diego, Downtown, Hillcrest, Mid-City Rapid 28 Point Loma to Kearny Mesa via Old Town, Linda Vista Old Town to Sorrento Mesa via Pacific Beach, Rapid 30
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Figure 1.1: Regional Public Transit Needs (Transit Facilities) Service Route Description La Jolla, UTC
Rapid 41 Fashion Valley to UTC/UC San Diego via Linda Vista and Clairemont El Cajon Transit Center to San Diego International Airport ITC via SR 94, City Rapid 90 College (peak only) Rapid 103 Solana Beach to Sabre Springs Rapid station via Carmel Valley Rapid 120 Kearny Mesa to Downtown via Mission Valley Temecula (peak only) Extension of Escondido to Downtown Rapid (formerly Rapid 235 Route 610) Rapid 430 Oceanside to Escondido (peak only) Rapid 440 Carlsbad to Escondido Transit Center via Palomar Airport Rd Rapid 471 Downtown Escondido to East Escondido UTC/UC San Diego to Oceanside via Hwy 101 Coastal Communities, Carmel Rapid 473 Valley Rapid 474 Oceanside to Vista via Mission Ave/Santa Fe Road Corridor Rapid 477 Camp Pendleton to Carlsbad Village via College Blvd, Plaza Camino Real SDSU to Palomar Station via East San Diego, Southeast San Diego, National Rapid 550 City2 Rapid 635 Eastlake to Palomar Trolley via Main St Corridor SDSU to Spring Valley via East San Diego, Rapid 636 Lemon Grove, Skyline Rapid 637 North Park to 32nd St Trolley via Golden Hill Iris Trolley to Otay Mesa via Otay, Airway Dr, Rapid 638 SR 905 Corridor Iris Trolley Station to North Island via Imperial Beach and Silver Strand, Rapid 639 Coronado 640A Route 640A: I-5 - San Ysidro to Old Town Transit Center via City College Rapid 640B Route 640B: I-5 Iris Trolley/Palomar to Kearny Mesa via City College Rapid 650 Chula Vista to Palomar Airport Rd Business Park via I-805/I-5 (peak only) Downtown to UTC via Kearny Mesa Guideway/ Rapid 652 I-805 Mid-City to Palomar Airport Rd via Kearny Mesa/ Rapid 653 I-805/I-5
688 San Ysidro to Sorrento Mesa via I-805/I-15/SR 52 Corridors; Otay Mesa Port of Rapid 689 Entry (POE) to UTC/Torrey Pines via Otay Ranch/Millennia,I-805 Corridor; Mid 690 City to Sorrento Mesa via I-805 Corridor. All Peak Only Grossmont Center to Otay Town Center/Millennia via Southwest College, Rapid 692 SR125, Spring Valley Rapid 709 H St Trolley to Millennia via H St Corridor, Southwestern College Rapid 870 El Cajon to UTC via Santee, SR 52, I-805 Rapid 890 El Cajon to Sorrento Mesa via SR 52, Kearny Mesa
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Figure 1.1: Regional Public Transit Needs (Transit Facilities) Service Route Description Extension of Iris Trolley Station to Otay Mesa Port of Entry (POE) with new Rapid 905 service to Otay Mesa East POE Rapid 910 Coronado to Downtown via Coronado Bridge Rapid 940 Oceanside to Sorrento Mesa via I-5, Carlsbad, Encinitas (peak only) Kearny Mesa to Downtown via SR 163. Stations at Sharp/Children's Hospital, Rapid SR 163 DARs University Ave, and Fashion Valley Transit Center Shuttle 448/449 San Marcos Shuttle3 Streetcar 551 Chula Vista Downtown4 Streetcar 552 National City Downtown4 Streetcar 553 Downtown San Diego: Little Italy to East Village4 Streetcar 554 Hillcrest/Balboa Park/Downtown San Diego Loop4 Streetcar 555 30th St to Downtown San Diego via North Park/Golden Hill4 Streetcar 557 El Cajon Downtown4 Streetcar 558 Escondido Downtown4 Streetcar 559 Oceanside Downtown4 Streetcar 565 Mission Beach to La Jolla via Pacific Beach4 Airport Express – Airport Express Routes5 Local – Local Bus Routes - 15 minutes in key corridors Local – Local Bus Routes - 10 minutes in key corridors Intermodal Transit – San Diego International Airport Intermodal Transit Center Center Intermodal Transit – San Ysidro Intermodal Transit Center Center Intermodal Transit – Otay Mesa East Intermodal Transit Center Center Other Improvements (Vehicles, transit system rehabilitation, maintenance Other – facilities, ITS, regulatory compliance, park and ride, and transit center expansions) Source: Table A.5 Revenue Constrained and Unconstrained Transit Facilities (2019 Federal RTP) 1 Unconstrained rail facilities (shared use freight and passengers) 2 Rapid Route 550 appeared only as a Trolley route in the Unconstrained Network 3 Capital cost to be funded by the City of San Marcos 4 Streetcar cost is representative of 10% of the total capital cost 5 Capital cost to be funded by aviation and other private funds
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Figure 1.2: Regional Public Transit Needs (Active Transportation) Project Jurisdiction(s) Uptown – Fashion Valley to Downtown San Diego San Diego Uptown – Old Town to Hillcrest San Diego Uptown – Hillcrest to Balboa Park San Diego North Park – Mid-City – City Heights San Diego North Park – Mid-City – Hillcrest to City Heights (City Heights – Old Town San Diego Corridor) North Park – Mid-City – City Heights to Rolando San Diego
Bayshore Bikeway – Main St to Palomar Chula Vista, Imperial Beach
Coastal Rail Trail Encinitas – Chesterfield to Solana Beach Encinitas Pershing and El Prado – Cross-Park San Diego Imperial Beach San Ysidro to Imperial Beach – Bayshore Bikeway Connection San Diego Terrace Dr/Central Ave – Adams to Wightman San Diego San Diego River Trail – I-805 to Fenton San Diego San Diego River Trail – Short gap connections San Diego Coastal Rail Trail Encinitas - Leucadia to G St Encinitas San Diego River Trail – Father Junipero Serra Trail to Santee Santee Downtown to Southeast connections San Diego Coastal Rail Trail San Diego – UTC San Diego Coastal Rail Trail San Diego - Rose Canyon San Diego Coastal Rail Trail San Diego – Pac Hwy (W Washington St to Laurel St) San Diego Coastal Rail Trail San Diego – Pac Hwy (Laurel St to Santa Fe Depot) San Diego Coastal Rail Trail San Diego – Pac Hwy (Taylor St to W Washington St) San Diego Coastal Rail Trail San Diego- Pac Hwy (Fiesta Island Rd to Taylor St) San Diego City Heights /Encanto/Lemon Grove Lemon Grove, San Diego City Heights/Fairmount Corridor San Diego Rolando to Grossmont/La Mesa La Mesa, El Cajon, San Diego La Mesa/Lemon Grove/El Cajon connections Lemon Grove, La Mesa San Diego River Trail – Qualcomm Stadium to Ward Rd San Diego San Diego River Trail – Rancho Mission Rd to Camino Del Rio North San Diego Coastal Rail Trail Carlsbad – Reach 4 Cannon to Palomar Airport Rd Carlsbad Coastal Rail Trail Carlsbad – Reach 5 Palomar Airport Rd to Poinsettia Station Carlsbad Coastal Rail Trail Encinitas – Carlsbad to Leucadia Encinitas Coastal Rail Trail Del Mar Del Mar Coastal Rail Trail San Diego – Del Mar to Sorrento via Carmel Valley Del Mar, San Diego Coastal Rail Trail San Diego – Carmel Valley to Roselle via Sorrento San Diego Coastal Rail Trail San Diego – Roselle Canyon San Diego Chula Vista National City connections Chula Vista, National City Pacific Beach to Mission Beach San Diego Ocean Beach to Mission Bay San Diego
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Figure 1.2: Regional Public Transit Needs (Active Transportation) Project Jurisdiction(s) San Diego River Trail – Bridge connection (Sefton Field to Mission Valley YMCA) San Diego San Diego River Trail – Mast Park to Lakeside baseball park Santee I-8 Flyover – Camino del Rio S to Camino del Rio N San Diego Coastal Rail Trail Oceanside - Broadway to Eaton Oceanside El Cajon – Santee connections El Cajon, La Mesa, Santee San Diego River Trail – Father JS Trail to West Hills Parkway San Diego Inland Rail Trail Oceanside Oceanside Coastal Rail Trail Carlsbad – Reach 3 Tamarack to Cannon Carlsbad Clairemont Dr (Mission Bay to Burgener) San Diego Harbor Dr (Downtown to Ocean Beach) San Diego Mira Mesa Bike Blvd San Diego Sweetwater River Bikeway Ramps National City Coastal Rail Trail Oceanside – Alta Loma Marsh bridge Oceanside Coastal Rail Trail San Diego – Mission Bay (Clairemont to Tecolote) San Diego Bayshore Bikeway Coronado – Golf course adjacent Coronado San Luis Rey River Trail Oceanside, Unincorporated Encinitas-San Marcos Corridor – Double Peak Dr to San Marcos Blvd San Marcos Escondido Creek Bikeway – Quince St to Broadway Escondido Escondido Creek Bikeway – Escondido Creek to Washington Ave Escondido Escondido Creek Bikeway – 9th Ave to Escondido Creek Escondido Escondido Creek Bikeway – El Norte Pkwy to northern bikeway terminus Escondido Encinitas to San Marcos Corridor – Leucadia Blvd to El Camino Real Carlsbad, Encinitas I-15 Bikeway – Via Rancho Pkwy to Lost Oak Ln Escondido I-15 Bikeway – Rancho Bernardo Community Park to Lake Hodges Bridge San Diego I-15 Bikeway – Camino del Norte to Aguamiel Rd San Diego I-15 Bikeway – Poway Rd interchange to Carmel Mountain Rd San Diego SR 56 Bikeway – Azuaga St to Rancho Peñasquitos Blvd San Diego I-15 Bikeway – Murphy Canyon Rd to Affinity Ct San Diego SR 56 Bikeway – El Camino Real to Caminito Pointe San Diego SR 52 Bikeway – I-5 to Santo Rd San Diego SR 52 Bikeway – SR 52/Mast Dr to San Diego River Trail San Diego I-8 Corridor – San Diego River Trail to Riverside Dr Unincorporated I-805 Connector – Bonita Rd to Floyd Ave Chula Vista, Unincorporated SR 125 Connector – Bonita Rd to U.S. –Mexico Border Chula Vista, San Diego SR 905 Connector – E Beyer Blvd to U.S.–Mexico Border San Diego, Unincorporated El Camino Real Bike Lanes – Douglas Dr to Mesa Dr Oceanside Vista Way Connector from Arcadia Vista, Unincorporated I-15 Bikeway – W. Country Club Ln to Nutmeg St Escondido El Camino Real Bike Lanes – Marron Rd to SR 78 offramp Carlsbad Carlsbad to San Marcos Corridor – Paseo del Norte to Avenida Encinas Carlsbad
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Figure 1.2: Regional Public Transit Needs (Active Transportation) Project Jurisdiction(s) Encinitas to San Marcos Corridor – Kristen Ct to Ecke Ranch Rd Encinitas Encinitas to San Marcos Corridor – Encinitas Blvd/I-5 Interchange Encinitas Mira Mesa Corridor – Reagan Rd to Parkdale Ave San Diego Mira Mesa Corridor – Scranton Rd to I-805 San Diego Mira Mesa Corridor – Sorrento Valley Rd to Sorrento Valley Blvd San Diego Mid-County Bikeway – I-5/Via de la Valle Interchange San Diego Mid-County Bikeway – Rancho Santa Fe segment San Diego, Unincorporated El Camino Real Bike Lanes – Manchester Ave to Tennis Club Dr Encinitas Mid-County Bikeway – Manchester Ave/I-5 Interchange to San Elijo Ave Encinitas Central Coast Corridor – Van Nuys St to San Rafael Pl San Diego Clairemont – Centre-City Corridor – Coastal Rail Trail to Genesee Ave San Diego SR 125 Corridor – Mission Gorge Rd to Glen Vista Way Santee SR 125 Corridor – Prospect Ave to Weld Blvd Santee, El Cajon I-8 Corridor – Lakeside Ave to SR 67 Unincorporated I-8 Corridor – Willows Rd to SR 79 Unincorporated E County Northern Loop – N Marshall Ave to El Cajon Blvd El Cajon E County Northern Loop – Washington Ave to Dewitt Ct El Cajon E County Northern Loop – SR 94 onramp to Del Rio Rd Unincorporated E County Southern Loop – Pointe Pkwy to Omega St Unincorporated SR 125 Corridor – SR 94 to S of Avocado St Unincorporated Centre City – La Mesa Corridor – Gateside Rd to Campo Rd La Mesa, Unincorporated Bay to Ranch Bikeway – River Ash Dr to Paseo Ranchero Chula Vista Mid-County Bikeway – San Elijo Ave to 101 Terminus Encinitas Central Coast Corridor – Van Nuys St San Diego E County Northern Loop – El Cajon Blvd to Washington Ave El Cajon E County Northern Loop – Calavo Dr to Sweetwater Springs Blvd Unincorporated Central Coast Corridor – Torrey Pines Rd to Nautilus St San Diego Central Coast Corridor – Via Del Norte to Van Nuys St San Diego Kearny Mesa to Beaches Corridor – Ingraham St from Garnet Ave to Pacific Beach San Diego Dr Kearny Mesa to Beaches Corridor – Clairemont Dr to Genesee Ave San Diego Kearny Mesa to Beaches Corridor – Genesee Ave to Linda Vista Dr San Diego Bay to Ranch Bikeway – E J St from 2nd Ave to Paseo Del Rey Chula Vista Chula Vista Greenbelt – Bay Blvd to Oleander Ave Chula Vista Safe Routes to Transit Various Local Bike Projects/Local Pedestrian/Safety/Traffic Calming Various Regional Bicycle and Pedestrian Programs Various Safe Routes to School Various Source: Table A.5 Revenue Constrained and Unconstrained Active Transportation Projects (2019 Federal RTP)
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Figure 1.3: Regional Public Transit Needs (Active Transportation – Safe Routes to Transit at Existing Stations) Project Jurisdiction(s) Plaza Camino Real Transit Center Carlsbad El Camino Real at Cannon/College Carlsbad Carlsbad Poinsettia COASTER Station Carlsbad Carlsbad Village COASTER Station Carlsbad E St Trolley Station Chula Vista Old Highway 80 between El Cajon and Alpine County – Fallbrook Fallbrook High School County – Fallbrook WB Jamacha Blvd at Sweetwater Springs Blvd County – Spring Valley Jamacha Blvd at Lamplighter Village Dr County – Spring Valley SB Sweetwater Rd at Troy St County – Spring Valley Sweetwater Rd between Jamacha Blvd and Broadway County – Spring Valley Buena Creek SPRINTER Station County of San Diego Encinitas COASTER Station Encinitas Encinitas pedestrian undercrossing connections Encinitas Escondido Transit Center Escondido Del Lago Transit Station Escondido Amaya Trolley Station La Mesa 70th St Trolley Station La Mesa National City Blvd and E 32nd St/W 33rd St National City Oceanside Transit Center Oceanside Coast Highway SPRINTER Station Oceanside Crouch St SPRINTER Station Oceanside El Camino Real SPRINTER Station Oceanside Rancho Del Oro SPRINTER Station Oceanside College Blvd SPRINTER Station Oceanside Oceanside High School Oceanside San Luis Rey Transit Center Oceanside Tri-City Medical Center Oceanside 32nd and Commercial Trolley Station San Diego – Barrio Logan Euclid Ave between Home Ave and Roselawn Ave San Diego – City Heights Alvarado Trolley Station San Diego – College Area 70th St between El Cajon Blvd and Alvarado Rd San Diego – College Area 12th and Imperial Transit Center San Diego – Downtown Harbor Dr Pedestrian Bridge San Diego – Downtown Harborside Trolley Station San Diego - Harborside Pacific Fleet Trolley Station San Diego – Harborside Washington St at Hancock St/I-5 Overcrossing San Diego – Mission Hills WB Hotel Circle S. at Bachman Pl San Diego – Mission Valley Fenton Parkway Trolley Station San Diego – Mission Valley
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Figure 1.3: Regional Public Transit Needs (Active Transportation – Safe Routes to Transit at Existing Stations) Project Jurisdiction(s) Grantville Trolley Station San Diego – Mission Valley Morena/Linda Vista Trolley Station San Diego – Mission Valley 54th St between Euclid Ave and Chollas Pkwy San Diego – Oak Park EB Airway Rd at Dublin Dr San Diego – Otay Mesa EB Airway Rd at Excellante St (Southwestern College) San Diego – Otay Mesa La Media Rd at Airway Rd San Diego – Otay Mesa WB Siempre Vida Rd at La Media Rd San Diego – Otay Mesa SB Hollister St at Conifer Ave (Palm St Trolley Station) San Diego – Palm City NB S. Vista Ave at Beyer Blvd Trolley Station San Diego – San Ysidro Calle Primera between Willow Rd and Via de San Ysidro San Diego – San Ysidro Sorrento Valley COASTER Station San Diego – Sorrento Valley SB Gilman Dr at Villa La Jolla Dr San Diego – University City EB Eastgate Mall between I-805 and Miramar Rd San Diego – University City Palomar College SPRINTER Station San Marcos San Marcos Civic Center SPRINTER Station San Marcos Cal State San Marcos SPRINTER Station San Marcos Nordahl Rd SPRINTER Station San Marcos Rancheros Dr/State Department of Rehabilitation San Marcos Solana Beach COASTER Station Solana Beach Melrose Dr SPRINTER Station Vista Vista Transit Center Vista Civic Center–Vista SPRINTER Station Vista Sweetwater Rd between Jamacha Blvd and Broadway County – Spring Valley Source: Table A.5 Revenue Constrained and Unconstrained Active Transportation Retrofits - Safe Routes to Transit at Existing Stations (2019 Federal RTP)
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Figure 2: Operator Identified Service Area Needs Urban Route Day Description Zone MTS Identified Service Area Needs 8/9 All Adjust schedule due to Old Town Transit Center (OTTC) Reconfiguration Yes 10 All Adjust schedule due to OTTC Reconfiguration Yes 28 All Adjust schedule due to OTTC Reconfiguration Yes 30 All Adjust schedule due to OTTC Reconfiguration Yes 44 All Adjust schedule due to OTTC Reconfiguration Yes 83 All Adjust schedule due to OTTC Reconfiguration Yes FY 2020– 84 All Adjust schedule due to OTTC Reconfiguration Yes 2022 88 All Adjust schedule due to OTTC Reconfiguration Yes 105 All Adjust schedule due to OTTC Reconfiguration Yes 150 All Adjust schedule due to OTTC Reconfiguration Yes Rapid service connecting Otay Mesa and Imperial Beach with the UC San Diego Iris Rapid All Blue Line Trolley at the Iris Avenue Transit Center. Yes Mid-Coast MTS will complete the Feeder Bus Study for the Mid-Coast Light Rail Extension All Feeder Bus to University City Yes NCTD Identified Service Area Needs FY 2020– COASTER All Carlsbad Poinsettia COASTER Station Rideshare Program N/A 2022 SPRINTER All Cal State University San Marcos (CSUSM) Micromobility Pilot All Source: MTS and NCTD FY 2020 Service Implementation Plans
13 15 APPENDIX B: Transit Project Evaluation Criteria
SANDAG prioritizes projects and their phasing through the development of project evaluation criteria and network-based performance measures as part of the 2019 Federal RTP, among other factors. Input for the criteria are received through public workshops, as well as from the region’s planning directors, the transit operators, SANDAG policy committees, and the Board of Directors.
