Kimberly Juran-Karageorgiou

The City of Rancho Cordova's Active Transportation Plan outlines a vision and goals to promote active lifestyles through walking, biking, and rolling. The plan is guided by four key goals: Safety First, Healthy and Sustainable, Joyful Choices, and Deliver and Maintain. It envisions a connected community where active transportation is safe, accessible, equitable, and an enjoyable, practical part of daily life for all residents and visitors.

The Active Transportation Plan for the City of Rancho Cordova aims to create a safer, more accessible network of city streets, trails, and paths for walking, biking, and rolling, reflecting a commitment to improving mobility, sustainability, and quality of life. The plan focuses on understanding travel behaviors and barriers to active transportation, combining community input, technical analysis, and coordination with the General Plan Update. It identifies cost-effective 'quick build' improvements and prioritizes projects that address equity and the needs of vulnerable populations, with a vision for a citywide project map and implementation strategy to guide future investments towards a more walkable and bike-friendly community.

This document, an Appendix G Project List for the City of Rancho Cordova's Active Transportation Plan, outlines a comprehensive set of projects aimed at enhancing active transportation infrastructure. It details priority and complete lists for bike projects, bikeway studies, crossing projects, and sidewalk projects, providing locations, recommended facility types, and cost estimates. The plan categorizes projects by facility types such as shared use paths, bike lanes, bike routes, separated bikeways, and various crossing types, all intended to improve connectivity and accessibility for pedestrians and cyclists.

The Active Transportation Plan (ATP) for the City of Rancho Cordova aims to consolidate existing pedestrian and bicycle master plans into a comprehensive action plan. This plan is designed to improve pedestrian and bicycle facilities for residents, employees, and visitors. Key goals include prioritizing safety for all road users, fostering healthy and sustainable active travel choices, creating joyful and connected transportation experiences, and ensuring the delivery and maintenance of high-quality active transportation infrastructure through integrated city processes.

The council approved the Consent Calendar, including the endorsement of professional consultant lists and a mid-year budget resolution. Presentations were held regarding National Patriotism Week, regional transit signal boxes, and proposed bus route changes. Public hearings were conducted for a special development permit in the Anatolia subdivision and an amendment to the building permit fee schedule, both of which were approved. The council approved the release of an RFP for solid waste collection services and announced the results of the special tax election for police services in Mather East. Council members provided reports on regional events, committee visits, and legislative efforts, and discussed the need to advertise for an alternate on the Air Quality Collaborative.