Jeremy is the Director of Development and Partnerships for Circulate San Diego. He is responsible for growing Circulate’s successful corporate membership program and manages the organization’s value-oriented philanthropic giving, individual giving, major gifts, planned giving, special events, foundation grants, and sponsorships.
Jeremy has worked as a political organizer and nonprofit fundraiser for over eleven years. From 2015- 2019 he was the Major Gift Officer at the ACLU of San Diego and Imperial Counties and from 2020 to 2021 he was the Community Resource Development Manager at the San Diego LGBT Community Center.
He is an active community volunteer, sitting on the Stewardship and Investment Ministry at Mission Hills United Church of Christ and a board member of the San Diego Coalition for Reproductive Justice.
Jeremy received his Bachelor’s Degree from the University of Mary Washington, in Virginia, and his Master's in Nonprofit Leadership and Management from the University of San Diego.
When he’s not working, you’ll find him reading in Balboa Park, visiting the San Diego Zoo, or hiking and biking across Southern California.
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Jeremy Bloom published Join Circulate & help make our parks more accessible in Blog Posts 2023-04-05 11:08:31 -0700
Join Circulate & help make our parks more accessible
At Circulate, we believe transportation and land use policies should work for everyone, not just some.
As the regional leader in planning initiatives, we strive to amplify the voices of neglected groups in conventional community engagement efforts, such as transit users, seniors, youth, and other marginalized populations.
A glaring problem in San Diego is the distribution of public green spaces. Individuals of Latinx heritage and low-income residents have a staggering 55% less access to parks compared to their wealthier, white counterparts.
What little green space is available in these neighborhoods is often largely inaccessible, particularly by those traveling without a car.
Drawing on our extensive expertise in transit and mobility, the team at Circulate plays a crucial role in conducting assessments alongside community groups. Through walk audits, surveys, and face-to-face community dialogues, we document mobility barriers and opportunities. In our efforts to shed light on these barriers we are currently operating across the San Diego Promise Zone evaluating the concerns surrounding transportation infrastructure, public green space accessibility, and health equity.
Let’s continue to work for safer streets in the region.
Since the early days of our organization, Circulate Planners have worked across the region on initiatives to highlight inequities and propose solutions. By harnessing our planning skills, we are able to pinpoint potential quick-build treatments and draft city placemaking permit applications that enable swift action to be taken!
Your financial support helps us to expand this work.
Together we are making San Diego a better place to live, work, and move around.
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Jeremy Bloom published Circulate San Diego wants to help your smart growth project get entitled and built. in Blog Posts 2023-03-24 11:47:15 -0700
Help your smart growth project get entitled and built.
Circulate San Diego wants to help your smart growth project get entitled and built.
The Circulate Mobility Certification provides recognition and support for transit-oriented, smart growth projects in the San Diego region.
Circulate Mobility Certification projects receive:
- Formal Letter of Certification - A formal letter of certification that can be provided to elected officials, community groups, and decision-makers that demonstrates the independent recognition of the sustainable, transit-oriented, and smart growth characteristics of the project.
- Use of Mobility Certification Seal - Permission to use the Mobility Certification Seal on websites or any other forms of communication signifying the certification.
- Publicity - Publicity and marketing through press releases, website summaries, social media, and recognition at Circulate San Diego events and in the Circulator newsletter. See our prior press releases here.
- Public testimony - Independent testimony at public hearings of decision-making bodies (i.e., planning commission, design review, or city council) by Circulate San Diego staff, explaining the certification program and the basis for certification.
To find out more information, or to download an application, visit http://circulatesd.org/certified.
Recent Certified Projects:
- Riverwalk San Diego, a 4,300-unit project in Mission Valley proposed by Hines. The project will restore river habitat, and establish a vibrant live-work-play neighborhood in San Diego—all accessible by trolley. The San Diego Union Tribune highlighted Circulate’s support in their article on the project, “The $3B, 195-acre Riverwalk project is ready for its final review.”
- Keeler Court Apartments, 71-unit affordable apartment community in the Southcrest neighborhood of San Diego by Community HousingWorks. This project earned the certification because it provides sustainable transportation improvements to further the community plan goals, which will promote a healthier lifestyle for all residents in the Southcrest community.
- Ballpark Storage, a 611-unit downtown apartment building by Cresleigh Homes. The San Diego Union Tribune in highlighting the project, references Circulate’s support and testimony. Circulate’s support was also mentioned by NBC 7’s coverage. The project was unanimously approved by the planning commission.
Testimonials:
“The Circulate Mobility Certification is an independent and respected certification that confirmed with the Vista City Council the high standard CHW will design and build, consistent with the City’s vision.”
- Mary Jane Jagodzinski, Vice President
Development for Community HousingWorks
“Circulate’s Mobility Certification authenticates our decision to create middle income housing in an urban location and substantiates smart growth principles to help San Diego achieve its climate action goals. Cresleigh endorses Circulate’s work to promote better transit and smart land use in San Diego”.
- Jeremy Lui, Director of Development
Cresleigh Homes
If you have a smart growth project in the development pipeline, we’d like to help. To find out more about the program, visit our website at http://circulatesd.org/certified.
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Jeremy Bloom published Circulate Nominated 2023 CREATE THE FUTURE Award in Blog Posts 2023-02-08 13:34:41 -0800
Circulate Nominated 2023 CREATE THE FUTURE Award
Circulate San Diego Nominated for Downtown Partnership CREATE THE FUTURE Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Award
The Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Award is presented to a company or organization in recognition of their active steps to build a more diverse, inclusive, and equitable climate within their organization and/or community.
