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State Attorney General rips
San Diego pollution-reduction plan
The state attorney general last week issued strong criticism of the San Diego region's draft transportation plan for the next several decades. SANDAG has failed to adequately address impacts to public health and communities already burdened with pollution.
The target of Kamala Harris' critique is the 2050 Regional Transportation Plan and its companion piece, the Sustainable Communities Strategy, as well as the underlying draft environmental impact report. These documents, drafted by the San Diego Association of Governments, are a roadmap for the next 40 years of transportation and residential/commercial development in the county.
In a letter to SANDAG's Board of Directors, Environmental Health Coalition called the plan's Environmental Justice analysis "deficient" because:
- Particulate air pollution would increase under this plan, causing serious health consequences
- The plan defers investment in transit for 20 years
- SANDAG's plan contains no public health analysis of increased pollution on low-income communities of color
EHC is calling on SANDAG to revise its draft Environmental Impact Report and analyze alternatives that put transit improvements first like the 50-10 Transit Plan promoted by the Cleveland National Forest Foundation.
A truly environmentally superior alternative will be created by advocating for a transit-first approach and the creation of an environmentally sustainable multi-modal transportation network that serves environmental justice communities and improves air quality in the San Diego region.
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EHC representative selected to chair South Bay Wildlife Advisory Group
Environmental Health Coalition representative Laura Hunter has been elected Chair of the South Bay Wildlife Advisory Group, a group created as part of a settlement related to the Chula Vista Bayfront Master Plan. Allison Rolfe, Director of Planning and Entitlements for Pacifica Companies was elected Vice-Chair.
"I am excited to be elected to chair this committee. We will be working hard over the next year to ensure that we develop a protective Natural Resources Management Plan and to provide 'wildlife-friendly' input to the city and the Port on the many issues facing wildlife in south San Diego Bay," Hunter said. "The success of the South Bay WAG will be in its community and member participation, so we encourage all to come, meet your resident wildlife, and help them thrive into the next century."
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