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Originally Posted by NickB1967
If the railyards doesn't have decent road connections to the rest of the grid, and the rest of the city for that matter, it will not work out well at all.
As for the Truxel Bridge, do you really think it makes sense for vehicles (including buses) to have to get on a freeway just to go to the neighborhood across the river?
Q: What are freeways really for? A: thru traffic.
Something is dreadfully wrong with a city when to get to the immediately adjacent neighborhood, you have to get on a freeway. The American River isn't like the San Francisco Bay.
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Someone will have to confirm this. But, there are 2 new roads in the Railyards that are not accessible from the grid currently. But, as development occurs, they are going to open them up to traffic. I'm sure there won't be any issues with accessing the Railyards from the grid.
As for the American River, no, it's not the San Francisco Bay. But, why does there HAVE to be a bridge connecting Truxel with an industrial area? Where would you put the bridge now that there are a ton of buildings/hotels/restaurants on the other side of the river. This makes no sense at all and is completely cost prohibitive. There WILL be a light rail bridge over the American River once the DNA (Green) line is complete. But, I see no need for a bridge over the American River there at all. I-5 is .6 miles from the intersection of Truxel and Garden Hwy.
Where I WOULD see the need for (more than any other bridge in the metro) would be a bridge over the American River between Watt and Sunrise. That will NEVER happen. But, THAT is the single most necessary bridge in the region!