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Social Equity in Planning

Our transportation system is only effective if it works for all of us. In 2024, the SANDAG Board resolved to prioritize the goal of healthy communities and environment for everyone in the Regional Plan (see the Health Policy one-pager in Appendix A). To this end, the Regional Plan aims to meet greenhouse gas (GHG) and air quality targets while also supporting a transportation system that is convenient, equitable, healthy, and safe.

In developing the 2025 Regional Plan, SANDAG used performance measures and other evidence to ensure compliance with Title VI requirements and environmental justice principles. See Appendix E: Title VI Analysis and Engagement for more information on Title VI compliance for the Regional Plan.

Community Partners

With this philosophy as our foundation, we are committed to engaging with underserved communities as part of our public involvement program. We want to include them in the decision-making process every step of the way.

Throughout the development of the 2025 Regional Plan, we partnered with 12 community-based organizations to help us engage with hard-to-reach populations around the region to help us identify issues and concerns. These community partners were selected by SANDAG through a competitive request for proposals process and had representatives on the SANDAG Social Equity Working Group.

Our community partners include:

  • Bayside Community Center 
  • Casa Familiar 
  • City Heights Community Development Corporation 
  • Chula Vista Community Collaborative
  • El Cajon Collaborative
  • Escondido Education COMPACT 
  • MidCity-CAN
  • Olivewood Gardens 
  • OPSam Health
  • SBCS Corporation
  • Urban Collaborative Project 
  • Vista Community Clinic

For more information on our partnerships with community-based organizations, please see Appendix E: Title VI Analysis and Engagement and Appendix J: Public Involvement Program of the 2025 Regional Plan.

Map of the operating locations of 12 community-based organizations in the SANDAG Social Equity Partner Network in the western third of the San Diego region. The Map is overlaid with gradient shading according to CalEnviroScreen 4.0 scores of pollution burden vulnerability.

Related Pages

Resources

Related Documents

Social Equity Baseline Report

2025 Regional Plan Appendix E: Title VI Analysis and Engagement

2025 Regional Plan Appendix J: Public Involvement Program