Award-winning project: Steer and SANDAG recognized for advancing sustainable mobility in San Diego
This award celebrates Steer’s ongoing role in helping SANDAG deliver transformative, community-led mobility solutions that cut emissions, expand access, and foster long-term sustainable travel habits.
Steer is celebrating an award-winning project: SANDAG’s Sustainable Transportation Services (STS) Programme, supported by the Steer San Diego team, has received the 2025 TDM Excellence Award in the Metropolitan Planning Organisation (MPO) category from the Association for Commuter Transportation (ACT).
The award was presented at ACT’s TDM Forum in Portland, Oregon in October, where Geoff England, Vice President, North America Planning, accepted the award on behalf of SANDAG. The recognition highlights SANDAG’s leadership and innovation in advancing sustainable mobility across the San Diego region through its comprehensive, community-led approach to Transport Demand Management (TDM).
Since 2014, Steer has supported SANDAG in delivering the employer outreach and engagement elements of the STS programme, with the aim of building a dynamic and adaptable TDM framework that encourages behaviour change, reduces single-occupancy vehicle trips, and promotes cleaner, more efficient commuting choices.
ACT commended the programme’s inclusivity and impact, reaching beyond workplaces to engage schools, community organisations, developers, and military installations. Notable outcomes include:
- Steer has supported SANDAG’s work with over 650 employers, currently representing more than 440,000 commuters, achieving trip reduction rates six times faster than the regional average.
- Expansion of Try Transit initiatives to underserved communities, including partnerships with local organisations such as the Bayside Community Centre.
- The Diamond Awards programme, celebrating over 135 employers in 2025, for leadership in sustainable commuting.
- School-based commuter programmes, bike education, and family-friendly campaigns that foster long-term mode-shift habits across generations.
This recognition highlights Steer’s continued support in designing and delivering TDM programmes that create measurable environmental, social, and economic benefits across regions.
Steer is proud to support SANDAG in advancing sustainable transport solutions that make a lasting difference for communities across San Diego County.
Read more about the project: Driving Change: How SANDAG and Steer Transformed Commuting in San Diego | Steer