We are honored to have been nominated for a 2023 Downtown Partnership CREATE THE FUTURE Award in recognition of our Multi-Modal Campaign in partnership with Father Joe's Village. Our aim was to remove transportation barriers for underserved residents of downtown, with the goal of creating a more inclusive, vibrant, and interconnected community.
We understood that a lack of confidence and familiarity, combined with inaccessibility and anxiety, often prevent people from exploring their neighborhood to its full potential. In the fall of 2022, Circulate San Diego joined forces with residents of the newly established Saint Teresa of Calcutta Villa affordable housing community and other Father Joe's residents to take advantage of the various modes of transportation available to downtown residents.
Over a period of three months, we led residents on transit, walking, scooter, and bike field trips to downtown destinations, Coronado beach, and shopping centers in Mission Valley and South Bay. Our organization's mission is to promote mobility choices and create vibrant, healthy neighborhoods, and this campaign aimed to reduce the dependence on cars and provide residents with the knowledge to access multi-modal travel options.
Our transit field trips aimed to educate new and potential users about transit services, reducing anxiety and safety concerns associated with unfamiliar trips. This education included information on ticket purchasing, senior or disabled fare qualifications, trip planning, and a comprehensive overview of transit routes, among other topics. Our walking, biking, and scooter trips provided an opportunity for residents to see dedicated infrastructure, learn about sharing the road with other roadway users, and understand the general rules of the road. The field trips were carefully tailored to meet the specific needs of each resident.
Congratulations to all all the nominees.
To learn more about our extensive planning work, check out all of our Planning Services.
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Jeremy Bloom published Board Member Spotlight Sarah Buchanan in Blog Posts 2023-01-17 12:55:32 -0800
Board Member Spotlight Sarah Buchanan
Board Spotlight: Sarah Buchanan
Employer
San Diego Housing Federation
Job Title
Executive Vice President
Years of Board Service
1
Tell us a bit about yourself
Sarah Buchanan has over 15 years of experience navigating deadlines, orchestrating complex event schedules, and developing strong and lasting relationships with colleagues, donors, and elected officials. In her work as Director of Philanthropy and Marketing for MFRG-ICON Construction, she is able to showcase her knowledge of service, fund management, and social impact.
An adept problem solver, Sarah possesses the ability to quickly change course and acclimate seamlessly to new environments and responsibilities. She is able to see the big picture without losing sight of the details and excels at translating our members’ creative needs into action. Working with the CEOs, Presidents, and Vice Presidents of organizations such as the San Diego Housing Federation, Society for Academic Emergency Medicine (SAEM), and Creative Group, Inc. her role played a large part in keeping the companies on track during hectic times.
Awarded San Diego Metro’s Woman of Influence and 40 Under 40 in 2020, and a finalist for San Diego Business Journal’s 40 Under 40 in 2022, she exemplifies what it means to go above and beyond in her work and life. Known for her dedication and how hard she works to achieve goals, Sarah tackles challenges with positive energy and solutions. She is an active member of the event industry and believes in giving back to the community and industry through volunteering, sponsorship and creating standards of excellence, and raising the bar of professionalism.
Giving back is a priority for Sarah. She enjoys taking time to serve the community through volunteerism, curating fundraising events for nonprofit organizations, and music instruction for youth in the foster care system. Sarah has cultivated relationships with nonprofit organizations across the country and curated more than 200 opportunities for the MFRG-ICON team to give back through donations, volunteerism, and grant-making.
Sarah earned a Bachelor of Arts in English and Native American Studies from the University of Oklahoma. She is passionate about all things creative and loves supporting others in their creative endeavors.
Awards and recognition
- San Diego Business Journal’s – 40 Under 40 Finalist in 2022
- San Diego Housing Federation's Ruby Awards – Hearth Stone Award Finalist 2022
- Bring the Music Initiative’s – Mentor of the year 2021
- San Diego Metro’s – 40 Under 40 Award for 2020
- San Diego Metro’s – Woman of Influence for 2020
- Women of Influence – Woman to Watch Finalist 2020
Why did you decide to join the Circulate San Diego board of directors?
I am invested in creating a community that is safe and gives access to all of those who live and work in the area. I believe that ease of mobility, affordable housing, access to opportunity, and safety are vital to the community and we can work together to help the region thrive.
What’s your ideal day off in San Diego look like?
An ideal day would start with taking my dog, Lola, for a walk-through Presidio Park, then meeting my best friend for a neighborhood stroll, perfect for window shopping and lunch, followed by drinks and dinner overlooking the ocean while the sun sets.
Learn more about Circulate San Diego's Board of Directors, on our Board Page.
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Jeremy Bloom wants to volunteer 2023-01-13 15:16:49 -0800
Volunteer with Circulate San Diego
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2022 Year-End Briefing
Together in 2022 we made San Diego a better place to live, work, and move around. As we close out the year we want to celebrate some incredible wins and let you know how we are setting the agenda for land use and transportation policy in the region in 2023.
Individual and Corporate Members fuel Circulate San Diego’s work to advocate for safe streets, improved transit, and better land use policy. With your support we are making San Diego a better place to live, work, and move around.
Circulate is known as the go to organization for land use and mobility policy, and to be at the forefront of innovative and practical solutions. To ensure our continued success and meet the demands of increasing costs we are adjusting our membership dues starting on January 1, 2023.
