Is it still crowded in San Diego? (Orange, Poway: leases, HOA)

[RD5050]

Originally Posted by ubringliten

Do you know that it's going to be an indoor shopping area? There's too much outdoor shopping areas.

I heard that the Mission Bay / Clairemont Drive location may include a Trader Joe's and a Starbucks. Not sure what else? I'm guessing it will be an outdoors shopping center. But there is no construction happening yet. Presently there is just a roadside sign that refers to the location as Mission Bay Plaza.

There are hardly any indoor shopping centers in all of San Diego. The weather is nice all year round here, so there's no need for them to be indoors.

[Police]

Originally Posted by Huckleberry3911948

there are density stats see above.
nah SD is not crowded.
but orangatans driiving cars will make you feel crowded.
clowns in hawaiian shirts will make you feel
crowded.
criminals attending public schools will make you feel crowded.
screaming kids in restaurants will make you feel crowded.
its kind of like being married
married men don't live longer
it just seems longer

I take you don't have a very favorable impression of San Diego? Are you looking to move somewhere else, or have you already done so?

[Police]

Originally Posted by Sassberto

Six cars parked in front of a 1400sf house will make it feel crowded
Houses with no garages and no driveways with wall-to-wall cars on the street will make it feel crowded

Yeah, this was something I was not used to. It definitely gave the place a crowded feel. I guess garages aren't worth the land value when a developer can put a tiny house there instead, huh?

[Police]

Originally Posted by JakeDog

Depends on what you mean by overcrowded. There is a decent amount of open space, parks, etc. so you can go on a hike/run and feel very much alone. That said, SoCAL is definitely a car culture and b/c of the weather people don't use their garages to store their cars as much as people do in other cities- they often use it for a gym, storage, etc., so the streets of very suburban areas can be full of cars even though the area itself isn't densely populated. Kind of strange if you are not used to it. But I find the abundance of outdoor open space makes it feel not crowded.

Are you originally from SoCal? I am not, and all the cars lined back to back on both sides of the street in the suburbs in front of houses was definitely something I was not used to. In a city like Philly or New York, I see it all the time and of course I don't think anything of it, but those cities are more urban. San Diego is not urban in the traditional sense, which is why I found all the street-parked cars a bit unusual.

Maybe if I grew up in SoCal, I wouldn't find it so unusual. Has anyone grown up in SoCal and moved to another place, such as on the East Coast, where the streets are wider and empty? If so, did you find the empty streets weird?

On the same note, are there any nice suburban areas in or around San Diego (specifically near the coast) that have streets with relatively few street-parked cars?

[Police]

Originally Posted by RD5050

I heard that the Mission Bay / Clairemont Drive location may include a Trader Joe's and a Starbucks. Not sure what else? I'm guessing it will be an outdoors shopping center. But there is no construction happening yet. Presently there is just a roadside sign that refers to the location as Mission Bay Plaza.

There are hardly any indoor shopping centers in all of San Diego. The weather is nice all year round here, so there's no need for them to be indoors.

What is that name of the big open-air shopping center with five floors? It has a lot of restaurants that participate in the annual San Diego Food Tasting event (in which people can buy a food pass and present it at numerous restaurants in the Gaslamp Quarter to get appetizers)?

[NYSD1995]

Originally Posted by Police

On the same note, are there any nice suburban areas in or around San Diego (specifically near the coast) that have streets with relatively few street-parked cars?

Anywhere in HOA-nazi land you'll see that... my neighbor lives in Scripps Ranch / Poway and says they have that there.

[RD5050]

Originally Posted by Police

What is that name of the big open-air shopping center with five floors? It has a lot of restaurants that participate in the annual San Diego Food Tasting event (in which people can buy a food pass and present it at numerous restaurants in the Gaslamp Quarter to get appetizers)?

You probably are thinking of Horton Plaza in downtown. It's not far from the Gaslamp Quarter. It has around 4 - 5 floors, and is open-air.

[Huckleberry3911948]

Originally Posted by Police

I take you don't have a very favorable impression of San Diego? Are you looking to move somewhere else, or have you already done so?

why would that concern you? are you really a police officer?

[LoneStarJerry]

Originally Posted by Huckleberry3911948

why would that concern you? are you really a police officer?

lol

[ubringliten]

Originally Posted by RD5050

I heard that the Mission Bay / Clairemont Drive location may include a Trader Joe's and a Starbucks. Not sure what else? I'm guessing it will be an outdoors shopping center. But there is no construction happening yet. Presently there is just a roadside sign that refers to the location as Mission Bay Plaza.

There are hardly any indoor shopping centers in all of San Diego. The weather is nice all year round here, so there's no need for them to be indoors.

Yes, the weather is really nice, but the sunshine can get to some people, like me. I actually like overcast evey few days. There are already too many outdoor stuffs, need some indoor at least.