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 October 08, 2008

Downtown San Diego Gets New Makeover
Downtown San Diego residents will soon be seeing the results of a new makeover. The plan is for the waterfront in downtown San Diego and it will feature artwork, new lighting poles and unique trees. The cost of phase 1 will reach almost thirty million dollars and is being called the North Embarcadero Visionary Plan.
The work will take place on Broadway, where downtown meets the Bay in San Diego. There will be rows of date palms that tower nearly 40 feet and will go along Broadway. In between the date palms will be the lighting poles, which have been designed to favor figures that are dancing. Then there will be the jacaranda trees, which bloom wonderful purple flowers, behind the date trees and lighting.

For many years now, there have been plans to develop San Diego Bay further, including making the promenade a bit wider. The promenade was approved a few years ago, however, they did not begin until last year. To make the widening of the promenade a reality, the city will have to reduce the width of Harbor Drive, with the intention of diverting traffic east of Pacific Highway. The cost of this project is nearly two hundred thirty million dollars.