Snapshot of a Higher-Density San Diego: Uptown Bike Tour

This tour will start at the new Olive Street Park and then pass through two historic canyon-top neighborhoods featuring 100-year-old homes, two-story walk-up apartments, and a growing plethora of new seven- and eight-story mixed-use towers. You'll stop by four of these projects (Kaya, The Bel, 8th & U Apartments, Cayuca) to learn about the people and programs that made them happen. For example, San Diego's progressive, opt-in Complete Communities Housing Solutions program promotes the development of affordable housing near high-frequency transit.

Learning Objectives

1. Discuss key moments in San Diego's history that shaped the growth of the Bankers Hill and Hillcrest neighborhoods.
2. Unpack state and local affordable housing incentive programs and other methods that are encouraging high-density affordable and market-rate housing development in San Diego.
3. Try out the city's Fourth and Fifth Avenue Bikeways to experience a critical component of density: Mixed mobility.
4. Examine key qualities and design features of the mixed-use projects, including programming, construction type, materials, details, and design solutions.

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