Community action/San Diego
San Diego community action
Cycling activism
San Diego County Bicycle Coalition
The dry and mild climate of San Diego makes cycling a convenient and pleasant year-round option. The city has some segregated cycle facilities, particularly in newer developments, however the majority of road facilities specifically for bicycles are painted on regular roadways, covering over 1,570 miles throughout San Diego County. The city's hilly, canyoned terrain and long average trip distances—brought about by strict low-density zoning laws—somewhat restrict cycling for utilitarian purposes. In 2014 of .9% of commuters traveled by bicycle, below the average 1% for large U.S. cities. Also in 2014, San Diego experienced 6.8 bicyclist fatalities per 10,000 cyclist commuters, the average for all large cities was 4.7.
A bicycle sharing system called Decobike was instituted in 2015. W
Bike paths in San Diego, (category) W
Food activism
Open spaces
In its 2013 ParkScore ranking, The Trust for Public Land reported that San Diego had the 9th-best park system among the 50 most populous U.S. cities. [1]
List of parks in San Diego W
Social inclusion
As of December 2012, San Diego has the third-largest homeless population in the United States; the city's homeless population has the largest percentage of homeless veterans in the nation. [2]
News and comment
2020
Seed libraries help communities grow food in a pandemic, Jun 17 [3]
2017
More minority communities are saving money and energy with renewable solar energy, Apr 21 [4]
2015
San Diego Vows to Move Entirely to Renewable Energy in 20 Years, December 15 [5]
2014
San Diego announces plans to become the first U.S. city to install cyber-controlled street lighting, using an "intelligent" lighting system to control 3,000 LED street lights, January 30 [6]
2011
A sign of global warming, scientists at Scripps Institution of Oceanography say the average surface temperature of the water at Scripps Pier in the California Current has increased by almost 3 degrees since 1950. [7]
News sources
Interwiki links
Wikipedia: San Diego