Barbara Denny
Coronado City Councilwoman
Tuesday, May 19, 2009 Special Election

Tunnel Tabulator:  Approximately $14,639,759.53 of 
taxpayers' money was wasted on the tunnel study since 1998.

Next city council meeting is Tuesday 7 September 2010 at 3 pm 
at city hall.  On the agenda: our city's voluntary removal of Orange Avenue bus stops.

You are cordially invited to 
a community meeting
Wednesday 8 September 2010
5:30 pm to 8 pm
Coronado Library Winn Room

Now that the tunnel project is over
Speak Out with your thoughts on formulating
Coronado's new transportation policy. 
We will implement a smart plan
to reduce traffic congestion that is
affordable and reasonable.
I look forward to seeing you there.
"The most important political office is 
that of the private citizen." 
Former Supreme Court 
Associate Justice
Louis Brandeis


Your are cordially invited 
to a community meeting
SPEAK OUT CORONADO
Tuesday 28 September 2010
7 pm to 8 pm
Coronado Library Winn Room
Topics are:
  • ~ Formulating a new traffic plan for our island

  • ~ Orange Avenue bus stop removal status

  • ~ Any other topic you want to discuss

I will answer your questions 
about city issues.  
If I don't know the answer, I will
find out and get the information to you.
"The most important political office is 
that of the private citizen." 
Former Supreme Court 
Associate Justice
Louis Brandeis

Thank you for a successful
SPEAK OUT CORONADO
Community meeting on
Tuesday 27 July 2010
in the Coronado Library Winn Room.

Citizens started a grass roots movement
to save six Orange Avenue bus stops
from voluntary removal by our city.

Write to me at bdenny@coronado.ca.us
and tell me whether you want your city
to voluntarily remove six bus stops on either side of
Orange Avenue at Fifth, Seventh & Ninth Streets.

I look forward to hearing from you.


                


CORONADO REJECTS TUNNEL BY OVER 2:1 MARGIN

PROPOSITION H (Coronado tunnel) FAILS by 67%

On 8 June 2010
Proposition H was defeated with
an undeniably strong vote of the people.

67% of the voters said
NO to a tunnel 
on Coronado Island.

My hat is off to those who voted NO 
in order to stop Coronado from 
wasting more taxpayers' dollars 
on the tunnel project.

Now we can move forward and 
cooperate with our neighbors to
work on realistic, affordable and safe 
traffic management.

Those who voted "yes" 
can take comfort
in the knowledge that 
Coronado CAN and WILL 
manage traffic in
realistic, affordable and safe ways.

Thank you to everyone 
in our grass roots movement who
worked hard on the
ethical, factual, upbeat campaign to
"Kiss the Tunnel Goodbye."




                


A tunnel in Coronado is the problem to all our answers.

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Tunnel Myths & Truths & A Prediction 

(16 Myths, 17 Truths and 1 Prediction)

Remember, there is no Tunnel Fairy. 

Myth: The sky is falling!  Traffic is growing.  Traffic from 
the third Navy carrier will wreak havoc on our streets.  
A tunnel is the only answer.

Truth: The sky is not falling.  Coronado traffic has declined 
according to the accurate and official numbers at 
www.sandag.org.  Coronado officials aggressively 
supported home-porting of another Navy carrier in 
Coronado.  A tunnel is definitely not the answer.

Myth:  Coronado should "make" the US Navy pay 
for construction and maintenance of a tunnel 
because military commuters drive through "our town."  
All of Coronado's traffic problems are the "fault" of the 
US Navy.

Truth:  Coronado city has zero jurisdiction and authority
to force the US Navy, which is a part of the 
federal government, to do or pay for anything.  
Military commuters are entitled to drive over the bridge 
and through our town on State Route 75/282 
on their way to work on NASNI.  Furthermore, 
Coronado city does not have the authority to choose 
who may drive on SR 75/282 and who may be forced 
to drive deep below the surface down into 
an unsafe tunnel that concentrates the risk of 
nefarious activity against the US Navy, thereby 
endangering our entire city population.  Coronado's
traffic problems are not the "fault" of the US Navy so
scapegoating the military for all of our traffic woes is
unreasonable and unproductive.  Obviously, there 
are many other sources of traffic that put cars and 
trucks on our streets: employees in local businesses 
from Coronado Ferry Landing to the Silver Strand 
including three major resort hotels, customers 
of those businesses, truck and van deliveries 
to those businesses, beach-goers, day trippers, 
long-term vacationers, conventioneers, commuters
cutting through our town to South Bay and, last but
not least, our growing resident population due to 
intentional increases in residential development 
authorized by Coronado city government without 
mandatory off-street or other parking restrictions.  
Instead of wasting energy and time trying to force 
the US Navy to pay for an unsafe and unaffordable
tunnel, Coronado should let the US Navy take care of
its house and Coronado should take care of its own
house.  Coronado officials should focus on realistic, 
safe and affordable ways to manage traffic within their
jurisdiction -- Park & Ride, Mass Transit (buses, trolleys
and trains), MTS-US Navy Express Bus, San Diego Bay
Commuter Ferry, Casual Carpooling (called "Slugging").

