Regional Mobility Hub Implementation Strategy
As part of the implementation of San Diego Forward: The Regional Plan, SANDAG is developing a Regional Mobility Hub
Implementation Strategy. The Regional Plan allocates $258 million to help fund up to 20 mobility hubs in
conjunction with public-private partnerships. By locating multiple transportation services and amenities in one
location, Mobility Hubs will help people take advantage of transit and other alternate transportation options.
Stations along Trolley, SPRINTER, COASTER, Rapid and high-volume bus routes are all candidates for mobility hub locations.
The strategy will identify areas where mobility hubs could be located and prioritize them as potential pilot projects.
Pilot projects would then be implemented to demonstrate how mobility hub concepts can be implemented at both new and
existing transit stations.
What is a Mobility Hub?
Mobility Hubs are transportation centers located in smart growth opportunity areas (areas that will support mixed-use, transit-oriented development)that are served by high frequency transit. They provide an array of transportation services, amenities, and urban design enhancements that bridge the distance between transit and where people, live, work, and play. They are places of connectivity where different modes of travel — walking, biking, ridesharing, Rapid and light rail services — come together seamlessly, and where there is a concentration of employment, housing, shopping, and/or recreation.
Mobility hubs can feature a wide range of transportation choices including:
- Bikeshare
- Carshare
- Neighborhood electric vehicles
- Bike parking
- Dynamic parking management strategies (such as variable pricing by demand)
- Real-time traveler information
- Real-time ridesharing
- Demand-based shuttle or jitney services
- Bicycle and pedestrian improvements
- Directional signage
- Urban design enhancements
- Supporting systems (mobile applications, electric vehicle charging, smart intersections, and a universal payment system)
All of these features can help travelers make short trips within the neighborhood, connect to transit,
or other destinations.
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Benefits of Regional Mobility Hubs
Mobility hubs will result in a number of benefits:
- Increased transportation choices for residents, employees, and visitors
- Decreased dependence on single occupancy vehicles
- Reduced traffic congestion and vehicle miles traveled
