Category: Slow Down Sacramento

Slow Down Sacramento’s response to the initiative failure

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As I previously posted (SaferSacStreets doesn’t make the ballot), the citizen initiative in the City of Sacramento to fund roadway safety and transit did not gather enough valid signatures for the November 2026 ballot.

Slow Down Sacramento/Isaac Gonzalez sent an email yesterday on the question of ‘Where do we go from here?’. I want to acknowledge that Slow Down often writes more clearly about transportation safety for walkers and bicyclists than anyone else in the Sacramento region. Including me! So I really encourage you to read the email, which I’ve linked: https://mailchi.mp/d31f8ff7a298/thank-you-for-being-a-change-maker-14211892?e=295546f14d. Of course you should be a supporter of Slow Down, and getting the email directly to your inbox. I am a supporter, and have been since the organization launched in 2023, three years ago.

I agree with everything in this email, including the list of ten priorities, and that is why I’m strongly encouraging you to read it. It isn’t short, but it is well written and covers the topic very well.

Tomorrow I’ll post some of my more radical ideas about ‘what now’, but please read Slow Down Sacramento first.

Slow Down Sacramento mid-year

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Slow Down Sacramento recently sent a ‘Mid-Year Check-In: How Far We’ve Come (and Where We’re Going)’ email that very well summarizes ways in which the City of Sacramento has made progress, and has not, on the Slow Down priorities. As always, I encourage you to ‘join‘ so you don’t miss informative emails.

The email goes through each of the ten policies that Slow Down set at the beginning of the year, shown in the graphics below. Significant success has been made in:

Quick Build (1): The city has established a program, with budget and staffing. This was both a city initiative and strongly supported by the advocacy community including Slow Down.

There has been progress in Twenty is Plenty (2), Daylight Now (5), Art! (8) and Automated Enforcement (10). The others have been advocated for but no significant progress has been made. For End Dangerous Design (9), the city is undertaking an update of its Street Design Standards, which Slow Down, Strong SacTown, and other have been involved in, but the outcome has not been released. Of course the important thing is not just better designs to not repeat the same mis-design mistakes, but to correct the mistakes already made which make our streets less safe for everyone.

Thank you, Isaac Gonzalez and all the others on the Slow Down Sacramento team.

graphic of Slow Down Sacramento 2025 Policy Roadmap items 1-5
Slow Down Sacramento 2025 Policy Roadmap
graphic of Slow Down Sacramento 2025 Policy Roadmap items 6-10
Slow Down Sacramento 2025 Policy Roadmap

Traffic Safety Forum

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Slow Down Sacramento has announced a Traffic Safety Forum for March 2, 2024. The forum is in association with the Tahoe Park Neighborhood Association.

A recent email from Isaac Gonzalez said:

“I invite you to join us at our first-ever Traffic Safety Forum on Saturday, March 2nd, at Tahoe Elementary. We’ll delve into how we arrived at this critical juncture and brainstorm community-specific solutions that are both practical and swiftly implementable. This forum isn’t just about discussion; it’s about empowering each of us to initiate the change we desperately need. This past week’s events have reinforced the urgency of our mission. In our shared pursuit of solutions, your insights and experiences are invaluable. Let’s come together to turn the tide on this crisis, starting with our own neighborhoods.”

The announcement flier is below. Note that the link doesn’t work at this time, but the QR code does, or use https://secure.qgiv.com/for/slowdownsacramento/event/slowdownsacramentotrafficsafetyforum/.

Traffic Safety Forum flier
Traffic Safety Forum flier