2025 Blueprint

Thank you for taking time for our survey. The Sacramento Area Council of Governments works with cities and counties in the six-county Sacramento region. The Sacramento region includes the counties of Yuba, Sutter, El Dorado, Placer, Yolo, and Sacramento, and the 22 cities within. The answers you give will be used by the Board of Directors of the Sacramento Area Council of Governments (SACOG) when they adopt a plan to spend state and federal transportation dollars. We are going to ask you questions about your community, how you get around, and what you value when it comes to your community, specifically on transportation, community growth, equity, and housing.

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* 1. What kind of home do you live in? (Select all that apply)

Single house with a large backyard

Single house with a small or no backyard

Townhome or condo

Apartment

Age restricted housing

Income assisted home, like Section 8/Housing Choice

Temporary housing

Mobile home

Farm home

Unhoused

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* 2. How would you describe the community you live in?

Urban neighborhood

Suburban neighborhood

Small town

Rural community

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* 3. What two things do you like best about the community you live in?

It’s affordable

I know my neighbors

I can walk to many places

I can bike to many places

It’s quiet and peaceful

It’s close to where I work

It’s where I grew up

I can get to stores, recreation, and other places easily

It has easy access to the highway

It has easy access to public transit

Other (please specify)

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* 4. What are the two biggest challenges your community is facing?

Schools and education

Crime and public safety

Jobs and growing new businesses

Affordable housing

Traffic congestion

Clean air

Floods, drought, and/or wildfires

Climate change

Lack of transportation choices

Other (please specify)

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* 5. Please use the sliding scale to select the type of community you would prefer to live in.

Houses with small yards and it is easy to walk, bike, or take transit to the places you need to go

Houses with large yards and you have to drive to the places you need to go

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i We adjusted the number you entered based on the slider’s scale.

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* 6. Thinking about the trip within the six-county Sacramento region you make most often, which of the following do you do?

Drive alone

Drive with other people/Car pool

Take a bus

Take light rail

Ride a bicycle or scooter

Take Amtrak, the train also called Capitol Corridor

Walk all the way

We are asking for your feedback on how to increase equity in the region. The Sacramento Region is the home to a diverse population in which residents face significant inequities, resulting in disparities and divides that exist by race and ethnicity, by income, and by urban and rural areas. SACOG acknowledges its role in perpetuating these disparities and has committed to taking action to create a just and inclusive region where investments are being made in historically marginalized communities so race can no longer be used to predict health or economic outcomes, and outcomes for lower income residents are improved.

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* 7. The region’s long-range plan should help reduce racial disparities in both transportation and housing by…

	Strongly Agree	Agree	Neutral	Disagree	Strongly Disagree
Increase housing options in high opportunity areas	Increase housing options in high opportunity areas Strongly Agree	Increase housing options in high opportunity areas Agree	Increase housing options in high opportunity areas Neutral	Increase housing options in high opportunity areas Disagree	Increase housing options in high opportunity areas Strongly Disagree
Reducing car crashes in high collision areas	Reducing car crashes in high collision areas Strongly Agree	Reducing car crashes in high collision areas Agree	Reducing car crashes in high collision areas Neutral	Reducing car crashes in high collision areas Disagree	Reducing car crashes in high collision areas Strongly Disagree
Ensuring that communities who were historically excluded from planning processes have a voice and influence on planning efforts and decisions that affect them.	Ensuring that communities who were historically excluded from planning processes have a voice and influence on planning efforts and decisions that affect them. Strongly Agree	Ensuring that communities who were historically excluded from planning processes have a voice and influence on planning efforts and decisions that affect them. Agree	Ensuring that communities who were historically excluded from planning processes have a voice and influence on planning efforts and decisions that affect them. Neutral	Ensuring that communities who were historically excluded from planning processes have a voice and influence on planning efforts and decisions that affect them. Disagree	Ensuring that communities who were historically excluded from planning processes have a voice and influence on planning efforts and decisions that affect them. Strongly Disagree

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* 8. The 2025 Blueprint should help reduce overall mobility disparities experienced by low-income communities by…

