Active Transportation Program: A Forum to Strengthen Funding Applications

On Wednesday, June 20, 2018, the San Diego Association of Governments in partnership with the San Diego County Childhood Obesity Initiative and Alta Planning + Design, hosted a forum designed to strengthen applications for funding through the Active Transportation Program (ATP). The ATP was created by the California Legislature in 2014 with a number of specific goals: increasing the proportion of biking and walking trips in California; increasing mobility and safety for non-motorized users; reducing greenhouse gas emissions; improving public health; and ensuring that disadvantaged communities fully share in the benefits of the program. Over the past 4 years, ATP has provided more than $900 million in funding to make communities across California more bikeable and walkable. The 2018 awards will range from a minimum of $250,000 to greater than $10 million. The forum brought together engineers, planners, and school administrators/staff to walk through the application process and share local resources. Additionally, the forum provided opportunity for attendees to develop meaningful connections with one another with the goal of securing funding for Safe Routes to Schools and active transportation infrastructure and programming throughout San Diego County.

The following are Vision Zero + Safe Routes to School resource sheets, developed by Alta Planning + Design:

Carlsbad

Chula Vista

List of Presenters

Jenny Russo, SANDAG | email

Dan Fesperman, CHIP | email

Kristin Haukon, Alta Planning + Design | email

Catherine Thibault, Circulate San Diego | email

Priscila Hegger, Rady Children’s Hospital | email

List of Attendees

Confirmed attendees include representatives from:

Alta Planning + Design
Caltrans
Chen Ryan Associates
Circulate San Diego
City of Escondido
City Heights CDC
City of La Mesa
City of Oceanside
City of San Diego
City of Santee
City of Solana Beach
Community Health Improvement Partners
County of San Diego
Dokken Engineering
Kimley-Horn Associates
KTUA
La Mesa-Spring Valley School District
Ninth District PTA
NV5
Oceanside Unified School District
Rady Children’s Hospital
SANDAG
Steele Canyon High School
YMCA Childcare Resource Service

The San Diego County Childhood Obesity Initiative is a program of Live Well San Diego: Healthy Works and implemented by Community Health Improvement Partners. This work supports Live Well San Diego, the County of San Diego’s vision for a region that is Building Better Health, Living Safely, and Thriving.

Funded By: