December Lucheon: Balboa Park Redevelopment – Plaza de Panama 

The Plaza de Panama Project was conceived in 2009 with the intent of reclaiming 6.3 acres of pedestrian parkland in Balboa Park in areas which are now dominated by automobiles. This project, funded primarily through philanthropy, was a public private partnership which was entitled with a 7-1 city council vote in a record three years. In the three years subsequent to its approval the Project has withstood every legal challenge possible including the California Supreme Court. With these hurdles removed, the project is poised to return to bring additional parking, circulation improvements, reduction in vehicle-pedestrian conflicts, infrastructure improvements and the addition of over 6 acres of pedestrian parkland where there is now asphalt. 

Gordon Kovtun, Principal of KCM Group Project Management, served as the Plaza de Panama Program Manager and looks forward to the opportunity to share the details of this project with SAME SD Post.

In Additition, the U.S. Marines representing the SD area Toys for Tots program will be present. New toy donations are welcome!