[quote=DataAgent]
Rich,
Do you think the trolley is good or bad for our area? I’m a bit concerned about the Balboa stop being the gateway to PB for thousands more SDSU and UCSD kids. Morena and Balboa could turn into a congested nightmare with buses, cabs, shuttles, limos, uber stops etc.[/quote]
I am all for the trolley. Development will completely revitalize Morena Blvd. Great news for Bay Ho/Bay Park. Although if you read some guy (HJ) on Nextdoor all our houses will be demolished to make way for a Miami beach landscape.
I am confused by the idea that the Balboa stop will be a gateway to PB. How are people meant to get to the Trolley from PB? The station is across the 5 and far away from most of PB. They are not building a bridge across the 5 (although it is mentioned in the plans). Apparently, the cycle route will be via the ‘In and Out’ road and Santa Fe street.
People will take forever to walk and that Mission Bay Drive/ Balboa junction is hideous. I used to live in Crown Point and it took me 7 minutes to cycle only to ‘In and Out’. And Crown point is closer and easier to cycle to the Balboa station than most of PB. Otherwise, you have to use Garnet. No way I would cycle on Garnet or Grand.
At any rate, i think car driving commuters from PB will be much more negatively impacted by the Trolley stop than folks from Clairemont.
Can you tell me how they imagine people getting from the apartments on Diamond street to the Balboa station?
