Chapter 2: The Site - San Diego

California
- West Coast, bordered by Oregon to the north, Nevada to the northeast, Arizona to the southeast, the Mexican state of Baja California to the south, and the Pacific Ocean to the west. - Most populous state in the US - 3rd largest by area -Its four largest cities are Los Angeles, San Diego, San Jose, and San Francisco.
San Diego
- is the second-largest city in California and the ninth largest city in the United States, located along the Pacific Ocean on the west coast of the United States

Geography: -Lies in deep canyons and hills separating it's mesas, creating small pockets of natural parkland scattered throughout the city
-Canyons contribute to the highly segmented feel of city, creating literal gaps between neighborhoods and contributing to low density and car oriented environment
-numerous farms found in valleys northeast and southeast of the city
-San Diego County has one of the highest counts of animal and plant species that appear on the endangered species list
Infrastructure:
freeways

Interstate 5 Interstate 8 Interstate 15 Interstate 805 State Route 15 State Route 52

State Route 54 State Route 56 State Route 67 State Route 75 State Route 76 State Route 78

State Route 79 State Route 94 State Route 125 Historic State Route 163 State Route 188 State Route 282 State Route 905

Trolley
Transportation Map Cycling -Urban sprawl is not friendly for cyclists Air -San Diego International Airport (main) -Brown Field Municipal Airport and Montgomery Field Sea -Cruise ships - Carnival Cruise Lines, Royal Caribbean, Holland America and Celebrity Cruises have home port in SD during winter -New terminal on Broadway Pier is set to open in 2010 San Diego region major statistical area map Overall Demographics Area of Focus: Central San Diego
Zip codes: Downtown: 92101
Golden Hill: 92102
Hillcrest, Mission Hills: 92103
92104
City Heights: 92105
Point Loma: 92106
Ocean Beach: 92107 Moreno: 92110
Logan Heights: 92113
Encanto: 92114
College: 92115
Kensington, Normal Heights: 92116
Coronado: 92118
92133
92134
92135
92136
Paradise Hills: 92139 92140
National City: 91950 (not on sandag)

Demographics:
People:
by gender and age

by ethnicity


Occupation, industry and earning
Language

Marital status
Disability
Education level


Housing
Rent levelyear built
Unit types


Landuse
Means of transportation and travel time