After presenting the Active Transportation Commission’s annual report to the P&PE Committee, councilmembers recommended the report go the Budget Committee for consideration to be included in the City of Sacramento’s budget. We were last on a packed agenda and butting up against a required closed session – so I skipped lines in my speech and talked really fast.

Final result: this report should now go to the entire City Council within the next couple of months. This is the closest ATC has ever gotten to having any of our recommendations funded. And yet … there is NO chance active transportation will get even the smallest slice of the pie due to a significant budget deficit. More cyclists and pedestrians are killed each year than are murdered. 30% of the budget goes to the police department and 0% is allocated to make our streets safer. Frustrating.

Active Transportation Commission. I am back to my District 1 seat on the far left. Meanwhile the newly-elected Chair Isaac Gonzalez is dressed as a stalk of broccoli – actually a fundraiser connected to his birthday. After he raises $5000 for a good cause, he gets to take the costume off.

On my way to City Hall.

Officially I am now past-Chair Hodel. My final responsibility was to present the 2025 annual report from the Active Transportation Commission to the Personnel and Public Employees Committee. The preliminary step before it goes first to the budget committee and finally to City Council.

The final meeting of the year for the Active Transportation Commission.

We approved the 2025 Annual Report which required a group picture for the slide deck that will be part of the presentation to the City Council.

Active Transportation Commission. Sitting tall in the mayor’s chair for Thursday’s meeting – lol. He’s a tall man.

Thursday evening at City Hall.

On Wednesday evening. About thirty people met in front of City Hall.

Jennifer Donlon Wyant and Jeff Jelsma:

Stop #1 to view new bicycle infrastructure:

Stop #2 on Broadway:

The ride ended at Urban Roots and where the after-party began. Too crowded and noisy for me.

Active Transportation Commission meeting tonight.

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.