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Council backs larger shelter design and clock tower for Horn Road light‑rail station
Summary
After listening to Sacramento Regional Transit and public feedback, Rancho Cordova councilmembers urged a higher‑visibility design (D1 variation) with a clock/tower feature, stronger shelter coverage, landscaping and art, and directed RT to pursue completion of design and funding.
Sacramento Regional Transit returned to the Rancho Cordova City Council to seek design input on the long‑planned Horn Road light‑rail station. After presentations on community outreach and several design alternatives, councilmembers favored a larger, more visible shelter design and asked for integrated art and landscaping to create a stronger sense of place.
Anthony Adams, the RT director presenting to the council, summarized outreach feedback that prioritized safety, larger canopies to shelter riders from wind and rain, local artwork, and landscape buffers that reflect the corridor’s historic character. RT design consultants showed three primary options: smaller shelters (scheme C), larger train‑shed style shelters (scheme D), and split/shifted variants (scheme E and a D1 hybrid).
Public commenters raised historic preservation and contextual concerns for the winery and historic structures along Folsom Boulevard. In that exchange, one resident said the corridor contained some of the city’s oldest assets and urged careful integration of new elements to respect existing buildings.
Council discussion focused on ridership projections, scale, safety and maintenance. RT noted modeling that projects roughly 200 daily riders initially, growing to about 500 by 2040, and that the site will be primarily a community station without a park‑and‑ride lot.
Multiple councilmembers expressed a preference for the D1 option — a large shelter scaled to provide visibility and shelter but split to moderate cost and massing — and for including a tower/clock as a place‑making element that honors the corridor’s history. Several members emphasized functional sheltering (no gaps that allow rain to fall on waiting riders) and asked that RT prioritize durable, maintainable materials and clear security/lighting plans.
The council’s direction: RT should advance design on the D1 hybrid scheme with a clock/tower element, include local artist work and a planting plan appropriate to Folsom Boulevard, pursue full construction funding, and return with final design documents. RT staff said construction is currently scheduled for 2028–2029 pending funding.
