route that serves more people of color and low income than any other route.

The Stockton Blvd Corridor Plan,was adopted by city council in August 2019.

A shared bus/bike lane is indicated in the 1.1 mile segment between Broadway and 21st Ave. The remainder of the 4.6 mile corridor did not have any special bus lanes, though it did emphasize better bus stops. A typical cross-section is shown below for the Broadway to 21st Ave segment.

The corridor plan and supporting documents are available on the plan website.

The Stockton Blvd Plan, which is an extensive plan covering all aspects of the area of which transportation is just a part, and includes the corridor plan as an appendix.

The Mobility and Transportation chapter contains three goals:

• Goal M-1: Investments and actions that reduce reliance on single-occupant vehicles and shift trips to active modes and highoccupancy vehicles.
• Goal M-2: Interconnected, accessible neighborhoods and centers linked through a network of pedestrian, bicycle, and transit infrastructure that facilitates convenient connections.
• Goal M-3: An equitable, efficient multimodal system that provides a range of viable travel choices for users of all ages, backgrounds, and abilities.

Page 83 has a diagram of the corridor, showing the bus/bike lanes in red, in the context of the other segments.

Big Ideas
In February of 2022, City proposed at a City Council Workshop on Climate and Transportation, 7 big idea projects to address climate change by reducing Vehicle Miles Traveled (VMT) including:

Mode Shift to the Bus – Build Stockton Boulevard Bus Lane
In order to achieve the City’s climate goals, we need to significantly increase the number of trips on transit. In order to increase transit use, transit needs to be connected, convenient, and frequent. Travel times should be reliable and competitive with driving. One way to achieve these goals is to provide reliable fast bus service through dedicated bus lanes. The proposed project expands the bus lanes approved by the City Council on September 21, 2021, as part of the Corridor Plan.

The plan also says:

Transit Facilities (p.83)
Having comfortable waiting areas for bus riders was identified by the survey as a top priority, which is why 23 new bus shelters with benches are proposed along the corridor.

Chapter 10: Mobility & Transportation is available, and the entire plan and supporting documents is on the plan webpage.

The Future

It is not known how extensive the ‘big ideas’ modification will be. Bus/bike lanes the entire length, or more of the entire length? Higher quality bus facilities, such as SacRT’s High Capacity Bus Service concept, or even true bus rapid transit (BRT)?

There will of course be a balancing of walking, bicycling, transit, and motor vehicle modes of the corridor.Most city plans give priority to motor vehicles. The 2021 plan seems to prioritize motor vehicles, then bicycling, then walking, then transit. Will the ‘big ideas’ shift this?

More information about Stockton Blvd is available on Getting Around Sacramento: https://gettingaroundsac.blog/category/city-of-sacramento/stocktonblvd/.

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