The City of Sacramento held a limited time pilot of Slow & Active Streets from December 2020 through July 2021.

Throughout the planning process and afterwards, we received a lot of community feedback. In July 2021, the City published and distributed a community survey to evaluate the pilot.

Key survey findings are outlined below. City staff will make a presentation to Council in October. Sign up to be notified of that presentation HERE.

Read the full evaluation here:

What is Slow & Active Streets?

Sacramento Slow & Active Streets is the prioritization of walking and biking by limiting through traffic on residential streets. Simple tools such as temporary signs and cones will be used to divert through traffic and slow drivers on these streets.

These partial closures of low speed residential streets are to encourage physically-distanced walking, biking, and skating in the roadways.
Driving accessibility will still be available for emergency responders, delivery drivers, and the neighborhood’s residents.

Frequently Asked Questions

What Streets were eligible?  Find out HERE!

Where were the Slow & Active Streets? See our map for more information!

Important notes about the Slow & Active Street pilot:

• Streets are for biking, walking, scooting, wheelchair rolling, and other non-static physical activity.
  Slow & Active Streets are not areas for gathering, programming, or sharing meals. Residents and neighbors using a Slow & Active Streets must adhere to the latest health guidelines, as issued by Sacramento County’s Department of Health Services Public Health Officer (https://dhs.saccounty.net/PUB/Pages/PUB-Home.aspx). Should these rules not be followed, the City reserves the right to end the pilot.
• The partial closures will remain in operation 24 hours a day, 7 days a week throughout the pilot.
• The pilot will run through the end of JULY 2021.
• Street sweeping and garbage/recycling/yard waste pickup remain in effect.
  Vehicles parked on the street will still be required to move during the street’s designated City Services no parking times.
• On-street parking will not be changed;
  However the City reserves the right to remove parking if needed to improve safety (e.g., at an intersection).  
• Other than the City-provided traffic controls and legally parked vehicles, no objects shall be placed in the street. Failure to comply with this condition may result in the revocation of the approval for a given closure.