	Strongly Agree	Agree	Neutral	Disagree	Strongly Disagree
Increasing their transit access to essential destinations like hospitals and schools.	Increasing their transit access to essential destinations like hospitals and schools. Strongly Agree	Increasing their transit access to essential destinations like hospitals and schools. Agree	Increasing their transit access to essential destinations like hospitals and schools. Neutral	Increasing their transit access to essential destinations like hospitals and schools. Disagree	Increasing their transit access to essential destinations like hospitals and schools. Strongly Disagree
Expanding transit service to more essential destinations, including those across city and county lines.	Expanding transit service to more essential destinations, including those across city and county lines. Strongly Agree	Expanding transit service to more essential destinations, including those across city and county lines. Agree	Expanding transit service to more essential destinations, including those across city and county lines. Neutral	Expanding transit service to more essential destinations, including those across city and county lines. Disagree	Expanding transit service to more essential destinations, including those across city and county lines. Strongly Disagree
Increasing their access to walk, bike, roll, and use other mobility options to essential destinations.	Increasing their access to walk, bike, roll, and use other mobility options to essential destinations. Strongly Agree	Increasing their access to walk, bike, roll, and use other mobility options to essential destinations. Agree	Increasing their access to walk, bike, roll, and use other mobility options to essential destinations. Neutral	Increasing their access to walk, bike, roll, and use other mobility options to essential destinations. Disagree	Increasing their access to walk, bike, roll, and use other mobility options to essential destinations. Strongly Disagree

We are going ask you questions about the economy to help us understand what’s important to you. The Sacramento region’s economy has strengths and weaknesses. Some of the strengths include the amount of universities and the food and agriculture industry. Some of the weaknesses include a lack of start-up businesses and not enough people with digital workforce skills. Experts have told us that even though we have been growing since the Great Recession (2008), we haven’t been growing in ways that benefit all people. In fact, lower income people are having a harder time recovering from the recession. Our region is also currently experiencing inflation, and uncertainty around future economic conditions.

In the next 25 years the Sacramento Region is expected to have a higher annual population growth rate than the rest of the state and nation. The region is also expected to outpace the state and nation in job growth by 2050, holding 6.2% of jobs in California. And due to the efforts to respond to pent up demand, regional housing rates are expected to exceed the projected population and job growth by 2050. Because of this we are going to ask you questions about what’s important to you as the region grows. These questions are focused on transportation and housing.

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* 9. As the region grows, which of the following is the most important to you?

More types of housing choices including more apartments, lofts, townhomes, condos

Preserving open space, forests, and farmland

More housing that is closer to existing jobs, shops, schools, restaurants, and transportation options

More affordable housing in all communities–rural, urban, suburban, and small town

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* 10. How much do you agree or disagree with the following statements. We need to invest more in transportation because…

