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Council Approves Railyards

The City Council approved Railyards project by unanimous vote on December 11, 2007.

About the Plan

Media

The City's Railyards project has garnered significant national attention.  A national panel of experts brought to Sacramento in January 2011 by the Urban Land Institute’s (ULI) Daniel Rose Center for Public Leadership in Land Use recently confirmed that the 240‐acre downtown Sacramento Railyards development site has significant long-term development potential, and that it presents an exciting and unique opportunity for the City to become a more attractive urban destination.

The ULI panel returned in October 2012 to assist the City as it plans for better access between the Depot District in the Railyards, which includes the Intermodal transportation hub, and the riverfront, Old Sacramento, Downtown, and West Sacramento.   The panel not only analyzed ways to improve multimodal access to the Depot District  but also actions to enhance the economic development potential of the City-owned area adjacent to the Intermodal. The panel’s new recommendations are listed below.

Learn more about the initial recommendations of the ULI panel:

• ULI Rose Center Depot District Connections Presentation
• Watch the ULI Rose Center Panel’s Depot District Presentation
• ULI Rose Center Final Report on the Railyards
• ULI Panel Initial Recommendations for the Railyards
• Watch the ULI Panel Presentation (content is about 2 minutes into video)
• ULI Panel Report on Locating a Sports Complex in the Railyards
• Recent news stories about the Railyards and the ULI Panel visit:
• Sacramento Bee: Viewpoint
• Sacramento Press
• Sacramento Business Journal

Project Documents

• Final Railyard Specific Plan (PDF - 11.1 MB)
• Final Design Guidelines (PDF - 41.5 MB)
• Final Special Planning District (PDF - 1,034 KB)
• Final Public Facilities Financing Plan (PDF - 2,673 KB)
• Railyards Development Agreement - Approved 12/11/2007 (PDF - 4,520 KB)
• Railyards Business Terms, Financing Plan, Economic and Fiscal Impact (PDF - 1,346 KB)
• Railyards Feasibility Analysis (PDF - 403 KB)
• Economic Impact Summary (PDF - 58 KB)
• Economic Impact Report (PDF - 1,158 KB)
• Fiscal Impact Summary (PDF - 89 KB)
• Fiscal Impact Report (PDF - 1,275 KB)
• Final Railyards Environmental Impact Report
• Notice of Preparation for Redevelopment Plan Adoption (PDF - 305 KB)
• Initial Study for Redevelopment Plan Adoption (PDF - 669 KB)
• Railyards/Richards Blvd. Redevelopment Project Draft EIR

Public Hearings

Public hearings were scheduled to discuss the project. Below are the meeting agendas in which they appeared, including staff reports and other information.