The San Diego Association of Governments ( SANDAG ) is the metropolitan planning organization (MPO) for San Diego County, California . It is an association of local county governments, with policy makers consisting of mayors, councilmembers , and county supervisors , and also has capital planning and fare setting powers for the county's transit systems , the San Diego Metropolitan Transit System (MTS) and the North County Transit District (NCTD), some of which was assumed by the Metropolitan Transit Development Board (became MTS in 1986). SANDAG, along with the Southern California Association of Governments , are the only metropolitan planning agencies in Southern California.
8-488: The board was previously governed with the representation of one board member from every city in San Diego County, with each member holding two votes in two systems. The approval of a project required the majority tally vote representing all cities and board members and the majority of represented members weighted by population. After the passage of SANDAG's reform bill in 2017, any four representatives representing
16-462: A majority of the county's population can overrule the tally vote. From 2018 to 2023, the director of SANDAG was Hasan Ikhrata, who made transit expansion and roadway pricing a priority. In 2024, he was replaced by Mario Orso. The Compass Card was launched by SANDAG in May of 2009 to integrate the fare payment systems of San Diego MTS and North County Transit District into one system, meant to reduce
24-587: Is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Compass Card (San Diego) The Compass Card (Spanish: Tarjeta Compass ) was the first-generation smart card used for automated fare collection on public transport services within San Diego County, California . Administered by the San Diego Association of Governments (SANDAG), it was valid on a number of different travel systems in San Diego County including MTS buses ,
32-426: Is designed to reduce the number of transactions at customer service centers. Initially the San Diego Association of Governments only offered monthly passes on the compass card system-wide, and 14-day passes via telephone. Stored cash value cards were introduced in 2017, with plans in the future capable of automatically purchasing a day pass on the first tap. Customers are able to perform the following transactions at
40-658: The San Diego Trolley , North County Buses , the Coaster and the Sprinter . The system was operated by Cubic Transportation Systems . Phased out over the third quarter of 2021, it was discontinued on August 31, and its successor, Pronto , launched the following day. The Compass Card was an orange or yellow, credit-card-sized contactless smartcard which held a transit pass. The Compass Card card must be tapped on electronic readers when entering and transferring within
48-500: The corresponding locations with a Compass Card as indicated below: Full adult fare only and Transit Center "MTS Station Shops" The following process took place when a user tapped their card on a reader: The next behavior depended on the reader: Read errors that were displayed on the reader screen included, but not limited to: SANDAG offered the following benefits to all Compass Card users: *Proof of eligibility will be needed at time of purchase and Photo ID will be printed on
56-602: The number of fare transactions at customer service centers. The Compass Card was replaced by PRONTO in September 2021. As of July 2024, all 18 incorporated cities of San Diego County as well as the county government itself are members of SANDAG. Those include: Additionally, 11 other agencies/governments that border San Diego County or are relevant to the region also participate in the Association as advisory members. Those include: This California -related article
64-533: The system in order to validate it. Compass Card readers were integrated in bus fareboxes and standalone readers are located just outside the paid area of rail stations. Because the San Diego Trolley , Coaster and Sprinter operate on a proof-of-payment system, fare inspectors randomly checked to make sure Compass Card users have validated their cards by using a wireless handheld unit. The cards were "recharged" in person from TVMs in rail stations, at MTS or NCTD Transit Offices, at Albertsons stores, or online. The card
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