Civic Center Trolley Station

Why have I seen roaches lately? It is really gross, I had never seen that here before and please fix the homeless issues, one can not sit peacefully on their ride home or wherever with some homeless man or woman laying on the seats.
I’m glad I know what times there is many people and when there isn’t and well that can’t really be controlled but also who ever is in charge of checking tickets should also make sure homeless or even other people aren’t taking up the whole seat.
I was verbally attacked by some man the other day and no police or security in site to stop him.

Civic Center is a busy stop. You would think it would have it’s own personal touch since it is associated with the Civic Center and is right between that and the US Grant hotel but no, it’s very plain and is actually kind of ugly. There is a whole strip of station in downtown where it’s just odd looking, back alley, creepy stops and this is one of them. Of course there would be no free parking anywhere and I can understand needing to have the station where it’s located, but it would be nice to see some flare and extra measures done for security. Though it is the closest trolley station to Horton Plaza, it is not not very clean and has homeless loitering in and out of the area. Hopefully they’ll spruce it up because it could be a neat station if work was put into it.

2 stars for its location right next to the civic theatre and access to downtown. Minus everything else for its cleanliness, safety, smell etc. This station has been completely overrun by homeless and San Diego needs to do something about it. What happened to the days that you had to have a ticket or be purchasing one to be at the stations? Why are the MTS security no where to be seen? I was just totally disgusted by this station and it is clear evidence that San Diego needs to find a place for these folks to work and live and better security must patrol MTS trains and stops.

Great location for access to the civic center and other parts downtown. However, stepping off, you are quickly greeted by the stench of the homeless at the station and they were there in droves. If I were alone at night, I would not feel safe as a woman.

Took trolley to Comic Con. Found free parking at old town, only waited a few minutes for the trolley and was there in no time!

Not enough seating but safe & clean. There are always urban crazies around this intersection, but the SDPD is so close (next to the Civic Ctr bldg), it’s not overly scary.

This was an awesome experience! The best of both worlds… Old Town and the Downtown area! We took the trolley to downtown and enjoyed our adventures in the downtown area. Later we took the trolley back and enjoyed the cultural experience of Old Town at night with the great music and ambiance!
If you’re with a lover it can be quite romantic — -if you’re with friends — well, it can be the party zone too! ;0) So, it’s up to you! =0)
Yvette L. Brownstone from Ventura, California

This station is served by the Blue and Orange Lines. It is also within the discounted downtown fare zone.
The San Diego Trolley has a street all to its own within downtown. This is one of a few stations on C Street, reserved exclusively for Trolleys. This station is also in the middle of it all.
Horton Plaza is a block south. The Metropolitan Transportation System Transit Store, Greyhound terminal, jail and Hall of Justice are within a few blocks to the west. Essentially, every Unilocal category should be thrown up for this station.
Many bus connections are to be had here.
Connections: MTS lines 2, 3, 7, 11, 15, 20, 30, 50, 150, 810, 820, 850, 860, 901, 923, 929 and 992. Unlike Los Angeles, San Diego does not have a deeper esoteric route numbering scheme, and it would take another 10,000 words or so to explain which lines are limited-​stop, express or any other strange purpose they serve. Here’s the downtown system map:
(PDF). And consult
for fares and limited or express stops.