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Council Receives Report from General Plan Workshop

At Wednesday's council meeting, city planners presented results from the March 28 Comprehensive General Plan Update session.

The Encinitas City Council discussed the results of the citywide workshop on Wednesday night. This presentation came as a result of the in which residents of Encinitas provided their opinions on housing and policy development for the Comprehensive General Plan Update (CGPU).

Highlights from the presentation included:

  • Establishing more mixed-use land in Encinitas, which would combine shopping and living units in the same area. Two areas that residents believe could take advantage of mixed-used land are the Encinitas Boulevard and El Camino Real corridors. More focus areas could also be included to give the walkways more character. Planners are hoping this will give the city more pedestrian activity, which could increase tourism.
  • Improving transit so bike, car and pedestrian use of the roads is more balanced.
  • Parks and recreation land usage improvements were also suggested for the city. Connecting trails in between parks and making a more comprehensive system of pathways was one suggestion to aid healthy activity.
  • Residents concerned about public safety brought up fire safety, bluff stability and engineering stability. In light of the recent Japan earthquake and tsunami, residents asked to ensure preventative measures were taken for vulnerable areas.

Council members provided their insight about the plan and suggested the committee go forward with their plans. “Everyone has the opportunity to be involved,” Councilwoman Maggie Houlihan said. “It’s very clear that the community is well represented in this report.”

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Staff will be working on the report throughout the next few months in order to release the general plan toward the end of summer. Ultimately, the CGPU has a variety of goals for the city to complete by 2035. Residents can visit encinitas2035.info to read updates on the plan.

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