The project evaluation criteria for the 2019 Federal RTP are organized within the three goals established by the Board of Directors: (1) Innovative Mobility and Planning; (2) Healthy Environment and Communities; and (3) Vibrant Economy. Each individual criterion is nested into one of the three goals. A new set of criteria will be developed for the 2021 Regional Plan.
Project Evaluation Criteria Transit Services
Max No. Criteria Description Calculation Total Percent Policy Objectives Score
Innovative Mobility & Planning
Analysis of percentage of transit route within What is the Provides Time dedicated transit percentage of the Competitive/ guideway; dedicated Mobility Choices, 1 route located in 10 Reliable arterial lane, interrupted Complete Communities priority Transit Service rail, or Managed Lane; treatment? or HOV lane or arterial spot treatment
What is the number of Serves Daily additional daily Change in daily transit Mobility Choices, 2 15 Trips transit trips linked trips Complete Communities resulting from the 35 project?
Proximity analysis of Mobility Choices, hazard areas (dam How will the Partnerships and Provides failure, earthquake, project provide Collaboration, Binational Access to flood, landslide, 3 evacuation access 5 Collaboration with Baja Evacuation liquefaction, tsunami, for regional California, Preservation Routes and wildfire), weighted hazards? and Safety of the by population and Transportation System employment
Daily passenger miles/ Daily System What is the daily Mobility Choices, 4 daily service seat miles 5 Utilization transit utilization? Complete Communities (system wide)
Healthy Environment & Communities
A) What is the Greenhouse Environmental reduction in CO2 Gas and Reduction in CO2 Stewardship, Energy and 5 emissions from 5 30 Pollutant emissions Climate Change Mitigation implementing the Emissions and Adaptation project?
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Project Evaluation Criteria Transit Services
Max No. Criteria Description Calculation Total Percent Policy Objectives Score
B) What is the reduction in smog forming Reduction in smog 5 pollutants from forming pollutants implementing the project?
What is the share Share of trips on transit of trips on the service serving all Complete Communities, Serves RCP transit service existing/planned or Regional Economic 6 Smart Growth 10 serving RCP potential Smart Growth Prosperity, Habitat and Areas Smart Growth Areas is calculated, Open Space Preservation areas? using select link analysis
Increase in time What is the Physical engaged in moderate Mobility Choices, 7 increase in 10 Activity transportation-related Complete Communities physical activity? physical activity
Vibrant Economy
A) What is the Change in daily transit increase in job Mobility Choices, Regional linked work and school 4 and school trips Economic Prosperity trips by transit?
B) How will the Acres of parkland/ project support Complete Communities, recreational areas and access to 3 Habitat and Open Space beaches within 1/4 mile recreational areas Preservation of project and beaches?
C) What is the Change in total transit increase in transit Mobility Choices, trips by disadvantaged 8 Accessibility trips by 3 35 Partnerships and community’s disadvantaged Collaboration population communities?
D) How will the Project located within project facilitate Mobility Choices, 1/4 mile of pedestrian 3 pedestrian and Complete Communities and bike facilities bike access?
E) What is the increase in transit Change in total transit Mobility Choices, trips to federally trips to/from Indian 2 Partnerships and recognized Indian reservations Collaboration reservations?
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Project Evaluation Criteria Transit Services
Max No. Criteria Description Calculation Total Percent Policy Objectives Score
Enhanced cost- effectiveness measure Mobility Choices, Regional incorporates the Economic Prosperity, following components: Binational Collaboration • Project cost with Baja California, What is the cost- Project Cost- • Fuel costs Preservation and Safety of 9 effectiveness of 20 Effectiveness • Greenhouse gas the Transportation System, the project? emissions Environmental • Smog forming Stewardship, Energy and pollutants Climate Change Mitigation • Physical activity and Adaptation • Safety
Source: 2019 Federal RTP (Appendix M: Table M.3)
16 18 APPENDIX C: Additional Work on Public Transit
In addition to the regular work that SANDAG undertakes as part of its core mission to develop transportation programs and projects, there are a variety of additional efforts that are undertaken at the direction of the SANDAG Board of Directors which are transit supportive. The transit supportive studies and work that SANDAG implemented in FY 2019 are outlined below. They total over $25 million. Studies that more directly impacted transit projects are listed in Appendix E.
FY 2019 Transportation Supportive Expenditures
Overall Work Program (OWP) Expenditures 2300000 Travel Demand Modeling $1,965,217 2300400 Land Use, Demographic, and Econometric Modeling $1,123,576 2300600 Geographic Information Systems for Research, Planning, and Project Delivery $839,035 2300700 Data Visualization, Dissemination, and Analysis Methods $278,699 2300800 Regional Geographic Information Systems Data Warehouse $191,148 2300900 Data Governance and Data Acquisition $230,047 2301100 Transportation Studies $385,665 3100400 Regional Plan Implementation $514,409 3100600 Air Quality Planning and Transportation Conformity $125,209 3102000 San Diego Forward: The Regional Plan $2,508,050 3201400 Regional Sea-Level Rise Adaptation Guidance for Transportation Infrastructure $119,418 3300100 TransNet Smart Growth Incentive and Active Transportation Grant Programs $300,838 3300200 Active Transportation Planning and Programs $1,018,113 3310700 Transportation Demand Management Program $389,065 3310701 Transportation Demand Management – Planning Studies/Pilot Projects $291,449 3310702 Transportation Demand Management – Employer Services $1,321,673 3310703 Transportation Demand Management – Program and Service Delivery $700,317 3310704 Transportation Demand Management – Regional Vanpool Program $3,398,925 3310711 Transportation Demand Management – Outreach Program $760,426 3311100 Regional Intelligent Transportation Systems Program Management $613,668 3311700 Transportation Performance Monitoring and Reporting $88,502 3321700 Inter-Regional Park and Ride Strategy $156,547 3330300 Intergovernmental Review $42,177 3330700 TSM – Integrated Corridor Management Programs $186,548 3330900 TDM and TSM Analysis Toolbox $226,154 3331000 San Diego Regional Military Multimodal Access Strategy $148,069 3331100 Data Management Solution for Analytics $26,328 3400100 Interregional Planning: Imperial, Orange, and Riverside Counties $35,899 3400200 Interregional Planning: Binational Planning and Coordination $412,181 3400500 Interregional Planning: Tribal Liaison Program $108,639 7300000 TransNet Public Information Program $323,556 7300100 Public Involvement Program $355,778 7300200 Marketing Coordination and Implementation $132,863
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FY 2019 Transportation Supportive Expenditures
7300300 PC, Internet, and Database Applications $958,553 7300400 Government Relations $834,915 7300500 Interagency Coordination $1,535,206 7300600 Social Equity Program $65,743 Subtotal $22,712,605 Capital Improvement Program (CIP) Expenditures 1200100 TransNet EAP Program Management $2,541,901 Subtotal $2,541,901 TOTAL $25,254,505 Source: SANDAG FY 2019 Actual Expenditures (OWPs and CIPs)
18 20 APPENDIX D: Recommended Transit Funding Levels
SANDAG, as the Metropolitan Planning Organization and the Regional Transportation Planning Agency, is required by state and federal laws to develop and adopt a Regional Transportation Improvement Program (RTIP). The RTIP is a multi-billion-dollar, multi-year program of proposed projects for major transportation improvements in the San Diego Region. Transportation projects funded with federal and state dollars, as well as SANDAG’s transportation sales tax program (TransNet), must be included in an approved RTIP. Locally funded projects also may be programmed and included at the discretion of the agency.
All public transit funding that is recommended for expenditure in the five-year period covered by the RTIP is Board of Directors approved. The 2018 RTIP table below (Figure 1) covers the approved funding levels for transit-related projects from FY 2019 through FY 2023. More than $9 billion is identified to fund transit and multimodal projects during this time frame.
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Figure 1: Recommended Transit and Multimodal Funding Levels FY 2019 – FY 2023
Local/ Description Federal State TransNet Total Private
Major Transit
Mid-Coast $1,043,509 $0 $1,127,692 $0 $2,171,201
Other Trolley $42,000 $0 $0 $0 $42,000
LOSSAN Corridor $257,966 $179,289 $208,282 $35,090 $680,627
Central Mobility Station $8,800 $0 $1,950 $0 $10,750
Bus Rapid Transit (Rapid) $100,217 $315,598 $358,907 $23,959 $798,681
Subtotal Major Transit $1,452,492 $494,887 $1,696,831 $59,049 $3,703,259
Operations/Maintenance
Transit (including operations/planning/capital) $1,667,813 $600,614 $875,115 $1,157,833 $4,301,376
Subtotal Operations/Maintenance $1,667,813 $600,614 $875,115 $1,157,833 $4,301,376
Major Multimodal Facilities
Interstate 5 $2,254 $0 $920 $0 $3,174
Interstate 805 $128,098 $106,041 $211,618 $7,380 $453,137
Complete Corridor Studies $27,000 $0 $13,000 $0 $40,000
Subtotal Major Multimodal Facilities $157,352 $106,041 $225,538 $7,380 $496,312
Multimodal facilities that benefit transit are included. They are funded by highway funds.
