C-3 is dedicated to preserving and improving our region's built and natural environments. Our objective is to influence critical policy, planning, and design through education, empowerment, and advocacy.

Each generation must rise to meet the challenges of the modern era. We believe that resolving racial inequality, expanding our public health infrastructure, and building climate change resilience is critical to ensuring the future of our city, our region, and our planet. How we develop our lands and structure our communities today will have lasting and potentially climacteric impacts. Citizens Coordinate for Century 3 is pledging to meet these challenges through the following actions:

• We must contend with the simultaneous crises of climate change, social inequality, racial injustice, and insufficient public health infrastructure. Addressing these complex and unprecedented challenges requires a collaborative, interdisciplinary, and visionary approach. Through our Knowledge Action Networks, we will seek individuals and organizations across disciplines, cultures, and perspectives to form coalitions and identify solutions.  

• We must acknowledge the role of historic planning decisions in creating and perpetuating structures of racism and inequity. We will work to understand the roots of our bias and right the past wrongs that have harmed communities across our region.  

• We aspire to achieve an integrated planning process, which is inclusive of all communities. Through education and sustained support, we will empower citizens to influence the trajectory of their communities with true agency and self-determination.

Temporary Paradise? A Look at the Special Landscape of the San Diego Region, originally printed in 1974, resulted from a grant gifted to the City of San Diego by the Marston family, enlisting the expertise and creativity of two nationally noted planners, Kevin Lynch and Donald Appleyard. Together, Lynch and Appleyard provided a comprehensive, forward-looking, and beautifully illustrated blueprint, by which the San Diego-Tijuana region could grow and prosper while preserving and accentuating its unique and special characteristics.

For over 40 years, Temporary Paradise? has provided guidance to C-3 in our advocacy and education efforts. In the years since its release, C-3 has generated two complementary documents to it: most recently, Sustainable Paradise, released on our 50th Anniversary. The message of Temporary Paradise? is just as relevant today as when it was written. 

Temporary Paradise? A Look at the Special Landscape of the San Diego Region by Kevin Lynch and Donald Appleyard, 1974

Toward a Permanent Paradise by C-3 Board of Directors, 1998

Citizens Coordinate and the Battle for City Planning in San Diego by Clare Crane, 2010

Sustainable Paradise by C-3 Board of Directors, 2011

KATE GOODSON

C-3 President, San Diego Bay KAN Co-Chair

Principal, POP/ARCH 

Kate is the founding principal of POP/ARCH, a local placemaking studio that works to transform underutilized public spaces into vibrant community assets. She is actively working to spread inspiration and excitement about placemaking, tactical urbanism, and sustainable development in San Diego through her involvement with community organizations and on the Boards of the San Diego Architectural Foundation and C-3.

TOMMY HOUGH

C-3 Vice President, Coastline KAN Co-Chair

Campaign Coordinator, ReWild Mission Bay

A career broadcaster and podcast pioneer, Tommy is an environmental advocate who co-founded and served as the original president of San Diego County Democrats for Environmental Action, and managed communications and media for the San Diego Surfrider chapter and Oregon Wild. A candidate for San Diego City Council in the 2018 election cycle, Tommy currently serves as the ReWild Mission Bay campaign coordinator with San Diego Audubon.

DAVE ABRAMS

C-3 Treasurer, Urban Core KAN Co-Chair

Retired Urban Planner

David Abrams is a retired City Planner and Community Association Manager who has the background and time to assist C-3 in fulfilling our mission. He is serving a fourth term as Treasurer for the group and will strive for financial stability and sound accounting practice for the organization.

RYAN KARLSGODT

C-3 Secretary, San Diego Bay KAN Co-Chair

Research Analyst,

UNITE HERE Local 30

Ryan currently works as a research analyst with UNITEHERE! Local 30, a hotel and hospitality workers union that believes in unfettered public access to our shared natural resources, a state-of-the art public transit system, environmental justice for historically polluted and disadvantaged communities, and smart city planning that promotes walkable, bikeable communities. Ryan was deeply involved in the C-3 Audubon ReWild Coalition and is a member of the San Diego County Democrats for Environmental Action and sit on the San Diego Green New Deal Advisory Committee.

KATHLEEN FERRIER

C-3 Past President, Back Country KAN Co-Chair

Policy Director, Council District 3

Kathleen is an urban planner with 18 years multi-disciplinary experience working in San Diego. Her passion is creating vibrant, healthy cities where people have equal opportunities too thrive. She currently works as Policy Director for City Councilmember Christopher Ward, District Three. Prior to working for the City, she worked as advocacy and policy director at Circulate San Diego.

SUSAN BALDWIN

Director, Back Country KAN Co-Chair

Retired Senior Regional Planner

Susan Baldwin is an urban planner, recently retired from SANDAG where she worked as a senior regional planer on land use and housing issues for 27 years. Her interest also include historic preservation and the preservation of San Diego's backcountry.

MEGAN GAMWELL

Director, San Diego Bay KAN Co-Chair

Economic Development Specialist

City of National City

Megan is the Economic Development Specialist for National City where she developed a 5-year Economic Development Strategic Plan including the creating and management of a Facade Improvement Program, an Adopt a Place Program, and a new placemaking program called Activate the Right of Way (AROW). Prior to joining National City, Megan worked with the Hillcrest Business Association where she oversaw the expansion of the Hillcrest Farmers Market and the development of a four-day park pop-up that is now under construction.

STEWART HALPERN

Director, Coastline KAN Co-Chair

Independent Board Director and C-Suite Advisor

Stewart has a broad business background with over 30 years of experience as the senior financial executive of companies such as San Diego-based Mad Catz Interactive, video game publisher Rock Star Games, and entertainment entrepreneur Russell Simmons' Rush Communications, along with extensive Wall Street experience as a sell side equity analyst and investment banker.

ANGELA LANDSBERG

Director, Urban Core KAN Co-Chair

Executive Director, North Park Main Street

Angie is the Executive Director of North Park Main Street where she has worked eight years to promote North Park as a destination for locals and travelers, and advocated for small business policies that positively impact entrepreneurs in the neighborhood. She previously worked as a Legislative Aide to Councilmember Christine Kehoe, and as an educator with San Diego Unified School District. She is a graduate of San Diego State University.

XAVIER LEONARD

Director, Border KAN Co-Chair

Civic Engagement and Open Data Consultant

Xavier is a leader in the field that unites civic technology and community engagement. He has expertise in placemaking, startups, social entrepreneurship, community organizing, collaborative design, Open Data, Open Source software, team leadership, and staff development.

SUCHITRA LUKES

Director, Urban Core KAN Co-Chair

Planner, WSP USA

Suchi is a professional land use and transportation planner and has called San Diego my home since 2006. Her career has been focused on projects that support smart growth principles and improve opportunities for walking, biking, and transit use. She has a degree in Urban Studies & Planning from UC San Diego and a Master of Science in Architecture from the NewSchool of Architecture and Design.

KIM NADEL

Director, Border KAN Co-Chair

Principal, Kim Nadel Interiors

Kim’s life work and passion has been to inspire, educate, and advocate for sustainable and regenerative communities through the power and beauty of architecture, design and community planning. During her time in San Diego, she has had the opportunity to build and design green dream homes, work on USGBC's GAP program for reinstating LEED status for the building structures of Balboa Park, organize Living Future Institute grassroots event for the A+D Community, and participate in the Housing for the Next 1 Million grassroots charrette program.