Here's something you might be interested in.
Ask a Hipster — Advice you didn't know you needed
Big Screen — Movie commentary
Blurt — Music's inside track
Booze News — San Diego spirits
Classical Music — Immortal beauty
Classifieds — Free and easy
Cover Stories — Front-page features
Drinks All Around — Bartenders' drink recipes
Excerpts — Literary and spiritual excerpts
Feast! — Food & drink reviews
Feature Stories — Local news & stories
Fishing Report — What’s getting hooked from ship and shore
From the Archives — Spotlight on the past
Golden Dreams — Talk of the town
The Gonzo Report — Making the musical scene, or at least reporting from it
Letters — Our inbox
Movies@Home — Local movie buffs share favorites
Movie Reviews — Our critics' picks and pans
Musician Interviews — Up close with local artists
Neighborhood News from Stringers — Hyperlocal news
News Ticker — News & politics
Obermeyer — San Diego politics illustrated
Outdoors — Weekly changes in flora and fauna
Overheard in San Diego — Eavesdropping illustrated
Poetry — The old and the new
Reader Travel — Travel section built by travelers
Reading — The hunt for intellectuals
Roam-O-Rama — SoCal's best hiking/biking trails
San Diego Beer — Inside San Diego suds
SD on the QT — Almost factual news
Sheep and Goats — Places of worship
Special Issues — The best of
Street Style — San Diego streets have style
Surf Diego — Real stories from those braving the waves
Theater — On stage in San Diego this week
Tin Fork — Silver spoon alternative
Under the Radar — Matt Potter's undercover work
Unforgettable — Long-ago San Diego
Unreal Estate — San Diego's priciest pads
Your Week — Daily event picks
City Council Seeks to Build Normal Street Linear Park in Hillcrest
At its January 10 meeting, the San Diego City Council unanimously agreed to send a grant application to the State of California for a proposed Normal Street Linear Park. The $4.7 million project would create a small park along Hillcrest's Normal Street, including the unimproved asphalt median strip between Lincoln and Blaine avenues.
The project is apparently not on a fast track. The council's description states: “If the City is successful in the grant award, it is anticipated that the project can be constructed in approximately 36 to 48 months from the date that funding is secured. Construction is anticipated to occur in tandem with redevelopment of the DMV site.”
Benjamin Nicholls, executive director of the Hillcrest Business Association, said they've been talking about the park for two years. “Four years to complete the park sounds optimistic,” Nicholls said. I asked District 3 councilmember Todd Gloria's office for a comment but received no response.
Normal Street is not “normal” because it's about 135 feet in width; most streets are about 80 feet wide. The trolley once ran up the middle of Normal Street. The median's wide area is currently used weekly for the Hillcrest farmers’ market.
Total cost of development is estimated at $4,793,500; the city previously paid $2500 for the minimalist conceptual design. The breakdown consists of $2,421,200 for walking paths, seating areas, and plaza; $76,250 for children's play area; $898,800 for open space, $445,000 for lighting, and $952,250 for pre-construction cost.
Funds would come from the Statewide Park Development and Community Revitalization Program of 2008. The state's grant guide emphasizes that submitting an application doesn't guarantee funding.
The park's sustainable aspects would include energy-efficient lighting, water recycling, “smart” irrigation sensors, native vegetation, and at least 10 percent of construction materials made of recycled materials.
Here's something you might be interested in.
City Council Seeks to Build Normal Street Linear Park in Hillcrest
City Council Seeks to Build Normal Street Linear Park in Hillcrest
At its January 10 meeting, the San Diego City Council unanimously agreed to send a grant application to the State of California for a proposed Normal Street Linear Park. The $4.7 million project would create a small park along Hillcrest's Normal Street, including the unimproved asphalt median strip between Lincoln and Blaine avenues.
The project is apparently not on a fast track. The council's description states: “If the City is successful in the grant award, it is anticipated that the project can be constructed in approximately 36 to 48 months from the date that funding is secured. Construction is anticipated to occur in tandem with redevelopment of the DMV site.”
Benjamin Nicholls, executive director of the Hillcrest Business Association, said they've been talking about the park for two years. “Four years to complete the park sounds optimistic,” Nicholls said. I asked District 3 councilmember Todd Gloria's office for a comment but received no response.
Normal Street is not “normal” because it's about 135 feet in width; most streets are about 80 feet wide. The trolley once ran up the middle of Normal Street. The median's wide area is currently used weekly for the Hillcrest farmers’ market.
Total cost of development is estimated at $4,793,500; the city previously paid $2500 for the minimalist conceptual design. The breakdown consists of $2,421,200 for walking paths, seating areas, and plaza; $76,250 for children's play area; $898,800 for open space, $445,000 for lighting, and $952,250 for pre-construction cost.
Funds would come from the Statewide Park Development and Community Revitalization Program of 2008. The state's grant guide emphasizes that submitting an application doesn't guarantee funding.
The park's sustainable aspects would include energy-efficient lighting, water recycling, “smart” irrigation sensors, native vegetation, and at least 10 percent of construction materials made of recycled materials.