Active Transportation
Bicycle/Pedestrian $6,734 $117,361 $238,651 $62,316 $425,062
Smart Growth $0 $0 $39,548 $26,797 $66,345
Subtotal Active Transportation $6,734 $117,361 $278,199 $89,113 $491,408
Transportation Systems/Demand Management
ITS/Traffic Signal $9,538 $23,023 $101,662 $26,575 $160,798
Transportation Demand Management (TDM) $67,319 $0 $0 $0 $67,319
Subtotal Transportation Systems Management/TDM $76,856 $23,023 $101,662 $26,575 $228,117
TDM projects support the provision of first mile/last mile services and do outreach activities that support public transit Source: 2018 Regional Transportation Improvement Program (FY 2019–2023) (Last Amended March 2020) Although included in the FY 2018 version of this report, Border Access/Port projects were removed from this table for not having enough of a multimodal or transit focus.
20 22 APPENDIX E: Funds Spent Specifically on Public Transit (FY 2019)
This section of the report identifies funds spent in FY 2019 in the provision of public transit. The projects that represent the biggest expenditures from the SANDAG budget are the Mid-Coast Trolley, South Bay Rapid, and double tracking of the COASTER corridor. The largest expenditures made by MTS and NCTD were on the operation of transit services, vehicle and facility replacements. The figures below summarize FY 2019 Expenditures (Figure 1) and list the specific SANDAG transit (Figures 2, 3, and 4) and multimodal (Figure 5) expenditures. The SANDAG Expenditures total over $530.5 million.
Figure 1: Summary of FY 2019 Expenditures
SANDAG – Transit Projects $501,948,088 SANDAG – Multimodal Projects* $28,761,501 MTS $285,280,513 NCTD $106,308,937 Total Funds Spent $922,229,039 *This line item does not include the “Transportation Studies” from Appendix C. Sources: • FY 2019 SANDAG Actuals for all itemized expenditures in Figures 2-5 from each of the projects listed in the Overall Work Program and Capital Improvement Program that are transit and multi-modal projects. • MTS Comprehensive Audit Financial Report for the fiscal years ended June 30, 2019 and 2018. • NCTD Comprehensive Audit Financial Report for the fiscal years ended June 30, 2019 and 2018.
Figure 2: FY 2019 SANDAG Transit Expenditures (OWPs)
3101800 Chula Vista Light Rail Trolley Improvement Study $158,239 3320100 Short-Range Transit Service Activities $737,611 3320200 Coordinated Plan and Enhanced Mobility for Seniors and Disabled - FTA 5310 $151,588 3320300 Passenger Counting Program $227,646 3320900 Job Access and Reverse Commute Pass-Through $154,535 3321000 2050 Regional Transportation Plan Transit Plan - Advance Planning $533,024 3321400 Enhanced Mobility for Seniors and Disabled Pass Through $3,570,367 3321600 Mid-Coast Corridor Mobility Hub Implementation Strategy $214,593 3400600 LOSSAN Rail Corridor Planning $150,527 Subtotal $5,898,130
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Figure 3: FY 2019 SANDAG Transit Expenditures (CIPs)
1041502 SuperLoop $246,773 1049600 East County Bus Maintenance Facility $120,006 1128100 Mainline Drainage $1,290,682 1128400 Document Control $8,765 1129200 OCS Insulator/Catch Cable Re $996,468 1131300 NCTD Bus Wash Replacement-West Division $204,523 1131400 LRV Procurement Support $17,259 1139601 Transnet Operations: I-15 Operations $7,474,903 1139602 Transnet Operations: SuperLoop $2,235,869 1139603 Transnet Operations: Mid City Rapid $2,252,651 1139604 Transnet Operations: South Bay BRT $2,593,697 1139607 Transnet Operations: Mira Mesa Rapid $1,456,556 1142300 NCTD E. Division Maintenance Fac. $29,112 1142500 Centralized Train Control $216,638 1142600 Jt Transportation Ops Center $284,870 1144000 Substation SCADA Design $1,038,358 1145000 Los Peñasquitos Lagoon Bridge $334,661 1145500 Airport Connection $16,252 1146100 Del Mar Bluffs IV $372,699 1146700 UCSD Mid-Coast Improvements $1,815,442 1201507 I-15 BRT Stations-South $1,583,536 1201509 Downtown BRT $18,872 1201511 Mira Mesa Blvd Queue Jumpers $16,912 1201513 I-15 S. Bay BRT Maintenance Facility $2,304 1201514 DT Multiuse & Bus Facility $10,160,154 1201515 Clairmont Mesa Blvd BRT Station $7,252 1201518 I-15 Mira Mesa TS Parking $2,040 1210030 Blue Line Stations $588,185 1210040 Blue Line Rail $215,528 1239801 Sorrento-Miramar Double Track Phase I $4,947 1239803 Oceanside Station $111,875 1239805 Poinsettia/Carlsbad Run-thru $16,451,367 1239806 San Elijo Lagoon Double Track $3,941,784 1239807 Sorrento Valley Double Track $21,206 1239809 Eastbrook to Shell Double Track $352,869 1239810 Carlsbad Village Double Track $27,548 1239811 Elvira to Morena Double Track $24,335,107 1239812 Sorrento to Miramar Phase II $861,181 1239813 San Dieguito Double Track $703,962 1239814 LOSSAN PE $83,524 1239815 San Diego River Bridge $17,465,811
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Figure 3: FY 2019 SANDAG Transit Expenditures (CIPs)
1239816 Batiquitos Lagoon Double Track $782,586 1239817 Chesterfield DR Crossing Improvements $2,570,834 1239819 Carlsbad Village Double Track Trench $64,765 1240001 Mid-City Rapid Bus $40,632 1257001 Mid-Coast Corridor Transit Project $363,980,513 1280504 Otay BRT $23,795,968 1280510 Palomar/SR94 HOV/DAR/BRT Sta $1,029,387 1280513 I-805/SR 94 Bus on Shoulder Dem $2,132,619 9109900 General MTS Engineering Supp $5,857 Subtotal $494,365,309
Figure 4: FY 2019 Senior Mini Grant Expenditures (Cycle 9, Round 2)
1270400 City of La Mesa Rides4Neighbors $157,240 1270500 City of Oceanside Solutions for Seniors on the Go $208,100 1270800 FACT Senior Ride Reimbursement $181,259 1271000 Jewish Family Service Rides & Smiles $142,342 1271100 Peninsula Shepherd Senior Center $57,852 1271300 Traveler's Aid SenioRide $190,418 1271800 Jewish Family Service On the Go – Eastern San Diego $159,445 1271900 FACT Sustain RideFACT $314,371 1272000 Jewish Family Service Northern San Diego Rides & Smiles $144,273 1272200 City of Coronado Out and About $46,868 1272500 Renewing Life Volunteer Driver $82,481 Subtotal $1,684,649
Figure 5: FY 2019 Multi-Modal Expenditures
Active Transportation 1223017 Barham Dr. Urban Trail Improvements $5,264,254 1223055 Bayshore Bikeway- Barrio Logan $1,310,949 1143700 Bayshore Bikeway Seg 4&5 $62,548 1129900 Bayshore Bikeway Segment 8B $44,259 1223056 Border to Bayshore Bikeway $852,464 1223054 Central Avenue Bikeway $365,164 1223016 CRT San Diego to Rose Creek $8,614,255 1223058 Downtown to Imperial Ave Bikeway $1,473,318 1223023 Inland Rail Trail $5,437,232 1223087 North Park/Mid-City Orange Bikeway $47,246 1223079 NP/MC Bikeway Howard-Orange $345,949 1223078 NP/MC Bikeway- Landis $228,061
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Figure 5: FY 2019 Multi-Modal Expenditures
1223020 NP/MC Bikeway- Robinson Bikeway $158,598 1223082 NP/MC Bikeway: Georgia-Meade $562,681 1223080 NP/MC Bikeway: Monroe $85,324 1223081 NP/MC Bikeway: University $1,025,924 1223057 Pershing Drive Bikeway $388,264 1223053 SD River Trail Carlton Oaks Se $222,151 1223052 SD River Trail Qualcomm Segment $47,379 1223014 SR-15 Bike Path Design/Env Doc $139,200 1223083 Uptown Bikeway: E Hillcrest $769,918 1223085 Uptown Bikeway: Mission Hills $4,082 1223086 Uptown Bikeway: Park Blvd $120,976 1223084 Uptown Bikeway: Washington St $775,903 Subtotal $28,346,099 Multimodal Other 1201506 I-15 DARs (Hale & Hillary) $7,312 1201504 I-15 FasTrak $403,685 1201501 I-15 South $4,405 Subtotal $415,402 TOTAL $28,761,501
Links to Source Data
SANDAG FY 2019 Budget: https://www.sandag.org/uploads/publicationid/FinalFY19Budget.pdf
MTS Comprehensive Annual Financial Report for the Fiscal Years Ended June 30, 2019 and 2018: https://www.sdmts.com/sites/default/files/attachments/2019_mts_cafr_final_secured.pdf
NCTD Comprehensive Annual Financial Report for the Fiscal Years Ended June 30, 2019 and 2018: https://lfportal.nctd.org/weblink/docview.aspx?dbid=0&id=141401&cr=1
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Transportation Committee Item: 5 June 5, 2020 Transportation Development Act: FY 2020 Productivity Improvement Program and FY 2021 Allocations
Overview Action: Recommend The Transportation Development Act (TDA) provides An overview of the efforts taken by the one-quarter percent of the state sales tax for operating Metropolitan Transit System (MTS) and North and capital support of public transportation systems and County Transit District (NCTD) to implement non-motorized transportation projects. The San Diego the FY 2020 Transportation Development Act Association of Governments (SANDAG), as the (TDA) Productivity Improvement Program will designated Regional Transportation Planning Agency, is be presented. The Transportation Committee responsible for the allocation of TDA funds to the is asked to recommend that the Board of region’s cities, county, transit operators, and the Directors approve the eligibility of MTS and Consolidated Transportation Service Agency (CTSA). NCTD to receive their FY 2021 TDA allocations of funds. Pursuant to California Public Utilities Code Section 99244, a transit operator can be allocated no more in FY 2021 than it was allocated in FY 2020 unless the region’s transportation planning agency determines Fiscal Impact: that the operator made a reasonable effort to Approval of the requests will allow the implement the productivity improvement requesting agencies to receive their full recommendations adopted after the last triennial TDA FY 2021 Transportation Development Act audit (completed in June 2019). SANDAG evaluates (TDA) revenue apportionment. Denial of the operator effort by tracking performance measures over a eligibility request may result in a potential rolling three-year period, as well as an annual review of reduction of funding in a future fiscal year. actions taken by each operator to address recommendations received during the triennial audit. Schedule/Scope Impact: The Metropolitan Transit System and Based on the performance measures monitored as part North County Transit District can be allocated of the TDA Productivity Improvement Program, and the no more in FY 2021 than they were in agencies responses to the audit recommendations, staff FY 2020 unless it is determined that they has determined that the Metropolitan Transit System made a reasonable effort to implement the (MTS) and the North County Transit District (NCTD) have productivity improvement recommendations made reasonable efforts toward achieving their FY 2019 adopted after the last triennial TDA audit. productivity improvements and should be allocated their full allocation of FY 2021 TDA Funds.
