“Flood-prone areas are those that aren’t hydrologically connected to the ocean but (are still) below the flood elevation,” said Patrick Barnard, research geologist with U.S. Whoops! There was an error and we couldn't process your subscription. Geological Service predict would flood with 4.1 feet of sea level rise. Red areas are those in the Midway District that the U.S. It’s separated from a marshy section of the ocean-bound San Diego River by a thin strip of land occupied by I-8. The property already sits on low-lying ground in a flood-prone area, according to scientific modeling from the U.S.
And the project is a flashpoint for a November ballot measure to remove Midway from the 30-foot height limit west of I-5, imposed by city voters in 1972.īut whatever stands there in the end could be up to its ears in seawater in the second half of this century. Critics are fixated on whether to replace the old, grain bin-looking sports arena. Two developers submitted dueling bids for the right to revamp a 48-acre triangular stretch of land off Sports Arena Boulevard in San Diego’s Midway District. Though the city’s planning department recently studied how sea level rise will affect its most precious assets, the threat hasn’t featured prominently in public discussion of the redevelopment plan. The city of San Diego is choosing between flashy proposals to redevelop Pechanga Arena area, but has said little about its very real vulnerability to flooding from rising sea levels.
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