Fewer strip malls, more ‘urban villages’: San Diego OKs bold plan to revamp Mira Mesa’s future -

BY DAVID GARRICK

The San Diego Union-Tribune

A new growth blueprint approved Monday for Mira Mesa aims to transform the car-dependent neighborhood and its suburban strip malls into several pedestrian-friendly urban villages featuring high-rise housing and less traffic.

It’s the first time San Diego has tried to solve its housing crisis by rezoning large swaths of commercial land for high-density housing, but the innovation districts in Miramar and Sorrento Valley would remain mostly unchanged.

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