Tag: SANDAG

  • Group Bike Ride Highlights Orange Avenue Bikeway Plans

    By Brian Myers More than 100 people met up with bicycles outside Ibarra Elementary School in City Heights Aug. 29 for a community ride along Orange Avenue and nearby high-pedestrian areas. The three-mile bike ride was organized by a collaborative of local transportation advocacy groups, including Environmental Health Coalition and City Heights Community Development Corporation.…

  • Environmentalists Push for Alternatives to Adding Lanes to Route 94

    An aerial view of state Route 94 is shown as it runs through San Diego in this undated photo. | Photo Credit: FLICKR By Erik Anderson Community advocates are urging the San Diego City Council to push a plan that calls for alternatives to expanding state Route 94. Advocates are asking the council to reach…

  • What the Region’s Transportation Strategy Means for One City Heights Commuter

    City Heights resident Eva Luna begins the 2.5-mile walk to get to her job as a nanny in Kensington, May 6, 2015. She doesn’t have a car and says walking is faster than taking the bus. | Photo Credit: Katie Schoolov By Claire Trageser It takes City Heights resident Eva Luna more than an hour…

  • Six Months In, Mid-City Rapid Bus Line Boosts Ridership But Not Speed

    Bus wait times are displayed at a new Mid-City Rapid bus station on 43rd Street and El Cajon Boulevard April 6, 2015. | Photo Credit: Megan Burks By Megan Burks Transit riders who wanted another trolley fought the Metropolitan Transit System on its newest rapid bus line. Now the line from San Diego State to…

  • Mid-City Rapid Bus To Start Running Sunday

    By Megan Burke, Maureen Cavanaugh and Peggy Pico After years of planning and construction, a new rapid transit bus service is about to get up and running in San Diego. The Mid-City Rapid will run between San Diego State University and downtown San Diego along El Cajon and Park boulevards in 39 minutes. The more…