What I get from the Regional Plan Vision is that City Planners are pursuing ways to utilize land and resources more efficiently, to handle the growing demands of the population. As infill consumes the remaining undeveloped land we must segue from a primarily suburban County and evolve into more urban landscapes. Multi-family (i.e. condos) and multi-use development is precisely the way to achieve that. Obviously, going vertical will be inevitable but for now, the views are too precious. Extending and improving mass-transit systems will help too. Coaster ridership has more than tripled since inception, it takes time for people’s behaviors to adjust. Adding the trolley from DT to UTC will have a tremendously positive impact for San Diego. Our major universities (UCSD, SDSU, and USD to some degree) will be accessible via trolley, re-thinking where students consider living to attend these institutions.

If I had it my way, we’d raze Clairemont and do it all over again.