President Theodore Roosevelt stands with poet and conservationist John Muir on sacred ground at Yosemite. Roosevelt was one of America’s greatest conservationists as well. He was a passionate believer in rapid transit and signed the Rapid Transit Bill in 1899 when he was governor of New York.
The Cleveland National Forest Foundation (CNFF), along with the Center for Biological Diversity, and The California Sierra Club, challenged the SANDAG 2050 Regional Transportation Plan that threatens the community with unmitigable local and global impacts. The court has ruled in our favor, and now is the time to make transit work in San Diego.
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The following briefs outline the critical work we have done to stop sprawl throughout the county of San Diego and advocate for the adoption of transportation networks that will improve our quality of life.
Challenging San Diego County Implementation of Senate Bill 743
- Petition for CNFF and CERF Joint Lawsuit Against County of San Diego for Implementation of SB 743
- Press Release for CNFF and CERF Joint Lawsuit Against County of San Diego for Implementation of SB 743
San Diego International Airport
- Comment Letter to the Airport Authority on the Airport Redevelopment Plan Recirculated DEIR
- First Comment Letter to Airport Authority on Airpot Redevelopment Plan - Demand for Intermodal Terminal
Transit First
SANDAG’s Transportation Plans
- Comment Letter to SANDAG on 2021 RTP Transportation Network Scenarios
- Comment Letter to SANDAG on Capital Program Budget Amendments Sept 2019
- Comment Letter to SANDAG by CNFF and SOFAR on 2019 RTP Network Scenarios August 24, 2018
- Comment Letter on 2050 Regional Transportation Plan, Sustainable Communities Strategy and Environmental Impact Report
- DEIR Comment Letter to Honorable Jerome Stocks
- Comment Letter on Proposed 2050 RTP/SCS and Draft Environmental Impact Report
- Comment Letter on Transportation and Modeling
- Comment Letter on SANDAG Hybrid Scenario
- Letter to California Air Resources Board: GHG Target
- Letter to California Air Resources Board Re: SANDAG and SB 375
- Comment Letter to SANDAG by CNFF and SOFAR July 2010
- Comment Letter to SANDAG by SOFAR May 2010
- Comment Letter to SANDAG by CNFF and SOFAR June 3, 2010
- Comment Letter to SANDAG by CNFF and SOFAR June 11, 2010
I-5 Widening
- Jim Mills Letter to CCC
- CNFF Comment to CCC
- I-5 Lawsuit
- Complaint against CalTrans
- I-5 Opening Brief
- I-5 Reply Brief
Urban Core (Downtown is the Key to Regional Transit)
- Complete Downtown Mobility Plan
- Comment Letter on Downtown Mobility Plan
- Manville Parking Study Downtown San Diego
- Transit in the Downtown Presentation
- Destination Lindbergh (Intermodal Downtown Transit Hub)
Quality of Life
- Plastic Greens By Susan Davis
- Plastic Greens Part 2 By Susan Davis
- The Killing of Carmel Mountain By Susan Davis
Climate Change
- Report on County Climate Action Plan
- Comment Letter on SB 486 (Kehoe), As Amended
- EIR Comments on I-5 Widening
- Sierra Club Letter to City re: Proposed 1-5 Expansion
Forest and Land Use
- Amicus Brief in Support of Golden Door Properties Against Newland Sierra Development
- Attorney General Response to CNFF Comments on County's 2011 San Diego General Plan Update
- CNFF Comments on County's 2011 General Plan Update & Proposal for The City-Centered Alternative
- LEED ND Comment Letter: County Leapfrogs Over General Plan
- Comment Letter on County General Plan Update
- Lilac Hills Comment I
- Lilac Hills Comment II
- Lilac Hills Planning Commission Letter
- Lilac Hills Planning Commission Press Release
- Lilac Hills Supervisor Conflict of Interest Letter
- Lilac Hills Supervisor Conflict of Interest Letter II
- Forest Conservation Initiative Comment
- Forest Supervisor Letters: The Importance of Inholdings
- Lake Jennings Marketplace DEIR Comment Letter
- County Comment on Incidental Take of Golden Eagle
- Merriam Mountain Wildlife Connectivity Study
Energy
- CNFF Sunrise Powerlink Donation Letter
- Comment Letter on SOITEC Solar Project
- SDG&E Forest Power Lines Comment
- Comment Letter on Power Lines and Upgrade in Forest
Water
- Comment Letter to CWA I
- Comment Letter to CWA II
- Winter Palmer Drought Severity Index for California
Figure 5. Palmer Drought Severity Index (PDSI) for California for the winter period December, January, and February. The winter of 2013 - 2014 had the most severe drought conditions since record keeping began in 1895. January and February 2014 also set records for most severe drought conditions ever recorded in those months. Image credit: NOAA/NCDC.
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