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Car Share: Bridge to Greater Transit Use for Car Lovin’ Southern California?

January 30, 2014 By Bill Adams Leave a Comment

Car2Go on 163 Cabrillo FreewayAs I occasionally do, today I used Car2Go for a mid-day meeting.  I took the trolley to work. I had a meeting in Mission Valley but not near the trolley Line.
[Read more…] about Car Share: Bridge to Greater Transit Use for Car Lovin’ Southern California?

Filed Under: Feature Posts, Planning, San Diego, Transportation Tagged With: Amtrak. Union Station, bike share, car share, density, double tracking, Fullerton Station, infill, integrated transit, light rail, rail transit, sandag, Santa Fe Train Station, smart growth, train, transit, Transportation

One Simple Step to Suburban Street Slimming: Give it Away!

May 25, 2013 By Bill Adams 2 Comments

Wide Suburban StreetFor much of the last century, urban planning involved ever wider streets, both for major thoroughfares and for residential side streets.  The justifications for this ever increasing road girth has ranged from emergency vehicle access to traffic flow. [Read more…] about One Simple Step to Suburban Street Slimming: Give it Away!

Filed Under: Feature Posts, Planning, San Diego, Transportation Tagged With: auto-centric, climate change, density, form based code, narrow streets, pedestrian oriented, road diet, setbacks, streetscape, traffic calming, walkable, zoning

10 Rules for Smarter Smart Growth

April 16, 2013 By Bill Adams 6 Comments

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The Pravada project in La Mesa CA has been touted as smart growth and transit oriented development due to its proximity to light rail. However, its sits on top of a 2 story above ground parking garage that creates a hostile pedestrian environment and offsets transit proximity with auto convenience.

These days, a lot of projects are crashing through the gates of community plans and dashing existing neighborhood character under the banners of smart growth or transit oriented development.  [Read more…] about 10 Rules for Smarter Smart Growth

Filed Under: Feature Posts, Planning, San Diego, Transportation Tagged With: brownfield, compact city, complete streets, density, greenfield, greyfield, infill, new urbanism, NIMBY, not in my back yard, parking minimums, small lot development, smart growth, TOD, transit oriented development, urban intensification, urbanism, zero parking

La Cusma apartments at Columbia & Fir in Little Italy near completion

June 3, 2012 By Bill Adams Leave a Comment

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NE corner Columbia & Fir, Little ItalySan Diego – the La Cusma apartments building is nearing completion in Little Italy on the Northeast corner of Columbia Street and Fir Street, one block west of I-5.   The architect for the project is Carrier Johnson and the developer is “Columbia Street, LLC.”   [Read more…] about La Cusma apartments at Columbia & Fir in Little Italy near completion

Filed Under: News, Projects, San Diego Tagged With: apartments, CCDC, density, Gordon Carrier, infill, Jonathan Segal, Little Italy Association, redevelopment, rental, revitalization

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