We are giving our current members the opportunity to renew early and save! Renew your 2023 Corporate Membership by December 31st and pay the 2022 membership level price, but get all the great benefits in 2023. Check our our Corporate Membership and Individual Membership pages for more details.
In 2022, Circulate worked to:
Enhance safety for youth and older adults. This year, our planning team engaged hundreds of young people and older adults about how to bike and walk safely. We partnered with organizations like Father Joe’s Village and the San Diego Unified School District, to conduct transit, biking, and walk field trips. We worked with jurisdictions like National City and the County of San Diego to improve the built environment for their residents.
Reform community planning. In 2022, we won a major victory in our efforts to reform Community Planning Groups (CPG). The reforms are a major breakthrough after of years of advocacy led by Circulate San Diego. Circulate released its report “Democracy in Planning” in February 2018. That report was followed by a grand jury report, recommendations from the City’s Land Use and Housing Committee, and several legal memos from the City Attorney and Circulate San Diego, all calling for reforms. The many years of work, can be read on our website.
Expand policies that build more affordable housing. In April, we published Home Run for Homes, a major report on housing affordability. The report details the success of San Diego’s Affordable Homes Bonus Program (AHBP). The AHBP builds upon California Density Bonus Law, and allows developers to build more homes if they agree to dedicate a portion of a new multi-family project as affordable.
Pass parking reform. One of the major takeaways from our Home Run for Homes report is that local parking reform did not undermine affordable housing production. We testified in Sacramento and worked to pass AB 2097, which eliminates parking minimums near transit.
Make transit more efficient for more people. In October, we published Fast Bus! highlighting cost-effective ways to advance public transit and hit our equity, climate, and economic development goals. Bus riders are essential members of our community, but long bus trips mean riders have less time to spend with their families, at school, working, or having fun. Making the bus run faster means giving people their lives back.
Ensure housing near transit. Initially opposing the City of San Diego’s proposal for “Sustainable Development Areas” (SDAs) due to concerns that the proposal would violate the city’s obligation to affirmatively further fair housing by reducing capacity in high opportunity areas while increasing it in low opportunity areas. Before the final vote, we spoke with City staff and the final version addressed many of our concerns and affirmatively furthers fair housing by adding more opportunity for new housing in exclusionary, high resource neighborhoods.
Demonstrate better pedestrian infrastructure. The planning team coordinated with UCSD to create a demonstration project for those who move around the campus. The area selected had ongoing issues with pedestrians traveling along the new pedestrian mall which has resulted in conflicts with car traffic.
Improve North County transit.Designed a bilingual survey for transit and non-transit users with the North County Transit District.
We have some big projects coming up in 2023.
You can support this work by renewing and increasing your membership, joining as a report or campaign sponsor, and sponsoring our annual Momentum Awards.
Making the Most of the Mid-Coast. With the completion of Mid-Coast Trolley extension, the San Diego Region has a oncein-a-generation opportunity to grow its biotech economy, connect homes to jobs, and to address climate change. Circulate San Diego is publishing a report (Making the Most of the Mid-Coast) and launching an advocacy campaign for the City of San Diego to adopt a robust update to land use rules in the University Community Plan (UCPG). Look out for the report in January 2023.
Moderate-Income Density Bonus Legislation. Circulate is sponsoring important state-wide legislation to incentives moderate-income housing production. As sequel to our important Affordable Homes Bonus Program (AHBP).
Affordable Homes Playbook. Circulate’s second report in 2023 will offer proven best practices to implement state housing legislation, focusing in affordable density bonus, SB 35, accessory dwelling units, and development impact fees. The report will show best practices to implement state housing reforms that have a track record of success, and which are politically viable for local officials to adopt. The report will complement California’s initial legislation, and burgeoning efforts by state agencies. It will provide the missing piece for those local governments that are willing to do the right thing, if they had the tools, and political cover to act.
Continue to engage residents to make our streets safer. In 2023, our planning team is expanding our efforts to engage more folks in street safety. With long standing partners, like the Office of Traffic Safety, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, the County of San Diego we will offer e-bike rodeos, demonstration projects, safe routes to school plans, and much more.
I’m proud of our creative team of mobility planners and advocates, who stepped up to meet the challenge of 2022.
With your continued support and help we will continue advocating for improved transit, safe streets, and affordable homes.
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Jeremy Bloom published PRESS RELEASE: SUPERVISOR NORA VARGAS HEADLINES CIRCULATE MEMBERSHIP MIXER IN BARRIO LOGAN in Press Room 2022-11-07 17:11:11 -0800
PRESS RELEASE: SUPERVISOR NORA VARGAS HEADLINES CIRCULATE MEMBERSHIP MIXER IN BARRIO LOGAN
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – November 7, 2022
Contact: Shea Benton
(916) 342-0580 | [email protected]PRESS RELEASE: SUPERVISOR NORA VARGAS HEADLINES CIRCULATE MEMBERSHIP MIXER IN BARRIO LOGAN
SAN DIEGO (November 7, 2022) - This Thursday, November 10th, local nonprofit Circulate San Diego will host their final member mixer of the year featuring remarks from San Diego County Board of Supervisors Vice-Chair Nora Vargas.
Supervisor Vargas represents San Diego County’s First Supervisorial District. A first-generation immigrant, Supervisor Vargas is the first Latina, first binational, and first woman of color to serve as County Supervisor in the 172-year history of the County of San Diego. She is currently serving a second term as Vice-Chair of the Board.The event, hosted Friday, November 10th at Border X Brewing in Barrio Logan will be a fun evening with Circulate’s diverse and engaged membership for networking, free drinks, music, and celebrations. Guests will mingle with Circulate staff members, local decision-makers, and professionals in the land use and transportation space.