Myth: Someday there will be federal stimulus money to pay 
for the construction and maintenance of a tunnel.

Truth: Those who are in the know realize that there will 
be no federal stimulus money to construct and maintain a 
new tunnel.  Stimulus money will go toward fixing old 
infrastructure before building new infrastructure.  And since 
Coronado is not considered a traffic hot spot in our region,
any stimulus money that does come to the San Diego region 
will go toward relieving the region's traffic hot spots, not 
Coronado's Third & Fourth Street traffic.  (See article below
entitled "Top Ten Traffic Hot Spots in San Diego County: 
Coronado Is Not On The List.")

Myth:  Someday there will be state money to pay for the 
construction and maintenance of a tunnel.

Truth:  The State of California is in dire economic straits.  The
state will never pay for the construction and maintenance 
of a tunnel.  Coronado will be lucky if the state repays 
the money it already took from the general fund.  The state 
is expected to take more money from Coronado city next year.

Myth: Someday Caltrans (California State Department of
Transportation) will pay for the construction and 
maintenance of a tunnel.

Truth:  Caltrans will never pay for a tunnel because Coronado 
officials plan for it to be a private road, run by a PPP or 
"public-private partnership."  This means that Coronado 
city officials will invite to our town an outside, 
for-profit company (most likely foreign, not domestic) 
to manage a tunnel for its own profit while 
Coronado taxpayers foot the bill for tunnel maintenance 
through increased budget expenditures for city public works, 
police and fire departments.  A tunnel will never become 
part of State Route 75/282 so it will never become the 
responsibility of Caltrans or any other government agency.

Myth:  Someday SANDAG will fund the construction and 
maintenance of a tunnel.

Truth:  SANDAG stands for the "San Diego Association of 
Governments."  It is made up of officials from 18 cities and
the county of government of San Diego.  San Diego County
and the 17 cities other than Coronado are also experiencing 
the bad effects of this current economic recession/depression.  
SANDAG has other priorities, for example the top ten 
traffic hot spots in our county as explained below on this 
website entitled "Top Ten Traffic Hot Spots in San Diego 
County: Coronado Is Not On The List."  SANDAG will not 
allocate taxpayers' money to fund the construction and 
maintenance of a Coronado tunnel because the traffic on
Third & Fourth Streets has zero priority in this region.

More Truth:  In 1998, through an advisory vote 
Coronado voters tasked city council to see if they 
could find funding for a bored tunnel.  Twelve years
later in 2010, the only thing Coronado voters have 
to show for it are vague funding promises from 
Coronado officials that are written on wind and 
engraved on water.  Coronado taxpayers deserve more 
than vague promises of federal, state or other forms 
of taxpayers' money in unknown amounts materializing 
at some unknown date in the future.  Remember, 
there is no Tunnel Fairy to wave her magic wand 
and make tunnel funding appear out of thin air.

Prediction:  After Coronado city officials' 
vague promises of federal and state government 
money prove false, the way that Coronado officials
will try to pay for a tunnel will be through  
parcel taxes and big bridge tolls to prop up
risky municipal or other bonds.  These bonds 
will carry a high risk of default because 
the big bridge tolls will keep people off the bridge 
and out of Coronado unless they have to 
commute over the bridge for work.  Then, to avoid 
the big bridge tolls, working commuters will 
band together and take advantage of the 
San Diego Bay Commuter Ferry, Park & Ride, 
MTS-US Navy Express Bus Program, Casual Carpooling 
(called "Slugging") and Mass Transit (buses, trolleys
and trains).  Like the South Bay Expressway 
toll road which filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy and
is in reorganization now due to lack of use by 
commuters, the big bridge tolls and 
private tunnel road will fail.  Bonds will go 
into default.  To make a bad situation 
even worse, the big bridge tolls 
will destroy the Coronado small business 
community because day trippers and 
other tourists will avoid the big bridge tolls 
in order to visit other local beach towns that have 
authentic character and charm instead.  Yes, 
a tunnel also will destroy our unique island character 
and genuine village charm.  A tunnel is a gigantic project 
for major urban centers like New York City and Boston.  
A tunnel is not right for Coronado.  

