According to regional planning experts, San Diego County’s current population of 3.1 million residents will increase to 4.4 million residents by 2050.
What concerns you most about a nearly 50% increase in population?
• Housing supply
• Water supply
• Economy/Jobs
• Environmental Impact
• Quality of Life
• Other?________________________________________
How can we most effectively address these challenges as they arise?
• Legislation and/or public policy
• Personal behavior changes
• Civic leadership
• Education
• New technologies
• Other?________________________________________
- RVI
- Launched by The San Diego Foundation, the Regional Vision Initiative seeks diverse public input in the development of a 50 to 100-year strategic vision and action plan that will encompass the shared values and priorities of all San Diego County residents.
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If we have 50% more people, we're going to need 50% more jobs, so we need major economic growth. We already have one heck of a competitive job market; I shudder to think of what it will be like when my nephew (now an infant) enters the workforce.
ReplyDeleteWe're already having water shortages. How are we going to quench the thirst (and the front lawns) of 50% more people?
Job development will come through strategic public policy that favors business and private investment.
So much of water that should be coming to San Diego currently irrigates Imperial Valley (a desert!!!) farms at subsidized rates. I'm not sure how they will do it, but San Diego's public officials need to lobby for our fair share of that water. We're watering the California desert because of a market distortion. When that gets corrected, we'll have enough water.