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News of the week of May 3

Bus fare blues
A little more than two months from now, on July 1, monthly passes will jump from $68 to $72 - and that's after increasing from $64 on Jan. 1 of last year. The MTS board approved the hikes on March 27; SANDAG will most likely make it official on May 8...

 
THE UNITED STATES OF TRANSIT CUTBACKS
With ridership at record highs, transit agencies across the country are facing unprecedented fiscal crises in this economic downturn, with many considering layoffs, service cuts and fare hikes that are hitting at the worst possible time, a compilation of nationwide data shows. ...
 
Congress Gears Up for Big Transportation Bill
A House committee chairman wants to spend close to a half trillion dollars to solve the nation's transportation woes, but first he has to sell the public on what they'll get for their money before asking Congress to pay for it. ...
  
"Complete Streets" Bill Introduced to Help Americans Save on Transportation Costs, Cut Congestion
Americans nationwide could face less traffic congestion and cut their transportation costs if Congress passes legislation introduced by Senator Tom Harkin (D-IA), "The Complete Streets Act of 2009."...
  
 

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FAST Planning for the San Diego region
Improving transit performance by applying global best practices
   
 
 
Marcela Escobar-Eck, Board Chair of Move San Diego.

Click here to read the interview.

Scott Peters: Dear San Diego Transit-Wishers

FAST Planning Presentations

MoveSD requests new performance indicator in Regional Comprehensive Plan

What if you could hit the open road right here in the city?

Open to more transit and bicycles.

Open to more carpooling.

Open to saving money on gas.

 

Traffic and High Energy Costs are Problems.

Transit is a Solution.
Transportation choices like walking, biking, telecommuting and transit let you do what you need to do while reducing traffic congestion and pollution. An efficient and convenient transportation system connects all the options together, making life easier and more productive.

What is Move San Diego?
Move San Diego is a local 501(c)3 nonprofit corporation dedicated to the preservation of San Diego’s environment through the design of sustainable transportation, smart transit and improved infrastructure. We aspire to be the trusted public voice for sustainable transportation. Through proactive and constructive work with the public and relevant agencies, we will help to shape our region’s transportation plans. Move San Diego emerged from a unique alliance between the business and environmental communities to improve regional quality of life, support better development, and reduce the impacts of congestion on people and the environment in San Diego County.

Great Places Have Great Transit
Studies show that most successful metro areas have great transit systems. Cities such as Washington D.C.; Paris, France; San Francisco; and Brisbane, Australia have proven that a well-designed transit system can work.

The Benefits of Good Transit
Reduces traffic congestion and frees up parking
Saves time and money
Enables economic growth and productivity
Good for the environment and health
Gets people to work quickly and reliably
Creates new real estate value

New Developments

Move San Diego's FAST Plan and the FTA

Performance-based transit planning and San Diego Move SD's FAST Plan is the result of applying global best planning practices to the San Diego region. Read about it in this Appendix to a Federal Transit Administration (FTA) study on this important topic. View the Appendix of the study, Application of the Quickway Model to an American City: San Diego and the FAST Plan (9 pages), or the entire FTA study Advanced Network Planning for Bus Rapid Transit (116 pages).

Move SD Chair Testifies on importance of Transit at US Senate hearing in San Diego

At a local hearing held in San Diego on November14, the United States Senate Subcommittee on the Environmental and Public Works heard Move San Diego's Chairman Reed Vickerman testify on the importance of transit in the upcoming "MAP 21" federal transportation bill.

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