New! Sacramento’s Streets for People Draft Plan is out! We want to make it easier for everyone to choose walking, rolling, or biking for the short trips they take every day.
Sacramento’s Streets for People Draft Plan is available for review through April 6. You can comment on the Plan in the link below or by sending staff a comment.
Part two will include completing the Streets for People Active Transportation Plan, with the public review of the Draft Plan available March 5 through April 6, and Plan adoption in summer 2025.
Citizens’ Climate Lobby (CCL) Sacramento/Roseville is partnering with the Climate Reality Project to host several Zoom presentations to keep you current with how tools to fight climate change will be impacted by the Trump administration.
On November 11, 2024, ECOS submitted a letter to the Sacramento Area Council of Governments (SACOG) regarding a suggested policy regarding the performance of projects included in the 2025 SACOG Blueprint.
The Environmental Council of Sacramento (ECOS) opposes the request by Crocker Village Residential Development to construct 61 housing units on ±4.86 vacant acres within the R-4A-PUD and SC-PUD zones and Curtis Park Village Planned Unit Development (PUD), located at 2325 10th Avenue.
This acreage has a Multi-Family Housing designation, which is appropriate considering its proximity to Sacramento Regional Transit’s light rail station at City College. SACOG supported funding for the bike/pedestrian bridge from this development to the light rail station based on the understanding that this would be a transit-oriented development.
ECOS is opposed to a PUD Schematic Plan Amendment to develop single-unit dwellings instead. We have two crises that must be addressed: our severe shortage of affordable housing, and climate change. In Sacramento, the largest source of greenhouse gas emissions is from cars. Multi-Family Housing near a light-rail station addresses both these crises, and therefore this designation must be preserved.
The Streets for People Plan is based on over two years of community engagement that included attending over 70 events and countless conversations with community members about their vision.
One aspect of the plan includes identifying the Neighborhood Connections network that will create low-stress, comfortable connections on neighborhood streets by identifying key corridors for traffic calming to reduce driver speeds and improve quality of life.
Earlier this summer, staff released initial draft recommendations and are now presenting the Neighborhood Connections Public Draft Plan for additional discussion.
“These workshops are an important opportunity for community members to share their perspectives, ask questions, and help shape the plan, specifically for their needs and priorities in their own neighborhoods,” said Jeff Jelsma, transportation planner with the Department of Public Works. “We believe that the more voices we bring into this process, the stronger and more inclusive the final plan will be for Sacramento.”
Neighborhood Connections Public Draft Plan Virtual Citywide Workshop #1 Wednesday, Nov. 13, 6-7:30 p.m.
The Neighborhood Connections Public Draft Plan will be available from Nov. 4 to Dec. 1 for public review and comment.
The Neighborhood Connections, when implemented, will encourage more active transportation, such as walking and bicycling, allowing the city to reach climate action goals set in the Climate Action and Adaption Plan.
