Incremental Housing and Mixed-Use Zoning
Let’s face it, housing has been static for decades due to arbitrary zoning laws. This is one of the major causes of the homelessness crisis and skyrocketing housing costs in our city. Housing is not an investment commodity – it’s essential for our community.
Transparent Accounting
You can’t fix what you don’t see. Like many cities, Sacramento’s budget is complicated. Because it includes so many projects, and is funded by many different revenue sources, it’s impossible for most people to understand. This type of budgeting hides the true cost of deferred maintenance and the city’s ability to pay for basic services.
Ending Parking Subsidies
Land is valuable in our city, and we need to make sure it’s used productively and provides value. Free storage for privately owned vehicles wastes an average of 162 sq. ft. per spot, worth around $64,800. Do you think this is a good use of our land?
Street Design Standards →
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Things That Work: Traffic Posts
You don’t often hear news about the crashes that didn’t happen. Today we’d like to highlight something already making real-world safety impacts in Sacramento: traffic posts (aka. delineators) on 15th & 16th Streets in Downtown. These traffic posts reduce the speed of cars (and severity of injuries) as well as channelize traffic – stopping cars…
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Active Street Typology
Active streets form the backbone of the active transportation network.
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Local Street Typology
Local Streets are where motor vehicles are guests, safety for people outside of cars is prioritized, and economic and social vibrancy are promoted.
News →
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Tabling at ECOS Earth Day
Strong SacTown will be tabling at the Sacramento ECOS Earth Day Fair, a free, family-friendly event, to help raise awareness and engage the public about urban planning, city design, and making a more livable city.
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Bus Stop Bench Planning Meeting
Join Strong SacTown’s first bus bench project planning meeting to finalize design option, discuss event plans, determine roles, and assign tasks for people to take on to prepare for build day.
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Join May is Bike Month!
May is National Bike Month and Sacramento is booming with tons of events to celebrate biking! Strong SacTown will be participating by joining events and hosting a few as well. Pump those tires and gear up with us!
