Quote:
Originally Posted by IconRPCV
My San Diego pet peeve #1. Why is there no trolley going up the median of hwy 163 to link downtown uptown and mission valley? That seems the best alignment to me but a trolley going up park blvd and then down into the valley to fashion valley would work too. We need to stop adding lanes to freeways, all this does is allow for more cars and therefore more gridlock.
|
What's even more hideous is that it doesn't even go up the hill to Uptown (Hillcrest---North Park). In most major cities, the uptown areas are often creative enclaves adjacent to downtown that offer a wide variety of entertainment, dining, retail, arts, etc. Our Uptown is no different, with the dining and nightlife in Hillcrest and the bohemian art scene in North Park. A trolley link that goes up the hill, with a stop at the zoo, then up to a stop in Hillcrest and North Park seems like a no-brainer.
I know the logistics make it difficult, but it's not impossible. It amazes me that our pathetic trolley system goes to the border and SDSU, but not even up the hill to Uptown.
While I'm griping, it is also disgusting that it doesn't go up to UTC/La Jolla/Sorrento Valley where alot of the biotech and professional jobs are.
San Diego is a nice town, but in terms of mass transit we have a long, long, LONG way to go. And unfortuantely, SANDAG continues to focus on building more far-flung freeways and toll-roads instead of mass transit. With their incompitance we are destined to be another LA, endless sprawl and strip-malls. Even thought it will never happen because it's too "radical" for our conservative city, I think heavy rail (subway) would make our city thrive in terms of urban expansion