Policy Teams
Our mission is to accelerate the transition of the San Diego region transportation system to one that is equitable, safe, fully connected, multimodal, and zero emission.
T WE'RE WORKING ON
- Advocacy at SANDAG to secure 3 additional years of funding for the Youth Opportunity Pass program, which allows 18 years and younger free transit passes.
- Achieve demonstrable improvements to San Diego’s transit system in 2026: true Transit Signal Priority on the busiest routes, All Door Boarding, and Presto Fare Improvements.
- Work with ClimatePlan Network transit activists across California to kick off a state-wide campaign for transit funding.
T OUR VOLUNTEERS DO
- Monitor agendas of key governmental meetings, and provide public comments on important agenda items
- Participate in microtransit sub-team meetings, and a microtransit workshop in 2025; help develop the ArcGIS platform, work with elected officials on design, funding sources, and gaining approval from governmental bodies for deployment of new microtransit systems.
- Develop educational materials, and presenting these materials.
- Promote safe streets through working with other Vision Zero Network advocacy groups.
- Advocate to SANDAG, NCTD, and city governments on the best option for moving the LOSSAN railway off the Del Mar Bluffs.
- Assist the Legislative Team in reviewing and either endorsing or opposing new state bills that involve Transportation systems.
- Represent SD350 at Transportation coalition meetings.
- Write Op-Eds and Letters to key local press.
m Accomplishments
- We provided strong leadership for the Measure G campaign, through tabling, canvassing, and phone-banking: alongside several other SD350 volunteers, we made >1200 calls and spoke to >300 yes voters by phone!
- We successfully lobbied SANDAG for the 2021 Regional Plan to include numerous projects to lower greenhouse gas emissions, and in 2024 we attended nearly all Board of Director meetings.
- Helped pass AB 805 (which restructured SANDAG to better represent vulnerable communities).
- Successfully advocated with MTS for a bus electrification pilot project.
- In 2024, our Microtransit subteam recruited 3 UCSD data science interns, and developed an internal ArcGIS platform, into which we can upload extensive demographic data. Using this platform, we designed a microtransit system for La Mesa, which we showed to Councilmembers Dillard (La Mesa) and Elo-Rivera (SD) in a meeting last September.
Fun Fact!
Our Executive Director once got thrown out of a SANDAG meeting when they refused to develop a regional transportation plan that met state climate targets.
TO GET INVOLVED
The Transportation Committee meets the second Tuesday of every month from 6:30 – 8:00pm virtually. Fill out the volunteer interest form to get involved.