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parks and freeways do not mix

These authors reviewed 73 previous studies examining car touchscreens.

Conclusion: They're awful

"Touchscreens tended to have negative effects on driving performance, visual attention, and secondary task performance compared with voice control and physical controls."

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Look at the line of cars blocking the bus only lane on Park Blvd, all waiting to turn right into the Zoo parking lot. Driver says it's like this every weekend and this backup alone is adding 20 minutes to the route.

Eastbound Route 10 'bendy bus' pulling over at bus stop on Washington Street in sunny San Diego.

Happy bendy boi Sunday.

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Me too but I was assessing transit options for the day since after the cinema I might end up at casbah and, well, I'm not leaving my bike on a pole over there haha.

Planning a transit trip on Saturday from a friend's place to the cinema downtown. The 215 is a Rapid route yet...

There's a lot of questions about whether aging drivers need to be regularly retested but really all drivers should be required to retake the tests

North County Transit District beset by surging fare evasion, faces dwindling revenues Since 2023, a rising number of Sprinter and Coaster riders evaded fares on the trains. This spike coincides with the roll out of the district’s hands-off enforcement policy, which came in response to ...

This is a great story that looks at the issues with fare evasion in San Diego’s north county
www.kpbs.org/news/local/2...

Overheard in San Diego: "I'm getting annoyed with my chats with chatgpt."

🚨🚨 The authors of the bill sent out a survey:
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Please take it and tell them:
1. Many people rely on ebikes as mobility devices
2. Registering ebikes won't keep us safe
3. The real safety threat is dangerous car driving and the lack of safe bike infrastructure #bikesky

I'm not a valentine's person, but I support any and all ideas near transit & no parking required! ⤵️⤵️
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So people want free parking on Sundays because they're out and about but transit schedules suck on Sundays while riders are out and about. Got it.

@thomasdefranco.bsky.social stepping off one and immediately onto another felt otherworldly

When that COASTER to Trolley transfer is seamless AF.

Saturgaze.

I enjoy biking to 30th Street businesses for coffee, vinyl, oysters, eucalyptus, nigiri, and more.

Postcard from Arizona depicting a car beneath a fallen cactus.

I love receiving postcards in the mail.

California tower in Balboa Park looking west toward San Diego Bay.

Had the day off. Climbed up a tower.

I joke with a friend that we're both now starring in the same looney tunes cartoon, you know with all the cracks, falls, and noises and such.

Closed out oyster tab early to make THAT BUS!

This, my friends, is what I like to call: urban transit bullshit.

Local reporting on Balboa Park parking continues to omit the fact that, combining both directions for routes 3, 7, 120, and 215, buses stop at Balboa Park:

- Weekdays: Every 1 minute and 52 seconds
- Saturdays: Every 2 minutes and 18 seconds
- Sundays: Every 2 minutes and 30 seconds

"No we're never gonna survive unless we are a little crazy"

Ahh. I've had a couple deep convos at the saloon!

Old Town Saloon?

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Paid parking in Balboa Park begins today. Leave all poop at home.

Congestion pricing is a heckuva street safety strategy

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