TOWN OF TRUCKEE
MAJOR DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS
Brickelltown Streetscape Project
TRUCKEE'S BRICKELLTOWN REDEVELOPMENT PLANS APPROVED BY TRUCKEE TOWN COUNCIL AND WILL GO TO A VOTE MARCH 2014
Brickelltown Streetscape Project
TRUCKEE'S BRICKELLTOWN REDEVELOPMENT PLANS ON HOLD DURING TALKS WITH RAILROAD
Town hopes things get back on track by summer
By Greyson Howard
Published in online edition of the Sierra Sun, Thursday April 29, 2010
Read more of this article > > > (link to Sierra Sun web page)
NEXT PHASE OF WEST DOWNTOWN TRUCKEE REVITALIZATION
By Greyson Howard
Published in the Sierra Sun, Friday November 27, 2009
Next Brickelltown workshop will be held on Wed, Dec. 2, 2009 from 6 to 8:30 p.m. at Town Hall.
The town is looking for public input once again as it hones in on plans for the western end of historic downtown.
Two previous workshops looked at plans for Brickelltown — which spans between the roundabout and Spring Street — at the conceptual level, weighing two options; keeping Donner Pass Road in place or moving it south toward the railroad to allow more parking in front of businesses
Read more of this article >>> (link to Sierra Sun web page) or (open as link in TDHS website) return to top
BRICKELLTOWN UPDATE COULD COST MORE THAN FIRST ESTIMATE
By Greyson Howard
Published in the Sierra Sun, Friday November 9, 2009
With some of the conceptual work well under way, the town is looking at what initially appears to be the rising costs of revitalizing Brickelltown.
In a number of public workshops, the town has been looking at two alternative options for improving the western end of downtown between the roundabout and Spring Street — shifting Donner Pass Road to the south, toward the railroad tracks, to bring more parking to the north side of the street, or keeping Donner Pass Road where it is and making other streetscape improvements.
Read more of this article > > > (link to Sierra Sun web page) or (open as link in TDHS website)
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BRICKELLTOWN HEADED FOR A HUGE FACELIFT
by Beth Ingalls
Published: by Moonshine Ink, Friday November 3, 2009 * Web Exclusive *
The Truckee Town Council will get an update on the Brickelltown Streetscape project at their regular meeting on Nov. 5 and the public will also be given an opportunity to comment and provide feedback. Phase one of the project, which includes public involvement and the creation of preliminary designs for the corridor extending from Spring Street to the McIver roundabout, was authorized by the council in July at a cost of $429,000.
Read more of this article > > > (link to Moonshine Ink web page) or (open as link in TDHS website)
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Truckee Railroad Museum
View photos from the opening day posted May 14, 2010 on the TDHS Page
Updated 05.29.10:
The Railroad Museum had it's official Opening May 8, 2010 during National Railroad Day. See it coming down the tracks to one of the Sierra Nevada's most beloved railroad towns — Truckee. Aptly housed in an old Southern Pacific Railroad caboose that was once used in the area, the 300-square-foot Truckee Railroad Museum is slated to open its doors (maybe) this winter. The facility is now located next to the train depot and the California Welcome Center in the heart of Truckee's historic downtown.
(Sierra Sun, Friday May 28, 2009) (read more > > )
(Sierra Sun, Friday April 20, 2010) (read more >>)
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The Mousehole
Truckee Mousehole: More short-term fixes on the way this summer
Read more about the project > > > (from Sierra Sun Friday, March 11, 2010 online edition)
UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD NEEDS CONVINCING ON MOUSEHOLE
By Greyson Howard
Published in the Sierra Sun, Thursday, November 26, 2009
TRUCKEE — Union Pacific Railroad officials aren't on board with plans to create a pedestrian tunnel at the Mousehole undercrossing, but town planners think they can change their minds.
The Town of Truckee and Caltrans have been working together for years on a safe way to get pedestrians and cyclists through the Highway 89 south undercrossing of the railroad tracks, known as the Mousehole. The preferred solution they've landed on is a separate tunnel to the east with a trail connecting the sidewalk opposite Deerfield Drive to West River Street.
Read more of this article > > > (link to Sierra Sun web page) or (open as link in TDHS website)
Railyard Master Plan
JUDGE RULES AGAINST FRIENDS OF TRUCKEE IN RAILYARD LAWSUIT
By Greyson Howard
TRUCKEE- ... "I'm ecstatic," said project owner Rick Holliday in a Friday interview. "I do feel we had won in the court of public opinion: 5-0 in the planning commission, 5-0 in the town council, and felt the public's voice was loud on this." ....
