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SACOG Board 2025-11-20

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The SACOG Board of Directors will meet on November 20, 2025, at 9:30 AM.

  • Attend: SACOG’s offices, 1415 L Street, Suite 300, Sacramento, CA
  • Watch: https://www.sacog.org/meetings/meetingagendas, at the time of the meeting
  • Comment: In-person, or submit via email to the clerk at lespinoza@sacog.org at least 24 hours prior to the meeting. (see agenda for details)

Agenda (pdf)

Pledge of Allegiance

Roll Call

Public Communications

Disclosures

Consent:

  1. Approve Minutes of the October 16, 2025, Board Meeting
  2. Approve the Transportation Development Act Claims for City of West Sacramento, County of Yolo and Yuba-Sutter Transit Authority
  3. May is Bike Month Contract Extension
  4. SACOG Flexible Funding Program Grant Extension Request and Funding Transfer for the City of Isleton
  5. 511 Traveler Information Systems Consultant Services — Contract Terms Standardization

Action:

  1. Approve 2026 Meeting Schedule
  2. 2025 Blueprint Adoption: Certification of the Final Environmental Impact Report and adoption of Findings of Fact, Statement of Overriding Considerations, and Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program; Approval of Amendment #11 to the 2025-28 Metropolitan Transportation Improvement Program (MTIP) and Conformity Analysis, associated with the proposed Metropolitan Transportation Plan/Sustainable Communities Strategy (MTP/SCS); and Adoption of the 2025 Blueprint (MTP/SCS); there are 10 attachements, which can be viewed in the html agenda or meeting packet at https://www.sacog.org/meetings/meetingagendas

Information:

  1. Tracking Blueprint Implementation through the Regional Monitoring Program

Reports:

  1. Chair’s Report, Board Members’ Reports and Executive Director’s Report

Receive & File:

  1. 2026 Regional Trail Implementation Strategy Update – Governance and Funding
  2. Quarterly Report on Contracts
  3. Land Use Implementation Activities for October 2025

SACOG Transportation Committee 2025-11-06

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The SACOG Transportation Committee meets today, Thursday, November 6, 2025, starting at 10:00 AM. This is a thin agenda, but may still be of interest for the trails strategy.

Agenda (pdf)

Consent:

  1. Approval of the October 2, 2025, Transportation Committee Meeting
  2. May is Bike Month Contract Extension
  3. SACOG Flexible Funding Program Grant Extension Request and Funding Transfer for the City of Isleton
  4. 511 Traveler Information Systems Consultant Services — Contract Terms Standardization

Information:

  1. 2026 Regional Trail Implementation Strategy Update – Governance and Funding (Summer Lopez) (Est. Time: 30) • Governance and funding options for trails

Other Matters

Adjournment

SacTA Board 2025-09-11

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The Sacramento Transportation Authority (STA or SacTA) Board of Directors is meeting this Thursday, September 11, at 1:30 PM in Sacramento County Board of Supervisors chambers, 00 H St, Ste 1450, Sacramento.

Comments may be made in person, or via email ahead of time to BoardClerk@saccounty.gov. If you want board members to see your comment before the meeting, send it at least 24 hours in advance.

The meeting may be viewed online at Metro Cable 14. It will be the video on the home page, at the time of the meeting. Comments may not be made through the live stream.

For more information about the SacMoves Coalition presentation, see SacMoves to present at Sacramento Transportation Authority. I strongly encourage people interested in transportation and transportation funding attend the meeting, or at least view it online. SacMoves Coalition is being offered the opportunity to present before the stakeholder engagement process has started because it is a coalition of 25 organizations with interests in transportation funding and related issues.

Documents not linked below are available on the SacTA website: https://www.sacta.org/2025-09-11-board-meeting.

