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Bill Adams is the founder and chief editor of UrbDeZine. He is also a partner in the San Diego law firm of Norton, Moore, & Adams, LLP. He's been involved with land use and urban renewal for 20 years, both as a professional and as a personal passion. He has held several volunteer positions involving the redevelopment of downtown San Diego. His areas of emphasis are:

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Graham Downes Remembrance by OMBAC

Graham Downes OMBAC remembrance

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

Pravada Parking Pedestal

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

California high speed rail phases

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

741 F St. Demo

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?

Balboa Park Centennial

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

741 F St San Diego - former International Male HQ

An ugly side of redevelopment (RIP), a side rarely mentioned in all the self-laudatory hype, is the demolition.  Too often[Read More...]

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Class One Streetcars

I had lunch the other day with blogging and business development guru Chris Lema.  Among the excellent tidbits of information I[Read More...]

Coast Blvd. upgrade gets a price tag – One year ago La Jolla Parks & Beaches (LJPB) treasurer and Beautification Committee chairwoman Phyllis Minick embarked on an endeavor to restore the scenic — but long-neglected — walkway at Coast Boulevard ne…

From San Diego La Jolla Village News, Coast Walk upgrades: http://sdnews.com/view/full_story/20839589/article-Coast-Blvd–upgrade-gets-a-price-tag?instance=newsbullets One year ago, La Jolla Parks & Beaches (LJPB)[Read More...]

Gathering to Focus on North Embarcadero Project Phase I

San Diego North Embarcadero construction plan update meeting 3PM, Nov. 28, Port Dist. Bldg. http://www.sdbj.com/news/2012/nov/20/gathering-focus-north-embarcadero-project-phase-i/

Apartments Debut as First Part of Barrio Logan Redevelopment | San Diego Business Journal

http://www.sdbj.com/news/2012/nov/16/apartments-debut-first-part-barrio-logan-redevelop/ Developer Chelsea Investment Corp. of Carlsbad has opened its newly built 92-unit