[quote=carli]
And I don’t have faith that the lack of public transit will change anytime soon. Yes, it should be easy to fix as there are two bus lines currently 2+ miles away from One Paseo, but locals have been working for years to bring either one of those bus lines up Del Mar Heights Rd, without any success. It would be great if One Paseo became the catalyst to make that happen, but if that was likely, why wouldn’t the developer and/or elected officials be saying so as part of their pitch? So far, the only offer the developer has suggested is that they might have a shuttle bus to the Coaster station. Nice, but not going to be useful to anyone who needs to get around the area, going to the beach, schools, library, other shopping areas, etc – and isn’t that the point of creating hubs/villages in the area? [/quote]
I thought the point of creating a hub/village was two-fold:
– To create an atmosphere where everything a resident would need is within walking distance
– To reach that critical mass where the vibrant, active social interaction takes place.
I didn’t think the point of creating hubs/villages was to attract public transit.
One reason that Del Mar Heights Road doesn’t have public transit right now is because there wouldn’t be enough users…something One Paseo would solve.
It almost sounds like you’re standing on both sides of the fence…you want public transportation but you don’t want the population density it would take to attract it.
