Objective and reasonable parking standards needed in Del Mar
If you’re on the freeway driving to Los Angeles and the sign says Tijuana . . . you have to acknowledge your mistake and turn around. Otherwise you end up in Tijuana.
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Questions not answered at meeting on One Paseo traffic impacts
The plain fact, obvious to anyone who had to suffer through the traffic presentation [at the March Carmel Valley Community Planning Board meeting] is that these two shills for Kilroy, I mean city traffic engineers, couldn’t or wouldn’t answer simple questions put to them by the board without going into long, rambling repetitive non-responses.
One Paseo will bring many benefits to community
The City traffic engineers went on the record March 28 about One Paseo. They stated that with improvements and proposed mitigations the developer has sufficiently addressed the traffic and transportation issues that would result from One Paseo.
How could I have missed that?
Upon learning that the developer of One Paseo had made an unsolicited offer to the owner of the Del Mar Highlands Town Center to build a $5 million parking garage for free!…If… the Town Center would relinquish its existing entitlement to build an additional 150,000 square feet of community retail stores. I thought: “Who in his right mind would think Del Mar Highlands Town Center would accept such a preposterous offer?” The value created by building out the 150,000 square feet is at least 10 times greater than the cost of the parking garage. What was Kilroy up to?
City should consider providing public parking lots
It has been stated that Del Mar has been unfair by illegally allowing some redevelopment of commercial properties to restaurant/bar use and not allowing it to others. That is true.
We need to avoid mistakes made in the past
Back in 1975 when North City West was developed (remember North City West?), a Community Plan was developed. That plan is still available today, relabeled for Carmel Valley. It is superseded by Precise Plans for the different neighborhoods within Carmel Valley.
At least five remnants of historic structures along the beaches of Del Mar
Re: Del Mar to preserve historic bathhouse pilings seldom seen by the community; April 4, 2013
There are at least five remnants of historic structures along the beaches of Del Mar. The most prominent of these is the ship-shaped natatorium at the foot of 10th Street. Built in 1885 by Jacob Shell Taylor as part of his Casa Del Mar resort, it was to protect the swimming guests from the dreaded sting ray. Parts of this remnant are visible almost year round.
One Paseo: Substitute the word ‘magic’ for ‘mitigate’
In the article, “City engineers report on One Paseo’s impact on traffic draws mixed response,” the word “mitigate” or variations thereof, e.g., “mitigation,” “mitigating,” is used 17 times. In view of the issue involved, i.e., the creation of a mini-city, might I suggest substitution of the word “magic?” We would then read, for example: “He said it would be more or less similar to what people experience today because magic will get it back to an acceptable level of service,” and, “Harvey argued that their magic will change the roadways, as the community plan intended for Carmel Valley’s roads to have well-landscaped medians and to be ‘natural and serene to drive.’” I mean, bottomline, that’s what they’re asking us to swallow, right?
Support for the Del Mar Business Community
A healthy downtown business area attracts people, and makes Del Mar a more desirable place to live and work. Business prosperity results in an increase in property values, which benefits our residents. It also helps the City pay for the basic services we expect as residents of Del Mar.
Give One Paseo the green light
Benjamin Franklin stated that there are two certainties in our world. With the development and modernization of the car industry there are now three assurances – death, taxes and traffic.
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LA JOLLA NEWS
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RANCHO SANTA FE NEWS
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