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on key projects & services
Tell us how you want to get involved with SANDAG
Juvenile arrestees continue to test positive for drug use
QuickPark arrives at select COASTER parking lots
Rideshare Week 2009
set for October 5 - 9
Mid-Coast Corridor Transit Project Working Group
to meet in September
$70 million set aside for next wave of infrastructure improvements
Actions
from the July
Board of Directors meeting
Previously
SANDAG newsletter provides information on key projects & services
As a public service, SANDAG distributes rEgion, a free, monthly newsletter. To subscribe to rEgion, visit www.sandag.org and enter a valid e-mail address in the box at the bottom left corner of the page. Each month, you will receive information to keep you updated on important projects and services underway and planned in the San Diego region. It's a great way to stay in the loop!
SANDAG seeks info on gathering public input
SANDAG will be addressing a number of significant regional issues in the coming months related to transportation infrastructure, growth, energy, sustainability, binational and interregional planning, and other important topics. Tell us how you want to get involved by taking our survey at www.sandag.org/survey.
Juvenile arrestees continue to test positive for drug use
The percentage of juvenile arrestees who tested positive for an illegal drug after being detained rose slightly from 2007 to 2008, according to an annual SANDAG study recently released.
QuickPark arrives at select COASTER parking lots
COASTER riders who park at the Carlsbad Village, Carlsbad Poinsettia, and Encinitas stations Monday through Friday can now take advantage of QuickPark, a new service that includes preferential parking spaces for carpools and vanpools and advance reservation capability for solo drivers to guarantee an up front parking space.
Rideshare Week set for October 5 - 9
Rideshare Week is an annual event designed to increase awareness about the benefits of using alternative transportation such as carpooling, vanpooling, taking transit, bicycling, walking, and telecommuting.
Mid-Coast Corridor Transit Project Working Group
to meet in September
SANDAG has established the Mid-Coast Corridor Transit Project Working Group to provide input on the Mid-Coast Corridor Transit Project, the proposed extension of transit service from the Old Town Transit Center to University City, University Towne Centre and U.C. San Diego, and downtown San Diego.
$70 million set aside for next wave of infrastructure improvements
The SANDAG Board set aside $70 million in July to begin final design work on a set of major projects – with the goal of putting the agency in a position to quickly pursue any federal or state funding that becomes available to pay for the actual construction of the infrastructure.
July Board of Directors meeting actions available online
The next SANDAG Board of Directors business meeting is scheduled for Friday, September 25, 2009, at 9 a.m. Members of the public not in attendance may listen live to this meeting by accessing the "Listen Live" link from the SANDAG Web site home page approximately 15 minutes prior to the start of the meeting.
Sign up to receive rEgion
To subscribe to rEgion, the SANDAG free monthly electronic newsletter, go to www.sandag.org and enter a valid e-mail address in the box at the bottom left corner of the page. Then, each month, you will receive information to keep you updated as to what’s happening in the San Diego region with regards to growth, transportation planning and construction, environmental management, housing, open space, energy, criminal justice, and binational topics.