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\"What we have done with this plan is we've made safety the number 1 consideration,\" Transportation Planner Toreena Wilson said in the presentation. She described the draft ATP as a rebranding and technical overhaul of the 2018 bicycle and pedestrian master plan to reflect national best practices and an emphasis on low-stress bicycle and pedestrian facilities.

Wilson, the project manager for the ATP, said the city began the update in September 2023 and that the public review draft will be posted online March 3 through about March 30. The draft will be an interactive, public-review PDF on the project web page; staff said they expect the Bicycle & Pedestrian Advisory Board to see the final plan in May and the City Council to consider adoption in June.

Key elements and prioritization

Wilson said the plan contains five chapters: background and existing conditions, project and program recommendations, and a prioritization chapter (chapter 5) that ranks projects for implementation over the next five years. The prioritization incorporates safety metrics, proximity to transit, school and park access, and the city’s pavement-maintenance schedule so that high-priority improvements can be bundled with repaving projects.

Wilson described how the ATP team coordinated with the water department and the creek stewardship program to prioritize safe crossings where creek trails intersect arterials. She gave examples of locations included in the plan: a creek crossing on Hardee’s where no marked crosswalk exists, and a crossing on Gurnville Road that lacks ADA-compliant access and would benefit from a median or signalized improvement.

Wilson also noted pilot projects and expected next steps: a protected bike-ped pilot on Steel Lane that will remain in place for now because it reduced vehicle collisions and speeds, and a timeline linking pavement maintenance work and potential construction of protected facilities.

Public outreach and how to comment

Wilson said the March public review will include the full draft and an interactive map; staff will advertise the review via City Connections and the project mailing list, and will post materials to the ATP project web page. Committee members were asked to share the link with neighborhood groups, nonprofits and business contacts. Wilson said she will send an email to those signed up to her list when the draft becomes available.

Why it matters: The ATP is intended to make walking and bicycling safer across Santa Rosa and to accelerate projects by combining them with scheduled pavement maintenance and other capital work. The committee discussed intersections of the ATP with creek trails and project opportunities to improve crossings and access for off-street trails.

Next steps: Staff asked committee members and the public to review the draft between March 3 and March 30 and to provide feedback on the plan’s chapter 5 prioritization and proposed projects.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","City of Santa Rosa Waterways Advisory Committee - February 27, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","Santa Rosa transportation staff previewed the active transportation plan update — a rewrite of the 2018 bicycle and pedestrian master plan — and asked the committee and the public to review the draft during a March public-comment period that staff said will run March 3–30.","taxTitle","Santa Rosa City, Sonoma County, California","taxId",3913,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6616398,"Lower Colgan Creek restoration goes to bid; city outlines creek stewardship outreach and volunteer options",141,1372000,1513000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2853096-d728eb217b684f53c3558934f1fcffb1&start=1372&end=1513","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2853096-d728eb217b684f53c3558934f1fcffb1/thumbnail_1372000.jpg","/articles/6616398/Santa-Rosa-City/Sonoma-County/California/Lower-Colgan-Creek-restoration-goes-to-bid-city-outlines-creek-stewardship-outreach-and-volunteer-options","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6616398-0063f37003efccc2cbb3d320ef01ea3d/orig.mp4?Expires=1771185989&Signature=WEE4mrxuD7C~MplbPhmOcJBHZ2S7QedHz2t4NMGbSIih5HPMmlCI2gwdoO8r6bbb8Z0VxVUOAnpqIqE2IgEWd61u6~0gnknkXLiEp7Xkr6esWQc8JTb5N4nexo~Z2oHE2SwsvASn4AXSKDAZB5DKC3S1qvgzJkqvyASkqFVNhEIy91nLa1OphdLmcBUg15XeRC4gAWVqGgSiq5UrmfMkqDRJTBdErFe0B75T6NTWO3tVHyhSDLB7pGyNho2kg2356qvIElpDavCofTm4DrOZkZtQq2Etcg7zx4l8pRIlmEsxuVPie7kVTu4ZFuTTyISCYlZS0wWD4QEkooY07xO1Pg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","City water department staff told the Santa Rosa Waterways Advisory Committee on Feb. 27 that Lower Colgan Creek Restoration Phase 3 has been put out to bid and — if permitting and contracting proceed on schedule — construction could start June 15.

\"The current engineer's estimate is $6,500,000,\" a water department staff member said at the meeting. The staff briefing described the project as the city’s largest capital creek restoration planned for the year, about 2,500 feet of channel work in a single season, planting more than 8,000 native trees and shrubs, installing a pedestrian bridge, and tying the restored reach to a future city park. Staff said phases 1 and 2 of Colgan Creek restoration are complete and that, when finished, the full project will cover about 1.3 miles.

Staff said the project is expected to be the city’s largest capital creek project this year and that the start date of June 15 represents the earliest time crews can enter the creek working window based on permitting requirements, including a stream alteration agreement with the California Department of Fish and Wildlife.

