Development Review

City of Sacramento Approves Car Wash in Transit Oriented Development – Here’s Why We’re Concerned

On Thursday, May 24th, the City of Sacramento Planning & Design Commission approved the development of a Quick Quack Car Wash in the College Square South site on Bruceville Road just east of Cosumnes River College. The project site is within 1/4 of a mile of a light rail station and designated as a Transit

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Better Walking and Biking in Development: Development Review Update

Most of us walk every day. Some people walk for recreation and some for transportation, some because we choose to walk and some because it’s the only option. Everyday walking occurs outdoors on sidewalks and street shoulders, on multi-use and bike trails, through parks and parking lots, and indoors within rooms and hallways and on

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Looking Back, Looking Forward

WALKSacramento and walkable communities enjoyed some key successes in 2012. At the regional level, the Sacramento Area Council of Governments adopted the region’s first Sustainable Communities Strategy, which included a significant increase in funding for active transportation around a vision of transit-oriented development. WALKSacramento helped lead the fight for a more sustainable future in regional

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Projects Improved After WALKSacramento Testifies at County Planning Commission Hearing

  Testimony by WALKSacramento staff at the March 26, 2012 Sacramento County Planning Commission hearing resulted in positive changes to two projects in North Highlands.  In the first project, a walkway for the proposed Watt Avenue Walmart may be rerouted to encourage pedestrians to cross a busy, high speed arterial at a safe location.  The

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