
Past Events
Pop-Up #1: National Night Out
Tuesday, August 4, 2026
On August 4, 2026, Vista Community Clinic (VCC) and the City of Vista participated in the National Night Out event in Vista promoting the Vista Sustainable Mobility Plan (SMP) project. Efforts focused on introducing the project to event attendees, encouraging attendees to provide feedback on how they move through the City of Vista by completing the online survey, and promoting the upcoming Community Workshop at Vista City Hall on August 6, 2026. Project staff spoke with 55 community members. As attendees learned about the project, many were able to provide feedback regarding several safety concerns and traffic issues.
Workshop #1
Thursday, August 6, 2026
On August 6, 2026, the Vista SMP project team hosted its first community workshop in a hybrid open-house format, engaging 22 participants both in person and online. Attendees shared transportation safety concerns, identified mobility priorities, and provided input on improvements for walking, biking, transit, and neighborhood connectivity. Feedback emphasized the need for safer streets, improved pedestrian and bicycle infrastructure, enhanced transit amenities, and a more accessible and sustainable transportation network.
Pop-Up #2: Fiestas Patrias
Sunday, September 13, 2026
On September 13, 2026, the Vista SMP project team participated in Vista's annual Fiestas Patrias celebration, engaging approximately 80 community members in English and Spanish. Attendees learned about the project, completed surveys, and shared transportation concerns and improvement ideas through an interactive mapping activity. Feedback highlighted the need for additional sidewalks, traffic calming measures, safer pedestrian crossings, and improved transit stop conditions, while also recognizing recent transportation and safety improvements throughout the city.
Pop-Up #3: Cyclovia
Saturday, September 26, 2026
On September 26, 2026, the Vista SMP project team participated in the City of Vista's 3rd Annual Vista Cyclovia event in Downtown Vista, engaging 25 community members about transportation needs and opportunities throughout the city. Attendees learned about the Vista Sustainable Mobility Plan, shared feedback through an interactive mapping activity, and discussed walking and bicycling conditions in their neighborhoods. Community feedback highlighted the value of walkable areas in and around Vista Village while identifying ongoing needs for continuous sidewalks, safer pedestrian crossings, improved lighting, better bicycle connectivity, and regular bike lane maintenance to support people of all ages and abilities.
Pop-Up #4: Station #4 Firehouse Open House
Saturday, October 24, 2026
On October 24, 2026, the Vista SMP project team participated in the Station #4 Firehouse Open House, engaging approximately 35 community members about the Vista Sustainable Mobility Plan and promoting the upcoming Community Workshop #2. Attendees learned about the project, shared feedback on transportation conditions in their neighborhoods, and received project materials in both English and Spanish. Community feedback highlighted needs for continuous sidewalks, improved street lighting, safer bicycling connections and crossings, clearer bicycle signage and wayfinding, and traffic calming to address speeding. Residents also emphasized that safety concerns and roadway conditions can discourage people from walking and bicycling in Vista.
Walk Audits
-
Tuesday, May 26, 2026 – Vista Academy of Visual & Performing Arts School, 7:30 AM
-
Tuesday, May 26, 2026 – Foothill-Oak Elementary School, 2:15 PM
-
Wednesday, May 27, 2026 – California Avenue School, 8:00 AM
-
Wednesday, May 27, 2026 – Monta Vista Elementary School, 2:30 PM
-
Thursday, May 28, 2026 – Breeze Hill Elementary School, 7:30 AM
-
Thursday, May 28, 2026 – Rancho Buena Vista High School, 3:30 PM
-
Tuesday, September 15 – Grapevine Elementary School, 8 AM
-
Tuesday, September 22 – Vista High School Dismissal, 3:30 PM
-
Thursday, October 1 – Bobier Elementary School Admission, 8 AM
-
Thursday, October 1 – Vista Magnet Middle School Dismissal, 3:36 PM
-
Tuesday, October 27, VIDA Admission, 9 AM
