Thursday evening in Historic Old City Hall. The room would end up being quite well-attended. The media was setting up in the corner re agenda item 5: Alternative recommendation: Truxel Bridge Concept and Feasibility Study. There were 32 comments posted on the website and 16 people appeared in person, each of them spoke for 2 minutes or less. Everyone was in favor of a bridge design which does not allow private motor vehicles.

We voted unanimously to reject the current designs and instead recommended “that the City Council direct staff to evaluate and study a Truxel Bridge alternative without personal motor vehicles.” And, I was re-elected to be Chair of ATC for a second, and final, one-year term.

Also of note, on the screen in the picture is a CalTrans project under construction. Due to a lawsuit CalTrans has been forced to add a separated bicycle/pedestrian over the American River in addition to replacing the decking on this 8-lane roadway known as the Capital City Freeway.

All the committee members and commissioners appointed by City Councilmember Lisa Kaplan were invited to Lock & Key Tapas Bar on Monday the 23rd.

It was great to meet many neighbors and N Natomas residents who serve on the various City committees and commissions, including one who lives down the street from me – surprise.

The final meeting of the year. This month at Historic City Hall.

I was invited to attend a meeting on Friday morning at

There were huge concerns regarding the safety of students who walk and bicycle to school because of so many cars clogging Freeport Blvd at the start and end of the school day. SacPD, Regional Transit, the school principal, City of Sacramento staff, Deb Banks/SABA, Councilmember Rick Jennings + two staff members, Jeannie Ward-Waller, and me-Chair, ATC. We explored solutions and next steps. But the best part ..

Before the meeting started as people were still arriving and we were informally introducing ourselves to each other, one the the City staff said “I watch you once a month.” Huh? Dave, the Chief Traffic Engineer watches the monthly videotaped ATC meetings. Then he added, “.. and I know Justin.” Really? Justin works for the City, he and Dave know each other and communicate on various projects. Then, the lady on my left says, “I know Justin too.” Ursula from parking enforcement also works with Justin at times. LOL – small world.

The third Thursday of the month. The photo that will be a part of our 2024 Annual Report to the City Council early next year:

5:25 pm Thursday, five minutes to go. Only two members of the public attended tonight. To my left – Jennifer Donlon Wyant, Transportation Planning Manager for the City of Sacramento – but everyone refers to her as JDW. To my right, this evening’s representative from the City Clerk’s office. My point of view:

In the past six months, there have been three bicyclist or pedestrian fatalities in N Natomas. The most recent was a 63-year-old man at the corner of Banfield and Club Center.

Councilmember Lisa Kaplan organized this morning’s press conference. Below: the extended family of the victim, me, Councilmember Lisa Kaplan, Councilmember Eric Guerra, Slow Down Sacramento founder and Vice Chair of the Active Transportation Commission. In the background ATC Commissioner Don Gibson, SABA Executive Director Deb Banks, Jibe’s Mellissa Meng.

I spoke as Chair of the Active Transportation Commission.

My 2-minute contribution ended up on the cutting room floor for the local evening news, although a couple of friends spotted me in the background.

About 40 people met in front of City Hall at 5:00.

SABA friends – Tyler, Pierson, Rob, Deb:

Thank you Brenda for coming with me. We drove to the end point, then rode to City Hall.

Known by everyone as JDW – Jennifer Donlon Wyant, Active Transportation Specialist for the Department of Public Works, City of Sacramento – got the event rolling.

We stopped periodically to see improvements being made by the City to make bicycling safer.

A quick-build project at Broadway & Martin Luther King Blvd. Vertical delineators to channel traffic, slow things down, and make the crossing safer for pedestrians and bicyclists.

The end point, Oak Park Brewing Co: