Sacramento city leaders are moving forward with plans to build a new paved trail on the river levee that runs through the Pocket and Greenhaven neighborhoods.
Bike trail advocates have been fighting for more than five decades to build a trail along the Sacramento River, but a four-mile stretch of the levee between Garcia Bend and Zacharias Parks remained privately owned.
After hearing from those in support of and those who oppose the move, the city council voted to approve environmental documents allowing the city to purchase easements along the private property, and finally allow public access after all these years…