SACOG Draft Regional Bicycle, Pedestrian, and Trails Master Plan

Sacramento Area Bicycle Advocates (SABA)

Project and program suggestions

March 12, 2004

 

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Specific projects

All projects in City of Sacramento Transportation Programming Guide

Projects in all jurisdictions’ (Citrus Heights, Folsom, Rancho Cordova, Elk Grove, Galt) Bikeway Master Plans

 

Shoulders

Jackson Hwy (Sacramento County)

 

Bike lanes

Grant Line Road, Hwy 99 to Hwy 50 (Sacramento County)

Fruitridge Road, 24th Street to RR

McClellan Park, east/west route

Projects from I-80 Corridor study, e.g. Roseville Road, Auburn Blvd.

 

Trails

From Lanat Way (off of Elvas in East Sacramento) to Sutter Regional Park (City of Sacramento)

Elk Grove Boulevard to Sacramento River (Sacramento County)

Elk Grove to Sacramento in I-5 corridor (Sacramento County)

Sunrise East Bikeway, from Sunrise light rail station to Douglas Boulevard (City of Rancho Cordova) Route from Citrus Rd and Folsom Blvd to Trade Center Drive to UP RR tracks south)

Folsom-South Canal improvements

                Safe crossings of Sunrise Boulevard and Douglas Boulevard

                Access at Folsom Boulevard and other access points

                Signage on the trail at access points and to the trail

                Additional crossings of canal

South Bank of American River from Watt Avenue to Gristmill Park (Sacramento County)

Dry Creek Parkway (City of Sacramento)

Ueda Parkway (City of Sacramento)

Arcade Creek, Haggin Oaks Golf Course to Garfield Avenue (City of Sacramento, Sacramento County)

Haggin Oaks , Fulton Ave to Watt Avenue

Sacramento River—west bank (City of West Sacramento)

Sacramento River—east bank (City of Sacramento)

Old Sac to Sacramento Intermodal Transportation Facility

Two Rivers (City of Sacramento)

Cosumnes River Parkway

McClellan Park (north/south trail on west perimeter)

Mather west edge

Sunrise Douglas

                East/west

                North/south

Deer Creek Hills

 

Rails and trails

Multi-purpose trails are built along abandoned (rails-to-trails) and active (rails-with-trails) rail rights-of-way.

 

Planned/potential rails-to-trails
R Street Bridge over I-5 (planned and funded) (City of Sacramento)
Central California Traction Company--Sacramento to Lodi/Stockton (City of Sacramento)
Sacramento Northern--Sacramento to Chico
Folsom to Placerville (JPA)

Yolo Short Line (City of West Sacramento)

Planned/potential rails-with-trails
Del Rio--Railroad Museum to city limits (City of Sacramento)
Union Pacific tracks (old SP east/west mainline)--from Yolo Bypass to I Street Bridge (City of West Sacramento)
I Street Bridge (part of Sacramento Riverfront Master Plan) (City of Sacramento)
Union Pacific tracks (old SP east/west mainline)--Sacramento to Roseville (City of Sacramento)
Union Pacific tracks (UP north/south mainline)--Sacramento to Elk Grove (City of Sacramento)
Union Pacific tracks (old SP north/south mainline)--CSUS to Power Inn Road (City of Sacramento)
Sacramento RT Light Rail, Folsom line
    in City of Sacramento (in Bikeway Master Plan, but probably not feasible) (City of Sacramento)
    in City of Rancho Cordova
    in City of Folsom
Sacramento RT light rail/BRT bridge over American River (City of Sacramento)

 

River crossings and railroad track crossings are available every two miles. 

 

American River

All-weather crossing of the American River from Natomas to Richards Blvd area (City of Sacramento/RT).

Sutter Regional Park (City of Sacramento)

Glen Hall Park, (City of Sacramento)

H Street Bridge, north side with connection from westbound Fair Oaks Blvd to American River Parkway at east end of bridge

Harrington Way to Grist Mill Park (Sacramento County)

Ancil Hoffman Park. (Sacramento County)

Illinois Avenue

Hazel Avenue (Sacramento County)

 

Sacramento River

Sutterville Road (Cities of Sacramento and West Sacramento)

Broadway (Cities of Sacramento and West Sacramento)

R Street to Garden (Cities of Sacramento and West Sacramento)

At an extension of Richards Boulevard (Cities of Sacramento and West Sacramento)

From the Garden Highway (between Discovery Park and I-80) (Cities of Sacramento and West Sacramento)

 

Lighting on Sacramento Northern Bridge over American River

 

Bicycles are accommodated on existing bridges that currently are substandard and dangerous, such as Tower Bridge, I Street Bridge, Hwy 160, Howe Avenue, Sunrise Boulevard, Hazel.

 

Freeway crossings, preferably without interchanges, at least every mile. 

 

I-80

West of I-5 interchange (City of Sacramento)

Between Truxel Road and I-5 (City of Sacramento)

East of Truxel Road (City of Sacramento)

Myrtle (Sacramento County)

Palm Avenue (Sacramento County)

Between Greenback and Antelope

 

Hwy 50

East of Zinfandel (Sacramento County)

 

I-5

Morrison Creek/Union House Creek

 

Hwy 99

Between Elk Grove Blvd and Grant Line Road

Between Mack Road and Calvine Road

 

Railroad crossings

UP tracks—from Curtis Park to Sac City College/LR station

 

Shortcuts

American River Parkway has commuter shortcuts at the trail “oxbows” near C.M. Goethe Park and Rossmoor Bar (Sacramento County)

From Sierra Blvd to back of Pavilions shopping center on Fair Oaks Blvd. (Sacramento County)

From 12th Street to the Target on Broadway (City of Sacramento)

From Lusk Drive to Butano Drive at Country Club Plaza (Sacramento County)

 

Freeway interchanges. 

Interchanges are compact, without land-consuming cloverleafs.  No high speed merges.  No two-lane off-ramps or on-ramps.  Off-ramps and on-ramps are at right angles to intersecting streets.  Freeway overcrossings have adequate lane width for cyclists.

 

Intermodal access

 

Bikestation at Sacramento Intermodal Transportation Facility

Bikestation in Folsom at LR terminus

Bikes are carried on buses, trains and ferries.

                Capitol Corridor trains have bike cars at peak hours

Stations and stops have safe, convenient and pleasant access via bikeways and sidewalks.

Bike parking available at stations and stops.

Long-term bike parking and bike rentals are available at major stations and terminals.

Information on bike access is readily available.

 

Programs

Education

Enforcement—increased enforcement of motor vehicle and bicycle laws

 

 

These are the projects submitted by SABA to the Sacramento Area Council of Governments (SACOG) for its Draft Regional Bicycle, Pedestrian, and Trails Master Plan.

 

Do you have an idea for a project?  Submit it!