tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3498088266607942041.post8657974391693602670..comments2024-03-18T22:11:09.845-07:00Comments on Encinitas Undercover: Cardiff Rail Trail fight heats upEncinitas Undercoverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04071321730581304823noreply@blogger.comBlogger67125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3498088266607942041.post-7401939602948572652016-03-17T08:09:42.412-07:002016-03-17T08:09:42.412-07:00People have been crossing these tracks ever since ...People have been crossing these tracks ever since they have been built without any serious problems.<br /><br />Just like we have a lack of cross walks on our roads. We have a lack of crossing on the railroad tracks. Both cut off responsible people from walking in our fine neighborhoods.<br /><br />What should be illegal is the expansion of roads or railroad tracks without providing safe walking Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3498088266607942041.post-64862310467290559102016-03-16T20:20:02.334-07:002016-03-16T20:20:02.334-07:00Trench and cover the tracks... it is the only long...Trench and cover the tracks... it is the only long term solution to responsible double tracking in the City of Encinitas!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3498088266607942041.post-53995219938498990552016-03-16T12:12:24.227-07:002016-03-16T12:12:24.227-07:00Citizen owned is a perfect argument to require tha...Citizen owned is a perfect argument to require that the NCTD report to the citizens... Just like any company reports to their shareholders.<br /><br />Furthermore the environmental impacts of this railroad expansion should consider the effects on the neighborhoods it traverses. Just like somebody expanding a road at the front door of anybody's home.<br /><br />But of course NCTD does not wantAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3498088266607942041.post-5349869725489095622016-03-16T02:05:03.411-07:002016-03-16T02:05:03.411-07:00The people should have a prescriptive right of eas...The people should have a prescriptive right of easement over the tracks. What Federal Law are you talking about? It wasn't enforced for many years, and now is, sporadically. People continue to cross. What should be illegal is private interests or those allegedly acting "in the public trust" taking our right of access away.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3498088266607942041.post-41214937829952242012016-03-16T02:01:25.297-07:002016-03-16T02:01:25.297-07:00He is very stubborn. His chances for re-election ...He is very stubborn. His chances for re-election are better with so many seats open, and with Catherine Blakespear likely to be the new mayor, opening another seat.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3498088266607942041.post-62969854620069111132016-03-15T14:56:05.042-07:002016-03-15T14:56:05.042-07:00Wow, 11:46 AM, please reread everything in their o...Wow, 11:46 AM, please reread everything in their open letter from January.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3498088266607942041.post-11956603352436144972016-03-15T11:49:41.865-07:002016-03-15T11:49:41.865-07:00Why would Mayor Gaspar and Muir argue against the ...Why would Mayor Gaspar and Muir argue against the rail trail because it would block beach access when they do or should know that the fence is coming independently of the SANDAG funded rail trail?<br />Politics?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3498088266607942041.post-11721508010211156582016-03-15T08:30:55.281-07:002016-03-15T08:30:55.281-07:00NCTD has applied for a grant to fund a fence indep...NCTD has applied for a grant to fund a fence independent from the rail trail. <br /><br />It's coming.<br /><br />"Citizen-owned" is a stupid argument. "We" also own Camp Pendelton, I-5, Lindbergh Field, Miramar Landfill, etc. All of these public assets have security and public safety issues that call for active management, strict rules, and controlled access. If you Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3498088266607942041.post-25446033100864379702016-03-15T07:56:13.176-07:002016-03-15T07:56:13.176-07:00Part of Blakespear new proposal with NCTD is to re...Part of Blakespear new proposal with NCTD is to remove beach parking and access with the rail trail. Putting up a fence to deny citizens the access to the beach used for over a century here.<br /><br />Our citizens need to stand proud and united to deny this travesty of cutting our city in apart by means that do not show their true intention!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3498088266607942041.post-87857171412546993052016-03-15T07:53:14.701-07:002016-03-15T07:53:14.701-07:00The second track running through part of Cardiff i...The second track running through part of Cardiff is a passing track. Not double tracking...<br /><br />The citizen's owned railroad NCTD in conjunction with SANDAG wants to double track the entire corridor of Encinitas. And is doing it by incrementalism to avoid a real discussion and the planning and engineering for double tracking in Encinitas. The Passing Track and the Chesterfield crossingAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3498088266607942041.post-1241490797716803952016-03-14T06:15:07.270-07:002016-03-14T06:15:07.270-07:00Double tacking does run all through Cardiff. Half ...Double tacking does run all through Cardiff. Half of it is double track. The balance, to the south will have double tracks. <br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3498088266607942041.post-45928944865907594192016-03-13T18:19:29.841-07:002016-03-13T18:19:29.841-07:00Double tracking already runs through Cardiff. Now...Double tracking already runs through Cardiff. Now what's Blakesoear's reason for pushing this absurdity?