City of San Diego General Plan
San Diego, California

The City of San Diego General Plan (2008) sets out a long-range vision and policy framework for how the city should plan for growth, provide public services, and maintain the qualities that define San Diego. It was structured to work in concert with the city’s 40-plus community plans and is part of a regional and statewide smart growth strategy.

The plan includes the City of Villages smart growth strategy to focus growth into mixed-use villages that are pedestrian-friendly districts, of different scales, and linked to the transit system. The plan addresses protections for industrial lands, provisions for urban parks, “toolboxes” to implement mobility strategies, and policies to further the preservation of San Diego’s historical resources. It also reaffirms the city’s long history of protecting open space lands.

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William E. Borah

Land use planning in New Orleans has traditionally been described as “planning by surprise.” Citizens and neighborhood organizations have attempted to change the city’s planning processes for years, but have had limited success. Inspiration for change came from one of the country’s most significant natural disasters, Hurricane Katrina. The damage from the hurricane and its aftermath was the necessary catalyst to motivate the city’s citizens. On November 4, 2008, voters approved the Home Rule Charter Amendments, which require the city to prepare a master plan with the force of law.

One of the major forces advocating for this change was William E. Borah, a New Orleans-based land use attorney and member of Smart Growth for Louisiana. Borah drafted the initial proposed charter amendment, sought comment from planning experts around the country, and organized a support campaign. Colleagues from around the country attribute the passage of the amendment to Borah’s unwavering persistence.

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Cities are organic and must change over time in order to survive. Fremont has developed within a template that emphasizes a single type of suburban growth. Given the demands of our increasing population and the needs of our businesses, we must direct our growth in a way that responds to those needs within the context of local, regional, and global changes. Climate change and the warming of our environment demands local land use planning attention. That means we must act wisely to increasing traffic demands, energy costs, and climate change. If Fremont doesn’t adapt its growth policies to meet these challenges in a positive way, we will end up with heavier traffic congestion, longer commutes, a diminished sense of community, greater crime, and a commercial base that is diluted by suburban sprawl.

We must do better. I have championed clean technology and green regulations for the city of Fremont to make our city buildings more energy efficient and environmentally responsible, to encourage clean, responsible businesses to locate here with good paying clean & green jobs, and to promote an ecologically friendly residential lifestyle. I have publicly supported growth policies that would require new construction projects to adopt green building principles.

Additionally, I’m concerned about resource use, especially how we use our water and how we organize our streets. I urged the city to adopt the Ahwahnee Water Principles designed to spearhead conservation and drought resistant landscaping and aggressive actions to improve groundwater runoff and water quality. As your council member I’ve joined the national Local Government Commission recognized as a leader in formulating plans for smart growth to meet the needs of our society. Transit oriented development is one of its leading elements, and I believe Fremont must implement these policies in the coming years.

I’m dedicated to changing the development style of Fremont so that new residences are affordable, new construction and industries are clean and green, and Fremont remains a safe, livable, and prosperous home for its citizens and its commercial neighborhoods alike.

I have three Priorities for Fremont:

1. Public Safety
2. Economic Development
3. Transportation

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This video was produced by:
Gary Binger
Ashley Tindall
Troy Reinhalter
Christian Eggleton

Contact: ceggleton@berkeley.edu
http://sustainablecalifornia.berkeley.edu

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This video was produced by:
Gary Binger
Ashley Tindall
Troy Reinhalter
Christian Eggleton

Contact: ceggleton@berkeley.edu

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