Ballpark Foes Agree to Drop Appeal

SAN DIEGO-The Coalition Advocating Redevelopment Excellence–made up of ballparkfoes from several Downtown-area neighborhoods—has agreed to drop its legalchallenge of the mammoth redevelopment project, according to San DiegoPadres team executives.

In exchange, the city and the Padres agreed to a host of measures aimedat easing traffic, parking and public-safety concerns. Among othercompromises, the Padres agreed to launch a public information campaign tohelp motorists find alternative routes in the area and the city agreed tohire a traffic engineer to develop new routes that motorists can take.

The new stadium is the cornerstone of San Diego’s latest Downtown redevelopment efforts. The coalition agreed to drop its appeal of San Diego Superior Court JudgeJudith McConnell’s March dismissal of a lawsuit against the project that was filed last November.