The plan calls for wider sidewalks, on-street parking, roundabouts and protected bicycle lanes, and zoning changes to allow for more mixed-use housing projects.
According to a county Planning & Development Services department report, a park and library are also planned.In 2015, the nonprofit civic group Casa de Oro Alliance conceived a plan to revitalize the area and presented it to the county two years later. Because of large parking lots and very little shade, the road is not considered pedestrian-friendly.
Residents in the Valle de Oro Community Planning Area, which includes Casa de Oro, also made suggestions on the revitalization project.PDS officials said the project aligns with the San Diego County Association of Government's regional plan andWhile no firm cost was made available, the county has applied for over $3 million in grant money to pay for preliminary engineering studies and specifications for Campo Road improvements. PDS staff members are also looking for other funding sources.
Lisa Stewart, president of Casa de Oro Alliance, said the group's vision"is to create and maintain a historically rich, culturally diverse thriving community that is attractive, safe, pedestrian friendly, and a popular destination for dining, entertainment and shopping." Supervisor Joel Anderson -- whose district previously included Casa de Oro -- praised the project, and said he grew up in the area and got his first job on Campo Road.
"This project, probably next to Third Street in Chula Vista, will be the best project in San Diego County," Anderson added.In a statement after the board's vote, Fletcher said the Casa de Oro community"ultimately chose to reduce the number of lanes of traffic and to take things in a new direction to make their community more walkable and inviting.Board Vice Chair Terra Lawson-Remer was absent from Wednesday's meeting.
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