	Strongly Agree	Agree	Neutral	Disagree	Strongly Disagree
We need to reduce traffic congestion.	We need to reduce traffic congestion. Strongly Agree	We need to reduce traffic congestion. Agree	We need to reduce traffic congestion. Neutral	We need to reduce traffic congestion. Disagree	We need to reduce traffic congestion. Strongly Disagree
We need to fix potholes and repair our roads.	We need to fix potholes and repair our roads. Strongly Agree	We need to fix potholes and repair our roads. Agree	We need to fix potholes and repair our roads. Neutral	We need to fix potholes and repair our roads. Disagree	We need to fix potholes and repair our roads. Strongly Disagree
We need to make our streets and roads safer for all travelers.	We need to make our streets and roads safer for all travelers. Strongly Agree	We need to make our streets and roads safer for all travelers. Agree	We need to make our streets and roads safer for all travelers. Neutral	We need to make our streets and roads safer for all travelers. Disagree	We need to make our streets and roads safer for all travelers. Strongly Disagree
We need to provide more efficient transportation choices such as faster transit that can bypass traffic, more frequent transit service, and flexible options such as shared electric bikes, scooters, carshare, and carpools / vanpools.	We need to provide more efficient transportation choices such as faster transit that can bypass traffic, more frequent transit service, and flexible options such as shared electric bikes, scooters, carshare, and carpools / vanpools. Strongly Agree	We need to provide more efficient transportation choices such as faster transit that can bypass traffic, more frequent transit service, and flexible options such as shared electric bikes, scooters, carshare, and carpools / vanpools. Agree	We need to provide more efficient transportation choices such as faster transit that can bypass traffic, more frequent transit service, and flexible options such as shared electric bikes, scooters, carshare, and carpools / vanpools. Neutral	We need to provide more efficient transportation choices such as faster transit that can bypass traffic, more frequent transit service, and flexible options such as shared electric bikes, scooters, carshare, and carpools / vanpools. Disagree	We need to provide more efficient transportation choices such as faster transit that can bypass traffic, more frequent transit service, and flexible options such as shared electric bikes, scooters, carshare, and carpools / vanpools. Strongly Disagree
We need transportation infrastructure (such as bike lanes) and transit options that will attract new companies and jobs.	We need transportation infrastructure (such as bike lanes) and transit options that will attract new companies and jobs. Strongly Agree	We need transportation infrastructure (such as bike lanes) and transit options that will attract new companies and jobs. Agree	We need transportation infrastructure (such as bike lanes) and transit options that will attract new companies and jobs. Neutral	We need transportation infrastructure (such as bike lanes) and transit options that will attract new companies and jobs. Disagree	We need transportation infrastructure (such as bike lanes) and transit options that will attract new companies and jobs. Strongly Disagree
We need to connect lower-wage workers, people with physical limitations, and young people who may not have access to a car to get to their jobs.	We need to connect lower-wage workers, people with physical limitations, and young people who may not have access to a car to get to their jobs. Strongly Agree	We need to connect lower-wage workers, people with physical limitations, and young people who may not have access to a car to get to their jobs. Agree	We need to connect lower-wage workers, people with physical limitations, and young people who may not have access to a car to get to their jobs. Neutral	We need to connect lower-wage workers, people with physical limitations, and young people who may not have access to a car to get to their jobs. Disagree	We need to connect lower-wage workers, people with physical limitations, and young people who may not have access to a car to get to their jobs. Strongly Disagree
We need rural roads that meet the needs of all travelers and supports both businesses and residents.	We need rural roads that meet the needs of all travelers and supports both businesses and residents. Strongly Agree	We need rural roads that meet the needs of all travelers and supports both businesses and residents. Agree	We need rural roads that meet the needs of all travelers and supports both businesses and residents. Neutral	We need rural roads that meet the needs of all travelers and supports both businesses and residents. Disagree	We need rural roads that meet the needs of all travelers and supports both businesses and residents. Strongly Disagree

Roads, highways, and bridges are built and maintained with money from gas taxes, sales taxes, and money from cities and counties. Over the past 50 years the amount of money from gas taxes has not increased to match the transportation need. We want to know what you think about new ways to pay for both maintaining and growing the transportation system.

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* 11. How strongly do you agree that the following are good ways to pay for maintenance of existing roads, highways, and bridges?

	Strongly Agree	Agree	Neutral	Disagree	Strongly Disagree
User fees—travelers pay based on how much they use the system, like paying by miles traveled	User fees—travelers pay based on how much they use the system, like paying by miles traveled Strongly Agree	User fees—travelers pay based on how much they use the system, like paying by miles traveled Agree	User fees—travelers pay based on how much they use the system, like paying by miles traveled Neutral	User fees—travelers pay based on how much they use the system, like paying by miles traveled Disagree	User fees—travelers pay based on how much they use the system, like paying by miles traveled Strongly Disagree
Fuel taxes—travelers pay based on how much fuel they buy, like a per gallon charge on gas	Fuel taxes—travelers pay based on how much fuel they buy, like a per gallon charge on gas Strongly Agree	Fuel taxes—travelers pay based on how much fuel they buy, like a per gallon charge on gas Agree	Fuel taxes—travelers pay based on how much fuel they buy, like a per gallon charge on gas Neutral	Fuel taxes—travelers pay based on how much fuel they buy, like a per gallon charge on gas Disagree	Fuel taxes—travelers pay based on how much fuel they buy, like a per gallon charge on gas Strongly Disagree
Sales taxes—travelers pay based on how much taxable merchandise they buy	Sales taxes—travelers pay based on how much taxable merchandise they buy Strongly Agree	Sales taxes—travelers pay based on how much taxable merchandise they buy Agree	Sales taxes—travelers pay based on how much taxable merchandise they buy Neutral	Sales taxes—travelers pay based on how much taxable merchandise they buy Disagree	Sales taxes—travelers pay based on how much taxable merchandise they buy Strongly Disagree
Tolls—travelers are charged for using specific roads or bridges to cover the cost of maintaining those roads or bridges, like FastTrak in the Bay Area	Tolls—travelers are charged for using specific roads or bridges to cover the cost of maintaining those roads or bridges, like FastTrak in the Bay Area Strongly Agree	Tolls—travelers are charged for using specific roads or bridges to cover the cost of maintaining those roads or bridges, like FastTrak in the Bay Area Agree	Tolls—travelers are charged for using specific roads or bridges to cover the cost of maintaining those roads or bridges, like FastTrak in the Bay Area Neutral	Tolls—travelers are charged for using specific roads or bridges to cover the cost of maintaining those roads or bridges, like FastTrak in the Bay Area Disagree	Tolls—travelers are charged for using specific roads or bridges to cover the cost of maintaining those roads or bridges, like FastTrak in the Bay Area Strongly Disagree

