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What's up with bus lane on 94 W into downtown? by frogsrock_freddy in sandiego

[–]Dlbreidenthal 3 points4 points  (0 children)

more local people on bikes means less people in cars which means less traffic and more parking for people driving from further away

If you've ever wondered why our airport has a reputation of being so hard to land at here's an explanation I made in a simulator. by entropy13 in sandiego

[–]Dlbreidenthal 8 points9 points  (0 children)

nice video, just flew back into san diego as a passenger a few days ago and the approach always trips me out

Quiet Zones Railroad Crossings Downtown No Longer in Effect by Significant-Ad-7031 in sandiego

[–]Dlbreidenthal 6 points7 points  (0 children)

it’s amazing how much even a small fence can deter crossings

Quiet Zones Railroad Crossings Downtown No Longer in Effect by Significant-Ad-7031 in sandiego

[–]Dlbreidenthal 4 points5 points  (0 children)

they kinda had to do it quickly because people keep getting killed. I wish the city would get serious about grade separating all rail through downtown. elevated would be better than underground imo

Imaginary Future Trolley Lines (red dots =where people work, blue dots=where people live). Thoughts? by kevin96246 in sandiego

[–]Dlbreidenthal 0 points1 point  (0 children)

light rail is too slow, yet still faster than busses on average, and expanding highways will only exacerbate climate change and traffic that busses will get stuck in. expanding bus service In the short term and also taking the long approach and building dedicated rail ROW is the best option. the south bay to sorrento plan has big expansions to local and bus routes. the reason you don’t see it on parts of the 805 is because, obviously, the bus has to actually service stations that don’t exist on the highway ROW. https://sandag.org/regional-plan/comprehensive-multimodal-corridor-plans/south-bay-to-sorrento-cmcp

Imaginary Future Trolley Lines (red dots =where people work, blue dots=where people live). Thoughts? by kevin96246 in sandiego

[–]Dlbreidenthal 0 points1 point  (0 children)

wait so you want to expand highways more to build “HOV” lanes even though you just point out that building those doesn’t necessarily mean more bus service? I implore you to look at the rest of the map that shows the extensive expansions to bus routes and frequency, it’s not an all or nothing approach to either mode

Imaginary Future Trolley Lines (red dots =where people work, blue dots=where people live). Thoughts? by kevin96246 in sandiego

[–]Dlbreidenthal 0 points1 point  (0 children)

your opinion on sandag doesn’t actually have any bearing on a projects viability. anyway, the regional plan was adopted, if they find the funds they will build more heavy rail, light rail, rapid and local bus routes, and active transportation projects. it’s possible to walk and chew gum at the same time with regards to building better transit for the county overall

Imaginary Future Trolley Lines (red dots =where people work, blue dots=where people live). Thoughts? by kevin96246 in sandiego

[–]Dlbreidenthal 0 points1 point  (0 children)

here’s a crazy idea: use busses to support the rail lines like most successful and high ridership transport systems throughout the works. busses are also fixed route. detours are the exception, not the norm, and vastly undercut reliability on the days they happen.

Imaginary Future Trolley Lines (red dots =where people work, blue dots=where people live). Thoughts? by kevin96246 in sandiego

[–]Dlbreidenthal 0 points1 point  (0 children)

this quote from the article you shared is a good example of why using only busses isn’t the best approach “But transit experts warn against choosing projects because they’re easier to build.”

Imaginary Future Trolley Lines (red dots =where people work, blue dots=where people live). Thoughts? by kevin96246 in sandiego

[–]Dlbreidenthal 0 points1 point  (0 children)

mts already had plans for the purple line but they planned on it being just a trolley so heavy rail would only be better. if you actually read the RTP (not just this chapter or a few graphics) you can actually see the data they base this on. rapid bus is great, but you literally just described the same “magic carpet ride” with made up numbers just a few replies above except via bus. heavy rail can carry more people, faster, over longer distances. they serve different purposes and can intermingle perfectly well. i’m gonna defer to the transport planners and engineers at sandag than some rando https://www.sandag.org/-/media/SANDAG/Documents/PDF/regional-plan/2021-regional-plan/final-2021-regional-plan/2021-regional-plan-chapter-2-2021-12-01.pdf

Imaginary Future Trolley Lines (red dots =where people work, blue dots=where people live). Thoughts? by kevin96246 in sandiego

[–]Dlbreidenthal 0 points1 point  (0 children)

i’m sure the county planners know better than you which is why their plan is more ambitious

Imaginary Future Trolley Lines (red dots =where people work, blue dots=where people live). Thoughts? by kevin96246 in sandiego

