College Area, San Diego, California
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The College Area is a neighborhood of San Diego, California. The College Area is dominated by San Diego State University (SDSU), which was formerly San Diego State College and previous to that San Diego State Teachers College, which the area is still named after. The College Area is in the mid-city, and has many new stores and restaurants, as well as many canyons.
There is also an Orthodox Jewish neighborhood in the area near Congregation Beth Jacob Orthodox Temple on College Avenue.
[edit] Transportation
MTS (Metropolitan Transit System) operates the San Diego Trolley[1] to SDSU and Alvarado Medical Center, both of which are in the College Area. The trolley station at SDSU, as well as a bus plaza, make up the SDSU Transit Center. Bus routes 11, 11A, 14, 936, 115 go to the Transit Center, to name a few. Transfers are made from the SDSU trolley subway station located at the Transit Center, underneath the bus plaza. Riders can go up to the bus plaza via elevator or stairs.
[edit] Traffic
Congested traffic is a consistent nuisance on College Avenue, a main street in the area. During the school year at SDSU, freeway ramps are heavily backed up. Since the July 2005 connection of the San Diego Trolley to the SDSU on-campus underground station, congestion has subsided only marginally. The Interstate 8 freeway that runs past the area to the north often gets congested during the week because of students and commuters.
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| Northern | Carmel Valley · Clairemont · Del Mar Mesa · La Jolla · Mission Beach · Pacific Beach · Pacific Highlands Ranch · Torrey Highlands · Torrey Hills · Torrey Pines · University City |
| Northeastern | Black Mountain Ranch · Carmel Mountain Ranch · Mira Mesa · Miramar · Rancho Bernardo · Rancho Penasquitos · Sabre Springs · San Pasqual Valley · Scripps Ranch · Sorrento Valley |
| Eastern | Allied Gardens · Del Cerro · Grantville · Kearny Mesa · Mission Valley East · San Carlos · Serra Mesa · Tierrasanta |
| Western | Hillcrest · Linda Vista · Mission Hills · Mission Valley West · North Park · Ocean Beach · Point Loma · University Heights |
| Central | Downtown (Columbia, Core, East Village · Gaslamp Quarter · Little Italy · Marina) · Golden Hill · Logan Heights · South Park |
| Mid-City | City Heights · College Area · Kensington · Normal Heights · Talmadge |
| Southeastern | Encanto · Mt. Hope · Paradise Hills |
| Southern | Otay Mesa · San Ysidro |
