Tag: Transit

  • Back to the Drawing Board for SANDAG’s Regional Transportation Plan

    By Andrew Keatts How and when San Diego will address its regional transportation needs over the next 40 years is once again an open question. A San Diego County Superior Court judge on Tuesday upheld a lawsuit challenging the San Diego Association of Governments’ comprehensive, 40-year transportation plan. Judge Timothy Taylor ruled SANDAG didn’t adequately…

  • Youth Speak Out on How Budget Cuts Hurt Their Chances for Success

    Joni Halpern, the director of the Supportive Parents Information Network, and Mark Dillon, the vice-chair of the San Diego Human Relations Commission, talk to KPBS. By Megan Burke, Peggy Pico and Alison St John Click here to hear Joni Halpern, director of Supportive Parents Information Network, and Mark Dillon, vice-chair of the San Diego Human Relations Commission, on KPBS…

  • Residents Call for More Efficient, Affordable Transit

    But blame for bus deficiencies didn’t rest squarely on the Metropolitan Transit System, which maintains the buses and sets fares. Instead, attendees criticized planning authorities and elected officials who say there just isn’t enough money to better fund MTS and back new transit projects. The forum attracted many from City Heights’ refugee and immgrant communities.…

  • Filner Wants Students to Ride City Transit for Free

    By Kyla Calvert Mayoral candidate and Congressman Bob Filner believes San Diego Unified students should be able to ride the bus or trolley to school for free. He joined other candidates in offering some specifics on what he would do to improve city schools as mayor. A monthly youth pass for San Diego’s buses and trolleys costs $36. That…

  • A Brief History of Mid-City Transit

    By Brian Myers   We asked the candidates for District 9 Monday how they would work to improve transit options for City Heights residents. Transit riders and community advocates say the neighborhood hasn’t gotten a fair shake from transportation authorities, who sliced the community in two with Interstate 15 in the 1990s. Above, Maria Cortez…