Agenda (pdf)

COMMENT ITEMS

  1. Comments From The Public Regarding Matters Not On The Agenda

CONSENT ITEMS

GENERAL

  1. Approve Action Summary: August 14, 2025, Sacramento Transportation Authority Governing Board Meeting
  2. Adopt Resolution Amending STA Personnel Rules And Regulations For The CALPERS 457 Loan Program Provision

MEASURE A

  1. Receive And File A Contract With Lucas Public Affairs For Community Listening Sessions On Transportation
  2. Amendment To Ongoing Annual Programs Memorandum Of Understanding – Reporting Frequency Change ◄
  3. Receive And File Capital Project Status Reports Fourth Quarter Fiscal Year 2024-25
  4. Receive And File Measure A Ongoing Programs Annual Report – Fiscal Year 2024-25

SACMETRO FREEWAY SERVICE PATROL

  1. SacMetro Freeway Service Patrol Zones 3, And 4 Request For Bids Result And Authorize The Executive Director To Award And Execute Contracts ◄

SEPARATE ITEMS

  1. Receive A Presentation Regarding Coordination Of State Transportation Improvement Program And The Results Of The Four-County State Funding Program
  2. Receive A Presentation From The SacMoves Coalition On Principles To Consider For Future Ballot Measures (note: the SacMoves presentation is available: SacMoves presentation for STA 2025-09-11
  3. Executive Director’s Report
  4. Comments and Reports From Authority Members
    • Capital Area Regional Tolling Authority (CARTA)
    • New Transportation Funding Subcommittee
    • STA’s Role in the Region Subcommittee

VMT mitigation at SacTA 2025-08-14

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At the Sacramento Transportation Authority (SacTA or STA) meeting tomorrow, August 14, 2025, there will be a presentation on a County Wide VMT Mitigation Program. This is the second of three presentations, leading to an agency decision on whether to do a VMT mitigation program, and if so, what kind.

The state has authorized VMT mitigation programs under SB 743 (2013), and AB 130 (2025) authorizes VMT mitigation fees to be used for affordable housing in low-VMT areas. Design and implementation of the state VMT mitigation through housing program won’t come until next year.

SACOG is also considering a region-wide VMT mitigation program, but is in the early stages of determining the model and making a proposal.

I intend to take a closer look at these, and add to this post, and speak at the board meeting, but am not there yet.

Meanwhile, the four documents are below:

SACOG Transportation Committee 2025-08-07

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This was unintentionally not posted in a timely manner, but may still be of use.

The SACOG Transportation Committee will meet this Thursday, August 7, 2025. The meeting may be viewed online during the meeting via the link provided on the SACOG Meetings & Agendas page. Comments may be made in person or ahead of time (48 hours if requested to be read during the meeting, otherwise they will not be read nor seen by committee members before the meeting) by email to clerk lespinoza@sacog.org. Comments may not be made online. The meetings are held at SACOG offices, 1415 L Street, Suite 300, Sacramento, CA, starting at 10:00 AM, usually lasting two hours. There is an optional presentation at 12:00 PM on Green Means Go.

The agenda items below have not been looked at in detail. If time permits, and there are significant issues, they will be added to this post.

Agenda (pdf)

Following committee roll call, public comment: Any person wishing to address the committee on any item not on the agenda may do so at this time. After ten minutes of testimony, any additional testimony will be heard following the action items.

Consent:

  1. Approve Minutes of the June 5, 2025, Transportation Committee Meeting
  2. Accept and Pass Through Federal Transit Administration Areas of Persistent Poverty and Innovative Coordinated Access and Mobility Funds to Paratransit, Inc.
  3. Approve Fiscal Year 2025-2026 State of Good Repair Projects

Action:

  1. Public Hearing: Amendment #11 to the 2025 Metropolitan Transportation Improvement Program and Air Quality Conformity Analysis
  2. 2025 Four-County State Funding Program Staff Recommendation staff | list
  3. Programming of Fiscal Year 2025 Federal Transit Funding staff | list

Information:

  1. Five-Year Regional Transit Implementation Plan
  2. Update on the Federal Revocation of California’s Vehicle Emissions Standards

Receive & File:

  1. Capital Area Regional Tolling Authority Board April – June Recap

sustainable transportation planning grants

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The Caltrans Sustainable Transportation Planning Grants for 2025-2026 have been awarded.