Creek stewardship and volunteer work

Water department staff also gave an overview of the city’s Creek Stewardship Program. Over the 2024 calendar year staff reported reaching thousands of residents through outreach and events, organizing multiple cleanup days and educational programs, and removing roughly 1,200 cubic yards of trash from creeks across the city — an amount staff said equates to more than 400 pickup-truck loads.

Staff described a set of recurring volunteer and community events: a first-Saturday-of-the-month cleanup in March, a partnership cleanup with the Russian River Sheepkeepers on the third Saturday of the month, and a Rosen and Roseland Creek cleanup around March 15. Staff said they can provide gloves, trash bags and other gear and can arrange municipal pickup of collected trash for organized groups.

How residents can get help

A member of the public and committee member, Kevin Godwin, asked how homeowners who live adjacent to a creek can address actions by neighbors — for example, a felled tree in the channel that may be redirecting flow and accelerating erosion near retaining walls. Staff told him the committee itself does not handle property-level enforcement but offered post-meeting contact with the city’s creek stewardship coordinator to arrange a site visit.

Staff provided contact details in the meeting: an email address for the creek stewardship program (recorded in the meeting as creeksteam@creeksatsrcity.org) and a phone contact for the creek stewardship coordinator, given in the meeting as 543-3845. Staff said they can schedule a creek stewardship site visit to advise homeowners about possible remedies and next steps.

Why it matters: The Colgan Creek project represents a multiyear restoration effort that integrates habitat planting, public paths and stormwater management; the stewardship and cleanup programs represent continuing outreach that supports maintenance and public education.

Next steps: staff said they will continue the bid process and return to the committee with construction updates, and they encouraged committees and community groups to organize cleanups and contact the creek stewardship team to coordinate support.","City staff said Lower Colgan Creek Restoration Phase 3 is out to bid with an engineer’s estimate of $6.5 million, construction anticipated to start June 15 if permits and contracts align. Staff also reported on the Creek Stewardship Program’s outreach and cleanup totals and how residents can request on-site assistance.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6616402,"Waterways Advisory Committee elects new leadership, reviews training and master-plan timeline",352,159000,511000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2853096-d728eb217b684f53c3558934f1fcffb1&start=159&end=511","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2853096-d728eb217b684f53c3558934f1fcffb1/thumbnail_159000.jpg","/articles/6616402/Santa-Rosa-City/Sonoma-County/California/Waterways-Advisory-Committee-elects-new-leadership-reviews-training-and-master-plan-timeline","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6616402-998cd1e56166f6751f05552ffe396a5e/orig.mp4?Expires=1771185989&Signature=KutIw2W4JCQUAJqMgbpRevGfSgo0mxJN0EBpaEp0o21Z2w3rsbhpXduX9I7xJ7AlFRQoTNNxWAhIJtIfpgGIOCk5KeaHJAOvXu4sEvVXc1BwRz1~FCBfXYaSJ4eMbSrsB5GaqGYFMINU8iNRuiv2fDphBpq0FPbNizKpkq8ePjNk1xadtsjMQygJauUbLulYcZQ16iWl730m0BdIhzBxaQiRmt0-c7eWZqrTgKUppqE6iu~AKkSVkvJ2xQH6kEOowmLbTgVuTmoSfKyNdeRIlAtfAUcRGpRx6PvTVl1lz-sRuL1BcvgDAcw4-5Rog2BXrpuYi9sLLmN3ps~Wcqubpw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Santa Rosa Waterways Advisory Committee elected a new chair and vice chair during its Feb. 27 meeting and heard staff and member reminders about mandatory training and upcoming planning reviews.

The committee voted unanimously to install the committee’s longtime vice chair as chair and then unanimously approved Kevin C. as vice chair, members said during the meeting. The committee did not record objections. The chair transition took place immediately on the floor; the outgoing chair said he intended to remain on the committee but to scale back day-to-day duties.

The committee’s leadership changes came during a longer governance discussion that included reminders about the city’s two-year ethics and public service training requirement and an optional boards-and-commissions orientation scheduled for March 11. Committee members were told to check records with the city clerk if they are unsure when their reappointments are due.

Why it matters: committee leadership determines which members shepherd advisory comments on creekside development and coordinates the committee’s work with city staff. Members flagged the need to review the decades-old waterways master plan more frequently.

Members asked staff to research whether the waterways master plan—last noted in committee discussion as updated in 2013—has a required five-year review cycle. One member suggested a targeted reexamination over the next six to 12 months to align the plan with an anticipated transportation briefing and other projects.

Committee members also raised administrative concerns: whether members could get parking passes (the committee had passes in the past), and how the waterways advisory role intersects with other bodies (members serve at-large or represent planning commission, parks and recreation, or design review). The chair said only the City Council could dissolve or reorganize the committee and that he had heard no such move.","The Santa Rosa Waterways Advisory Committee elected a new chair and vice chair at its Feb. 27 meeting, reviewed required ethics and orientation training, and discussed looking at updates to the creek master plan over the next year or two.","actionData","errors"]

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