UCGal you must admit that one hour for a 6.5-mile daily commute in rush hour (on a regular basis?) is absolutely ridiculous. I’m sure you didn’t have this problem when you first took your most recent job. [/quote]
It was only an hour about 1-2x/month. But it was regularly over 1 30 minutes. (Compared to 10 minutes to get to work in the morning.)
Much of this is due to the construction on 805 between Mira Mesa and 52 (which encompasses about half of my mileage home). When that construction is done- traffic will be improved… but it’s not due to be completed for several more years.
When I first transferred back to San Diego in 2001, my commute home was 15-20 minutes.
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Your problem stems from residential overbuilding in adjacent zip codes to yours (not unlike the problem we have here in Chula Vista). Even though you were absent from CA for a number of years, the before and after images of UC and surrounds that you have in your mind tell the tale. I still think South UC is a very nice place to live. The lot sizes there are adequate (esp the corner lots) as are most of the setbacks. You are not mixed in with multifamily units. Be glad that Lightner has some sense and is doing what a bureaucrat who thoroughly understands “the system” does best … stalling until their hands are tied and they simply can’t do anything. Beautiful! I’m not sure you realize it but Lightner is your friend, UCGal!
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South UC has had some multi-family since it was developed in the 60’s. The old “Leisure Life” senior living off of Governor between Gullstrand and Erlanger was low rise multifamily rentals, now it’s being torn down and replaced as mid-rise senior apartments. Pennant Village – which is the commuty on the south part of Erlanger was also built in the early 60’s – single story row houses, as well as town houses at the bottom of the hill (above 52). In the late 60’s they built the condos behind Vons, between Agee and Genessee. And soon after that built several apartment and condo building on the Genesee corridor in South UC. My point is that multifamily has ALWAYS existed since UC was developed in the early 60’s.
Neighboring zips. Clairemont has the same density as always. Mira Mesa was developed a bit after UC – but the housing density there doesn’t effect my commute. UTC or North UC (my zip code) also didn’t effect my commute because the folks in UTC would take Camino Santa Fe to Miramar rd. So adding homes in my zip and the immediately adjacent zips didn’t impact me. The overall growth if business and population impacted me… but that’s part of living in a growing/thriving economy.
We will have to agree to disagree on Sherri Lightner. I think that the Regents Rd bridge was a key part of the master plan that was paid for by the original developers. She thinks that escrowed money is her personal slush fund to buy votes to be re-elected. Not building the bridge literally puts lives at risk because the paramedics can’t get to south UC for 911 calls if it’s between about 4pm and 6:30pm – Genesee southbound is jammed, 805 is jammed, 5 and 52 are jammed. A friends wife almost died waiting for the ambulance after a heart attack. It’s a REAL problem. You can be her fan-girl. I’m decidedly not.