Additionally, SANDAG has monitored the performance of the CTSA in accordance with the performance measures set forth in its contract, and determined that it is meeting those goals.
Key Considerations The TDA Productivity Improvement Program includes all of the performance measures included in the state TDA Guidebook Section 99246(d). Additionally, SANDAG tracks multiyear trend analysis since it is recognized that steps taken by the transit agencies to improve system performance often take several years to be fully realized. The Productivity Improvement Program for FY 2020 included an evaluation of the following six TDA performance measures over a three-year period (Quarter 2 FY 2017 to Quarter 2 FY 2020):
• Operating Cost Per Passenger (adjusted for annual inflation) – measures cost-effectiveness • Operating Cost Per Revenue Hour (adjusted for annual inflation) – measures cost-efficiency • Passengers Per Revenue Hour – measures service productivity • Passengers Per Revenue Mile – measures service productivity • Revenue Hours Per Employee – measures labor productivity • Farebox Recovery Ratio – measures cost-efficiency Attachments 1 and 2 include the summary and charts for each of the six performance measures by mode. The performance measures, which are reviewed quarterly by the Regional Short-Range Transit Planning Task Force, help determine if the agency is obtaining the desired results from the system and if overall performance is improving based on updated regional strategies, fare changes, and/or service operation plans. These performance measures also help the transit agencies determine where improvements can be made. Improvements can then be incorporated into each operator’s service implementation plan, which are included in the Coordinated Public Transit – Human Services Transportation Plan prepared by SANDAG. TDA Triennial Audit Recommendations In addition to the three-year performance measures monitoring associated with the annual TDA claim, the TDA Triennial Performance Audit included the development of improvement recommendations for the transit agencies. The most recent performance audit completed in June 2019 included one recommendation for MTS, and two for NCTD. These recommendations have been addressed by NCTD and MTS. Their action plans, the progress made to date to implement them, and updated responses (from Form B of the 2020 TDA Claim) are included in Attachments 3 and 4, respectively. CTSA Performance Review At the direction of the Transportation Committee, SANDAG amended its contract agreement with Full Access to Coordinated Transportation (FACT), the designated CTSA for San Diego County, in June of 2019 to add performance measures. FACT’s FY 2020 Quarter 2 report is included in Attachment 5. Since there have only been two full quarters of data received since the new contract was implemented, a long-term analysis of the data like the one that is completed for the transit operators is not yet possible. However, the monitoring report shows that FACT is fully complying with all requirements in the agreement.
Next Steps SANDAG staff will continue to monitor the performance indicators on a quarterly basis.
Coleen Clementson, Director of Regional Planning Key Staff Contact: Lisa Madsen, (619) 595-1432, [email protected] Attachments: 1. FY 2020 Productivity Improvement Performance Measure Summary 2. FY 2020 Productivity Improvement Performance Measure Results by Mode 3. MTS Annual TDA Claim Form (Form B) 4. NCTD Annual TDA Claim Form (Form B) 5. CTSA Performance Monitoring Report FY 2020 Q2
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FY 2020 Productivity Improvement Performance Measures Summary
This Attachment 1 provides a summary of the Metropolitan Transit System (MTS) and the North County Transit District’s (NCTD) performance through Quarter 2 of FY 2020. Attachment 2 includes charts for each of the six performance measures by mode. In recent years, both MTS and NCTD have worked to improve ridership after years of decline. This downward trend was not unique to the San Diego region. MTS implemented its Transit Optimization Plan, while NCTD also implemented significant service changes to increase productivity. Both agencies also looked to stabilize ridership and revenue metrics by updating the regional fare ordinance and reinvesting resources from underutilized services into more productive areas and routes with high demand. Despite the challenges that are being faced throughout the transit industry, the operators in the San Diego region have actively worked to maintain their productivity measures. By the end of Quarter 2 of FY 2020 (December 31, 2019), regional ridership had increased almost 1% (0.93%) over the second quarter of FY2019. However, with the outbreak of the COVID-19 global pandemic in early 2020, the agencies are again facing declines in ridership while working to protect the health and safety of their employees and riders. MTS FY 2020 Performance
• Summary: The MTS farebox recovery ratio for MTS Fixed-Route services ended the quarter at 35%. This is above the 31.9% TDA minimum threshold requirement. For ADA services, the farebox recovery rate ended the quarter at 11.5%, and is also above the TDA minimum threshold of 10%. MTS is working to improve the efficiency of both the fixed-route and ADA service, which is outlined in their response in Attachment 3.
• MTS Trolley has seen a 2.3% increase in the operating cost per passenger, a 3.5% increase in the operating cost per revenue hour, a 1.2% increase in passengers per revenue hour, and a 0.31% increase in passengers per revenue mile since Quarter 2 in FY 2019.
• MTS Bus has seen a 4.5% increase in the operating cost per passenger, a 2% increase in the operating cost per revenue hour, a 2.4% decrease in passengers per revenue hour, and a 2.3% decrease in passengers per revenue mile since Quarter 2 in FY 2019.
• Rapid (Routes 201, 202, 204, 215, 225, 235, and 237) has seen a 6.8% increase in the operating cost per passenger, a 6.3% increase in the operating cost per revenue hour, a 0.52% decrease in passengers per revenue hour, and a 5.6% decrease in passengers per revenue mile since Quarter 2 in FY 2019.
• MTS ADA has seen a 6.4% decrease in the operating cost per passenger, a 7% decrease in the operating cost per revenue hour, a 0.66% decrease in passengers per revenue hour, and a 0.17% decrease in passengers per revenue mile since Quarter 2 in FY 2019.
3 NCTD FY 2020 Performance
• Summary: NCTD farebox recovery rate for fixed-route services has decreased, ending the quarter at 16.85%, which is below the 18.8% TDA minimum threshold requirement. For ADA services, the farebox recovery rate ended the quarter at 8.6%, which is below the TDA minimum threshold of 10%. However, NCTD is working to improve the operating efficiency of both the fixed-route and ADA service, as evidenced in their response in Attachment 4.
• NCTD COASTER has seen a 22.8% increase in the operating cost per passenger, a 20.6% decrease in the operating cost per revenue hour, a 35.3% decrease in passengers per revenue hour, and a 17.5% decrease in passengers per revenue mile since Quarter 2 in FY 2019.
• NCTD SPRINTER has seen a 2.1% decrease in the operating cost per passenger, a 5.5% increase in the operating cost per revenue hour, a 7.8% increase in passengers per revenue hour, and an 8.3% increase in passengers per revenue mile since Quarter 2 in FY 2019.
• NCTD BREEZE (including FLEX) has seen a 2.1% increase in the operating cost per passenger, a 0.2% decrease in the operating cost per revenue hour, a 2.3% decrease in passengers per revenue hour, and a 2.3% decrease in passengers per revenue mile since Quarter 2 in FY 2019.
• NCTD ADA has seen a 16.7% increase in the operating cost per passenger, a 30.4% increase in the operating cost per revenue hour, a 11.7% increase in passengers per revenue hour, and a 11.6% increase in passengers per revenue mile since Quarter 2 in FY 2019.