(Sierra Sun, published in the Wednesday June 2, 2010 edition (read more > > > )
To read a PDF version of Judge C. Anders Holmer's ruling (download here > > > )
TROUT CREEK RESTORATION PROJECT MOVED UPSTREAM DOWNSTREAM STRETCH WAITING FOR RAILYARD DEVELOPMENT, according to town officials
By Greyson Howard
TRUCKEE — Town council decided last week to concentrate restoration efforts on Trout Creek upstream, and to wait to tackle the lower part of the creek until the Railyard development's fate becomes more clear.
(Sierra Sun, Wednesday May 26, 2010 (read more > > )
RAILYARD LAWSUIT JUDGE MAKES RULING
A Nevada County Superior Court judge has ruled in favor of the Town of Truckee and Holliday Development regarding the planned residential and commercial development at the Truckee Railyard.
(Sierra Sun, Friday May 28, 2010 (read more > > )
RAILYARD MASTER PLAN APPROVED BY TOWN COUNCIL
(Sierra Sun, Friday June 17, 2009) (read more > > )
Download information on the Town Council Public Hearing held June 17, 2009
Additional sources:
Sierra Business Council Truckee Railyard Blog
Town of Truckee Railyard Master Plan
Truckee Railyard website
If you have any questions, please contact Denyelle Nishimori, Associate Planner, at (530) 582-2934. return to top
Hilltop Master Plan COVER IT LIVE RECAP: TRUCKEE SENIOR HOUSING PROJECT PRESENTATION
Read more about the project > > > (from Sierra Sun Wednesday, March 10, 2010 online edition)
POLLARD STATION SENIOR LIVING AT HILLTOP PROJECT
Read more about the project > > > (from Truckee Planning Commission agenda Jan 13, 2010)
By Greyson Howard
Published in the Sierra Sun, Monday, November 23, 2009
TRUCKEE, Calif. — The first project in the Hilltop development in Truckee could be a senior living community.
FNC Communities of Truckee is proposing an 8-acre project named Pollard Station, which includes 153 units, both for sale and for rent, and a list of features designed to accommodate the senior community.
Read more of this article > > > (link to Sierra Sun web page) or (open as link in TDHS website) For more details refer to the Town of Truckee website
Or contact Duane Hall, Town Planner at (530) 582-2918 or dhall@townoftruckee.com.
MAJOR DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS
Brickelltown Streetscape Project
TRUCKEE'S BRICKELLTOWN REDEVELOPMENT PLANS APPROVED BY TRUCKEE TOWN COUNCIL AND WILL GO TO A VOTE MARCH 2014
Brickelltown Streetscape Project
TRUCKEE'S BRICKELLTOWN REDEVELOPMENT PLANS ON HOLD DURING TALKS WITH RAILROAD
Town hopes things get back on track by summer
By Greyson Howard
Published in online edition of the Sierra Sun, Thursday April 29, 2010
Read more of this article > > > (link to Sierra Sun web page)
NEXT PHASE OF WEST DOWNTOWN TRUCKEE REVITALIZATION
By Greyson Howard
Published in the Sierra Sun, Friday November 27, 2009
Next Brickelltown workshop will be held on Wed, Dec. 2, 2009 from 6 to 8:30 p.m. at Town Hall.
The town is looking for public input once again as it hones in on plans for the western end of historic downtown.
Two previous workshops looked at plans for Brickelltown — which spans between the roundabout and Spring Street — at the conceptual level, weighing two options; keeping Donner Pass Road in place or moving it south toward the railroad to allow more parking in front of businesses
Read more of this article >>> (link to Sierra Sun web page) or (open as link in TDHS website) return to top
BRICKELLTOWN UPDATE COULD COST MORE THAN FIRST ESTIMATE
By Greyson Howard
Published in the Sierra Sun, Friday November 9, 2009
With some of the conceptual work well under way, the town is looking at what initially appears to be the rising costs of revitalizing Brickelltown.
In a number of public workshops, the town has been looking at two alternative options for improving the western end of downtown between the roundabout and Spring Street — shifting Donner Pass Road to the south, toward the railroad tracks, to bring more parking to the north side of the street, or keeping Donner Pass Road where it is and making other streetscape improvements.
Read more of this article > > > (link to Sierra Sun web page) or (open as link in TDHS website)
return to top
BRICKELLTOWN HEADED FOR A HUGE FACELIFT
by Beth Ingalls
Published: by Moonshine Ink, Friday November 3, 2009 * Web Exclusive *
The Truckee Town Council will get an update on the Brickelltown Streetscape project at their regular meeting on Nov. 5 and the public will also be given an opportunity to comment and provide feedback. Phase one of the project, which includes public involvement and the creation of preliminary designs for the corridor extending from Spring Street to the McIver roundabout, was authorized by the council in July at a cost of $429,000.
