Otay Mesa - Mesa De Otay - San Diego Association Of Governments
Otay Mesa – Mesa de OtayBinational CorridorTransportationHousingJuly 2007Economic DevelopmentEnvironment
BOARD OF DIRECTORSThe 18 cities and county government are SANDAG serving as the forumfor regional decision-making. SANDAG builds consensus; plans, engineers, and builds public transit; makesstrategic plans; obtains and allocates resources; and provides information on a broad range of topics pertinent tothe region’s quality of life.CHAIRHon. Mary Teresa SessomFIRST VICE CHAIRHon. Lori Holt PfeilerSECOND VICE CHAIRHon. Jerome StocksEXECUTIVE DIRECTORGary L. GallegosCITY OF CARLSBADHon. Matt Hall, Councilmember(A) Hon. Bud Lewis, Mayor(A) Hon. Ann Kulchin, Mayor Pro TemCITY OF SANTEEHon. Jack Dale, Councilmember(A) Hon. Hal Ryan, Councilmember(A) Hon. John Minto, CouncilmemberCITY OF CHULA VISTAHon. Cheryl Cox, Mayor(A) Hon. Jerry Rindone, Deputy Mayor(A) Hon. John McCann, CouncilmemberCITY OF SOLANA BEACHHon. Lesa Heebner, Mayor(A) Hon. Dave Roberts, Councilmember(A) Hon. Mike Nichols, CouncilmemberCITY OF CORONADOHon. Phil Monroe, Councilmember(A) Hon. Carrie Downey, Mayor Pro Tem(A) Hon. Al Ovrom, CouncilmemberCITY OF VISTAHon. Judy Ritter, Mayor Pro Tem(A) Hon. Bob Campbell, Councilmember(A) Hon. Steve Gronke, CouncilmemberCITY OF DEL MARHon. Crystal Crawford, Councilmember(A) Hon. David Druker, Deputy Mayor(A) Hon. Henry Abarbanel, CouncilmemberCOUNTY OF SAN DIEGOHon. Ron Roberts, ChairmanHon. Bill Horn, Supervisor(A) Hon. Greg Cox, Vice Chairman(A) Hon. Dianne Jacob, Chair Pro TemCITY OF EL CAJONHon. Mark Lewis, Mayor(A) Hon. Jillian Hanson-Cox, CouncilmemberCITY OF ENCINITASHon. Jerome Stocks, Deputy Mayor(A) Hon. Teresa Barth, CouncilmemberCITY OF ESCONDIDOHon. Lori Holt Pfeiler, Mayor(A) Hon. Ed Gallo, Councilmember(A) Hon. Sam Abed, Mayor Pro TemCITY OF IMPERIAL BEACHHon. Jim Janney, Mayor(A) Hon. Patricia McCoy, Councilmember(A) Hon. Mayda Winter, Mayor Pro TemCITY OF LA MESAHon. Art Madrid, Mayor(A) Hon. David Allan, Councilmember(A) Hon. Mark Arapostathis, CouncilmemberCITY OF LEMON GROVEHon. Mary Teresa Sessom, Mayor(A) Hon. Jerry Jones, Councilmember(A) Hon. Jerry Selby, CouncilmemberCITY OF NATIONAL CITYHon. Ron Morrison, Mayor(A) Hon. Frank Parra, Councilmember(A) Hon. Louie Natividad, CouncilmemberCITY OF OCEANSIDEHon. Jim Wood, Mayor(A) Hon. Jerry Kern, Councilmember(A) Hon. Jack Feller, CouncilmemberCITY OF POWAYHon. Mickey Cafagna, Mayor(A) Hon. Robert Emery, Councilmember(A) Hon. Don Higginson, CouncilmemberCITY OF SAN DIEGOHon. Jerry Sanders, MayorHon. Toni Atkins, Councilmember(A) Hon. Jim Madaffer, Councilmember(A) Hon. Scott Peters, Council PresidentCITY OF SAN MARCOSHon. Jim Desmond, Mayor(A) Hon. Hal Martin, Vice Mayor(A) Hon. Rebecca Jones, CouncilmemberIMPERIAL COUNTY(Advisory Member)Hon. Victor Carrillo, Chairman(A) Hon. David Ouzan, CouncilmemberCALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION(Advisory Member)Will Kempton, Director(A) Pedro Orso-Delgado, District 11 DirectorMETROPOLITAN TRANSIT SYSTEM(Advisory Member)Harry Mathis, Chairman(A) Hon. Jerry Rindone, Vice Chairman(A) Hon. Bob Emery, Board MemberNORTH COUNTY TRANSIT DISTRICT(Advisory Member)Hon. Ed Gallo, Chairman(A) Hon. Jerome Stocks, Planning Committee Chair(A) Hon. David Druker, Monitoring Committee ChairU.S. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE(Advisory Member)CAPT Steve Wirsching, USN, CEC,Southwest Division Naval Facilities Engineering Command(A) CAPT Robert Farley, USN, CECSouthwest Division Naval Facilities Engineering CommandSAN DIEGO UNIFIED PORT DISTRICT(Advisory Member)Sylvia Rios, Chair(A) Michael Bixler, CommissionerSAN DIEGO COUNTY WATER AUTHORITY(Advisory Member)Marilyn Dailey, Commissioner(A) Mark Muir, Commissioner(A) Gary Croucher, CommissionerSOUTHERN CALIFORNIA TRIBALCHAIRMEN’S ASSOCIATION(Advisory Member)Chairman Robert Smith (Pala), SCTCA Chair(A) Chairman Allen Lawson (San Pasqual)MEXICO(Advisory Member)Hon. Luis Cabrera C.Consulate General of MexicoAs of July 20, 2007