“We’re honored to be joined by Vice Chair Vargas as we cap off a successful year working to increase mobility options and creating vibrant, healthy neighborhoods for all San Diegans,” said Colin Parent, Executive Director and General Counsel for Circulate San Diego. “Supervisor Vargas has been a champion for mobility and healthy neighborhoods as Chair for SANDAG’s Transportation Committee and Air Pollution Control District, and we look forward to continuing to work with her to improve mobility options for all San Diegans in 2023.”
Vice Chair Vargas is Co-Chair of the County's COVID-19 subcommittee and has led efforts to mitigate the impacts of the global pandemic, with a strong focus on economic recovery from an equity lens. She serves as Chair for SANDAG’s Transportation Committee and the Air Pollution Control District and is the County’s representative to the California State Association of Counties (CSAC) and National Association of Counties (NACo). In February 2022, Vice Chair Vargas was appointed by Governor Gavin Newsom to serve on the California Air Resources Board.
Circulate San Diego celebrated numerous wins in 2022, including the expansion of the Affordable Homes Bonus Program, the release of the “Fast Bus” report to accelerate bus transit, passage of City of San Diego planning group reform, and the statewide elimination of parking minimums in transit priority areas.
Find more information about the event at https://www.circulatesd.org/nov2022membership
About Circulate San Diego
Circulate San Diego is a regional nonprofit think tank dedicated to advancing mobility and making the region a better place to move, work, learn and play. Our work focuses on creating great mobility choices, more walkable and bikeable neighborhoods, and land uses that promote sustainable growth. For more information, go to www.circulatesd.org. -
Jeremy Bloom published PRESS RELEASE: CIRCULATE SAN DIEGO AND GROUNDWORK SAN DIEGO COMPLETE WALKING FIELD TRIPS IN SOUTHEAST SAN DIEGO in Press Room 2022-09-30 11:47:46 -0700
PRESS RELEASE: CIRCULATE SAN DIEGO AND GROUNDWORK SAN DIEGO COMPLETE WALKING FIELD TRIPS IN SOUTHEAST SAN DIEGO
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – September 30, 2022
Contact: Colin Parent
619-567-6856 | [email protected]PRESS RELEASE: CIRCULATE SAN DIEGO AND GROUNDWORK SAN DIEGO COMPLETE WALKING FIELD TRIPS IN SOUTHEAST SAN DIEGO
Circulate San Diego recently partnered with local climate action nonprofit Groundwork San Diego to perform walking field trips near Federal Boulevard and Euclid Avenue in Southeast San Diego. Participants helped identify infrastructure improvements that can increase pedestrian safety. Participants included members of the Chollas Creek Coalition, EarthLab high school students, and area residents.
Circulate San Diego’s efforts received funding from the California Office of Traffic Safety through the San Diego Police Department to provide pedestrian, bicycle, and scooter safety education. Circulate San Diego partnered with community groups and organizations to lead walking field trips throughout the year to identify safety hazards and to educate people on how to use roads safely. Efforts have been largely concentrated in neighborhoods that have been fragmented, segregated, and isolated by past transportation investment and/or along high-injury corridors.
The walking field trips were located near Webster Elementary School, which is located northeast of the Interstate 805 and State Highway 94 interchange, and along corridors that will lead to a planned pocket park on Home Avenue and Federal Boulevard. Photos from the field trips are attached to this release.
A common theme echoed throughout the walking field trips was that cars travel too fast and the distance between pedestrian crossings are too far apart. Cars traveling at higher speeds require longer stopping distances, and higher speed crashes are more likely to result in serious injuries and deaths. In addition, midblock crossings without a crosswalk were frequently observed with the nearest crossing at times a half-mile away.
There is a midblock crossing at 48th Street and Federal Boulevard. As one resident stated to Circulate San Diego staff, “It is a terribly dangerous crossing. Cars drive too fast, there is no button to press, and the lights flash continuously so its hard to know if someone is trying to cross.” Another resident says he uses that crossing but shared, “You have to run.”
Based on data projections from the Governors Highway Safety Association (GHSA), 7,485 people, or an average of 20 people every day, died after being struck by a vehicle last year – an 11.5% increase from 2020 and a 40-year high.
Traffic calming treatments, such as road diets, curb extensions, and signalized midblock crossings with elevated sidewalks, can help slow the speed of cars and reduce the number and severity of crashes.
The California Office of Traffic Safety offers the following safe driving and walking tips, including staying off the phone when behind the wheel or walking, to help ensure the safety of all roadway users.
Drivers
- Do not speed, and slow down at intersections. Be prepared to stop for pedestrians at marked and unmarked crosswalks.
- Avoid blocking crosswalks while waiting to make a right-hand turn.
- Never drive impaired.
Pedestrians
- Be predictable. Use signalized crosswalks where drivers may anticipate foot traffic.
- Watch for approaching vehicles and be careful crossing the street. At 30 mph, a driver needs at least 90 feet to stop.
- Make it easier for drivers to see you at night – wear light colors, reflective material and use a flashlight.
- Be careful crossing streets or entering crosswalks at night or on busier streets with higher speed limits.