Read more of this article > > > (link to Moonshine Ink web page) or (open as link in TDHS website)
return to top
Truckee Railroad Museum
View photos from the opening day posted May 14, 2010 on the TDHS Page
Updated 05.29.10:
The Railroad Museum had it's official Opening May 8, 2010 during National Railroad Day. See it coming down the tracks to one of the Sierra Nevada's most beloved railroad towns — Truckee. Aptly housed in an old Southern Pacific Railroad caboose that was once used in the area, the 300-square-foot Truckee Railroad Museum is slated to open its doors (maybe) this winter. The facility is now located next to the train depot and the California Welcome Center in the heart of Truckee's historic downtown.
(Sierra Sun, Friday May 28, 2009) (read more > > )
(Sierra Sun, Friday April 20, 2010) (read more >>)
return to top
The Mousehole
Truckee Mousehole: More short-term fixes on the way this summer
Read more about the project > > > (from Sierra Sun Friday, March 11, 2010 online edition)
UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD NEEDS CONVINCING ON MOUSEHOLE
By Greyson Howard
Published in the Sierra Sun, Thursday, November 26, 2009
TRUCKEE — Union Pacific Railroad officials aren't on board with plans to create a pedestrian tunnel at the Mousehole undercrossing, but town planners think they can change their minds.
The Town of Truckee and Caltrans have been working together for years on a safe way to get pedestrians and cyclists through the Highway 89 south undercrossing of the railroad tracks, known as the Mousehole. The preferred solution they've landed on is a separate tunnel to the east with a trail connecting the sidewalk opposite Deerfield Drive to West River Street.
Read more of this article > > > (link to Sierra Sun web page) or (open as link in TDHS website)
Railyard Master Plan
JUDGE RULES AGAINST FRIENDS OF TRUCKEE IN RAILYARD LAWSUIT
By Greyson Howard
TRUCKEE- ... "I'm ecstatic," said project owner Rick Holliday in a Friday interview. "I do feel we had won in the court of public opinion: 5-0 in the planning commission, 5-0 in the town council, and felt the public's voice was loud on this." ....
(Sierra Sun, published in the Wednesday June 2, 2010 edition (read more > > > )
To read a PDF version of Judge C. Anders Holmer's ruling (download here > > > )
TROUT CREEK RESTORATION PROJECT MOVED UPSTREAM DOWNSTREAM STRETCH WAITING FOR RAILYARD DEVELOPMENT, according to town officials
By Greyson Howard
TRUCKEE — Town council decided last week to concentrate restoration efforts on Trout Creek upstream, and to wait to tackle the lower part of the creek until the Railyard development's fate becomes more clear.
(Sierra Sun, Wednesday May 26, 2010 (read more > > )
RAILYARD LAWSUIT JUDGE MAKES RULING
A Nevada County Superior Court judge has ruled in favor of the Town of Truckee and Holliday Development regarding the planned residential and commercial development at the Truckee Railyard.
(Sierra Sun, Friday May 28, 2010 (read more > > )
RAILYARD MASTER PLAN APPROVED BY TOWN COUNCIL
(Sierra Sun, Friday June 17, 2009) (read more > > )
Download information on the Town Council Public Hearing held June 17, 2009
Additional sources:
Sierra Business Council Truckee Railyard Blog
Town of Truckee Railyard Master Plan
Truckee Railyard website
If you have any questions, please contact Denyelle Nishimori, Associate Planner, at (530) 582-2934. return to top
Hilltop Master Plan COVER IT LIVE RECAP: TRUCKEE SENIOR HOUSING PROJECT PRESENTATION
Read more about the project > > > (from Sierra Sun Wednesday, March 10, 2010 online edition)
POLLARD STATION SENIOR LIVING AT HILLTOP PROJECT
Read more about the project > > > (from Truckee Planning Commission agenda Jan 13, 2010)
By Greyson Howard
Published in the Sierra Sun, Monday, November 23, 2009
TRUCKEE, Calif. — The first project in the Hilltop development in Truckee could be a senior living community.
FNC Communities of Truckee is proposing an 8-acre project named Pollard Station, which includes 153 units, both for sale and for rent, and a list of features designed to accommodate the senior community.
Read more of this article > > > (link to Sierra Sun web page) or (open as link in TDHS website) For more details refer to the Town of Truckee website
Or contact Duane Hall, Town Planner at (530) 582-2918 or dhall@townoftruckee.com.
