During the next 30 years, San Diego County is expected to grow by more than one million people, and add nearly 500,000 more jobs. A majority of these people will be our children and grandchildren. Where will they live? Where will they work? And what will the region around them be like?

Over the past year and a half, citizens of the region, elected officials and staff members of the local governments, stakeholders from throughout the region, and regional infrastructure providers have been working together with SANDAG to prepare the draft RCP and one of its key components, the Integrated Regional Infrastructure Strategy (IRIS).

The goal is to ensure a high quality of life for ourselves and our future generations – to work toward a society that has resolved its housing shortage, transportation problems, and energy issues, and provides healthy, desirable environments for people and nature. Sounds like a fictional utopia? No. It’s a blueprint for our region’s future called the Regional Comprehensive Plan.

The Regional Comprehensive Plan (RCP) is the long-term planning framework for the San Diego region. It lays out a regional vision. It provides a broad context in which local and regional decisions can be made that foster a healthy environment, a thriving economy, and a high quality of life for all residents. It balances regional population, housing, and employment growth with habitat preservation, agriculture, open space, and infrastructure needs.

On December 19, 2003, the SANDAG Board of Directors will be asked to accept the draft RCP for distribution to member agencies and the public for a review period of sixty days. The RCP better integrates our local land use and transportation decisions, and focuses attention on where and how we want to grow, providing a vital alternative to where we could end up if we continue with business as usual. Residents are encouraged to review the Regional Comprehensive Plan and provide feedback to make the RCP a document that gives residents a future with more choices and opportunities to make the region a better place to live, work, and play.

Project Manager: Carolina Gregor
(619) 595-5399