Category: Land Use

  • SANDAG Changing How it Prioritizes Highway, Transit Projects

    By Megan Burks It may seem like SANDAG approved its contested regional transportation plan months ago, but the planning agency is already beginning work on a brand new one, and it’s making some changes to address complaints that pegged the last one as too highway-happy. The state sued SANDAG for the last plan because it…

  • Youth Propose Garden and Art Wall

    City Heights youth who participated in The AjA Project‘s PhotoCity class this spring developed two proposals for creating positive change in City Heights: build a community art wall and form a garden club and garden at Monroe Clark Middle School. Students who want a space to express themselves have proposed building a public art wall,…

  • City Heights Youth Shed Light on San Diego’s Streetlight Problem

    Monroe Clark Middle School students chose to talk about how dark and unsafe their community feels for an after-school photography project led by The AjA Project. | Photo Credit: Kassandra, 13 By Megan Burks When Rosario Iannacone steps outside her father’s home after dark, she shudders with the memory of her close call with a…

  • St. Mark’s Celebrates a Century of Change

    The St. Mark’s Episcopal Church in City Heights is celebrating its centennial Saturday. From a bungalow that held 18 worshippers to a modern facility with a food pantry and computer lab, the church has evolved over the years to serve an ever-changing immigrant community. | Video Credit: Brian Myers, Media Arts Center San Diego By…

  • Locations for SD’s Bike Sharing Program TBD

    By Sandhya Dirks A city committee has approved a corporate partnership with the bike-sharing program DecoBike. The city is also trying to make streets safer for those who travel on two wheels. Currently, there is an average of 70 bike accidents every month on city streets. That number is part of the reason that this…