Bicycle Master Plan - City of Rancho Cordova

CHAPTER 2 ● EXISTING CONDITIONSVarious Specific PlansSeveral specific plans are under development for the area bounded by Sunrise Boulevard, Highway 50, GrantLine Road, and Jackson Highway. These plans address park and recreational needs, open space areas, naturalpreservation areas, and other public sites such as schools. Specific plan development is guided by the GeneralPlan and other completed or ongoing planning efforts. The Bicycle Master Plan will provide an opportunityto enhance these specific plans through common policies and through the interconnection of trailinfrastructure at plan boundaries.Upper Laguna Creek CoalitionThe Laguna Creek Parkway is a system of waterways that extends from the Sacramento River to theheadwaters of Laguna Creek in the southern portion of the City of Rancho Cordova. The upper watershedwill be developed in the near future. Local government agencies are recognizing the need to try new planningand design approaches that will integrate riparian and wetland habitats with flood control, water qualitytreatment, and passive recreation.As part of a multifunctional corridor, the Upper Laguna Creek Coalition (ULCC) Trails and ParksWorkgroup is developing a concept for a future regional bicycle system. The trail system would connect tothe Sacramento River system and to the future Deer Creek Trail system east of Rancho Cordova. Within theCity of Rancho Cordova, the ULCC trail system is being planned as a high-amenity regional bicycle facilitythat will be similar to the American River Parkway.American River Parkway PlanThe American River Parkway is an open space greenbelt that extends approximately 29 miles from FolsomDam in the northeast to the American River’s confluence with the Sacramento River in the southwest. TheAmerican River Parkway is a unique regional facility that preserves natural open space and protectsenvironmental quality within the urban environment. It also provides unique recreational opportunitiesthroughout the Sacramento area.Preservation activities for the American River Parkway are documented as early as 1915 and culminated in theadoption of the first Parkway Plan by Sacramento County in 1962. The adoption of the 1962 Parkway Planhelped to preserve open space as expanding development encroached on the American River watercourse.The 2008 American River Parkway Plan update documents guidelines for the preservation, use, development,and administration of the parkway and results in a strong guiding document for important land use decisionsaffecting the parkway.The American River Parkway multi-use recreational trail is seen as a primary attraction for residents ofRancho Cordova both for recreational cycling and for non-motorized commuter travel.MASTER PLAN ▪ 2-17