Plan for trolley connecting San Diego to Tijuana moves forward

SAN DIEGO (KGTV) — In the event you crossed the border Monday morning, you needed to wait awhile. That is as a result of the common wait instances have been anyplace from 2 to three hours. A brand new proposal goals to considerably cut back wait instances.

SANDAG says it is transferring ahead with a proposal to increase the blue line trolly a couple of mile into Tijuana.

“This is able to be the primary of its variety within the nation. A cross-border trolly. There was quite a lot of help from our companions in Mexico,” says Antoinette Meier, Senior Director of Regional Planning at SANDAG.

It is certainly one of three initiatives chosen by SANDAG out of 18 submissions from personal firms. The purpose is to assist enhance transportation within the county.

Officers say wait instances might be 10 to fifteen minutes. Passengers who use the trolly must first undergo a prescreening course of much like the border crossing to the Tijuana airport.

“That basically will get individuals by means of to the Tijuana airport rapidly. This is able to be an identical sort of idea,” Meier added.

The second challenge is electrical shuttles you’ll be able to schedule by means of a telephone app that may take you to public transportation in your neighborhood.

And the third proposal plans to make lanes on freeways, designated for ride-sharing automobiles and self-driving automobiles.

“We see all the auto producers investing in testing. There have been pilot initiatives in our personal area and throughout the nation for self-driving automobiles,” Meier says.

Meier says the subsequent step is coming into into partnership agreements with the three firms after which transferring on to the design and growth levels.