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Administrative Amendment to Bowman Road Bicycle and Pedestrian Project Description - Staff
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Requested Action(s)
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a) Request to approve an administrative amendment to the 2025 Regional Transportation Plan and the Tehama County Active Transportation Plan to update the project description for the Bowman Road Bicycle and Pedestrian Path.
b) Request to authorize staff to update the project description to include Hooker Creek Road and clarify that the project is intended to improve bicycle and pedestrian connectivity between the Bowman Road / Hooker Creek Road area, Evergreen Elementary School, Evergreen Middle School, and Interstate 5.
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Financial Impact:
There is no direct fiscal impact associated with this administrative amendment. Approval of this item updates and clarifies the project description only and does not award funding, approve construction, amend a construction contract, or obligate TCTC to future project costs.
Background Information:
The Tehama County Transportation Commission adopted the 2025 Regional Transportation Plan as the long-range planning document used to identify transportation needs, guide regional transportation investments, and support future funding opportunities. The RTP includes roadway, bridge, transit, bicycle and pedestrian, aviation, and other transportation projects over the planning horizon.
The RTP also identifies the Tehama County Active Transportation Plan - Pedestrian/Bicycle Plan as one of the transportation planning documents reviewed for consistency during development of the 2025 RTP. The RTP states that the Active Transportation Plan guides investments in bicycle and pedestrian infrastructure, policies, and programs to encourage walking and bicycling, and includes recommended projects such as bikeways, pedestrian improvements, safe routes to schools, crossings, sidewalks, and signage.
The current RTP bicycle and pedestrian project list includes the Bowman Road Bikeway, generally described as “Bowman Road Bikeway (Evergreen School to I-5).” Staff is requesting an administrative amendment to both the RTP and the Active Transportation Plan to clarify the project description so it better reflects the intended project limits and connectivity purpose.
The proposed amendment will update the project description to include Hooker Creek Road and clarify that the project is intended to improve bicycle and pedestrian access to Evergreen Elementary School and Evergreen Middle School, while maintaining the connection toward Interstate 5. This clarification strengthens the project’s active transportation, school-access, and community connectivity purpose.
The RTP identifies a need to enhance bicycle and pedestrian facilities for residents, including wider shoulders, bicycle lanes, sidewalks, and crosswalks to improve safety and connectivity between community destinations. The proposed description update is consistent with that policy direction and supports future planning, funding, and implementation of the project.
Approval of this item will allow staff to administratively update the project description in the 2025 Regional Transportation Plan and the Tehama County Active Transportation Plan / Pedestrian-Bicycle Plan.
Final Project Language - Bowman Road / Hooker Creek Road Bicycle and Pedestrian Path:
Improve bicycle and pedestrian access along Bowman Road and Hooker Creek Road to create a safer connection for students, families, and residents traveling between Evergreen Elementary School, Evergreen Middle School, and Interstate 5. Improvements may include a multi-use path, bike lanes, widened shoulders, sidewalks, crossings, signage, and striping.