The City of Reno and Washoe County is Asking for the Community's Help to Improve the Truckee River | Local News

The City of Reno and Washoe County are getting an early start on their New Year's resolutions.

They're pledging to improve public enjoyment of the Truckee River corridor between Sparks and the Nevada state line.

The City of Reno is reaching out and asking for the community's help with that. Residents are invited to share input that will shape a vibrant future for this vital community resource.

"We want the river to feel like it has continuity, that it's a unified experience all the way from the sparks city line all the way to the California border, so that when people regardless of where they end at the river, they have an experience, and they can make a day out of using the river," said Bryan McArdle, revitalization manager for City of Reno.

From more restaurants, vendors, and shops to more trails, river access, and shade, the city and county are seeking as much public input as possible.

"Path widening, signage, way finding, little nodes and areas to do fly-fishing, to enter and get out if people go tubing, or people that just want to hike, walk, recreate, bike along the river, we want to hear about that too," Mcardle tells us.

The city's website provides a few options.

One's an interactive map where you can click on a specific section of the river and leave a comment on what you believe needs to be improved or added there. You can even like or dislike a comment if you agree or disagree with someone's recommendation.

"There's a quick survey if you want to do that and then there's just a comment wall where you can provide anything you want to add," McArdle adds.

He says the deadline to share your opinions is January 1st. Then they will begin the next steps.

"From there we'll have the consultant come back and give the suggestions. It'll get put into an implementation plan and based on the funding we have we'll start to put some of those pieces in place and then overtime as allowed we'll continue to improve the Truckee River," said McArdle.

To learn more and share your input, you can click here.