{"id":8540,"date":"2022-04-06T14:24:53","date_gmt":"2022-04-06T21:24:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sandiegonewsdesk.com\/?p=8540"},"modified":"2022-04-06T14:24:53","modified_gmt":"2022-04-06T21:24:53","slug":"city-of-san-diego-apologizes-for-dysfunctional-one-lane-street-in-mira-mesa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sandiegonewsdesk.com\/?p=8540","title":{"rendered":"City of San Diego Apologizes For Dysfunctional One-Lane Street in Mira Mesa"},"content":{"rendered":"

Written by William Hale<\/p>\n

One street in Mira Mesa was changed in a perplexing way recently. Gold Coast Drive was formerly an ordinary street with two lanes, but now the street has one lane with cars coming from both directions, along with two bike lanes immediately to the sides of the single lane.<\/span><\/p>\n

The dysfunctional new road was intended to incentivize more bicycle users for environmental concerns, but after watching a recent video of the street\u2019s traffic in real-time, one can\u2019t help but think that Gold Coast Drive might be one of the most dangerous roads for cyclists in the state.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Nonetheless, the backlash from Mira Mesa residents resulted in the City of San Diego apologizing for the street design<\/a>. At Monday’s Mira Mesa Town Council meeting, a representative from the City of San Diego said that, \u201cWe want to offer our sincerest apologies on how this project was implemented, without any outreach or education with the community, plain and simple, we messed up.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

San Diego\u2019s climate action plan can be partially blamed for these odd infrastructure projects; the city is aiming for net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2035, but with Gold Coast Drive being such a disaster, all similar projects are said to be placed on hold for now.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

On the bright side, Monday\u2019s meeting seemed to be productive. Jeff Stevens \u2014 Chair of the Mira Mesa Community Planning Group \u2014 said that it was a good meeting, and that it was good that the city\u2019s rationale was explained.<\/span><\/p>\n

However, Stevens did note some issues with the City of San Diego, \u201cI would have liked to have heard a little more acknowledgment that they might actually do something because they basically apologized for not informing us, but not for having any second thoughts about the design,\u201d Stevens said.<\/span><\/p>\n

Gold Coast Drive will remain a one-lane street indefinitely.<\/span><\/p>\n

Photo Cred: KUSI<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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