FAQs

The County wants to expand cleaner, more accessible ways for residents to travel around their community without needing to drive. Many unincorporated communities have limited or no public transit, and first/last mile solutions can help fill these gaps and improve everyday mobility.

First/last mile transportation solutions help people get to where they need to go. Examples include on-demand vans or shuttles, neighborhood electric vehicles, bike-share and scooter-share programs, and safer places to walk or ride a bike.

This project will look at the transportation services that are available today. It will find out where more services are needed and learn how people travel in their communities. The Project will create a plan to help the County decide which first/last mile transportation services and projects should be added in the future.

Transportation is a major source of greenhouse gas emissions—cars, trucks and other roadway transportation produce about 45% of communitywide greenhouse gas emissions. Expanding travel options and increasing access to public transportation in unincorporated areas can help the County meet its Climate Action Plan goal of lowering transportation-related emissions by 2030.

The project covers unincorporated areas of San Diego County, which are communities that are not part of an incorporated city or town. 

Input from community organizations, residents, and other stakeholders in unincorporated Villages will help the County understand challenges that prevent people from using public and shared transportation services instead of driving. This understanding will help the County make more responsive and informed choices about what kinds of decisions to make not just for this project, but across multiple county initiatives. 

Planning & Development Services received funding for this project through the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) Fiscal Year 2025–26 Sustainable Transportation Planning Grant Program.