Last month, the Sacramento City Council unanimously approved a plan decades in the making to construct four miles of riverfront trail along the Pocket and Greenhaven neighborhoods. The project will finally close the longest gap in the Sacramento River Parkway multi-use trail, which spans the west edge of the Pocket between Garcia Bend and Zacharias parks — a goal the city has been working toward since it adopted its master use plan in 1975.
Residents who live along the proposed trail are suing the city in an effort to delay building and keep their riverfront properties private. It’s part of a decades-long fight to keep their backyard river access private.
And to be honest, I can’t outright condemn their frustration…