Between Two Shovels Ep.27: Clifton Taylor - The Real Economics of Land Development

Clifton Taylor is President of Taylor Builders, a company he and his wife founded eight and a half years ago.

Since then they have delivered over 10,000 housing units across Northern California and built roughly $750 million in infrastructure improvements.

He is also past chair of the North State Building Industry Association and co-owner of the Lincoln Potters, a collegiate wood bat baseball team in downtown Lincoln.

In this episode of Between Two Shovels, we sit down with Clifton for an honest conversation about what land development actually looks like in Northern California right now.

The real math behind housing affordability. Why public pensions are demanding the highest returns in real estate.

How rural roads in Placer County became de facto regional highways. Why specialty infrastructure timelines have stretched to 24 months.

What is taking shape at Placer One. And why Sacramento, Placer, and Yolo need to start thinking about transportation funding as a regional problem, not a county-by-county one.

Chapters:

0:00 Placer County Growth: Housing, Rural Roads, Public Pensions & NorCal's First Surf Lagoon

10:30 Placer County's Rural Roads Are Becoming Highways: Threatening Safety and Housing Growth

13:45 Why Specialized Infrastructure Projects Now Take 24 Months to Build in California

15:30 Is Sacramento Losing to the Bay Area? A Homebuilder's Honest Answer

19:30 Why Transportation Infrastructure and Land Use Planning Are Critical to Placer One's Growth

27:00 Placer County Development Boom: Placer One Homes, Sac State Campus & Surf Lagoon

29:00 Why Sacramento, Placer and Yolo Need a Regional Transportation Funding Strategy

Guest: Clifton Taylor, President at Taylor Builders

Between Two Shovels is produced by the Capital SouthEast Connector Joint Powers Authority and explores transportation policy, engineering, and project delivery through conversations with industry leaders.

Title: Between Two Shovels Ep.27: Clifton Taylor - The Real Economics of Land Development