The City of San Diego’s Vision Zero strategy received significant prioritization and funding in the Fiscal Year 2020 budget following 35 pedestrians killed in preventable car crashes in the 2018 calendar year. Unfortunately, while fatalities from collisions for people inside vehicles have steadily declined, pedestrian fatalities continue to rise in San Diego and across the United States. Vision Zero, the goal of ending all traffic fatalities and serious injuries by 2025 in San Diego, requires a systemic shift in how government designs its streets as well as data-driven enforcement and education for people walking, biking, and driving.

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Media Contact:
Oscar Medina
Cell: 858-922-4644
omedina@circulatesd.org

Pedestrian Killed and Bicyclist Seriously Injured Over Weekend

SAN DIEGO (June 10, 2019) – On Friday, a bicyclist was hit and seriously injured by a driver pulling onto Rosecrans Street into the bike lane. On Saturday evening, a female pedestrian was killed when she entered W. Washington Street in Hillcrest into the path of two police cruisers. Both crashes are detailed in the San Diego Police Department’s Watch Commander’s Log.

Check out this week's featured stories:

1. Big Victory for Safe Streets on 30th Street

2. New Funding to support our work on Senior's Mobility

3. Circulate SD has moved!

Circulate submitted a letter to San Diego Councilmembers with recommendations for the FY 2020 budget. Circulate’s bicycle infrastructure recommendations have not yet been funded in the proposed budget and we ask that they be incorporated into the final FY 2020 budget. In our January 11 letter, Circulate recommended fully funding Phase 3 of the Downtown Mobility Plan Cycletracks and two Bicycle Master Plan Priority Projects located on Vision Zero Corridors El Cajon Boulevard (43^rd St to Montezuma Rd) and University Avenue (Boundary St to Winona St).

The May Revise estimates $2.4 million in annual revenue from scooter permitting fees and dedicates $100,000 towards Vision Zero education. A higher share of this revenue should be dedicated to the important task of promoting safety by and for scooter riders. Circulate recommends funding these street safety projects in order to reach its Climate Action Plan and Vision Zero goals.

Read the full letter here [PDF].

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – May 13, 2019

Contact: Maya Rosas

310-804-5256

mrosas@circulatesd.org

Press and Photo Release: Circulate San Diego and The San Diego Foundation Release Age-Friendly Communities Report with La Mesa and Supporters

Circulate San Diego hosted a press conference with the Mayor of La Mesa and age-friendly community supporters on Monday morning to release a new report, “Aging in San Diego.” The report details how San Diego jurisdictions can adapt to the growing senior population by becoming Age-Friendly Communities. The report also includes research on San Diego’s senior population and best practices that San Diego cities can adopt.

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Contact: Maya Rosas

310-804-5256

mrosas@circulatesd.org

Press Conference: Circulate San Diego and The San Diego Foundation Release Age-Friendly Communities Report with La Mesa and Supporters

Circulate San Diego will host a press conference with the Mayor of La Mesa and age-friendly community supporters on Monday morning to release a new report, “Aging in San Diego.” The report details how San Diego jurisdictions can adapt to the growing senior population by becoming Age-Friendly Communities. The report also includes research on San Diego’s senior population and best practices that San Diego cities can adopt.

Check out this week's featured stories:

1. Intro Spotlight: Angelica Rocha

2. Livable La Mesa Action Planning Sessions

3. Budget Season: Join Circulate to Advocate for Vision Zero Funding

4. Walk to School day at Logan

In keeping with our tradition of interviewing new hires, we asked our new Outreach Coordinator, Angelica Rocha, a few questions so that you all can get to know her. 

Circulate San Diego wrote a letter of support for NCTD's Low or No Emission Vehicle Program discretionary grant application. NCTD is requesting funding for the purchase and installation of solar-powered electric bus charging infrastructure and the necessary facility improvements to support clean transit operations.

Read the full letter here [PDF].

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Media Contact:
Maya Rosas
Cell: 310-804-5256
mrosas@circulatesd.org

SAN DIEGO (April 30, 2019) – A 26-year-old woman crossing the street in Barrio Logan was struck and seriously injured early Tuesday morning. At 12:16 am the pedestrian was hit by a driver while crossing Harbor Drive. She suffered a fractured pelvis, according to the San Diego Police Department’s Watch Commander’s Log.