Tag: Transportation
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Community members speak, MTS taking notes
City Heights community members show up, resulting at the most well-attended MTS community forum, to provide input on the future of San Diego’s transit system.
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New Protected Bikeway Connects Mid-City To Mission Valley
State and local transportation officials on Wednesday opened a mile-long protected bike lane alongside SR-15, creating a safer and more comfortable bike route between Mission Valley and Mid-City neighborhoods. Construction of the $15.5 million bikeway took about a year and a half, but plans for the project were first adopted locally in 2010. The project was a…
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More Cabbies — And New Apps — Enter San Diego Market
Cabdriver Adane Anjulo thanks San Diego Councilwoman Marti Emerald on July 14, 2015 for her work reforming the taxi industry. | Photo Credit: Megan Burks By Megan Burks It’s been six months since San Diego began issuing new taxi permits and so far, it isn’t the deluge of new drivers critics forewarned. After years of…
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Rapid Bus Isn’t as Rapid as Everyone Hoped
The Mid-City Rapid 215 bus stops at El Cajon Boulevard and 43rd Street. | Photo Credit: Jamie Scott Lytle By Zoe Schaver El Cajon Boulevard has a ways to go before it becomes the transit corridor planners envision. Now close to a year old, the Mid-City Rapid 215 hasn’t made taking the bus any easier,…
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City Heights Residents Celebrate Centerline Groundbreaking
Video Credit: Katie Schoolov, KPBS By Megan Burks Architect Stephen Russell, San Diego Councilwoman Marti Emerald, local Caltrans Director Laurie Berman and resident Maria Cortez unveil renderings of the Centerline project on July 8, 2015. | Photo Credit: Megan Burks Caltrans broke ground Wednesday on a project more than three decades in the making. Residents,…