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06.12.2012

Flood Maps Raise Questions About San Diego Convention Center Expansion

The planned expansion of the San Diego Convention Center will include almost one million additional square feet of space and cost half a billion dollars. It will have more room for meetings, exhibitions, a ballroom and retail outlets. The people who pushed for the larger venue believe it will lure major conventions to San Diego.

But all of this may be irrelevant.

The expanded version of the Convention Center could be inundated with seawater by mid century if climate change predictions are accurate.

kbps, 15.11.12.

Tags: climate change water San Diego comic con development sea level rise chula vista

Flood Maps Raise Questions About San Diego Convention Center Expansion

The planned expansion of the San Diego Convention Center will include almost one million additional square feet of space and cost half a billion dollars. It will have more room for meetings, exhibitions, a ballroom and retail outlets. The people who pushed for the larger venue believe it will lure major conventions to San Diego.
But all of this may be irrelevant.
The expanded version of the Convention Center could be inundated with seawater by mid century if climate change predictions are accurate.

kbps, 15.11.12.

13.07.2012
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Tags: twilight San Diego comic con pedestrian safety news

» 53yo Twilight fan hit by car and killed at Comic-Con

on Harbor Drive, right in front of the convention center. the woman ran across the street to secure her place in line for the Twilight panel.

some commentors said that the light changes to red before anyone can safely cross the street in time. i don’t recall and can’t confirm if this is ~~true~~. if it is (probably), typical san diego to not care about pedestrian safety. old-school traffic engineers. the lights actually do give enough time to cross the street safely. (thanks issiebear)

also bad decision and totally preventable death, as others have noted.

sd u-t, 10.07.12.