SANDAG’s Mid-City Bike Corridor
This project is designed to pass through Talmadge with a two-way bike lane along the south side of Monroe from 44th Street to Collwood. In a Survey Monkey distributed in July, the community overwhelmingly supports this project.
On September 1, the community was informed by the City’s Transportation Engineering Department that they wanted SANDAG to re-design the section between Aldine and Euclid as an eastbound bike lane only on the south side, and the westbound bike lane on the north side; westbound bike travel would transition to the south side (to continue behind Hoover) via a lighted crosswalk at the top of the hill at Aldine. The Action Team is working to gain support from the community and the City to maintain the original SANDAG design for the two-way bike lane all of the way on the south side of Monroe. Update 9-20-17—SANDAG has cancelled their August and September public meetings due to feedback received from our community. SANDAG is reviewing their plan and will provide public update by the end of this calendar year.
Left Turns from 47th Street
The City’s Traffic Engineering Department has unilaterally reopened the left-turns from 47th Street from both the north and south sides of Monroe. The Action Team has heard from many community members that this is an unsafe condition, and the Team is working with the City to get this reversed to right turns only. This item was also overwhelmingly supported by the community via two Survey Monkey surveys.
Blighted Aldine Property
The property at 4650 Aldine Drive has been in a blighted condition for over 25 years. After many attempts to have this property cleaned up, and asking the City Attorney’s office (through complaints to Code Compliance, Fire, Police, etc.), the Judge (on Sept. 15, 2015) ordered the property owner to begin clean-up, remove the fence, and submit construction plans and obtain permits by Oct. 15. The Action Team is monitoring this property very closely and community members are attending court hearings related to the property. Update 9-20-17 Next Public hearing is scheduled for Sept 29 2017 in Dept 2
Update November 14, 2017
Yesterday, Judge Maguire found Mr. Gonzalez in violation of the terms and conditions of his probation. Over my objections, Judge Maguire scheduled the Sentencing after Revocation onMay 25, 2018 at 9 a.m. in Dept. 1902. He did not immediately sentence Mr. Gonzalez to custody because Mr. Gonzalez obtained his building permit before the Evidentiary Hearing. But, Judge Maguire required Mr. Gonzalez to complete construction work on the Aldine property by the sentencing date. Otherwise, Mr. Gonzalez will be sent to jail that day.
Please note that the sentencing hearing will take place in the new courthouse located at 1100 Union Street, San Diego, CA 92101 (Union Street & C Street).
Homeless Encampments
As a result of problems with homeless encampments in our canyons, several residents asked the Mid-City Police Command to take action in removing these encampments. As a result, the encampments have been removed and signs placed in strategic locations along Aldine and Fairmount making it illegal to set up camp in these areas. This is being watched very closely.
In the meantime, the police department holds monthly meetings with the communities to come up with suggestions to address the homeless population. Community members attend these monthly meetings at SDPD.
Traffic Circle at 49th/Adams/Lorraine
The Action Team has been working with the City’s Traffic Engineering Dept. to bring this intersection up to the required safety standard, with raised medians to direct traffic in the correct direction. We received a design from the City on September 24. Update 9-19-17 The project ID is being transferred over to the Public Works Dept from Transportation and Storm Water. This is a standard practice for all CIP Projects, meaning that the project is in the next phase. The project has moved from a CIP project now to Public Works Department in the City. CM Gomez is working with the department director to prioritize this project due to safety concerns raised. The Kensington Talmadge Planning Group will now champion the project with their Transportation Sub Committee as this project is now a streets project. Project plans and designs will be given to residents for their feedback when the project design is at a 30% phase.
