By Brian Myers
The State Route 94 Express Lanes Project was presented to the Fairmount Park community by the City of San Diego, Caltrans and SANDAG Monday.
They are proposing to connect the Interstate 805 South Express Lanes to downtown by constructing two express lanes on SR 94 and a new connector between SR 94 and I-805. The $500 million project would also modify existing freeway structures and has an estimated completion date of 2020.
The new express lanes would accommodate carpools, Bus Rapid Transit and single-occupancy vehicles through FasTrak tolls.
Below, Randy Van Vleck, active transportation manager for the City Heights Community Development Corporation, questions the long-term impacts expanding car capacity has on freeway congestion and promoting alternative transportation strategies.