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Here's a cool map I made:
Walking vs Biking 10 minutes from every @sdmts trolley stop.
6.5x more area covered biking. Biking and transit can work together beautifully.
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Connor Proctor
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Connor Proctor
@ConnorProctor
San Diego • UCLA Alum • Software Engineer 👨💻 Passionate about making our city better 🚲🚊🌇🌴
San Diego Se unió Ekim 2014
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@destinyvgc I think that's outdated, I don't think city plans have incorporated the new SANDAG plans yet.
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@ConnorProctor It looks like they improved the plan for the Purple Line. Page 8 of the new General Plan Mobility Element shows heavy rail will stop at Park & El Cajon Blvd and/or University & 30th.
sandiego.gov/sites/default/…
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Lots of new homes in the urban core. Fantastic. This is exactly where we should be building lots of new housing.
But now there's a clear need for better public transit. Bus lanes and BRT can help, but long term I dream of a North Park/Hillcrest/Bankers Hill trolley or subway.
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It used to take 191 taps to sign up and ride transit in San Diego, now it'll take just one.
Contactless payments launch today!
I never would've guessed my tweet would lead to the creation of @ride_sd and so many people coming together to make easy fare payments a reality.
Connor Proctor@ConnorProctor
Signing up for a transit pass in San Diego is anything but PRONTO It took me 191 clicks to sign up and load money into the Pronto App. It took 13 clicks to sign up and pay for Uber. Improving first time user experience is a must if we want more people taking transit, a thread⤵️
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@AustinJEvans @mckelmer Coming soon™, my understanding is it would have delayed rollout. I’m glad they released without waiting for capping, it’s pretty rare for people to hit fare caps given the generous free transfer rules (since often your return trip is included). Would be nice eventually though.
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Personally confirmed. Just successfully used Apple Pay on the bus. Warning: pretty sure you don’t get credit for transfers, so you’ll have to pay $2.50 per ride if you switch buses within transfer time. @sdmts
MacKenzie Elmer@mckelmer
Apparently @sdmts switched on tap-to-pay for its bus system today. It’s a solution groups like @ride_sd pushed for because the Pronto app sucks to use sometimes. And, we showed MTS was losing lots of money because of it: voiceofsandiego.org/2023/05/17/mts… @voiceofsandiego
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@ibeshitin I've tested that transfers work (you only get charged once within a 2 hour window), unsure right now about fare capping. Transfers working is the important piece IMO. Pretty rare to hit fare caps with the generous transfer rules.
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It's happening! I just used my credit card to pay for the bus!
MTS has entered the final testing phases of contactless payments ahead of the launch in the next week or so.
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@mtnpassiknow @sdmts One adult fare per card, because they allow transfers. If you tap on another validator within 2hrs of the first tap, you won't be charged again. It's great they included transfers with this. I'm sure there will be a FAQ and guide coming out from MTS once it officially launches.
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@ConnorProctor This is great!
Do you happen to know if @sdmts allows you to purchase two tickets with one card?
And if so, what does it do to mitigate against double payment?
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@jake_gotta It's being tested on the Trolley and Bus now and also will work for the Coaster at official launch
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$190M in funding for public transit is headed to San Diego!
Governor Newsom finally release the SB125 funding that was originally supposed to be delivered a few months ago.
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@LisaHalverstadt Back then fines were $192 and went through the court system . The proposal yesterday was for a $25 fine that avoided the court system, with a community service option for those who couldn’t pay even $25.
Far more forgiving.
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Some historical context on how trolley tickets can upend low-income riders' lives - and how they are rarely paid: shorturl.at/mNVi9
The San Diego Union-Tribune@sdut
MTS rejects proposed crackdown on fare jumpers costing trolley system $1M a month dlvr.it/T8YdxR
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@ConnorProctor @aripounaki @CirculateSD @BikeSD @sdbikecoalition Hey Connor, thinking about this a bit more. PB Pathways P3 isn't proposing protected bike lanes on the network under the neighborhood greenway model, which typically uses sharrows. Certainly want to make protected lanes on the corridors, but out of scope for this iteration.
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We are working on a proposal to enhance the local bike network in PB (PB Pathways) and are looking for feedback on the draft proposal before we bring it before the parking district board. Please take a look! Share it around. 🧵
@aripounaki @CirculateSD @BikeSD @sdbikecoalition
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Really smart use of empty dorms over summer break, and I love that it includes a five-day @sdmts transit pass
Saad Asad@realsaadasad
This is so cool. UCSD is offering dorms for housing for Comic-Con. Special packages for alumni. With a trolley, folks still won't have to rent a car. Plus programming on campus!! kpbs.org/news/arts-cult…
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Connor Proctor retuiteado
Opinion: The rail corridor between L.A. and San Diego is too important not to fix. Why wait? dlvr.it/T85sz8 [Opinion]
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NUMBY: Not Under My Back Yard
It honestly makes no sense to me why train haters wouldn’t want the rail line buried underground where they don’t have to look at it.
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@GovKathyHochul Why are you “pausing” one of the only proven strategies for reducing traffic and congestion?
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As organized retail theft surges across the country, we’ve invested in proven strategies to keep New York’s small businesses, retail workers, and communities safe.
Hardworking small business owners like Roberto deserve nothing less.
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