I always joke with my friends that I must spend at least an hour a week standing on the corner of 30th Street and El Cajon Boulevard, waiting to cross.
In the heart of North Park, this is one of the most walkable, busable, bikeable places in the city. Four bus lines carry riders to and from stops spanning from La Mesa to downtown. Bike traffic accumulates in the 30th Street bike lane. A small crowd of pedestrians waits on the corner – myself among them.
Still, I’m in the company of no less than 30 cars, waiting for their green light right alongside me. I feel them watching me cross the six lanes of traffic, but apparently not closely enough – I’m nearly struck by a driver trying to make a right-hand turn. When I cross by bike, the potholes are unavoidable…