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FY 2020 Productivity Improvement Performance Measure Results by Mode
Figure 1: Operating Cost per Passenger Rail (COASTER, SPRINTER, Trolley) $25
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Figure 2: Operating Cost per Passenger Bus (MTS Bus, Rapid, and NCTD Breeze) $10 $9 $8 $7 $6 $5 $4 $3 $2 $1 $0 2nd Qtr 3rd Qtr 4th Qtr 1st Qtr 2nd Qtr 3rd Qtr 4th Qtr 1st Qtr 2nd Qtr 3rd Qtr 4th Qtr 1st Qtr 2nd Qtr FY17 FY18 FY19 FY20
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5 Figure 3: Operating Cost per Passenger Bus (MTS and NCTD ADA Patatransit) $90
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Figure 4: Operating Cost per Revenue Hour Rail (COASTER, SPRINTER, Trolley) $3,500
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6 Figure 5: Operating Cost per Revenue Hour Bus (MTS Bus, Rapid, and NCTD Breeze) $200
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Figure 6: Operating Cost per Revenue Hour Bus (MTS and NCTD ADA Paratransit) $200
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Figure 16: Farebox Recovery Ratio Bus and Rail (MTS Fixed Route)
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13 Attachment 3 ANNUAL TDA CLAIM FORM Form B STATEMENT OF EFFORTS MADE TO IMPLEMENT PERFORMANCE AUDIT RECOMMENDATIONS
SANDAG Staff Member: Lisa Madsen Date Completed: April 28, 2020
Operator: Metropolitan Transit System (MTS)
Date of Last Performance Audit: June 2019
Performance Audit Page Actions Taken to Implement Recommendations Recommendation(s) Recommendations The auditor notes an erosion of the Metropolitan Transit System’s (MTS’) systemwide 40 farebox recovery ratio (FRR) during the audit period, from 40.5% in FY 2015 to 31.7% The auditor in FY 2018. In spite of the reduction, MTS is still in compliance with the Transportation recommended that Development Act (TDA) FRR thresholds. The decline over the audit period was partially the Metropolitan a result of costs increasing faster than revenues, but also due to changes in Transit System track Governmental Accounting Standards Board (GASB) accounting rules that added costs and document the to the balance sheet. farebox recovery ratio very closely over the GASB Statement 68 now requires reporting of the net pension liability in accrual-based next several years financial statements, compared to the previous method in which funding and accounting were aligned. Further, GASB Statement 75 requires the balance sheet to both with Senate report the total Unfunded Actuarial Accrued Liability for other post-employment Bill 508 reporting and benefits other than pensions, rather than the annual contribution expected based on a without. The auditor calculated long-term liability. These are accounting changes that have no impact on offered that a fare costs or revenues, simply in how future liabilities are reported. increase would bring farebox revenue back MTS also notes that there are other “local funds” that are allowable through to historical averages Section 99268.19 of the Public Utilities Code that were not included within the FRR and ought to be calculation. Together they amounted to over $12 million in revenue for FY 2018 and considered at the FY 2019. Incorporating these, as MTS could do in the future, would result in a earliest opportunity. relatively significant increase in FRR of over 4 percentage points for MTS rail services and nearly 5 percentage points for MTS bus services, resulting in a system wide FRR of 39.1% in FY 2019. These items include advertising revenues, energy credits, and naming rights. Since historically we haven’t had challenges meeting the FRR target and thus have not needed to look at other “local funds” to enhance our revenue streams, we can track these sources of revenues and determine the impacts on FRR with and without these revenue sources. Lastly, during the TDA audit process in early 2019, MTS was seeking approval from its Board of Directors and the SANDAG Board of Directors to adjust and simplify fares, with recommended changes that would increase annual revenues by approximately $5 million (primarily driven by the $1 increase in the day pass). Both MTS and NCTD Boards approved the changes and they were implemented in September 2019. MTS' focus in the coming years will be to drive additional riders to the system through a simplified fare structure, and a significant enhancement of our transit network as the MTS Board considers pursuing additional funding through a future sales tax ballot measure.
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ANNUAL TDA CLAIM FORM Form B STATEMENT OF EFFORTS MADE TO IMPLEMENT PERFORMANCE AUDIT RECOMMENDATIONS
SANDAG Staff Member: Lisa Madsen Date Completed: April 24, 2020
Operator: North County Transit District (NCTD)
Date of Last Performance Audit: June 2019
Performance Audit Page Actions Taken to Implement Recommendations Recommendation(s) Recommendation 1 Actions Taken to Implement Recommendations Expand efforts to The North County Transit District (NCTD) has worked with outside consultants to understand what develop a Strategic Multimodal Transit Implementation Plan (SMTIP). This is a ten-year riders want and how strategic plan that provides insight over current and future travel patterns and demand to grow demand. within NCTD’s service area and identifies service and capital improvements that will support NCTD’s efforts to provide high quality transit services to North County residents and visitors over the long-term. Since the Transportation Development Act (TDA) audit, NCTD has completed the following:
• A review of existing plans, policies, and transit data to provide an up-to-date profile of existing conditions, as well as to track current and future initiatives to consider and integrate into the strategic plan.
• A Transfer Survey, where surveyors went to busy intermodal stations to talk to transit riders and document their trips, with a special focus on origin and destination, as well as the modal combinations that compose their everyday trips.
• A Location-Based Services (LBS) Travel Demand Analysis, anonymous cellphone- based data was used to identify overall trip characteristics within and around NCTD’s service area to understand the volume, length, and destinations of all trips in the region.
• Two Technical Working Group meetings, which participants heard: (1) a summary of results from the Land Use Transit Integration Study analysis and how it will be used as the foundation for the SMTIP; and (2) the key takeaways from the Transfer Study and the LBS Travel-Demand Analysis. Over the course of the upcoming year, the information gathered over the past year and half will be used to develop service and capital improvement recommendations. These recommendations will include high-level cost and implementation considerations.
15 Performance Audit Page Actions Taken to Implement Recommendations Recommendation(s) Recommendation 2 NCTD calculates the farebox recovery ratio under two methods: (1) the method allowed under Public Utilities Code (PUC § 99270.1), which divides fare revenues to operating Closely track and costs; and (2) the method allowed under Senate Bill 508 (Section 99268.19), where document Farebox local funds can be used to supplement fare revenue for the purpose of meeting the recovery ratio both applicable farebox recovery ratio. In addition, NCTD deducts from operating expenses with traditional the exclusions allowed under PUC 99268.17. The second method is reported to the calculation and State Controller’s Office. according to SB 508 provisions. NCTD and SANDAG have not yet reevaluated whether the 18.8% farebox recovery ratio (blended rate of urban/rural rate determined by legislation) should continue to be applicable to NCTD. During the 2019 legislative session the State legislature had discussions regarding a TDA reform that could have modified or eliminated the farebox recovery ratio. That effort did not move forward. Currently in the 2020 legislative session, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the State legislature is working to temporarily suspend the imposition of financial penalties associated with non-compliance with farebox recovery requirements. NCTD and SANDAG will continue to track these efforts at the State level.
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CTSA Performance Monitoring Report Notes: Consolidated Transportation Services Agency (CTSA) QUARTER: 2 10/01/19 - 12/31/19 Contact Information: mm/dd/yy - mm/dd/yy Arun Prem, Executive Director Full Access and Coordinated Transportation, Inc. (FACT) Contract Number: 760-754-1252 5000644 [email protected] 516 Civic Center Dr., Oceanside, CA 92054 TDA Article 4.5 Funds
TASK PERFORMANCE MEASURE/DELIVERABLE QUARTERLY DATA 1. Provide information and referral services. Number of referrals 100% referrals number reported (by agency) 343 Referrals (See Attachment A, Pg. 1 for a breakdown by agency) 2. Facilitate at least 4 Council on Access and Mobility (CAM) Meetings annually. •CAM Meeting on November 12, 2019 Manage CAM At least 4 CAM meetings held annually •FACT Annual Meeting on December 17, 2019 meetings and agendas •Next CAM Meeting Scheduled for February 2020 •See Attachment A, Pg. 2 for Agendas • Attendance: CAM meeting agendas Report agenda and attendance from each CAM meeting oCAM Meeting on November 12th: 20 Participants oFACT Annual Meeting on December 17th: Approximately 80 Participants
1 technical training •Presentation by Judi Bonilla, Advocates For Aging, on Customer service and Age Sensitivity Training- 11/12/19 workshop per year, •FACT Annual Meeting, Networking and Presentations by Hon. Todd Gloria, Hasan Ikhrata, and Colin Parent - 12/17/19 and Report all training items •Group training tentatively scheduled for Spring 2020: Customer Service and Age Sensitivity Training that was reviewed and 6 training/education discussed at the 11/12/19 CAM Meeting. items on CAM agenda
3. Maintain a public webpage that hosts a comprehensive and up to date database of specialized transportation providers, including options for seniors and persons with disabilities. Number of web hits to 100% documentation of web hits 3,404 web hits FACT website Number of web hits for 100% documentation of web hits 391 web hits "Find a Ride" page •Current number of agencies: 180 Number of providers in Maintain contact with 100% of the agencies in the database each •Approximately 25% of agencies in the database are contacted each quarter to verify annually that all agencies’ information is the database year accurate. 43 agencies where contacted this quarter (Attachment A, Pg. 4) •Number of agencies added: 1 4. Increase/leverage available funding for senior/disabled transportation in the San Diego Region. Caltrans' FTA 5310 program, FTA 5339 (b) and (c) programs, FTA Mobility for All Grants, NCMM Grants, County of San Diego List of identified Community Enhancement Grant (CE) and Neighborhood Reinvestment Program (NRP), and SANDAG's Specialized Transportation Update funding inventory at least annually sources of funding. Program (STGP): TransNet SMG and FTA 5310), and Coordinated Agency Services (Currently 8 contracts); New contracts: City of Escondido began 11/1/19 and Scripps Healthcare to begin 1/15/20.
Number of applications •No applications where submitted this quarter Provide list of annual applications submitted and dollar amount of to SANDAG, DOT and •Caltrans FTA 5310 program application - submitted 9/5/2019 - waiting for award announcements successful applications. other funding sources •FTA 5339 (b) Application through Caltrans - submitted 6/19/19 - Awarded: $466,883, Announcement 11/25/19
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OCTOBER - DECEMBER 2019 AGENCY NAME # OF REFERRALS TO AGENCY AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY 2 CARE VAN EXPANDED SERVICES 1 City of Escondido - Senior Service Council 1 City of La Mesa - Rides4Neighbors 6 City of Oceanside - Solutions for Seniors 12 CITY OF SAN MARCOS - CATCH A RIDE 4 Elderhelp - Seniors - A - Go - Go 1 FACT - RideFACT 218 GOGOGRANDPARENT 2 Jewish Family Service - On the Go 3 MTS Access 60 NCTD FLEX 1 NCTD LIFT 26 Scripps Mercy Shuttle 1 SHARP Healthcare Transportation 5 TOTAL 343
*RideFACT provided 2,735 trips in October and 2,388 trips in November for seniors and/or individuals with disabilities who had no other transportation options
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MEETING AGENDA AND NOTICE Council on Access & Mobility (CAM) Meeting Tuesday, November 12, 2019 10:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. City of Oceanside Country Club Senior Center, Room G/H 455 Country Club Lane Oceanside, CA 92054
1. Introductions (please sign-in)
2. Presentation/Training: • Judi Bonilla, Overview of Customer Service & Age Sensitivity Training for FACT • Training Update and Recommended Topics – Budd
3. CAM Chair and Vice Chair Nominations - Budd
4. CTSA and FACT Transportation Services Updates 1. Referrals – Meagan 2. Ridership – Meagan 3. New Coordinated Services Contracts and Pilots – Meagan 4. Website Update – Meagan 5. Staffing Update – Budd 6. Leveraging FACT Report and Report Release Event – Meagan 7. 2019 FACT Annual Meeting, December 17th – Budd
5. General Information 1. Accompanied/Unaccompanied Rider Policies - Meagan 2. SANDAG Regional Plan Working Group Forum Recap– Budd and Meagan 3. 19-02-012 TNC Access for All, Workshop Recap – Meagan 4. APTA and CalAct Conference Recap – Budd and Meagan
6. CAM Member Updates
***Next CAM Event– FACT Annual Meeting, Tuesday December 17, 2019, 8:30AM at Braille Institute
FACT| 516 Civic Center Dr. Oceanside CA 92054 |Ph: (760) 754 1252 |Fax: (760) 757 3226 E-mail: Budd Anderson, CAM Liaison, [email protected] FACT is a 501 (c) (3) Non-Profit Corporation
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ANNUAL BOARD of DIRECTORS MEETING December 17, 2019 Braille Institute
8:30 AM Meet & Greet Refreshments sponsored by FACT’s Transportation Brokerage partners
9:00 AM Call to Order Welcoming Remarks by Board Chair
Presentation Hon. TODD GLORIA, ASSEMBLYMEMBER
FACT Annual Report FY 2019
Presentation Mr. HASAN IKHRATA, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, SANDAG
FACT Board Member Introductions & Board Officers 2020 Recognition of Riders, Vendor of the Year, CAM Public Comment
Action Item FY 2019 Independent Financial Audit Report
Presentation Mr. RAY TELLIS, FTA REGION IX ADMINISTRATOR
Presentation Mr. COLIN PARENT, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, CIRCULATE SAN DIEGO REPORT LEVERAGING FACT
2019 Norine Sigafoose Partner of the Year Award CITY of OCEANSIDE
Closing
Adjournment
20 • October- December 2019 o LYFT o UBER o MTS o MTS ACCESS o MTS TRAVEL TRAINING PROGRAM o NCTD o OCEANSIDE- VOLUNTEER DRIVER SERVICES o OUT & ABOUT ESCONDIDO o PARKINSON’S ASSOCIATION SAN DIEGO o RING A RIDE o SOLANA BEACH PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH o THE CARLSBAD CONNECTOR o TOP STATE MEDICAL TRANSPORT o TRAVELER’S AID- REUNIFICATION PROGRAM o UPLIFT SENIOR PARTNERS PLUS o CARE 4 U MOBILITY o CARE VAN- FALLBROOK o CARE VAN EXPANDED SERVICE o SAN MARCOS- CATCH-A-RIDE! o DAV VETERANS SPECIAL MODE TRANSPORTATION o FALLBROOK TAXI o CASA DE SALUD SENIOR CENTER o CAMP PENDLETON Y SHUTTLE o ESCONDIDO PARK AVE CAFÉ VAN SERVICE o FLEX 371 RAMONA COMMUTER o FLEX 372 RAMONA MDDAY o FLEX 392 CAMP PENDLETON o FLEX 395 SAN ONOFRE o GOLDEN STATE TRANSPORTATION o JFS BALBOA AVE OLDER ADULT CENTER o JFS COLLEGE AVE SOCIAL & WELLNESS CENTER o JFS ON THE GO NAVGATOR o JFS ON THE GO EXCURSIONS o JFS RIDE & SMILES o JFS ON THE GO SILVER o JFS OTG OUT & ABOUT DEMENTIA FRIENDLY EXCURSIONS o UNIVERSITY CITY OLDER ALDULT CENTER o LA JOLLA SENIOR EXPRESS o NORTH COUNTY INLAND CENTER o ARS TRANSPORTATION o HOSTELLING INTERNATIONAL- SAN DIEGO DOWNTOWN o HOSTELLING SAN DIEGO POINT LOMA o INTERNATIONAL RESCUE COMMITTEE TRANSPORTATION
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Transportation Committee Item: 6 June 5, 2020 Comprehensive Multimodal Corridor Plans
Overview Action: Discussion/Possible Action On September 27, 2019, the Board of Directors took An overview of the Comprehensive action to advance development of the 5 Big Moves by Multimodal Corridor Plans (CMCPs) program allocating $40 million over the next five fiscal years to to refine and prioritize transportation solutions complete Comprehensive Multimodal Corridor Plans on five priority corridors using a policy, data, (CMCPs) for 12 corridors throughout the region. and collaboration-driven approach will be presented. CMCPs promote a planning process that utilizes a holistic and multimodal approach and strives to achieve a balanced transportation system. Comprehensive Fiscal Impact: Multimodal Corridor Planning is undertaken to help Funding for development of the inform the decision-making process and provide Comprehensive Multimodal Corridor Plans is communities with an overall vision for the future of the included in the Capital Improvement Program corridor including guidance and coordination for future Nos. 1600501, 1600502, 1605201, 1607801, improvements necessary to meet corridor plan goals. and 1680501 in the amended FY 2020 This planning process is designed to establish consensus Program Budget. on the scope and priority of transportation solutions Schedule/Scope Impact: within each corridor area. The next major milestone is the summer/fall CMCPs must be completed to be eligible for Solutions 2020 presentation on preliminary results of for Congested Corridors Program funding, a competitive data analysis for each of the five corridors. funding program created by Senate Bill 1. The CMCPs also will be used to compete for other local, state, and federal funds.
Discussion The September 27, 2019, Board action identified 5 of the 12 corridors as priority corridors with completion of the CMCPs by summer 2021. The five priority corridors include: (1) Central Mobility Hub and Connections; (2) State Route 52 (SR 52); (3) State Route 67 (SR 67); (4) SPRINTER/Palomar Airport Road/State Route 78; and (5) Purple Line/Interstate 805 (I-805)/ Blue Line/Interstate 5 (I-5) South. This listing includes recommended adjustments since last approved by the Board on September 27, 2019. Because the policy consideration priorities are anticipated to be different, the SR 52/SR 67 corridor is recommended to be split into two separate corridors. Because there is overlap in the geographical area and the policy considerations priorities are anticipated to be similar, it is recommended that the Purple Line/I-805 and Blue Line/I-5 South corridors be combined. High speed transit is no longer being considered on the SR 52/67 corridors as part of the 5 Big Moves. It is recommended that this be eliminated from the scope of the SR 52 and SR 67 corridor studies. These adjustments will facilitate a more efficient process for the completion of the five priority CMCPs. A workshop was held with Caltrans District 11 to develop guidelines for the delivery of the CMCP program, teams have been established that include staff from the San Diego Association of Governments, Caltrans, and Cities/County, and project management plans have been developed for each CMCP.
Geographical Study Areas The draft geographical study area for each corridor is shown in Attachment 1. The areas have been established to capture the prevalent travel sheds for each corridor. Issues and Opportunities An issues and opportunities statement has been prepared for each corridor and is shown in Attachment 2. These draft statements are a work in progress, will evolve over time, and are included in this report for discussion purposes. Policy Considerations Each corridor team is in the process of prioritizing the 12 policy considerations shown in Attachment 3. The priorities will be presented to the Transportation Committee beginning summer/fall 2020 for review and discussion. Policy considerations for transportation corridor studies established by the California Transportation Commission, Federal Transit Administration, and Federal Highway Administration can generally be grouped into 12 categories. These 12 policy considerations were presented to the Transportation Committee at its February 21, 2020, meeting. Based on comments received at that meeting, changes are shown in underline and strikeout.
