New lawsuit against arena asks for more community benefits (Sacramento Business Press 2014-06-27)
Elk Grove looking to develop multimodal station (Sacramento Business Press 2014-06-27)
Mixed-use project would add density to center of Folsom (Sacramento Business Press 2014-06-27)
Sacramento bike safety a factor in ridership (SacBee 2014-06-27)
Sac Valley Station renovations to get started late Summer (City of Sacramento 2014-06-24)
Month: June 2014
News summary June 22
Carnage
- Man booked in hit-and-run death of Carmichael pedestrian (SacBee 2014-06-18)
- Hit-and-run driver kills bicyclist on 47th Avenue (SacBee 2014-06-17)
- Update: Teacher booked after midtown bicyclists are hit (SacBee 2013-06-15); West Sacramento teacher to be arraigned Tuesday in weekend road-rage incident (SacBee 2014-06-16)
Other
- As Fix50 repairs end, a summer of freeway work is ahead for Sacramento (SacBee 2014-06-18); Fix 50 nearly wrapped up six days ahead of schedule (Sacramento Business Journal 2014-06-19)
- I Street Bridge replacement on track for 2018 (Sacramento Business Journal 2014-06-18)
- Sacramento scores low for cities with high walkability (Sacramento Business Journal 2014-06-17)
- Folsom police recover $85,000 worth of stolen bikes after sting operation (SacBee 2014-06-16)
Development
- Another new Rancho Cordova housing project hopes for a university (Sacramento News & Review 2014-06-19)
- Central West Sacramento housing still looking to grow (Sacramento Business Journal 2014-06-18)
- Housing advocates, environmentalists consider Sacramento arena lawsuit (SacBee 2014-06-18)
- Behind the scenes, Cordova Hills moves ahead on multiple tracks (Sacramento Business Journal 2014-06-17); unicorn discovery announcement to follow
- What’s taking shape at Oak Park’s Broadway Triangle? (Sacramento Business Journal 2014-06-16)
News summary June 15
Other
- Walden sentenced to 25-to-life in fatal hit-and-run (SacBee 2014-06-13)
- Bait bike traps another, Sacramento police say (SacBee 2014-06-09)
Development
- Is Sacramento’s housing market ready to grow up? (SacBee 2014-06-15)
- New renderings reveal vision of Sacramento Commons project (Sacramento Business Journal 2014-06-13)
- 700 K lawsuit to be resolved soon; developer ready to move ahead (Sacramento Business Journal 2014-06-13)
- West Sacramento sees The Barn as major draw (SacBee 2014-06-13)
- Artsy senior project proposed to replace Clarion (SacBee 2014-06-14); Clarion site developer: Only senior housing ‘justified new construction’ (Sacramento Business Journal 2014-06-10)
- Viewpoints: Water projects bill shows what bipartisan cooperation can produce (SacBee 2014-06-11); Obama signs bill authorizing Natomas levee repairs (SacBee 2014-06-11); President Obama signs Natomas levee improvement legislation (Sacramento Business Journal 2014-06-10); Natomas could see new building boom once levee restrictions are lifted (SacBee 2014-06-09)
- Curtis Park residents petition to keep businesses local (Sacramento Business Journal 2014-06-09)
- Curtis Park Court tax credit issue resolved (Sacramento Business Journal 2014-06-10); Council vote could resolve tax credits issue for Curtis Park Village (Sacramento Business Journal 2014-06-10); City attorney: Tax credit issue can be resolved with Curtis Park, Sutterview projects (Sacramento Business Journal 2014-06-09)
Sustainable Communities Grants in Sacramento region
The California Strategic Growth Council just announced Sustainable Communities Planning Grant and Incentives Program, detailed in “SGC Awards Grants to Boost Smarter Urban Planning in CA Cities” on Streetsblog LA.
The Sacramento region received:
- Accelerating Local Implementation of Sacramento Region Metropolitan Transportation Plan/Sustainable Communities Strategy, $885K (Sacramento Area Council of Governments)
- Downtown/University Gateway District Plan, $591K (City of Davis)
- Sacramento Intermodal Phase 3, $492K (City of Sacramento)
- Pioneer Bluff Redevelopment Master Plan, $378K (City of West Sacramento)
News summary June 8
Carnage
- Babysitter backs over toddler in Orangevale (SacBee 2014-06-04)
Development
- Midtown Clarion hotel to be razed for mixed-use, artsy senior housing (Sacramento Business Journal 2014-06-06)
- Teichert to begin $10M interchange, opening up Rocklin land for commercial development (Sacramento Business Journal 2014-06-06)
- Wal-Mart planning superstore in Sacramento’s Delta Shores project (SacBee 2014-06-06); Delta Shores lands Sacramento’s first Walmart Supercenter (Sacramento Business Journal 2014-06-06); talk about down-scale development!
