The Quickway Proposal was developed by San Diego citizens who want to see an affordable, efficient, convenient, world-class transit system developed here. This detailed series is composed of nine presentations. Part 6 shows our proposal for the Mid-Coast zone (Greater Golden Triangle)

1. SAN DIEGO CITIZENS’
Quickway
Proposal
FOR A FAST, FREQUENT,
CONVENIENT, WORLD-CLASS
TRANSIT SYSTEM
PART 6 The Proposal:
Greater Golden
Triangle
SEPTEMBER 2014
6 PART
©2014 BY THE MISSION GROUP, SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
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2. The Quickway
Proposal
I-15
Corridor
Mid-City &
East County
South
County
North County
Greater
Golden
Triangle
Central
1. Why we need a new
approach to public transit
2. How to create a world class
transit system
3. Central Zone
4. South County
5. Mid-City & East County
6. Greater Golden Triangle
7. I-15 Corridor
8. North County
9. Results: Costs & Benefits
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3. Elements—The Building Blocks
Existing Light Rail Quickway (Elevated)
Quickway (Tunnel) Surface Transitways
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4. Elements—The Building Blocks
People Mover Streetcars
Passenger-Friendly Stations SuperStations
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5. Services
in the Greater Golden Triangle
Core/
Trolley
Routes
MetroXpress Direct Streetcar
Shuttles
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6. Disclaimer—Please Note
The Quickway Proposal is intended to demonstrate how to
create a world-class, effective rapid transit system for San
Diego. Ongoing development and freeway construction means
that certain features of the Proposal will need to be redesigned
to fit new constraints and take advantage of new opportunities.
Likewise, any indicated alignments or station locations are for
illustrative purposes only; should any elements of this Proposal
advance to project status, final alignments and station locations
should follow detailed and open community planning processes,
involving residents, businesses, and stakeholder groups.
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7. Heavy Rail (Coaster/Amtrak)
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8. New coastal rail
EEXXIISSTTIINNGG
PPRROOPPOOSSEEDD
tunnel
HEAVY RAIL
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9. Quickway and T-Way
Quickway T-Way
Grade-Separated
(No cross-traffic)
At-Grade
(Traffic Crosses)
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10. MID-COUNTY
JOBS LOOP
Quickway
& T-Way
Projects
URBAN
SPINE
I-5
QUICKWAY
UCSD
CONNECTOR
LA JOLLA
CONNECTOR
MID-COAST
QUICKWAY
PB
CONNECTOR
CLAIREMONT
LINKS
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11. Scripps Business Park
Mira
Mesa
Kearny
County Ctr
SuperStations
Serve All
MetroXpress Routes
Stations
Off-Corridor
Stations
Convoy
Tech
Center
PB Gateway
Sharp Hospitals
Grade-Separated
At-Grade
UCSD
Central
PB Central
UTC
Kearny Central
HEAVY RAIL
QUICKWAY
T-WAY
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12. Scripps Business Park
Mira
Mesa
Kearny
County Ctr
SuperStations
Serve All
MetroXpress Routes
Stations
Off-Corridor
Stations
Convoy
Tech
Center
PB Gateway
Sharp Hospitals
UCSD
Central
PB Central
UTC
Kearny Central
HEAVY RAIL
QUICKWAY
T-WAY
On Freeway
On Street
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13. HEAVY RAIL Mesa
QUICKWAY
Scripps Business Park
T-WAY
On Freeway
On Street
STREETCAR
Mira
Kearny
County Ctr
Convoy
Tech
Center
PB Gateway
Sharp Hospitals
UCSD
Central
PB Central
UTC
Kearny Central
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14. Detail:
Clairemont
Clairemont Square
Tunnel/Station
Balboa Ave
Tunnel
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15. Detail:
Clairemont
Tunnel
Entrance
Clairemont Square
Tunnel/Station
Balboa Ave
Tunnel
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16. Model:
Brisbane
Busway goes underground
through shopping district
Open-air, below-grade
station
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17. Sorrento Mesa
Route internal to Sorrento Mesa
gets much closer to major
employment sites than a Mira
Mesa Blvd alignment
Tech
Center
QUICKWAY
COASTER
AMTRAK
MIRA MESA BLVD
MetroXpress routes tie
directly into Tech Center
SuperStation and deliver
people to many worksites
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18. Golden
Triangle
LA JOLLA VILLAGE DR
UTC
GENESEE AVE GENESEE AVE
UCSD
VA
Salk
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19. Tech
Center
QUICKWAY
COASTER
AMTRAK
Major employment
node at Campus Point
is fully served
Streetcar, complemented
by rapid transit Quickway,
replaces SuperLoop bus, is
faster, more direct, and
higher capacity to better
match peak demand.
