Bicycle Friendly Communities

Sacramento, CA | Bronze Level

Education: With respect to bicycle education, The Sacramento Area Bicycle Advocates, along with Transportation Management Associations, have held lunch hour Smart Cycling Clinics. Presented by League Cycling Instructors, these clinics have reached 494 employees at 26 sessions over the past two years. Additionally, the city of Sacramento runs the “Captain Jerry Traffic Safety Program” for elementary school children, which includes various rewards and free bicycle helmets for its participants.

Engineering: Overall, the city has a good network of bike lanes and trails, with plans to expand the system for even better bicycle access. As a standard practice, a dense network of bike trails and bike lanes are being built within new developments. The city has also introduced innovative bicycle friendly elements, such as shared lane markings and signs, one way streets with right and left side bike lanes and bicycle sensitive video detection at traffic signals.