Tag: Land-Use

  • A Case of ‘Planning Fatigue’ in City Heights

    Sonia Weksler participates in an August 2012 WalkSanDiego study of El Cajon Boulevard and other business corridors in City Heights. | Photo Credit: Brian Myers By Megan Burks A group of City Heights residents assembled at the local library last month to learn about the latest study being conducted in their neighborhood. The City Heights…

  • Grand Jury Report: San Diego Needs to Be More Bike-Friendly

    You may be gearing up for this Friday’s “Bike to Work Day” – or maybe you’re a year-round rider – but either way, you might have some thoughts on San Diego as a bicycle-friendly city – and so does the County Grand Jury. KPBS reporter Tarryn Mento brings us the grand jury report, which was…

  • A Ballroom Stuck in Limbo

    The Silverado Ballroom restoration is stuck in limbo as San Diego sniffs out redevelopment scraps. | Video Credit: Brian Myers By Brian Myers and Megan Burks Situated on one of City Heights’ busiest street corners, University and Euclid avenues, the Silverado Ballroom is easy to miss. Its street level windows advertise discount furniture like many…

  • Tweet City Heights: Temporary Park Suggested for Stalled Redevelopment Site

    By Megan Burks A Quick Solution for Stalled Redevelopment Properties KPBS took a look this week at a plan by local architecture students to utilize vacant lots where redevelopment plans have stalled. The NewSchool of Architecture students designed a temporary park that could be moved when permanent projects move forward. They’d simply lease the land…

  • Why Lights Out Is the Norm in Some SD Neighborhoods

    By Liam Dillon Frank Gomez travels around San Diego every day as a building inspector, admiring the good homes in good neighborhoods, often in the city’s northern half. When day turns to evening, Gomez returns to his house in Encanto, where the difference between his neighborhood and others can feel like, well, night and day.…