Results of Florin Road Business Walk

The Florin Road Partnership and the City of Sacramento hosted the Florin Road Business Walk on May 19, 2011.  Fifty representatives visited nearly 165 businesses in our district asking owners and managers about their operations.  Here are some of the results:

Overall Business Conditions:
43% stated that their business is holding steady
14% stated that their business is doing well

What Merchants Like Most About the Florin Road Corridor:
49% said the area's clientele and demographics
33% said location
18% said proximity to restaurants, schools, and neighborhoods

To address the issues raised during this and other recent business walks in South Sacramento, the City of Sacramento along with the Florin Road Partnership, the Stockton Boulevard Partnership, and the Greater Sacramento Vietnamese-American Chamber of Commerce are partnering to present a business seminar this fall.  Further information will be posted soon on this blog and on our website at http://www.florinroad.com/.

Your Input Needed for Regional Transit's "TransitRenewal" Survey

The community is invited to participate in Sacramento Regional Transit's "TransitRenewal" survey.  This is a comprehensive analysis of the RT bus and light rail system to develop recommendations on how to restore, restructure and "renew" transit service over the next five years in the Sacramento region.

Stop by RT's TransitRenewal booth to receive more information about the project and to fill out a survey.  All surveys completed onsite will be entered into a prize drawing for an RT monthly pass (one entry per person).  For more information about the project or to fill out a survey online, visit www.sacrt.com/transitrenewal. 

Visit the booths:

Wednesday, August 17, 2011
3:30 pm to 6:00 pm at the Meadowview light rail station
3:30 pm to 6:00 pm at the Florin light rail station

Wednesday, August 24, 2011
1:00 pm to 3:00 pm at Florin Mall Transit Center

Get Some Sizzle with that Steak!

A Sizzler restaurant is scheduled to open later this year or in early 2012 at Florin Towne Centre.  It will be one of the first locations built with Sizzler’s latest design and will be in 7,200 square feet near Starbucks.  Long-time area residents may remember that Sizzler once had a restaurant at Southgate Plaza at Florin and Franklin.  The colorful new design includes an open kitchen and improved menu selections.  The new eatery is expected to employ 100 to 120 workers. 

Friday Night Lights at LBHS

Construction continues on the Luther Burbank High School Regional Sport Complex.  A new stadium that seats 2,500 is in the works, along with lights, a press box, artificial turf, bathrooms, an all-weather track, two rooms for classes and meetings, and concession stands.  Burbank hopes to have the facility completed by September 10, 2011, in time for their first home football game against rival Grant High School.  If not, the game will be played at Grant.

MetroPCS Opening This Month in Southgate Plaza

MetroPCS plans to open a new location in January 2012 in Southgate Plaza,
at the corner of Florin Road and Franklin Boulevard in Sacramento. 

Cover Your Asphalt

The Sacramento Tree Foundation and the Metro Chamber’s Leadership Sacramento Class of 2011 invite you to a special event on Thursday, August 4, 2011. 

Their luau-themed bingo night will raise money to plant trees and retrofit the parking lot at Florin Road Bingo.  This beautification effort will serve as a demonstration project that other businesses, along with the Sacramento Tree Foundation, can duplicate throughout the Sacramento region. 

This exciting event will be held at Florin Road Bingo, 2350 Florin Road, Sacramento.  Tickets are $45 per person (ages 18+) and include 8 games of bingo, chances to win raffle prizes, a buffet dinner, and a no host cash bar with a specialty drink.  The fun starts at 5:30 pm so don’t be late!  Only 300 tickets will be sold, so get yours today at http://coveryourasphalt.eventbrite.com

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