Streetcars, LRT & BRT

[thelakelander]

The other day I was eating in a San Deigo hole-in-the-wall and captured this scene.  A trolley and LRT operating on the same infrastructure at a TOD that happens to have a 7-11 (check it out Avondale).  I think Ock will like this one.







Here is a shot showing San Diego's new and old LRT cars side-by-side.



This last one captures something rarely seen on LRT corridors.  Freight.

[fsujax]

i cant see them!

[thelakelander]

Upated: I would display the pics but this cheap hotel computer is giving me problems, so I just added the links.

[Lunican]

I fixed it for you Lake. Nice shots!

[tufsu1]

yep lake...I stopped in at the 7-Eleven while I was there...and ate at Jack in the Box across the street!

[thelakelander]

There are 7-11s around here on nearly every corner. Sort of like Dunkin Donuts in Center City Philly. In the burbs they look typical but it the downtown and urban neighborhoods they fit in pretty well. I stopped in one near PETCO Park last night that was stocked more like a small urban grocery market. My guess is it catered to the people staying in the condos, lofts, townhouses and apartments on the surrounding blocks. Avondale would be lucky to end up with something like that.

[fieldafm]

7-11's urban walk up model works very well for a business district like Avondale's.  I've been in these stores everywhere from Chicago's vibrant Lakeview and Wicker Park neighborhoods to downtown urban environments like Los Angeles and San Diego.

[Keith-N-Jax]

I like the words on the side of the car that say ride and relax. I really need to go back to San Diego for longer visit.

[acme54321]

There are 7-11s around here on nearly every corner. Sort of like Dunkin Donuts in Center City Philly. In the burbs they look typical but it the downtown and urban neighborhoods they fit in pretty well. I stopped in one near PETCO Park last night that was stocked more like a small urban grocery market. My guess is it catered to the people staying in the condos, lofts, townhouses and apartments on the surrounding blocks. Avondale would be lucky to end up with something like that.

That's the one I went to when I was staying in the Omni.  There is a cool pizza place just down from there, I think it was called Basic.  They have a white pizza with Bacon and Mashed Potato that was surprisingly delicious.

[thelakelander]

I snapped a pic of that Pizza place this morning, during a walk through that neighborhood (East Village?). Loved the architectural diversity. Nothing like that in Jax.

[thelakelander]

I like the words on the side of the car that say ride and relax. I really need to go back to San Diego for longer visit.

I'm riding and relaxing right now on the Surfliner into LA's Union Station.

[tufsu1]

I like the words on the side of the car that say ride and relax. I really need to go back to San Diego for longer visit.

I'm riding and relaxing right now on the Surfliner into LA's Union Station.

could have taken the San Diego commuter line...then transferred to LA's commuter system at Oceanside....would have taken longer but also been cheaper....and you could have checked out the Sprinter!

[thelakelander]

I considered that but I wanted to spend more time hitting as many urban neighborhoods on foot as possible and also wanted to experience an Amtrak corridor line as a passenger. The Surfliner is basically what Amtrak's proposed Jax/Miami FEC project will be.