SANDAG Workshop

Shaffer snapshot of Barth by the flag.

Councilwoman Teresa Barth and Lisa Shaffer attended SANDAG's event on Friday. There were 6 people from Encinitas total. Mayor Stocks (SANDAG chairman) was a no-show, as was the rest of the Encinitas city council or any other city council candidate in the upcoming election.

Barth was promoting participation and linking to the story in her newsletter, Facebook and emails. The themes are those of highest interest to Encinitas citizens.

"SANDAG is seeking the public’s input on everything from affordable housing to public health, transportation, economic prosperity, social equity and environmental sustainability as it combines two large regional blueprints into one. 

Those two documents are the Regional Comprehensive Plan and the Regional Transportation Plan. The first provides incentives to steer growth toward areas with existing roads, transit and other infrastructure. 

The second outlines more than $200 billion of mass transit, road and freeway improvements scheduled over the next four decades."

Scheduling a meeting for public feedback on a Friday morning is typical of big expensive projects that require public input by law.  Working people will not be there.  Period. At least we can count on Lisa Shaffer and Teresa Barth freely sharing what they learned, what they contributed at this event.

Updated at 11:40 am to acknowlege the other Encinitas participants.