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Downtown residents tell SacRT N Street streetcar plan threatens senior access, loading zones
Summary
Several residents of a downtown mid‑rise told the SacRT board that the planned N Street streetcar alignment and removal of curbside loading and parking would cut off access for seniors, complicate emergency and contractor access, and that alternatives offered by staff may not exist in practice.
Residents of 500 N Street and nearby addresses used the board's public comment period on Feb. 23 to urge SacRT to reconsider elements of the N Street streetcar alignment that would remove curbside parking and loading zones.
James Passarella told the board his building houses many seniors and asked whether environmental impact studies reflecting current street conditions had been completed. "I'm wondering if the…
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