Christopher B. Leinberger
Sacramento: a model plan
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It is hard to find good news these days, especially coming from Sacramento, the capital of one of the most hard-pressed states in the country. Yet an evolving model of development is emanating from the metropolitan area that is being watched carefully around the country.
This model could inspire sweeping national transportation, energy, and climate change legislation and future infrastructure investment and real estate development.
The model started with the much-admired Blueprint Project, led by the Sacramento Area Council of Governments. Next came Senate Bill 375, calling for regional transportation and development plans that minimize auto dependency, reduce climate change gas emissions, and encourage walkable urban development. The next steps are the Sacramento Regional Transit Master Plan and Transit-Oriented Guidelines, to be released in May. Taken together, they offer a bold effort to give the market what it wants: the choice of the well-known drivable suburban or walkable urban development, the basis of the next American Dream.
Full story: Christopher B. Leinberger: Capital leads in transit-oriented planning
Source: The Sacramento Bee
Details of California Senate Bill 375 and the Sacramento Blueprint Project.
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