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3498088266607942041.post-75531552803454177092016-03-12T08:00:47.119-08:002016-03-12T08:00:47.119-08:00Parking is a problem throughout coastal Encinitas....Parking is a problem throughout coastal Encinitas... put nobody is addressing it.<br /><br />Other than Blakespear's plan for a rail trail - err double tracking of the railroad and removing even more parking and removing beach access that needs to be increased!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3498088266607942041.post-32688826330693610432016-03-12T07:59:04.407-08:002016-03-12T07:59:04.407-08:00The biggest problem on the 101 through central dow...The biggest problem on the 101 through central downtown Encinitas is parking... one good thing they could do with Pacific View is putting in a parking Garage underground and a park/school/arts complex on top.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3498088266607942041.post-84590202239141293572016-03-12T07:56:43.150-08:002016-03-12T07:56:43.150-08:00And tear down the scaffolding structure in Cardiff...And tear down the scaffolding structure in Cardiff State Beach Lifeguard Tower... what an eyesore!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3498088266607942041.post-52333514861570993452016-03-12T07:52:31.963-08:002016-03-12T07:52:31.963-08:00What Blakespear and her cronies is encouraging is ...What Blakespear and her cronies is encouraging is the cutting off of parking from the beach that has been used for nearly a hundred years in Encinitas without any problem... Just so they can ram down a double tracking plan from SANDAG down our throats.<br /><br />Trench and cover the tracks so double tracking can occur and the environmental impacts on the citizens of this citizen owned railroad Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3498088266607942041.post-12065402211786249742016-03-11T14:58:32.088-08:002016-03-11T14:58:32.088-08:00Yet nothing has been accomplished! Taxpayers $ bei...Yet nothing has been accomplished! Taxpayers $ being squandered and wasted, this is our present councils legacy. Got Pacific View?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3498088266607942041.post-62473255415303620002016-03-11T14:28:00.790-08:002016-03-11T14:28:00.790-08:001:06- And where exactly do you think SANDAG gets i...1:06- And where exactly do you think SANDAG gets its money? Taxpayers that's who. Also, SANDAG is not paying for the vast majority of what is now proposed. I suggest you look over the new proposals such as the "at grade" crossing at Montgomery. That is NOT a SANDAG project.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3498088266607942041.post-76570204212652407572016-03-11T13:48:05.955-08:002016-03-11T13:48:05.955-08:00I wish everything could stay the same and there we...I wish everything could stay the same and there were not as many people here. It can't. <br />What the Mayor and Muir are encouraging is a very dangerous parking situation for cars, bikes and pedestrians along San Elijo. <br />They are endorsing beach access by way of breaking federal law and crossing the tracks<br />Illegally rather than providing legal crossings along the rail corridor. <brAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3498088266607942041.post-56131473068409514922016-03-11T13:28:55.040-08:002016-03-11T13:28:55.040-08:0012:03,
Hey! That's exactly what Lisa Shaffer...12:03,<br /><br />Hey! That's exactly what <a href="http://encinitasundercover.blogspot.com/2013/10/in-praise-of-politicians-and-in.html" rel="nofollow">Lisa Shaffer said in praise of politicians and to condemn citizens who hold them accountable</a>.Encinitas Undercoverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04071321730581304823noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3498088266607942041.post-17656187257060091952016-03-11T13:09:09.787-08:002016-03-11T13:09:09.787-08:00And you want to direct more bikes to 101 and not t...And you want to direct more bikes to 101 and not the rail trail?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3498088266607942041.post-63833422642003034372016-03-11T13:06:15.167-08:002016-03-11T13:06:15.167-08:00SANDAG is paying for the vast majority.
Yes, plea...SANDAG is paying for the vast majority. <br />Yes, please read more. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3498088266607942041.post-13663895539299695712016-03-11T12:23:35.678-08:002016-03-11T12:23:35.678-08:00Kranz the king can kiss any reelection goodbye. Se...Kranz the king can kiss any reelection goodbye. See how long the Leichtag foundation supports him. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3498088266607942041.post-73004497995868419942016-03-11T12:21:56.056-08:002016-03-11T12:21:56.056-08:00That description of Tony sounds about right. Shaff...That description of Tony sounds about right. Shaffer is seeing the rail trail blunder implode, the chance of assigning her name to it evaporate, and is probably scouting out parks where she can claim a parcel for her own fruit trees. Lisa, do us a favor and at least apply for a permit.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3498088266607942041.post-1008344589118814782016-03-11T12:16:50.921-08:002016-03-11T12:16:50.921-08:00These rail trail signs are fair game and simply po...These rail trail signs are fair game and simply point out a viewpoint and attribute the cause. Word is that Kranz went ballistic when they started popping up around town, dropping f-bombs, puffing out his chest and snorting through his nose. The guy lacks the temperament for politics, and it's not too late for him to give Mixed Martial Arts a try.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com