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Placer County’s Roadmap to 2050: A $5.5 Billion Transportation Plan.

What the RTP is and why it matters Every five years, the Placer County Transportation Planning Agency updates its Regional Transportation Plan, a state-mandated document that lays out every major transportation investment the county expects to make through 2050. Known as the RTP, it is more than a list of

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65-acre Mill Creek subdivision heads to Placer County supervisors.

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Sacramento City Council opposes County’s Upper Westside plan ahead of key vote.

The Sacramento City Council has voted 8–1 to formally oppose Sacramento County’s Upper Westside Specific Plan, a 2,066-acre development proposal in the unincorporated Natomas Basin. City staff say the project violates long-standing agreements and could disrupt the balance between growth and habitat conservation. The vote comes just

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Vertical construction underway at The Crawford in West Roseville.

Construction at The Crawford apartment community in west Roseville is well into its early stages, with vertical construction already underway on the first four buildings. Aerial footage taken this week shows four building pads fully poured, while two more are prepped for their concrete foundations. The 10.8-acre site at

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Early site work finishes at Stone Beetland in South Sacramento.

Sacramento’s next major transit-oriented development is beginning to take visible shape just north of Cosumnes River Boulevard. A recent site visit by Onsite Observer captured aerial footage showing that early grading is now complete on the 140-acre Stone Beetland project. Stone Beetland site footage captured on August 5, 2025.

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Russell at Truxel scales back density, adds for-sale homes in revised South Natomas plan.

Plans for Russell at Truxel have shifted since the project was first proposed. What began in 2022 as a high-density rental community with 384 apartments is being reshaped into a mixed-tenure neighborhood—fewer homes overall, but with a larger share reserved as income-restricted rentals and a new for-sale component. The

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13‑acre North Natomas site slated for 378 apartments.

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Folsom planning commission OKs Lennar’s revised condo plan for Russell Ranch.

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Housing project restarts as Isleton works to recover from fiscal crisis.

Tucked between levees and farmland along the Sacramento River, Isleton is easy to miss. With just over 800 residents and a two-block main street lined with weathered brick buildings and faded neon signs, it is the smallest incorporated city in Sacramento County by both land and population. Known for its

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Sacramento region plans for surge in population, 580,000 more by 2050.

Last month, the Sacramento Area Council of Governments released its draft 2025 Blueprint, outlining how the six-county region plans to manage rapid growth over the next 25 years. Home to 2.6 million people today, the region—which includes Sacramento, Yolo, Placer, El Dorado, Sutter, and Yuba counties—is projected

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West Sacramento reviews 60-acre housing project in Southport.

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Suisun City becomes center stage in California Forever’s city plan.

When California Forever pulled its ambitious East Solano Plan from the November 2024 ballot, many assumed the tech-funded vision for a brand-new city in Solano County was dead—at least for now. The politics were too toxic, the details too murky, and the opposition too organized. But the company didn&