Advocacy, Caltrans, District 11, History

New Museum in San Diego

The Transportation Museum of San Diego and Imperial Counties now has a website! They will have rotating online exhibits in the near future and a physical museum space in Old Town at the Caltrans District 11 headquarters campus. They are looking for volunteers to help with all manners of tasks at this time. Come check it out!

https://www.sditransportmuseum.org

The Transportation Museum of San Diego and Imperial Counties is a non-profit organization formed in 2018 to help preserve the rich ground transportation history of San Diego and Imperial Counties. Their mission is to preserve and interpret the historical story of San Diego’s transportation routes, envision the future of regional transportation, foster interest in how mobility decisions impact society, and serve diverse communities and environments.

Disaster, Southern California, Travel

Emergency Alert Systems

Fires, floods, earthquakes, and more are just a part of life in Southern California. Most of the County governments, and even cities, have a “Reverse 911” or “Alert System” for residents. You can sign up for these and be alerted to various things like evacuation orders and pending flood dangers.

Stay safe, Stay Informed, and Sign Up Today!

Countywide Alert Systems

Historic Highway 99 Association of California, History, I-5, Los Angeles County, US 99

Channel Change in Piru Gorge

The Historic Highway 99 Association of California has produced a video on the Channel Change in Piru Gorge on the Ridge Route Alternate where opening ceremonies were held 95 years ago. Come check it out!

Advocacy, Highways, Historic Highway 99 Association of California, US 99

Historic Highway 99 Association Meeting

For more information about the Association:

https://historic99.org

From the Historic Highway 99 Association of California:

Greetings All!

We are hosting a meeting on our Palm and Pine project as well as an update on the status of the highway widening project. There will be a short presentation followed by a question and answer period. If you’d like to get involved or learn more about the project, I recommend attending. The meeting will be held on Thursday, August 29, 2024 at 6 pm via Zoom. If you are unable to attend, we are planning to record the meeting, which will be posted to our YouTube channel soon afterward.

We look forward to seeing you all there! Join us and Learn More!

Register for the Meeting using the link below:

https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZApdO6qrT8jEtMNgU24vCpy3RUTeAQZUKjQ

Advocacy, Historic Highway 99 Association of California

Highway 99 Design Contest

From the Historic Highway 99 Association of California:

NOTE: Please go to their website for more details and to submit your entry.

Palm and Pine Design Contest

Greetings All!

We are looking for volunteers to help create a design for a Pine and Palm shirt and stickers to help promote and spread awareness of the historic landmark before it goes away in early 2026. The design should incorporate both trees, a US 99 shield, and something to the affect of “Where the Palm Meets the Pine”, “Heart of California”, and “Historic Highway 99 Association of California”. As it will be your design, feel free to include some sort of signature or initials on the design to mark them as from you. If you have a different idea, let us know! We look forward to seeing what you all come up with.

Your design should be submitted by September 15, 2024. The winner will be chosen by members of the Association by October 1, 2024. The winner will receive a $30 gift card to the Historic Saugus Cafe in Santa Clarita and the Second Place winner will receive a $5 gift card to the Saugus Cafe. Both will receive a free one-year membership to the Association.

All submissions should be in either JPG or similar format. Please don’t submit proprietary file formats.

Good Luck and Thank you for your continued support! We can’t do this without you! Use the form below to submit your e-mail address to send your submission to us.

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