1. San Diego Trolley

2. Current Current/future expansion Propose extension

3. San Diego has had a long history of public transportation Open air street car drawn by mules or horses (1886) electric street cars (late1880’s)

4. Overview San Diego Trolley inaugural run took place on 15.9 miles of the “South Line” b/w U.S. International Border and Downtown San Diego Cost of $86 million Trolley has been operation since July 26, 1981

5. Two lines make up the trolley system

6. The system has 48-miles of track Top 3 stations –San Yisdro Station –12th and Imperial Station –Old Town Station

7. Blue Line

8. The Blue Line was the first to serve the residents of San Diego Runs from Mission San Diego to the International Border via Downtown San Diego

9. Orange Line

10. The Orange Line was the second line to come into service Runs from Santee to Downtown San Diego via El Cajon and Lemon Grove

11. Statistics

14. For the year 2003 the average weekday ridership was74,674 Total rider for 2002 was 25 million

15. Current Projects Mission Valley East (MVE) Mid-Coast Corridor

16. Mission Valley East

17. Project Status First imagined more than 25 years ago Project is 70% complete Service to begin May 2005 Provide direct connection to SDSU campus

18. Route 5.9 mile extension linking Blue and Orange lines Green Line will connect Old Town with Santee Adjacent to interstate 8 –The LRT segment will include elevated and ground-level sections and a tunnel under SDSU.

19. Stations Four new stations

20. Grantville

21. SDSU

24. Alvarado Medical Center

25. 70th St

26. Cost and Funding 500+ million to complete project Annual operating cost: 7 million Funding –TransNet –State –Federal

27. Other Factors Benefits –Access to SDSU, Cox Arena, Alvarado Medical Center, Mission Valley’s Major activity centers, and Old Town Ridership forecast (2015) –10,800 average weekday boardings –7,400 daily new riders

28. Mid-Coast Corridor (Phase one) Old Town to Balboa ave. 3.4 miles extension Cost $104.6 million Annual operation cost $54.7 million

29. Rideship Forecast (2015) –22,599 daily boardings –10,256 daily new riders 3 new stations –Tecolote Rd. –Clairemont Dr. –Balboa ave.

30. Environmental and preliminary engineering work has been completed by MTDB Construction will begin when MVE is complete Opening of the Balboa LRT extension (2008)

31. Phase Two The Mid-Coast LRT Project, University City Segment extends north from Balboa Avenue through UCSD and into the University City area. This present planning study is refining the technical and planning work on the LRT alignments in the UCSD/University City area.

32. Depending on funding availability, the University Segment could open 2013

33. Proposed Extension

34. UCSD

36. Cars Winter 2002 Winter 2003 Winter 2004 Gilman Dr. 5,8786,4236,754 Villa La Jolla Dr. 5,6375,7665,496 Info from UCSD parking and Transportation Services

37. Why Our Proposed Extension Accessibility Mobility Physical Factors

38. Access Easy accessibility for a high density community –UCSD students: 25,000 –Faculty: 19,000 Connectivity b/w communities of San Diego –Better access to shopping, Restaurants, Residential areas, High-tech employment centers

39. Increases housing options for community of UCSD Three major universities connected (UCSD, USD, SDSU)

40. Mobility Increase mobility of the UCSD campus and surrounding area Relieve traffic congestion –Interstate 5 –Genesee ave. –Nobel Drive –La Jolla Village Drive

41. Other Factors Topography –Trolley can not exceed 1% grade

42. First half is on existing rails which cuts cost Second half will consists of elevated rails and a tunnel Line will provide benefits that will