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Small win

At the Budget and Audit Committee, the 2024 Annual Report from the Active Transportation Committee was up for consideration in the upcoming budget. Fingers crossed, a new TAG (Tactical Action Group) will be formed to immediately investigate bicycle and pedestrian deaths and injuries to see if a quick-build fix is possible. More people die in bike or ped collisions than by homicide in Sacramento County. We are pushing the City to address this problem. Mellissa Meng from Jibe spoke in support of this proposal along with many others.

And, after that meeting, I went to a SABA staff meeting a couple of blocks away.

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PRS training

Project Ride Smart will be starting soon. Every couple of years, Jibe provides a refresh of the best teaching methods for the 5th grade bicycle driver education program. Deanna presented information on the classroom lessons.

I presented the best strategies for planning and teaching a street ride.

We rode from the Jibe office to nearby Natomas Park Elementary. After lunch in the park, we rode Yellow 1 and Green 2 routes several times. I am so glad Jibe is recruiting and training new LCIs for their bike-related programs.

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City Council – ATC

Tuesday: a special meeting of the City Council to vote on the design to pursue for the Truxel Bridge. By a 3 to 2 margin, active transportation supporters wrote e-comments and spoke in person encouraging Councilmembers to vote No vote. Many residents north of the river (South and North Natomas) want and have been asking for a no-car design to be considered.

Thursday: Active Transportation Commission.

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Around Lake Natoma

Brenda, Lori, me, Maria, and Laurie met at Sacramento Bar Park to start our ride around Lake Natomas.

We took a detour to explore part of the Johnny Cash Trail.

We’re standing in front of a guitar pick which sits on large copper record.

Lunch at Sociology:

Fun ride, cold day, 22 miles.