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Border Health Equity Transportation Study A Case Study of the San Ysidro Community Final Report February 27, 2015 Prepared for: San Diego Association of Governments 401 B Street, Suite 800 San Diego, CA 92101 Prepared by: 239 Laurel Street, Suite 203 San Diego, CA 92101 In association with: Funded by the Caltrans Environmental Justice Planning Grant Program Acknowledgements Many individuals aided in the preparation of materials contained in this Final Report. In particular, the cooperation and involvement of various SANDAG committees and working groups, the City of San Diego, Caltrans, and the community of San Ysidro are acknowledged. A special thanks to Dr. Jordan Carlson of UC San Diego's Department of Family and Preventative Medicine for assistance with statistical analysis. SANDAG Committees and Working Groups Border Health Equity Transportation Study Stakeholder Working Group Regional Planning Committee Borders Committee Committee on Binational Regional Opportunities Regional Planning Technical Working Group Public Health Stakeholder Group Community-Based Organizations Casa Familiar Caltrans Staff Connery Cepeda, Associate Transportation Planner Michael Kent, Associate Transportation Planner SANDAG Staff Dan Gallagher, Senior Regional Planner Sarah Strand, Regional Planner Coleen Clementson, Principal Regional Planner Elisa Arias, Principal Regional Planner Rachel Kennedy, Senior Regional Planner Laurie Gartrell, Regional Planner Hector Vanegas, Borders Program Manager Consultant Team Chen Ryan Associates Sherry Ryan, PhD Andrew Prescott Sasha Jovanovic Human Impact Partners Marnie Purciel-Hill Casa Familiar David Flores Border Health Equity Transportation Study i Table of Contents 1.0 Introduction ..................................................................................................................... 7 1.1 Overview ......................................................................................................................... 7 1.2 Analysis Framework ......................................................................................................... 8 1.3 The San Ysidro Community .............................................................................................. 9 1.3.1 Historical Context .................................................................................................... 9 1.3.2 San Ysidro’s Proximity to the International Border .................................................... 9 1.3.3 Planning Area ............................................................................................................10 1.4 Public Participation..........................................................................................................13 1.4.1 Community Workshops ..........................................................................................13 1.4.2 Stakeholder Group .................................................................................................13 1.5 Organization of the Report..............................................................................................15 2.0 Identification of San Ysidro Mobility/Built Environment and Health Issues ...............16 2.1 Previous San Ysidro Studies and Plans ..............................................................................16 2.2 Community Workshop ....................................................................................................19 2.3 Synthesis of Health and Mobility/Built Environment Issues ................................................21 3.0 Previous Research on Mobility/Built Environment and Health ....................................25 3.1 Transportation Systems, Land Use, and Mobility ...............................................................25 3.2 Travel Mode Choice ........................................................................................................25 3.2.1 Walking and Cycling ..............................................................................................26 3.2.2 Public Transportation..............................................................................................27 3.2.3 Driving ...................................................................................................................28 3.3 Livability, Convenience, and Safety ..................................................................................35 3.3.1 Livability.................................................................................................................35 3.3.2 Convenience ..........................................................................................................36 3.3.3 Safety ....................................................................................................................37 3.4 Access to Resources ........................................................................................................38 3.4.1 Employment ..........................................................................................................39 3.4.2 Childcare Centers, Public Schools, and Public Libraries .............................................40 3.4.3 Parks, Community Centers, and Community Gardens..............................................40 3.4.4 Post Offices, Banks, and Pharmacies .......................................................................41 3.4.5 Food Retail .............................................................................................................41 3.4.6 Health Care Facilities ..............................................................................................42 3.5 Shaping Communities .....................................................................................................42 4.0 Methodology ..................................................................................................................44 4.1 Healthy Communities Atlas (SANDAG) ............................................................................44 4.2 Community Health Statistics (County Health And Human Services Agency) .......................46 4.3 Comparing San Ysidro, the City of San Diego and the Region ..........................................48 4.4 Partial Correlations..........................................................................................................49 5.0 Analysis Results ..............................................................................................................51 Border Health Equity Transportation Study ii 5.1 Comparing San Ysidro and the City of San Diego (Healthy Communities Atlas Data) .........51 5.2 Comparing the South Bay SRA and the Remainder of the San Diego Region (Community Health Statistics) ..........................................................................................56 5.3 Partial Correlations Analysis Results .................................................................................58 5.4 Partial Correlations Analysis Key Findings .........................................................................66 6.0 Mobility/Built Environment Recommendations and Potential Health Effects .............70 6.1 Identification of Key Recommendations ...........................................................................70 6.1.1 Existing Conditions Report ......................................................................................71 6.1.2 Previous Plans and Studies ......................................................................................71 6.1.3 Community Workshop ...........................................................................................72 6.2 Review of Recommendations ..........................................................................................73 6.2.1 Project Team Review ..............................................................................................74 6.2.2 City of San Diego and Caltrans Input ......................................................................74 6.2.3 Potential Mitigation Techniques to Reduce Exposure to Transportation-Related Pollution .............................................................................75 6.3 Final Recommendations and Potential Health Effects ........................................................78 6.3.1 Final Set of Proposed Recommendations .................................................................78 6.3.2 Potential Health Impacts of Implementing Final Recommendations ..........................87 7.0 Monitoring and Evaluation Plan ....................................................................................89 7.1 Purpose of the Monitoring/Evaluation Plan ......................................................................89 7.1.1 Monitoring Methodology .......................................................................................90 7.1.2 Evaluation Methodology .........................................................................................91 7.1.3 Identifying Performance Targets .............................................................................92 7.2 Monitoring and Evaluation Questions ..............................................................................92 7.2.1 Planning Process Evaluation ....................................................................................92 7.2.2 Mobility/Built Environment Outcome Evaluation ......................................................92 7.2.3 Health Impact Evaluation ........................................................................................93