TABLE OF CONTENTSINTRODUCTIONFoundation of the Otay Mesa-Mesa de Otay Binational Corridor Strategic Plan. 1Collaboration Process . 1Strategic Planning Process. 3Institutional Approval Process . 3Organization of the Report . 5ISSUES FOR EVALUATION AND WORK PROGRAMIntroduction . 7The Binational Study Area . 7Issues Identified . 7Interactive Polling. 9Process. 9Results . 10Strategic Plan Work Program . 10POPULATION, HOUSING, LAND USE, AND EMPLOYMENTPopulation . 13Current Population . 13Projected 2030 Population . 14Housing. 14Current Housing Units . 14Forecasted Housing Units . 15Land Use . 17Current Land Use. 17Planned Land Use. 19Otay Mesa Community Plan Land Use Scenarios . 21Employment . 22Current Employment. 22Forecasted 2030 Employment . 22INTERREGIONAL TRAVELOtay Mesa Port of Entry: Key Findings of Crossborder Travel Surveys . 23Conclusions. 26Final Otay Mesa-Mesa de Otay Binational Corridor Strategic Planiii
TRANSPORTATIONIntroduction . 27Existing Setting . 27Otay Mesa-Mesa de Otay POE. 27Roads and Highways . 32Transit . 33Airports . 34Freight Rail . 36Future East Otay Mesa – Otay II POE and Connecting Roads . 37Status of the Proposed East Otay Mesa-Otay II POE. 37Improvements to Otay Mesa-Mesa de Otay POE and Connecting Roads. 39Background . 39Proposed Improvements to Otay Mesa-Mesa de Otay Commercial POE . 40Crossborder and Regional Public Transportation Services. 40South Bay BRT . 40City of Tijuana’s Public Transportation Plan . 45Strategies. 47ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTIntroduction . 61Existing Setting . 61Existing Plans and Programs . 62San Diego Regional Economic Prosperity Strategy. 62Otay Mesa Community Plan Update. 64Development Plans for the City of Tijuana and the State of Baja California . 65Crossborder Innovation and Competitiveness Initiative . 66Strategies. 68HOUSINGExisting Setting . 73Housing Characteristics. 73Tijuana and San Diego Home Prices . 74Tijuana and San Diego Housing Markets . 75Tijuana and San Diego Housing-Related Infrastructure and Irregular Developments . 76Existing Plans and Programs . 77City of San Diego – Otay Mesa Community Plan . 77Smart Growth . 77Brown Field Municipal Airport. 78City of Tijuana . 78City of Tijuana’s International Airport . 79County of San Diego . 79City of Chula Vista. 79Strategies. 80ivFinal Otay Mesa-Mesa de Otay Binational Corridor Strategic Plan
ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATIONIntroduction . 87Existing setting. 87Biological Resources. 87Watersheds . 89Existing Plans and Programs . 92Multiple Species Conservation Program. 92Las Californias Binational Conservation Initiative . 92Otay River Watershed Management Plan . 93A Binational Vision for the Tijuana River Watershed. 94Air Quality: Crossborder Truck Traffic . 95Strategies. 97LIST OF TABLESTable 1Otay Mesa-Mesa de Otay Binational Corridor Strategic Plan Stakeholders List. 2Table 2Estimated Population of Study Area (2004) . 13Table 3Forecasted Population of Study Area (2030). 14Table 4Estimated Number of Housing Units (2004). 15Table 5Residential Density (2004) . 15Table 6Forecasted Number of Housing Units (2030) . 16Table 7Forecasted Residential Density (2030) . 16Table 8Existing Land Use Distribution (2004). 18Table 9Developable Acres (2004) . 18Table 10Forecasted Land Use Distribution (2030). 20Table 11Forecasted Vacant Developable Acres (2030) . 20Table 12Otay Mesa Community Plan Land Use Scenarios: Residential and Industrial . 21Table 13Total Employment (2004) . 22Table 14Regional Forecast Results . 64Table 15Shared Export-Driven Industrial Clusters in the San Diego Region and Tijuana . 66Table 16Mexico’s Homebuyer Profile (2005) . 74Final Otay Mesa-Mesa de Otay Binational Corridor Strategic Planv
