Otay Mesa – Mesa de Otay Transportation Binational Corridor Draft Strategic Plan Housing March 2007 Economic Development Environment TABLE OF CONTENTS INTRODUCTION Foundation of the Otay Mesa-Mesa de Otay Binational Corridor Strategic Plan................................ 1 The Collaboration Process......................................................................................................................... 1 The Strategic Planning Process ................................................................................................................ 3 Institutional Approval Process ................................................................................................................. 3 The City of Tijuana ............................................................................................................................. 3 San Diego Association of Governments (SANDAG) ......................................................................... 4 Organization of the Report ..................................................................................................................... 5 ISSUES FOR EVALUATION AND WORK PROGRAMS Introduction ............................................................................................................................................ 7 The Binational Study Area ..................................................................................................................... 7 Issues Identified ...................................................................................................................................... 7 Interactive Polling ................................................................................................................................... 9 Process ............................................................................................................................................... 9 Results ............................................................................................................................................... 10 Strategic Plan Work Program ................................................................................................................ 10 Transportation .................................................................................................................................. 10 Economic Development ................................................................................................................... 11 Housing ............................................................................................................................................. 12 Environment ..................................................................................................................................... 12 POPULATION, HOUSING, LAND USE, AND EMPLOYMENT Population ............................................................................................................................................... 13 Current Population .......................................................................................................................... 13 Projected 2030 Population .............................................................................................................. 14 Housing .................................................................................................................................................... 14 Current Housing Units ..................................................................................................................... 14 Forecasted Housing Units ................................................................................................................ 15 Land Use .................................................................................................................................................. 17 Current Land Use .............................................................................................................................. 17 Planned Land Use ............................................................................................................................. 18 Otay Mesa Community Plan Land Use Scenarios ........................................................................... 21 Employment ............................................................................................................................................ 22 Current Employment ........................................................................................................................ 22 Forecasted 2030 Employment ......................................................................................................... 22 Draft Otay Mesa-Mesa de Otay Binational Corridor Strategic Plan i Table of Contents INTERREGIONAL TRAVEL Otay Mesa Port of Entry: Key Findings of Crossborder Travel Surveys ................................................ 23 Conclusions .............................................................................................................................................. 26 TRANSPORTATION Introduction ............................................................................................................................................ 27 Existing Setting ....................................................................................................................................... 27 Otay Mesa-Mesa de Otay POE ......................................................................................................... 27 Highways ........................................................................................................................................... 32 Transit ............................................................................................................................................... 33 Airports ............................................................................................................................................. 34 Freight Rail ........................................................................................................................................ 36 Future East Otay Mesa – Otay II POE and Connecting Roads .............................................................. 37 Status of the Proposed East Otay Mesa-Otay II POE ...................................................................... 37 Improvements to Otay Mesa-Mesa de Otay POE and Connecting Roads ........................................... 39 Background ....................................................................................................................................... 39 Proposed Improvements to Otay Mesa-Mesa de Otay Commercial POE ..................................... 40 Crossborder and Regional Public Transportation Services ................................................................... 40 South Bay BRT ................................................................................................................................... 40 Otay Mesa POE Paseo de la Amistad Pedestrian and Bicycle Circulation Alternatives Study ..... 40 City of Tijuana’s Draft Public Transportation Plan ............................................................................... 44 Strategies.................................................................................................................................................. 44 ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT Introduction ............................................................................................................................................ 59 Existing Setting ....................................................................................................................................... 59 Existing Plans and Programs .................................................................................................................. 60 San Diego Regional Economic Evaluation and Prosperity Strategy ............................................. 60 Otay Mesa Community Plan Update ............................................................................................... 62 Development Plans for the City of Tijuana and the State of Baja California .............................. 63 Crossborder Innovation and Competitiveness Initiative ............................................................... 63 Strategies.................................................................................................................................................. 65 HOUSING Existing Setting ....................................................................................................................................... 69 Housing Characteristics..................................................................................................................... 69 Tijuana and San Diego Home Prices ............................................................................................... 70 Tijuana and San Diego Housing Markets ....................................................................................... 71 Tijuana and San Diego Housing-Related Infrastructure and Irregular Developments ............... 72 Existing Plans and Programs .................................................................................................................. 73 City of San Diego – Otay Mesa Community Plan ........................................................................... 73 Smart Growth 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