Tag: Transportation

  • Locations for SD’s Bike Sharing Program TBD

    By Sandhya Dirks A city committee has approved a corporate partnership with the bike-sharing program DecoBike. The city is also trying to make streets safer for those who travel on two wheels. Currently, there is an average of 70 bike accidents every month on city streets. That number is part of the reason that this…

  • City Budget a Boon for Mid-City

    Mid-City CAN Youth Council members and supporters show their support for free student bus passes called the Youth Opportunity Pass at the City Council meeting June 10. | Photo Courtesy of Mid-City CAN. By Bianca Bruno The work done by City Heights advocates to access funding for their community has not been done in vain.…

  • Shadow Market for Taxi Permits Lucrative for Some, Hardship for Others

    Part 1: The Shadow Market (See Part 2 below) | Video Credit: Nicholas McVicker By Amita Sharma Fred, who is short, 40ish and East African, makes a lot of money in the taxi business in San Diego. And it’s not just from driving a cab. He’s exploited what Mayor Bob Filner calls the “black market”…

  • When a Community Plan Isn’t Specific Enough

    The city could soon carve out a smaller planning area to help spur development along El Cajon Boulevard. By Andrew Keatts San Diego’s system of city planning could be in for a significant change if a proposal to use targeted “specific plans” in economically disadvantaged communities wins City Council approval later this year. The city’s…

  • Youth Report: City Heights Petitions for Free Student Bus Passes

    Amir Johnson, a youth reporter on the Media Arts Center‘s after-school news crew, put together this report on an effort bring free city bus passes to City Heights students. Mid-City CAN’s Improving Transportation in City Heights team began campaigning for the “youth opportunity passes” in 2011 after hearing from parents and students who said the…