While the arena deal might be dead, planning for the downtown railyards remains at the center of the agenda for Sacramento, and on Aug 21, city staff presented to city council a report on the best way Sacramento can encourage development in the 240-acre site.

The basis for that presentation will be a recently-published report conducted by the city and the Urban Land Institute think tank, “Redeveloping the Railyards to Strengthen the Urban Core.”

On Aug. 15 Sac Press spoke with Hodgson on the details of the report, which at this point, provide the best blueprint for how the city plans to proceed with the railyards.

For a follow up article by Sac Press on the conversation go to:

http://www.sacramentopress.com/headline/72614/New_report_offers_road_map_for_development_at_downtown_railyards

Go to the following link to listen to the conversation:

http://www.sacramentopress.com/headline/72283/Sac_Press_Live_chat_John_Hodgson_from_the_Urban_Land_Institute_on_development_in_Sacramentos_railya