San Diego's Trolley & Rapid Network Evolution

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From its beginning in 1981, San Diego's light rail, commuter rail, and rapid bus network has grown to 82 stations, spanning 117 miles (188 kilometers). This animated video takes you through the timeline of when new stations were opened, forming the MTS and NCTD network that we know today.
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San Diego Blue Line light rail
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San Diego Green Line light rail
San Diego Silver Line light rail
San Diego Sprinter light rail
San Diego Coaster commuter rail
San Diego 215 Rapid SDSU-Downtown
San Diego 225 Rapid Chula Vista-Downtown
San Diego 235 Escondido-Downtown

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@johnmoore8141 3 года назад

I am so excited for the blue line extension. As a student at ucsd, it'll just make getting around much easier. An interesting tidbit is that a good chunk of the northern part of the extension is elevated. I've heard a bunch of people grumble about how the viaduct ruins the view, but I think it actually looks pretty neat, but I may be a little biased. A very fun and interesting video indeed!

@gbalph4 3 года назад

Looks awesome. Will definitely help connect La Jolla to DTSD.

@StillJustD 3 года назад

The funny part is “what view is there to ruin?” That whole section up in University city is all high Rises, or prepping to be. And the other elevated part is on the hill and fits in great.

@Railviation 3 года назад

@@StillJustD it's not that bad tho, but only for the white temple place

@artarvizu6603 3 года назад

But on weekends and when school is out, the only people who'll be riding the trolley to UCSD will be the homeless. It wouldn't surprise me if Chula Vista cops started handing out free trolley tickets. ;-)

@jamesdick2604 3 года назад

Bring mace. With the current homeless/mental illness problem, you might need it. No fearmongering here. Its bad right now.

@dynasty0019 2 года назад

The Mid-Coast Extension just opened today. I had the opportunity to ride it. A definite game changer for transit in the San Diego region.

@1958zed Год назад

Great overview of the history of the entire system. I was an early adopter of the Rapid 225 bus out of Otay Ranch, ridingon its first day of service. In a year of riding it and the Rapid 215 to my job in Balboa Park, I saved $2,300 in gas and tolls. Plus, I didn't have to worry about driving in traffic. It added about 20 minutes to my commute taking the bus, but the savings were worth it to me.

@willmorris8198 3 года назад

YES as a lifetime SD resident and I've been taking the trolley for years, I've been waiting for this one 😎

@FloridaMan69. 3 года назад

are homeless people an issue?

@SanDiego_Railfan 3 года назад

Same

@AdamEspinosa 3 года назад

@@FloridaMan69. they can stink up an entire train car, but they're mostly harmless.

@alonsonavarrete6320 3 года назад

Same here

@sergpie 2 года назад

@@FloridaMan69. Only in the orange line after dark.

@roachtoasties 3 года назад

I live in the L.A. area, but I've always thought a big hole in San Diego's light rail is nothing goes to the airport. At least in L.A., LAX will soon be getting rail service.

@christopherbaby3842 3 года назад

Common knowledge is that the taxi unions have a lot of control in city council and have blocked it. Idk how true it is but that's what I've always heard.

@roachtoasties 3 года назад

@@christopherbaby3842 Thanks for the reply. In L.A., it wasn't the taxi unions that delayed any rail to LAX, it's just how disorganized things are up here. :/

@alexhaowenwong6122 3 года назад

The airport is super close to Downtown, though, so it's convenient enough to take buses to the Airport. They are talking about building a people mover from the airport to a nearby light rail station.

@jfieldnerd 3 года назад

@@alexhaowenwong6122 There is a shuttle from Middletown trolley stop to airport and a super easy bus from Santa Fe. It's easier than the current Union Station-LAX bus system because it is so close.

@sergpie 2 года назад

There are plans to reorganize Middletown station to include a people-mover to the airport; though I’m not sure how since portions of runway are located adjacent to the plan. San Diego Airport has had taxi union leverage against station extensions to the it, but the proximity it enjoys to downtown and coastal areas makes it fantastically easy to take buses, shuttles, or even walk to downtown from the airport (20 minutes by foot with a weekend bag, or a short 10-minute bike ride). I think that there are transit projects far more important than a link to the airport; mid-city, south San Diego, and east county could benefit from rapid buses or line extensions, as well.

