N. County HOV lane so close, yet so far
July 7 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
THE PROBLEM: Dee Klein carpools from Carmel Valley to Carlsbad, so she was thrilled when Caltrans recently extended the length of its Interstate 5 high-occupancy vehicle lane for a few miles.
But there's a problem: Klein can't use it.
More Just Fix It Columns
July 2 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
Wheelchair user wants more curb ramps near his Serra Mesa home: THE PROBLEM: Steve Hollinger likes to get to the bus stop and shopping mall near his home in Serra Mesa in his wheelchair, but there are so few curb ramps that Hollinger, a quadriplegic, has no choice but to ride in the street.
June 23 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
2 streets' residents still wait for relief: Today we update two traffic problems we wrote about last month. STILL WAITING: Residents who would like to turn a tiny street in San Diego's Oak Park area into a one-way road have been asked to query their neighbors to make sure there is broader support.
June 20 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
Two steps forward, one step back in park and parking complaints: Today, we update some park and parking issues. IT'S GETTING FIXED I: Work has started again at the Caltrans Park and Ride lot in El Cajon that has been closed for about seven months.
June 18 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
Bicyclist will just have to wait for lockers at downtown train station: THE PROBLEM: Doug Austin rides the Coaster from North County to the Santa Fe Depot in downtown San Diego and would love to store a bike in a locker there for the final leg of his commute. But there aren't any available.
June 16 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
Partial street closure creates potential for demolition derby: THE PROBLEM: There's nothing like seeing two motorists playing a game of chicken to make you wonder: How did it come to this?
June 13 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
Work continues at Chollas Creek to clear reeds, replace with native plants: IT'S GETTING FIXED: When Just Fix It visited Chollas Creek behind San Diego's Southcrest Recreation Center two months ago, we looked out on a sea of towering arundo reeds. But no more.
June 11 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
Roundabout-wanting Ocean Beach resident takes her activism to the street: THE PROBLEM: Heather Clark created a makeshift roundabout in an oddly shaped intersection that she said is a traffic hazard near her home in Ocean Beach .
June 9 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
Warning lights in works at crossroads: ALMOST DONE: Installation has started on pedestrian warning lights at Jackson and Twin Lake drives in San Carlos.
June 6 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
Transients' camp is getting on neighbors' nerves in Spring Valley: THE PROBLEM: Rose Estrada and her neighbors are tired of living with a homeless encampment near their Spring Valley homes.
June 4 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
Mission Bay kayaker is unhappy that hotel workers hog Bahia Point parking: THE PROBLEM: Richard Rios doesn't mind competing for parking at Mission Bay Park's Bahia Point with other parkgoers during busy summer months, but it irks him that the best spaces are used by employees of the nearby Bahia Resort Hotel.
June 2 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
Closed-off Park and Ride lot an aggravation for commuters: THE PROBLEM: With gas prices above $4 a gallon, Robert DeGuevara likes to carpool to work whenever possible. But the Caltrans Park and Ride lot in El Cajon that is closest to his home has been closed for about seven months.
May 30 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
Railroad crossing repairs in the works: STILL WAITING: Plans to repair an extremely bumpy railroad crossing in National City appear to be on track.
May 28 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
Brown grass is spoiling beauty of Balboa Park's west side: THE PROBLEM: If Balboa Park is the crown jewel of San Diego, John Sharkey says it's losing a bit of its luster.
May 26 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
Grounding crucial for roadside utility box: THE PROBLEM: Greg Gieselman knew right away that something was wrong with a large utility box at Interstate 8 and Sunset Cliffs Boulevard – someone had stolen the copper grounding cable.
May 23 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
Trimming the list of overgrown trees that need S.D. city crews' attention: THE PROBLEM: Just Fix It gets many requests from frustrated residents about overgrown trees. Today, we focus on five, beginning with the most dangerous.
May 21 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
Adding a stop sign at 'the corner from hell' would be heavenly to neighbors: THE PROBLEM: George Gochez refers to the intersection of Ace and Dwight streets as “the deadly corner.” His neighbor Charles Davis calls it “the corner from hell.”
May 19 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
Weed-choked berms along road are just plain ugly, resident says: THE PROBLEM: A series of tall dirt berms along the east side of Sweetwater Road in Spring Valley may help block traffic noise from nearby state Route 125, but they aren't much to look at.
May 16 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
Owner of vacant lot responsible for clearing fire-prone weeds on property: THE PROBLEM: Mel McKay lost an avocado grove in Poway to the Witch Creek fire last fall, so it's understandable that he's worried about the very tall, very brown weeds on the vacant lot next to his home in San Diego's Morena neighborhood.
May 14 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
Dogs transforming Carmel Valley trail into a messy obstacle course: THE PROBLEM: Joe Kucinski has an appeal for dog owners who frequent the trail through Gonzales Canyon open space in San Diego's Carmel Valley: Pick up after your pet. And while you're at it, keep Fido on a leash.
May 12 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
It's all or nothing for downtown streetlights: THE PROBLEM: Streetlights are something you take for granted until they burn all the time or don't burn at all.
May 9 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
Neighbors want speeding vehicles to slow down on street: THE PROBLEM: Jim Boydston and his neighbors are tired of cars and buses speeding along Cowley Way in San Diego's Bay Park.
May 7 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
Disintegrating sidewalk, now reinforced with rocks, will get proper repair: THE PROBLEM: Just Fix It has been disappointed every time we've heard this appeal: The sidewalk in front of my house is so bad, I can barely get out of my driveway. But then we heard from George and Margaret Brougham.
May 5 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
Crosswalk's absence puts pressure on pedestrians: THE PROBLEM: A teenage boy with a skateboard did everything right to safely cross Mira Mesa Boulevard just west of Interstate 15, but he came close to being hit.
May 2 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
City, MTS on track to smooth crossing: THE PROBLEM: Carol Weiss knows to drive slowly across the trolley tracks on North Avenue in Lemon Grove.
April 28 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
A double dosage of things that disappoint: STILL WAITING 1: It doesn't look like children in Rancho Peñasquitos will have new play equipment at Ridgewood Neighborhood Park in time for summer.
