Historic marysville chinatown, marysville, CA, 95901 YUB16115 EEI marysville chinatown blueprint - the marysville chinatown blueprint aims to preserv

The Department of Transportation California (Caltrans) was awarded a $445,049 Formula Grant on March 20, 2025 by the Federal Highway Administration under the Highway Planning and Construction federal grant program (CFDA 20.205). The grant funding will support the Marysville Chinatown Blueprint project, which aims to preserve and invigorate California's last surviving Chinatown in the Gold Country through inclusive community engagement and developing economic development, transportation, and mobility strategies. The Blueprint will identify opportunities and needs to safeguard the historical legacy and modern-day community of Marysville's Chinatown, and position the community and city to obtain additional grant funding and foster partnerships to implement the recommended initiatives.

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Historic marysville chinatown, marysville, CA, 95901 YUB16115 EEI marysville chinatown blueprint - the marysville chinatown blueprint aims to preserve and invigorate california's last surviving chinatown in the gold country through recommendations stemming from inclusive and meaningful community engagement addressing various issues. The chinatown blueprint will include economic development strategies related to BOK KAI events and tourism and transportation amenities that accommodate those efforts, with broader city impacts around mobility. The chinatown blueprint will safeguard marysville's chinatown by defining its limits and getting them legally recognized. IT identifies chinatown's opportunities and needs to ensure the rich historical legacy and modern-day community is cared for. The blueprint will also set the community and city up to obtain further grant funding and foster partnerships to implement the community's recommendations. (TC)