The City of La Mesa is working towards reducing food waste from their community through food waste recycling and composting. The goal of this research was to effectively gather data from residents and businesses surrounding attitudes, beliefs, and behaviors related to food waste generation and management. This was completed through surveys and interviews designed to […]
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The City of La Mesa collaborated with San Diego State University interior architecture students and faculty to research and develop design concepts for three project case study sites that are all located within the downtown village corridor and/or zoned for mixed-use urban. All sites are zoned for urban design overlay and are located along the […]
Marketing plan proposals for active transportation in partnership with Sage Project and the City of La Mesa. Read the final student report delivered to the local gov/community partner. The Sage Project Contact Info Kristofer Patron Program Administrator kpatron@sdsu.edu (619) 594-0103 University Faculty Contact Local Government / Community Contact […]
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Building enough dense residential housing units near existing transit is essential to meeting California’s aggressive climate goals. Localities must understand where best to greenlight these dense developments so that sufficient construction actually takes place. Our project utilized space-time clustering and database management to analyze property price trends at the individual parcel level in La Mesa, […]
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San Diego Student Designs (SDSD) is pleased to provide professional engineering services to the City of La Mesa for the design and construction of High Street Crossing. Two alternatives were generated and evaluated based on practical, social, and environmental aspects to satisfy project objectives. The first alternative is at grade roadway, and the second alternative […]
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As a part of the City of La Mesa’s Climate Action Plan, the City is aiming to divert 75% of waste from landfills by the year 2035. This goal is to be achieved with both residential and business involvement. Students in Communications 485 developed public relations proposals supporting zero waste and active transport to help […]
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This report features work completed in collaboration with the Sage Project at San Diego State University and the City of La Mesa, focusing on the promotion of the city’s new Commingled Organics Collection Program. The emphasis was primarily on the creation of educational curricula for children in grades K–12 about everyday conservation practices, food waste […]
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The project will provide a complete and independent review of the existing configuration and operations of La Mesa Boulevard (Rd) between University Avenue and Jackson Dr. (Figure 1: Project Area). The review included individual analysis of the operations and functionality of the three roundabouts located at Memorial Dr., Rosehedge Dr., and Glen Street, as well […]
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This report features work completed in collaboration with the Sage Project at San Diego State University and the City of La Mesa, focusing on the implementation of a new “zero-waste” curriculum for the La Mesa-Spring Valley School District, while also providing a Composting Action Plan that outlines a pathway to successfully starting a composting program […]
The City has received a grant from SANDAG under the Smart Growth Incentive Program to evaluate the feasibility of a mixed-use (residential/commercial) Transit Oriented Development at the Spring Street Transit Station site which would reduce the need for auto trips and associated carbon footprint. One key element of the project is the re-engineering of High […]
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