Transportation Options in Spring Valley and La Presa: Community Transportation Needs Assessment
Clean Mobility Options Voucher Pilot Program
Community Transportation Needs Assessment
County of San Diego | Transportation Options in Spring Valley and La Presa: Community Transportation Needs Assessment
Project Details
The County of San Diego conducted a needs assessment from November 2020 to November 2021. The assessment helped to understand how residents travel within the Spring Valley and La Presa communities and what challenges they face when doing so. The needs assessment was conducted through engagement with community members in two affordable housing developments as well as the communities at-large. A variety of multilingual surveys and community meeting formats were used to reach community members, including paper and electronic surveys, regular coordination with and through the Spring Valley Community Planning Group (which represents both the Spring Valley and La Presa communities), and in-person and online community workshops. The County of San Diego provided multilingual surveys and interpretation at all workshops to assist with language needs, as well as provided a dedicated County staff person as the non-English point-of-contact for the public throughout the project.
Project Outcomes
Funding Details
Voucher Total: $49,515
Community Engagement Activities
- 2 Virtual presentations to Spring Valley Community Planning Group
- 2 Virtual public workshops
- 110 Survey participants
Community Details
The project focused on two affordable housing properties in the Spring Valley and La Presa communities in San Diego County. Spring Valley and La Presa are some of the most urbanized unincorporated areas in the County, located adjacent to incorporated cities, and are identified as Environmental Justice communities within the County’s Environmental Justice element. The topography is hilly with many narrow and winding roads, most of which do not have sidewalks or right-of-way sufficient for bike lanes. The demographics include a higher percentage of people of color and below average household income and total individual annual earnings when compared to the broader San Diego region. There are many senior residential complexes and multi-family uses in these communities. The project focused on undocumented residents, non-English households and speakers, low-income residents, older adults, and commuters. Transportation options are limited to primarily automotive uses due to limited transit services provided in the area, limited existing walking and bicycling infrastructure, and limited existing commercial and retail developments.