Transportation

Mid-Coast Extension of the UC San Diego Blue Line Trolley FACT SHEET

The Project The Trolley extension project will provide an The Mid-Coast extension of the UC San effective alternative to congested freeways Diego Blue Line Trolley is a SANDAG priority and roadways for travelers, improve public project that will add 11 miles of light rail transit services, and enhance travel options to the San Diego Metropolitan Transit by connecting the corridor with areas served System, from Downtown San Diego to the by the existing Trolley system. University Community. The extension will Project Costs serve major activity centers such as Old Town, The project budget is $2.17 billion, which Mission Bay, the University of California, includes financing costs. San Diego (UC San Diego), and University

Towne Centre. Project Status In fall 2014, the SANDAG Board of Directors The Trolley extension will include nine new and the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) stations: Tecolote Road, Clairemont Drive, gave final environmental clearance to the Balboa Avenue, Nobel Drive, VA Medical project. In September 2016, through its Center, UC San Diego Central Campus, New Starts Program, the FTA signed a Full UC San Diego Health La Jolla, Executive Funding Grant Agreement with SANDAG Drive, and the terminus station at the UTC to provide the nearly 50 percent federal Transit Center. match needed to fund the project and The Need allow construction to start in fall 2016. In Freeways and arterials in the Mid-Coast June 2017, SANDAG secured a loan from corridor are generally congested, and traffic the federal Transportation Infrastructure congestion is projected to increase as the Finance and Innovation Act (TIFIA) program, region grows. By 2030, population in the which reduces borrowing costs and increases corridor is forecast to increase 19 percent flexibility that will save taxpayer dollars in and employment is expected to increase by building the largest transit project in the 12 percent. The University Community has region’s history. In July 2019, SANDAG developed as a major employment and high- issued $335 million in Capital Grant Receipt density residential area, similar to Downtown Revenue Bonds to lower interest rates 401 B Street, Suite 800 San Diego. The University Community is San on initial funding sources for the project. San Diego, CA 92101 (619) 699-1900 Diego’s second downtown, and UC San In June 2021, the project received just over Fax (619) 699-1905 Diego is a high transit use area with students $57 million in additional funding through the sandag.org and employment. In October 2017, SANDAG American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, increasing SANDAGregion opened a regional transit center at University federal funding and decreasing the necessary Towne Centre, and the Trolley extension TransNet contribution. SANDAG will connect directly to the transit center, SANDAGregion increasing transit ridership. (Continued on reverse) SANDAGregion N Torrey Pines Rd

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Pre-construction activities–consisting of the Gen es UC San Diego Health e Carroll Rd e A La Jolla r v igt D e relocation of underground utilities–began in UC San Diego Vo Central Campus Pa Rd Pines Torrey N Executive early 2016, and primary construction activities aci VA Medical Miramar Rd i c Drive O Center La J Dr c oll ge ce a Villa UTC started in fall 2016. Construction is now a n Nobel Transit Center Drive d r R 260 spaces D ts el 260 spaces n Nob approximately 95 percent complete, and the e g

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Funding Status Prospect St LA JOLLA Genesee Ave Regents Rd Regents La Jolla Blvd Pearl St The Mid-Coast extension of the UC San Clairemont Mesa Blvd utilu a s S N St Convoy Diego Blue Line Trolley is fully funded. t Soledad Mtn Rd

The project is one of the highest priorities Jutland Dr CLAIREMONT MESA Balboa Ave for SANDAG in its TransNet Early Action Morena Blvd ve A oa Program. The FTA is providing approximately alb Foothill Blvd B

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v Turquoise St l 50 percent of the project funding, Beryl St B ia Genesee Ave d Balboa a c PACIFIC BEACH Avenue 220 spaces A with TransNet providing the remaining Mission Blvd t Transit M Ave Garnet Center local match. Grand Ave Ingraham St LINDA Clairemont 150 spaces Dr VISTA Mid-Coast Trolley Project Drive Clairemont yy aa Summary BB Trolley - Sycuan Green MISSIONLine Ulric St BEACH nn Linda Vista Rd oo Trolley - UC San Diego Blue Line ii ss The Mid-Coast extension of the UC San Morena Blvd ss i Trolley - Orange Line i Mission Center Rd

M M COASTER Line Tecolote Rd Diego Blue Line Trolley is a SANDAG priority W Mission Bay Dr Trolley Station project that will improve access to growing Tecolote OLD TOWN Friars Rd Transit Center Road 280 spaces SAN DIEGO r COASTER Station ive n Diego R employment, education, and residential Sea World Dr Sa Alignment MISSION VALLEY Trolley - Future Blue Line Park Blvd Sports Arena Blvd Florida St areas. A Trolley extension is particularly well- Service on Existing Tracks Old Town Point Loma BlvdMIDWAY/ Transit Center Trolley - Future Blue Line Washington St suited to the Mid-Coast corridor because: Extension At-Grade Nimitz Blvd PACIFIC HWY University Ave Robinson Av

CORRIDOR 5th Ave Blvd 6th Ave Trolley - Future Blue LineSunset Cliffs Rosecrans St

Barnett Ave Cabrillo Fwy Extension - Aerial OCEAN » Trolley - Future Blue LineBEACH UPTOWN It connects with the existing regional Pa

Extension - Undercrossing c Park Blvd if Point Loma Ave ic H Future Trolley Station w rail system at to improve mobility and y New Park-and-Ride Facility W Laurel St Pershing Dr 5th Ave N Harbor Dr 6th Ave Transit Center with a Future Florida St provide more transit options within the Trolley Station

Transit parking is contracted to Front St Catalina Blvd Rosecrans St San Diego region. be provided by a future developer. Santa Fe 1st Ave San Diieg Depot B St go Ba » It will offer a one-seat (no transfer) 0 Miles 1 2 ay F St DOWNTOWN ride from the international border Market St 17th St 19th St and communities south of Downtown San Diego all the way north to the University Community. » It will connect residents of the corridor with major activity centers such as Downtown San Diego, Old Town, the VA Medical Center, UC San Diego, University Towne Centre, and two major hospitals.

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