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Consultants present Zion–Sacramento corridor plan; community favors protected, directional bikeways
Summary
Consultants and the Nevada County Transportation Commission presented a corridor study that favors protected, directional bikeways on Zion and Sacramento Streets, raised median islands, and several school‑access options; council encouraged continued outreach and preparation for a 2026 Active Transportation Program grant application.
Consultants presented early planning concepts for the Zion–Sacramento corridor and reported strong community support for protected, directional bikeways separated from traffic.
Aaron Hoyt (speaker 21) of the Nevada County Transportation Commission said the study is a partnership with the city to shape a grant application for the statewide Active Transportation Program in June 2026. Emily Shandy of GHD (speaker 20) reviewed existing conditions — narrow sidewalks, obstructing utility poles and no dedicated bicycle facilities — and said community workshops favored physically separated, directional bikeways with parking providing a buffer in many places: "For Zion Street, there was pretty clear consensus around providing protected bikeways ... placed between on‑street parking and the sidewalk," she said.
Design concepts presented included raised refuge islands and a mini traffic circle to calm traffic at key intersections, curb extensions, raised crosswalks to improve visibility at school crossings, and a series of school‑access options that lacked consensus. Council and attendees raised concerns about potential loss of landscaped garden buffers where the full right‑of‑way is used for separated lanes and about outreach to underrepresented residents (for example, Cashin's Field residents). Staff and consultants said the study would continue public engagement and return with a preferred concept and a final plan in the spring.
Next steps: consultants will finalize community input, continue targeted outreach to underrepresented groups, refine design choices (including options to preserve landscape buffers where feasible), and prepare a grant submittal for ATP funding in June 2026 if the council endorses a preferred concept.
