On Wednesday, August 3, over 30 people from a variety of government offices, community groups and nonprofits came together to talk about integrating sustainable policies into the General Plan. Participants broke into groups on six topics: affordable housing, transit, green building, social equity, community design and economic development.
To the right are some documents related to the forum. Especially note the forum notes, detailing the work of our breakout groups, and the summary brochure, which Alchemist prepared and provided to the General Plan Advisory Committee. A board member from Alchemist presented the notes to the General Plan Advisory Committee and was very well-received. We will continue to update this page with information on the General Plan and Sustainability.
Sustainability and General Plan Links:
NEW!!! Regional Compact: The Regional Compact, signed by almost every city and county in the region, shows commitments to collaboration on many sustainability issues.
City of Sacramento's General Plan Update Website: Note in particular the Vision & Guiding Principles and Planning Issues Report documents. Also, if you went to a town hall meeting on the General Plan, take the town hall forum survey.
PolicyLink.org: Policy Link's website has a wealth of information on a variety of sustainability topics.
Local Government Commission's Center for Livable Communities website: A wealth of information on a variety of sustainable topics. Note the information on form-based zoning in particular.
City of Sacramento Inclusionary Zoning Ordinance
Sacramento Intermodal Transit Facility: information on the proposed transit facility
Gold Rush Park: A proposed large urban park near Old Sacramento and the American River Parkway.
Pedestrian Master Plan: Headed by the Department of Transportation. The Draft of the plan is supposed to be completed in late 2005.
Sacramento Riverfront Master Plan
Xeriscaping: The best new word and idea for Sacramento land use!
Green Communities Initiative: a five-year, $555 million initiative to build more than 8,500 environmentally healthy homes for low-income families.