Category: Downtown

Rendering of University Village.

Compare Redlands Growth Initiatives

INTRODUCTION Here is the latest status on the pending Redlands growth initiatives. There is the Original Citizen’s Growth Initiative and now the revised Alternate Initiative, a consolidated effort between the City, the University and political activist Bill Cunningham. Neither Initiative has been assigned official designations for the ballot at this time. Following is a brief …

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Building heights in Redlands

Hello all! The Friends of Redlands Committee is still alive and well. We are fulfilling our mandate to keep you informed and up to date on city actions and working to Save Redlands from high rises, density, traffic and congestion. Over the past two months we have filed three Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests. …

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A view of proposed State Street village
A view of proposed State Street Village

Downtown Development Update

Did you see the Community News, Friday October 1st, front page headline? “Planning Commission backs downtown Redlands projects.” The two projects are Redlands City Center on the site of the old Safety Hall and a Vantage One multifamily project at the corner of Redlands Boulevard and Eureka Street. These projects along with the Village Partners …

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image of apartments & parking
An apartment complex with parking garage in Riverside, CA. An indicator of what is coming to Redlands.

A Monolith

Pam, one of our supporters, suggested that Friends of Redlands visit an apartment and parking garage development at the corner of Iowa and University in Riverside. Although this is a huge complex it is an indicator of what is coming to Redlands. Worth a look! Have you seen the new parking garage on Stuart next …

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View of planned Redlands Blvd area downtown
Planned multi-modal Redlands Blvd near downtown.

Revisiting Measure G: Development in the time of Covid

People in Redlands have not forgotten about Measure G, which our city council unanimously supported. Here’s a great letter from a Redlands resident that recently appeared in the Redlands Community News: With another election date drawing near, it is more important than ever to revisit the former Measure G, which was so soundly defeated by …

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Chart showing height of 3 story bldg downtown
A three story building downtown can be as high as 58.5 feet. Page 4:18 of Transit Villages Specific Plan.

Transit Village Plan Still Calls for Tall Buildings

Friends of Redlands want to inform Redlanders about the city’s plans for the future of their city. Friends of Redlands has been studying the city of Redlands General Plan, Downtown Specific Plan and Transit Villages Specific Plan Draft. On March 3, voters in Redlands defeated Measure G by a resounding 64.8%. Every district voted the …

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