Opinion: Expanding mass transit is best way to limit gas price pain and respond to climate emergencynow is the time to make real change and ramp up our investment in clean, affordable, efficient public transit.Led by the San Diego Transportation Equity Working Group, residents at the front lines of the climate crisis in Barrio Logan, City Heights and National Cit, identified 10 priority actions that will deliver the transit system we need — 10 “Transit Lifelines.” The San Diego Transportation Equity Working Group was established in 2018 by the nonprofit organizations City Heights Community Development Corp., Environmental Health Coalition, Mid-City CAN and San Diego 350 to elevate transportation and environmental justice in South San Diego.One member of our group, Roddy Jerome, echoed a common sentiment when he said, “I’ve always been a bus rider and it takes a long time to get anywhere.” At one point, Jerome spent four hours a day commuting from his home in San Ysidro to his job in Ocean Beach, where he worked 12-hour shifts.Today, we are seeing the effects, in the deadly heat waves smothering the West, the ongoing and historic drought, a record number of wildfires and the ever-present threat of rolling blackouts.Identified by South Bay residents in the San Diego Transportation Equity Working Group, the 10 Transit Lifelines reflect a vision to advance affordable and frequent transit solutions that will benefit all San Diegans."