Tag: Land-Use
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City Heights Nearly Tops List Of Hottest Zip Codes For County Home Sales
By Tarryn Mento The backyard of Tracy King’s rental property in City Heights is what he calls an urban farm. The two-bedroom craftsman features a vegetable garden, fruit trees, a chicken coop and scores of flowers, from roses to milkweed. The latter helps form “butterfly alley,” where monarchs feed and breed before migrating south, he…
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New Protected Bikeway Connects Mid-City To Mission Valley
State and local transportation officials on Wednesday opened a mile-long protected bike lane alongside SR-15, creating a safer and more comfortable bike route between Mission Valley and Mid-City neighborhoods. Construction of the $15.5 million bikeway took about a year and a half, but plans for the project were first adopted locally in 2010. The project was a…
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A Dose Of Nature Comes To One Of San Diego’s Densest Neighborhoods
A newly constructed foot bridge can be seen from the top of the 47th Street Canyon in San Diego’s City Heights neighborhood, April 14, 2017 By Tarryn Mento San Diego County is known for its natural attractions and hiking excursions. Now for residents of one San Diego neighborhood, those environmental experiences are in their backyard.…
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Sidewalk Near Dangerous City Heights Intersection Could See Upgrades This Summer
By Tarryn Mento A dangerous City Heights intersection where a young skateboarder was killed in a hit-and-run accident last fall could see safety upgrades this summer. Activists have lobbied city officials for a new sidewalk along 54th Street near Chollas Parkway since 15-year-old Jonathan Cortez was struck by a car there in October 2015. A…
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A Mother’s Plea for Safety Improvements On 54th Street
Video Credit: Brian Myers, Media Arts Center San Diego By Brian Myers Last October, Veronica Cortez’s son Jonathan was killed on 54th Street near Lea Street. He was skateboarding to his father’s house when he was struck by multiple drivers. None of the drivers stopped. “I hate this street,” Cortez said while visiting the intersection…