On October 28, 2024, the Environmental Council of Sacramento (ECOS) submitted comments on the Upper Westside Project Draft Environmental Impact Report (DEIR).
The Upper Westside Project Applicant has produced attractive materials promoting the project since at least 2019. The buzz words are there, but the foundations beneath the project are weak.
On October 28, 2024, Cheryle Hodge, New Growth Manager for the Community Development Department of the City of Sacramento, submitted a letter of comments on the Draft Environmental Impact Report for the Upper Westside Specific Plan.
The City of Sacramento is proposing limits on car parking spaces for certain projects, along with improved parking management and increased bicycle parking requirements to encourage more cycling. Join one of our two virtual community meetings to share your feedback!
About: The City approved a new policy in February 2024 to no longer require any property to supply car parking if they do not want to. The City now wants to go further and make sure projects do not supply too much car parking, which uses land inefficiently and increases costs for businesses and residents. Refining the City’s parking management practices will further improve the efficient provision of parking in Sacramento, while increasing the supply of bicycle parking will make it easier for Sacramentans to bike more often.
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October 21, 2024
ECOS submitted a letter to the Sacramento County Planning Commission regarding the Upper Westside Specific Plan.
On October 3, 2024, ECOS submitted a letter to the Natomas Community Planning Advisory Council (CPAC) on their Meeting Agenda Item #1 – Upper Westside Specific Plan.
Click here to read the letter.
Photo by Shawn Smallwood
The Upper Westside Specific Plan is a proposed development in the unincorporated Natomas area, covering 2,066 acres of mostly rural land. It proposes: housing – 9000 units and commercial – 3 million sq ft. Traffic congestion will be intense with only 3 Connector Roads out of the development: Garden Hwy, West El Camino, and San Juan.
The Draft Environmental Impact Report (DEIR), which outlines the potential environmental effects of the project, is available for review. Submit comments by October 28, 2024.
Links
Read project documents here. Documents of note:
“Notice of Availability” document is a concise summary of the project.
“Draft Environmental Impact Report” is long – but there is an Executive Summary. Another way to read it is to look for a specific topic of interest to you, like Air Quality, Transportation, or Noise.
ECOS has already written a strong letter in opposition to this project, here.
Read more about ECOS work on Natomas here.
Mailing address: PO Box 1526, Sacramento, CA 95812
Email: office [at] ecosacramento [dot] net
909 12th St., Suite 203, Sacramento, CA 95814