San Diego County Approves $160 Billion Transportation Plan, Cuts out Mileage Tax

Heavy vehicular traffic is seen in the Ocean Beach neighborhood of San Diego, Calif., ahead of the Fourth of July holiday on July 3, 2020. Bing Guan/Reuters

SAN DIEGO—The San Diego Association of Governments’ (SANDAG) board of directors passed on Dec. 10 the 2021 Regional Transportation Plan without the controversial road mileage tax, but questions remain as to how the regional transportation agency will fund the $160 billion plan.

A four-cents-per-mile road usage tax proposal and two half-cent regional sales taxes proposed for 2022 and 2028 were some of the key funding strategies SANDAG leadership proposed.