Project Background

This proposed project involves the approval of a General Development Plan (GDP) and Street Vacation to design and construct a 0.85 acre Pocket Park located currently within the public right of way along the 3900 block of Federal Boulevard between Home Boulevard and Sunshine Berardini Field in the City Heights Community, within Council District 9 and the Chollas Creek Watershed Regional Park. This project is being administered by Groundwork San Diego and Civic Communities and will be constructed using various grant funding sources.

The proposed Federal Boulevard Pocket Park is part of a larger project called the Federal Boulevard De-Channelization and Trail Site Development Permit (SDP) also administered by Groundwork San Diego and Civic Communities.  The larger SDP project includes improvements that are not recreational in nature and are therefore not part of the GDP including the removal of 2.26 acres of concrete channel along the Chollas Creek alignment and the construction of a permeable earthen channel lined with stone, a retaining wall along the south side of Chollas Creek, and a groundwater monitoring well and 50’ clear radius zone located in the southwest corner of the park. 

Scope of Work

The General Development Plan includes the following recreational amenities:

• Asphalt multi-use trail
• Children’s play area and fitness equipment stations with safety surfacing and fencing
• Plantings and trees
• Site furniture and bike racks
• Decomposed granite paving
• Security lighting
• Peeler log fence (along the Chollas Creek Channel)

Recent & Upcoming Community Meetings

• CRG Workshops: March 15 and May 31, 2023
• P&R Board Action Item: September 21, 2023
• Start Construction: Winter 2026
• Estimated Completion date: FY 2027
• For more park project information, visit the Approved General Development project page: https://www.sandiego.gov/sites/default/files/2024-02/prgdp-federal-boulevard-pocket-park.pdf

Project Schedule

• Anticipated Completion Date: Fall 2024
• Community workshop process: TBD - To be determined.
• Parks and Recreation Board consideration of GDP date: TBD - To be determined.

For more park project information, visit the Parks and Recreation Current Park Projects webpage.

Contact Us

For questions or concerns about the project, contact the Parks and Recreation Department through the Ask Parks Public Comment Form. Please reference "Federal Boulevard Pocket Park" in your inquiry.