Welcome to
Franklin Boulevard
Greening North Franklin
La Familia, Franklin Boulevard Business Association, Community Resource Project, Sacramento Tree Foundation, and United Latinos have joined together to bring you Greening North Franklin (GNF). Together, we aim to transform our community into a vibrant and sustainable neighborhood. Our goals with Greening North Franklin include developing thriving commercial areas, promoting clean transportation, enhancing energy efficiency, and mitigating urban heat. By celebrating our diversity and heritage, we seek to cultivate a healthy, climate-resilient neighborhood that offers improved job opportunities, better housing conditions and essential services for all residents.
In-person workshops are coming soon from the Franklin Boulevard Business Association. Don’t miss out! Stay tuned to our FBBA newsletter for more details and to sign up.
Franklin Boulevard Complete Street Project
The Franklin Boulevard District has significant historical and cultural context for Sacramento. It was part of the original Monterey Trail that connected Sutter’s Fort to Monterey and the El Camino Real in the mid-1800s. In the mid to late 20th century the area became home to a rich mosaic of ethically, culturally and economically diverse communities. However, the boulevard is now in need of desired enhancements to improve safety, aesthetics and overall functionality.
Building on several recent grassroots community efforts, the City of Sacramento initiated the Franklin Boulevard Complete Street Plan project in 2017 to focus efforts to work with the community to enhance Franklin Boulevard with greater street tree canopy, more landscaping, pedestrian and bicycle facility improvements, designated on-street parking, and traffic calming. To meet these objectives, the City identified the need to consider a reduction in the number of through travel lanes from a five-lane road to a three-lane road . A lane reduction would create the right-of-way required to accommodate a corridor configuration that will serve the needs of the community through the development of a “Complete Street.”
​
To stay updated with this project, visit the City of Sacramento's webpage HERE
To view the Complete Street Plan click HERE
To read abc10 news article, click HERE
