As NBC 7’s Dave Summers reports, the goal is more affordable housing, a cleaner environment and at the same time preserving the historic charm.
The San Diego City Council has approved a plan on Tuesday to redevelop the North Park and Golden Hill area.
The Community Plan, which has been 9-years in the making, is focused on developing more affordable housing, a cleaner environment while preserving the historical charm of the areas in the next 20-30 years.
"These plan updates add new housing capacity to both of these communities, allowing new units to be built to address San Diego's housing affordability crisis," said council member Todd Gloria. "I thank and commend the volunteers on our Community Planning Groups for their eight years of effort on these plans and for productively working on solutions to address San Diego's housing needs."
On Tuesday, the City Council voted unanimously approved to move forward with the plan—which had previously faced opposition from some community members in September. Some were concerned redeveloping the areas would lead to gentrification.
But many people NBC 7 spoke to Tuesday said they approve of the plan.
"There is a lot of good stuff going on around here, parking is definitely an issue maybe it would help clean the streets up a bit," said North Park visitor Curtis Babb. "But honestly, it is just a good all around neighborhood."
A North Park resident said what he is looking forward to is better parking.
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"It took me 20 minutes to park my bike," said resident Chris Delaluz. "I couldn't find any right now so I would definitely change that."
The plans also focuses on improving transportation and preserving the historical resources. It still requires a second reading and a 30-day period before it goes into affect.