Davis received a grant to develop an Active Transportation Plan, described as:

“The City of Davis proposes to develop a city-wide Active Transportation Plan (Plan) with the goal to increase the active mode share trips by 5% by 2040 with the development of innovative and data-proven successful projects, programs and policies that will reduce vehicle miles traveled and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions (transportation accounts for 74% of GHG emissions in the City of Davis), improve access to transit stops, and enhance safety for all. The Plan will be informed by robust community outreach and the City will work with both our vocal and underrepresented community members and advocacy groups such as Cool Davis, Bike Davis, Strong Towns Davis, Davis Downtown Business Association, Davis Chamber of Commerce, Yolo Cares, Yolo County, the school district, church-based groups, SACOG, identity-based organizations, aging community organization and homelessness service providers to inventory the existing conditions, identify resident’s needs and desires, and identify projects, programs and policies and prioritize the outcomes. Major deliverables include an executive summary designed for decisionmakers and community members filled with graphics and easy to read maps and a technical document which includes recommended prioritized short- and long-term projects, programs and policies to increase active transportation mode share. The Plan will have a strong nexus with existing plans such as the City of Davis’ 2023 Climate Action and Adaptation Plan and 2023 Local Road Safety Plan; SACOG’s Metropolitan Transportation Plan/Sustainable Communities Strategy; and the California Transportation Plan 2050, thereby furthering California’s goal of creating a transportation system that is equitable, safe, sustainable, integrated, and efficient for all.”

SACOG received a grant for CARTA Regional Toll Equity Study, described as:

“Consistent with local and statewide plans, the Sacramento Region (Sacramento, Yolo, Placer, El Dorado, Yuba, and Sutter counties) is developing our first toll lanes to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, improve transit reliability, and manage freeway congestion in our growing region. To deliver an equitable toll lane system, the Sacramento Region needs to evaluate the impact of toll lanes on low-income, disadvantaged, and other equity-priority communities; reduce disparities in benefits and burdens for those communities; and enhance transportation access for all users. The CARTA Regional Toll Equity Study (Study) will fill this gap by reviewing toll equity best-practices, analyzing how toll lanes will impact travel for equity-priority communities, and providing a clear and actionable roadmap to deliver an equitable toll lane network in the Sacramento Region. The Study will be led by the Capital Area Regional Tolling Authority (CARTA), a joint power authority between SACOG, Caltrans District 3, and Yolo Transportation District (YoloTD) that is the new designated tolling authority for the Sacramento Region.”

City of West Sacramento received a grant for West Sac Forward Transit Priority Plan, described as:

“With West Sacramento experiencing some of the strongest growth in the region this century; planned Sacramento Regional Transit (SacRT) light rail transit construction into West Sacramento starting in 2026; public On-Demand Rideshare services growing in popularity; and existing Yolo County Transit District (YoloTD) bus and paratransit service changes anticipated – the City of West Sacramento in partnership with SacRT, YoloTD, and Via, with support from Sacramento Area Council of Governments (SACOG) proposes to develop the “West Sac Forward Transit Priority Plan”: an innovative sustainable public transit plan rooted in community feedback and collaborative public participation.

Using Sustainable Communities funding, our agencies will team-up to analyze existing systems targeting efficiency, effectiveness, and seamless integration of public bus, rail, rideshare, and planned rapid transit systems to better serve residents and local workforce through new policies, strategies, and recommended infrastructure improvements. Objectives include reducing transit delay, increasing reliability and resiliency, increasing ridership, improving access and mobility for equity priority communities and transit-dependent populations, reducing Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions, reducing congestion and Vehicle Miles Traveled (VMT), and improving traffic safety while balancing service cost and system performance.

