For much of the last century, urban planning involved ever wider streets, both for major thoroughfares and for residential side[Read More...]
Graham Downes Remembrance by OMBAC
April 27, 2013 By
Between rugby games on Saturday April 27, 3013, The Old Mission Bay Athletic Club (OMBAC) held a remembrance for Graham[Read More...]
10 Rules for Smarter Smart Growth
April 16, 2013 By
These days, a lot of projects are crashing through the gates of community plans and dashing existing neighborhood character under[Read More...]
San Diego’s Railroad Deja Vu
April 6, 2013 By
In the late 1800s, San Diego lost the race with Los Angeles to become the western terminus of a transcontinental[Read More...]
Demolition of Historic Building for Parking Lot Continues
March 18, 2013 By
San Diego, 741 F Street, demolition continues on this historic warehouse to make room for surface parking.
The Balboa Park Plaza de Panama Centennial Project is Dead: So Now What?
February 8, 2013 By
On February 4, 2013, a San Diego Superior Court judge rejected the City’s plans to vacate traffic from Balboa Park,[Read More...]
San Diego’s Parking Lot Blight; Requiem for Redevelopment
January 18, 2013 By
An ugly side of redevelopment (RIP), a side rarely mentioned in all the self-laudatory hype, is the demolition. Too often[Read More...]
New Downtown San Diego Arts & Entertainment District Proposed
November 18, 2012 By
An arts & entertainment district is being proposed for San Diego’s downtown for the area North of Broadway, South of[Read More...]
Connections Housing colors: none
November 9, 2012 By
The former San Diego Athletic Club, turned Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, turned World Trade Center, turned Connections Housing unveiled its new[Read More...]
Newcastle Mural Advertisement on 6th Ave
November 9, 2012 By
Mural advertisements seem to be popping up on several old downtown San Diego buildings. So far, most of the ones[Read More...]
15th & Market apartments break ground in East Village
November 8, 2012 By
The apartment project on the back side of the Albertsons Grocery Store in San Diego’s East Village has broken ground.
Bank of America Plaza at 450 B Street to undergo extensive remodel
November 2, 2012 By
The Bank of America Plaza at 450 B St. will begin preliminary design review on Wednesday November 7 by the[Read More...]
East Village’s Hotel Indigo applies for roof top entertainment & dancing
November 1, 2012 By
Civic San Diego has issued a Notice of Application for a roof top deck with live entertainment & dancing on[Read More...]
City – Park Streetcar Feasibility Study Completed.
October 17, 2012 By
San Diego Metropolitan Transit System has released its City/Park Streetcar Feasibility Study. The proposal seeks ultimately to form a loop[Read More...]
Irvine Co. requests extension of approvals for 880 W. Broadway office tower
October 2, 2012 By
San Diego – The Irvine Co. is requesting an extension of the design approvals it received for its proposed office[Read More...]
New 7 Story Condo Project for Little Italy Proposed
September 29, 2012 By
San Diego – A new condominium project in Little Italy is undergoing design review at Civic San Diego (formerly CCDC).[Read More...]
Blue Sky for Hole at 8th & B?
September 28, 2012 By
San Diego – A new development proposal for the Northeast corner of 8th Ave. and “B” St, just East of[Read More...]
Visioning San Diego Lunch Forum
September 25, 2012 By
Tomorrow, Wednesday, September 26th, during lunch hour, there will be a panel discussion on the Downtown Public Open Space Implementation[Read More...]
Demo Clears Way for Urbana Apartments
September 11, 2012 By
San Diego – Downtown’s East Village last week saw the demolition of two one-story warehouse buildings on Tenth Avenue between[Read More...]
A Downtown for Cars, Not People – Update
September 5, 2012 By
San Diego – I was saddened to learn today that the demolition of these two buildings to make way for[Read More...]