2022 ULI Advisory Services Panel with SACOG | Attainable Housing in Commercial Corridors 

SACOG and the Urban Land Institute (ULI) partnered with Sacramento County and the City of Folsom in preparing a weeklong Advisory Services Panel centered on accelerating housing along suburban commercial corridors. During the week of November 14, a team of national experts in the fields of infill development, market analysis, and housing policy to focus on the economic feasibility of infill development. The panel looked at ways of revitalizing the corridors through a combination of infrastructure improvements, design standards, infill housing, and pedestrian activation.  Using two corridors as case studies—North Watt Avenue in unincorporated Sacramento County and the City of Folsom’s Central Business District—the expert panel has used the weeklong technical assistance in developing recommendations to facilitate infill residential development along commercial corridors. Both sites fall within locally adopted Green Zones. 

Smart-growth plans promoted by California cities, regional agencies, and other public institutions are not delivering the residential units needed to address the state’s housing crisis. Even in cities that have embraced policies to increase housing production, housing affordability remains a critical issue. In response, the Sacramento Area Council of Governments (SACOG) has developed the Green Means Go program to catalyze residential development in Green Zones, which are locally designated areas that can accommodate infill development.

The ULI panel shared its findings and recommendations with the public on Friday, November 18.  The recording and slides from the presentation are available here.

Watch Now: ULI Panel on Attainable Housing in Commercial Corridors

View the Presentation Slides

The final report from the ULI Advisory Panel will be released and made available in February, 2023.

Special Thanks to the ULI Sacramento ASP Task Force:

• Amy Lapin, Economic & Planning Systems, Chair of ASP Task Force
• Robin Baral, Hanson Bridgett
• Adrian Engel, Fehr & Peers
• Heidi Gen Kuong, Ascent Environmental
• Todd Leon, CADA
• Jason Moody, Economic & Planning Systems
• Nate Sebok, AIA, WHA
• Milo Terzich, USA Properties