The final deliverable: a transformative plan with recommended improvements that support healthy, diverse communities and strengthen the economy by implementing the City’s Strategic Plan and Mobility Action Plan, YoloTD’s Short Range Transit Plan, and the SACOG 2025 Blueprint Triple Bottom Line strategic goals of Equity, Economy, and Environment – which complement Caltrans’ six Strategic Plan Goals, meet grant objectives, and achieve CTP 2050 vision and Statewide Transit Strategic Plan objectives prioritizing cost-effective public transit services with improved mobility, social equity, and reduced GHG emissions.”

There are other grants in the region, which can be viewed on the Caltrans Sustainable Transportation Planning Grants page.

another big day of meetings

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Tomorrow, Thursday, June 12, there will be at least three transportation-related public meetings:

SACOG (Sacramento Area Council of Governments) Board of Directors, 10:15 AM to about 12:00 PM, at Conzelmann Community Center, 2201 Cottage Way, Sacramento, CA 95814 (not at SACOG offices on L Street). agenda

Sacramento Transportation Authority (SacTA): 1:30 PM to about 3:00 PM, at the County Board of Supervisors Chambers, 700 H St, Ste 1450, Sacramento. agenda

Sacramento Active Transportation Commission (SacATC): 5:30 PM to about 7:30 PM, at City of Sacramento Council Chambers, 915 I Street, Sacramento. Note, SacATC usually meets on the third Thursday of the month, but the June meeting is on the second Thursday. agenda

parking lot madness

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20225-06-05: Updated with a photo, at bottom.

The state Department of General Services is repaving a parking lot across the street from me, the northwest corner of P Street and 13th Street. Was there anything wrong with this parking lot? Were there potholes? Was there pavement deterioration? No, no, no. Apparently the state has unlimited tax dollars to burn on unnecessary projects. Even if there were problems, the parking lot could have been overlaid. But instead it is being stripped, and will be replaced by entirely new pavement.

photo of state parking lot, P St & 13th St, re-paving
state parking lot, P St & 13th St, re-paving

This is not the first time the state has done unnecessary work on parking lots. Last yet the state repaved the parking lot at the southwest corner of O Street and 12th Street. The state re-did a parking lot on the southeast corner of P Street and 11th Street. And even installed wiring and posts for vehicle charging, which was never finished. These are the ones I’ve noticed, but there are likely more. If you have noticed others, please comment here so that they are documented.

The state is facing a $12B deficit for next fiscal year (starting July 1, 2025). Repaving parking lots is pocket change in comparison. But it is a clear indication that the state does not care about saving money, and thinks there is no limit to reaching into your pocket for your pocket change to fuel unnecessary projects.

The most egregious part of this project is that the state is wholly committing itself to maintaining these parcels as parking lots. Surface parking lots are a crime against nature, a crime against rational transportation policy, a crime against climate (they are urban heat islands unto themselves), and a crime against livability. These state-owned parking lots should be converted to housing. The state and the city were complicit in erasing housing throughout the downtown area, in order to clear the city of ‘those people’ and give the state seemingly free land on which to build state offices. The state pays no property tax on these parcels, so it has no motivation to make more productive use of them. It is time to change that. I’d like to see legislation that would force the state to either transfer these surface parking lots to the city, or to CADA (Capitol Area Development Agency) which is a city-state partnership, or to pay property taxes, not just on the low-value parking lots, but on the buildings which were there before the state and city erased them.

