San Diego’s cityscape is poised for a transformative shift with the San Diego Metropolitan Transit System’s (MTS) recent nod to an affordable housing development in East Village, in what appears to be a strategic fusion of transit and residential planning. According to the San Diego Metropolitan Transit System, they’ve rubberstamped an agreement with the San Diego Housing Fund which promises a 100% affordable housing community conveniently situated at the city’s busier transit artery, the 12th & Imperial Transit Center. This move, as Stephen Whitburn, MTS Board Chair and San Diego City Councilmember, underscores, “reflects MTS’s commitment to being more than just a transit agency; we’re a community partner.”
Charting a course for urban development that sternly nods to both sustainability and accessibility, the project is plotting a six-story structure that will cradle 161 affordable units, ranging from one to three bedrooms, assorted amenities including a children’s play area and a community room also tying the ends of need for a growing population while welding it with the fabric of public transit. The development is set to usurp what’s now a surface parking lot swallowed up by the tides of an expanding MTS transit center—the rest promises green spaces, close-knit community feels, and 96 dedicated parking spots; it’s where “residents will also enjoy amenities such as a children’s play area, green outdoor spaces, a community room,” as crystallized by the MTS release…