Irvine is taking comments on its new Urban Forest plan. A survey on this plan, part of the City outreach, needs to be completed by July 18th. “The City is developing a 30-year Urban Forest Master Plan (UFMP), which contains measurable goals and recommended actions to help the City achieve 30% canopy cover and realize […]
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Irvine’s current building codes and ordinances do not adequately address the needs of residents with disabilities. Data indicates that individuals may experience temporary or permanent conditions requiring mobility aids such as wheelchairs or walkers. However, many of Irvine’s residential units are not designed to accommodate these needs. Specific architectural barriers are prevalent: doorways, including those […]
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At meeting of November 2, 2023, the Irvine Planning Commission approved FivePoint’s plan to build 82 large, single-family homes in a Great Park area near Irvine Boulevard. When an appeal to this Planning Commission approval was heard at the December 12 City Council meeting, the Council denied the appeal and, thereby, affirmed the Planning Commission […]
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I recently attempted to visit Roosevelt Coffee near Cypress Village Shopping Center to do some work on my laptop. This is the story of that journey, which illustrates why Irvine parking policies – like parking policies everywhere – make cities unpleasant, unsustainable, and bankrupt. I decided to take OCTA’s 167 bus line, which is a […]
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Irvine to Consider Ambitious Plans for Food and Beverage at Great Park The Great Park Board returns this Tuesday with a big item pertaining to Great Park food and beverage services. City staff proposes to: Develop an Exclusive Negotiating Agreement with Frontier Real Estate Investments, LLC (aka Almquist), relating to Great Park food and beverage […]
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On either side of Irvine Blvd, east of the 133, is a transit-oriented development. Or that’s what the zoning map says, anyway: Figure 1: From the Irvine Zoning Map, a “Transit Oriented Development” It is part of a larger area composed of parts of the Great Park neighborhoods and Portola Springs. At the time of […]
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