Myth:  A tunnel will run under the San Diego Bay from 
San Diego City directly onto Naval Air Station North Island
(NASNI).  Thus it will remove traffic from Coronado streets.

Truth:  tunnel will never run under the bay and onto
NASNI because (a) disaster in such a tunnel would disrupt
commerce and military operations in the bay, and 
(b) the US Navy will not allow a tunnel onto its property
for obvious security reasons.  Instead, a tunnel will run 
for less than a mile completely within Coronado city 
boundaries.  It will start in Coronado at the base of the bridge, 
go down down down under Third & Fourth Streets and then 
go up up up in the Alameda neighborhood outside the NASNI 
gate.  A tunnel will add traffic to Coronado streets because 
it will increase cut-through vehicle traffic to South Bay.  
Also a tunnel simply will add another layer to the vehicle 
backup on Third & Fourth Streets during rush hour

Myth:  Commuters will voluntarily drive in a tunnel.

Truth:  Commuters will not voluntarily drive in a tunnel.
According to their spokesman, 3,500 contract workers 
on North Island military base will not drive in a tunnel 
because it is unsafe.  Logically, many other commuters 
will follow suit and avoid a tunnel because it is unsafe.  
Would you chose to be stuck in the confined space of 
a tunnel when there is an accident on the bridge or 
a car fire in the tunnel?  Why would Coronado city 
officials expect anyone to voluntarily choose this?

Myth:  Commuters can be forced to drive in a tunnel.

Truth:  This is the United States of America so Coronado 
city officials cannot force drivers into a tunnel against 
their will.

Myth:  A tunnel will reduce traffic on Third & Fourth Streets.

Truth Logistically, a tunnel will increase traffic on Third & 
Fourth Streets because (a) drivers concerned with their safety 
will continue to use Third & Fourth Streets instead of a 
tunnel and (b) drivers trying to avoid vehicle backup on the 5 
will continue to drive over the bridge and cut through Coronado 
on their way to the South Bay area thinking that a tunnel for 
other drivers will shorten their own personal commute. 

Myth: A tunnel is a reasonable traffic reduction mechanism.

Truth:  Logically, a tunnel is unreasonable because it does not
reduce traffic.  A tunnel merely accommodates and then 
attracts more traffic to Coronado.  A tunnel does 
absolutely nothing to manage traffic on First Street, 
Orange Avenue, the Silver Strand and anywhere else 
throughout Coronado Island.  

Myth:  We must add capacity to fit more vehicles on 
our island.  Therefore, a tunnel is the only answer.

Truth:  We do not need to add capacity for more vehicles on
our island.  Our island has a finite amount of space.  Only so 
many vehicles will fit on our island.  We need to reduce the 
rate of increase in the number of vehicles on our streets 
through affordable and safe ways that are attractive to 
commuters, tourists, day trippers and residents.  In reality, 
the extra traffic lanes of a tunnel will add more bottlenecking 
delays to rush hour because there are a fixed number 
of lanes on the bridge and on NASNI.  If any commuters
can ever be convinced to drive in a tunnel, the only two
things a tunnel will accomplish are: (1) removing the 
sight and sound of traffic from Third & Fourth Streets, and 
(2) concentrating carbon monoxide in lethal amounts 
which will require venting of a tunnel through large, 
noisy and unsightly exhaust fans along Third & Fourth 
Streets.  A tunnel is not the answer.  It isn't even close.

Myth:  Commuters will never be convinced to get out of 
their cars in order to use healthier forms of transportation.  
Therefore we need a tunnel.  

Truth:  As the economy continues to decline further and the 
cost of living -- including the price of gas -- continues to 
climb higher, commuters can and will be incentivized to 
get out of their cars.  In fact, now in this dreadful economy 
is the perfect time to incentivize cash-strapped drivers 
out of their cars and into a healthier lifestyle that allows 
them to choose from five of these safe and affordable 
traffic management tools:  San Diego Bay Commuter Ferry, 
Park & Ride, Mass Transit (buses, trolleys, trains), 
MTS-US Navy Express Bus and Casual Carpooling 
(called "Slugging").  Therefore, we do not need a tunnel.

