Big & Bold Strategy 1: Facilitate compact mixed-use development in key commercial corridors to create vibrant walkable and transit-supportive neighborhoods.
Freeport Boulevard, Northgate Boulevard, Broadway, Franklin Boulevard, Truxel Road, Del Paso Boulevard, Stockton Boulevard, Folsom Boulevard, and Florin Road could be prioritized for denser new development, including housing, jobs, and shops, within walking distance of light rail stations and quality bus routes.
Clustering homes and businesses around high-frequency transit could reduce car trips and land needed for parking, and would provide the transit ridership necessary to support more reliable and more frequent service. By increasing density near jobs and services, this strategy could also help reduce greenhouse gas emissions.