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Originally Posted by wburg
I seriously don't think you have actually been to the Sacramento waterfront between Capitol Avenue and Highway 50, because it's basically the same thing here--a walkway built on what used to be a municipal wharf, around 20-30 feet above the water. As with the Portland example you linked, this walkway isn't right at the level of the water, it's about 15-20 or so feet above the water level. See the barge with the crane on it? The top of the trailer sitting on the second level of the barge (on top of two containers) is visible in the shot, meaning it is below the camera's perspective. Looks like that park in particular is part of the aquarium complex.
If the river seems particularly distant from the riverwalk right now, it's because the river levels are very, very low. But, as we saw in the other photo, those tend to vary widely. I think you're making a deliberate effort to downplay Sacramento's riverwalk--or you have never actually been there and are just theorizing about it.
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I think you misunderstood. I'm actually OK with the water being 20 ft below, that's just how the river is.
https://www.google.com/maps/@29.9542...c5YEfQ!2e0!3e5
At the end of their project, you can see it was infill. That's all I'm asking perhaps? Create more usable area closer to the water.. Closer, not as in not higher but closer.
Here is a screenshot of the section you mentioned. If they had done it right, the water would have come to the walkway. Wall would have been built at 32ft in, and dirt infill behind it, with landscaping and trees planted. That would turn into a 44ft path width instead of 12ft.
[ Google Earth showing 32ft from the edge to the dead trees / unmaintained shore ]
Other urban cores, like in new orleans have cleaned up their shores, and people are brought right to the water.
With that said, I wouldn't go back and spend money on the capitol mall/I-5 strip as its been finished, albeit screwed up. But I'd hope lessons could be learned on how to design future sections. This section could be retrofitted in the future though.
Maybe I've beat a dead horse here, but to me it's like grass/dirt in the middle of a freeway median -- doesn't feel too urban. But maybe you guys like the unmaintained look.
Stockton knows how to design.
This is how it's done.