Join us Tuesday, Dec. 2nd from 6-8pm at Truckee Town Hall for a workshop on traffic and circulation related to the Truckee Railyard.  The Town will be hosting this workshop to provide an informational presentation on the traffic analysis completed as part of the Draft Environmental Impact Report, and there will also be a question and answer opportunity.  We look forward to seeing you Tuesday.

MEETING SUMMARY:

The powerpoint presentation from the traffic study portion of the EIR can be viewed by clicking here.

In review there were three main points presented:

1.  Development of the Railyard will increase traffic congestion but much of that traffic will be destination oriented.

2.  The major traffic impact will be at the weakest intersections in the downtown but this would be happening regardless of the Railyard development.

3.  The addition of the Glenshire/Donner Pass Road extention will help circulation particularly for traffic coming from Glenshire to downtown.

Molly Maybrun, who was project managing the Truckee Railyard development for Holliday Development has been working on what we call the ultimate development project at home these days.  As some of you know Molly and her husband Andy had a baby girl, Zoe, last spring. The face you will see at current meetings is that of Kevin Brown, who still works closely with Molly.  Check out little Zoe in the attached image.  Cute…huh?  Her nickname is “DOT”.

Nov. 12, 2008

Town Council Meeting November 20th at 6pm – Town staff will present a summary of the Draft EIR and the public review process and request that the Council approve a timeline for the review of the Draft EIR.

Nov. 6, 2008

Truckee Railyard Draft Environmental Impact Report Published. The Draft Environmental Impact Report has officially been published. Copies are available free of charge from the Town, can be found online, and people wishing to comment must do so in writing by January 5th, 2009.

The branding for the Truckee Railyard is evident throughout this website and is a spin off of the beautiful snow plow that once again sits on the property. If you are interested in having us send you a free Truckee Railyard Poster designed by Nancy Holliday please click the link above. The poster is approximately 24″ x 36″.

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Nov. 1, 2008

The town has been working internally and with its residents for over a decade on the vision for the Railyard.  For the past couple of years, Holliday Development has been continuing that effort with several workshops, meetings, and informal presentations.  The Truckee Downtown Merchants Associations, Noontime Rotary, Sunrise Rotary, and Sierra Nevada Conservancy are only a few of the groups that we’ve met with to discuss the Railyard. In addition, the following meetings have occurred at Town Hall in 2007 and 2008:
April, 2007 – Town Council update – Town endorsement of the Railyard’s participation in the US Green Building Council’s LEED for Neighborhood Development program
June, 2007 – Lahontan Regional Water Quality Control Board public meeting sharing findings of environmental investigations and remedial plans
December, 2007 – Master Plan roll-out at Town Council

January, 2008 –
Master Plan roll-out to the Planning Commission
Community Workshop on the Master Plan
Master Plan Dial Dais Study Session
Environmental Impact Report scooping with the Planning Commission

February, 2008 – Environmental Impact Report scoping with the Town Council
March, 2008 – Master Plan 2nd Community Workshop, focus on Mass and Scale
April, 2008 – Master Plan 3rd Community Workshop, focus on Economic Impacts