Not enough room. So I got left at the curb and ended up walking 40 minutes to downtown Pasadena to catch the A line to DTLA.

Not enough room. So I got left at the curb and ended up walking 40 minutes to downtown Pasadena to catch the A line to DTLA.

this is basically what I was worried about, that he'd have a tantrum and grab at some new authority to not just return us to the previously imposed IEEPA tariff rates, but something like 'liberation day' or worse (using section 338 imo most likely, but who knows)

That's an excellent case for banning cars on city streets.

The #PacificSurfliner to Los Angeles is by far the best option in the rain.

Eindhoven is also home to the excellent Area 51 Skatepark, hosting Winterclash 2026 in two weekends.

Anyone that kills off these U.S. social media sewers is a hero(ine).

I'll never use a Tesla Deathcab.

As a former resident of the District, I'd settle for 10th highest electricity prices to get statehood. Noboby wants to live on a plantation run by Republicans.

Prop 13 needs to mostly go away. It's done so much harm.

My favorite is being told we don't need bike lanes because "bikes are only for leisure" by the exact same people who threw an epic tantrum because "they need to drive to Balboa Park."

Or that charging someone using a $30,000+ piece of equipment for storage on public property is an attack on the poor. If you're using the most expensive means to get to a public park, you don't get to scream poverty if you are charged a fee to store that vehicle while visiting the park.

From the video, under Philadelphia's #VisionZero program, for every fatal crash there's an investigation involving Philadelphia PD, the streets department, and other city agencies. What does San Diego city government do after fatal crashes under its Vision Zero program?

"The White House is quietly urging Congress to adopt new laws that would "stop large cities that receive federal funds from providing free bus transit," which it defines as communities more than 200,000 people and more than 100 buses in service." Why not require tolls to get highway funding?

“Are they really going to make people pay the meter in front of their home all day?” she asked. “This is crazy.” That space belongs to the city, not to whoever is living next to it. If you want a place to store your car, pay for it or be willing to walk to someplace where there's no parking fee.

For those supposedly boycotting Balboa Park over parking fees, that was the least successful boycott ever today. It was indistinguishable from a typical summer Saturday with no parking fees. But TACO Todd already relented effective in March.

The surest way to murder someone with minimum penalty in the United States is when the weapon is a car.

"...but it is not too late to listen to the public and fully repeal paid parking at Balboa Park before the harm becomes permanent." So it's better to maintain the negative experience of having so many cars in a park?

Los Angeles is now paving only portions of streets as justification for bypassing required safety improvements, safety improvements strongly favored by city voters.

This is a direct and expected consequence of not having a network of protected bike lanes.

Paint was definitely NOT protection.

"...said the museums and cultural organizations in the park support expanding access by any mode of transportation. But he said currently, cars are still the best option for most people." The bike lanes and partial bus lanes got built in spite of the museums, not because of their support.

For those in San Diego that insist on never paying anything anywhere to store their private vehicles, especially in Balboa Park, the 235 this morning at 6:20 AM is very much not empty.

Why will MTS never fight for its riders? It doesn't do anything about cars blocking bus stops or bus lanes and was conspicuously silent when the city removed a bus lane on northbound Park Blvd used by the 7 and 215, two routes with frequent service and higher ridership.

This particular run of the 235 is back to running consistently 10+ minutes late every weekday evening. Fortunately I'm only using it to get to work, not something that's time-sensitive or anything.

San Diego won't pay for the cost to add and remove bollards on 5th through the Gaslamp, even though closure of 5th to cars was better for business. Cars are not better for business, even in San Diego.

Why should the cost for parking at Balboa Park be any less than the cost of a roundtrip transit fare for one person ($5)?

That was way too much fun to watch. And the comments...

The responses by the city and MTS were pretty unacceptable. The city seems bent on undermining bus service through the park by having a discontinuous bus lane southbound and removing the northbound bus lane where it was most needed.

"Pedestrian accidents are caused by alcohol, speeding and jaywalking, not poor visibility." Collisions, not accidents. This person obviously never walks anywhere. That poor visibility is also an issue for people driving cars, not just for people walking.

So much this‼️

"Southern California is seeing more of a slowdown because of increased supply. San Diego County is expected to deliver 3,670 new apartments this yea. That’s down from 6,176 in 2025, but still above historical averages."

At least the weather in San Diego was outstanding today.

How many California drivers even know the law on passing people on bicycles much less follow it? Has anyone ever gotten a ticket for violating that law?

The success is that MTS closed an overnight gap on its busiest transit route. It's averaging around 25 riders per bus trip with ridership continuing to grow. For those traveling north, those overnight buses should allow for connections to the earliest transit departures from downtown San Diego.

Two for two today with drivers that passed me where there wasn't a bike lane and then immediately ran the next stop sign without slowing down. #VisionZero

Children shouldn't have to be driven to parks and parks shouldn't be filled with cars because that takes away from green space. Even without parking fees, arriving in Balboa Park in a car is a choice and the most expensive one. There are better and cheaper options. Cars are bad for kids' health.

We seem to have arrived at the moment of maximum hysteria for those opposed to paying for parking in Balboa Park. There's a chunk of people in San Diego opposed to changes in housing and transportation that seem to permanently reside at that location, though those are mostly more loud than large.

More of those bike lanes that "nobody uses", at least according to those that insist parking for cars should be free everywhere all of the time.

This a compilation from an intersection in Fresno. There's also a live feed. I've seen more than a few similar things in San Diego and/or the resulting damage.

It took at least several months of public input before bike lanes and partial bus lanes were added to Park Blvd through Balboa Park in San Diego, but the city removed a portion of the northbound bus lane without any apparent public input. But at least I missed my connection and got home later.

My approach for those complaining most loudly about having to pay for the space occupied by their vehicle while visiting Balboa Park would be to remove the parking lots with the highest fees.

"The City Council looked favorably on the AVA project because it is on an existing site, already zoned for multifamily housing, is near several bus stops and a future bike lane, included subsidized housing and did not go above 30 feet."

So the anti-regulation people want to flood the zone with sloppy regulations that get people killed? “We don’t need the perfect rule on XYZ. We don’t even need a very good rule on XYZ,” he said, according to the meeting notes. “We want good enough.” Zerzan added, “We’re flooding the zone.”

The 215 delayed on northbound Park where San Diego removed the bus lane.

There's more than a little overlap in the demographic of those that oppose paid car storage in Balboa Park, those that oppose new housing in San Diego, and those that pay ultra-low property taxes because of Prop 13.

That was an execution by an ICE death squad in Minneapolis this morning. The person was hit multiple times with a gun, then executed with ten gun shots. I'm numb.

Shouldn't that location have been subject to California's daylighting law? Was a vehicle parked on the approach side of the alley at the time of the collision?

Two weekends ago I was in Balboa Park on Saturday from before 2 PM to after 5 PM and on Sunday of this past weekend during similar hours. On both days during the early afternoon, parking at the lots closer to the center of the park (the most expensive parking) was full.

"By halving the number of traffic lanes, the city actually becomes more accessible." - Tilburg executive council member