- Council to address 700 K St. lawsuit tonight (Sacramento Business Journal 2014-06-05)
- Sacramento downtown railyard on verge of sale with cleanup deal (SacBee 2014-06-04); Tentative toxic-cleanup agreement paves way for downtown railyard site planning (Sacramento Business Journal 2014-06-05); Railyard developer Larry Kelley could take possession this summer (Sacramento Business Journal 2014-06-05)
- West Sacramento eyes another riverfront area for redevelopment (Sacramento Business Journal 2014-06-04)
- Could last undeveloped stretch of Antelope get 500 homes? (Sacramento Business Journal 2014-06-04)
- Tax-credit dispute jeopardizes Curtis Park Village (Sacramento Business Journal 2014-06-04)
- Construction industry sounds alarm over school facility bond measure (Sacramento Business Journal 2014-06-03); developers having to pay their way instead of being subsidized by the rest of us – oh no!
Other
- Crude oil rail transports to run through Sacramento region (SacBee 2014-06-07)
- Editorial: Sacramento Regional Transit gets more serious about safety on trains (SacBee 2014-06-05)
- Sacramento Regional Transit to beef up security on light-rail trains (SacBee 2014-06-03)
- Parents, teachers push for safety improvements on stretch of Fruitridge Road (SacBee 2014-06-02)
Drive Like Your Kids Live Here
Out riding yesterday on 2nd Avenue in Sacramento, I ran across this sign, on the south side between 22nd and 23rd streets. It pretty much says it all, though I have to add – “drive like you want your kids to have a future,” which pretty much means, don’t drive at all.
The link is http://drivelikeyourkidslivehere.com, and you too can buy the signs, $9.99 for the cardboard one shown in the photo.
Bike Corral on L Street
There is a new bike corral in Sacramento, on the north side of L Street between 19th and 18th, in front of Ginger Elizabeth Chocolates. This is one of the two bike corral locations set in the city’s bike corral program (linked below) Phase II effort, with the other being some racks in a large area set aside to calm traffic at the intersection of N Street and Folsom Blvd. Phase I includes the two corrals at Insight Coffee on 8th Street, and Pangaea Two Brews on Franklin Blvd.
This corral, and the two Phase I corrals use the Park-a-Bike Varsity rack, which is becoming somewhat of a standard in the Sacramento region. The N Street corral uses more traditional but effective U-racks.
Please stop by these locations and visit the businesses which have requested the corrals!
Six more locations were tentatively identified but have not been officially selected yet.
More photos on Flickr: https://www.flickr.com/photos/allisondan/sets/72157645000793015/
Approve Bike Corral Program Guidelines and Initial Installation (City of Sacramento 2014-02-25)
News summary June 1
Carnage
- Bicyclist critically injured in Roseville; motorist arrested (SacBee 2014-05-31)
Other
- More evidence that John Saca plans to revive his Metropolitan high-rise plan (Sacramento Business Journal 2014-05-30)
- Deal in works to salvage Sacramento’s stalled 700 K Street project (SacBee 2014-05-30); 700 K developer: ‘Project could start soon’ (Sacramento Business Journal 2014-05-30)
- Dan Walters: Users-pay system worked well for highways, should return (SacBee 2014-05-29)
- More housing planned for West Sac’s Washington neighborhood (Sacramento Business Journal 2014-05-29)
- Mogavero proposes new housing project on T Street (Sacramento Business Journal 2014-05-29)
- Some Sacramento commuters switch to light rail to avoid Fix50 traffic (SacBee 2014-05-28)
- Marcos Breton: McKinley Village critics stand in the way of smart growth (SacBee 2014-05-28)
New summary May 25
- Is the long-mothballed Metropolitan high-rise project back? (Sacramento Business Journal 2014-05-23)
- Are 15-person bikes the next big thing in Sacramento? (Sacramento Business Journal 2014-05-23)
- Bike light maker Revolights lands $1M in funding round (Sacramento Business Journal 2014-05-20)
- Could railyard be site of UC Davis food campus? (Sacramento Business Journal 2014-05-20)
- Traffic on K Street Mall leads to night closures (Sacramento Business Journal 2014-05-19)
- Homeownership in Sacramento plummets to lowest level in 40 years (SacBee 2014-05-12)
- Fewer people able to own homes in Sacramento County (Sacramento Business Journal 2014-05-12)
Getting Around Sacramento 