Funding for this program is provided by a grant from the California Office of Traffic Safety, through the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
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Jeremy Bloom published PRESS RELEASE: CIRCULATE SAN DIEGO COMPLETES WALKING FIELD TRIPS WITH HOOVER HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS AND STAFF in Press Room 2022-09-30 11:45:51 -0700
PRESS RELEASE: CIRCULATE SAN DIEGO COMPLETES WALKING FIELD TRIPS WITH HOOVER HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS AND STAFF
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – September 30, 2022
Contact: Colin Parent
619-567-6856 | [email protected]PRESS RELEASE: CIRCULATE SAN DIEGO COMPLETES WALKING FIELD TRIPS WITH HOOVER HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS AND STAFF
Circulate San Diego recently completed two walking field trips with students and staff at Hoover High School to identify infrastructure improvements that will enhance pedestrian safety near the school campus.
The field trips are an effort by Circulate San Diego in partnership with the San Diego Police Department and the California Office of Traffic Safety to provide pedestrian, bicycle, and scooter safety programming for users of all ages and abilities. Photos from the field trips are attached to this release.
Based on data projections from the Governors Highway Safety Association (GHSA), 7,485 people, or an average of 20 people every day, died after being struck by a vehicle last year – an 11.5% increase from 2020 and a 40-year high.
Hoover High School was identified as a target school for walking field trips because of its location on El Cajon Boulevard, one of San Diego’s high-injury corridors. According to the University of California Berkeley's Transportation Injury Mapping System, there were 105 crashes involving pedestrians and bicyclists between 2016 and 2020 near the school.
Approximately 30 students and staff participated in the walking field trips. They were eager to discuss observed conditions as well as the various ways that they could become leaders and advocates for change, which is evidenced by some of their current course work.
On El Cajon Boulevard between Highland and Chamoune avenues, the city of San Diego is currently working to slow vehicular speeds and to improve pedestrian conditions. This includes the construction of raised medians, curb extensions, curb ramps, new pavement markings, and sidewalk improvements, among others. As part of this, a midblock crossing is currently under construction in front of Hoover High School, which will allow students and others to safely cross in this location.
“The construction of the midblock crossing in front of Hoover High School will help slow speeds, reducing the severity of crashes, and is in line with the city of San Diego’s Vision Zero Strategy,” said Circulate San Diego Associate Planner Octavio Garcia. “Hoover High School students and staff are excited for the completion of the midblock crossing and were engaged throughout the walking field trips identifying ways to continue improving pedestrian safety around their campus.”
The California Office of Traffic Safety offers the following safe driving and walking tips, including staying off the phone when behind the wheel or walking, to help ensure the safety of all roadway users.
Drivers
- Do not speed, and slow down at intersections. Be prepared to stop for pedestrians at marked and unmarked crosswalks.
- Avoid blocking crosswalks while waiting to make a right-hand turn.
- Never drive impaired.
Pedestrians
- Be predictable. Use signalized crosswalks where drivers may anticipate foot traffic.
- Watch for approaching vehicles and be careful crossing the street. At 30 mph, a driver needs at least 90 feet to stop.
- Make it easier for drivers to see you at night – wear light colors, reflective material and use a flashlight.
- Be careful crossing streets or entering crosswalks at night or on busier streets with higher speed limits.
Funding for this program is provided by a grant from the California Office of Traffic Safety, through the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
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Jeremy Bloom published PRESS RELEASE: CIRCULATE SAN DIEGO ANNOUNCES 2022 MOMENTUM AWARD WINNERS in Press Room 2022-09-15 10:40:41 -0700
PRESS RELEASE:CIRCULATE SAN DIEGO ANNOUNCES 2022 MOMENTUM AWARD WINNERS
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – September 13, 2022
Contact: Colin Parent
619-567-6856 | [email protected]
PRESS RELEASE:CIRCULATE SAN DIEGO ANNOUNCES 2022 MOMENTUM AWARD WINNERS
SAN DIEGO (September 15, 2022) - Last night local nonprofit Circulate San Diego awarded a number of individuals and public agencies with “Momentum Awards,” as a part of Circulate’s annual awards event.
The Momentum Awards highlights and celebrates the leaders who have made meaningful progress in improving public transit, making safer streets, and promoting sustainable growth across San Diego County.More than 350 people attend the event at the San Diego National History Museum in beautiful Balboa Park. Guests included regional elected officials, staff from SANDAG, MTS, and members of the business and nonprofit sectors specializing in transportation and land use.
“Circulate San Diego was proud to recognize so many great projects and individuals in San Diego,” said Colin Parent, Executive Director and General Counsel. “We are grateful that so many people came out to celebrate our region’s progress.”
The awards presented eight community nominated awards. Also, three leaders were presented with Walk-The-Walk Award. This award is presented to local or state-wide leader who is improving mobility choices and advancing sustainable growth. Governor Gavin Newsom, was one of this year’s Walk-The-Walk Awardees.
In accepting his award, Governor Newsom praised Circulate San Diego. “Your work, your advocacy, on sustainable growth has been critical when it comes to housing and transportation as we all know is inextricable linked everyone needs to get around safely, everyone needs to get around conveniently and affordably – particularly those in underserved communities.”
The event also included pre-recorded remarks from Governor Gavin Newsom, which are now available online.
All award winners are listed below. Photos from the event are attached to this release.