Myth:  A tunnel is safe, or at least as safe as the bridge.

Truth:  A tunnel is inherently dangerous because it is planned 
to run directly through at least one, and possibly two, active 
earthquake fault zones.  A tunnel is exponentially more 
dangerous than the bridge because it is a magnet for nefarious 
activity since the intent for a tunnel is a traffic conduit for 
exclusive use by our uniformed service men and women, and 
those that support them.  It is unreasonable and irresponsible 
for any city official to advocate for a tunnel in Coronado because 
it is highly dangerousincreases risk of harm and makes everyone 
less safe.  Remember, there is no Tunnel Fairy to wave her 
magic wand and make a tunnel safe for Coronado.

Myth:  A tunnel is a good thing because we don't have to 
destroy homes.

Truth: A tunnel is a bad thing because we definitely must 
destroy homes in three neighborhoods.  First, many homes 
will be destroyed at the base of the bridge in Coronado near 
Third & Fourth Streets.  Second, many homes will be destroyed 
in the Alameda area outside the Third Street gate to 
North Island.  Third, many homes will be destroyed along the 
surface streets over the tunnel route in order to build large and 
noisy tower fans for the purpose of removing concentrated 
poisonous carbon exhaust from a tunnel and dispersing it into 
the air over Coronado.

Myth: Coronado voted against a cut-and-cover tunnel 
in the 1988 advisory ballot measure.  Therefore, this type 
of tunnel is not included in the decade-long tunnel study 
because Coronado city officials respect the will of the voters.  

Truth:  The cut-and-cover tunnel is most definitely 
on the table and included in the decade-long 
tunnel study, which is against the will of 
Coronado voters.  

Myth:  A tunnel will improve property values 
for homes in the vicinity of Third & Fourth Streets.

Truth:  A tunnel will dramatically reduce property values 
for homes in the vicinity of Third & Fourth Streets around
"A" to "J" Avenues, depending on the number and location 
of the homes that are destroyed to accommodate 
the two tunnel portals (the points where each end of a
tunnel "daylights" up onto surface streets from 
down below Third & Fourth Streets).  Tunnel construction 
is in very risky because according to engineers it is likely to 
destabilize the foundations of some homes that remain 
on the surface streets around and near a tunnel 
construction site.  Also, homeowners whose residences 
remain over and near a constructed tunnel will experience 
a concentrated shower of poisonous carbon monoxide 
(vehicle exhaust) from noisy and unsightly towering 
exhaust fans along Third & Fourth Streets, as well as 
the regular shaking and trembling of their houses 
that they will feel due to any car and truck traffic that 
may be convinced to use a tunnel.  In the event of 
an earthquake in the active Coronado Fault 
through which a tunnel will be constructed, 
resulting property damage to area homes will be 
magnified due to the existence of a tunnel underneath.   
All of these things will dramatically reduce the 
property values of those remaining homes in 
the vicinity of a tunnel, which will run under 
Third & Fourth Streets from the base of the bridge 
in Coronado to Alameda Avenue outside the NASNI gate.  
A tunnel will never daylight on the military base because 
for obvious security reasons the federal government 
cannot allow a tunnel portal to exist on its property.

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A tunnel in Coronado is the problem to all our answers.

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IF NOT THE TUNNEL, 
THEN HOW DO WE MANAGE TRAFFIC ?

Here are four transportation mechanisms that together will reduce traffic over the bridge and onto our island.  In this way, we will manage our island-wide traffic problem including, but not limited to, the traffic problem on Third & Fourth Streets.  

In line with the principles of good government, Councilwoman Barbara Denny has been working very hard on these four transportation mechanisms for quite some time and will continue to do so because they are affordable, safe and supported by local, regional, state and federal officials.  

