On Tuesday afternoon, the Sacramento City Council unanimously approved a plan to construct four miles of a paved trail between Garcia Bend and Zacharias parks. The plan will also build access ramps at North Point Way, Audubon Circle and Country River Way, which are intended for residents living in the interiors of the neighborhoods.
The city has envisioned developing a continuous Sacramento River Parkway, a multi-use trail spanning the west edge of the Pocket through Freeport, since 1975 when it adopted a master plan for the parkway. Tuesday’s approval will close the “largest outstanding gap” in the river trail, said Megan Johnson, a senior engineer for the Sacramento River Parkway project.
“This is something that we’ve been working on, I’ve been working on as a councilmember for the last 12 years, and it’s something that I think is very important,” said Councilmember Rick Jennings, who represents the area, at Tuesday’s City Council meeting…