2022 Momentum Award Winners
Vision Zero Award
Winner: Local Roadway Safety Plan Project (County of San Diego and Linscott, Law & Greenspan, Engineers)
The County of San Diego, in partnership with Linscott, Law & Greenspan, Engineers, created the Local Roadway Safety Plan to analyze and understand the trends of traffic collisions across the region. A critical element to preparing the plan was to integrate health and equity into the process. The project team ensured the Safety Plan would be part of the solution to tackle the challenges of dismantling our region’s transportation injustices by providing equal access to healthy, reliable, and safer transportation network to all roadway users – including walkers and bikers. With this in mind, the Safety Plan identified a list of criteria, including Collision Severity, Collision Rate, and Health/Equity. This Project is moving the County of San Diego towards zero deaths and severe injuries on the roadways, because every life counts.
Connectivity Award
Winner: Georgia -Meade Bikeway (SANDAG)
The Georgia – Meade Bikeway is the first of many urban neighborhood bikeways to open in 2022. The multi-modal corridor in the North Park and Mid-City communities, connects University Heights, North Park, Normal Heights, and Kensington-Talmadge. When finished, this network will connect Mid-City Bikeways from Hillcrest to the west and La Mesa to the east. The project enhances neighborhood connections to schools, shopping centers, restaurants, and parks, especially for students and people with limited travel mode choices - transforming Meade Avenue and Georgia Street from corridors that prioritized vehicles to corridors that prioritize and connect people and communities.
Sustainable Growth
Winner #1: Parco (Malick Infill and Protea Properties)
Looking to revitalize and create a walkable urban core, Parco was designed prove walkable urbanism works in Southern California. Located in Downtown National City, Parco is a 127-units mixed-use development envisioned as a launch point for the neighborhood’s next chapter as a vibrant urban center. The first major project delivered under National City’s new Specific Plan, the project focuses on being both a good neighbor and catalyst for future urban growth. Designed with versatility in mind, this complex appeals to a wide-ranging demographic. From four-bedroom street-front apartments with a secure courtyard, to two-bedroom Terrace Townhomes, to single occupant studios, the development is designed to support everyone. Families, couples, singles, and young military personnel leaving base all have a home at Parco.
Winner #2: Park and Market, The Merian (Holland Partners and UCSD)
Completed in 2021 and developed by Holland Partner Group, the Park & Market project includes 426 apartments, a 67,000-square-foot office and classroom building for UCSD, along with renovated historic house and an outdoor amphitheater. The UCSD building itself is a four-story, flexibly designed and multi-use space easily accessible by the UC San Diego Blue Line Trolley running between the university’s La Jolla campus and the U.S.-Mexico border. This project reaffirms our responsibility to nurture inclusiveness, create access to our world-class resources and build vital connections locally and globally.
Complete Streets Award
Winner: Fourth & Fifth Avenue Bikeways (SANDAG).
The Fourth and Fifth Avenue Bikeways project is one of the most transformative active transportation projects in the state of California. It includes 4.5 miles of protected bike lanes connecting the neighborhoods of Downtown, Bankers Hill, and Hillcrest. The project completes a key connection in the Regional Bike Network and transformed the existing streets to make biking, walking, and connecting to transit more comfortable for all users regardless of age or ability.This is a shining example of how thoughtful design and creative engineering solutions can improve the quality of life for those who live, work, visit, and travel through our region. The project includes regionally innovative features like floating bus islands, dedicated intersections, and bike signals, and is the first bikeway project of its type – due to the length, improvement intensity, community context, and bikeway separation features – to be constructed in the San Diego region.
Innovation Award
Winner #1: Avanzando San Ysidro Community Land Trust (Casa Familiar)
Community Land Trust is an innovative project that would be the first of its kind in California. The Trust will develop 100 rental units, financed through Low Income Housing Tax Credits. After 15 years the rental properties will convert to resident ownership, purchasing their 1, 2 or 3 bedroom units. This transition to ownership will create stable housing options that are currently out of reach for most of San Ysidro’s neighbors. Governed by a board of resident stakeholders, that dictate the terms of sales and rents to keep them affordable. This allows for the initial investments and subsidy to remain in the project while market prices continue to rise. The goal is to ensure permanent affordability and create long-lasting community control of the land.Winner #2: Youth Opportunity Passes (Mid-City CAN and the San Diego Transportation Equity Working Group)
The Youth Opportunity Pass is a community-led campaign to ensure young people have access of transportation. These passes would allow every young person in San Diego County to ride public transportation at no cost, provide better opportunities for our youth, develop new transit riders and reduce greenhouse gas emissions. The current Youth Opportunity Pass pilot program will run until June 2023. Connecting youth to school, medical care, internships, and other opportunities. The campaign coalition included Mid-City CAN and the San Diego Transportation Equity Working Group.
Mid-Coast Award
Winner: Better Bikeways Initiative (UCSD & Kimley Horn)
UC San Diego Campus Planning, Transportation Services, and Facilities Management partnered with Kimley-Horn Associates and Linscott, Law & Greenspan to improve bike infrastructure across campus and improve connection to the larger Mid-Coast region. UCSD is committed to Making the Most of the Mid-Coast. The Better Bikeways Initiative reimagines transportation uses, by introducing traffic calming measures and introducing upgraded bike facilities - emphasizing on Class 4 bike lanes. Impacting all areas of the campus, including upgrades to Campus Point Drive, east Voigt Drive, and Gilman Drive, completing the missing link in the regional Coastal Trail and connecting to planned City of San Diego improvements. The project saw two campus firsts – a hard barrier protected bike lanes and a floating transit boarding island.
