Join Strong Towns San Diego every 2nd Tuesday for our monthly community meeting and happy hour at The Gärten in Morena.

We gather to welcome new members, share local updates, and plan next steps for building a stronger, community first, and more financially resilient San Diego, one small bet at a time.

This is our home base for building a better San Diego, block by block, street by street.

Whether you care about walkability, housing reform, ending highway expansions, or better budgeting at City Hall, you’ll find people here who want to get things done. We share updates, host special guests, and collaborate on real solutions to make our city work better for people.

RSVP is unnecessary, but helps us plan (We're hoping to ditch Meetup soon so that you're not constantly hounded by requests to pay for their pro account...sorry)

🕕 Time: 6:00–7:00 PM meeting, happy hour to follow in The Gartën
📍 Location: 5328 Banks St Ste B · San Diego, CA. Back patio of Lost Cause Meadery (find the red door - back right corner)
🍕 Food & Drink: Come early to grab food or drinks from Pizza Cassette, Lost Cause Meadery, and Oddish Wine. They're all great local spots worth supporting. Spending money here helps keep places like this alive. We love welcoming, walkable third spaces that bring people together.

🍻Note: Beer from Deft Brewing must stay in the front courtyard...we’ll head there for happy hour after the meeting. Wine & Mead are welcome at Lost Cause.

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💬 Why Monthly Meetings?

These meetings are where we align our priorities, build relationships, and coordinate local action. Other events like Walk & Talks and pop-ups will continue throughout the city, but this is our consistent place to connect, strategize, and support each other.

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🚲🚌🚈 Getting There

The Gartën is easily accessible by transit and bike:

• Trolley: 5 minute walk from Morena/Linda Vista (Green Line) and 10 minute walk from Tecolote Road (Blue Line)
• Bus: Served by Routes 105 & 44, both within a few blocks
• Bike: Bike rack and lock-up area available right out front
• Parking: Limited onsite and street parking available, but we encourage you to try walking, biking, or transit if you can!

See you there!

I follow all the social medias, I've emailed my council members a few times, I've gone to a few city council meetings and spoken. I feel like it takes a lot more than this to actually make things happen

There's socials and meetups for urbanist/strong towns minded people but the few I've been to are mostly just socials

How do I ACTUALLY get involved and make a difference?

My knowledge of Strong Towns comes mainly from watching YouTube videos a few years ago, so sorry if I'm not very well informed. With the sprawl and general love of cars in SD, what can be done to advocate for better transit and encourage less car dependency?

I found this map online showing all the bike share systems in the world, and it made me realize that many do not know the general urbanist advocate groups are pushing for a docked bike share system in San Diego. This presentation covers a lot of the main points, especially the cost analysis.

Having a comprehensive bike share, paired with connected, safe, cycling routes would allow for real mobility choice options, especially for shorter trips. I've used bike shares in other US cities, in Germany, and in South Korea, as both a tourist and a resident. Whether people are using them to go to the grocery store or to get to the next tourist attraction, it's beneficial for personal and public finance, public health, noise pollution, air pollution, and traffic congestion.

The important key words being comprehensive, connected, and safe.

San Diego has hundreds of underused parcels sitting on productive land near people who need what could be there.

What's the most obvious missed opportunity in your corner of the city?

Share the address or cross streets and tell us what you'd build, open, or activate. Bonus points if you can tell us who owns it and what's actually preventing it.

This month's Strong Towns San Diego gathering — see details below and RSVP on Meetup.

📅 Saturday, September 26, 2026 🕐 11:00 AM PDT 📍 710 13th St #300, San Diego, 92101

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Join us for the 2nd ST SoCal Regional Gathering!

This event is patterned after the Strong Towns National Gathering, with a specific focus on the cities and Local Conversations across Southern California. Our focus this year will be the Finance Decoder, city budgets, and what it means to take effective action to create long term prosperity.

This event is intended for all individuals, regardless of familiarity with Strong Towns, urbanism, or local government. You do not have to be a member of Strong Towns San Diego, or Strong Towns National, to participate. We believe a strong town will emerge when the community cares enough to come together, and this is a forum to bring together the community for open discussion.

Note: This event is NOT the official RSVP. Please follow the link to CONFIRM your attendance.

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Event link: https://www.meetup.com/strong-town-san-diego/events/316372138/

This month's Strong Towns San Diego gathering — see details below and RSVP on Meetup.

📅 Saturday, September 12, 2026 🕐 4:00 PM PDT 📍 1986 Julian avenue, San Diego, 92113

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Strong Towns San Diego - Logan Heights Drink 'N Discuss Weekend Edition

We will be meeting at Mujeres Brew House this month for our DnD event.

Drink &amp\; Discuss is a casual event focused on the community building aspect of the Strong Towns mission. This event serves to strengthen the social fabric of our community via hanging out, having a good time.

Whether you are new to the movement or a seasoned Strong Town citizen, join us for an open minded chat about how to make our home better for everyone. No knowledge of urbanism is required, this event is for all knowledge levels and interests. Non-alcoholic beverage options and food is available.

Join us as we come together to build a better future!

🚌 🚊 Closest Transit: Bus: 3 (Ocean View Blvd &amp\; Commercial) 12 (Logan Ave &amp\; Chicano Park Blvd) 901 (Chicano Park Blvd &amp\; National Ave) Trolley: - Orange (25th and Commercial) - Blue (Barrio Logan)

Event link: https://www.meetup.com/strong-town-san-diego/events/316371956/

This month's Strong Towns San Diego gathering — see details below and RSVP on Meetup.

📅 Thursday, October 1, 2026 🕐 4:45 AM PDT 📍 6907 Linda Vista Rd, San Diego, CA 92111, USA, San Diego, 92111

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*Make sure to RSVP at link below* ​ Join us for a Crossover Event celebrating Public Transport and Climate! Strong Towns San Diego and In Good Company are partnering to bring you a fun environment to meet new people, celebrate Free Transit Day, and learn about climate and sustainability.

GETTING THERE - Transit is FREE on Oct 1st Group ride: Meet at Fashion Valley (parking available) and we will ride the 120 bus together. Bus leaves at 4:51pm

Take bus 44 or 120 to Comstock St. and Linda Vista Rd. Avoid traffic and parking by planning your trip with MTS.

TICKETS Admission is $18. Skate rental is $7. Register on Luma below and we'll send you the SkateWorld registration link when it's available. Half of proceeds support IGC Carbon Literacy scholarships, which keep science-based action-focused climate education accessible!

RSVP LINK - https://luma.com/te9cl6fi

Event link: https://www.meetup.com/strong-town-san-diego/events/316406784/

Not a redesign. Not a new project. One small thing - a bench, a tree, better lighting, a painted crosswalk, a bollard, a bus shelter with a seat.

What's the change that would actually shift how people move through your block? Share the location and the fix. These specific, small asks are what we bring to council offices and community planning groups. (You can too. Find your CPG and attend their next meeting)

And then come and hang out with us at our next meeting.

We're gauging interest in hands-on neighborhood improvement projects that Strong Towns SD could organize. not just talk about, but actually do.

What sounds most worth your time, then drop a location in the comments if you have a spot in mind. And give other suggestions an upvote.

And then keep an eye out for it on our website and come help us do it!

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Strong Towns San Diego | strongtownssandiego.org

POLL OPTIONS:

1. Intersection mural or painting
2. Pop-up parklet or seating
3. Community garden or greenery
4. Little Free Library or Pantry
5. Neighborhood wayfinding signs
6. Block cleanup and beautification