@Moldybreead 3 года назад

I would’ve loved for the trolley to go all the way to campus to UCSD when I attended. Graduated in ‘18 and honestly public transport at the time was trash in SD, so happy it’s gotten better.

@anonymoussdmtsemployee7770 3 месяца назад

Hi Zack I just wanted to tell you first off as an employee of MTS thank you so much for your coverage of our system I would like to notify you we have future plans for a copper line that will be going from El Cajon to Santee as a shuttle we will be using the same trains AKA trolleys to serve this infill shuttle like service. Also we have the rapid 227 now which goes to Imperial Beach via Otay Mesa just wanted to give you an update

@brianna_lynch 3 года назад

I rode the San Diego trolley for the 1st time yesterday! I rode from Middletown to Old Town. I was very impressed.

@blackroseinbloom 2 года назад

I recently got a job up in La Jolla and the new extension in November would make my life so much easier. It would only be a short walk from one of the new stops to my job. No more running to catch buses at 7am for me soon

@Accentor100 3 года назад

I live next to Mission San Diego Station. I kind of miss when that was the end of the line because the trains sat there for 15 minutes so you never missed one LOL. I kind of wish they had kept some redundancy but it looks like, with the expansion of the Blue Line, some is coming back. A note on pronunciation; the G in Gillespie is pronounced as a hard G. American Plaza, which would make more sense is actually America Plaza.

@christophermorales6680 3 года назад

I knew someone was going to check him on the hard G haha

@ramsaygoyal7645 3 года назад

I was going to mention the hard G myself haha

@1981troublemaker 2 года назад

What are you two, English teachers??

@blue9multimediagroup 2 года назад

@@1981troublemaker tbf, who pronounces it like that? It's always Gill-ess-pee.

@davidnissim589 3 года назад

I wish the trolley would have more underground stations like the one at San Diego State.

@alexhaowenwong6122 3 года назад

Underground stations are more expensive to construct than elevated stations like the ones on the Mid-Coast Trolley.

@Relitable 2 года назад

Yeah, the SDSU underground station cost $103,000,000 alone. There also typically isn’t a need to build any stations underground in San Diego. en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_Diego_State_University_Transit_Center#History

@PeterLiuIsBeast 2 года назад

santa fe depot and american plaza are just separated by a street and the Amtrak station.

@doublej7293 2 года назад

Absolutely love the description of the history, It'd be great to see which lines you think are the most efficient as well throughout the continent. Completely obsessed with these videos.

@peterwarner358 3 года назад

Originally when Mission Valley was started, the planning called for what is now known as Fenton Parkway to be named as Mission City Parkway. The Street of that name is just across the San Diego River from the Fenton Parkway Station. Also, when Middletown Station opened it was originally known as Middletown/Palm Street and the Palm Avenue stop in South Bay was originally called Palm City.

@anitrain Год назад

Personally, I think Orange should be the line that goes up to La Jolla so that Blue can do the full downtown loop like orange used to do. Then you could easily access blue line stations from any point in downtown and green and orange would both cover half of downtown with multiple overlap and transfer points between them. I would also like to see coaster service extended south to national city in regular service. Or at the very least to the convention center / petco park for event service.

@dynasty0019 Год назад

The residents of La Jolla will never tolerate the type of people the Orange Line will bring to their rich neighborhoods.

@anitrain Год назад

@@dynasty0019 There are a lot of things I could say but I’ll leave it at this: “those people” don’t know how to make a transfer from orange to blue 12th and imperial?

@dynasty0019 Год назад

@@anitrain More like the residents of La Jolla being less transit-educated than about Orange Line riders transferring at 12th Imperial. Had SANDAG and MTS proposed a one-seat ride on the Orange Line into UTC from the Southeast, La Jolla would've thrown a fit. A one-seat ride to the border is gonna be a better sell to a rich person in La Jolla than a one seat ride from an area of San Diego with the highest crime rates to one of its jewels of wealth.

@erikm8372 Год назад

Could open up more job opportunities, and i don't mean this in a stereotypical way - but for example, maids, Nannies, cleaners who work for the rich, or just in La Jolla and northern areas of the county; and just in general. Rather than people taking four hour bus journeys for minimum wage.

@Laughandsong 3 года назад

I visited in 2014. Because I was staying in La Jolla, I took buses way more often but the trolley is awesome.

