Category: Land Use

  • Study Aims to Locate How San Diego Neighborhoods Affect Health

    These three wearable devices will track study participants’ motion and location for two weeks, Nov. 4, 2015. | Photo Credit: David Wagner, KPBS By David Wagner When it comes to where San Diegans live, do wealthier neighborhoods produce healthier people? Or is it more about walkability, proximity to parks, or access to good food? Researchers…

  • It’s the Most Dangerous Time of Year for Pedestrians

    Pedestrians cross near the intersection of Friars Road and Frazee Road By Mario Koran Sunday didn’t just bring a time change, it meant more drivers and pedestrians are sharing roadways in the dark. In the past, those circumstances have helped make this the most dangerous time of year to be a pedestrian. San Diegans are…

  • City Responds to Calls for Safety Fixes at Fatal Hit-And-Run Site

    Kevin Pacheco, 17, and Romeo De la Cruz, 18, visit a memorial for Jonathan Cortez on Oct. 12, 2015. Cortez was killed in a hit and run Oct. 9, 2015 near the intersection of 54th and Lea streets. | Photo Credit: Megan Burks, KPBS By Megan Burks A bike lane could soon come to the…

  • City Heights Is Still Waiting on That Art it Was Promised

    The transit Plaza on University Avenue in City Heights was never supposed to be so barren. | Photo Credit: Kinsee Morlan By Kinsee Morlan When Interstate 15 was extended through City Heights in the mid-1990s, it leveled homes and businesses and cut the community in half. Irate residents demanded concessions from the city and transportation…

  • Audit Details Little Accountability for Dangerous Housing Conditions

    Sherry Godat reveals a plywood board in her window frame Nov. 20, 2014. Bankim Shah promised to replace the missing window before she moved in. A friend installed the plywood after months passed with no repairs. | Photo Credit: Brian Myers, Media Arts Center San Diego By Megan Burks An audit of San Diego’s Code…