For the first time in the City of San Diego, sidewalk vendors will have an opportunity to own a business. We always knew these vendors were an essential part of our communities, but now they will have path to make that official!

Join us on Saturday, Feb. 12 for Creek to Bay: Community Bike Ride! We're excited to return our community bike ride series by biking from New Roots Garden (54th & Chollas Pkwy), to @urbancollaborative Transportation Expo, to Chicano Park, and All The Way To The Bay!

The Regional Plan affects all who call San Diego home, and the vote to approve this year’s plan is happening this week.

We’ve been at the table since the plan was formed, and this plan is especially important to us because it would mean promises made to our communities decades ago would be kept.

Concerned about displacement, the housing crisis, and gentrification?

Hear from experts this Wednesday, November 17th for an exploration of anti-displacement strategies!

Hosted by City Heights CDC and the SR-15 Transportation Equity & Affordable Housing Task Force, we'll hear clear, concrete ways we can help keep neighbors from being displaced from their homes.

Earlier this week, our Transportation & Planning team’s SR-15 Transportation Equity & Affordable Housing Task Force hosted an art walk event to bring likeminded community members together and elevate work being done along the SR-15 corridor.

Casa Familiar is a non-profit community development organization based in San Ysidro. Founded in 1973, Casa Familiar has worked alongside community leaders throughout the South Bay and border region to organize and empower residents around sustainability and quality of life issues affecting their region.

Ponce’s Mexican Restaurant was founded by Ponce Meza Sr, in 1969. Ownership was later passed down to his children, Ponce Meza Jr. and Rocio Meza who redesigned the restaurant, incorporating a bar and adding modern amenities.

Juan Pablo thinks current attitudes around parking are changing among both customers and businesses owners who are now enjoying the benefits brought by additional outdoor seating: eyes on the street, crime reduction, and a safer inviting space.

A huge thank you to Community residents who attended 3 MTS public meetings in March 2021 and voiced opposition on fare adjustment scenarios that suggested fare increases. These fare increases would have come only 2 years after MTS's previous fare increase, placing additional financial burden on transit riders.

Friends, please join us in welcoming Haneen Mohamed to the team!

A recent graduate of UC San Diego’s Urban Studies & Planning program, Haneen received “Best Thesis” for her research on historically Black mosques for placemaking in Black Muslim communities.

Our community is celebrating a major transportation justice victory! Today, the MTS Board approved…

The MTS Board will be meeting this Thursday, 3/11 at 9:00 am to vote on a new Regional Fare Ordinance, and the San Diego Transportation Equity Working Group (SDTEWG) is calling upon community members to speak during Public Comment…

This is John, the owner of a new mobile bike repair business called Stay True Cycleworks. As many small businesses struggle to stay solvent under the pandemic, John’s business is booming.

The San Diego Association of Governments (SANDAG) is planning the future Purple Line rail transit and other mobility improvements from South Bay, to Mid-City, to Sorrento, and the first meeting is happening today from 2:00-4:00 pm.

Whether it’s a group of neighbors choosing to march in solidarity, a few friends taking a road trip, or a family taking a bike ride together, there’s something important that happens when we choose to go places together.

Participants of the Better By Bike Scavenger Hunt are saying how excited they feel to get out into the community in a healthy, safe, and fun way with their families!

“As a child my father would take me to the San Diego Waste landfill to show me the negative impact waste has on the environment. Despite his broken English and third grade education, he motivated me to become an advocate for sustainable changes in my community.”

Friends, COVID-19 is one of the most challenging moments of our lives. While we physically distance, it's important to stay socially connected—and stay up to speed on what’s happening in the community!

Thanks to all who came out and made the event possible. It's yet another reminder that community events can absolutely be a BLAST when we all show up!

Last month, our Transportation and Planning staff took the train up to Santa Barbara to accept a California American Planning Association (CAAPA) Excellence Award for our film!