UCSD
Central
STREETCAR
UTC SuperStation is one
of the lynchpins of the
network, bringing together
coastal rail, Quickway, and
UTC
Tourist route serves
La Jolla Playhouse
and Birch Aquarium,
terminates at UTC
FUN’N’SUN
Streetcar services
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20. FUN’N’SUN
Mount Soledad transit
tunnel can save 10-15
minutes one-way into
La Jolla during peak
period and give transit
a real competitive
advantage
Innovative sharing of
turn lanes can allow
eastbound transit to
jump lengthy queues of
cars leaving La Jolla
La Jolla
LA JOLLA/
CORONADO
FUN’N’SUN
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21. PROPOSED ROUTES
Core/Trolley
TTAANN LLIINNEE
RREEDD LLIINNEE
GGRREEEENN LLIINNEE
PPUURRPPLLEE LLIINNEE
GGOOLLDD LLIINNEE
Light Rail or BRT
Operate Mostly in
Dedicated Guideways
Stop at All Stations
High Frequency
MetroXpress
AA
AIRPORT
SANTA FE
NORTH
NORTH
KK
LL
LINDA
VISTA
TT
TECH
CENTER
KEARNY
MESA
FF
MM
LA JOLLA/
CORONADO
MIRA
MESA
UU
UTC
BRT
JJ
NN
NAVY
FUN’N’
SUN
Mixes Local Service in an Area
then Express to Key Destinations
In Express Mode,
Stops Mostly at SuperStations
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22. Tech
Center
UTC
GGRREEEENN LLIINNEE
TO ESCONDIDO
Convoy
TO GASLAMP /
CONVENTION CTR
TO GASLAMP /
CONVENTION CTR
Scripps Business Park
RREEDD LLIINNEE
Core Routes
SuperStations
Serve All
MetroXpress
Routes
Stations
Mira
Mesa
Kearny
County Ctr
PB Gateway
Sharp Hospitals
UCSD
Central
PB Central
Kearny Central
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23. Core Routes TO POINSETTIA
TTAANN LLIINNEE
SuperStations
Serve All
MetroXpress
Routes
Stations
Scripps Business Park
Mira
Mesa
Kearny
County Ctr
Convoy
Tech
Center
PB Gateway
Sharp Hospitals
UCSD
Central
PB Central
UTC
Kearny Central
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24. Scripps Business Park
Mira
Mesa
Kearny
County Ctr
PPUURRPPLLEE LLIINNEE
Convoy
Tech
Center
TO OTAY BORDER
VIA HILLCREST,
DOWNTOWN,
PB Gateway
NATIONAL CITY &
EASTERN CHULA
Sharp Hospitals
Core Routes
UCSD
Central
SuperStations
Serve All
MetroXpress
PB Central
UTC
Kearny Central
Routes
Stations
VISTA
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25. Scripps Business Park
GGOOLLDD LLIINNEE
Core Routes
SuperStations
Serve All
MetroXpress
Routes
Stations
Mira
Mesa
Kearny
County Ctr
Convoy
Tech
Center
TO OTAY BORDER
VIA
CITY HEIGHTS &
EASTERN CHULA
PB Gateway
VISTA
Sharp Hospitals
UCSD
Central
PB Central
UTC
Kearny Central
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26. AA
Scripps Business Park
AIRPORT
NORTH
FF
SANTA FE
NORTH
MMeettrrooXXpprreessss
SuperStations
Serve All
MetroXpress
Routes
Stations
Mira
Mesa
Kearny
County Ctr
Convoy
Tech
Center
PB Gateway
Sharp Hospitals
UCSD
Central
PB Central
UTC
Kearny Central
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27. Scripps Business Park
KK
KEARNY
MESA
MM
MIRA
MESA
MMeettrrooXXpprreessss
SuperStations
Serve All
MetroXpress
Routes
Stations
Mira
Mesa
Kearny
County Ctr
Convoy
Tech
Center
PB Gateway
Sharp Hospitals
UCSD
Central
PB Central
UTC
Kearny Central
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28. Scripps Business Park
TT
TECH
CENTER
NN
LL
LINDA
VISTA
NAVY
MMeettrrooXXpprreessss
SuperStations
Serve All
MetroXpress
Routes
Stations
Mira
Mesa
Kearny
County Ctr
Convoy
Tech
Center
PB Gateway
Sharp Hospitals
UCSD
Central
PB Central
UTC
Kearny Central
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29. Scripps Business Park
TOURISM
ROUTES
JJ
LA JOLLA/
CORONADO
FUN’N’
SUN
MMeettrrooXXpprreessss
SuperStations
Serve All
MetroXpress
Routes
Stations
Mira
Mesa
Kearny
County Ctr
Convoy
Tech
Center
PB Gateway
Sharp Hospitals
UCSD
Central
PB Central
UTC
Kearny Central
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30. Scripps Business Park
UU
UTC
MMeettrrooXXpprreessss
SuperStations
Serve All
MetroXpress
Routes
Stations
Mira
Mesa
Kearny
County Ctr
Convoy
Tech
Center
PB Gateway
Sharp Hospitals
UCSD
Central
PB Central
UTC
Kearny Central
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31. MMeettrrooXXpprreessss
UU
UTC
Torrey
Pines
PB
10
40
30
20
Encinitas
Del Mar/
Solana Beach
50 40
10
30
20
Palomar
Airport Escondido
Carmel Vly
50
60
60
70
80
Santee
Grossmont
90
La Jolla
OB
Rcho SD
Centerline
47th St
UTC
Clairemont
Sq
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32. MMeettrrooXXpprreessss
10
10
OB
Encinitas
Palomar
Airport
UTC
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33. MMeettrrooXXpprreessss
20
20
PB
Santee
UTC
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34. MMeettrrooXXpprreessss
30
30
La Jolla
Del Mar/
Solana Beach
UTC
PB
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35. MMeettrrooXXpprreessss
40
40
Torrey
Pines
UTC
Clairemont
Sq
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36. 50
Carmel Vly
50
UTC
Clairemont
Sq
MMeettrrooXXpprreessss
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37. 60
60
Escondido
Carmel Vly
Grossmont
UTC
MMeettrrooXXpprreessss
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38. 70
80
Rcho SD
Centerline
47th St 90
UTC
MMeettrrooXXpprreessss
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