Planners Seek Help With Downtown�s Future
Luis Acosta likes Downtown San Diego.
Since 1996, Acosta has managed trendy Dobson�s Bar and Restaurant at 956 Broadway Circle. Compared to other large inner cities, San Diego is clean and green, he said. Downtown revitalization is headed in the right direction, but he�s got a suggestion or two: add an art museum or cultural center and more high-rise buildings for office and living space.
The Centre City Development Corp. wants Acosta and others to speak out about Downtown�s future. The CCDC started a 20-month planning process to fine-tune the city�s future development, and public input remains crucial, agency officials said. In 1992, CCDC officials created a 20-year community plan. Since then, Downtown�s residential numbers climbed by at least 5,000, developers started a $450 million ballpark for the Padres and redevelopment projects totaling $2.5 billion are expected during the next three to five years.
That $2.5 billion � a combination of public and private money � is expected to add more than 8,000 homes, 1 million square feet of commercial development and 4,000 hotel rooms...
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