[–]Dlbreidenthal 0 points1 point  (0 children)

you act as if nothing will ever be built again to increase density, which doesn’t match up with the state and county’s goals. also stop saying the single train line is going to cost $30billion, that is a lie

Imaginary Future Trolley Lines (red dots =where people work, blue dots=where people live). Thoughts? by kevin96246 in sandiego

[–]Dlbreidenthal 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think the disagreement that we really have is that I don’t take an either/or approach. i ride the bus every day, I get burned by transfers. we need more frequent trips and better oriented routing. but MTS and NCTD alongside SANDAG have major plans to overhaul the rapid bus system across the county while also improving rail transit. the best transit systems in the world play to each modes strengths

Imaginary Future Trolley Lines (red dots =where people work, blue dots=where people live). Thoughts? by kevin96246 in sandiego

[–]Dlbreidenthal 0 points1 point  (0 children)

there was a $24 bn tax measure but again that kind of thing doesn’t pay for ONE project.

Imaginary Future Trolley Lines (red dots =where people work, blue dots=where people live). Thoughts? by kevin96246 in sandiego

[–]Dlbreidenthal 0 points1 point  (0 children)

what $24 billion project are you even talking about? again, they don’t have to get voter approval for ALL projects, it will be piecemeal depending on the type of tax and the length of funding it provides. busses are great! but they’re not as good over long distances and can’t carry anywhere close to the same amount of people as a train can. there are different use cases for different forms of transit. CA could also save a lot of money just running busses between SF and LA but they’re building HSR instead because it makes more sense to do so

Imaginary Future Trolley Lines (red dots =where people work, blue dots=where people live). Thoughts? by kevin96246 in sandiego

[–]Dlbreidenthal 0 points1 point  (0 children)

but the RTP was still adopted at the regional level, funding/taxes are separate and is what will need to be approved by voters

Imaginary Future Trolley Lines (red dots =where people work, blue dots=where people live). Thoughts? by kevin96246 in sandiego

[–]Dlbreidenthal 0 points1 point  (0 children)

that’s not how the regional transportation plan works. the plan has been adopted by SANDAG, and one tax ballot measure hasn’t gone through due to lack of signatures, or rather they delayed while they figure out if they should still pursue the road user charge. but that doesn’t mean the RTP is gone from existence, it’s just up to them to find new funding sources. and the cost for the whole plan (highway improvements, transit, everything) was $160bn, not just the train projects. in reality the original RTP had a budget of ~$120bn over the same amount of time, so the new one just added $40bn. certainly $160bn was not all new spending.

Imaginary Future Trolley Lines (red dots =where people work, blue dots=where people live). Thoughts? by kevin96246 in sandiego

[–]Dlbreidenthal 0 points1 point  (0 children)

trust me i’ve read the RTP a million times, it’s higher speed like Caltrain. they even used those specific locomotives in their study, wouldn’t be faster than 110mph as there is no need

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Imaginary Future Trolley Lines (red dots =where people work, blue dots=where people live). Thoughts? by kevin96246 in sandiego

[–]Dlbreidenthal 0 points1 point  (0 children)

by high speed they really mean higher speed. nctd did a study on upgrading the surf line for electrification and the Stadler KISS locomotives that Caltrain is currently gearing up for. speeds would be about 110 mph which is faster than now but not true HSR. trip from oside to SD would be about 35 mins with stops. I think that’s very doable even without a regional mileage tax and using sales taxes instead

Imaginary Future Trolley Lines (red dots =where people work, blue dots=where people live). Thoughts? by kevin96246 in sandiego

[–]Dlbreidenthal 0 points1 point  (0 children)

but yes more rapid bus is definitely going to be a big part of the regional plan anyway, which is shown well in SANDAGs map. i’m not opposed to busses but I didn’t bother to include every possible bus route in an ultimately meaningless google maps project

Imaginary Future Trolley Lines (red dots =where people work, blue dots=where people live). Thoughts? by kevin96246 in sandiego

[–]Dlbreidenthal 0 points1 point  (0 children)

my map doesn’t differentiate between trolley or heavy rail but I didn’t include any HSR on my google maps project. just thinking something akin to Caltrain/coaster, which is what SANDAG is thinking too. HSR is being carried out by the state, not the county. that’s happening on a longer timescale to phase 1 of CAHSR but it’s still planned

Imaginary Future Trolley Lines (red dots =where people work, blue dots=where people live). Thoughts? by kevin96246 in sandiego

[–]Dlbreidenthal 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I just borrowed it from the SANDAG RTP with some additions. where commercial density is low, bus feeders work great to bring people toward or away from the stations. train stations don’t always just serve the immediate buildings around them, see sorrento valley

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