Please join us on June 19 to hear about the Sacramento Streetcar Planning Study. The topic will be co-presented by Fedolia "Sparky" Harris of the City of Sacramento Department of Transportation and Denise Malvetti of the City of Sacramento Economic Development Department. They will provide some general background on streetcars and the economic benefits associated with them. They will introduce us to the proposed streetcar network and starter line, discuss the process behind the Planning Study, and outline the next steps in bringing streetcars back to Sacramento!

About our Speakers:

Fedolia "Sparky" Harris is a Senior Planner with the City of Sacramento's Department of Transportation. Sparky has over 18 years of experience in transportation planning including seven years in regional planning with the Sacramento Area Council of Governments and almost 12 years with the City of Sacramento. Sparky has led a variety of long-range planning efforts for the City of Sacramento including the Sacramento Streetcar Planning Study, the Swanston Station Transit Village Specific Plan, the 65th Street Station Area Plan, and the Florin & Meadowview TOD Infrastructure and Urban Design Plans. Sparky holds a B.A. in Geography/Ecosystems from UCLA and an M.A. in Urban Planning from UCLA's Graduate School of Architecture and Urban Planning.

Denise Malvetti is a Senior Project Manager with the City of Sacramento Economic Development Department.  Denise has over 10 years of local government experience including almost seven years with the City of Sacramento. In her current role as a Sr. Project Manager, Denise's primary focus is on economic development projects located in the Central City. Denise has managed a variety of Economic Development projects and programs including K Street Streetscape, the 800 Block of K Street redevelopment project and the Streetcar Planning Study.

DATE:  Tuesday, June 19, 2012