The 101 freeway is getting widened all the way through Petaluma. At Rainier Avenue, CalTrans is actually ramping the freeway up into the air so that Rainier Avenue can pass underneath from the east side to the west side and into this vacant field. For sure we will see new development projects using this new Rainier Avenue access underneath the freeway. But in order to create the so-called Rainier Cross Town Connector, we would need to spend another $80+ million to build a bridge 27 feet tall into the air heading west that would go up and over the SMART train tracks, the upper Petaluma River and also the new SMART pedestrian pathway.

 

The North River Apartments project has broken ground along Petaluma Blvd., Oak Street, and Water Street. This is very near to Brewsters.

This will be 184 new market rate apartments and will develop Water Street and also a new section of Oak Street. Right along the river and the pedestrian bridge leading towards Lynch Creek Trail.