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The Millenia Project: San Diego County’s New Downtown

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By Barbara Zaragoza Last week, I spent a lot of time explaining the vast expansion taking place in eastern Chula Vista. Eleven villages total mean about 60,000 new residents will move into the area within the next twenty years. So far, villages 1, 5 and 7 are built out. Village 2 is underway. That leaves villages 3, 4, 8, 9 and 10 still under development. According to the Otay Ranch General Development Plan, the idea of the village was to "provide a sense of community and social cohesion in a "small town" way, and reduce dependence on the automobile for local trips." (pg. 10) Today, I want to go over the heart of the development called "Millenia." This will become the center piece of Otay Ranch plan, a new downtown with an office & retail district.   [Read more...]

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Barbara Zaragoza is a freelance writer who covers the South Bay, San Diego. She recently published a photographic history of San Ysidro and the Tijuana River Valley and also writes about arts, culture & activism at SouthBayCompass.com.


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