Active Transportation Plan

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Project Overview

The City of Rancho Cordova is embarking on a journey to develop the Rancho Cordova Active Transportation Plan (ATP). This new plan establishes a vision for walking, rolling, and bicycling in Rancho Cordova. The ATP will identify projects, programs, and policies to create a low-stress network of streets, sidewalks, and paths, connecting people where they live to where they want to go. We hope you will join us in shaping this new vision for the city.

Other Ways to Get Involved

Take the Community Survey now through October 15, 2025.
Stop by our Neighborhood Pop-up Workshops now through October 2025.
Attend the Citywide Workshop on Thursday, October 2, 2025, at Rancho Cordova City Hall, 2729 Prospect Park Drive at 6 PM.
Drop in virtually or in person to have one-on-one chats with transportation staff on Transportation Tuesdays.
Join students, older adults and community-based Focus Group Meetings.

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Project History

The ATP aims to create a safer, more accessible network of city streets and shared-use walking and biking paths for people of all ages and abilities. This will require listening to community voices. We hope you will join us in shaping this new vision for the city.

03/17/25 City Council Presentation

Phase Two

Phase One

In phase one, over 1,200 community interactions helped shape our understanding of local transportation needs. Here’s what we learned:

Safety is the #1 concern. Residents want safer crossings, better lighting, and traffic-calming measures to protect pedestrians and cyclists, especially along Coloma Rd, Sunrise Blvd, Douglas Rd, Bradshaw Rd, and school zones.
Comfort and shade matter. Wide sidewalks, street trees, and shade along trails were frequently requested to encourage more walking and biking — particularly during hot weather.
Protected bike lanes are a priority. Many community members feel unsafe in painted bike lanes and called for separated bikeways, traffic filtering, and secure bike parking.
Families and seniors need better access. There’s a strong desire for ADA-friendly sidewalks, safe school routes, and better connections to parks, schools, and neighborhood destinations. Often the biggest challenge is leaving the neighborhood and crossing big, busy streets.

Key Quotes from the Community:

“Bike lanes aren’t safe unless they’re protected.”
“Walking would be easier if I didn’t have to cross so many wide, dangerous intersections.”
“The trails are great — we just need more of them, and better lighting at night.”

Project Reports

Vision Statement

Goals

Safety First: Traveling on city streets and paths should not result in a loss of life.
Healthy and Sustainable: Residents and visitors value their health and the environment and are free to incorporate sustainable and active travel into their lives.
Joyful Choices: Walking, biking, and rolling are joyful, practical, satisfying, and natural choices for trips around the city.
Deliver and Maintain: The City views activate transportation projects and their maintenance as the essential to everyday life.

Bike in Rancho Cordova

Bicycle Rancho Cordova

May is Bike Month

City Bicycle and Pedestrian Master Plans

The City is setting a new, inclusive vision of walking, biking, and rolling in Rancho Cordova and combining that vision into one shared document, the Active Transportation Plan. Until that document is fully complete, please reference the existing Bicycle and Pedestrian Master Plans.

Bicycle Master Plan
Pedestrian Master Plan

Bicycling is becoming an increasingly significant mode of transportation as communities across the globe seek to clean their air and develop healthy living habits. A comprehensive and safe bicycle network can encourage people to get on a bike and ride to work, to school, to run errands, get in shape or just for the fun of it. Ample opportunities for bicycling, for recreation and transportation, are representative of a high standard of living and a community that cares about the environment and the health of its citizenry.

Bicycle Master Plan

City of Rancho Cordova Bike Maps

Contact

If you have any questions or comments about what's going on in Rancho Cordova, please contact Drew Hart at 916.851.8958 or dhart@cityofranchocordova.org.

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