Does SANDAG have the ability to effect how transportation money is actually programmed?
Ms. Crawford: Yes, as the Regional Transportation Agency. Ms. Sutley: Are you looking at trying to move some of the goods movements onto trains rather than trucks? Ms. Crawford: Yes, though it is not something we have a lot of control over. We are trying to get the east-west rail line opened, but we are trying to influence that politically; we do not necessarily control the money. Mr. Dos Santos: How does SANDAG’s air quality planning consider planning, or lack thereof, in Mexico? Ms. Crawford: There is a separate Air Quality Resources Control Board in San Diego. We have to comply with their standards. Regarding Mexico, the Borders Committee is talking about the value in the notion of common air basins. Public Comment Session Alven Lam, of the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), informed the Board of the HUD program “Using the Geographic Information Systems to Monitor Colonias,” which uses the U.S. definition of “colonias” as settlements along the border area, sometimes
