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The COASTER-Rail2Rail-UPGRADE more than doubles your travel options without doubling the price. 
April 24, 2013 – gonctd.com

We’re introducing a new way to help commuters avoid the I-5 gridlock with more trains to simplify your busy schedules. The COASTER-Rail2Rail-UPGRADE allows COASTER monthly pass holders to board Amtrak California Pacific Surfliner® trains, as well —doubling the number of daily trains available to Oceanside, Solana Beach or San Diego. Full Story

North County's First 'Bike Corral' Comes to Carlsbad
April 21, 2013 – carlsbad.patch.com

When a new Board & Brew sandwich shop opened in the Tower 37 shopping center near the beach, the property owner looked at the City of Carlsbad’s new emphasis on bicycling in the Village and decided to use one parking space for a custom bike corral. The new corral, the first in North County, has created a new hot spot in the downtown Carlsbad Village for bicyclists. Full Story

Walk Score Introduces “ChoiceMaps” to Measure Neighborhood Amenities
April 12, 2013 – streetblog.net

Walk Score has introduced ChoiceMaps, a new tool to help people find which parts of a city have the greatest “depth of choice” in terms of amenities like grocery stores. The tool uses Walk Score data to show the number of neighborhood amenities within 5-, 10-, or 20-minute walks of a location. Full Story

SD Unified Approves Free Bus Passes For Low-Income Students

April 10, 2013 – kpbs.org

City Heights youths chanted "more transportation, better education" outside of the school board meeting Tuesday night. They were there to support a proposal from school board members Richard Barrera and Marne Foster that would provide free city bus passes for low-income students at some area high schools. Full Story

Drivers to get extra lane during rush hour: Caltrans testing Barrier-Transfer Machines on I-15

April 9, 2013 – 10news.com

Commuters on Interstate 15 will have some company in between rush hour commutes. Caltrans is studying the durability and performance of its Barrier-Transfer Machines, also known as "zippers." Full Story

What Drives Us? Car Sharing Reflects Cultural Shift

April 8, 2013 – kqed.org

As car sharing continues to gain traction among American drivers, Car2Go is one company benefiting from the changing way we use cars. Full Story

Bicycling to work can help workers save money, reduce stress, and get fit. And it can be a way to bond, or at least bring together, co-workers for a shared goal, says the San Diego Association of Governments, the regional transportation planning agency that’s sponsoring a Bike to Work Corporate Challenge during the month of May. Full Story

Is San Diego Going to Implement a Great Bicycle Network?
April 8, 2013 – sandiegofreepress.org

Last year, SANDAG began the work of implementing their Early Action Projects that are part of their 2050 Regional Bicycle Plan. Within the City of San Diego, SANDAG is currently working on the design of the Uptown and the North Park/Mid-City regional bike projects both of which are currently in the design phase of implementation. Full Story

Moving Forward: A Personal Note and the Housing Implications of Telecommuting
April 4, 2013 – nhcopenhouse.org

If telecommuting were to gain greater acceptance within the workplace, and if more people were to take advantage of the flexibility of telecommuting to relocate to areas with lower housing costs, it could potentially play an important role in addressing the nation’s affordable housing challenges. Full Story

Tests on SPRINTER Brakes Start Soon
April 4, 2013 – utsandiego.com

It could still be weeks or months before service resumes, said officials from the North County Transit District. The agency shut down the Sprinter light rail system, which travels between Oceanside and Escondido, on March 9 after it discovered accelerated wear on the trains’ brake rotors. Full Story

For additional information, call 511 and say "iCommute" or email iCommute@sandag.org.