@josec7830 3 года назад

Here’s a possibility I would like to see. A line that goes from the Morena Blvd stop to major stops at USD, Mesa College, Clairmont, Kearney Mesa, and Tierrasanta. Another one can stop in Balboa Park, Hillcrest, North Park, Normal Heghts, and City Heights. The trick is to get up to the slightly higher elevation of the mesas where these places are located.

@sergpie 2 года назад

I think a suspended cable car system north from downtown via park blvd, university heights, then crossing over mission valley, and connecting the canyons and neighborhoods of Serra Mesa, San Carlos, and westward toward USD would be so convenient and a magnet for tourism, to boot.

@alexhaowenwong6122 2 года назад

Spot on that Hillcrest, North Park, Normal Heights, City heights proposal. The busiest bus route in the MTS system, the 7, runs through that area. The Rapid 215 is also one of the busiest routes. The El Cajon/University Blvd corridor is very dense and largely low-income. Would get phenomenal ridership, very walkable area. If they build it, they should tunnel and elevate all of it because it would be a shame to build a Trolley in that area that isn't any faster than driving down University Blvd. You could end the line at SDSU or La Mesa.

@erikm8372 Год назад

You read my mind. Those areas are all underserved by any form of transport other than the buses that nobody dares take! Jk. It just takes hours to get anywhere by bus. I miss car2go so bad.. f them for leaving haha

@willmorris8198 5 месяцев назад

@@alexhaowenwong6122 I personally think this is what they should have built instead of what is currently the mission valley segment of the green line. That route runs parallel to the 8 and there's nowhere you can go on it that isn't faster than just driving. In general, I think fixed rail transit in San Diego would be much more profitable if it was focused on high density neighborhoods away from freeways where it would be faster than traveling by car.

@VidClips858 3 года назад

I've been waiting for this video, thanks! You even included the Blue Line expansion for November and the Stadium station reopening.

@911ACTIONJCAM 3 года назад

Awesome video. Cool to see the system like this over the years. So many things I didn't know.

@stevendavis7491 3 года назад

all made possible with money. thank you this city is the best place to be, in the entire planet.

@thelightofthebodyispineal7137 2 года назад

Wow! This has developed so much, since I was there last (Orange line/Blue line only). Great Work San Diego! Thank you for posting this information.

@ScandinavianCarsNH 3 года назад

Your voiceover and your graphics are amazing!!! Keep up the awesome work!

@amiausUSA 3 года назад

I used to live in San Diego, from June to September 2014, in La Jolla. The Blue Line did not reach La Jolla back then, but there were plans to extend it from Old Town to UCSD. I first took the SD Trolley on Friday 6th November 1999 and I was staying near the La Mesa Blvd station.

@erikm8372 Год назад

And depending where in "La Jolla" you're referring to, you may be some distance from the actual station. It's still limited... sigh

@jofrko14 3 года назад

I am SO glad that I stumbled upon this channel. Keep up these awesome videos!

@dustin6804 3 года назад

Great job as always! I've always liked the San Diego transit system!

@SunnyJohn45 Год назад

Well done!

@volaticus 3 года назад

Love this video. Can you do a vid about the history of the trolley? I know there were other lines that went through university heights etc before they were destroyed.

@donnahanscom6300 3 года назад

I Remember Riding Trolley in August 1981 and June 1984.

@sergpie 2 года назад

Was smoking allowed on public transport back then? I remember flying as a kid and being in the smoking section lol

@MaySpitfire 3 года назад

Still takes forever to get anywhere without a car

@jlafunk 2 года назад

Great video! I rode the first line from downtown to San Ysidro when I was a kid. Once small mote: Gillespie is pronounced with a "guh" sound. Like a fish's gills. (Lots of our names in San Diego are odd, like Otay doesn't rhyme with Okay. It's pronounced Oh-tie).

@cliffridenour6675 3 года назад

This was such a great video! So happy to have found your channel. Here's an opinion from a lifelong SD transit goer: While the trolley in SD is AWESOME and I have so few complaints about it, the bus network here is just awful. Long waits, not enough buses on weekends, and they're not as well priced as they were when you could get a transfer. The real problem that the bus deficiencies create for the trolley is that once you get to one of the trolley stops, if you need to go just that last mile or two, you might as well get an uber or walk if possible. Something that takes 20 minutes in a car will take upwards of an hour on the bus. All the time and money you save on the trolley is ultimately wasted on the buses, sometimes needing to jump between several bus lines, and it just prompts more people to feel like our transit system isn't worth funding, exacerbating the issues they already have.

