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For more than 135 years, public transit has been serving the San Diego community and helping it thrive. The positive impacts of the San Diego Metropolitan Transit System (MTS) on our communities has been, and will continue to be, far-reaching. There are thousands of MTS employees who keep the fleet of nearly 1,000 vehicles maintained and operating every day. There are hundreds of thousands of people inside those vehicles that depend on transit to be productive. The all-electric Trolleys and near-zero emission buses reduce burdens associated with negative environmental impacts. And there are many more facts that show how our public transit system is a vital component to our region.
Creation
The Metropolitan Transit Development Board (MTDB) was created in 1975 by the passage of California Senate Bill 101 and came into existence on January 1, 1976. In 1984, the Governor signed Senate Bill 1736, which expanded the MTD Board of Directors from 8 to 15 members. In 2002, Senate Bill 1703 merged MTDB’s long-range planning, financial programming, project development and construction functions into the regional metropolitan planning organization, the San Diego Association of Governments (SANDAG). In 2005, MTDB changed its name to the Metropolitan Transit System (MTS).
Board of Directors
15-member Board generally meets twice a month. Members selected as follows:
Four appointed from the City of San Diego (the Mayor of San Diego and 3 San Diego City Council members)
Two appointed from the City of Chula Vista (the Mayor of Chula Vista and a Chula Vista City Council Member)
One appointed from each city council of Coronado, El Cajon, Imperial Beach, La Mesa, Lemon Grove, National City, Poway and Santee
One appointed from the San Diego County Board of Supervisors
Details
- Last Updated
- 16/Jul/2024
- Contact
- Sharon Cooney
- [email protected]
- Phone
- (619) 685-4900
- Website
- http://www.sdmts.com/
- Address
- 100 16th StSan Diego, CA 92101