A developer says the unprecedented land deal would benefit the environment. Visit KeepSanDiegoMoving.com/MidCoastNotices for construction information. In September 2016, the FTA signed a Full Funding Grant Agreement with SANDAG to provide the 50 percent federal funding match needed to begin construction in fall 2016. Fletcher’s position is something of a departure from that of his predecessor, San Diego City Council President Georgette Gómez, who resigned as MTS board chair after announcing a congressional bid last year. Much development took place since early 2000 and many more development projects are scheduled to be completed by 2028. Some mix of the projects could be completed between 2028 and 2036. MTS officials said they’re exploring the use of flexible ballot language that would allow any funding to be used for SANDAG’s vision if both tax measures are approved by voters. The Clairemont Mesa community, encompassing approximately 13.3 square miles, lies south of state Route 52, west of Interstate 805, north of the Linda Vista community, and east of Interstate 5. View station simulations. 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On Sept. 10, 2019, the City Council adopted the Balboa Avenue Area Specific Plan. The San Diego Association of Governments approved a plan with $204 billion in … “We want MTS to find some funding for the Purple Line to kick it off, but we want SANDAG to be the lead agency on building it,” said Vianney Ruvalcaba, transportation and planning coordinator with City Heights Community Development Corporation. The San Diego Trolley's new route would reach the UC San Diego campus by the 2015-16 academic year. NCFUA Framework Plan … To purchase a hard copy of this community plan or one of our other planning documents, visit the City Clerk’s Office at 202 C St., second floor, in downtown San Diego; or call City Clerk’s at (619) 533-4000. Construction began in fall 2016 and service is anticipated to begin in late 2021. Current; Recently Completed; Construction Projects Map Construction Alerts; Regional Transportation Projects. You need to do state of the art.”. Upgrades likely to make their way into the MTS tax measure include up to $5.7 billion in improvements to trolley and bus frequencies. That’s SANDAG.” Ikhrata said. This new service will enhance direct public access to other regional activity centers and improve travel options to employment, educational, medical, and retail centers for corridor residents, commuters, and visitors. It crosses to the west side of I-5 just south of Nobel Drive and continues on to the UC San Diego campus, crosses back to the east side of I-5 near Voigt Drive to serve the UC San Diego east campus and Scripps Memorial Hospital, transitions into the median of Genesee Avenue, and continues down Genesee Avenue to the UTC Transit Center (view map).Â. The improvements would be completed over the next decade, such as increasing peak-times frequency on the Blue Line from every 7.5 minutes to every 5 minutes. The Mid-Coast light rail extension will extend Trolley service from Old Town to University City, serving nine new stations along the way. For project news and updates, follow Mid-Coast Trolley on Twitter and like Mid-Coast Trolley on Facebook. For months, control over the future of the region’s rail system has stoked tension between MTS and SANDAG, the region’s primary transportation and planning agency. The Purple Line is a future San Diego Trolley line proposed by SANDAG, that would run from San Ysidro Transit Center at the United States–Mexico border to Kearny Mesa with a possible extension to Carmel Valley.It would run along or in the median of I-805 and I-15.Most of the proposed station locations are currently served by Rapid routes 225 and 235. A Metropolitan Transit System trolley from downtown San Diego pulls into the Old Town Station. The Mid-Coast Trolley will extend Trolley service from the Santa Fe Depot in Downtown San Diego to the University Community area, serving major activity centers such as Old Town, UC San Diego, and University Towne Centre. The Specific Plan is within the Local Coastal Program for Pacific Beach and will be submitted to the California Coastal Commission for approval in late 2019. Ikhrata said his high-speed-rail system would be significantly faster than the trolley, while servicing the general alignment proposed for the Purple Line. Freeways and arterials in the Mid-Coast Corridor are generally congested and traffic congestion is projected to increase more as the region grows. Although, he said MTS would be willing to commit several million dollars to help jump-start the planning process. Pre-construction activities – consisting of the relocation of underground utilities out of the way of the project alignment – began in early 2016. UC San Diego supports state and local transportation projects that will improve mobility on and around the campus, like the Mid-Coast Trolley Extension. 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Colin Parent, executive director of the transportation think tank Circulate San Diego, said he would like to see MTS pursue the trolley connection despite SANDAG’s plans. The San Diego City Council … The Silver Line (officially the SDG&E Silver Line for sponsorship purposes) is a 2.7-mile (4.3 km) heritage streetcar light rail line operated by the San Diego Trolley, an operating division of the San Diego Metropolitan Transit System.It currently operates the "downtown loop"; a circle of tracks around Downtown San Diego, and is operated using renovated PCC streetcars. To stay up-to-date on the Mid-Coast Trolley project, you can: Addendum to the Final Subsequent Environmental Impact Report for Proposed Work in Pepper Canyon - May 2018, Addendum to the Final Subsequent Environmental Impact Report for Project Refinements at the Nobel Drive Station - May 2018, Mid-Coast Corridor Transit Project Final SEIS/SEIR - October 2014, Notice of Availability of the Mid-Coast Corridor Transit Project Final SEIS/SEIR – October 2014 (English), Notice of Availability (abridged) of the Mid-Coast Corridor Transit Project Final SEIS/SEIR – October 2014 (Spanish), Mid-Coast Corridor Transit Project SEIS - Supplement to the SEIR - July 2014, Draft SEIS/SEIR - May 2013Notice of Availability: English | En Español - May 2013Notice of Completion - May 2013NEPA Scoping Report - October 2011CEQA Scoping Report - July 2010, Final Comparative Evaluation of Alternatives Report, Table of Contents and Executive SummaryChapter 1 Purpose and NeedChapter 2 Process for Development and Screening of AlternativesChapter 3 Identification and Screening of Initial AlternativesChapter 4 Conceptual Alternatives ConsideredChapter 5 Analysis of Transportation, Environmental, Cost and Financial Considerations (pages 1 - 50)Chapter 5 Continued (pages 51 - 102)Chapter 6 Evaluation of Conceptual AlternativesChapter 7 Review and Selection of Alternatives for ScopingChapter 8 Public Outreach, Scoping Process, and Scoping CommentsChapter 9 Recommended Locally Preferred Alternative and Alternatives for Evaluation in Draft SEIS/SEIRAppendix A Conceptual PlansAppendix B References, Mid-Coast Corridor Project Balboa Extension and Nobel Drive COASTER Station, Mid-Coast CorridorAlternative Analysis / Draft Environmental Impact Statement / Draft Environmental Impact Report / Final Environmental Impact Statement, Cover | Executive SummaryChapter 1 - Purpose and NeedChapter 2 - Alternatives ConsideredChapter 3 - Affected EnvironmentChapter 4 - Transportation ImpactsChapter 5 - Environmental ConsequencesChapter 6 - Financial Analysis and Evaluation of AlternativesAppendices, Final Environmental Impact Report for the Mid-Coast Corridor, Mid-Coast Corridor Transit Project E-newsletter, July 2016 | April 2015 | November 2014 | October 2014 | October 2014 | August 2014 | July 2014 | June 2014 | Winter 2014 | November 2013 | May 2013 | Fall 2012 | Spring 2012 | Fall 2011 | Summer 2011 | December 2010 | August 2010 | July 2010 | June 2010 | May 2010 | April 2010 | March 2010 | February 2010 | December 2009/January 2010 | November 2009 | October 2009, Greg Gastelum, Project Development Program ManagerPhone: (619) 699-7378, Email: greg.gastelum@sandag.org, Irene McCormack, Communications ManagerPhone: (619) 699-1960, Email: irene.mccormack@sandag.org, Sharon Humphreys, Principal EngineerPhone: (619) 595-5350, Email: sharon.humphreys@sandag.org. This community plan document can be viewed from the links below. San Diego Trolley Expansion Plans Include UC San Diego Trolley could make campus stops as early as 2015-16 academic year. “This is a much easier way to connect to the airport because you’re utilizing the existing system,” he said. Get Essential San Diego, weekday mornings. (Sam Hodgson / The San Diego Union-Tribune) The ambitious regional transportation expansion was praised by many elected officials, and criticized by a vocal minority “We’re committed to having a higher level of transit service to the airport.”. Search for Schedules and Real Time by Bus Route, Trolley Line, Stop Number or Location Real time arrivals are estimates based on GPS data. A long-envisioned Purple Line trolley remains in limbo as transit officials work through the details over how and whether to build the rail connection between downtown Chula Vista and the city of San Diego’s Kearny Mesa neighborhood. “We build. In fall 2014, the Mid-Coast Trolley received its final environmental clearance from the SANDAG Board of Directors and the Federal Transit Administration (FTA). Above: A conceptual rendering shows potential build-out of the Morena Corridor Specific Plan near a future trolley station. Help build a shared vision of transit in San Diego Track Work (Ongoing) Ongoing Trolley track maintenance and repair. Top among them is nearly $2 billion trolley extension to the San Diego International Airport. San Diego Metropolitan Transit System trolley cars pull into the 12th and Imperial station in Downtown San Diego on Aug. 6. The population along the corridor is predicted to increase 19 percent by the year 2030, while employment is predicted to increase 12 percent. You may occasionally receive promotional content from the San Diego Union-Tribune. The San Diego Association of Governments approved a plan with $204 billion in transportation funding, including $100 billion for mass transit. The City has evaluated and provided recommendations for the areas adjacent to the Mid-Coast trolley station at Balboa within the Pacific Beach and Clairemont … SANDAG, 401 B Street, Suite 800, San Diego, CA 92101, View a “flyover” of the Mid-Coast Trolley route, Addendum to the Final Subsequent Environmental Impact Report for Proposed Work in Pepper Canyon, Addendum to the Final Subsequent Environmental Impact Report for Project Refinements at the Nobel Drive Station, Mid-Coast Corridor Transit Project Final SEIS/SEIR, Environmental Review of Mid-Coast Trolley Impacts to San Diego Fairy Shrimp [PDF, 44431 KB], Mid-Coast Balboa Segment Final Environmental Impact Statement Volume 1 - June 2001 [PDF, 74 KB], Mid-Coast Balboa Segment Final Environmental Impact Statement Volume II - June 2001 [PDF, 67 KB], Mid-Coast Corridor Transit Project Public Involvement Plan [PDF, 563 KB], Mid-Coast Corridor Transit Project Working Group, Mid-Coast Corridor Transit Project Vendor Registration, Fact Sheet - Mid-Coast Corridor Transit Project, Hoja Informativa - Proyecto de Transporte Público del Corredor Mid-Coast, Contact the project team with questions at. “We’re working with SANDAG very closely on the airport and every other regional project,” said MTS CEO Paul Jablonski. The San Diego Metropolitan Transit System now appears to be leaning away from paying for the line as part of a roughly $24 billion tax measure slated to go before voters later this year. SAN DIEGO (KGTV) - New plans for a development in the Bay Park neighborhood are aimed at providing "transit-oriented" homes amid the region's housing crunch. Nine new stations will be constructed at Tecolote Road, Clairemont Drive, Balboa Avenue, Nobel Drive, VA Medical Center, Pepper Canyon (serving the UC San Diego west campus), Voigt Drive (serving the UC San Diego east campus), Executive Drive, and the Terminus Station at the UTC Transit Center. However, the San Diego Association of Governments has signaled an eagerness to incorporate the route’s alignment into plans for a regional high-speed rail system.