@_audacity2722 3 года назад

I used to live in Seattle, Seattle MTS serves 2x as many people as SDMTS at 6x the funding. SDMTS is actually quite efficient if you consider this fact. The budget just needs to be 3x higher to properly accommodate a population the size of San Diego’s.

@cliffridenour6675 3 года назад

@@_audacity2722 Yes, couldn't agree more. That's a big ol' budget but we would have to view it as something that's a public service, instead of a revenue stream. I have a feeling the trolley pulls a lot of weight for our budget too, because our buses tend to be either packed (which is rare and only during certain times of day) or totally empty. We need better data on where people need to go to iron that out.

@s21763 2 месяца назад

There is some new stuff that happened. 2023: the Parking lot at Iris Avenue was closed, to build a new bus station for route 907 and 934. At the same time, Rapid 227 began service on October 15th, officially replacing route 950 FUTURE: 2024: later in 2024, Rapid 227 is expected to get a bus lane on the direction to imperial beach (probably) Proposals for the Palm Avenue trolley stations parking lot to be replaced with apartment buildings are underway

@huasohvac 3 года назад

Orange line goes through the worst parts of town so no one wanted put their name on it.

@fatlu1378 2 года назад

"The Trolley is Coming...the Trolley is Coming" man that's a bummer for LaJolla

@Railviation 3 года назад

And soon (or basically 2040-2050) *Trolley:* Blue Line will be extended once more from San Ysidro to Mira Mesa via Sorrento Mesa, UTC and Old Town Orange Line will be extended from Courthouse to Pacific Beach via San Diego International Airport (may be liberty Station first) Purple Line will be from San Ysidro transfer to Blue Line to Kearny Mesa via Westfield Plaza Bonita, 47th street and Stadium station *Silver Line:* Main one will go from 12th and Imperial to La Mesa Another one from Downtown to North Park via Golden Hill One from Little Italy to Hillcrest

@guygrotke8059 3 года назад

55 years ago I was 10 years old. Some Saturdays, my friends and I would take the SD Transit bus from our SDSU neighborhood to the San Diego Zoo. They had free admission for kids under 12!

@gbalph4 3 года назад

Let’s go beginning of the California series!

@mariavelasquez6277 Год назад

I went to the blue line extension it was really fun we went from tecolote Road to Balboa Avenue and we also went to Old Town

@inksuckeye1 3 года назад

Honestly what needs to happen is a connection from North County Escondido down through Poway into Mission Valley to connect everything.

@socaltnboy1989 9 дней назад

There was plans to have the purple line go from downtown to Escondido mall however they clashed with north county transit . Then route 235 was born and the purple line was forgotten.

@ermerendovasquez1768 3 года назад

Please do Portland next!!

@sdmike1141 3 года назад

Very useful info that details the history and current status of our local version of mass transit. Interesting content. Thanks!

@japanamericacar427 3 года назад

I live out in east county, just east of elcajon, ther transit system in elcajon needs way more stuff, there are some buslines, but often they get stuck in traffic. I dont know if it is just generally bad city planning or what, but there is tons of traffic at normal times of the day, not even in rushhour. The main problem I think is too many cars for the area, I just know that the stuff that we do have is not enough, one or 2 stations in elcajon for the trolley is nowhere near enough to get people out of their cars, if people are heading to downtown, they drive, because no one is going to back track to the station. The only time i end up using the trolley is if i am going to downtown to an event that is going to generate traffic, be it a baseball game or comic con. Just out in east county, there is a big need for more transit.

@mkchamp9525 3 года назад

@Japan American Car I couldn't agree more with you

@_audacity2722 3 года назад

It honestly makes me sick how the city loves to neglect the south side and East side.toms of working class families out in those areas and it seems like SDMTS doesn’t give a f***

@djxpress 3 года назад

@@_audacity2722 Well the whole inland corridor has been neglected. Nothing for Mira Mesa, Escondido, etc...

