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The City of San Diego is updating the College Area Community Plan, which was adopted in 1989. The updated Community Plan will take into account current conditions, Citywide goals in the Climate Action Plan and the General Plan, and community specific goals to provide direction for the long-term development of the community. The College Area Community Plan Update will be a collaborative process with ongoing opportunities for public input. During the update process, Planning Department staff will work with the College Area community and the public to identify and consider important questions, issues, and opportunities including:
This initiative focuses on the following priority areas of the Strategic Plan:
Create Homes for All of Us
Focuses opportunities for homes within mixed-use and residential areas.
Protect & Enrich Every Neighborhood
Identifies opportunities for public spaces and pocket parks, trails and joint-use facilities.
Provides guidance for the future identification and preservation of historical resources and districts that embody architectural and cultural history.
Advance Mobility & Infrastructure
Identifies opportunities for mobility infrastructure that improve walking, rolling, biking and transit connections.
Champion Sustainability
Promotes opportunities for urban greening and street trees to address stormwater runoff and climate change.
Protects canyons, open space and sensitive habitat.
Foster Regional Prosperity
Promotes San Diego State University and employment uses as economic drivers connected to regional transit.
Projected Completion: 2023
Check here or visit PlanCollegeArea.org for content related to the plan update!
The College Area Community Plan Update Committee is an advisory committee of the College Area Community Planning Board, which is the City's recognized citizens' group for the College Area. This committee was created specifically for the Community Plan Update in order to provide feedback to the City throughout the process. The Plan Update Committee holds regular meetings on the fourth Wednesday of the month from 5:30pm - 7:00pm via Zoom. These meetings provide an opportunity for the community-at-large and other stakeholders to provide input on the College Area Community Plan Update.
Access all agendas, presentations, and other supporting documents from the College Area Community Plan Update Committee of the College Area Community Planning Board.
Register for upcoming meetings for the College Area Community Plan Update Committee.
Should you have any additional comments, suggestions or questions please contact:
Nathen Causman, Senior Planner
Email: NCausman@SanDiego.gov
Phone: 619-236-7225