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San Diego Regional
Quality of Life Dashboard
Key Findings
Presented for the Chula Vista City Council
By Sarah Benson, Communication Director
Equinox Center
February 12, 2013
Equinox Center:
non-partisan
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balanced
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solutions to regional growth
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2013
Dashboard:
Cautious
Hope
Economic Prosperity
15,000 Jobs gained in 2011
Job Growth Rate in 2012 =1.9%
8% of new technology jobs in clean tech sector
San Diego County New Start Up Jobs (2011)
Air Quality Improved
77% decrease in number of unhealthy
days over past decade.
From 19 days to 13 in past year.
Renewable Energy
In Chula Vista: an increase of 27% in Kwsolar installed per 100 residents
Chula Vista increased 27% from 2011 to 2012
Celebration?
Transportation
and Traffic
Traffic delays on the rise = 40 hours/year
Highway vehicle miles traveled
per capita per day
San Diego: 13.6
13.6
Orange County: 12.9
Los Angeles: 10.7
Housing Affordability
Half of all renters and homeowners spend
1/3 of income on housing
Homelessness increased by 8.6% in 2012
Beach Water Quality
Worsened over past couple of years
Problematic in South County
Water
Consumption
On the rise=133
gallons/person/day
OtayWater District
consumption
increased by 1.55%
(2011 to 2012)
What Can
City Leaders Do?
Plan for growth to support quality of life
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Formalize Climate Action Plan
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Improve rates of commercial recycling
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Set targets and benchmarks
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Bright Spots in the Region
The Street Light Working Group was started last
year to promote a large-scale switch from
conventional lights to high-efficiency models.
Chula Vista has a conversion plan.
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sarah@equinoxcenter.org
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