San Diego unveils sweeping mobility plan to transform city transit

Yahoo

24-04-2025

SAN DIEGO, Calif. (FOX 5/KUSI) — San Diego is rolling out a comprehensive Mobility Master Plan, laying the groundwork for a safer, greener and more efficient transportation network throughout the city.
After three years of development, this first-of-its-kind plan for San Diego highlights hundreds of projects and programs that aim to make getting around better for everyone.
Whether you walk, drive, take the bus or train, how you get around shapes your experience. San Diego City leaders agree a newly approved Mobility Master Plan is the way forward.
Phil Throm, mobility planning, City of San Diego
'Where people need to travel and want to travel is really important, and this plan addresses that and has this human or passenger-centered approach,' explained Phil Throm, a leader in mobility planning for the city.
The city council unanimously approved the 132-page plan on Tuesday. It identifies nearly 400 projects that are prioritized based on need{sot: phil throm – mobility planning, city of san diego}
'Improving sidewalks, we have transit access improvements, we also have bike lanes and there's a variety of different types of bike lanes,' said Throm.
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The plan zeros in on 11 focus areas, such as communities near El Cajon Boulevard and San Ysidro Boulevard. It also aligns with the city's climate action plan and vision zero, which aims to eliminate all traffic-related deaths and serious injuries.
Chloe Lauer with the county's Bicycle Coalition supports the plan and wants to see this a few things. She said, 'Definitely more quick-build projects to provide protective infrastructure for cyclists as well as for pedestrians, and really anything that slows down the speed of the vehicular traffic.'
The city is also looking at more than a dozen mobility programs and incentives. 'Things like transit passes and slow streets, and even harden the public right-of-way,' said Throm.
An e-bike rebate program and carsharing is also a priority.
'The foundation is in place,' said Lauer. 'I think we'll see what they're able to achieve in a fiscally constrained environment and, you know, that's where the best visions can sometimes be harder to realize.'
The city is also emphasizing implementation and monitoring. Throm said, 'Safety at the back-end of the plan is also a key performance metric that will be used to track and evaluate the plan.'
The plan also gives the city an opportunity to seek state and federal funding for projects mentioned, but ultimately this is a blueprint for years to come that could evolve as time goes on.
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