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* 12. How strongly do you agree that the following are good ways to pay to build new roads, highways, and bridges?

	Strongly Agree	Agree	Neutral	Disagree	Strongly Disagree
User fees—travelers pay based on how much they use the system, like paying by miles traveled	User fees—travelers pay based on how much they use the system, like paying by miles traveled Strongly Agree	User fees—travelers pay based on how much they use the system, like paying by miles traveled Agree	User fees—travelers pay based on how much they use the system, like paying by miles traveled Neutral	User fees—travelers pay based on how much they use the system, like paying by miles traveled Disagree	User fees—travelers pay based on how much they use the system, like paying by miles traveled Strongly Disagree
Fuel taxes—travelers pay based on how much fuel they buy, like a per gallon charge on gas	Fuel taxes—travelers pay based on how much fuel they buy, like a per gallon charge on gas Strongly Agree	Fuel taxes—travelers pay based on how much fuel they buy, like a per gallon charge on gas Agree	Fuel taxes—travelers pay based on how much fuel they buy, like a per gallon charge on gas Neutral	Fuel taxes—travelers pay based on how much fuel they buy, like a per gallon charge on gas Disagree	Fuel taxes—travelers pay based on how much fuel they buy, like a per gallon charge on gas Strongly Disagree
Sales taxes—travelers pay based on how much taxable merchandise they buy	Sales taxes—travelers pay based on how much taxable merchandise they buy Strongly Agree	Sales taxes—travelers pay based on how much taxable merchandise they buy Agree	Sales taxes—travelers pay based on how much taxable merchandise they buy Neutral	Sales taxes—travelers pay based on how much taxable merchandise they buy Disagree	Sales taxes—travelers pay based on how much taxable merchandise they buy Strongly Disagree
Tolls—travelers are charged for using specific roads or bridges to cover the cost of maintaining those roads or bridges, like FastTrak in the Bay Area	Tolls—travelers are charged for using specific roads or bridges to cover the cost of maintaining those roads or bridges, like FastTrak in the Bay Area Strongly Agree	Tolls—travelers are charged for using specific roads or bridges to cover the cost of maintaining those roads or bridges, like FastTrak in the Bay Area Agree	Tolls—travelers are charged for using specific roads or bridges to cover the cost of maintaining those roads or bridges, like FastTrak in the Bay Area Neutral	Tolls—travelers are charged for using specific roads or bridges to cover the cost of maintaining those roads or bridges, like FastTrak in the Bay Area Disagree	Tolls—travelers are charged for using specific roads or bridges to cover the cost of maintaining those roads or bridges, like FastTrak in the Bay Area Strongly Disagree

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* 13. We want to know how you feel about charging drivers a fee based on the miles they drive a personal vehicle. This does not include taking public transportation, biking, or walking.

