The San Diego City Council has approved an amendment to University City's community plan, voting 6-2 to kill a pair of contentious projects in the neighborhood.
The project would have resulted in plans to build a bridge on Regents Road over Rose Canyon that would have connected the neighborhood with Clairemont, and for widening Genesee Avenue from four to six lanes.
The projects had been seen by supporters as a way to ease north-south traffic congestion in the so-called "Golden Triangle,'' especially during commute times. Many residents, however, believe the improvements — far from easing traffic — would attract even more drivers seeking alternatives to nearby clogged freeways.
According to staff reports, the projects would not actually improve "failing levels of service'' in traffic circulation, while the widening of Genesee Avenue would result in the removal of 40 mature Torrey Pines trees from medians.
The bridge and road-widening were included in a 1987 community planning document for University City.
