This Month
SANDAG newsletter
provides information
on key projects & services
Tap & Ride
with Compass Card
Bike lockers help
ease commute
Get involved in the Mid-Coast Corridor Transit Project
Volunteers needed to
help plan region's future
Quarterly transportation progress report
$9.4 million awarded for
smart growth projects
SuperLoop to begin
interim service June 15
Actions
from the April
Board of Directors meeting
Get involved in the Mid-Coast 
Corridor Transit Project
Residents, students, business leaders, employers, and other stakeholders are invited to submit an application to serve on the Mid-Coast Corridor Transit Project Working Group (PWG).
The PWG will provide input on the Mid-Coast Corridor Transit Project purpose and need, alternatives for consideration in the environmental review process, the draft environmental document, and the public involvement plan itself.
The Mid-Coast Corridor Transit Project is 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.
The goals of the Public Involvement Plan and the PWG are to involve citizens that represent the diverse perspectives and geographic areas of the Mid-Coast Corridor.
The proposed member categories and composition of the PWG as approved by the SANDAG Board are:
Member Category |
# of seats |
Description |
Access advocate |
1 |
Expertise in access issues for persons with disabilities |
Business community |
2 |
Represent the interests of the greater business community in the Mid-Coast Corridor |
Community representatives |
4 |
Communities located in the Mid-Coast Corridor |
Community services |
2 |
Schools, churches and/or community facilities in the Mid-Coast Corridor |
Employers |
2 |
Employers in the Mid-Coast Corridor |
Environmental |
2 |
Environmental groups interested in Mid-Coast Corridor environmental resources |
Retail |
1 |
Major retail outlet in the Mid-Coast Corridor |
Student representative |
1 |
Student attending a university in the Mid-Coast Corridor |
Taxpayers advocate |
1 |
Represent the interests of local taxpayers |
Transportation advocate |
2 |
Transportation planning organizations interested in transit in the Mid-Coast Corridor |
Transit rider representative |
1 |
User of existing transit services in the Mid-Coast Corridor |
At-large members |
3 |
Resident or business owner in the Mid-Coast Corridor |
Please complete an application and submit to SANDAG by 4 p.m., June 22, 2009.
SANDAG has appointed City of San Marcos Mayor Jim Desmond, City of San Diego Councilmember Sherry Lightner, and MTS Chair Harry Mathis to serve on the selection committee. The committee’s recommended slate of participants for the Project Working Group are scheduled to be presented to the SANDAG Transportation Committee on July 17, 2009 and to the Board of Directors for approval on July 24, 2009.
The initial meeting of the PWG is planned for the last week of July.
For more information, visit www.sandag.org/midcoast.
Project Manager
Anne Steinberger, Marketing Manager
Phone: (619) 699-1937, E-mail: ast@sandag.org