	Strongly Agree	Agree	Neutral	Disagree	Strongly Disagree
Charging drivers a fee based on how many miles they drive is a fair way to raise money for transportation	Charging drivers a fee based on how many miles they drive is a fair way to raise money for transportation Strongly Agree	Charging drivers a fee based on how many miles they drive is a fair way to raise money for transportation Agree	Charging drivers a fee based on how many miles they drive is a fair way to raise money for transportation Neutral	Charging drivers a fee based on how many miles they drive is a fair way to raise money for transportation Disagree	Charging drivers a fee based on how many miles they drive is a fair way to raise money for transportation Strongly Disagree
Owners of fuel efficient, hybrid, or electric cars should not have to pay fees based on how many miles they drive because paying less to drive is one of the incentives for buying these types of vehicles	Owners of fuel efficient, hybrid, or electric cars should not have to pay fees based on how many miles they drive because paying less to drive is one of the incentives for buying these types of vehicles Strongly Agree	Owners of fuel efficient, hybrid, or electric cars should not have to pay fees based on how many miles they drive because paying less to drive is one of the incentives for buying these types of vehicles Agree	Owners of fuel efficient, hybrid, or electric cars should not have to pay fees based on how many miles they drive because paying less to drive is one of the incentives for buying these types of vehicles Neutral	Owners of fuel efficient, hybrid, or electric cars should not have to pay fees based on how many miles they drive because paying less to drive is one of the incentives for buying these types of vehicles Disagree	Owners of fuel efficient, hybrid, or electric cars should not have to pay fees based on how many miles they drive because paying less to drive is one of the incentives for buying these types of vehicles Strongly Disagree
Owners of fuel efficient, hybrid, or electric cars should have to pay fees based on how many miles they drive because they aren’t paying with gas taxes	Owners of fuel efficient, hybrid, or electric cars should have to pay fees based on how many miles they drive because they aren’t paying with gas taxes Strongly Agree	Owners of fuel efficient, hybrid, or electric cars should have to pay fees based on how many miles they drive because they aren’t paying with gas taxes Agree	Owners of fuel efficient, hybrid, or electric cars should have to pay fees based on how many miles they drive because they aren’t paying with gas taxes Neutral	Owners of fuel efficient, hybrid, or electric cars should have to pay fees based on how many miles they drive because they aren’t paying with gas taxes Disagree	Owners of fuel efficient, hybrid, or electric cars should have to pay fees based on how many miles they drive because they aren’t paying with gas taxes Strongly Disagree
I am concerned about how my miles would be tracked and how my privacy would be affected	I am concerned about how my miles would be tracked and how my privacy would be affected Strongly Agree	I am concerned about how my miles would be tracked and how my privacy would be affected Agree	I am concerned about how my miles would be tracked and how my privacy would be affected Neutral	I am concerned about how my miles would be tracked and how my privacy would be affected Disagree	I am concerned about how my miles would be tracked and how my privacy would be affected Strongly Disagree
I am concerned about charging travelers fees based on miles they drive because it could be hard on lower income people	I am concerned about charging travelers fees based on miles they drive because it could be hard on lower income people Strongly Agree	I am concerned about charging travelers fees based on miles they drive because it could be hard on lower income people Agree	I am concerned about charging travelers fees based on miles they drive because it could be hard on lower income people Neutral	I am concerned about charging travelers fees based on miles they drive because it could be hard on lower income people Disagree	I am concerned about charging travelers fees based on miles they drive because it could be hard on lower income people Strongly Disagree

About You

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* 14. Gender

Female

Male

Gender non-binary

Decline to state

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* 15. What year were you born?

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* 16. How many years have you lived in the greater Sacramento Region?

Less than 1

1-5

6-10

11-15

16-20

20+

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* 17. What is your race?

African American/Black

Asian

Hispanic/Latino

Caucasian/White

Two or more races

American Indian/ Alaska Native

Native Hawaiian, Other Pacific Islander

Prefer not to say

Other (please specify)

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* 18. What is your zip code?

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* 19. What is your annual household income?

Less than $15,000

$15,000 - $24,999

$25,000 - $34,999

$35,000 - $49,999

$50,000 - $74,999

$75,000 - $99,999

$100,000 - $149,999

$150,000 - $199,999

More than $200,000

Prefer not to say

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Thank you again for taking this survey! The answers you give will be used by the Sacramento Area Council of Governments when developing the 2025 Blueprint which aims to come together around a collective vision to advance economic prosperity, support environmental health and resiliency, and promote equity through reducing transportation and housing disparities by race, ethnicity, income, and ability.