Public workshops and hearings begin today

Help shape our region's future. The San Diego Association of Governments is hosting five public workshops/hearings throughout the region, as well as two additional public hearings, to encourage the public to learn more about the Draft 2050 Regional Transportation Plan (RTP), as well as its many important elements and related documents. The Draft 2050 RTP is a comprehensive blueprint for our region's transportation future during the next 40 years. We invite you to attend a public workshop/hearing and comment on the Draft 2050 RTP and its Sustainable Communities Strategy, the Draft Air Quality Conformity Determination, the Draft Environmental Impact Report, and the Draft Regional Housing Needs Assessment Methodology and Allocation.

Five public workshops and hearings will be held from 4 to 7 p.m. as follows:

• Tue, June 7- Encinitas Community & Senior Center, Encinitas
• Wed, June 8 - The Joe & Vi Jacobs Center, San Diego
• Thu, June 9 - Sonrise Community Church, Santee
• Mon, June 13 - Martin Luther King Jr. Center, National City
• Thu, June 16 - San Marcos City Council Chambers, San Marcos

Additional public hearings will be held as part of these regularly scheduled meetings:

• Fri, June 10 - SANDAG Board of Directors Meeting, 401 B St., San Diego, 92101
• Tue, June 21 - Regional Planning Stakeholders Working Group (SWG) Meeting at Caltrans, 4050 Taylor St., San Diego, 92110

Public comment periods end on the following dates:

Draft RTP, SCS, and AQCD on June 30, 2011

Draft RHNA on July 28, 2011

Draft EIR on August 1, 2011

 

Visit the 2050 RTP home page on the SANDAG Web site for details:

www.sandag.org/2050rtp

  

The Draft Environmental Impact Report now is available at www.sandag.org/2050rtp

Envision the future

  

Now you can envision the future of the region with this new interactive Web-based visualization tool - Envision 2050. Take a virtual tour of the Draft 2050 Regional Transportation Plan (RTP) and its Sustainable Communities Strategy by visiting http://www.envision2050sd.com. Envision 2050 provides an overview of the basics in the draft plan in an interactive and visually interesting manner, while allowing those who wish to delve into the details to access links to the draft documents.