Uptown Planners next Tuesday
The October 5th meeting of the Uptown Planners will be held in their new location — the auditorium of the Alice Birney Elementary School Auditorium, located at 4345 Campus Avenue in University Heights beginning at 6:30pm. Everyone is welcome. Three matters of special interest will be discussed:
I. Action Item: Planning: 1. MID-CITY RAPID BUS PROJECT: PARK BLVD BETWEEN EL CAJON BLVD & UNIVERSITY AVE — University Heights/Hillcrest – Proposal to place dedicated bus lanes and new bus rapid transit stations in the middle of Park Boulevard; will result in loss of 35 parking spaces at three locations where diagonal parking will be converted to parallel parking along Park Boulevard. An additional 23 spaces will be provided along side streets with placement of new diagonal parking and the removal of one bus stop.
II. Information Item: Planning — Balboa Park 1. BALBOA PARK PLAZA PROJECT PROPOSAL (“PLAZA DE PANAMA”) Informational presentation regarding the concept design for proposal by Irwin Jacob to return pedestrian uses to the Plaza de Panama, West El Prado Promenade and the Organ Pavilion Esplanade. Will include a 67,000 to 154,00 sq. ft. parking structure with rooftop park, which would result in a net gain of 250 parking spaces in the central potion of Balboa Park. El Prado Way/ Laurel Street will be rerouted of traffic south of the Plaza area, over a new bridge approximately 265 feet in length, and 30 feet wide; one alternative being discussed would limit these streets to only eastbound traffic.
2. LAUREL/ EL PRADO STREET OVER 163 (“CABRILLO BRIDGE REHAB/RETROFIT PROJECT”) – Balboa Park – Informational presentation about the joint the joint City of San Diego and Caltrans project to rehabilitate the Cabrillo Bridge along Laurel Street over State Route 163. Project will rehabilitate external concrete surface; install new steel doors in columns; retrofit internal column section by adding shotcreted shear walls for additional thickness. Accent lights will be added to exterior footings. Electrical services lines will be rerouted; existing pavement at some locations will be removed and replaced, and deck drainage improved.
