Public Engagement is open now through July 11, 2025. Review the alternatives and provide your input below.

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Project overview

Howe Avenue between Fair Oaks Blvd and the Power Inn light rail station south of Folsom Blvd is a critical corridor serving Sacramento State, students, businesses and residents. However, it is one of the top 10 corridors in Sacramento with the highest number of transportation related severe injuries and fatalities.

The City of Sacramento was awarded a competitive planning grant to review data, work with communities to develop a plan to address safety and mobility on the corridor.

The goal of the plan is to identify a data driven, community supported plan for a future Howe Avenue that will improve safety and mobility. Having a Council adopted plan ensures the City is eligible for competitive grant funding for any next phases such as Preliminary Engineering Design, Environmental Clearance, Final Design and Construction.

See below the updated project schedule and ways to be engaged in the effort.

Proposed alternatives

After analyzing existing conditions data and community input from phase 1, the project team worked to develop alternatives for the Howe Avenue corridor. We considered many designs and evaluated them for feasibility, including current and forecasted traffic volumes, right-of-way requirements, environmental impacts, etc.

Some designs are proposed as alternatives for community review and comment (see below). Others were found to be infeasible and were not included.

For an explanation of designs that were considered but not included in the proposed alternatives, please see the Designs Not Included document below.

Community input

We are seeking public input on proposed alternatives for the Howe Avenue corridor.

Between June 17 and July 11, 2025, we will be gathering community input on the proposed alternatives for Howe Avenue. Review the alternatives at the link above or attend a workshop.

Attend a workshop

Via Zoom Meeting:

Monday, June 23, 2025

6:30 - 7:30 pm

Registration is required to attend

Register Now

 

In-person Open House:

Thursday, June 26, 2025

6:30 - 8:00 pm

Campus Comons Clubhouse

650 Commons Dr., Sacramento

 

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Graphic: Map of project corridor, Howe Avenue from Fair Oaks Boulevard to the Power Inn Light Rail Station open_in_full

Project schedule

Summer – Fall 2024: Existing conditions analysis

Fall-Winter 2024: Community engagement phase 1, interactive webmap, in-person and virtual workshops, and community pop-ins

Spring – Summer 2025: Alternatives analysis

Summer 2025: Community engagement phase 2, including community survey, virtual and in-person workshops, and community pop-ins

Fall 2025: Draft plan development and community engagement phase 3

Winter 2025/26: Final Plan

Summer – Fall 2024 Existing conditions analysis; Fall-Winter 2024/5 Community engagement including virtual open house and pop-ups; Fall 2024 – Spring 2025 Alternatives analysis; Winter 2025 Community engagement including community survey, virtual open house and focus groups; Spring 2025-Fall 2025 Draft plan development and community engagement; Winter 2025 Final Plan open_in_full

Connecting Howe Ave Schedule

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Public involvement is a major component of the planning process.

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