[SDCBC] Bogota vs. San Diego

[Gene Carman]

The sad thing is that as soon as CALTRANS determines that another 
lane is needed...  all those "canyon concerns" will go right down the 
drain.  Look what is happening to 52 right now through the mission 
gorge area as they add more lanes.

Now the reality is that a bike path would not have to go through the 
floor of Marian Bear canyon...  it could and should go right up along 
the freeway, leaving the canyon floor alone.

I find it somewhat amazing that American society seems to "readily" 
accept adding more lanes to freeways when time and time again "added 
lanes" go quickly to become "congested lanes" again.

As I said earlier, perhaps we should consider something new...

The image http://tightgrid.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/1


This series of photographs illustrates the amount of space required 
to transport the same number of people via car, bus, and bicycle.
http://tightgrid.com/2007/11/03/car-bus-bicycle-how-much-space-for-each/

  Is adding more lanes to a freeway really the right answer to 
relieving congestion?  Just look what "the bypass" has done for the 
5/805 junction....  at any night, around 5 PM....



At 04:58 AM 3/31/2008, John Eldon wrote:
>I am with Jon on this one -- we should not be sacrificing our nature 
>preserves. The same statement would apply to Los Penasquitos Reserve.
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>As a nearby resident, I like the Marion Bear park as it is, a bit of 
>wilderness in the midst of an otherwise chaotic, hectic city.  It's 
>home for wildlife and a place for casual walks and casual bike 
>rides.   A great effort was made to put 52 on the side of the canyon 
>rather than down the middle of it, IMHO paving any of it is a 
>mistake, even if it is for a bike path that could make my commute a 
>bit easier.
>
>I don't want to see anymore squashed lizards and runover rabbits and 
>squirrils as nor do I want to see cyclists riding as if they were 
>racing down a two lane bicycle path though the wilderness.
>
>Jon Isaacs
>
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