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City Planning Department

Extreme Heat Action Plan

Projected Completion: 2027

Contingent upon grant funding.

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The Extreme Heat Action Plan will address land use drivers of extreme heat and work with community members to identify specific cooling solution projects within the City’s most heat-vulnerable neighborhoods. The Extreme Heat Action Plan will be aligned with heat mitigation strategies within Climate Resilient SD and be informed by the City’s Urban Heat Vulnerability Index.

Strategic Plan Priority Areas of Focus

This initiative focuses on the following priority areas of the Strategic Plan:

Protect & Enrich Every Neighborhood

Plans for actions to reduce the effects of extreme heat that improves the lives of all San Diegans.


Champion Sustainability

Supports resilient communities in the face of extreme heat resulting from a changing climate.


Foster Regional Prosperity

Promotes regional prosperity by identifying extreme heat actions to minimize risk and increase community and climate resilience.