Public Voice Award
Winner: Jennifer Van Grove (San Diego Union Tribune)
Jennifer Van Grove covers growth and development for The San Diego Union Tribune. She is an award-winning journalist with more than a decade of experience reporting on business news. Jennifer has been providing excellent coverage across a wide range of issue areas related to development, transportation, and housing. Her stories have helped inform the public about some of the biggest public policy issues facing our region, from connecting transit to the airport, to the future of the coastal 30-foot height limit. Her stories have also provided ongoing and detailed coverage of many important land development deals, many of which involve substantial public properties, including the Sports Arena, Tailgate Park, and 1350 Front Street. She is a San Diego native and a graduate of UCLA.
Advocate Award
Winner #1: Sara Garcia
Sara Garcia is a Girl Scout in middle school who made a difference with her Girl Scout Silver Award Take Action Project. Sara built a bike repair station in her community because she wanted folks to have the option to fix their bikes on the road instead of having to pause their rides and go home. Sara, led her volunteer team and built a partnership with the San Diego County Parks Department to strategically place the two stations in locations that would best serve her community and created a long-term maintenance strategy. Innovators and leaders like Sara are why I am so proud to be a San Diegan.
Winner#2: Fourth District Seniors Resource Center - Glide N Stride Walkers
For nearly a decade, the Fourth District Seniors Resource Center’s Glide N Stride Walkers, have been encouraging seniors to stay active and hosting guided walks multiple times a week to improve their health and stability. They are infrastructure advocates, too. When they noticed cracked sidewalks and a dangerous intersection they raised concerns with their city officials. Through their tenacity, Councilmember Monica Montgomery Steppe and Mayor Todd GLoria were able to direct city workers to improve cross walks, cracked sidewalks, and signage.
Walk the Walk Awards
Winner #1: City Council Member Joe LaCava
Over the past several years, calls for the City to consider reforms to Community Planning Groups have come from many sources, including the San Diego County Grand Jury, the City Auditor, the Land Use and Housing Committee of the San Diego City Council, and Circulate San Diego – with our ground-breaking report “Democracy in Planning," in 2018. But no one has championed reform more than, City Council Member Joe LaCava. His vision and leadership culminated in yesterday’s City Council 6-1 vote to make meaningful and critical changes to how Community Planning groups are run. These will continue to exist under an updated Council Policy, but as an independent body expected to be composed of designated with broader and more diverse representation.
Winner #2: Governor Gavin Newsom
Through his leadership in signing sustainable growth legislation, like SB 9 sponsored by Senate President Pro temp Toni Atkins, and our own Circulate sponsored bill, led by Assembly Member Lorena Gonzalez AB 2345, the Governor has made good on his promise to reform housing and land use regulations. Since its launch in 2020, Governor Newsom’s Project Homekey initiative has been the fastest, largest, most cost-effective addition of permanent housing in California history, successfully re-engineering the strategy to create more housing for people experiencing homelessness.
Winner #3: Laura Keenan
Laura’s story and courage have touched many of us. After the tragic death of her husband, Laura Keenan founded Families for Safe Streets San Diego. We know that Matt’s legacy will live on through safer streets for walkers and bikers across the Diego region. One nominator put it best, “Laura's ability to channel her grief into advocacy for safety for others, so that no one has to experience what her family has, is an inspiration to our community. Her strength and bravery in taking on an advocacy role is admirable.” We know this is just a small honor, but we hope that this shows how much our community appreciates your work and dedication. Tonight, is the one-year anniversary of Matt’s death, our streets are still not safe for those walking and riding, but through our shared work Vision Zero is possible.
About Circulate San Diego
Circulate San Diego is a regional nonprofit think tank dedicated to advancing mobility and making the region a better place to move, work, learn and play. Our work focuses on creating great mobility choices, more walkable and bikeable neighborhoods, and land uses that promote sustainable growth. For more information, go towww.circulatesd.org.
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Jeremy Bloom published PRESS RELEASE - Nominees Announced for Circulate San Diego’s 2022 Momentum Awards in Press Room 2022-08-02 09:12:21 -0700
PRESS RELEASE - Nominees Announced for Circulate San Diego’s 2022 Momentum Awards
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Media Contact:
Jeremy Bloom, Director of Development and Partnerships
(619) 841-2258 | [email protected]Press Release: Nominees Announced for Circulate San Diego’s 2022 Momentum Awards
SAN DIEGO (August 1, 2022) – Circulate San Diego announced today the 2022 nominees for their annual Momentum Awards. The nominees are listed below.
Circulate San Diego’s Momentum Awards recognize the people and projects in the San Diego region that are creating excellent mobility choices and vibrant, healthy neighborhoods. This year’s awards also include a special category to highlight the impact the UCSD Blue Line Trolley extension is having in the region.
The 2022 Momentum Awards is back at the San Diego Natural History Museum on September 14th, at 5:30 p.m. Registration and event details are online at http://www.circulatesd.org/awards2022.
All nominees are listed below. Award winners will be announced at the Momentum Awards on September 14th.
