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Climate Adaptation and Infrastructure Resiliency Plan

Climate Adaptation and Infrastructure Resiliency Plan
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In fall 2024, NCTD launched the Climate Adaptation and Infrastructure Resiliency Plan (CAIRP) to better prepare NCTD to recognize, address, and mitigate climate risks across all our infrastructure and property throughout our service area.

The study’s primary goal is to evaluate specific climate impacts and identify strategies to improve NCTD’s resiliency for convenience, access, and reliability of its multimodal transit system.

Study Purpose & Focus

This study builds upon existing climate adaptation projects and related planning efforts in the region. The study will be essential for NCTD to leverage key funding opportunities to pursue implementation of identified strategies.

Benefits

Implementation of the study’s recommendations will:

  • Enhance the resiliency of the passenger rail and bus system in Southern California.
  • Protect the regional economy from climate and seismic impacts by providing resilient and redundant emergency mobility options.
  • Protect the mobility of Southern Californians, including the most vulnerable, disadvantaged, and transit-dependent populations.

Advance Local and Regional Goals For:

  • Reduced criteria pollutant emissions, greenhouse gas emissions, roadway vehicle miles traveled, and roadway congestion.

Study Features

1,020 square miles of service area targeted

 

Fully Funded

 

Expected Completion: Spring 2026

 

Recommendations will include:

  • Strategies that address all stages of a project cycle
  • Equity-rooted solutions
  • Infrastructure projects
  • Policy Updates

 

Schedule

The study is divided into three phases, with each phase featuring engagement with regional partners and other stakeholders.

Stakeholder Engagement

As NCTD serves a diverse range of passengers, the study’s engagement component focuses on working with County and regional staff and key stakeholder organizations to understand local climate impacts, share solutions across the region, and develop strategies that are sensitive and responsive to community needs. This process will help refine the solutions for implementation as future projects.

The study’s engagement includes:

  • Advisory Committee: Input from San Diego County, SANDAG, California Coastal Commission, and CBO representatives about local context, priorities, and the technical details of plan recommendations.
  • Stakeholder Engagement: Input from a cross-section of community stakeholders throughout the region about the wide range of climate impacts and potential solutions, especially in regard to disadvantaged communities and transit-dependent populations.

As the strategy recommendations advance beyond this study toward implementation, additional engagement activities are expected that will move beyond the technical focus of this study into opportunities for broader public involvement.