Overview
Centre City Green is the sustainability master plan for downtown San Diego. It is an integrated, long-term strategy that addresses both downtown buildings and the public spaces in-between.The plan was approved by the CCDC board on September 29, 2010 and is the product of extensive citizen engagement and inter-agency coordination. The plan will become final after the adoption of recommended amendments to the downtown Planned District Ordinance by the San Diego City Council, which is expected in early 2011.
Centre City Green acts as a supplement to the Downtown Community Plan (DCP) and identifies long-term goals and policies that will conserve natural resources like energy and water and also help our city meet regional and statewide mandates for greenhouse gas reduction.
The plan includes:
- A voluntary private development incentive program that incentivizes developer to build “green” buildings that exceed adopted standards;
- A “Green Streets” program concept to make our downtown streets more walkable and environmentally friendly;
- An expansion of downtown’s current Transportation Demand Management Plan for commercial development by adding more program options to reduce traffic congestion;
- Long-range goals and policies to ensure buildings and public spaces are designed and operated sustainably in the future; and,
- A set of customized sustainability “indicators” to track downtown’s progress towards meeting regional and statewide environmental goals.
Centre City Green includes policies and programs that fall within the authority of CCDC as the City of San Diego’s redevelopment agency for downtown San Diego. The plan was developed in close collaboration with the following agencies and non-profits:
