Comments on: Residents sound off about I-5 expansion

By: blaplanet

blaplanet — Fri, 20 Aug 2010 19:33:57 +0000

Agreed with Magnumforc. More lanes will mean more congestion. The coaster "would be" an ideal solution if a) more trains b) cheaper ($6.50 one way compared to $2 on the Sprinter) and better feeder buses (like the barely existing coaster connection).

By: Magnumforc

Magnumforc — Fri, 20 Aug 2010 16:50:50 +0000

"Rapid transit in the designated managed lanes" is shown to be BRT or Bus Rapid Transit OVER the HOV lanes on a second tier express structure. Kind of like having a continuous "flyover" structure running the length of the freeway north to south in the expansion area.

They have also proposed the possibility of "flyovers" for vehicles to reach the HOV lanes so they don’t need to cross all 5 lanes of traffic upon entering the freeway. We’d look just like another downtown LA in short order.

Take a peek at the plans. They’re online and show what you could expect if this monstrosity goes through. It won’t help congestion in the least. Just jam traffic for years as it did during construction at the merge, and as it still does at Del Mar Heights and Villa de la Valle with all those lanes they added.

Mary LeBlanc is 100% spot on. Public transportation that is ACCESSIBLE is the answer, not more lanes. When they had a good system with the Coaster Connection, they basically stripped it so people could no longer get to work in a reasonable length of time. Too costly and not supported by tax dollars. Instead, pour more concrete. Bad decisions again.

By: blaplanet

blaplanet — Fri, 20 Aug 2010 14:15:16 +0000

The article says "west of Carlsbad Village Drive"? Carlsbad Village Drive runs west to east! Do you mean "north of Carlsbad Village Drive and south of Las Flores"?
Signed,
A resident who lives next to the I-5 but south of Carlsbad Village Drive