Category: Land Use

  • Meet Mid-City’s New ‘Diet Trolley’

    By Andrew Keatts By the end of the year, San Diegans will have a new way to get around the city without driving. The Mid-City Rapid will be the first of a new type of public transit line that’ll figure heavily in the future of public transportation in the region. The idea is that it’s…

  • Where the Affordable Housing Fee Is Headed Now

    By Andrew Keatts So much for increasing the development fee San Diego charges to help pay for subsidized housing. The City Council increased the fee last fall. Business groups led by the Chamber of Commerce gathered enough signatures to challenge it with a public vote. Facing that prospect, the Council sidestepped a costly public vote…

  • City Heights Square Mini Park Opens

    A new mini-park designed for adults opened in City Heights, with plenty of open space and public art. | Video Credit: Nicholas McVicker By Dwane Brown A new mini-park opened today in City Heights — a neighborhood where green space and recreation areas are in short supply. The 5,300-square-foot park is located on 43rd Street…

  • City Kicks Off Sidewalk Assessment

    San Diego’s sidewalks may be in for much-needed repairs. Interim Mayor Todd Gloria and Councilman Mark Kersey kicked off a project Friday, Januray 10, 2014, that will assess the city’s 5,000 miles of sidewalks over the next year. | Video Credit: Katie Schoolov, KPBS By Katie Schoolov San Diego’s sidewalks might be getting a much-needed…

  • All That Urban Planning Jargon No One Understands, Translated

    By Andrew Keatts In a year spent writing about land use in the city, I’ve learned the only people who use more jargon than the military are urban planners. The field is filled with so many acronyms, Orwellian euphemisms and largely meaningless buzzwords, I’ve even broken into audible laughter at public meetings out of the…