@_audacity2722 3 года назад

@@djxpress true that! I forget that Escondido is even a part of San Diego at all with how disconnected it is from the entire metro area

@sergpie 2 года назад

I worked a transit surveying job once and hat to survey drivers and riders of several routes. There’s a route called the 892 that’ll take you to Borrego Springs; I have to admit, despite the lack of routes and connections in east county, the fact that there’s a semi-regular service to such an isolated community is quite awesome. But yeah; El Cajon, Santee, Lakeside, Alpine, and even Julian need better, more regular connections. The amount of beautiful places in the county inaccessible to residents who for any reason are careless, is kind of sad.

@HSMiyamoto Год назад

Although the Blue Line extension doesnt go past UTC, there is free parking at most stations including a big multistory unit at Noble Drive. I park there a lot as it saves about 10 miles of driving when I go between Oceanside and San Diego.

@tonysu8860 3 года назад

For anyone unfamiliar with the geography of San Diego, It should be noted that this video displays route maps published by MTS which have almost no relationship to true geographical features. The routes are displayed in an exaggerated way so that routes and stops might be easier to read, but have either a passing or no relationship to where the routes actually are. Examples are... The route to the Mexican border is north/south, the map depicts the route as east/west. The lines extending eastward are positioned in relation to San Diego Bay far northward than it actually runs The lines that run through east central San Diego and Downtown San Diego are exaggerated. So, if you're a visitor to San Diego, don't rely entirely on the MTS maps... Have a real map also available or use Google Maps (which integrates schedules, too so that it's a one stop shop for planning your travel).

@cardiffchris 3 года назад

Why No Trolley Station at Miramar Road?

@Millerfamily34 3 года назад

It goes no where, buy a car and drive where ever you want whenever you want

@HSMiyamoto Год назад

Free airport shuttle from Old Town Transit Center. It stops on the east side of the station next to the trolley stop.

@sergpie 2 года назад

San Diego has done very good in recent years with its expansion of rapid and trolley services, but there are key neighborhoods that are pitifully underserved, with routes that cease operation on Sundays. For example; if you live in Clairemont and need to head south to Old Town on a Sunday after 7:30pm, you’re screwed. Are you downtown on a Sunday night and need to get to OB, PB, or other coastal neighborhoods? Get ready for a painful 1-hour commute requiring 1-2 transfers, or nothing at all if it’s after 9pm. I get that we’re not Manhattan by any means, but public transit is sometimes almost punitive to take in this city.

@smb6995 8 месяцев назад

Is it fully grade separated?

@sudcciv6443 2 года назад

Let's see a video like this get made of the BUS LINES! ;) Those things are starting to CONTRACT as "light-rail" expands!

@cwr8618 3 года назад

Cool vid. Right off the bat, it would help orient viewers to overlay major arteries and perhaps a few landmarks.

@erikm8372 Год назад

Yeah our coastline is about 40 miles from Oceanside to downtown! Not quite visually to scale here lol. The image looks like a neat organized little system but man is it limited, and spread the F out!

@sudcciv6443 Год назад

There was a BIG extension of the UCSD Blue Line in November, 2021, and thus video does NOT mention that.

@bobnandez 7 месяцев назад

Got to connect the airport to the system

@bobnandez 7 месяцев назад

An build a SAFE bike network. Dutch style. that connects to train stations with plenty of bike parking.

@SleepTrain456 3 года назад

I'm from San Diego, and I have learned a lot from this video! For instance, I didn't know our MTS renamed so many trolley stations a lot, or that the stretch of track between Convention Center and 12th and Imperial Transit Center was once it's own line! Thanks for the video!

@aoilpe 2 года назад

It’s cool to name a tram with pantograph “Trolley”…

@alexapplegate619 2 года назад

I always thought a "Tram" was a single car that was exclusively street running while the San Diego Trolley calls them "trolleys" they are considered LRV's (light rail vehicles) because they mostly run on exclusive rail road right of way with only the downtown loop being street running.

@aoilpe 2 года назад

@@alexapplegate619 Overland-Tram Interurban Tram Tram-Car & Tram-Trailer Trolly-Rod Pantograph Tram-Station Tram-Stop Most of these things don’t work or sound good with Trolley… P.S,; Trolley comes from the contact-wheel at the end of the rod…

@blue9multimediagroup 2 года назад

No one in the US calls it tram. It's Trolley or Streetcar. Modern systems with grade separation is Light Rail.

