Sacramento Active Transportation Commission November 2024 Meeting: Mobility, Parking, and Infrastructure Planning
Sacramento Active Transportation Commission November Meeting
Meeting Overview
The Active Transportation Commission convened to discuss critical urban mobility, transportation infrastructure, and parking strategies for Sacramento, focusing on improving active transportation, safety, and community connectivity.
Opening and Introductions
- Regular meeting called to order at 5:32 PM
- Conducted land acknowledgement and Pledge of Allegiance
- Recognized service of several commissioners completing their terms
Consent Calendar
- Approved meeting minutes from October 2024
- Adopted Active Transportation Commission Log
Key Discussion Items
1. Streets for People: Neighborhood Connections Draft Plan
- Proposed 431 miles of low-stress neighborhood connections
- Goal to improve citywide active transportation network
- Over 50% of city residences will be within secondary network
2. Public Review Draft Parking Strategy
- Increased bicycle parking requirements for new developments
- Focus on central city and transit-oriented areas
- Proposed enhanced e-bike and alternative parking standards
3. Mobility Project Overviews
- Norwood Avenue Mobility Project
- Howe Avenue Safety and Mobility Plan
- Both projects aim to improve street safety, pedestrian access, and transportation infrastructure
Key Outcomes
- Continued commitment to Vision Zero goals
- Emphasis on equity in transportation infrastructure
- Recommendations for improved bicycle and pedestrian safety
- Recognition of need for comprehensive mobility planning
Public Comments
- Strong community interest in active transportation improvements
- Concerns about equity in infrastructure investments
- Support for comprehensive mobility and parking strategies
Meeting Transcript
Good evening. Welcome to the November 21st active transportation commission. The meeting is now called to order. Will the clerk please call the roll to establish a quorum? Here. Commissioner Ladickard. Here. Christchurch Gonzales. President. Commissioner Haap. Here. Commissioner Gores. Absent. Commissioner Moore. President. Commissioner Banks. And Chair Haudel here. You have a quorum. I would like to remind members of the public and chambers that if you would like to speak on an agenda item, please turn in a speaker slip when the item begins. You will have two minutes to speak once you are called on. After the first speaker, we will no longer accept speaker slips. We will now proceed with today's agenda. Please rise for the opening acknowledgments in honor of Sacramento's Indigenous people and tribal lands. If this land, the Nisan on people, the southern Maidu Valley and Plains, me walk that when Winton peoples and the people of the Wilton Rancharia, Sacramento's only federally recognized tribe. We acknowledge and honor the native people who came before us and still walk beside us today on these ancestral lands, by choosing to gather together today in the active practice of acknowledgement and appreciation. Sacramento's Indigenous peoples history, contributions and lives. Thank you. Please remain standing for the Pledge of Allegiance. We have a packed agenda tonight. Five big items. And I think we can get it done in two hours as long as we keep our. Questions concise and our intros not too long and Commissioner Gibson has to leave us by 730. So. A very good reason to go home to a three week old son. News since our last meeting and so we're going to keep things moving along tonight. Our first business today is the Commission staff report staff. You may proceed. Chair Hodele. Hello everybody. Jennifer Donlin-White. I have a few very brief items for you this evening. The first at the request of chair Hodele was an update on the eBike lending library. So we are at the program is ready for a launch at Bell College, South Atomas and the Valley High, Laguna Library, Bant Branches. Hending updates were updating the instructional videos. And our communications team and public information office. Oh, I think most folks know that the program at the colonial heights library is down to a fire.
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