MIG San Diego

This Friday, May 21st at 10am, MIG Principal Gary Lai will join an MGBCE Panel on equity and the design of urban landscapes. Don’t miss this virtual event! Register for the Municipal Green Building Conference and Expo here: https://whova.com/web/mgbca1_2021

The new San Diego Symphony performance venue, The Rady Shell at Jacobs Park, is opening soon and just waiting to be activated with great local programming. MIG is working with CARS (Community Arts Resources) to identify opportunities to program this beautiful space. More to come soon! http://www.sdnews.com//article-San-Diego-Symphony-shows-of

MAKE Projects, which operates from an urban farm, kitchen and café in North Park, has provided hands-on job skills training to more than 200 local refugees and immigrants over the past six years. This incredible program started in 2015 with just a handful of Somali refugee women trimming carrots for school lunched - and has grown to be a massive success today. This past Saturday, MAKE Projects celebrated its spin-off from its founding agency, the International Rescue Committee of San Diego. MIG is a proud community partner with this program. Learn more about MAKE Projects: https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com//job-training-program

The City of San Diego has officially unveiled the first part of the Greenway project in East Village! Check out MIG’s very own Rick Barrett, (Principal-in-Charge) and Kenya Huezo, (Project Manager) who both worked for over a year on the project’s Master Plan with Civic San Diego. Read the full article from San Diego Downtown News: https://sandiegodowntownnews.com/having-fun-with-the-amazi/ Wondering what this sculpture is? It’s a Traction Wheel - a piece of machinery from historic metalworking businesses in the East Village neighborhood. It was part of Bob Sinclair's collection!

The 52-mile San Diego River Trail envisions a trail system from the mountains to the ocean. MIG is pleased to be a key contributing partner to the completion of this project with the recent designs for Town and Country River Park and the San Diego River Discovery Center at Grant Park, as well as planning around San Diego River tributaries in El Cajon and Santee. MIG Principal Rick Barrett has been working with Rob Hutsel of the San Diego River Park Foundation for over 17 years on various planning efforts on the San Diego River. Check out the Union Tribune's feature on this exciting project to learn more: https://edition.pagesuite.com//dynamic_article_popover.asp

The Euclid Master Plan creates a welcoming roadway that enhances connectivity to residential areas, schools and parks, as well as shopping and other commercial activities. Community members in the surrounding Encanto neighborhood, in San Diego, asked for increased transit service, bike lanes, safer pedestrian facilities and traffic calming. Class II bike plans replace parking on the west side, curb extensions and a landscaped media improve pedestrian crossing of the 4-lane roadway, increased roadway and pedestrian lighting enhance walking and biking, and a community-designed gateway welcomes you to the neighborhood.

We are hiring! MIG is seeking an experienced Production Coordinator to join our multidisciplinary communications and media teamour in-house full-service ad agencyin either our Berkeley or San Diego, CA offices. MIG values diversity in the workplace and is an equal opportunity employer; we encourage candidates of all backgrounds, physical abilities, and military veterans to apply. If you are interested in joining a dynamic cross-discipline team and advancing the public good, visit our website for a full description of this position: bit.ly/3qptfNn

It's rainy season in San Diego which means when it rains, runoff from your home and garden can carry pollutants such as bacteria, chemicals, auto fluids or trash directly to our waterways such as local creeks, rivers and the ocean. MIG San Diego client Project Clean Water was recently on FOX 5 San Diego to discuss simple steps you can take to prevent polluting our waterways. For the full checklist click here: bit.ly/3guWXNi

Happy New Year! May 2021 be filled with opportunity, prosperity and happiness

MIG San Diego client First 5 San Diego has recently been speaking to a variety of local news outlets about navigating childcare amidst the increased restrictions, the importance of the first five years of life and holiday-themed activities for some at home educational fun. We love working with clients that make an impact in our county and are providing important resources during this difficult time. Watch the segments here: bit.ly/2VRD2yk

Today is National Comic Book Day and we are celebrating by recognizing MIG San Diego client, the Comic-Con Museum, on their highly successful online press conference where they revealed never-before-seen details and images of what the museum will look like upon completion. Take a look for yourself! bit.ly/3mFVA0K

This week is Falls Prevention Awareness Week. Our client, Aging and Independence Services is partnering with the San Diego Fall Prevention Task Force to host various free and informative virtual workshops that will cover ways you can lower your risk of falling. Visit https://bit.ly/32KEt6h for a list of virtual workshops you can register for and learn what you can do to live a healthy and safe life in the comfort of your own home!

