Seems like a nice development in Mission Valley.
I wish the development were denser without any single family houses at all.

Compared to prices downtown, and Hillcrest, the prices in Mission Valley are reasonable, IMO.

http://www.civitalife.com/

The new developments are definitely better in that they incorporate public spaces and retail.

It’s interesting that they are using the word “blurban” to describe the community — a blur between urban and suburban.
http://www.newgeography.com/content/001913-a-new-word-development
http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/2010/dec/01/civita-begins-mission-valley/

I’ve always maintained that neighborhoods such as Mira Mesa, Carmel Valley, Clairemont, etc… despite being inside city limits are really suburbs (houses surrounding small strip malls).

There are so many opportunities to build inside the city instead of sprawling to the suburbs and exurbs.

The trolley should be improved with higher speed cars and expanded to other areas of the city and into the airport.

Here’s a nice new development inside the city of Philadelphia.
http://www.atthepiazza.com/

Seems like a nice development in Mission Valley.
I wish the development were denser without any single family houses at all.

Compared to prices downtown, and Hillcrest, the prices in Mission Valley are reasonable, IMO.

http://www.civitalife.com/

The new developments are definitely better in that they incorporate public spaces and retail.

It’s interesting that they are using the word “blurban” to describe the community — a blur between urban and suburban.
http://www.newgeography.com/content/001913-a-new-word-development
http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/2010/dec/01/civita-begins-mission-valley/

I’ve always maintained that neighborhoods such as Mira Mesa, Carmel Valley, Clairemont, etc… despite being inside city limits are really suburbs (houses surrounding small strip malls).

There are so many opportunities to build inside the city instead of sprawling to the suburbs and exurbs.

The trolley should be improved with higher speed cars and expanded to other areas of the city and into the airport.

Here’s a nice new development inside the city of Philadelphia.
http://www.atthepiazza.com/

Seems like a nice development in Mission Valley.
I wish the development were denser without any single family houses at all.

Compared to prices downtown, and Hillcrest, the prices in Mission Valley are reasonable, IMO.

http://www.civitalife.com/

The new developments are definitely better in that they incorporate public spaces and retail.

It’s interesting that they are using the word “blurban” to describe the community — a blur between urban and suburban.
http://www.newgeography.com/content/001913-a-new-word-development
http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/2010/dec/01/civita-begins-mission-valley/

I’ve always maintained that neighborhoods such as Mira Mesa, Carmel Valley, Clairemont, etc… despite being inside city limits are really suburbs (houses surrounding small strip malls).

There are so many opportunities to build inside the city instead of sprawling to the suburbs and exurbs.

The trolley should be improved with higher speed cars and expanded to other areas of the city and into the airport.

Here’s a nice new development inside the city of Philadelphia.
http://www.atthepiazza.com/

I seem to recall that as recently as Xmas 2010, that Mission Valley tends to flood to the NORTH of the river. Isn’t this development on the same side as Fashion Valley Mall?

http://activerain.com/blogsview/2039347/picture-of-the-moment-the-christmas-2010-mission-valley-flood

http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/lanow/2010/12/flood-waters-as-high-as-five-feet-in-mission-valley-neighborhood.html

http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/2010/may/02/flood-plan-raises-issues/

From this I am forced to conclude that optimism encourages short-term memory loss.

I seem to recall that as recently as Xmas 2010, that Mission Valley tends to flood to the NORTH of the river. Isn’t this development on the same side as Fashion Valley Mall?

http://activerain.com/blogsview/2039347/picture-of-the-moment-the-christmas-2010-mission-valley-flood

http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/lanow/2010/12/flood-waters-as-high-as-five-feet-in-mission-valley-neighborhood.html

http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/2010/may/02/flood-plan-raises-issues/

From this I am forced to conclude that optimism encourages short-term memory loss.

Let me amend that to: NORTH of I-8.

Let me amend that to: NORTH of I-8.