broadway/stockton boulevard urban design plan, sacramento

RACESTUDIO worked with a citizens advisory committee to create a plan for 3-1/2 miles of roadway in southeastern Sacramento. The Broadway/Stockton Urban Design Plan provides a template for public sector investment over the next 5 years to support private sector and neighborhood investment in the Broadway and Stockton Boulevard commercial areas. Public investment priorities and related planning concepts came out of a community workshop process that established overall principles, strategies and concepts for revitalization. This plan captures these recommendations in the form of an overall framework plan, design guidelines, and action plan.

The Broadway/Stockton Urban Design Plan received a 1999 Planning Award from the Sacramento Valley Section of the APA and a 1999 California APA Planning Award for Excellence in Focused Issue Planning.

UPDATE: The 40 Acres Complex and Guild Theater in Oak Park has been chosen as a recipient of the 2004 Award of Excellence by the California Redevelopment Agency.

RACESTUDIO assisted the City of Citrus Heights prepare a revitalization strategy for the historic Sylvan Corners district. The plan includes an assessment of market and development opportunities, image enhancement concepts and a redevelopment implementation plan.

The Sylvan Corners Urban Design Plan received a 2002 Merit Award from the Sacramento Valley Section of the APA.

hatch road, ceres

RACESTUDIO assisted the Redevelopment Agency in Ceres, California prepare a business plan for the Hatch Road commercial corridor. The area contains 35 separate properties and 450,000 SF of commercial development.

A series of property owner workshops were designed and facilitated by RACESTUDIO. Formation of the Hatch Road Business Team has taken place through the property owner participation process.

The plan proposes the formation of a business improvement district as part of a five year public-private action plan.

RACESTUDIO is prepared a plan that:

• Provides Architectural Concepts
• Shows Signage and Streetscape Strategies
• Suggests an Organizational Framework
• Outlines an Action Plan

16th street, sacramento

As an outcome of the Capitol Park Design Plan, 16th Street is to become a demonstration project for an image enhancement program. The City of Sacramento, Sacramento Housing and Redevelopment Agency, Capitol Area Development Authority, and the State of California are collaborating on a public improvements strategy intended to enhance the travel experience and marketability of 16th Street as a residential and business address.

RACESTUDIO developed a design concept and facilitated public involvement program for the study. There were two public workshops allowing citizens to establish the features the street should build on and the priorities for improvements, and have input into the design and implementation concepts.

The plan has resulted in a set of priority image enhancement activities and long term strategies for making 16th Street a beautiful entry into downtown Sacramento.

folsom boulevard image enhancement strategy, sacramento

RACESTUDIO and Cliff Lowe Associates assisted the City of Sacramento and the community to prepare a plan for enhancing the image of Folsom Boulevard between Howe and Watt Avenue. The planning included three community workshops and preparation of a design concept plan to be used for scoping of engineering and streetscape projects. An important outcome was the formation of a merchants and property owners organization for the Boulevard.

The plan features:

• Gateway elements
• Streetscape themes
• Strengthening connections to three lightrail stations
• Commercial revitalization

franklin villa revitalization

RACESTUDIO coordinated a team of architects and landscape architects in preparing a revitalization strategy for a blighted neighborhood in Sacramento on behalf of Sacramento Housing and Redevelopment Agency.

The neighborhoods consists of 1,000 units of dilapidated housing. The neighborhood has had a history of public safety issues, partially due to poor design.

The planning concepts include:

• Renovation of units to improve the relationship to streets with porches and sideyard courtyards.
• Selected demolition of units to lower the densities and create neighborhood open space.
• Developing neighborhood amenities such as child care and recreational facilities.