@spencercox2684 2 года назад

I am still waiting for service to the Airport

@1979RoadFan 3 года назад

Some where in my map collection, I have a map of now downtown San Diego's street car. I think it was the early 1900's. Also, when the now Blue Line opened up in 1981, it was called the Tijuana Trolley.

@sergpie 2 года назад

When I moved here back in 2004, I asked an old Mexican guy for instructions on the trolley and he kept calling one of the lines the “Tijuana trolley”. I had no idea he meant the blue line until I saw that it’s terminus was in San Ysidro.

@sergpie 2 года назад

Also; San Diego should try and bring back a couple of street cars; one going east from downtown to the end of market street or from Golden Hill Park to downtown would be so cool and wouldn’t require additional lanes given the widening of Market Street over 60 years ago.

@charlo90952 Год назад

There should be a tunnel under UCSD. That ridiculous twisty climb up and down wastes a lot of time.

@HRHolm-bi6zu 3 года назад

A question.....do the various lines on that 'core' central section that sort of loops around all mainly share the same trackage, or does each line have its own dedicated trackage in that area? I can't tell for sure from this simplified map, as the respective separate streets in the area are not shown. And what about the three-line section north of the central area----shared trackage also, or separate?

@davdaven 3 года назад

All the lines share the same tracks, which form a loop around downtown. The only exception is the Coaster, which is a commuter rail line and not light rail. In that case, the tracks are parallel to each other.

@jamesparson 3 года назад

What David said. I would add that the Silver Line gets its own platform at 12th & Imperial

@cal2201 3 года назад

San Diego has the best public transportation within whole west cost…

@fredjohnson6619 2 года назад

I was wondering what time it starts running

@InflatableBuddha 3 года назад

Selling naming rights for stations or transit lines just feels gross. So many things are branded or sponsored nowadays. Governments should just fund systems adequately. Otherwise, SD looks like a cool network!

@svartmetall48 3 года назад

Spanish systems had to do a similar thing selling naming and advertising rights to stations. Dubai is also full of that, and Singapore. It has been mooted in London too.

@bahnspotterEU 3 года назад

Yeah, it feels like the transit system has no identity of its own, and also no class. I don't wanna travel on the Coca-Cola Line, it just sounds like a cheap sell-out.

@qjtvaddict 3 года назад

The USA doesn’t fund anything properly that’s why transit sucks so much

@alexhaowenwong6122 3 года назад

2019 Trolley ridership was on par with Portland (despite San Diego having much worse land use than Portland). SD Trolley seems to like to do things the budget way. The new Mid Coast Trolley cost a fortune because the hilly terrain meant that the line had to be 100% grade separated, including 4 miles of elevated track. Which means they have to cut costs by building cheap stations (and selling naming rights). Good news is that the Mid Coast Trolley will be super fast for a light rail.

@schwenda3727 Год назад

After riding both the light rail AND their commuter rail last month, I think for the Coaster, between the Sorrento Valley & Old Town stations, they should build a viaduct to significantly smooth out that slow zone just south of the I-5/805 split. That alone will make service significantly faster and a bit competitive to driving the entire way back & forth from San Diego & just about Oceanside. Much less for Amtrak service to which I also presume shares the very same alignment?

@HSMiyamoto Год назад

You would need a tunnel through Miramar Hill. The tunnels at Del Mar and San Clemente are much bigger priorities, since there won't even be freight trains until those situations are fixed. The Miramar Hill situation is probably pending the extension of HSR via Riverside and Escondido.

@dolly6323 3 года назад

Rumor has it that street are supposed to replace the trolleys in the future. Sounds scarey to me.

@Lens10x 3 года назад

I've been taking the blue line since 1993. Since then, at least, it was the blue line.

@herschelwright4663 3 года назад

Do Miami next.

@VanishingUnderground 3 года назад

Coming in July

@erikm8372 Год назад

For people unfamiliar with our expansive coastal county - the map in the video is great, but keep in mind, it's not quite to scale, like maybe with other cities' maps; the SD transit looks like a small system, but essentially that's a 40-mile section of coastline going North-South, crammed into one image. I know it's a rough idea. Not trying to nitpick 😂 just saying. From top to bottom, if you're driving, it could take an hour in traffic. Or more. From Oceanside at the top (which is basically on the border with Orange County), to go downtown? Around 38 miles.

