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West Sacramento launches update to Bicycle, Pedestrian and Trails Master Plan 2035
Summary
City staff told the Transportation, Mobility and Infrastructure Commission the city will update its active‑transportation master plan with a Caltrans planning grant, expand public engagement through the TMI commission, and complete the 10‑year plan by December 2026.
At the July 7 meeting of the City of West Sacramento Transportation, Mobility and Infrastructure Commission (TMI), Associate Transportation Planner Steve Rosen outlined a city-led update to the Bicycle, Pedestrian and Trails Master Plan (BPTMP) to guide active transportation investments through 2035. The schedule is driven by a Caltrans Sustainable Transportation Planning grant; staff has selected a consultant and said the contract will go to city council for award.
Rosen said the update will replace the city’s current 2018 plan and will be a 10‑year roadmap that covers walking, bicycling, wheelchair and scooter travel, and micromobility. He told the commission the update will inventory bike parking, incorporate Vision Zero collision data, refresh demographic analysis and maps, and fold in recent projects and plans the city is pursuing. “The bicycle, pedestrian and trails master plan is the comprehensive plan for the whole active transportation network,” Rosen said.
Why it matters: city staff said an updated plan is required for stronger grant competitiveness, and the TMI will play an expanded role as the primary public forum for plan development. Rosen said the TMI will effectively replace the ad‑hoc community advisory panel used in prior efforts: the commission will review engagement materials, advise on outreach targets, and hear public input in open meetings.
Staff outlined completed and in‑progress projects the plan will reference, including the Sycamore Trail bridge, West Capitol Avenue separated bike lanes, Riverwalk Trail North, and ongoing work on the Clarksburg Branch Line Trail and the Southport Levy Trail. Rosen also described larger efforts that will be coordinated with the BPTMP update, such as the Port Area infrastructure project, the I Street deck conversion to a trail connection, and Sycamore Trail phases 3–5. He said the update will use consultant time saved by prior Vision Zero analysis to do more community engagement and design work.
Commission discussion focused on outreach and implementation. Commissioners urged staff to publicize the process on social media and to use in‑person workshops, including sticky‑note map sessions, outside the televised TMI meeting to reach more residents. Rosen and other staff said the project team will run public workshops at different times of day, hold focus groups and expert interviews, and build an email contact list; they invited commissioners to provide organizations and groups to contact. Commissioners also asked how the BPTMP will coordinate with other plans (parks, safe routes to school, and the port area infrastructure grant); staff said the update will explicitly reconcile policies and objectives from related plans and will include a formal countermeasure/menu to guide implementation.
No action was requested of the commission. Rosen said work will proceed upon council contract award and that staff expects to complete the plan by December 2026.
