Solutions to SD’s Traffic and Parking Problems

SANDAG’s Colleen Clementson gave a presentation on how her organization is working to provide better transportation options for San Diegans.

SAN DIEGO—With a projected population growth in this region of 30% by the year 2050, reducing congestion on our streets and solving parking issues are paramount and vital to CRE health, said speakers at CREW San Diego’s lunch event Wednesday. The event, titled “Daily Challenges in Commercial Real Estate—Traffic, Parking and Transportation,” presented concerns about these issues, discussed what is being done to alleviate them and offered solutions on how to manage them in the future.

Moderator Rebecca Bodemann, senior sales engineer for Xpedient Communications, defined the issues and introduced panelists Colleen Clementson, principal regional planner of the San Diego Association of Governments; Daniel Reeves, SVP, economic development and public policy for the Downtown San Diego Partnership; and Dr. Bruce Appleyard, assistant professor of city planning and urban design for San Diego State University. Each panelist gave an independent presentation, followed by questions from Bodemann and attendees.