LIST OF FIGURESFigure 1Otay Mesa-Mesa de Otay Binational Corridor Strategic Plan Study Area . 8Figure 2Study Area and Vicinity . 9Figure 3Planned Land Use and Transportation Network. 19Figure 4Current Transportation Network . 28Figure 5Planned Land Use and Transportation Network. 29Figure 6Otay Mesa POE: Northbound Passenger Vehicle and Bus Crossings . 30Figure 7Otay Mesa POE: Northbound Pedestrian Crossings . 30Figure 8Otay Mesa POE: Northbound Truck Crossings . 31Figure 9Otay Mesa-Mesa de Otay POE: Two-Way Value of Trade. 31Figure 10San Diego-Tijuana POEs: Projected Crossborder Daily VehicleTravel Demand (Two-Way) . 32Figure 11Current and Planned Transit Services . 34Figure 12Proposed Capital and Operational Improvements at the Otay MesaMesa de Otay Commercial POE . 42Figure 13South Bay Bus Rapid Transit Corridor. 43Figure 14Paseo de la Amistad Pedestrian and Bicycle Circulation Alternatives . 44Figure 15City of Tijuana’s Travel Zones. 46Figure 16Organizational Chart of the San Diego-Tijuana Border Liaison Mechanism. 48Figure 17Otay Mesa Passenger POE Suggested Capital Improvements. 54Figure 18Study Area Smart Growth Areas . 83Figure 19Otay Mesa – Mesa de Otay Watersheds . 89Figure 20Binational Watersheds. 93APPENDICESA.Interactive Polling ResultsB.Biological ResourcesC.Mexico’s Housing Financing MechanismsD.Glossary of Acronyms and TermsE.Otay Mesa-Mesa de Otay Binational Corridor Strategic Plan Strategies MatrixF.IMPlan’s Actions from the Specific Plan for East Mesa de Otay(Plan Parcial de la Mesa de Otay Este)viFinal Otay Mesa-Mesa de Otay Binational Corridor Strategic Plan
INTRODUCTIONFOUNDATION OF THE OTAY MESA-MESA DE OTAYBINATIONAL CORRIDOR STRATEGIC PLANThe Regional Comprehensive Plan (RCP) for the San Diego region, which was adopted by theSan Diego Association of Governments (SANDAG) Board of Directors in 2004, calls for the creationof a partnership with Mexico to address binational border planning issues with a focus ontransportation and infrastructure, energy and water, homeland security, and the environment.Also in 2004, SANDAG held its eighth Binational Summer Conference entitled: “Cooperation acrossthe California-Baja California Border: Where do we go from here?” Stakeholders from theUnited States (U.S.) and Mexico, including governmental agencies, the business sector, academia,and community groups examined crossborder collaboration in the Californias. The mainrecommendation from this conference was to create a formal interregional partnership betweenSANDAG and local, state, and federal agencies in Mexico to address transportation and otherrelated issues. The partnership was proposed to be modeled after the Interstate 15 (I-15)Interregional Partnership, which is a voluntary partnership between SANDAG and the WesternRiverside Council of Governments (WRCOG).Subsequently, in 2005, the SANDAG Borders Committee and the Committee on Binational RegionalOpportunities (COBRO) identified the Otay Mesa-Mesa de Otay binational corridor as an area ofopportunity to create an effective binational planning partnership. Transportation, economicdevelopment, housing, and environmental conservation are the four key issue areas that wererecognized for evaluation as part of the Otay Mesa-Mesa de Otay Binational Corridor Strategic Plan(Strategic Plan).COLLABORATION PROCESSThe Borders Committee has provided policy guidance in the development of the Strategic Plan,while COBRO has served as the primary stakeholders group. Staff from the City of Tijuana’sMunicipal Planning Institute (Instituto Municipal de Planeación or IMPlan), the CaliforniaDepartment of Transportation (Caltrans), the Secretariat of Infrastructure and Urban Developmentof Baja California (Secretaría de Infraestructura y Desarrollo Urbano del Estado or SIDUE), andSANDAG have conducted the technical work for the preparation of the Strategic Plan through ajoint project development team (PDT). A diverse group of stakeholders from the United States andMexico were invited to collaborate in the preparation of the Strategic Plan, as shown on Table 1.To kick off the preparation of the Strategic Plan, two public workshops on “CrossborderCollaborative Planning for Otay Mesa-Mesa de Otay” were held in October 2005 and wereco-sponsored by SANDAG and IMPlan. One of the workshops was held in the San Diego region andthe other in Tijuana. Nearly 200 participants provided input on issues to be addressed in theStrategic Plan.Final Otay Mesa-Mesa de Otay Binational Corridor Strategic Plan1
IntroductionTable 1Otay Mesa-Mesa de Otay Binational Corridor Strategic PlanStakeholders ListUnited StatesMéxicoLOCALLOCAL SANDAG Instituto Municipal de Planeación (IMPlan) Ayuntamiento de Tijuana Comité de Planeación y Desarrollo Municipal(COPLADEM) City of San Diego City of Chula Vista County of San Diego Metropolitan Transit System (MTS) San Diego County Regional Airport Authority San Diego County Water AuthoritySTATEESTATAL Caltrans Secretaría de Infraestructura y Desarrollo Urbano California Environmental Protection Agency(SIDUE) California Department of Fish & Game Secretaria de Protección al Ambiente California Highway Patrol Comisión Estatal de Servicios Públicos de Tijuana(CESPT)FEDERALFEDERAL U.S. Customs and Border Protection Consulado General de México U.S. General Services Administration Instituto de Administración y Avalúos de Bienes International Boundary and Water CommissionNacionales (INDAABIN) Bureau of Land Management Comisión Internacional de Límites y Aguas (CILA) Federal Highway Administration Secretaría de Comunicaciones y Transporte (SCT) Federal Transit Administration Aeropuerto Internacional de Tijuana U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Secretaría de Medio Ambiente y Recursos Naturales(SEMARNAT)NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS(NGOs)-COMMUNITYORGANIZACIONES NO GUBERNAMENTALES(ONGs)-COMUNIDAD Chambers of Commerce-Economic DevelopmentCorporations Cámaras de Comercio Academia Pronatura Las Californias Binational Conservation Initiative Otros Academia Others2Final Otay Mesa-Mesa de Otay Binational Corridor Strategic Plan
IntroductionSTRATEGIC PLANNING PROCESSThe planning process to develop the Strategic Plan includes several elements. First, a study area wasdefined in collaboration with binational stakeholders. At the binational workshops held inOctober 2005, issues related to transportation, economic development, housing, and environmentalconservation were identified and ranked through an interactive polling exercise. Following theworkshops, staff developed a work program that includes a series of tasks to address the issues thatwere identified.In December 2005, the PDT set out to research the various issues brought up by the stakeholders.This initial exploration provided staff with a better understanding of the issues that could beadvanced in the first phase of the study and led to the development of the Otay Mesa-Mesade Otay Binational Corridor Early Action Plan (Early Action Plan), which was approved by theSANDAG Board of Directors in September 2006.Based on findings from the Early Action Plan and consultation with stakeholders, several newstrategies for transportation, economic development, housing, and environmental conservationhave been identified in the Otay Mesa-Mesa de Otay Binational Corridor Strategic Plan. Thesestrategies are described in their respective chapters.This Strategic Plan is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant toCEQA Guidelines Section 15262 (Feasibility and Planning Studies) which states that “a projectinvolving only feasibility or planning studies for possible future actions which the agency, board, orcommission has not approved, adopted, or funded does not require the preparation of anEnvironmental Impact Report or Negative Declaration, but does require consideration ofenvironmental factors.”INSTITUTIONAL APPROVAL PROCESSThe City of TijuanaThe City of Tijuana’s Urban Development Program (Programa de Desarrollo Urbano del Centro dePoblación de Tijuana or PDUCPT) grants the City zoning authority to