San Diego Transportation

         Imagine not having a drivers license living in San Diego. This was me for the first four months of commuting to SDSU for my first semester, and I would deem it as horrible. People living in San Diego are known to have a car, as approximately 77.5% of people commute to work daily, using a vehicle every morning. Commuting in San Diego. I feel like this is a problem because not everyone can afford a car, and this makes San Diego very unwalkable because everything is so far from where the houses are located at. As well that if an individual does not have a car, then they would have to choose another form of transport such as the trolley or the bus. This form of transport is not super reliable either, because a 20 minute ride in the car, would turn into 50 minutes to a hour through public transportation. This was my form of commute back home last semester, and I found it super unreliable and tiring because all I want is to go home, but instead I am stuck with a hour and a half commute. Also, I could not fully rest on the trolley because I would of course have to watch my things and watch for my well-being, as there are other travelers on the trolley. Safety concerns on SD Trolley

    

    This problem is important to me and others, because San Diego is one of the top three cities in California, yet it does not have good transportation nor walkable areas that are close to houses. If you want to go somewhere in San Diego, it is basically a requirement to take the highway. And in order to go on the highway, you need a car or you would have to take the rapid bus. It is important for this issue to be addressed, because cities outside of San Diego such as Seoul in South Korea, London UK, New York city, NY, are all cities that have good transportation as well as many people living in these areas do not own a car. I know many people after high-school, who talked about how freeing they felt after they got their license because they could now go anywhere in San Diego, and would not have to walk the uneven and hilly sidewalks. Walking in San Diego. I feel that if San Diego offered better transportation and better walkable streets, more people would be going outside, and it would be slightly more safer for younger people to go out by themselves. California cities deemed as unwalkable. 

    In addition, living without a car means not having to spend much on gas, insurance, and connecting with the environment. I find these factors important, because as a student I have to think about where I am putting my money and how much I spend on gas. I know many other students think about this as well, and I feel that if San Diego had better transportation and again, was more of a walkable city, this concern could be relieved from many students, and even people who commute to work. San Diego traffic issues