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Active Transportation Commission Recommendations from 2025 Annual Report
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FileID
File ID: 2026-00634
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Location
Location: Citywide
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Recommendation
Recommendation: Review, discuss, and provide direction on the Active Transportation Commission’s recommendations from their 2025 Annual Report
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Contact
Contact: Chris Dougherty, Transportation Planning Manager, (916) 808-2669, cdougherty@cityofsacramento.org; Jennifer Donlon Wyant, Mobility and Sustainability Division Manager, (916) 808-5913, jdonlonwyant@cityofsacramento.org; Department of Public Works
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Presenter
Presenter: Chris Dougherty, Transportation Planning Manager, (916) 808-2669, cdougherty@cityofsacramento.org
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Attachments
Attachments:
1-Description/Analysis
2-2025 Active Transportation Committee Annual Report
3-Presentation
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Description/Analysis
IssueDetail
Issue Detail: Advisory bodies of the City are required to provide an annual report and workplan for review by the Personnel and Public Employees (P&PE) Committee as outlined in the City Council Rules of Procedure, Chapter 17.
The P&PE Committee has reviewed the attached the 2025 Active Transportation Commission (ATC) Annual Report and passed a motion forwarding it to the City Council for review and forwarding the Commission’s recommendations to the Budget and Audit Committee for consideration
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PolicyConsiderations
Policy Considerations: Sacramento City Code Chapter 2.100 outlines the purpose and powers and duties of the Active Transportation Commission; specifically, the Commission is established for the purpose of providing advice on strategies related to walking, biking, and rolling in the city. City Code 2.100.030 outlines the Powers and Duties of the Commission, including:
A. Advise City Council on the implementation, criteria, and priority of pedestrian, bicycling, and rolling related policies and projects.
B. Provide input to City Council on the pursuit of grant funding opportunities.
C. Provide input on program development in walking, bicycle safety, and rolling education, law enforcement, and other areas pertinent to walking, bicycling, and rolling in the city.
D. Review and discuss current walking, bicycling, and rolling issues and advise City Council.
E. Advise City Council on the need for periodic updates to the pedestrian and bicycle master plan and bikeway master plan.
F. Provide for public participation and involvement regarding the implementation of walking, bicycling, and rolling projects and programs, and other active transportation matters.
G. Annually, report to and make recommendations to the City Council regarding the status of walking, bicycling, and rolling in the city and activities of the Commission.
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EconomicImpacts
Economic Impacts: Not applicable.
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EnvironmentalConsiderations
Environmental Considerations:
California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA): This action is not a project that is subject to CEQA because it is an organizational or administrative activity that will not result in direct or indirect physical changes in the environment. (CEQA Guidelines §15378(b)(5)).
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Sustainability
Sustainability: Not applicable.
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Commission/Committee Action
Commission/Committee Action: On November 20th, 2025, the Active Transportation Commission reviewed the attached report and passed a motion forwarding it to the Personnel and Public Employee (P&PE) Committee. On January 27, 2026, the P&PE Committee reviewed the 2025 ATC Annual Report and passed a motion forwarding it to the City Council for review and forwarding the Commission’s recommendations to the Budget and Audit Committee for consideration.
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RationaleforRecommendation
Rationale for Recommendation: The proposed ATC recommendations include cost estimates created by staff that reflect the estimated resources required to implement.
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FinancialConsiderations
Financial Considerations: The proposed recommendations have an estimated cost of $8,200,000 for the first year, with an estimated recurring annual cost of $7,700,000 that is expected to increase each year. The costs include estimated staff time needed to implement the proposed policies and programs. See pages 17 to 26 of the Annual Report for details.
No funding has been identified for the proposed recommendations at this time.
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LocalBusinessEnterprise
Local Business Enterprise (LBE): Not applicable.
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