2022 MOMENTUM AWARD NOMINEES
ADVOCATE AWARD
John Cooper
Linda Culp
Adam Deutsch
Sara Garcia
Glide N Stride Walkers
Laura Keenan
Nevo Magnezi
Amanda Nelson
Deacon John RobertsPublic Voice Award
Conor Dougherty
Jakob McWhinney
Jennifer Van Grove
Mark Robak
Walk n Roll San DiegoSUSTAINABLE GROWTH AWARD
24th Street Transit Oriented Development Overlay (TODO)
Barrio Logan Community Plan Update
Mid-City Family & Senior Apartments
North Torrey Pines Living and Learning Neighborhood
Parco
Park and Market, The Merian
Paseo Artist Village
Research and Development District (RaDD)
Roosevelt Avenue Corridor Smart Growth Revitalization PlanMID-COAST AWARD
Alexandria Bike Enhancement Initiative
Our Time to Act United
UC San Diego: Better Bikeways Initiative
UC San Diego’s Triton Commuter ClubVISION ZERO AWARD
County of San Diego Local Roadway Safety Plan Project
Lincoln High Clean Mobility in Schools Project
Pershing Ave Quick BuildCONNECTIVITY AWARD
North Park Mini-Park
San Diego International Airport - All-Electric Shuttle Program
SANDAG Georgia – Meade Bikeway
UCSD Ridgewalk Improvements 29COMPLETE STREETS AWARD
Leucadia 101 Streetscape Project, Phase 1
SANDAG Fourth and Fifth Avenue Bikeways
The Flexible Fleets Implementation Strategic Plan
The Park Boulevard Complete Street projectINNOVATION AWARD
Avanzando San Ysidro Community Land Trust
Bus on Shoulder PilotChula Vista Community Shuttle
Downtown San Diego Partnership
Free BIkes 4 Kidz San Diego
Keeler Court Apartments
Parks Master Plan
UC San Diego Partners with Cubic’s ITS Teams for Integrated Mobility
Wakeland Housing and Development Corporation
Youth Opportunity PassesAbout Circulate San Diego
Circulate San Diego is a regional nonprofit think tank dedicated to advancing mobility and making the region a better place to move, work, learn and play. Our work focuses on creating great mobility choices, more walkable and bikeable neighborhoods, and land uses that promote sustainable growth. For more information, go to www.circulatesd.org
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Sponsor the 2022 Momentum Awards
Don’t Miss Out – Become a Sponsor Today
Circulate San Diego’s Momentum Awards recognize the people and projects in the San Diego region that are creating excellent mobility choices and vibrant, healthy neighborhoods.
Wednesday, September 14
San Diego Natural History Museum – 1788 El Prado, San Diego, CA 92101
5:30 p.m. | Check-in & Welcome Cocktail Reception
6:45 p.m. | Program
SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES
We want to recognize companies and organizations that are making San Diego a better place to live, work, and move around.
Sponsorships are available for companies and organizations that want to support our work and secure visibility at the event. View our sponsorship information on our Corporate Membership page, and contact Circulate San Diego [email protected].
Check out the current Circulate Members and Momentum Awards Sponsors below.
Don’t miss your chance to attend, secure your spot today!
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Jeremy Bloom published Dr. Jenny Schuetz Outlines Opportunities to Build More Housing in Blog Posts 2022-05-11 15:48:39 -0700
Dr. Jenny Schuetz Outlines Opportunities to Build More Housing
On Tuesday, Circulate joined the San Diego Regional Policy & Innovation to host a book talk the Dr. Jenny Schuetz, the author of Fixer-Upper: How to Repair America's Broken Housing Systems.
Dr. Schuetz, a senior fellow at Brookings Metro, outlined the structural problems within US housing systems that contribute to widely disparate outcomes. As Dr. Schuetz explained, unequal housing systems didn’t just emerge from natural economic and social forces. But, it was public policies enacted by federal, state, and local governments that created the bad housing outcomes we are now experiencing.
Is there a way out of our housing crisis? Yes! Dr. Schuetz outlined practical policy changes than can make stable, decent-quality housing more available and affordable for all Americans in all communities. Her housing policy reforms are essential to get folks in homes, and are vital to meet climate action goals.
Dr. Shuetz called us to action to join groups, like Circulate, advocating for important land use reform. Your support keeps land use reform front and center at public hearings, in the halls of power, and in the press. Together, with you members like you, we are working towards a more equitable, sustainable and prosperous San Diego. Invest in this future and become a member today.
Missed the event? View the recording.
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Support Housing Affordability
Last Monday, Circulate San Diego released its report “Home Run for Homes” highlighting the success of our local and statewide Affordable Homes Bonus Program (AHBP).
In 2020, 44% of all homes entitled in San Diego were built in projects that used the AHBP. That’s a big deal and a shining example of how cities can increase density and bring down housing costs.
Circulate pushed for the local bonus program in 2016 and we co-sponsored the statewide legislation authored by former Assembly Member Lorena Gonzalez in 2020.
Our staff organized a press conference Monday to announce the news. We were joined by San Diego Mayor Todd Gloria, Chelsea Investments, and many other nonprofit and business leaders.
A number of outlets carried the story, including CBS8, 10 News, KOGO, and KUSI. During this week’s Urban Land Institute Spring Meeting in San Diego, I presented our report at a panel titled “Legalize Housing: Innovative Housing Policies to Produce More Housing at All Income Levels.” This kind of publicity is key to promoting our region’s successes and driving the conversation for better housing and land use policies.
Will you join Circulate San Diego as a member to support more homes?
An extra special thank you goes to Alfred Twu, whose excellent illustrations are featured in the report.
Where do we go from here?
We must redouble our efforts to advocate at the state and local levels to continue updating and enhancing our density bonus laws, and increase subsidies for affordable homes. The AHBP offers greater flexibility in height, setback, and design requirements. The success of this program in San Diego now is available statewide bringing together the right coalitions to meet our housing and climate crises.
Special thank you to Home Run for Home’s sponsors:
Atlantis Group, Bird, Chelsea Investment Corporation, ColRich, Holland Partners, Malick Infill, San Diego Housing Commission, SPUR, and Trestle Build.
