Tag: Old Sacramento

• trenching and decking Interstate 5

  

  Interstate 5 is a Berlin Wall through the heart of Sacramento, severing the connections between downtown and Old Sacramento. It was a product of a time when cars ruled the world, and no other values were of importance. Those times are over, and now it is time to tear down the wall and re-unify Sacramento.…

  Dan Allison

  2013/12/18

  re-gridding Sacramento, transportation

  downtown, freeway capacity, freeway decking, freeway removal, Interstate 5, Old Sacramento, re-gridding, Sacarmento

• I Street into Old Sacramento

  The City of Sacramento sponsored Envision Sacramento website seeks input from the public on a number of issues. One of the topics was “What are your ideas on improving the Old Sacramento connection from downtown Sacramento via I Street?” You can view the comments, just below the survey, but to comment yourself you must create…

  Dan Allison

  2013/12/16

  Active Transportation, bikeability, re-gridding Sacramento, walkability

  bikeability, crosswalk, freeway removal, I Street, Old Sacramento, re-gridding, sidewalk, two-way, walkability

• Gallery: I Street into Old Sacramento

  These photos are of the I Street entrance to Old Sacramento, showing various problems and hazards that exist for pedestrians and bicyclists at this location. The crosswalks here are not really safe. All sorts of signing has been installed to try to make them safe, but that is a poor substitute for correct design. The…

  Dan Allison

  2013/12/16

  re-gridding Sacramento, walkability

  3rd-St, crosswalk, I Street, Old Sacramento, re-gridding, Sacramento, sidewalk

• Sacramento Riverfront Reconnection, Phase 1

  SACOG in the 2013 funding round allocated $9M to the Riverfront Reconnection project in the City of Sacramento. This phase extends 2nd Street from Old Sacramento to Capitol Mall, providing an easier access to Old Sacramento, and also adds sidewalks to O Street and improves sidewalks and bike lanes on Capitol Mall between 3rd Street…

  Dan Allison

  2013/12/14

  re-gridding Sacramento, transportation

  2nd-St, bicycle facilities, Capitol Mall, City of Sacramento, freeway decking, Front-St, grid, I-5, N-St, O-St, Old Sacramento, Riverfront Reconnection, SACOG, sidewalk