Downtown San Bernardino

Downtown San Bernardino
Downtown San Bernardino
Downtown San Bernardino
Coordinates: 34°7′46″N 117°17′35″W / 34.12944°N 117.29306°W / 34.12944; -117.29306
CountryUnited States
StateCalifornia
CitySan Bernardino
Elevation
1,059−1,500 ft (602 m)
Time zoneUTC-8 (PST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-7 (PDT)
WebsiteOfficial website Edit this at Wikidata

Downtown San Bernardino is a district in the city of San Bernardino, California, in San Bernardino County, United States. It is home to city and county government buildings, and to the city's central business district.[1] The downtown area of San Bernardino is home to multiple (and the only) diplomatic missions for the Inland Empire, being one of only four California cities with multiple consulates (the other cities being Los Angeles, San Diego, and San Francisco). The governments of Guatemala (opened July 2014) and Mexico have established their consulates in the civic center.[2] Downtown San Bernardino is bounded by I-215 to the west, Waterman Avenue to the east, Baseline Street to the north, and Mill Street to the south.[1]

The San Bernardino City Council has initiated several redevelopment efforts. The city's Economic Development Agency presented the council with a draft of the Downtown Core Vision / Action Plan in 2009,[3] created in partnership with the urban planning firm EDAW, as a guide for revitalizing downtown San Bernardino over the next 10 years. The city has also discussed the construction of a new government center/civic plaza that will contain an iconic 24-story tower.[4] On May 11, 2014 the county of San Bernardino opened a 12-story, 200-foot-tall courthouse known as the San Bernardino Justice Center. The county is consolidating many county-wide court functions into the new structure, which is the tallest building in San Bernardino.[5][6][7]

  1. ^ a b Advisory Services Panel (June 24–29, 2007). "San Bernardino, California: Crossroads of the Southwest". Washington, D.C.: Urban Land Institute. Archived from the original on April 22, 2008. Retrieved December 26, 2007. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  2. ^ "IMMIGRATION: Guatemala to open San Bernardino consulate | Local News | PE.com". Archived from the original on March 17, 2014. Retrieved March 2, 2014.
  3. ^ City of San Bernardino EDA, Pirih Productions, and Brostrom Software Solutions. "Downtown Core Vision". Sbrda.org. Archived from the original on October 9, 2011. Retrieved December 10, 2011.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
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  5. ^ "Courthouse construction begins - San Bernardino County Sun". Sbsun.com. Archived from the original on December 4, 2011. Retrieved December 10, 2011.
  6. ^ "San Bernardino Justice Center opens for business -". Sbsun.com. Retrieved June 2, 2014.
  7. ^ "San Bernardino County courts reorganization draws criticism". Sbsun.com. Retrieved June 2, 2014.