{"id":314989,"date":"2022-09-09T09:27:12","date_gmt":"2022-09-09T16:27:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sdnews.com\/?p=314989"},"modified":"2022-09-09T13:58:20","modified_gmt":"2022-09-09T20:58:20","slug":"park-blvd-to-get-bus-bike-lanes-to-balboa-park","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/test.sdnews.com\/es\/park-blvd-to-get-bus-bike-lanes-to-balboa-park\/","title":{"rendered":"Park Blvd. to get bus, bike lanes to Balboa Park"},"content":{"rendered":"

The City of San Diego is <\/span><\/span>adding bus-only lanes and bikeways to Balboa Park amid a major road repair project of Park Blvd. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

The freshly rebuilt street will connect recently-finished bike lanes and transit improvements in the communities of Uptown, University Heights, Downtown, and North Park. The City hopes to improve efficiency, safety, and accessibility for all San Diegans. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cPark B<\/span><\/span>lvd.<\/span><\/span> is a major thoroughfare in our city and I\u2019m excited that the City is finally going to fix the road and make improvements for all types of transportation \u2013 driving, biking, and transit,\u201d said Mayor Todd Gloria. \u201c<\/span><\/span>T<\/span><\/span>his is part of our continued efforts to fix our streets and give San Diegans more choices on how to get around our city \u2013 choices that are safe, feasible, and good for the environment.\u201d <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

The road repair project will repave Park B<\/span><\/span>lvd.<\/span><\/span> with new asphalt following a water pipeline replacement. <\/span><\/span>The City will then reconfigure the street to reserve one lane going each way for transit and provide a new separated bikeway on both sides of the street from Morley Field Drive to Presidents Way through Balboa Park. <\/span><\/span>Shoulders previously used for on-street parking will largely be eliminated. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

A dedicated bike lane, a lane designated for MTS bus travel, and a general travel lane will be the three travel lanes on each side of Park Boulevard once construction on the street is concluded. To maintain easy access to and from the park, turn lanes and turning pockets will still be present at intersections. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Buses will share the general travel lane in select places of the street, such as close to the World Beat Center, Centro Cultural de la Raza, and the Rose Garden<\/span><\/span>\u2014<\/span><\/span> to protect on-street parking when off-street spaces are scarce.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

According to the project\u2019s spokesperson, Anthony Santacroce, construction is supposed to begin by October and <\/span><\/span>should<\/span><\/span> be completed by early December. Expect some lane closures and delays in the area while construction is underway. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI thank everyone who weighed in during months of community discussions on the striping of new lanes on Park Blvd,\u201d said Councilmember Stephen Whitburn. \u201cThat input is reflected in the final design and in plans for upcoming improvements to Balboa Park. I want bicyclists and pedestrians to feel safe, buses to run efficiently, and Balboa Park institutions to be well-attended. Safe and efficient modes of transportation are essential to the future of our City.\u201d <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Investments in <\/span><\/span>protected<\/span><\/span> bike lanes can save lives. San Diego <\/span><\/span>saw<\/span><\/span> the highest number of deaths for people riding bikes in 2021 than in the six years prior. Bike lanes are key to creating safe<\/span><\/span>r<\/span><\/span> road conditions by giving bicycle and scooter riders dedicated space and greater visibility. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

The project design team incorporated feedback from the public and stakeholders, such as the Balboa Park Committee, park institutions and residents in neighboring communities, into the final design. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

For more information about the Park Boulevard bikeways project, visit <\/span><\/span>sandiego.gov\/bicycling\/projects<\/u><\/span><\/span><\/a>. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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The City of San Diego is adding bus-only lanes and bikeways to Balboa Park amid a major road repair project of Park Blvd. The freshly rebuilt street will connect recently-finished bike lanes and transit improvements in the communities of Uptown, University Heights, Downtown, and North Park. The City hopes to improve efficiency, safety, and accessibility […]<\/p>","protected":false},"author":1500,"featured_media":255501,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"11555","_seopress_titles_title":"","_seopress_titles_desc":"","_seopress_robots_index":"","jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":{"source_name":"","source_url":"","via_name":"","via_url":"","override_template":"0","override":[{"template":"3","single_blog_custom":"","parallax":"1","fullscreen":"1","layout":"right-sidebar","sidebar":"default-sidebar","second_sidebar":"default-sidebar","sticky_sidebar":"1","share_position":"top","share_float_style":"share-monocrhome","show_share_counter":"1","show_view_counter":"1","show_featured":"1","show_post_meta":"1","show_post_author":"1","show_post_author_image":"1","show_post_date":"1","post_date_format":"default","post_date_format_custom":"Y\/m\/d","show_post_category":"1","show_post_reading_time":"1","post_reading_time_wpm":"300","show_zoom_button":"1","zoom_button_out_step":"2","zoom_button_in_step":"3","show_post_tag":"1","show_prev_next_post":"1","show_popup_post":"1","number_popup_post":"1","show_author_box":"1","show_post_related":"1","show_inline_post_related":"0"}],"override_image_size":"0","image_override":[{"single_post_thumbnail_size":"crop-500","single_post_gallery_size":"crop-500"}],"trending_post":"0","trending_post_position":"meta","trending_post_label":"Trending","sponsored_post":"0","sponsored_post_label":"Sponsored by","sponsored_post_name":"","sponsored_post_url":"","sponsored_post_logo_enable":"0","sponsored_post_logo":"","sponsored_post_desc":"","disable_ad":"0"},"jnews_primary_category":{"id":""},"jnews_social_meta":{"fb_title":"","fb_description":"","fb_image":"","twitter_title":"","twitter_description":"","twitter_image":""},"jnews_override_counter":{"override_view_counter":"0","view_counter_number":"0","override_share_counter":"0","share_counter_number":"0","override_like_counter":"0","like_counter_number":"0","override_dislike_counter":"0","dislike_counter_number":"0"},"footnotes":""},"categories":[11551,11550,11555],"tags":[12970,14080,14079,14082,13138,12375,14081],"class_list":["post-314989","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","category-top-stories","category-uptown-news","tag-balboa-park","tag-bike","tag-bus","tag-cars","tag-parking","tag-san-diego","tag-transit"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/test.sdnews.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/314989","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/test.sdnews.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/test.sdnews.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test.sdnews.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1500"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test.sdnews.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=314989"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/test.sdnews.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/314989\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test.sdnews.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/255501"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/test.sdnews.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=314989"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test.sdnews.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=314989"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test.sdnews.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=314989"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}