European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - September 8, 1980, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 20 the stars and stripes modern living san Diego s Tijuana monday september 8, 1980  new York times an Diego is using 19th-Century technology to combat the contemporary problem of its increasingly congested freeways  streets. Unofficially dubbed the Tijuana trolley san Diego s new 16-mile Streetcar line the first such transit system to be built in the United states in several decades will begin service next july. City and transit officials proudly note thai the $86 million trolley line which will link san Diego ind the mexican Border City of Tijuana \3 being constructed on schedule with no Cost overruns and no i Uncial assistance rom the Federal government. I is being financed with state Money most of it from California s gasoline lax. Maureen o Connor chairman of the metropolitan transit development Baird created by state Law five years ago. Said that when the Board first proposed the idea of a Streetcar line in late 1976, local officials viewed the plan  Diego is very fiscally conservative she said and Bart with All of its budget excesses was a dirty  Bart which stands for Bay area rapid Tran sit is san Francisco s subway  resistance was largely overcome when transit Board officials successfully negotiated the Purchase of the 108-mile san Diego and Arizona Eastern Railroad for si.8 million considered a  trolley is being built at a Cost of s3 million per mile. By contrast per mile costs for new subway systems have ranged from $34 million for the Washington metropolitan area transit authority to $42 million for the metropolitan Atlanta transit system. O Connor said that the biggest Challenge would be to convince commuters to give up their cars to use the trolley. Years ago everyone decided that the modern automobile had it All Over the trolley and we Here in san Diego tarred Over the track she said. Now we re Lay ing tracks  she said however that she was encouraged to believe that the plan would work because when we started this project Gas was 64 cents a  she went on now it s double that and by the time we finish it could be  moreover o Connor said she was heartened be cause she believed the City was acting in Lime to head off the kind of Rush hour traffic that snarls new York Tymn / Robert Burrough slaying tracks for a 16-mile Streetcar line in san Diego. The los Angeles freeways. We have a problem but we re catching it in time the said. Thomas Larwin general manager of the transit Board said that the system s 14 West German made can would Bear Little resemblance to the Jerky screechy turn of the Century models. The sleek electric powered cars will have a much smoother and quieter ride and can be Strung together so that one Driver can transport As Manyas 1,100 passenger. The trolley is different from most new Urban rail sys tems in thai it will serve an area with a comparatively Low population density. Larwin said that made the Low Cost Streetcar Ideal for san Diego. We Don t have a Manhattan he said. San Diego is More like the suburban areas around new York City or Chicago and we just would t have the ridership to justify a  approximately 30,000 persons daily Are expected to ride inc Streetcar line in its first few years of operation. The rail route will run from the Sante be depot in Down town South to the suburban cities of National City and Chula Vista reaching top speeds of 50 Miles an your to the mexican Border. There will be Park and Riff lots at several of the system s 12 Stop. City officials see the new trolley line As part of lie general revitalization of downtown san Diego. They say the Streetcar will make it possible for shoppers to Iea their cars Home and ride downtown. Encouraged by construction of the trolley line Mcku officials Are seeking to extend the rail system farther into Tijuana a City visited by several Muff Lori tourists annually. And if the Trosky Tine b successful transit Board officials said service might be expanded to Eastern Sasi Diego county. Light rail lines As Streetcar systems Are sometimes called appear to be gaining in popularity nationwide. New Streetcar lines Are planned for Buffalo and port land Ore. Cities reportedly considering Light rail Masi transit Are Denver Houston and san Jose Calif. And several cities with older Streetcar lines such As Cleve land Boston and Newark Are modernizing their systems and renovating trolley stations. Thought i could endure a  season of reruns brought Joboul by the strike of in a unions but i  t. Basically i m a Cak person never told anyone but once when i was watching the Viard of of for the tenth Lime something happened to me. 1 jumped to my feet and shouted it Dorothy. Do you knowhow fat your stupid legs look wearing while anklets with Black pumps Wise up Dorothy Jou re 10 years old and you re eaten up with Cal Lulic i Don t know what made me say  after a summer of reruns i am already saying unkind things to Alan Alda. Jim Garner and those Nice men who work for barn Miller. I m sympathetic to the cause of the unions but something has to be done before families Are forced logo Back id communicating with one Aniber. It occurs to me one solution to reruns would be to shorten the shows and extend the commercials to 30 or 60 minutes. Who among you has not wondered what happens to the Guy who comes Home to his  party his wife meets him at the door and says Surprise then gasps. Honey your breath she drags him into the nearest bathroom. Sure we see him minutes later on an Antiseptic High breathing on every one but what happens the next morning i would like a pursue that relationship. In Alto like to Iff Robert Young and mrs. Olsen meet at a party some night and see which one Triumph in the fms it Rcd olympics. Mrs. Olsen whar ire you doing Here Robert Young i m Here because Fred has been mean As a Snake lately and i think he s drinking too much caffeine. Mrs. Olsen i think he s ticked off because he can t come Home without tripping Over you with a Coffee pot i your hands. ?.0bc yon8 Coffee Beans up your nose mrs. Olsen just so they re Mountain grown i Here is no question that a longer commercial format could answer a lot of questions. Do the Little weirdos in the fruit of the loom Waistband have families Doe anyone g or a hos been stealing All the american exp checks overseas