Plumas & Mt. Rose St. Development - AKA Traffic, Chaos, and 39 More Units

The City of Reno Planning Commission will hear this proposed development at their meeting on June 5, 2025. Shaun Mullin is right - show up.

If you've ever sat through four or five light cycles trying to turn at Plumas and Mt. Rose during rush hour, you already know the intersection is a mess. Congested, slow, and poorly timed—it’s one of those Reno traffic nightmares - so the City of Reno wants to make it worse.

So what’s the City of Reno’s big idea? Cram 39 housing units onto a small lot right near the jam. Because nothing says “smart planning” like piling on density without a clue how to support it.

Photo of the lot taken on Thursday, May 29, 2025.

Yes, Reno needs housing—but we need smart housing. Infrastructure-first housing. Housing that considers traffic flow, neighborhood character, and basic livability. Instead, we get this perverse logic from city planners: if it’s housing, it must be good. Never mind the gridlock, the overburdened streets, or the neighbors already boxed in.

The Planning Commission has a choice: rubber-stamp another poorly placed project, or demand development that actually works for Reno. Because building more without thinking is not progress—it’s just planning gone sideways.

Public notice on property announcing this project.