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Rancho Cordova council adopts Active Transportation Plan to broaden walking, biking projects
Summary
The Rancho Cordova City Council voted unanimously to adopt an Active Transportation Plan that merges the city’s pedestrian and bicycle master plans, identifies priority projects (including 22 sidewalk gap fills) and positions the city to pursue grants and program projects into its capital program.
The Rancho Cordova City Council voted to adopt an Active Transportation Plan aimed at expanding walking, biking and rolling infrastructure across the city.
Drew Hart, a transportation planner with the city’s Public Works Department, told the council the plan merges the 2011 Pedestrian Master Plan and the 2016 Bicycle Master Plan into one document and reflects two years of community outreach and roughly 2,700 touchpoints. "The number-one theme we heard was a desire for greater separation from traffic," Hart said, describing recommendations that include policies, programs and a menu of projects ranging from striping crosswalks to larger grade-separated crossings.
The plan, largely funded by a Caltrans grant, lists top-tier priority projects and includes rough cost estimates but is not fiscally constrained; staff said the estimates will help program projects into the city’s capital improvement program and support future grant applications. Hart said the plan identifies 22 streets with key sidewalk gap-fill projects and multiple bikeway types — from shared-use trails to separated bikeways — intended to improve safety and connectivity.
Mayor Gatewood and other council members praised the existing network and called the plan "ambitious but necessary." Council also heard staff note the city ranks highly in bikeway miles per road mile compared with peer cities, a metric staff used to illustrate the community’s existing strengths.
On a roll-call vote the council approved the resolution adopting the Active Transportation Plan. Recorded votes show Council member Pulapati, Council member Little, Vice Mayor Budge and Mayor Gatewood voting "yes," with Council member Sander absent. Staff said the plan will be used to prioritize projects, apply for grants and program future capital investments. The plan and an interactive story map are posted on the city’s website.
The resolution's immediate effect is policy adoption and direction to staff to incorporate the plan into project programming; funding and specific capital projects will be decided through the capital improvement program and future grant awards.