@vistaxp2600 Год назад

I find it sad how small our transit is compared to others on the West Coast

@japanamericacar427 Год назад

its because most cities other than san francisco didnt start tilll the 80s or 90s, it sucks

@CShivery 3 года назад

$6 for a day pass to ride all the buses and trolleys you want. I used to use it when I lived in SD and I still use public transportation when I visit on vacation.

@Millerfamily34 3 года назад

It goes no where, buy a car and drive where ever you want whenever you want

@CShivery 3 года назад

@@Millerfamily34 what the hell are you talking about? By virtue of the fact that it transports you from one spot to another, it does indeed go somewhere.

@drewconway7135 3 года назад

Every time you said “American Plaza” I winced. (It’s America Plaza.)

@duboisad 3 года назад

This is great. Currently living in SD I'm a big fan of the extension planned for this year. Having moved here from Detroit, it would be absolutely hilarious to see Detroit's map and how it so starkly juxtaposes with San Diego's in terms of both spread and efficiency.

@dancingwiththestars3778 2 года назад

Do The San Diego Trolley and NCTD Fantasy Future and Dream Subway And Light Rail Maps With Present Future Fantasy and Dream Extensions of San Diego To East county Like Lakeside,Alpine Ramona,Julian,Borrego Springs, San Diego International Airport SeaWorld, Ocean Beach, Mission Beach, Pacific Beach, LA Jolla,Del Mar,Beaches In Coastal North and South County,Solana Beach, Carlsbad and Oceanside and San Diego Coaster Commuter Rail Extension To Southern Coastal Orange County Like Capistrano Beach,Dana Point, Laguna Beach,Newport Beach and Huntington Beach.

@jamesparson 3 года назад

One missing tidbit. If we are going to include commuter trains, then Metrolink to Oceanside should be included. High quality video I did of Santee Town Center a while back ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-Dy6FE-U7rag.html Low quality video I did of Grantville station a long time ago ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-mNub1_Tj_zc.html

@DubGathoni 3 года назад

I am curious base how the future expansions section is decided. Some videos have and others don't with a visible rhyme or reason to it. What is the criteria for including a futures expansions for a given system film?

@zyoninkiro 3 года назад

In the past the author has stated that he includes expansions that have been approved and usually funded. If it is just planned that is usually not grounds for inclusion as we all know how many "planned" projects never get built.

@VanishingUnderground 3 года назад

My criteria for inclusion is that a construction tender has been awarded for the project

@DubGathoni 3 года назад

@@VanishingUnderground Ok, thank you for clarifying

@davidtsvetovat9419 3 года назад

Congrats you did the San Diego trolley now you’re having another light rail systems Minneapolis Minnesota and then Detroit

@ByFrosty 3 года назад

UCSD gang tbh

@koleyw932 3 года назад

Used to take this years ago from San Ysidro to downtown, it was very innovative in 1984

@egonzalez920 3 года назад

Glad to see my city!

@mackbrown619 Год назад

👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽

@artarvizu6603 3 года назад

Coming around the year "never" is a trolley extension to the airport. It's an obvious solution to a problem that gets ignored year after year. Also, if you ever want to see a running of the bulls in the US, check out the crowd running across the street from Santa Fe depot to America Plaza to go from the green line to catch the blue line. Changing that portion was cruel.

@brtecson 3 года назад

isnt there a bus that goes from the departures to the blue line? its been many since ive been down there though

@artarvizu6603 3 года назад

@@brtecson Yes, there's the 992 bus. It's good for people going south from the airport but not as good for people going north. But the idea of an actual trolley extension is taking forever.

@alexhaowenwong6122 2 года назад

People mover coming soon--will connect the new Terminal 1 with Old Town station (and likely Middletown).

@1981troublemaker 2 года назад

They are talking about building an underground railway to the airport just like they did for SDSU. That will be years to come.

@michaelrmurphy2734 3 года назад

Can you take public transit from San Diego to Los Angeles? How long does it take?

@Thucydides1 3 года назад

Unfortunately it takes almost 3 hours to connect the two downtowns (approximately 120 miles). Even with some slow-and-go traffic using a car can often be faster.

