Neighborhood Concerns Committee

The Neighborhood Concerns Committee has a number of sub-committees which directly impact our community. The sub-committees include the Railyard Development of Curtis Park Village, Traffic Concerns and Tree Ordinance. Listed below is a brief description of each of these committees which is part of the Neighborhood Concerns. 

Curtis Park Village
SCNA also reaches out to the neighborhood on issues that affect the residents, and is involved in projects that have the most significant impact on our neighborhood. Currently, the project that has the potential to have the greatest impact on our community is the Curtis Park Village (CPV) project proposal pending in the City for approval. SCNA is concerned that it will have more commercial square footage (260,000 sq. ft.) than our local streets can handle. The Environmental Impact Report (EIR) predicts that it will drive enormous amounts of traffic through our neighborhood, and the potential Big Box stores will jeopardize nearby business districts. SCNA has advocated for less commercial space (150,000 sq. ft.) to lessen the negative traffic impacts and a design that is more like a village versus a suburban strip mall development. The SCNA Board has been working for years to help ensure that the Curtis Park Village development is in keeping with the rest of the Curtis Park community. Find out more and how you can help by clicking here.

Traffic Concerns
The conversion of one-way streets, installation of bike lanes and traffic calming measures are part of the focus of this sub-committe. In order to help preserve the neighborhood, SCNA works directly with the community as well as the city to make sure Curtis Park remains the safe, walker and biker friendly neighborhood it is today.

Freeport Bike Lanes Project
SCNA has formed an Ad Hoc Committee on the Freeport Bike Lanes Project chaired by Andrea Rosen. The City of Sacramento has commenced the environmental review of this Project by issuing the Notice of Preparation.

This Committee will be proposing comments to the SCNA Board in time for submission to the City no later than February 13, 2012.

IF YOU would like to have input to this Committee's consideration of comments, please email them to bikelanes@sierra2.org no later than February 1, 2012. You may also want to submit your comments on the Freeport Bike Lane project directly to the City of Sacramento and they are due no later than February 13, 2012.

The NOP period is the time when you advise the City of what you believe should be studied during the environmental review process

Supporting Documents for the NOP
Notice of Preparation
Freeport Study-Existing Section
Alternative 1
Alternative 2
Option 1
Option 2
Option 3
Option 4

Tree Ordinance
The mature trees of our neighborhood enhance the area in many ways. They are part of the historic character of our community. They beautify our streets and the views from our homes and gardens, and abate noise from the surrounding streets. Their shade makes our streets more pedestrian and bicycle friendly. Moreover, they enhance the social and communal atmosphere of the neighborhood. Because of the value of our stock of mature trees, SCNA is committed to protecting and maintaining heritage trees throughout the neighborhood. 

To contact the Neighborhood Concerns Committee, email NCC@sierra2.org.