(AGENPARL) – mar 15 ottobre 2024 Welcome to the City of Sacramento Transportation Planning Newsletter. In this newsletter we provide citywide updates about transportation plans, programs, and projects that impact the daily lives of the people of Sacramento.

October 2024
Active Transportation Commission
The October 2024 ATC meeting will be held on Thursday, October 17th in Council Chambers at 5:30pm. The agenda includes:
FY 2025/26 Caltrans Sustainable Transportation Planning Grant ApplicationsAssembly Bill (AB) 43 Project (Speed Limits)Active Transportation Commission 2024 Draft Annual Report
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Commission News
Help Shape the Future of Active Transportation in Sacramento
We have a few Active Transportation Commission seats open and we need your help!
We have a new YOUTH seat open to those who are 16-22 years old (Seat K). Do you know someone that age who has an interest in walking, bicycling or scooting and wants to help shape the City? Please encourage them to apply to this seat.
We also have Seat J open. This seat is for someone with a demonstrated interest in active transportation; and is qualified by training or professional experience who is a licensed civil or traffic engineer; or a professional transportation planner.
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Neighborhood Connections:
Public Draft Plan Coming Soon
The Neighborhood Connections Public Draft Plan, which is part of the Streets for People Active Transportation Plan, will be available for public review in early November!
Developed in part by what we heard from the community during our Phase 1 and Phase 2 engagement, the plan will provide a framework to building and maintaining a network of comfortable and accessible neighborhood streets with active transportation options for all people regardless of their age or ability. The plan includes proposed traffic-calming treatments to reduce driving speeds and volumes to ensure that people in Sacramento can conveniently and comfortably walk, bike, or roll to key destinations in their neighborhoods.  
Please join the Neighborhood Connections Team for a virtual workshop to provide your feedback on the Neighborhood Connections Public Draft Plan. We will have two virtual citywide workshops in November:
Wednesday, November 13th
6:00- 7:30pm
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Wednesday, November 20th
12:00- 1:30pm
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*Both workshops will cover the same material
For more information or to review the public draft plan in November, please visit the Streets for People webpage: sacstreetsforpeople.org.
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AB 43 Project: Speed Limits 

The City continues to implement Vision Zero priorities, and our latest effort, the AB 43 Project, will result in reduced speed limits citywide.
Our work is aligned with State law established by the California Legislature Assembly Bills (AB) 43 and 1938, which amended the vehicle code regarding speed limits.
This legislation gives local authorities (cities) additional flexibility to lower speed limits based on speed surveys in areas with high concentrations of people walking and bicycling, as well as along safety corridors (as defined by the State).
In addition, the legislation allows local authorities to resist “speed creep” (increasing the posted speed limit because people are driving faster) by retaining the currently adopted speed limit, as well as restore the immediately prior adopted speed limit.

Through State law, we are also permitted to declare a 25 or 20 miles per hour “prima facie” (presumed) speed limit on a highway contiguous to a business activity under certain conditions. Other changes to the vehicle code include additional authorization to declare a speed limit of 15 or 20 miles per hour, extend the period that a speed limit is justified by a traffic and engineering survey up to 14 years, and enforce speed limits in senior zones or business activity districts without the justification of a traffic survey.

City staff are undertaking the analysis to determine future posted speed limits based on this legislation, within these various categories:School ZonesBusiness Activity DistrictsResidential and Senior ZonesSafety Corridors and high pedestrian and/or bike activity areasThe City has identified candidate streets and will present proposed prioritization (ex. school zone prioritization map) at the October 17, 2024 Active Transportation Commission meeting. 
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Connecting Howe Avenue
& The Norwood Mobility Project

To follow Connecting Howe Avenue and learn more, visit: ConnectingHoweAve.org 
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Howe Avenue between Fair Oaks Blvd and the Power Inn light rail station south of Folsom Blvd is a critical corridor serving Sacramento State, students, businesses and residents. As one of the top 10 corridors in Sacramento with the highest number of transportation related severe injuries and fatalities, Connecting Howe Avenue seeks to identify a data driven, community supported plan for a future Howe Avenue that will improve safety and mobility.
Norwood Avenue between Main Avenue and the Arcade Creek bridge south of Gateway Park is part of the City’s High Injury Network and is identified as a high priority in the City’s Transportation Priorities Plan (TPP). The Norwood Mobility Project aims to develop a plan to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, invest in safer walking and biking infrastructure, and support SacRT’s Bus Stop Improvement Plan along Norwood Avenue. 
Follow The Norwood Mobility Project and learn more: 
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Both projects are just getting started and will include opportunities for you to get involved in the coming months. Updates will be posted to each project webpage, so check back often. Tip of the Month
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