Fortunately, most of the residents of the area live fairly close to a river, and we agree that we need to preserve the actual river frontage areas, like the Parkway from any development (even visual) infringing on the sanctuary precious to all of us, and that should preclude building highrises visible to a person walking on the Parkway trail.
Editorial: Residing on the river
Published 12:00 am PDT Sunday, July 1, 2007
This is exactly what this stretch of the American River near downtown Sacramento needs -- residents.
The Richards Boulevard corridor, which lies between the former Union Pacific railyard to the south and the American River to the north, has been an eclectic mix of funky industrial buildings and unfulfilled dreams. But along 7th Street in this corridor, a project known as Township 9 may change the feel and future of the area.
Township 9 is an ambitious $1.7 billion project being spearheaded by an offshoot of the Nehemiah Corp. Sacramento-based Nehemiah has focused in the past on providing low-income home buyers with assistance on down payments. This is a for-profit project. Its scale is stunning for the setting.
The plan for Township 9 calls for 3,000 apartments, condominiums and town houses on a 65-acre site in more than a dozen different structures. It is bordered by 7th Street to the east and 5th Street to the west, save for a small panhandle heading east along the American River.