Schedule and Next Steps Stakeholder engagement and community outreach was originally scheduled for summer 2020. Stakeholder engagement will proceed but the COVID-19 pandemic has delayed the public outreach to fall 2020 or winter 2020/2021. However, even with the delay to public outreach, it is believed that the CMCPs can still be completed by summer 2021, in time for anticipated Senate Bill 1 funding opportunities. Beginning summer/fall 2020, a series of presentations will be scheduled for the Transportation Committee to discuss data analysis findings, policy priorities, and the status of stakeholder engagement.
Coleen Clementson, Director of Regional Planning Key Staff Contact: Richard Chavez, (619) 699-6989, [email protected] Attachments: 1. CMCP Geographical Areas 2. Comprehensive Multimodal Corridor Plan Issues and Opportunities Statements 3. Policy Considerations
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Comprehensive Multimodal Corridor Plan (CMCP) Issues and Opportunities Statements Draft: May 22, 2020
The following are draft statements of the issues and opportunities for the priority Comprehensive Multimodal Corridor Plans (CMCPs). The issues and opportunity statements will evolve over time. The Transportation Committee is asked to review and comment. For a general depiction of the geographical area covered by each corridor study, see Attachment 1.
Central Mobility Hub and Connections Corridor Currently the region lacks seamless, direct, and quality transit connections to access the San Diego International Airport (SDIA). With an anticipated increase of 16 million annual passengers to 40 million annual passengers by 2050, improved transit and roadway connections are needed. Coronado is home to one of the region’s major military bases. With limited road and waterway access, Coronado experiences a high level of delay during peak periods. When traffic incidents occur on the Coronado Bridge or on the Silver Strand (State Route 75), access to and from Coronado is impacted. Interstate 5 (I-5) between Downtown San Diego and Interstate 8 provides access to SDIA, job centers in Downtown San Diego, and job centers further north. I-5 experiences delays in the northbound direction in the morning peak and southbound in the afternoon peak period. Opportunities exist for the creation of a Central Mobility Hub in the study area, providing high-speed, high-quality transit connections to destinations throughout the region. Future technologies may also provide opportunities for new transportation services and to better manage existing transportation infrastructure.
Purple Line (Purple Line/Blue Line Express/I-5 South/I-805) Corridor There are high levels of congestion along the segment of I-5 between Downtown San Diego and San Ysidro and Interstate 805 (I-805), especially during the peak periods. Ten of the region’s top fifty bottlenecks are located in the corridor. Within the study area, cross-border travel and goods movement are also subject to high-levels of delay. Along I-805, there are lengthy delays for commuters traveling to employment centers in University City and Sorrento Valley. There is a lack of high-speed transit, contiguous high-occupancy-vehicle and managed lanes (HOV/ML), and bikeways in the corridor. Local streets and arterials typically lack accommodation for bicycle and pedestrian movement, especially at freeway crossings. Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) applications has been pinpointed as an important need in the corridor with particular attention to goods movement and border activities.
Sea to Santee (SR 52) Corridor There are high levels of congestion in the westbound direction during the morning peak and in the eastbound direction during the afternoon peak on SR 52. Maintaining a distinct community character while improving transportation efficiency and travel reliability are needed. There are also needs for a safe, well- maintained transportation system augmented with opportunities to reduce bottleneck delay, deploy technology to manage traffic demands, improve network integration with connectors to HOV/ML and Mobility Hubs, improve bike/pedestrian access, and develop reliable transit options.
San Vicente (SR 67) Corridor Improving operational safety and emergency evacuation options are the principal needs for this corridor. Maintaining community character, trip reliability and efficiency, greenhouse gas emissions reduction strategies, protecting natural resources, and an equitable distribution of transportation improvements are also needed. Developing a multimodal transportation strategy that includes bicycle, pedestrian, and transit services and the application of ITS technologies provides opportunities to improve the transportation system.
4 North County Regional (SPRINTER/SR 78/Palomar Airport Road/SR 76) Corridor Population and employment growth in this corridor has led to an increase in travel demand and travel related delay. Efficient movement of people and goods is limited by an incomplete transportation network including missing freeway-to-freeway connectors at the I-5/SR 78 interchange, gaps in the Inland Rail Trail bikeway, low SPRINTER frequencies and travel speeds, gaps in the arterial system, and a lack of HOV/ML on SR 78. These factors have resulted in high levels of congestion on SR 78. There is also a need to optimize the existing transportation network with operational improvements, smart signals, and transportation system management techniques.
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Policy Considerations
Policy considerations for the development of Comprehensive Multimodal Corridor Plans (CMCPs) are the overarching goals used to refine project scope and define the priority transportation solutions for each corridor. Per transportation corridor planning guidelines established by the California Transportation Commission, Federal Transit Administration, and Federal Highway Administration, policy considerations include:
1. Public safety and security 2. Preserve existing transportation infrastructure 3. Multimodal focus 4. Economic development and goods movement 5. System operations and efficiency congestion relief 6. Low- income and disadvantaged community focus 7. Reduce greenhouse gas emissions and Vehicle Miles Traveled (VMT) 8. Improve air quality and public health 9. Active transportation and micromobility 10. Prevent residential and small business displacement 11. Increase supply of affordable housing 12. Improve jobs-housing balance
Changes to the policy considerations since last presented to the Transportation Committee on February 21, 2020, are shown in underline and strikeout.
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Transportation Committee Item: 7 June 5, 2020 Del Mar Bluffs Long-Term Alternatives
Overview Action: Discussion/Possible Action The Los Angeles-San Diego-San Luis Obispo (LOSSAN) An overview of the current conditions and Rail Corridor connects San Diego with points north efforts underway to develop a long-term along the coastal rail corridor (Attachment 1). It is the solution for rail infrastructure for the LOSSAN second-busiest intercity passenger rail corridor in the Rail Corridor in the City of Del Mar will be nation, and San Diego’s only viable freight rail corridor. presented. Part of the LOSSAN Rail Corridor traverses along the Del Mar Bluffs, a coastal bluff area that is subject to Fiscal Impact: erosion. The Del Mar Bluffs are subject to natural retreat, Rough order of magnitude cost estimates for which is influenced by weather, tides, surf, and sea level all tunnel alternatives range from $2.5 billion rise. The bluffs can naturally be expected to retreat at an to $3.5 billion in 2017 dollars. annual average rate of up to six inches per year. Schedule/Scope Impact: However, bluff retreat occurs in episodes which may be SANDAG will continue to study these tunnel significantly above or below the average rate of retreat alignments over the next 12-18 months to at any specific location. Continued bluff retreat will develop updated alignments and cost occur and threatens the viability of rail service. estimates. Since 1998, the San Diego Association of Governments (SANDAG) and the North County Transit District (NCTD) have completed several projects to limit retreat in the most at-risk locations. The stabilization efforts will continue to be a priority for both agencies. At the same time these short-term improvement solutions are being pursued, SANDAG also is moving ahead to evaluate long-term alternative alignments and costs for relocating the tracks off the bluff. In September 2019, the Board of Directors allocated $3 million in part for an engineering evaluation of these alternatives. This conceptual planning study is scheduled to begin in June.
Key Considerations In 2017, SANDAG completed the Conceptual Engineering and Environmental Constraints for Double Track Alignment Alternatives Between Del Mar Fairgrounds and Sorrento Valley, which evaluated five potential tunnel alignments (Attachment 2). Major findings of the study include: • Each alignment runs between San Dieguito Lagoon through Los Penasquitos Lagoon to Sorrento Valley. • Each is about 5 miles in total length with underground sections between 10,000 and 13,000 feet in length. • Each alignment adds a second track to this segment of the corridor. • The Camino Del Mar Alternative is proposed as cut and cover (10-70 feet below grade). • The remaining four alternatives are proposed as bored tunnels (30-250 feet below grade). • Emergency access was proposed for all five alignments including stairs and third tunnels. • Ventilation is required and proposed at both portals and mid-tunnel. • Numerous impacts were documented in the report including right-of-way, circulation, construction, and visuals. • Cost estimates ranged from $2.5 billion to $3.5 billion in 2017 dollars. • Passenger rail travel time to traverse this section ranged from 3.2 minutes to 6 minutes. Next Steps In June, SANDAG is expected to begin a detailed conceptual engineering evaluation of the five tunnel alternatives including evaluating the latest in tunnel technology and construction, updated cost estimates, and a technical evaluation in an effort to narrow down the number of alternatives from five. The study is expected to take 12-18 months. Preliminary and final findings and recommendations of the study will be presented to the Transportation Committee and the Board of Directors. Staff also will continue to report back to the San Diego Regional Rail Corridor Working Group, a group of local, state, and federal leaders convened by California State Transportation Agency Secretary David Kim, to focus attention on both short-term and long-term solutions along the Del Mar Bluffs.
John Haggerty, Director of Engineering and Construction Key Staff Contact: Linda Culp, (619) 6957, [email protected] Attachments: 1. LOSSAN Rail Corridor Map 2. Del Mar Tunnel Alternative Alignments, 2017
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LOSSAN Rail Corridor Map
Project Area
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Del Mar Tunnel Alternative Alignments, 2017
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