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The College Area is a neighborhood of San Diego , California . The College Area is dominated by San Diego State University , 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 Jew ish neighborhood in the area near Congregation Beth Jacob Orthodox Temple on College Avenue. TRANSPORTATION MTS (Metropolitan Transit System) operates the San Diego Trolley to SDSU and Alvarado Medical Center, both of which are in the College Area. The Trolley Station at San Diego State University as well as a bus plaza make up the SDSU Transit Center. Bus routes 11, 11A, 13, 936, 115 go to the Transit Center, to name a few. Transfers are made from the SDSU Trolley subway station located under the bus plaza. Riders can go up to the bus plaza via elevator or stairs. TRAFFIC Congested traffic is a consistent nuisance on College Avenue, the thoroughfare 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 an underground station, congestion has subsided only marginally. |
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