Due to widespread support, together these four mechanisms have the best realistic chance for success:

(1) Park & Ride - Championed consistently and publicly by Councilwoman Barbara Denny for over a year and a half, this is favored in our region and will be an important part of SANDAG's Regional Transportation Plan 2011 because it will reduce our carbon footprint by reducing the number of commuting cars that emit carbon.  Councilwoman Denny is the leader on ensuring that Coronado benefits from Park & Ride. Councilwoman Denny has also been working hard and building alliances successfully with elected officials and others over the bridge in order to facilitate Park & Ride to benefit Coronado by alleviating traffic over the bridge.  (Supported locally by SANDAG, the San Diego Association of local Governments)

(2) San Diego Bay Commuter Ferry - Championed consistently and publicly by Councilwoman Barbara Denny for about twelve years, this service currently reduces more than 10,000 car trips per month over the bridge.  Councilwoman Denny has been and will continue to work closely with ferry operator San Diego Harbor Excursions and others to increase commuter ferry ridership in order to reduce even more car trips over the bridge.  

By way of background, Councilwoman Denny saved the commuter ferry from defunding by local officials when she was a ferry commuter working as a Child Support Enforcement Attorney at the San Diego District Attorney's Office.  Denny drafted a petition and walked all over the island from the Village to the Cays with volunteers to gather signatures to save the ferry.  Denny amassed so many signatures that State Senator Dede Alpert sponsored two bills that funded the commuter ferry ad infinitum because, as the legislation states, the ferry is a "vital link in our regional transportation infrastructure" that needs protection from "unnecessary bureaucratic meddling" in order to keep it strong and build it up.  (Supported by the State of California)

(3) MTS-Navy Express Bus Pilot Program - Championed consistently and publicly by Councilwoman Barbara Denny for over a year and a half, this is an arrangement between San Diego MTS and the US Navy wherein targeted areas with a high population of military base workers, starting with Murphy Canyon, will use MTS buses to make express runs to area military bases.  This program is in its infancy.  The success of this program will lead to its expansion over time and increased reduction of car trips over the bridge.  (Supported regionally by MTS & federally by the US Navy)

(4) Casual Carpooling - Championed consistently and publicly by Councilwoman Denny for less than a year, casual carpooling has been around since 1975 in the United States. Informally called "slugging," it works successfully in Washington, DC, in the Pentagon and in the Bay Area of San Francisco.  It operates entirely without government intervention.  Councilwoman Denny introduced slugging to our regional transportation discussion in her commuter ferry article published in the San Diego Union-Tribune on Sunday 21 February 2010.  A copy of this article is below for you to read.  (To be supported by the public / no government intervention by definition)

If you have other ideas you would like to discuss, kindly go to the "Contact Us" page of this website and send an email.  Councilwoman Denny would like to hear about all other affordable, safe and reasonably supportable ways to reduce car trips over the bridge and onto our island.  In this way we will manage our island-wide traffic problem, including the traffic problem on Third & Fourth Streets.  

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Community Essay: Coronado
Commuter Ferry Deserves Support

By Barbara Denny

Published Sunday 21 February 2010 in the 
San Diego Union-Tribune

As the San Diego Union-Tribune has reported, the commuter ferry service between San Diego’s Broadway Pier and North Island Naval Air Station has been discontinued by military command. I support this decision because the security of the men and women who put themselves in harm’s way for us, and those who support them, is crucial.

But commuter ferry service from Broadway Pier to Coronado’s Ferry Landing remains in operation. In addition to non-base-bound travelers, this service currently accommodates approximately 175 base-bound ferry commuters resulting in a reduction of up to 9,000 car trips per month. As reported by the Union-Tribune, some base-bound ferry commuters travel on their own through Coronado to North Island on bicycles and electric scooters.

However, in order to facilitate movement of the un-wheeled, base-bound commuters from Coronado Ferry Landing to North Island, Coronado city staff and Navy staff are working to determine the source of funding for a shuttle bus.

Now the discontinuation of the North Island ferry stop results in a savings of variable costs in the contract between the City of Coronado and the commuter ferry operator, San Diego Harbor Excursions.  An example of a variable cost is gasoline. 

At issue is the future use of these contract savings.

While some have suggested that these contract savings may fund overland transportation of base-bound commuter ferry riders by shuttle bus from Coronado Ferry Landing to North Island, it is possible that the legislation that controls the commuter ferry funding precludes such use of funds.

The ferry legislation sponsored by former Democratic state Senator Dede Alpert a decade ago secured funding specifically for the San Diego Bay commuter ferry service ad infinitum, which means forever. The stated purpose of these bills is to prevent “unnecessary bureaucratic meddling” with the commuter ferry in order to protect and keep it strong because the commuter ferry is a vital part of our regional transportation infrastructure.

