New Sacramento Republic’s Stadium

Today, the 12^th of November the Sacramento City Council is expected to approved a proposed term sheet to build a soccer stadium in the Railyards downtown. The Wilton Rancheria tribe has become the majority owner of the Sacramento Republic FC and is now in the process of purchasing the land needed to build the new 12,000 seat stadium. The estimated cost will be $321 million and completed in 2027.

Redevelop Capitol Mall Offices Into Housing

Last year in August the State of California requested architects and general contractors to look at three state office buildings along Capitol Mall downtown and see if they can be converted into housing. Fast forward to today, the State of California has now declined any further request for money to move forward with the project... possibly because the crazy cost to continue and the States budget not as healthy as it once was. The three buildings that were under consideration were 800 and 801 Capitol Mall and 751 N Street. The three building could have add 700 units of housing. and it was clear the state didn’t have the funds for the adaptive reuse study. It will be interesting to see what other opportunities The California Department of General Services has for these buildings in the near future.

Update: Capitol Mall Redevelopment Proposal

 In April of 2021 I posted a grand vision the City of Sacramento has for the scenic Capitol Mall promenade west of the Capital up to the Tower Bridge. The city presently wants to spend $500,000 from Sacramento Area Council of Governments (SACOG) to move forward with the design. As reported by KOVR 13, the estimated cost to develop this plan could be $16 million, but if you have been paying attention to government spending (like many have) the real cost could be closer to $20 million or more.

The proposed design would be to reconfigure the street  to host large festivals and small farmers markets without shutting down the street. This would include removing 4 lanes of traffic and only have one in each direction, the center median of grass gone, wider sidewalks and another row of trees. I personally prefer  grand approach to Sacramento's Capitol Mall from the west this is a scenic promenade with a two lanes of traffic and a wide center strip devoted to vegetation. Today as we drive across the Tower Bridge, local residents as well as visitors have a clear view of the Capitol. Like I said in the previous post, what planners are doing is social engineering people to change driving habits. After Capitol Mall has the number of lanes reduced, traffic will be worse, hoping this congestion get you out of your car and take public transit instead. Manipulating people, changing behavior. This is happening on many downtown streets, often referred to as a road diet.  Your tax dollars at work as cities shut traffic lanes. On many streets and roads, road diets don't leave adequate capacity for cars and trucks. That pushes traffic onto other streets.