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Carson adopts Active Transportation and Community Connectivity Plan to guide sidewalks, bikeways and crossings
Summary
The council approved the Carson Active Transportation and Community Connectivity Plan, which maps pedestrian and bicycle improvements, prioritizes lighting and safety projects and is intended to support future grant applications and a forthcoming city bicycle master plan.
The Carson City Council unanimously approved the Active Transportation and Community Connectivity Plan on March 4, a policy and project-priority document intended to close gaps in the city's walking and biking network and to strengthen grant competitiveness for construction funding.
Why it matters: The plan sets a multi-year agenda for sidewalks, crosswalks, pedestrian lighting, on-street and protected bikeways, shared-use paths and traffic-calming measures. It identifies sites near schools, transit stops and parks where safety improvements are most needed and aims to support healthy mobility options and safer streets.
What the plan recommends: Consultants presented a draft that includes roughly 275 pedestrian recommendations (crossings and intersection countermeasures), about 4.5 miles of pedestrian lighting (to address concerns at freeway underpasses), seven miles of traffic calming, about 8 miles of shared-use path, 20 miles of on-street bikeways and 25 miles of physically protected bikeways. The plan also recommends policy, maintenance and community-engagement steps to sustain the new infrastructure.
Public involvement and next steps: The plan was developed with two rounds of public engagement in 2024 and late 2024, including workshops, school walk audits and pop-up events. The council voted to adopt the plan and staff said near-term next steps include incorporating high-priority projects into the Capital Improvement Program, developing grant strategies for construction and launching a separate bicycle master plan that will refine corridor-level design.
Council comments: Council members praised the consultant and staff for the outreach and suggested reviving an annual community bike event (Ciclovia) and pursuing grant funding to implement priority projects. The city engineer and traffic staff said staff will follow up with a timetable for implementation and community notification once projects are programmed in the CIP.
Ending: The plan provides a blueprint the city can use to seek state and federal grants and to guide on-the-ground improvements that will change where and how Carson residents walk and bike.
