In Fall 2024, San Diego State University (SDSU) student researchers enrolled in Dr. Norah Shultz’s Sociology 407 course collaborated with National City and SDSU’s Sage Project to support ongoing efforts aimed at improving transportation access, safety, and sustainability in District 1. This collaboration was part of a larger initiative tied to the City’s Sustainable Mobility […]
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This report presents the findings of an applied anthropology partnership between students in Anthropology 531: Methods in Applied Anthropology at San Diego State University and the City of National City, conducted through the SDSU Sage Project. The class sought to answer the question:“According to community members, what are the obstacles to sustainable mobility in National […]
This report is a result of the collaborative partnership between the Black Women’s Resilience Project (BWRP) and the Sage Project at San Diego State University (SDSU). The BWRP, a project sponsored by Jewish Family Service of San Diego (JFSSD), is a guaranteed income (GI) program intended to uplift low-income Black women and their families out […]
The National City Paradise Creek expansion project is intended to expand Paradise Creek wetland protection and meet community needs by designing an alternative land use for the welding shop on West 18th Street in National City, CA. The goals of this project include minimizing stormwater runoff, reducing stream degradation, preserving the wetlands and open space, […]
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We designed a project that combines a large bathroom space with a coffee shop and a community events area upstairs. The multiple-stall area is designed to provide easy access, safety, and a non-claustrophobic environment for people of all ages and genders. Families can visit the public restroom and coffee shop after visiting the nearby Paradise […]
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The Sage Project at San Diego State University was commissioned to look at opportunities for the potential development of a housing shelter in Balboa Park. Students of the Howard Blackson III’s City Planning 700 Urban Design and Land Use Planning Studio course applied design standards they learned throughout the semester into developing a campus consisting […]
Building on previous research done by student researchers at San Diego State University through the Sage Project and its collaboration with the San Diego Urban Sustainability Coalition, Dr. Norah Shultz’s spring 2023 Sociology 407 course split into three groups to investigate how the San Diego Energy and Equity Campus (SDEEC) could be of service to […]
The community engagement toolkit presented in this document is intended to be a guide for community engagement for the National City Brownfields Assessment Project, as well inform and improve community engagement for other brownfield projects across the country. The recommended outreach tools within this National City Brownfields Community Engagement Toolkit are based on demographic findings, […]
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The National City Brownfields Assessment Project is an initiative by the SDSU Center for Regional Sustainability in collaboration with National City. The client needs include a poster, event flyer, a banner, a revision to the logo’s typography and lock-up, and social media collateral. The Brownfields Assessment Project’s aim is to collaborate with the National City […]
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National City’s industrial history has led to an excessive number of brownfields plaguing the community. In an effort to rectify this problem, city officials partnered with the Sage Project on a project funded by the US Environmental Protection Agency (US EPA) and the California Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC). One goal of the project […]
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