This Month
SANDAG newsletter
provides information
on key projects & services
Employer starter kit offers commute solutions
Carpoolers win commuter
video contest
View how smart growth development can help transform local communities
SANDAG Executive Director testifies before Congress
Arrests decline along
with crime rate
2008 population estimates released
Actions from the October Board of Directors meeting
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!
Employer starter kit offers commute solutions
The RideLink Commuter Benefit Starter Kit includes a simple, three-step process to help employers identify their company's commute needs, design a custom program, and roll it out to their employees.
Carpoolers win commuter video contest
To promote ridesharing during the month of October, SANDAG challenged San Diegans to make a change to their commute, then shoot a one-minute video about their experience and enter it in the Express Your Commute video contest.
View how smart growth development can help transform
local communities
New visualization tools show how areas could be transformed by smart growth development and pedestrian/transit-friendly design.
SANDAG Executive Director testifies before Congress
SANDAG Executive Director Gary Gallegos was one of 15 witnesses invited on Wednesday, October 29, to testify before the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee in Washington, D.C., in a convened hearing titled “Investing in Infrastructure: The Road to Recovery.”
Arrests decline along with crime rate
Total arrests in San Diego County have trended downward over the last several years, just as the overall crime rate has dropped slowly but steadily, according to a SANDAG study, Arrests 2007: Law Enforcement Response to Crime in the San Diego Region.
2008 population estimates released
SANDAG has released 2008 population and demographic estimates for its Web-based Profile Warehouse and Data Warehouse applications.
October Board of Directors meeting actions available online
The next SANDAG Board of Directors business meeting is scheduled for Friday December 19, 2008, 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.