2025-06-05: Today, most of the parking lot was paved with asphalt. As you can see in the photo below, it is black, black. So a light grey aged asphalt, somewhat reflective, was replaced with black, non-reflective asphalt. Could the state have used lighter asphalt? Sure. Could they have paid attention to cool pavement practices (US EPA: Using Cool Pavements to Reduce Heat Islands) used in other places? Sure. But they did not. Walking by on the sidewalk on P Street, the part that was paved this morning, and has cooled from installation temperatures, you can feel the heat waves rising off. This will be a great heat island addition for the city!

photo of state parking lot, P St & 13th St, repaved with black asphalt
state parking lot, P St & 13th St, repaved with black asphalt

SACOG Transportation Committee 2025-05-15

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The SACOG Transportation Committee will meet Thursday, May 15, 2025, at 10:00 AM. The meeting is at 1415 L St, Ste 300, Sacramento, CA. It can be viewed livestream via the link on the Meetings and Agendas page. Comments may be made in-person or by email ahead of time to the clerk, lespinoza@sacog.org. To be seen by the committee members, they must be emailed at least 48 hours beforehand, though they become part of the record if emailed after that deadline.

Agenda (pdf; the agenda below is abbreviated, see the full pdf agenda for details; for staff reports and other documents, select html agenda on the Meetings and Agendas page)

Consent:

  1. Approve Minutes of the April 3, 2025, Committee Meeting
  2. Engage, Empower, Implement Grant Reallocation
  3. Approve Scope Change for City of Marysville Sustainable Mobility Program project
  4. Approve Scope Change for City of West Sacramento “Great Delta Trail: Clarksburg Branch Line Extension”

Action:

  1. Request for Project Funding Transfers (Miguel Mendoza)
  2. Mobility Zones Adoption (Kathleen Hanley)

Information:

  1. 2025 Four-County State Funding Program Progress Report (David Pape)
  2. Federal Fiscal Year 2024 Project Delivery Report (Miguel Mendoza)
  3. Transportation Options for Upcoming A’s Games (Nicole Zhi Ling Porter)
  4. Report on Cap-to-Cap Trip & SACOG Tour (Lanette Espinoza)

Receive & File:

  1. Transit Financial Planning Efforts: Scope, Coordination, and Timeline (Leo Torres) staff report | underway
  2. 2026 Regional Trail Implementation Strategy Update – Prioritization Methodology (Summer Lopez)

Optional Presentation Funding Round Briefing (Noon-1:00 p.m.)

If time allows, I may add comments about some agenda items.

SACOG Board 2025-04-17

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The SACOG Board of Directors will meet next week, Thursday, April 17, 2025, starting at 9:30 AM. The meeting will be held in the board room at 1415 L St, Ste 300, Sacramento, CA 95814. It can be viewed online via the link available on the Meetings and Agendas page at the time of the meeting. Comments may be made in person, or 24 hours ahead of time to board clerk Lanette Espinoza, lespinoza@sacog.org. No comments may be made online.

The agenda is:

Consent:

  1. Approve Minutes of the March 20, 2025, Board Meeting
  2. Approve the Transportation Development Act claims for the City of Folsom and Yuba-Sutter Transit Authority
  3. Approve Fiscal Year 2024-2025 Transit Operators Projects for Low Carbon Transit Operations Funds
  4. Green Means Go Planning Category Contract Re-Assignment: Bowman Sewer Study
  5. Approve Amendment #2 to the Budget and Overall Work Program for Fiscal Year 2024-2025
  6. Approve State of Good Repair Project Changes for Yolo County Transportation District (Est. Time: 0 minutes)
  7. Authorize Capital Area Regional Tolling Authority Loan and Staffing Services Agreement
  8. Approve Resolution Thanking and Honoring Gregory Chew Upon His Retirement

Action:

  1. Transit Representation on Metropolitan Planning Organizations & Governance Update/MOU
  2. Senate Bill 125 Transit Program Funding Plan and Updated SACOG Guidelines
  3. Adopt the Final Budget and Overall Work Program for Fiscal Year 2025-2026

Information:

  1. Race, Equity, and Inclusion Working Group Report Out
  2. Mobility Zones – Phase 1 Zones

Workshop:

  1. Effective and Efficient Public Transit: Lessons Learned from Peer Regions across the U.S.

The Meetings and Agenda page has links to the html and pdf agenda, and the html and pdf packet. Presentations are usually posted closer to the meeting.