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Board accepts South 9th Street Corridor Plan to guide redevelopment, traffic and safety improvements
Summary
The Board accepted the South 9th Street Corridor Plan, a Caltrans-funded planning document proposing land-use changes, signalized intersections, pedestrian and bicycle facilities, green infrastructure and activity nodes intended to spur revitalization of the 1.25-mile corridor; staff recommended next steps and potential funding sources.
The Stanislaus County Board of Supervisors voted Jan. 14 to accept the South 9th Street Corridor Plan, a 1.25-mile corridor study intended to guide land use, safety and infrastructure changes between the Tuolumne River Bridge and East Hatch Road.
Angela Freitas, identified as the county planning director on the agenda, introduced the project team and said the plan began after a Caltrans Sustainable Communities Transportation Planning Grant was awarded in 2022. Senior planner Kristin Anaya and project partners from CivicWell and consultants presented the plan’s goals: improve connections to downtown Modesto and nearby neighborhoods, enhance safety for pedestrians and bicyclists, address flooding with green infrastructure, and promote mixed-use development to better transition industrial parcels toward commercial, residential and open-space uses.
The project team described the study area boundaries, existing conditions and community…
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