Caltrans grants $1.7M to San Diego County climate resilience transit projects

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Caltrans grants $1.7M to San Diego County climate resilience transit projects
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According to Caltrans, the selected projects will 'help reduce planet- warming pollution, improve resiliency of the state highway system, enhance access to safe walkways and bike paths and expand natural disaster preparedness.'

The California Department of Transportation is awarding more than $1.7 million in planning grants to San Diego County projects, part of more than $51.4 million being awarded statewide to make the state's transportation system more resilient to climate change.

$400,000 for Vista's Sustainable Mobility Plan to speed up the adoption of complete streets, prioritizing projects that improve safety, accessibility and convenience for pedestrians, cyclists and public transit users; $344,521 for the NCTD to study a plan to enhance the travel time efficiency of its BREEZE bus service using advanced transit signal priority technology.

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