regulate land use. The PDUCPTis updated every five years. IMPlan coordinates the preparation of the PDUCPT and also overseesimplementation of long-term urban and regional planning.The PDUCPT draws from the vision and strategies proposed in the Municipal Development Plan(Plan Municipal de Desarrollo). The Municipal Development Plan is a three-year planning visiondocument which is developed by the Planning Committee for Municipal Development(Comité de Planeación para el Desarrollo Municipal or COPLADEM). The current plan encompassesthe years 2005 through 2007.Final Otay Mesa-Mesa de Otay Binational Corridor Strategic Plan3
IntroductionCOPLADEM is comprised of local planning councils, or municipal committees for local planning.These committees are made up of local representatives from the public and private sector. Theserepresentatives are charged with determining the mechanisms for the formulation,instrumentation, control, and evaluation of the municipal development plan. In sum, thesecommittees operate like a planning department, providing technical input and policyrecommendations that reflect the will of the community.The City of Tijuana’s COPLADEM was established by Baja California State Law. This law requires thestate and local governments to involve the public via public forums which formulate and maintainup to date state and local municipal development plans. It also establishes the legal basis topromote, channel, and guarantee democratic participation at the community level, while drawingfrom a diverse mix of social groups, organizations, and institutions in order to incorporate theiropinions into the state development plan, municipal plans, and related programs. The PlanningCommittee for State Development (Comité de Planeación para el Desarrollo Estatal or COPLADE) isthe state counterpart and approves the COPLADEM plans at the state level.In June 2006, the City of Tijuana created the Subcommittee of Binational Affairs, under theumbrella of COPLADEM. This subcommittee has taken the lead in incorporating theOtay Mesa-Mesa de Otay Binational Corridor Strategic Plan in the formal planning activities of theCity of Tijuana.On July 26, 2006, the Subcommittee on Binational Affairs recommended that the Otay Mesa–Mesade Otay Binational Corridor Strategic Plan be incorporated into the municipal planning activities. Tofollow up on this recommendation, on August 22, 2006, Councilmember Edgar Fernandez made arequest to the City of Tijuana’s Urban Development and Ecology Commission for this Commissionand the City Council to authorize IMPlan to develop the Strategic Plan in coordination withSANDAG. On September 11, 2006, the City of Tijuana’s City Council formally authorized IMPlan toproceed with the preparation of the Otay Mesa–Mesa de Otay Binational Corridor Strategic Planjointly with SANDAG.The Draft Otay Mesa-Mesa de Otay Binational Corridor Strategic Plan was presented to theSubcommittee on Binational Affairs in March 2007 while the Draft Final Strategic Plan was discussedat this Subcommittee in July 2007. COPLADEM will be asked to conv
E. Otay Mesa-Mesa de Otay Binational Corridor Strategic Plan Strategies Matrix F. IMPlan's Actions from the Specific Plan for East Mesa de Otay (Plan Parcial de la Mesa de Otay Este)
City of San Diego - Otay Mesa EIFD - Infrastructure Financing Plan Keyser Marston Associates, Inc. 17003ndh. Page 4 . 19042.006.001. II. DESCRIPTION OF THE OTAY MESA EIFD . The Otay Mesa EIFD will encompass the entire CPA, which is comprised of residential, industrial, commercial, office, and other land uses, as well as vacant land.
Otay Mesa-Mesa de Otay Binational Corridor Strategic Plan 2007201- 2 Progress Report - March 2012 As described previously, SANDAG and Caltrans are working jointly to develop a financial strategy to build the SR 11/Otay Mesa East POE project. The roject's Traffic p and Revenue Study will be a key input to the
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