Streamliner, from what I can tell the OM renderings are merely preliminary, thus they lack a lot of the details.
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Guys, here's a MUCH more in-depth look at the proposals for Seaport Village:
https://www.portofsandiego.org/docum...fcon/file.html Warning: Large file size (~30 mb may be too large for phones) |
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Here's the link to all six: https://www.portofsandiego.org/real-...portunity.html |
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I went to the port's project showing. The tuna barn and Ripley's aquarium were amateurish in comparison to the other proposals. Manchester's project was promoting a "low-density" approach *yawn* and the Oliver McMillion proposal was dull architecturally. The best display and plan IMO was Portera's Seaport. I liked their multipurpose plans and architecture wasn't boring (nor amazing). I'm not sold it will fly given NIMBYism. We will probably get a watered down version of it, if that.
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Populations grow and the construction is going to occur no matter what, but IMO CEQA is used to make sure it happens out of sight but with greater environmental detriment. I.e., wealthy coastal homeowners sue to block a condo project on an acre of land, which then causes the construction of low density housing far away but using way more land and contributing to way more pollution. I think CEQA harms the environment more than it helps. It's only utility is for existing homeowners to constrict local housing supply and increase their home values. That said, show me how many acres of land we have saved, and lets see if that trumps the number of acres we have destroyed via sprawl. Seems unlikely that the savings will be worth the losses since 80% of CEQA filings target urban in fill. |
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The North Park Planning Committee is voting tonight on the Pershing Bikeway.
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I don't understand this, but I like it. :D
http://www.sandiegoreader.com/news/2...ors_picks=true They will probably have to take down the 4th story, but HAHA! |
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SD To Zurich
San Diego gets another nonstop: Zurich
SAN DIEGO, CA – June 21, 2016 – Edelweiss, Switzerland’s leading leisure airline, is further expanding its route network to North America. From June 9, 2017, the airline will offer flights to San Diego for the first time. An Airbus A340-300 will fly twice a week between Zurich and San Diego and connect the two cities directly. The new connection allows Swiss and European tourists to reach San Diego in a comfortable way. “California is very popular among Swiss tourists,” says Bernd Bauer CEO of Edelweiss. “Swiss travelers like to stay longer and spend more money during their time on vacation than visitors from other countries. Our flights will bring approximately 15,000 visitors to San Diego per year, creating an economic impact of around $50 million per year.” “We are excited to welcome Edelweiss, a Lufthansa group carrier, to San Diego’s growing list of international airlines,” said Thella F. Bowens, San Diego International Airport’s President/CEO. “This new service to Switzerland means San Diegans will have direct flights to six countries from San Diego International Airport. Each of these global markets brings significant economic benefits to the San Diego region.” The flight not only opens San Diego to Swiss and European visitors, but it also offers a convenient non- stop flight for Americans to the heart of Europe with many connection possibilities to other European cities beyond Zurich.   |
^ I think these new European direct flights are good for San Diego, just interested in why they are these seasonal smaller airlines. Does this mean SD doesn't have the customer base for a large carrier daily flight, for example a Lufthansa daily to Frankfurt? Maybe these smaller seasonal carriers are testing the waters?
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Having plane loads of Swiss, Edelweiss Air; and Germans, Condor Air, arriving in San Diego for vacation is nothing but a great thing! It doesn't matter whether the airline is a low fare carrier or not. I think they will spend a lot more money and improve our standing around the world more than a Southwest jet full of Zoners or Texans.
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Of course the direct flights are better than nothing, but economically speaking business travelers spend more than tourists. These flights are not convenient for business travelers who tend to use higher class levels and who aren't as flexible as to when they can fly. While these flights will make SD more competitive with LA, SF and even SJ for tourism, I don't see them doing much for business. That's why I was asking if this is a result of market research that shows we don't have the demographics (international business travel) to sustain a daily Europe non-stop beyond the BA we have. Maybe if demand is shown to be high for these inaugural flights, they will increase the service. I've flown Lufthansa business class several times and taken their code-share to LA or SF, and each time it seemed like there was a fair amount of SD-bound passengers doing the same, but whether or not demand is high enough is up to the airline's market research I suppose. These do seem to be branding us as strictly a tourist destination and not a business destination.
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