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Sacramento region wins $154 million for affordable housing and transit upgrades

Vitaliy Moskalenko

Vitaliy Moskalenko

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Sacramento region wins $154 million for affordable housing and transit upgrades
Aerial view of downtown Sacramento looking toward the Tower Bridge. Image courtesy Onsite Observer.

Sacramento’s push to build more affordable housing while also cutting car dependency just got a major boost.

The Sacramento region landed $154 million in state funding through California’s Affordable Housing and Sustainable Communities program, money that will help build new affordable housing and fund transportation improvements. The Sacramento Area Council of Governments (SACOG) says the region captured 18% of all funding awarded statewide in this round, the largest share the region has ever secured.

The funding comes from the state’s Cap-and-Trade program and supports projects that reduce driving by building affordable housing near transit, while investing in walking, biking, and public transportation access.

According to SACOG, Sacramento’s I Street Apartments will receive $33.2 million to help fund an 84-unit affordable housing development and transportation improvements. The grant will help fund protected bike lanes, signal upgrades, and sidewalk repairs to improve access to the Sacramento Valley Station area.

In South Sacramento, Clover Apartments will receive $49.3 million, supporting a 348-unit community paired with bikeway improvements, ADA upgrades, safer walking routes, and even funding for two new light rail vehicles on SacRT’s Blue Line to improve service reliability.

Across the river in West Sacramento, $43.3 million is going to MOSA Apartment Homes at Gateway, a 114-unit affordable development in the city’s Grand Gateway district. That funding also supports electric transit vehicles, station improvements, bike connections, and upgraded bus shelters as part of a long-term effort to link housing and transportation in one coordinated system.

Woodland will receive $27.9 million for the Tupelo Family Apartments, a 73-unit development that includes 12 zero-emission buses for YoloTD, long-term transit passes for residents, and new sidewalk and bicycle improvements to better connect neighborhoods to downtown.

For the Sacramento region, SACOG said the latest awards show that coordinated regional planning and stronger partnerships between cities, transit agencies, and housing developers are producing results and helping the region compete at a higher level.

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