April 2009

A community workshop on the Revised Economic Impact Anaysis for the Railyard will be held on Thursday, April 23rd at 6 pm at Town Hall.  Following a brief update from staff on the Railyard Master Plan Process, a presentation will be made by Strategic Economics on the revisions to the economic analysis based on public, commission and council comments in January.  The Planning Commission will accept public comments and questions regarding the economic analysis plus make their own.  The list of January comments is available along with the staff report for the workshop.  Official comments must be made directly to the Planning Commission, but post a comment here to share with other members of the public–and invite your friends to join the conversation.

Adoption of the Truckee Railyard Master Plan may be considered at a June 18th public hearing tentatively set before the Truckee Town Council.

The Final EIR and Revised Economic Analysis will soon be released.  The Town has set a public review timeline for the Truckee Railyard, which includes 3 workshops prior to a tentative  May 27th Planning Commission Public Hearing and the tentative June 18th Town Council Public Hearing for Master Plan Adoption and EIR Certification.

An April 23rd Workshop is scheduled on the Economic Analysis. An April 30th Workshop is scheduled on changes to the Master Plan concerning mass, scale and traffic. Another meeting is scheduled May 13 to focus on Council/Commission discussion on recommendations for the final Master Plan version.

Truckee is at a Crossroads

All aboard! Let’s get a discussion going here.  What changes should be made to the Master Plan? Share your thoughts by clicking “Post a Comment”.  Note:  your email address will not be published.

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Here’s where Donner Pass Road swoops to the left heading east out of downtown. Navigate the map to imagine a straight alignment of the road which continues parallel to the railroad tracks and to Church Street. Imagine pedestrians, bicycles and cars traveling back and forth between the historic Downtown and the new Railyard development. What would a pedestrian friendly streetscape look like here?