The legality of using the commuter ferry contract savings for overland shuttle bus transportation is questionable. That is why Coronado city staff and Navy staff are reviewing the language and legislative intent of SBs 664 and 1433 to determine how best to provide overland transportation for Navy ferry riders.

While this overland transportation is a key part of maintaining and growing military ferry ridership, funds intended specifically for the commuter ferry service most likely cannot be diverted to another use, such as a shuttle bus. Instead, the commuter ferry contract savings must be put back into commuter ferry service by increasing the number of commuter runs across the bay.

In keeping with the purpose and intent of the commuter ferry legislation, San Diego Harbor Excursions has plans for additional morning and evening commuter runs between the Coronado Ferry Landing and Broadway Pier which equal the contract savings. This facilitates the growth of overall commuter ferry ridership.

As a result, all efforts must be made to find alternative funding for a shuttle bus in order to ensure that un-wheeled, base-bound commuters continue to ride the ferry. Or, an alternative to the shuttle bus is necessary. The best alternative is the low-cost option of casual carpooling in which North Island-bound drivers stop at the Coronado Ferry Landing, pick up ferry riders, and drive to the base for work. If necessary, appropriate incentives can be offered to the drivers.

Casual carpooling has been in existence in the United States since 1975. Currently, the Pentagon, the District of Columbia and San Francisco have successful casual carpooling systems which operate entirely without government intervention. This phenomenon is called “slugging.” I encourage all large employers in the San Diego region to look to slugging as a way to reduce car trips.

San Diego County is a world-class region in which to live and work. Therefore, all of us – including military commuters – deserve a world-class transportation infrastructure. The fact is that the commuter ferry is a vital link in our regional transportation infrastructure. I am confident that all North Island-bound ferry commuters will be properly accommodated.

As we look for ways to reduce our carbon footprint, the San Diego Bay commuter ferry service must be supported so that it can reach its full potential of reducing car trips over the bridge.

Denny is a Coronado City Councilwoman and an attorney experienced in land use, water law and defense litigation.

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A tunnel in Coronado is the problem to all our answers.

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TOP TEN TRAFFIC HOT SPOTS 

IN SAN DIEGO COUNTY 

Coronado is not on the list

 

The fact is that Coronado's Third & Fourth Streets did not

make San Diego County's list of top ten troublesome traffic

hot spots.

 

The San Diego Union-Tribune ran articles on 9 February 2010

and 14 March 2010 focusing on the worst traffic in the county.

Go to www.signonsandiego.com and search "Worst Rush Hour

Spot in County Goes To . . ." and "Battling a Bottleneck in

San Marcos" for more information.

 

Logically then, it is impractical and unrealistic to count on 

federal stimulus or other government agency money 

materializing anytime in the future for a tunnel in 

Coronado. Our traffic problems simply pale in 

comparison to other places in San Diego County.

This is a fact of life.  

 

All of the worst rush hour spots are far north of Coronado.

 

They are in North San Diego City, Del Mar, Solana Beach, 

Escondido and San Marcos:

 

 1) State Route 78 at Barham Drive (Eastbound, afternoon)

 2) Interstate 15 at Citracado Parkway (Northbound, afternoon)

 3) Interstate 805 at Nobel Drive (Southbound, afternoon)

 4) Interstate 805 at Clairemont Mesa Blvd. (Northbound, morning)

 5) State Route 52 near Mast Blvd. (Eastbound, afternoon)

 6) Interstate 805 at Sorrento Valley Road (Southbound, afternoon)

 7) Interstate 5 at Via de la Valle (Northbound, afternoon)

 8) Interstate 15 at Miramar Way (Northbound, afternoon)

 9) Interstate 5 at Lomas Santa Fe Drive  (Northbound, afternoon)

10) State Route 78 at Broadway/Lincoln Pkwy. (Westbound, morning).

 

Even though our traffic problems didn't make the list of

San Diego regions's worst traffic spots, they are still problems 

for us.  

 

So, I am working hard on realistic, affordable and safe ways 

to manage traffic in Coronado, including Third & Fourth

Streets.  These five mechanisms already have strong support 

from local, state and federal government officials and 

agencies.  Therefore, together they have the best 

realistic chance of success in managing Coronado traffic: 

Park & Ride, Casual Carpooling (called "Slugging"), 

Mass Transit, MTS-US Navy Express Bus Program,

San Diego Bay Commuter Ferry.


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My goal is to keep my finger on the pulse of Coronado so that I may continue to vote confidently in your best interests as you expect me to do.