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Yolo Transportation District details countywide corridors plan; Woodland segment highlighted, funding limited
Summary
Yolo Transportation District officials presented the Yolo Active Transportation Corridors Plan to Woodland council, citing a federal RAISE grant of over $1,000,000 to develop the plan and funding constraints for construction. Staff said two segments are advancing to design while long corridors will require multiagency partnership and additional funding.
Yolo Transportation District planning director Brian Abenat (speaker 3) briefed the Woodland City Council on April 7 about the Yolo Active Transportation Corridors Plan, a countywide effort to create a connected bicycling and walking network focused on lower‑income and minority communities.
Abenat said the plan replaces the county’s 2013 bicycle transportation plan and that the project secured over $1,000,000 in federal funding through the RAISE program to develop the plan and advance design on two segments. "This project was awarded, over 1000000 dollars from the federal government through the RAISE program, to help develop this and also to advance 2 segments of the plan to construction design," Abenat said.
The presentation noted four corridors at varying stages; two segments (one between Madison and Esparto, and one between Davis and Woodland) are currently being advanced by Yolo TD using grant funding. Abenat and consultant Adrian Engle described an intensive outreach program — including 12 hands‑on workshops and additional city meetings — and an implementation strategy that will be a living document to track progress and obstacles.
Council members emphasized connectivity between Woodland and neighboring cities. Mayor Stallard noted the potential to shift more trips out of cars on the relatively flat seven‑mile route between Woodland and Davis, and asked whether the plan envisions separated Class I facilities. Abenat replied that the plan does call for Class I separated segments to provide comfortable options for riders "from 8 to 80."
Speakers also addressed funding challenges. Abenat said funding programs are oversubscribed and that maintaining momentum on funded segments will be essential to keep partners engaged while seeking additional grants. He said Yolo TD will continue outreach to advisory bodies and expects to bring the plan to the Yolo TD board in May and then to the Yolo County Board of Supervisors.
The presentation included conceptual renderings for several corridors and options for overcrossings where needed, with staff noting construction costs remain a major barrier to delivery.
The council did not take formal action on the plan at the meeting; staff invited written feedback and participation in ongoing outreach.
