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Port commissioners outline parks, redevelopment and emissions gains in annual update to San Diego City Council
Summary
Port of San Diego commissioners reported progress on waterfront parks and development (Freedom Park, Cesar Chavez Park, East Harbor Island), rising cruise activity, and clean‑air investments that the port says reduced NOx by ~30% and diesel particulates by ~46% over five years.
Port of San Diego commissioners gave an annual update to the San Diego City Council on March 2, outlining park projects, redevelopment plans and the results of a maritime clean‑air strategy adopted in 2021.
The commissioners — Vice Chair Michael Zukat and Commissioners Sid Veracara and Danielle Moore — told council the port has three major parks projects in planning or early construction: Freedom Park at the Vernon Navy Pier (about 10 acres, with core work underway and completion targeted for Veterans Day 2028); preliminary designs for improvements at Cesar Chavez Park (including a splash pad, expanded lawn and shade structures, funded through the port’s Balanced Capital Program); and a 10‑acre East Harbor Island park adjacent to a proposed 6.5‑acre entertainment and restaurant district, which includes a Topgolf proposal now under environmental review.
The port also described Seaport San Diego, a proposed mixed‑use…
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