Sonoma Boulevard Streetscape Improvements

Sonoma Boulevard (US 29) is a regional highway that extends from Vallejo to the Napa Valley. Through the Transit Village, it has been treated as a commercial corridor for big-box shopping. However, current market trends locate these types of shopping centers closer to the freeways, and the shopping centers along Sonoma Boulevard today appear to be underutilized, outmoded, or vacant. Sonoma is the main north-south connector through the area, and Redwood Street is the major east-west connector. This Plan recommends changes between Sereno Drive and Redwood Street that are consistent with the mixed-use Land Use Concept for this area.

A major, multi-way boulevard will function to separate through traffic from local traffic. Narrow side streets for one-way, local traffic and parallel parking are separated from regional traffic by wide, landscaped medians. In this configuration, the 145 foot wide street has two distinct sides that each create a comfortable pedestrian environment.

   
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