Circulate San Diego Publishes Report on how MTS can Transform Empty Parking Lots into Affordable Homes

Circulate San Diego published a major report on how the Metropolitan Transit System can transform its underutilized parking lots into affordable homes.

The report titled “Real Opportunity” details that MTS has at least 57 acres of property, many of which are underutilized parking lots, that can be made available for development. With accommodating land use policies, Circulate San Diego calculates that the MTS properties can support the development of 8,000 new homes, with more than 3,000 reserved as permanently affordable for low income families.

“Real Opportunity” also includes a new data set for parking utilization at each of the various parking lots associated with MTS trolley and bus stops. Circulate San Diego dispatched volunteers throughout the region to count the number of spaces available, and how many were used. The data shows that many parking lots have very low utilization rates.