VOICE & VIEWPOINT NEWSWIRE
The Urban Collaborative Project (UCP) aims to unite residents, advocates, youth, and educational institutions with a series of Chollas Creekside Park Stewardship Fridays events, starting with Euclid Avenue in Southeastern San Diego (SESD).
Starting at the intersection of Imperial & Euclid, UCP the Brooks Huffman Plaza will be a community hub with seating, lighting, and planters to promote community togetherness, in partnerships with adjacent educational institutions like Elementary Institute of Science, Lincoln High School, Horton Elementary, Access Youth Academy, and Morse High School.
The project emerged from feedback on the “Community Planning Collaborative for a Green SESD,” which was developed under the umbrella of UCP’s Transformative Climate Communities Planning grant. As anticipated, residents expressed the need for more greenspaces & trees, but with reservations regarding their maintenance and long-term sustainability. In response, UCP deployed the SESD “Euclid” Stewards Project. This stewardship collaboration includes San Diego Canyonlands, Groundwork San Diego, Urban Corps of San Diego County, Diamond Business Improvement District, City Council District 4, proximal educational institutions, and Jacobs Center for Neighborhood Innovation.
One more Chollas Creekside Park Stewardship Fridays remains this season: November 21 from 10 am to 1 pm at Chollas Creekside Park (5050 Guymon Street).
