I live by UC San Diego, and I love the lovely La La Jolla area, Dahlings, and having seals for neighbors. However, it is isolated from my tribe in Hillcrest, and our very pretty and lively downtown, except by I-805 and I-5. Driving is a slow, smoggy, expensive bore, often. We simply have no truly viable mass transit, from north to south in San Diego, unless you want to broil to a crisp waiting for an occasional bus at stops without shelters. No, thank you. The coaster train is wonderful, but has few stops.
The local planning entity, SANDAG, is hooking us up by approving a new trolley, which connects to other mass transit at Old Town. Assuming they get $600M! BTW, I don't care for the phrase "mass transit." How about something more clang, clang, clangish like the Judy Garland Trolley. See actual trolley map
Source: Signonsandiego.com
"As expected, the SANDAG board of directors this morning selected the route for a $1.2 billion extension of the San Diego Trolley north from Old Town to the UCSD campus and University Town Centre.
The new 11-mile trolley route is expected to be in operation in early 2015. Conservative estimates expect 20,000 riders per day, comparable to the Green Line which services San Diego State University and the Mission Valley shopping centers...
...Elyse Lowe, executive director of Move San Diego, endorsed the trolley selection but said serious consideration is needed to the bus routes that serve the densely populated coastal area."
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