No Car? No Problem.
Improving walkability in San Diego, California
Project Summary
Community: Sari Diego, California
Technical Assistance: Site Design
Former Use: Deteriorating neighborhood
infrastructure
Future Use: Walkable Streets
The Diamond Neighborhoods in Southeastern San Diego
are economically disadvantaged, and blighted conditions
challenge the urban landscape. However, strong
community engagement and education efforts have led to
renewed neighborhood interest and reinvestment.
The Jacobs Center for Neighborhood Innovation (JCNI) is
a local nonprofit that is developing approximately 40 acres
along Market Street and Euclid Avenue in the
neighborhoods, including a mix of commercial use and
affordable housing. The community would like to address
that area's existing infrastructure deficits through a
Community Facilities District, which will raise funds to
address infrastructure needs and improve the
environment.
The Community's Challenge
JCNI has worked to understand how to address
infrastructure deficits and estimate costs of the proposed
improvements. However, the team needed the help of a
landscape architect who could design environmental
improvements and improve walkability within the project
area.
EPA's Land Revitalization Technical Assistance
EPA's Land Revitalization Program provided contractor
support to identify streetscape improvement possibilities
for Market Street and Euclid Avenue, including preparing
an Opportunities and Constraints Map based on planning
documents, site-specific conditions, and community input
from previous planning efforts. Roadway plans were
developed to expand sidewalks, allowing residents to have
easier access to natural trails, the San Diego Trolley, and
bus transit. The two alternative cross-sections and
streetscape designs illustrate a future streetscape that is
walkable, interconnected with points of interest, and more
available for trees and green infrastructure development.
EPA's technical assistance will help bring new life to the
Diamond Neighborhoods and support the broader plan to
develop urban infill and ultimately spur economic
development in the community.
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For more information, contact Noemi Emeric-Ford, EPA
Region 9 Brownfields Program, at
Emeric-Ford.Noemi@epa.gov.
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United States	Office of Brownfields and Land Revitalization
Environmental Protection
Agency	EPA Pub # 560-F-19-005-R

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