Rancho Cordova Active Transportation Plan – Community Survey Fall 2025

The City of Rancho Cordova is developing the Active Transportation Plan to identify gaps and barriers to walking and biking and develop recommendations to make walking, biking, and rolling a more comfortable and convenient option for traveling in the city.

Help shape the future of walking, biking, and rolling in Rancho Cordova! Make your voice heard by answering this 20-question survey. Your input is essential!

Section 1: About You

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* 1. What is your home ZIP code or the neighborhood where you live in Rancho Cordova?

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* 2. How do you typically get around Rancho Cordova? (Select all that apply)

Walking

Biking

Driving

Public transportation

Ride-hailing (Uber, Lyft)

Bike/Scooter share

Other (please specify)

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* 3. How often do you walk or bike to reach places like work, school, or shops?

Daily

A few times a week

A few times a month

Rarely

Never

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* 4. Would you prefer to walk or bike more often?

Yes, I wish I could walk or bike more

No, I walk or bike as much as I want

No, walking or biking doesn’t work for me

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* 5. Did you participate in any activities of the Active Transportation Plan last Fall? (Select all that apply)

Yes, I attended a workshop at City Hall in October 2024

Yes, I completed the survey

Yes, I saw your booth at a community event/pop up

I’m not sure

Section 2: Priorities

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* 6. What are your top priorities for improving biking in Rancho Cordova? (Select up to 3)

Safety first – create more separation from traffic, reducing potential conflict points and increasing comfort

Healthy and sustainable – reduce emissions, promote active living

Connectivity – make it easier and more comfortable to reach everyday destinations, especially along busy streets, by improving connections, adding bike parking, and offering scooter share options to help people get to and from transit

Joyful choices – make biking enjoyable with amenities like public art, convenient access, or shade

Deliver and maintain – build projects within budget and keep them in good condition and accessible

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* 7. What are your top priorities for improving walking in Rancho Cordova? (Select up to 3)

Safety first - Improve pedestrian safety by creating buffers from traffic, and reducing conflict points at driveways and intersections

Healthy and sustainable - reduce emissions, promote active living

Connectivity - Make it easier to walk to parks, schools, stores, and transit with complete and direct sidewalk routes

Joyful choices - Make walking more enjoyable with features like high-visibility crosswalks, median islands, and shorter crossing distances. Add amenities like shade, benches, and buffers from traffic to make walking more pleasant

Deliver and Maintain - Complete sidewalk, crosswalks, curb ramps, and crossing projects and keep them in good condition and accessible

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* 8. What is your biggest concern when walking or biking? (Select up to 3)

Proximity to traffic or needing to cross traffic

Lack of connected routes to my destinations

Sidewalks or bikeways don’t match the scale or needs of the street (ex, sidewalk is too narrow for the street it runs along)

Long signal waits, short walk times, and wide roads make crossing uncomfortable or unsafe

Not being visible to drivers, not enough lighting

Distance between destinations/takes too much time

Personal safety

Lack of bike parking or concerns around bike parking security

Other (please specify)