Neighborhood Transportation Connections and Street Enhancements

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Neighborhood Transportation Connections and Street Enhancements

UC Davis, the City of Sacramento and Wexford Development agree to improve transportation, connectivity, and reduce traffic in the Aggie Square neighborhood including measures like increasing zero-emission or hybrid vehicles, reducing single-occupancy vehicle commutes, and funding intersection improvements. They'll also make specific enhancements along Stockton Boulevard for walking, cycling, and transit; construct a parking structure; complete corridor studies; and, seek funding to implement various recommendations that align with citywide priorities to enhance safety and transportation efficiencies.

  • Learn more about the Aggie Square Neighborhood Transportation Connections and Street Enhancement commitments

  • Below you will find information directly from the Aggie Square Community Benefits Partnership Agreement that applies to the Neighborhood Transportation Connections and Street Enhancement commitments.
      

    1. (1) The parties’ goal is to enhance community connectivity, improve transportation options, and enhance vehicular traffic-reduction measures. UC Davis shall provide annual reporting of key transportation projects and transportation demand management efforts. The City shall also provide regular updates on related Stockton Boulevard projects. The parties shall implement the following strategies and initiatives to achieve this goal:
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      2. (a) UC Davis will implement Transportation Demand Management Measures. While focused on enhancing community connectivity and vehicular traffic reduction measures, UC Davis will strive to achieve the following by 2025:
        1. (i) Zero-emission vehicles (“ZEV”) or hybrid vehicles will account for at least 50% of all new light-duty UC Davis vehicle acquisitions.
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        3. (ii) Reduce its percentage of UC Davis employees and students commuting by single-occupancy vehicles (“SOV”) by 10% relative to UC Davis 2015 SOV commute rates.
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        5. (ii) Have at least 4.5% of commuter vehicles are ZEV.
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      4. (b) At the time of construction, UC Davis shall contribute funds to the planned improvements at the Broadway and Stockton Boulevard intersection using fair share methodology, not to exceed 50% of the cost of intersection improvements. As outlined in the Stockton Boulevard Corridor Study, these improvements are intended to enhance walking, bicycling and transit safety, and effectiveness. The fair-share methodology will be based on the percentage of UC Davis-related vehicles in relation to total volumes expected at the intersection for peak hour periods for the 2040 LRDP forecast. Improvements are estimated at $2.2 million. UC Davis’s contribution is based on the fair-share methodology percentage and is not to exceed $1.1 million.
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      6. (c) UC Davis shall grant an easement to the City and construct improvements along Aggie Square’s Stockton Boulevard frontage for preferred off-street walking, bicycling, and transit elements identified in the City’s March 2021 Draft Stockton Boulevard Corridor Study.
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      8. (d) UC Davis shall (A) undertake and complete a campus access study with the City’s Transportation Planning and Traffic Engineering Design Sections and neighborhood associations, with a goal of creating better access from Neighborhoods to and through UC Davis’s Sacramento Campus so that the Campus better provides for walking and bicycling and neighborhood connectivity, and (B) UC Davis shall implement the recommendations of the study.
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      10. (e) UC Davis shall complete new parking structure four, which is closer to the UC Davis Medical Center and will help replace parking spaces displaced by Aggie Square.
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      12. (f) Wexford shall build on-site pedestrian, bike, and vehicle-infrastructure improvements.
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      14. (g) Wexford shall construct improvements at the intersection of 2nd Avenue and Stockton Boulevard.
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      16. (h) Wexford shall construct improvements at the intersection of 3rd Avenue and Stockton Boulevard.
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      18. (i) Wexford shall design and build a 1,300 space new parking structure to serve Aggie Square.
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      20. (j) The City shall complete the Stockton Boulevard Corridor Study, which covers the area between AlhambraBoulevard and 47th Avenue, by December 2021.
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      22. (k) The City shall seek funding for the next phase of, and for preliminary engineering and federal and state environmental clearance for, the Envision Broadway in Oak Park Plan covering Broadway between Franklin and Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard to the extent that project conforms to citywide priorities.
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      24. (l) The City shall encourage the Sacramento Regional Transit District to provide enhanced comfortable, convenient, frequent, and fast bus service on and near Stockton Boulevard.
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      26. (m) The City shall seek funding to implement the recommendations in the study identified in section 3(h)(11) and the plan identified in section 3(h)(12), as well as the Vision Zero Top 5 Corridors Study, to the extent these projects conform to the citywide priorities.
  Progress SummaryStatus
A banner graphic that depicts a mother holding hands with a child and reads "Vision Zero Sacramento: Our Safety is Homegrown"
July 2025
Sacramento begins Vision Zero update, launches crash data dashboard		Sacramento is beginning the process to update its Vision Zero Action Plan, renewing its commitment to eliminating traffic-related deaths and serious injuries through data-driven strategies and community input. 
Image of graphic for the Elk Grove UC Davis Medical Center Express.
August 2023
New bus service launches between Elk Grove and UC Davis' Sacramento campus.		UC Davis provides funding to SacRT for new service for 1,500 (12%) of employees and students who commute from Elk Grove.  
Bike helmet hanging off of bike
July 2023
UC Davis' Green Commuter Program receives grants for bike helmets and adult riding classes		Thanks to two grants, UC Davis Health will offer adult bike riding classes for staff and students and distribute about 400 bike helmets at employee fitting events.  
image of woman next to bright green pop-up tent with helmet, green vest and bike.
June 2023
UC Davis Health wins 1st place in May is Bike Month challenge.		UC Davis Health competed against over 100 workplaces in the Sacramento region to win the May is bike month challenge while encouraging everyone to replace car commuting with bike trips. 
Image of the cover of the Stockton Boulevard Corridor Plan including a rendering of improved transportation routes.
September 2021
Final Stockton Boulevard Corridor Plan approved by Sacramento City Council.		This plan for improving multiple modes of transportation along Stockton Blvd. incorporates technical analysis, community input, and best practices in roadway safety and design. 
Image of logo of for Vision Zero top 5 corridors study focusing on improving areas where the most injuries occur.
February 2021
Sacramento City Council adopts final Vision Zero Top 5 Corridors Plan		In 2017, the City of Sacramento identified the five corridors  with the highest numbers of fatal and serious crashes. This study identifies near-term improvements for each of the 5 areas including Broadway / Stockton corridor. 
Image of proposed map of projects along Broadway Blvd. in Sacramento to improve transportation and safety.
March 2020
Final Envision Broadway in Oak Park Plan approved by Sacramento City Council.		The study is part of a comprehensive effort by the City of Sacramento to prioritize safety and make the entirety of Broadway a more livable and vibrant street.  

 

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