1. What is Easton?

2. Where is Easton located?

3. How is Easton unique from other master-planned communities?

4. Will Easton be primarily residential?

5. How will the fact that the lands of Easton are located in three separate jurisdictions impact planning for the community?

6. How will Easton ensure the protection of critical habitats in the area?

7. Is all the land suitable for the proposed use?

8. What will happen to Aerojet’s operations?

9. How will Easton address vehicle trips and traffic congestion?

10. What is included in the Easton plan for improvements to the major, existing transportation network in the region?

1. What is Easton?
A master-planned community that spans three jurisdictions, Easton provides a unique opportunity to meet the region’s future needs for jobs and housing. There are three reasons for this: its size, its location near existing development and infrastructure, and its single ownership by GenCorp. The Easton plan seeks to create a vibrant community that offers a range of housing, employment, commercial, recreational and transportation options for residents in accordance with “smart growth” principles.

2. Where is Easton located?
Easton encompasses approximately 6,000 acres in East Sacramento County. The community lies south of Highway 50 and stretches nearly six miles near Sunrise Boulevard on the west to land east of Prairie City Road.

3. How is Easton unique from other master-planned communities?
Easton is the quintessential “smart growth” development project. The innovative reuse of land is designed to create a mixed-use community that offers housing diversity and employment opportunities, in addition to the preservation of hundreds of acres of habitat and open space. Easton will be a “pedestrian-friendly” community, meaning residents will be able to walk to jobs, school, shopping and transportation hubs.

4. Will Easton be primarily residential?
Easton, as envisioned, will include a balanced mix of uses to provide for a truly livable community. As proposed, 45 percent of the land will be devoted to residential communities. Open space — including parks, walking trails, oak woodlands and the Alder Creek conservation area — will make up about 30 percent of the Easton development. The remaining land will include office and commercial uses, schools, roads, and other community resources.

5. How will the fact that the lands of Easton are located in three separate jurisdictions impact planning for the community?
There is a single vision for Easton, which is the result of unified planning efforts undertaken to ensure that character, design and quality are continuous throughout the five boroughs. These elements will unify Easton across three separate jurisdictions.

6. How will Easton ensure the protection of critical habitats in the area?
The Easton plan will use innovative ways to preserve important habitat resources in a manner that enhances the natural and community value of open space corridors throughout Easton.

7. Is all the land suitable for the proposed use?
Yes. All of the land currently proposed for Easton has undergone rigorous scrutiny to ensure it will meet with state, local and federal regulatory approval for the proposed use.

8. What will happen to Aerojet’s operations?
The land planned for Easton is no longer needed by Aerojet for present-day or future uses. Aerojet today employs more than 1,500 people at its Sacramento campus and will continue to be a major employer in the region. Aerojet’s operations are compatible with the proposed Easton community.

9. How will Easton address vehicle trips and traffic congestion?
Easton is designed to reduce the need for automobile trips and promote alternative modes of transportation such as walking, biking and transit. In addition, Easton Place, the community’s high-density urban core, will be built within walking distance of the Light Rail station located near Hazel Avenue at Folsom Boulevard, and major bus lines. A second Light Rail station adjacent to Easton along Folsom Boulevard between Hazel Avenue and Sunrise Boulevard is currently in the early planning stages. With its planned network of roads, bikeways and trails that provide connectivity between residential and employment centers, Easton will be a true multi-modal community.

10. What is included in the Easton plan for improvements to the major, existing transportation network in the region?
Utilizing Easton as a catalyst to solve regional congestion has been a major focus in the transportation planning for Easton. GenCorp, Aerojet’s parent company, is actively working in partnership with public agencies, as well as other landowners and major businesses in the region, to create and support transportation projects that will improve mobility along the entire Highway 50 Corridor. These planned roadways will accommodate the new trips generated by Easton and other projects, and help redistribute existing trips to provide relief throughout eastern Sacramento County and western El Dorado County.