Active Transportation Plan
UPDATING OUR VISION FOR WALKING & BICYCLING IN PETALUMA
The City of Petaluma is nearing completion of its Active Transportation Plan (ATP). The ATP is the City’s “action plan” for all things related to active transportation — mobility via walking, biking, and other wheeled and self-powered means. The ATP identifies and prioritizes infrastructure projects, as well as education, encouragement, and enforcement programs or actions aimed at improving active transportation. The ATP is an update to the City’s Bicycle and Pedestrian Master Plan, which was adopted in 2008 by City Council as an appendix to General Plan 2025.
The ATP was developed concurrently and in close coordination with the City’s General Plan Update (GPU), which is a long-range plan guiding Petaluma’s physical development, including in transportation. While the GPU provides high-level and long-range policy and planning guidance, the ATP goes into greater detail regarding specific actions to improve active transportation. The ATP was also developed in coordination with the City’s Climate Action Plan, the Blueprint for Climate Action.
Draft Active Transportation Plan Available for Public Comment Through May 4, 2025
The Draft ATP is now available for public review and comment. Community members may comment on the plan by attending any of three public meetings held throughout April and/or submitting written comments using the form below or by emailing [email protected].
- CLICK HERE for the draft document
- CLICK HERE for an enlarged version of the proposed bikeway map
Meeting Schedule
- Tuesday, April 8, 2025, 6 PM at City Hall: Planning Commission and Pedestrian & Bicycle Advisory Committee
- Tuesday, April 15, 2025, 5 PM at City Hall: Transit Advisory Committee
- Monday, April 21, 2025, 6 PM at City Hall: City Council
To learn more about how to participate in each meeting, go to cityofpetaluma.org/meetings.
Next Steps
Staff will make revisions to the draft ATP in response to feedback received through May 4, 2025. A final draft will return to City Council for consideration of adoption in the coming months, with timing dependent on the breadth of feedback received and revisions required.
