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Market Plaza Project
16th and 18th streets
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R Street Market Plaza Community Workshop
R Street Corridor,
16th to 18th Streets
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Artists concept for R Street Market Plaza
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WHO: |
Councilmember Robert King Fong, City staff, consultant team |
WHEN: |
Wednesday, May 13;
6 to 8 p.m. |
WHERE: |
CADA Event Center, 1322 O Street |
WHY: |
To preview ideas and seek community input for proposed street and landscape improvements and a public plaza. |
Community Workshop
The on-going effort by the City of Sacramento’s Department of Transportation to transform the R Street Corridor into a lively, transit-oriented, mixed-use neighborhood enters its second phase with proposed improvements to the corridor between 16th and 18th streets. Street and landscape improvements for the two-block area will be presented at an upcoming Community Workshop.
Preliminary design ideas will be previewed at the meeting by City staff, Councilmember Robert King Fong, and the consultant team. Community residents, businesses, property owners and other interested stakeholders are encouraged to attend the workshop and offer their input to the proposed street improvements and public plaza.
Frequently asked questions (PDF).
Site Topics
Building on Success
Proposed Improvements
For More Information
Photos of Current Conditions
R Street Background
R Street Improvements, 10th Street to 13th Street
Useful Links
Building on Success
Improvements envisioned for R Street Market Plaza are designed within the framework of the R Street Corridor Urban Design Plan to reflect the neighborhood’s industrial past and historic character. The intent is to create a safe, walkable, aesthetically appealing street that enhances the pedestrian experience in the Central City. R Street Market Plaza builds on an ambitious effort by the City to reconstruct the corridor between 10th and 13th Streets, and the safety and accessibility improvements made by the City to the 13th Street and 16th Street light rail stations.
Proposed Improvements
Streetscape elements unique to the area—such as the cobblestone-encased railroad tracks, loading docks and wide metal building canopies--inspire the design for R Street Market Plaza. Envisioned improvements focus on
- A multi-use parking area that can convert into an urban plaza to host festivals and other events;
- Canopy trees to shade the plaza/parking and create a pleasant public gathering spot;
- Outdoor furnishings; and
- Street lights.
The project is intended to provide urban amenities that will attract private investment and support the re-use of currently vacant historic buildings as commercial and retail businesses that will bring jobs and services to the neighborhood.
For More Information
For more project-related information, please contact project manager Zuhair Amawi at (916) 808-7620 or zamawi@cityofsacramento.org. For community issues or to be added to the project mailing list, please contact John Nicolaus, principal landscape architect, at (916) 447-7400 or jnicolaus@hlagroup.com.
Photos of Current Conditions
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R Street corridor looking east toward the new R Street Market development. |
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Vacant lots offer opportunities for future development.
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R Street parking looking west. |
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Metal building canopies on historic industrial buildings provide design themes for new development. |
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Historic railroad tracks from the Sacramento Valley (later Central Pacific) Rail Line that once traveled the length of R Street. |
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R Street corridor looking west toward Crystal Ice building. |
R Street Background
Once a thriving warehouse district that bisected the north and south sections of downtown, the R Street Corridor is a 27-block long, two-block wide special planning district within Sacramento’s Central City community.
R Street Market Plaza is an important element in the transformation of historic R Street into a vibrant, transit-oriented, mixed-use neighborhood. The R Street of tomorrow will celebrate and preserve its industrial past while simultaneously embracing a distinct new urban form to create a unique neighborhood in downtown Sacramento.
Useful Links
R Street Corridor Info: This educational online resource about the entire “R Street Corridor” is sponsored by the Capitol Area Development Authority (CADA), the City’s partner on the R Street Improvement Project (10th to 13th Streets).
Capitol Area Development Authority: CADA is the Joint Powers Authority created by the City and the State of California to implement residential and neighborhood commercial development in the Capitol Area Neighborhood and R Street Plan Area.
Sacramento Housing and Redevelopment Agency: SHRA is a Joint Powers Authority that focuses on affordable housing, public housing and redevelopment projects. SHRA and CADA are partners on the Capitol Lofts housing project at 11th and R Streets.
Sacramento Regional Transit: RT operates buses and light rail lines that serve R Street and the rest of the downtown area.
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