In 2016, SANDAG completed a study to identify the best route from Fenton Parkway, through the Mission Valley stadium site, to the parking lot exit on the east side at Rancho Mission Road. The SANDAG Board of Directors adopted the Final Mitigated Negative Declaration on January 22, 2016.
In 2018, SANDAG suspended work on the project to avoid conflicting with the City of San Diego’s stadium redevelopment plans, which were included in voter-approved Measure G. In 2020, San Diego State University (SDSU) took ownership of the property. SANDAG coordinated with the project development team to ensure that this segment of the San Diego River Trail was included in the proposed river park redevelopment. In 2022, SDSU started construction on the river park. Construction was completed in 2024 and included the extension of the San Diego River Trail that overlaps with SANDAG’s proposed extension.
Planning and preliminary engineering for the Stadium segment was funded by a grant from the California Coastal Conservancy and by TransNet Active Transportation Program funds.
