Public mass transportation
San Diego has trolley, bus , Coaster , and Amtrak service. They primarily serve downtown, the surrounding urban communities and Mission Valley. A newly expanded Trolley route alongside Interstate 8 including a new underground stop at San Diego State University opened in 2005 connects Downtown San Diego with Santee. A planned trolley extension along the 5 Freeway will link Downtown with the University City-Golden Triangle and UCSD areas.
The Amtrak and Coaster trains currently run along the coastline, and connect with MetroLink trains which go further inland to the east and north. More Coaster train stops and services will be added in 2007 and beyond. New inland SPRINTER (which will connect directly with the current Coaster and Amtrak systems) service begins in 2008.
The bus is available along almost all major routes within the city proper, although they tend to be concentrated in downtown, various transit centers and the transit corridors of El Cajon Boulevard and University Avenue. Typical wait times vary from 15 to 30 minutes, depending on the location and route. Trollies arrive every 5 to 15 minutes (depending on time of day), with lines extending from Old Town all the way south to the US-Mexico border in San Ysidro, and west-east from Old Town, traversing Mission Valley all the way to neighboring El Cajon and Santee. Ferries are also available every half hour crossing San Diego Bay to Coronado.
(Source: Wikipedia.org)
