Active Transportation Plan

Sacramento County General Plan
Active Transportation Plan

Adopted 2022
This document is maintained by the Sacramento County Department of Transportation.

Executive Summary

The 2022 Active Transportation Plan for unincorporated Sacramento County is a tool for guiding County staff, public officials, residents, and developers to build a balanced transportation system that supports and encourages active modes of travel. Active transportation includes walking, biking, and rolling (mobility devices, skateboards, scooters, etc.). The primary purpose of this Plan is to promote and encourage people to choose walking, biking, and rolling through the creation of safe, comfortable, connected, and accessible walking, rolling and biking networks, encourage alternatives to single occupancy vehicle trips and improve access to transit. Specifically, this plan seeks to:

• Create safe and comfortable places for residents, workers, and visitors to walk, bike, and roll.
• Provide active transportation access to neighborhood destinations and neighboring cities and counties.
• Prioritize active transportation improvements in communities that rely on walking, biking, rolling, and public transportation.
• Maintain the active transportation network in a state of good repair.
• Support and expand educational programs that support walking, biking, and rolling.
• Implement the recommended infrastructure projects using all available funding sources.

This Plan provides a prioritization method to implement infrastructure recommendations in a phased, manageable way. This Plan will replace the Pedestrian Master Plan (2007) and the Bikeway Master Plan (2011) within the Sacramento County General Plan. Investing in improvements to countywide walking and bicycling networks creates lasting impacts on both individuals and their communities. Developing safe, comfortable, and accessible physical environments has been shown to:

• Increase the livability and quality of life of an area.
• Increase recreational opportunities through improved access to our spaces and amenities.
• Decrease the risk of pedestrian- and bicycle-involved injuries.
• Provide affordable transportation options for low-income and disadvantaged residents.
• Reduce visual and noise pollution from automobiles.
• Support improved access to public transportation.
• Improve air quality through reductions in vehicle miles traveled and reduction in single-occupancy vehicle trips.

Many existing and proposed projects will continue to transform Sacramento County’s local and regional transportation environment. As both infrastructure and travel patterns shift from new developments and changing office environments, there is potential to build infrastructure more supportive of neighborhood trips. The recommendations proposed in this Plan lay the foundation for a more active, connected, accessible, and safer Sacramento County.

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Go to the Department of Transportation’s Active Transportation Page. The PDF is provided in a visual and ADA Accessible format.