San Diego has a new plan to protect several miles of coastline from the increasing threat of sea level rise.

On Tuesday, the City Council unanimously approved the . It’s a 103-page blueprint that identifies areas along the coast needing defense against flooding and erosion. The plan proposes raising dunes and enhancing trails, as well as shifting parking lots and traffic lanes away from the coast.

As it stands, the plan is only conceptual. But it’s the first of several steps officials said are necessary because of changes that are coming.

“They are coming with sea level rise and it is coming faster than we thought 10 years ago would come,” San Diego City Councilmember Jennifer Campbell said. “So, we really have to get on this.”

The plan identifies six areas that need urgent attention:

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