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Transportation

H Street Cycle Track to Sacramento Valley Station

Transportation

H Street Cycle Track to Sacramento Valley Station

Introduction

The Sacramento H Street Cycle Track to Sacramento Valley Station project will construct a two-way cycle track on the south side of H Street between 5th and 10th Street to improve active transportation access between downtown and the Sacramento Valley Station (SVS). This bikeway will connect with north and southbound Class IV bikeways on 6th, 9th, and 10th Street, connecting to the larger separated bikeway network on the grid and providing low-stress bike routes between Central City neighborhoods and the region’s premier rail station. The project will also modify the traffic pattern between 5th Street and 6th Street by providing a single westbound only traffic lane.

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H Street Cycle Track Location Map

Background

This project is part of a larger vision for the Sacramento Valley Station. The City of Sacramento has partnered with the Capitol Corridor Joint Powers Authority (CCJPA), Sacramento Area Council of Governments (SACOG), Sacramento Regional Transit District (SacRT), and Downtown Railyard Venture, LLC (DRV) to develop and implement various priority projects at SVS, which includes improvements that enhance transit and mobility access to the station area. These proposed improvements will transform the SVS area and downtown into a fitting gateway to Sacramento and Northern California’s most comprehensive connection to the statewide rail network and other transit options.

Improvements were divided into three phases to maximize the potential of SVS and downtown Sacramento to serve as rapidly growing multimodal areas. To date, the State has made significant investments in these improvements. As part of Phase 3 of this initiative, the H Street Cycle Track will be implemented to provide a safer bicycle route between SVS and the central city neighborhoods and business districts and help to increase mobility to and from SVS.

Funding

This project was awarded in 2022 Cycle of the Transit and Intercity Rail Capital Program (TIRCP), and is one of many projects funded by the TIRCP program which can be viewed here.

The Transit and Intercity Rail Capital Program (TlRCP), administered by the California State Transportation Agency (CalSTA), was created to provide grants from the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund (GGRF) to find transformative capital improvements that will modernize California’s intercity, commuter, and urban rail systems and bus and ferry transit system, to significantly reduce emissions of greenhouse gases, vehicle miles traveled, and congestion.

The Cap-and-Trade Program supports the TIRCP and continues to provide a historic funding increase for transportation with funds directed to the TIRCP from the Public Transportation Account for new programming. The GGRF and SB 1 also continue to provide substantial funding available to be programmed toward new projects in the TIRCP. RIRCP guidelines were developed in consultation with the California Air Resources Board (CARB), the California Transportation Commission, the Department of Transportation (Caltrans), and the Strategic Growth Council (SGC).

Existing Conditions

H Street between 5th and 10th Street is currently a one-way eastbound road with two vehicle lanes. Both on-street parking and Class II bike lanes are intermittent along the corridor. Along the north side of the pavement from 5th Street to 8th Street are light rail tracks that turn south for eastbound trains at 7th Street and west onto H Street for northbound trains at 8th Street.

SVS currently needs better, more comfortable, and easy-to-use bike access, primarily due to the network of high-volume one-way streets and conflicts with light rail tracks. CCJPA surveys show that 8% of Sacramento riders access the station by bike, and cyclists currently access the station via non-sanctioned routes, such as the SacRT transitway. SVS has 140 secure bike parking options on-site that are largely underutilized due to poor bike access to the station. Future expansion of the station will include expanded bike facilities closer to the tracks, as outlined in the SVS Area Plan.

Approach

The proposed two-way bikeway will provide a safer and more convenient route for bicyclists, buffering people on bikes or scooters from vehicle traffic and removing them from potential conflicts in the street. Bicycle connectivity will also be increased to SVS from the downtown areas and neighborhoods to the east. Improved active transportation to rail services aims to decrease GHG emissions and VMT via increased bicycling and rail use. The project aims to create a safe and efficient cycle track connecting users to downtown and rail services.

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