Fox Canyon Neighborhood Association, Inc.

SDASLA Community Park Design Workshop

FOX CANYON NEIGHBORHOOD PARKS

Moving inch-by-inch toward a goal and a NOT too distant REALITY!

TOPOGRAPHY

The Fox Canyon Neighborhood was developed atop the plateaus of five finger canyons.

EXISTING CONDITIONS:

Because these canyons provide a sense of open space, no assigned green spaces were ever developed in the neighborhood. As a result, the neighborhood consists of mostly older single family residential uses with a smaller mix (professional/industrial/cottage)of other developments.

Although the zoning for the neighborhood is designated for single family, high property values/rent have in many cases forced two ore three families into space intended for four people. Therefore, the density of the neighborhood’s spaces is greater than perceived to be, and with no “needed refuge for wild life and humans.” (Fox Canyon, 2002.)

In addition to the human residents, the canyons provide a unique home and habitat for several indigenous species of birds, reptiles, mammals, and various native botanical species. However, the high density of the neighborhood combined with out of control and runaway construction and illegal dumping are severely encroaching in to the open space, threatening the natural ecology of the canyons.

The Fox Canyon Neighborhood will greatly benefit from a parks system — a system of trails which will link the neighborhood’s many ecological, and educational resources and provide a place for residents and visitors to relax and recreate.

VISION

OUR VISION IS AS FOLLOW:

1. Restore the habitat of the Auburn Creek in collaboration with the Chollas Creek Enhancement Plan of May 2002 and reconnect the creek to the local and regional ecosystem to prevent it from becoming drainage of pollutant to the Bay.

2. Create a system of parks for active and passive recreation

3. Build on accessibility/connectivity of existing educational/recreational/environmental resources

GREENWAY AND NODES

The park system would be a linear greenbelt extending from University to Euclid Avenues with neighborhood nodes along the strip, in conjunction to the preservation/dedication of all the open space provided by the five finger canyons that rap-around the entire neighborhood.

Currently, nodal parks at Euclid/Home are being built under the leadership of the Euclid Avenue Revitalization Action Plan (RAP), also designed by the San Diego Chapter of the American Society of Landscape Architects, Bill Toll is donating trees and the irrigation system for this Mini-park. This mini-neighborhood-Park is highly and strongly supported by Councilmembers MADAFFER and ATKINS. Both of whom have provided funds for the realinegment of the corner Euclid/Home to create the park.

Nodal parks are also proposed for the end of Lantana Drive (a culls-de-sac vacant lot extending to the west end of the Creek), the Lantana, Auburn/Lantana “linear park” (extending east from the east of Lantana to the west of Auburn Drive), and the Ontario Park (by the Ontario extension, Winona/Auburn/Ontario). Many of the trails would run along the Auburn Creek, tributary to the greater Chollas Creek.

UPCOMING EVENTS

The next community event will be a design workshop scheduled for
Saturday, June 28, 2003, from 8:30 AM to 2:00 PM., sponsored by The San Diego Chapter of the American Society of Landscape Architects.

Anyone interested is invited and HIGHLY encouraged to attend. As we need everyone's support to realize our dreams!

CHRIST CHURCH UNITY
Wrigley Hall
3770 Altadena Avenue,
City Heights, CA 92105

For more information, contact

Betty Pharris at 619-283-8818 (sdasla@adnc.com), or
Jose Lopez at 619-282-2788 (FoxCanyonN@aol.com.

DIRECTIONS:
From the SOUTH -- Home, Euclid (Loris) to Altadena (north), pass Marshall Elementary, Church on your left
From the NORTH -- Euclid to right on University (East), to right on Winona, to left on Wightman, up hill, church on your right.

PARKING:
Please, NOTE -- There's sufficient parking accross the street from the Church on Landis Street (at the stop sign turn left).

We WELCOME everyone!

Email us
FoxCanyonN@aol.com, sdasla@adnc.com