Name: Alhambra Triangle
Address: Sacramento

About the neighborhood

Alhambra Triangle presents a diverse mix of housing options, including single detached homes and large apartment buildings with sizes ranging from lofts to spacious four-plus bedroom residences. This neighborhood benefits from excellent transit accessibility, featuring multiple rapid transit stations and approximately 10 convenient bus lines serving the area. Bicycling infrastructure is well-developed, making travel by bike straightforward and efficient. Daily errands are simple to handle due to the proximity of general and specialty grocery stores, as well as nearby restaurants and cafes. While green spaces are located in surrounding neighborhoods, they remain easy to reach, complementing the vibrant atmosphere found throughout the community.

Characteristics

Transportation

This part of the city permits homeowners to get around using a diversity of modes of transportation. Alhambra Triangle is transit friendly. It is straightforward to reach a nearby rapid transit station, such as 23rd Street Station, 39th Street Station and 29th Street Station on the Downtown - Folsom, from the majority of homes in the neighborhood. There are about 20 bus lines passing through the neighborhood, and the nearest bus stop is usually around the corner. Alhambra Triangle is also a fairly convenient part of Sacramento for pedestrians; running common errands is easy without a vehicle, and a very large number of businesses of different types can be found as well. Alhambra Triangle is moderately bike-friendly.

Services

A general and a specialty grocery store is always only a short pedestrian trip away in this area. In addition, there are over 50 restaurants and about 10 coffee shops to enjoy in Alhambra Triangle. It is also a rather short pedestrian trip to a reasonable variety of clothing stores. In terms of education, both primary and secondary schools are straightforward to access as a pedestrian from any location in Alhambra Triangle.

Character

Alhambra Triangle is a great area for those who enjoy both indoor and outdoor activities. It is easy to find bustling places in this part of Sacramento. Even though the streets are occasionally busy with people, few entertainment venues can be found nearby, and places to go out at night are well-distributed throughout the neighborhood. It is easy to access parks since there are a few of them close by for residents to unwind in.

Car friendly8.2

Excellent access to freeways and/or major arteries, with a very low chance of parking problems

Cycling friendly5.4

Somewhat suitable for bicycle commuting and/or recreational cycling

Pedestrian friendly7.6

Most day-to-day needs are within walking distance

Transit friendly5.4

Transit is available for most trips

Restaurants8.6

Wide variety of restaurants within a few minutes’ walk

Groceries8.6

Wide variety of groceries within a few minutes' walk