@japanamericacar427 3 года назад

yes, you can, but you either have to take the infurquent Amtrak train, or get a connection from the coaster to la metrolink in oceanside, ive gone to orange county before using the amtrack, but there were only 2 trains that day, so had to wait there longer than you should to go back, we got there around 10, were soposed to go back at 6, didnt happen because a train derailed, fun times waiting there and no one told anyone who was waiting, just great

@jamesparson 3 года назад

Look up Amtrak Surfliner

@bonnieblenders4606 3 года назад

Driving would be more pleasurable.

@japanamericacar427 3 года назад

@@bonnieblenders4606 driving into la is the opposite of pleasurable

@gravysnake78 3 года назад

when I was younger my dad would always take me out onto the blue line and we would go all the way down to balboa park

@vincentperez4653 3 года назад

When are you going to do VTA Santa Clara RU-vid?

@ff-zl7jy 3 года назад

Do the Washington DC commuter bus routes.

@edwardmiessner6502 3 года назад

At 3.3 million I'm surprised San Diego doesn't have a metro 🚇 or a skytrain 🚞

@DavidCiani 3 года назад

It's pretty low density. The population is spread fairly evenly over an ~800 square mile urbanized region. Lots of auto oriented suburbs.

@oldfern 3 года назад

a BART-style regional metro was once planned, if i recall correctly, but it was scrapped in favour of light rail due to cost or something

@Thucydides1 3 года назад

I agree with David Ciani, but also would like to add that for most of the system's life the political will hasn't supported fast expansion or creation of a "metro".

@japanamericacar427 3 года назад

welcome to america

@japanamericacar427 3 года назад

@@DavidCiani its not low density, its that the high density areas are spread out, like lamesa and elcajon are kindo of medium high density in their centers, but they are far from the high density areas along the coast. thats why east county dont get shit for public transit, to get from where people live in elcajon to the station, you pretty much need a car, it kinda sucks where they put it.

@jenitoten2212 3 года назад

Excited for the new Blue line to open

@brennanbussell2035 2 года назад

a mass ave in san diego cool

@scubajoe3321 3 года назад

I live near up cajon it's so nice seeing the little trains

@GDImperiaI 3 года назад

Do Los Angeles Pleasee

@VanishingUnderground 3 года назад

Coming later this month

@GDImperiaI 3 года назад

@@VanishingUnderground yay

@oglala3832 2 года назад

If only they could have a station near the Arch in Tijuana.

@GeeTransit 3 года назад

idk why but the intro music starting just after you announce the city name feels hella cool

@christopher6740 3 года назад

Oddly, I love the intro music too!

@marcusfuller6657 3 года назад

Me too ya but Zach say the music was a copy right issues

@juliannathan2579 3 года назад

You should do Bay Area/San Francisco Bart.

@VanishingUnderground 3 года назад

Coming later this summer

@juliannathan2579 3 года назад

@@VanishingUnderground 👍

@RealRedWolf 3 года назад

i remember the days of the old mechanical bells on the crossings!

@camdynhanover915 3 года назад

i got caught trolley hopping once lol

@fatlu1378 2 года назад

How many years did you get...or did you get beat up?

@camdynhanover915 2 года назад

@@fatlu1378 just a $50 dollar ticket and them being assholes to me lol

@sgtdebones 3 года назад

This will need an update once more news about the Purple Line is available

@Thucydides1 3 года назад

Sgt, is it true the Purple Line won't be completed until around 2050? (If it ever gets funded)

@sgtdebones 3 года назад

@@Thucydides1 Apparently 🤦🏾‍♂️

@japanamericacar427 3 года назад

theres gonna be a purple line? where it go and will it ever get built

@sgtdebones 3 года назад

@@japanamericacar427 San Ysidro with the Blue Line to Overland Avenue in the valley via I-805 and SR/I-15

@n1thmusic229 3 года назад

What happened to your intro

@_audacity2722 3 года назад

It’s crazy to see how underserved and underrepresented the entire South Bay is in the San Diego MTS system.. But they sure do love accommodating their UCSD/SDSU students with rich parents 🙂

@bonnieblenders4606 3 года назад

They're expanding busses out in Otay Ranch with special lanes for the busses ( which seem pretty empty at this point) lots of home building out there tho so many people will choose to ride