Registration is now open for the 44th Annual Orchids & Onions Awards! Visit www.orchidsandonions.org/tickets to get your tickets to celebrate the best and most iffy of San Diego’s architecture on Oct 1. Follow San Diego Architectural Foundation for more details #OrchidsandOnions2020

MIG principal Rick Barrett was recently featured in a program for San Diego Design Week, which was held from September 9th to the 13. Also on the panel were Glen Schmidt FASLA and Mark Morris ASLA. The program covered Mission Valley’s Open Space Renaissance, and Rick highlighted two of MIG’s ongoing projects, the Town and Country River Park and the San Diego River Discovery Center at Grant Park, which are re-envisioning the landscape and open space of Mission Valley. For the ...Town & Country project just south of Fashion Valley Mall, MIG played a key role in the planning and landscape architecture for the 4-acre park. Key features include the transformation of surface parking into public parks, stormwater quality improvement, and restoration of the San Diego River in this corridor. This project also includes interpretive elements that speak to the history of this portion of the San Diego River in Mission Valley! A little further up the river is The San Diego River Discovery Center at Grant Park, which has been a longstanding project for Rick, who originally became involved 15 years ago, working with Rob Hutsel of the San Diego River Foundation and the Grant Family, to transform a former mining parcel into a park site. This project will provide hands-on, science based nature education and experiences to 25,000 students each year, and will provide an important ecological resource that will inspire the next generation of River and nature stewards! Rick Barrett and MIG are pleased to play an integral role in the enhancement and development of open space in Mission Valley. For more on the open space renaissance in Mission Valley check out the San Diego Design Week program here: https://sddesignweek.org//mission-valley-an-open-space-ren For more info or updates on the San Diego River Discovery Center at Grant Park visit: https://www.sandiegoriver.org/discovery_center.html

Urban Venues: The Future of our Busiest Places. Join CityAge for the continuation of the series on Sport + Entertainment Districts. MIG Director of Urban Strategy & Development, Kate Joncas, will help lead the discussion. The Future of Urban Venues presented by CityAge Thursday at 11:30 am. Free virtual event. Register here: https://www.cityage.com/venues

We are excited to see the finished product! MIG was proud to assist with the outreach and designs for this new bikeway.

Circulate San Diego, in partnership with the Downtown San Diego Partnership and the Cortez Hill Active Residents Group - San Diego, have completed several mobility and pedestrian safety improvements in the Cortez Hill area. These improvements include bike parking recommendations, wayfinding signage highlighting the Cortez Walking Loops and parklet recommendations, creating a safer and more enjoyable pedestrian experience for all! You can read more about the Cortez Hill mobility improvements here: https://downtownsandiego.org/cortezmobility/ Photo credit: Circulate San Diego

Join the San Diego American Planning Association tomorrow at 9:30 am as they facilitate a live webinar between the two development teams who have proposed concepts to transform the San Diego Sports Arena property. Click the link below to read more about each proposal and to register for the webinar: https://us02web.zoom.us//register/WN_ogprJ6tkRxS8bcq4JfJT6w MIG has been thrilled to be a part of the Toll Brothers proposal team for the San Diego Sports Arena property, called the Midway Sports and Entertainment District (MSED), which features a 12-acre public park and a would feature a new modular soccer stadium that would instantly deliver new life to the community! You can check out the virtual tour of the proposal and provide feedback here: https://www.sandiego.gov/re/sports-arena-virtual-open-house

MIG is proud to be working with the development team that has created the Midway Sports and Entertainment District's vision. This plan was developed by long-time San Diegans for San Diego, focusing on creating a hub for our region's sports and active lifestyle activities with the bonus of a 12-acre park and numerous amenities. Please take a moment to review the two projects in a Virtual Open House https://lnkd.in/gn7gfxm created by the City of San Diego and share your thoughts. If we get this space right, it will be a catalyst for transforming a blighted area, creating new jobs, affordable housing, and new revenue for the City and the surrounding community.

While indoor dining has been re-closed in San Diego due to a rise in Covid cases, Mayor Kevin Faulconer has issued an executive order waiving permits for dining on sidewalks and in parking lots, opening up more space for restaurants to offset the loss of indoor dining. During the pandemic, outdoor dining and other ways of reducing the spread of Covid have become popular and many public spaces have been converted into mix-use areas. Let us know what you think of the new sidewalk cafes and parking lot dining options. https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com//san-diego-waiving-pe

It’s Virtual Happy Hour! Big thanks to Chuck Easley, winemaker and owner at La Rochelle Wine, for leading a virtual wine tasting for MIG San Diego. Each employee received a unique bottle of La Rochelle wine to try during the tasting and had the opportunity to ask Chuck questions about the history of the winery and the different wine varietals. Thanks again to Chuck and everyone who participated in the tasting. Cheers!

June is National Zoo and Aquarium Month! MIG San Diego has diverse experience working with zoos and aquariums from creating the master plan for the new Sanford Children’s Zoo at the San Diego Zoo to cultivating partnerships that are beneficial for our clients. Recently we connected client First 5 San Diego with the San Diego Zoo which resulted in an upcoming virtual book reading of "Karen's Heart," a heartwarming book that features the true story of a brave baby orangutan named Karen, which is part of the new San Diego Zoo Kids Hope and Inspiration Series. Tune into Channel933’s Geena Thelatina's Instagram at 12pm on Friday, July 10 to read along. #GeenaTheLatina #KarensHeart #First5SDBookRead

Even though Pride celebrations around the world, including here in San Diego, have been canceled due to Covid-19, the celebration is still going on! A Global Pride live-stream celebration is taking place this Saturday, June 27th, where everyone will be able to join in, no matter where they are in the world. Global Pride will include speeches, musical performances and much more, check out this event and more happening here in San Diego at https://sdpride.org/ #SDPride