What is Active Transportation?

Active transportation refers to human-powered transportation, such as walking, cycling, using a wheelchair, in-line skating, skateboarding, etc.

These activities have many important health, economic, environmental, and social benefits:

Helping families get to schools, parks, work, shopping, restaurants, and bus stops
Improving health and reducing the incidence of disease and obesity
Reducing air pollution
Saving money on gas and car maintenance

However, many neighborhoods were developed without good trails, sidewalks, and bike lanes that make walking and biking safe and comfortable for everyone.

What is an Active Transportation Plan?

The Active Transportation Plan (ATP) is a comprehensive guide that creates a vision for a network of trails, bike lanes, sidewalks, and other elements to support safe walking and bicycling.

Fresno County Regional Active Transportation Plan

The Fresno Regional ATP is an important document that will help each jurisdiction in the County identify needed bicycle and pedestrian projects and help the agencies qualify for new funds to implement the projects. It is important that the Plan be context sensitive to local needs and vetted with local staff and the community. The Regional ATP was adopted by the Fresno COG Policy Board February 22, 2018.

Fresno County Regional ATP – FINAL

Cover – Chapter 1

Chapter 2 – Chapter 5

Chapter 6: County

Chapter 7: Firebaugh
Chapter 8: Fowler
Chapter 9: Huron
Chapter 10: Kerman
Chapter 11: Kingsburg
Chapter 12: Mendota
Chapter 13: Orange Cove
Chapter 14: Parlier
Chapter 15: Reedley
Chapter 16: San Joaquin
Chapter 17: Sanger
Chapter 18: Other Plans
Appendices A – B

Appendices C – F
Negative Declaration

Goals of the Active Transportation Plan include:

Create a network of safe and attractive trails, sidewalks, and bikeways to connect Fresno County residents to key destinations, especially local schools, parks and transit
Increase walking and biking trips in the region by creating user-friendly facilities
Develop supporting programs and policies related to education, encouragement, enforcement, and evaluation
Guide future investments
Develop a funding strategy

For more information on the Regional ATP please contact:

Peggy Arnest
Senior Regional Planner
Fresno Council of Governments
parnest@fresnocog.org
559.724.9218

How are other Fresno County local agencies addressing Active Transportation?

On October 17, 2016, the City of Clovis adopted an Active Transportation Plan. Information on this plan can be found on the City of Clovis website, by clicking HERE. The Plan is intended to help the City achieve the following three goals:

Increase the share of residents who use walking and bicycling to get to work, school, shopping, and other activities.
Reduce the number of collisions within the city involving pedestrians and bicyclists.
Close gaps within the bicycle and pedestrian networks.

The City of Fresno adopted their latest Active Transportation Plan March 2, 2017. Information on this plan can be found on the City of Fresno website, by clicking HERE. The City has established the following goals as part of the Plan:

Equitably improve the safety and perceived safety of walking and bicycling in Fresno.
Increase walking and bicycling trips in Fresno by creating user-friendly facilities.
Improve the geographic equity of access to walking and bicycling facilities in Fresno.
Fill key gaps in Fresno’s walking and bicycling networks.

Fresno-Clovis Metropolitan Area Class IV Separated Bikeway Feasibility Study

To facilitate a regional planning process, the Fresno Council of Governments has initiated a project to determine the feasibility of constructing separated bikeways within Fresno and Clovis; and possibly elsewhere in the County. The feasibility study will review design guidance and implementation needs, evaluate existing corridors in the Fresno-Clovis area, and identify key locations where separated bikeways will likely provide the greatest benefit or return on investment.

Separated bikeways are on-street bicycle facilities that include a vertical physical barrier between the bikeway and moving traffic, such as flexible bollards, a curb, on-street parking, or planter boxes. They can be designed to allow for either one- or two-way travel. Depending on the agency or jurisdiction, separated bikeways may also be referred to as “protected bikeways” or “cycle tracks,” or “separated or protected bike lanes.

Separated bikeways have many potential benefits including:

Increasing Safety
Increasing Bicycle Trips
Improving Health and Quality of Life
Supporting the Local Economy

A Separated Bikeways Feasibility Public Workshop was held at Hoover High School Cafeteria on December 6^th from 6:30 – 8:00 pm. The public was able to share their views on the different types of bikeways and their thoughts on where they should be located. Experts were available to discuss the project, thoroughly explain separated bikeways, review route options, and describe various design options. Download the event presentation HERE.

Fresno/Clovis Metropolitan Area Class IV Bikeway Feasibility Study

Class IV Bikeway Design Guidelines

Fresno-Clovis Metropolitan Area Class IV Bikeway Feasibility Study – Power Point Presentation

2018 Bikeway Maps: Fresno COG staff updates this map once a year

2018 Fresno-Clovis Bikeways Map

Hard copies are provided by request. They are printed on tear-proof, water-proof paper for durability. Contact us for free copies, or pick some up at one of these local Fresno County bike or sports stores:

Clovis Bicycle Company	1398 Shaw Ave Clovis, CA 93612	(559) 325-2453
Cycle Path Bicycles	1165 E Champlain Dr Fresno, CA 93720	(559) 434-8356
Dick’s Sporting Goods	3380 W Shaw Ave, Fresno, CA 93711	(559) 322-4628
Dick’s Sporting Goods	1225 Herndon Ave, Clovis, CA 93612	(559) 271-2701
Fresno Schwinn	2444 E Ashlan Ave Fresno, CA 93726	(559) 226-2453

Pedal Junkies Clubhouse 707	707 N Fulton St Fresno, CA 93728	(559) 394-5285
REI	7810 N Blackstone Ave Fresno, CA 93720	(559) 261-4168
Rubber Soul Bicycles	132 W. Nees #111 Fresno, CA 93711	(559) 435-2453

Stevens Bicycle Shop	4045 W Figarden Dr Fresno, CA 93722	(559) 229-8163
Stevens Bicycle Shop	1365 N Willow Ave Clovis, CA 93619	(559) 797-0148
Sumner’s Schwinn Bicycle Shop	4691 E Belmont Ave Fresno, CA 93702	(559) 255-9222
Sunnyside Bicycles	6105 E Kings Canyon Rd Fresno, CA 93727	(559) 255-7433
Tower Velo	1435 N Van Ness Ave Fresno, CA 93728	(559) 268-2863
The Bike Shop at Woodward	9433 N Fort Washington Rd Fresno, CA 93730	(559) 392-6657