San Diego-Tijuana airport pedestrian bridge proposed
By Rebecca Heslin, USA TODAY
An investor group involving billionaire Sam Zell received a key federal approval needed to proceed with its plans for a cross-border pedestrian bridge that would link San Diego to Tijuana's Rodriguez International Airport.
If built, it would be the first of its kind in North America and give San Diego-area travelers easier access to flights at the Mexican airport.
Last month, the U.S. State Department said it finds "no significant impact" for the for-profit proposal submitted by Otay-Tijuana Venture, which is led by Chicago-based Equity Group Investments and several board members of the company that operates the Tijuana airport. Zell, a real estate investor who owns the Los Angeles Times, is the chairman and founder of Equity Group.
Posted Aug 2 2010 2:36PM
By Rebecca Heslin, USA TODAY
An investor group involving billionaire Sam Zell received a key federal approval needed to proceed with its plans for a cross-border pedestrian bridge that would link San Diego to Tijuana's Rodriguez International Airport.
If built, it would be the first of its kind in North America and give San Diego-area travelers easier access to flights at the Mexican airport.
Last month, the U.S. State Department said it finds "no significant impact" for the for-profit proposal submitted by Otay-Tijuana Venture, which is led by Chicago-based Equity Group Investments and several board members of the company that operates the Tijuana airport. Zell, a real estate investor who owns the Los Angeles Times, is the chairman and founder of Equity Group.
Posted Aug 2 2010 2:36PM