Meeting Time: August 17, 2023 at 6:00pm PDT
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    Paul Page over 1 year ago

    I urge your support of the Slow & Active Street traffic conversion inside William Land Park, which was part of the citywide 2020-2021 pilot project. When the pilot project started and created a designated pedestrian path, it was immediately embraced by bicyclists, dog-walkers, pedestrians, joggers, parents with kids in strollers, etc.
    Currently, the wide, 2-lane loop road inside William Land Park has numerous wrong-way drivers and speeding traffic because it's perceived as vehicle-use only. By making the pilot project permanent, it would slow dangerous driving and encourage pedestrian uses. It would not affect exterior streets that access the park's perimeter and its parking lots.
    When the citywide Slow & Active Streets Pilot was completed and city residents were surveyed, the Land Park loop road received a whopping favorable rating of 82 percent, far higher than any other slow-and-active-street project. The Land Park Community Association (LPCA) and the Sacramento Area Bicycle Advocates (SABA) support the project.
    This permanent bicycle/pedestrian pathway would be a valuable asset to everyone who enjoys William Land Park. It would embrace the environmentally-friendly mission of the Slow & Active Streets pilot to calm or reduce traffic on local streets. And it would greatly enhance, at minimal expense, the usability of William Land Park, one of the city’s most widely-used parks.
    I strongly urge your support. Thank you.

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    Perrie Rogers over 1 year ago

    My name is Perrie Rogers, and I am a 20 year old Sacramento native. I apologize for my inability to make it in person; I am unable to attend council meetings due to my work hours. I'd like to ask about expanding our public transportation system.
    As I grew up and gained some independence from my family, I also realized how difficult it is to get around. First, I applaud the efforts all city employees have made to increase access to safer bike lanes and motorized public transportation. However, this accessibility seems limited to certain downtown areas, and sidewalk maintenance outside of central Sacramento also experiences a sharp drop in quality. For example, I live in a slightly western Sacramento area, and work two miles away from my residence, but cannot safely get to my job using a bike, bus, or on foot in under an hour. The bike lanes are sandwiched between street parking and a busy thoroughfare with crosswalks every half mile, many lacking a signal system. I've witnessed multiple bike/car accidents and fear experiencing one. In contrast, my driving commute is a straight line, and takes under five minutes.
    Do you plan to build a rail line or frequently serviced bus stops within the west and south Sacramento areas, specifically the Franklin Boulevard and Land Park areas? South Sacramento has many wide, multi-lane roads and empty land spaces that would benefit from the inclusion of more accessible transportation methods. More public transportation offered in the area may also spur future land developments; new parks, schools, and libraries are desperately needed in place of parking lots, and increasing foot traffic would benefit small businesses in the area that have suffered from recent city restrictions. Small businesses as iconic and successful as Vic's Ice Cream and Comics and Collectibles, staples of the Sacramento citizen's experience, are dealing with customer shortages, and providing more people with access to these places would give them a much needed boost. Enabling alternative transportation methods that don't require ownership of a car only stands to increase the quality of life for all citizens, and ensure our city serves us in an equitable manner.
    Adding bus stops, wider bike lanes, and a few light rail stations also increases the access younger people like myself have to the rest of the city, which could further strengthen the morale of younger and low-income Sacramentans. Extending light rail lines from Fruitridge to downtown areas encourages park and library use by teens and young adults! I shouldn't have to drive to pick up a few groceries for fear of being hit by a car if I do not. I don't enjoy watching strip malls and parking lots pop up where there used to be native plants and trees. The asphalt and lack of shade at developments like Delta Shores makes the sweltering summers that much hotter and discourages any pedestrian traffic.
    The problem will continue to compound unless we choose to make a change. Increasing access to transportation will benefit our elderly, disabled, and youth populations by eliminating the stress of driving and the financial burden of owning a car that seems compulsory at this point. I want the ability to take the bus downtown in less than an hour; I live four miles away from the capital, but haven't been to its beautiful gardens in a year! I urge you to consider expanding our public transportation system, and to please pass this comment on to the Sacramento Transportation Commission.

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    Mathew Malkin over 1 year ago

    One major barrier to accessing William Land Park using active transportation is the reckless driving and inadequate traffic safety infrastructure of the streets that surround it. I would like the Commission to request that the Department of Public Works sponsor an independent study of Riverside Blvd., Land Park Dr., and Sutterville Rd. between Broadway and Sutterville. Property damage, rollovers, and even fatal collisions have happened within the park and adjacent to local schools due to unnecessarily wide and "incomplete" streets. This is unacceptable given the number of children and adult pedestrians in the area. Local residents have been unable to achieve meaningful dialogue with the City despite their Vision Zero pledge to do so. An independent investigation (possibly in consultation with FHWA) is necessary.

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    Samantha VanAcker over 1 year ago

    Promote Permanent Open Streets Conversion

    Sacramento can improve so much by using slow and active streets. this encourages PEOPLE to use the park, rather than CARs. We do not need cars to drive through the park, there are plenty of streets to drive around the park. please consider reinstating the loop through William Land Park (and even considering more slow and active streets throughout the park and surrounding neighborhood. thank you.

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    Miguel Barraza over 1 year ago

    I still strongly support a neighborhood van. (transit), for North Oak Park #district #5 Maple