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The future home of our community is a 0.55-acre property located on a quiet street in the Washington Neighborhood of West Sacramento. This site is just 2 blocks from Sutter Health Park (formerly Raley Field) and the Tower Bridge, and a little further to the Crocker Art Museum. It’s an urban location, yet close to nature and trails too. Just one block from the Sacramento River with its bike and pedestrian paths on both sides. |
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West Sacramento is leading in many areas of community life:1) education 2) infrastructure 3) initiatives to reduce homelessness 4) flood control |
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Just a short walk from our site is the Sacramento River -- across from Old Sacramento, the Delta King and many other attractions. The renovation the old Raley Landing is underway. Soon we will be able to walk out on the pier and meet friends with boats.
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Walkability
Our site's has walk score of 72, meaning it’s in a very walkable area.
Riverwalk park parallels the Sacramento River, including picnic areas and views of the skyline and Old Sacramento. This number is expected to improve further as West Sac is redeveloped with more residential amenities. Walk Time: Sutter Health Park home of the River Cats: 8 minutes West Sacramento City Hall (Library, Community Center, City College Extension): 15 minutes Crocker Museum: 16 minutes Raley's Market: 22 minutes |
Transportation
Yolobus provides service every day - a few minutes from downtown, the Capitol & UC Davis, and only 15 minutes from Sacramento International Airport.
Sacramento Regional Transit provides bus and light rail service as far as Folsom and Oak Grove. Capitol Corridor Amtrak route from West Sac boasts easy connections to Davis, the Bay and Tahoe. View the Amtrak schedule here. |
Local food focus
Sacramento is considered America's Farm-to-Fork capitol. No major city in America is more centrally located amid such a vast range of high-quality farms, ranches and vineyards.
The Center for Land Based Learning has created several small, urban markets not far from our site. On Sunday's there's a market underneath the bridge at 8th and W Streets. The Barn - Drakes Brewing Co. is beautiful outdoor music and food venue. There's also an Urban Farm Stand that sells produce at the corner of 5th & C on Tuesdays from 3:30-6:30 pm. |
