City of Richmond
Transportation
Program Plan
Overview
May 5, 2026
Outline
• Overview: multimodal system
• Key Issues: safety and access
• Planning: key documents
completed
• High Priorities: in motion
• Next Steps: discussion
2 Overview: Census Snapshot
3 Richmond DataTopic
115,000Population
Median (37 yrs), Under 18 (21%), 65+ (15%)Age
14%Poverty rate
55%Homeowner rate
67%Labor force
participation
34 minutes (average)Commute time
Drive alone (60%), Carpool (19%), Transit
(14%), Walk (2%) and Bike (1%)
Commute mode
Source: U.S. Census
Overview: Roadway System
4 Source: Kimley-Horn
Pavement
Condition:
Fair (59/100)
Overview: Daily Travel Patterns
5 Activity
Trend
(2019-23)
Mode
Share
Av. Daily
VolumeTrip Type
- 11%85%176,000Vehicle
-5 %13%27,000Pedestrian
59%1.7%3,500Bicycle
Source: Streetlight Data (location data from mobile devices and vehicles) Overview: Transit
6 Source: Kimley-Horn
Overview: Transit (cont.)
• Richmond BART Station
– 2,800 riders per weekday
– 66% travel to workplace
– 59% ride BART 5+ days/week
7 Source: BART, 2024
Overview: Transit (cont.)
• AC Transit buses to/from Richmond
– 15,000 boardings/alightings per weekday
– High Ridership
• 72 (Pt. Richmond/San Pablo Ave.)
– Medium Ridership
• 7 (local)
• 70 / 71 (El Sobrante)
• 74 (Ferry/May Rd.)
• 76 (Hercules/Pinole)
• 376 (Transbay early)
• 600 school series
• 800 (all-nighter)
8 Source: AC Transit, 2026
Without additional
funding, AC Transit
faces a $200 million
deficit possibly
resulting in service
reductions of 16%.
Overview: Transit (cont.)
• Ferry service to/from Richmond
– 1,500 riders per weekday (1,300 on weekends)
– 33% growth (outpaced growth of WETA system)
– Parking lots are close to capacity
– Discussing AC Transit coordination, parking fees
and regional bike sharing expansion
9 Source: SF Bay Ferry
Key Issues: Safety - Crashes
10 AverageTotal2026*2025202420232022202120202019
64225661787Fatal
31222825393220412631Severe
Injury
725181653657278648585Visible
Injury
2241,63060198189218181240238306Com-
plaint of
Pain
493642154604936454752Pedes-
trian
322341129402935302832Bicycle
1,1308,2513381,1101,0881,0129151,1241,2611,403Total
Crashes
Source: Crossroads, 2026
*2026 data: January through April 15, 2026
Key Issues: Safety - Crashes
11 Average
(2019 –
2025)
Total
(2019-
2025)
640Fatal
31214Severe Injury
72502Visible Injury
2241,570Complaint of
Pain
49343Pedestrian
32223Bicycle
1,1307,913Total Crashes
Source: Crossroads, 2026
63% of crashes are
on 8% of roadways
Source: Local Roadway Safety Plan, 2022
Key Issues: Access
• Walking
– Gaps in sidewalks
– ADA accessibility (e.g., curb ramps)
• Transit
– Condition & proximity of bus stops
– Service frequency
• Bicycling
– Gaps in bicycling system
– Pavement condition
• Driving
– Congestion at hot spots (e.g., schools)
– Pavement condition
12 Planning
• Citywide
– Circulation Element of the 2030 General Plan (2012)
– Local Roadway Safety Plan (2022)
– Bicycle and Pedestrian Action Plan (2023)
– Sidewalk Assessment (2023)
13 Note: 63% of crashes on 8% of roadways.
Planning (cont.)
• Neighborhood Connections
– Richmond Parkway Transportation Plan (2025)
– Ferry to Bridge to Greenway Plan (2021)
– Community-based Transportation Plan (2020)
– First/Last Mile Transportation Strategic Plan (2019)
– West County Plan for Regional Routes (2017)
– Richmond Wellness Trail Vision Plan (2016)
– Rumrill Blvd/13th Street Complete Streets (2015)
– South Richmond Transportation Plan (2015)
14 Planning (cont.)
• Transit Plans
– Countywide Integrated Transit Plan (in progress)
– Autonomous Transit Feasibility Study (in progress)
– Safe Trips to BART: Action Plan for Safer Streets (2025) – West County Express Bus Plan (2020)
– BART Walk and Bicycle Network Gap Study (2020)
– West Contra Costa High-Capacity Transit Study (2017)
15 Planning (cont.)
MTC
Priority
Areas
16 Source: Kimley-Horn
High Priorities: Construction
• Maintenance: Pavement, Bridge, Lighting & Landscaping • ADA: Sidewalks, Curb Ramps
• Complete Streets
– 13th Street
– Canal Blvd. (Port)
– Carlson Blvd. Crosstown Phase II
– Macdonald Ave. Pedestrian XINGs
– Richmond Art & Lighting
• Traffic Calming
– Various (18 total)
• SF Bay Trail (Pt. Molate: EBRPD)
17 High Priorities: Construction
18 5Grant Funded:7Active Projects:$26 millionEst. Cost:
Note: Does not include Canal Blvd. (Port),
Maintenance and ADA projects.
High Priorities: Construction (cont.)
• Traffic Calming – 18 Locations
19 High Priorities: Design
• Maintenance: Pavement, Signals and ADA
• Complete Streets
– 23rd St. & San Pablo Ave. Signals (CCTA)
– Barrett Avenue Improvements
– Bayview to BART: Potrero Ave. & Bayview Ave.
– Cutting Blvd. & Macdonald Blvd. Transit (AC Transit)
– McBryde Safe Routes to Parks
– Neighborhood (Harbour Way S)
– I-80 Central Interchange Phase II
– Richmond Wellness Trail Phase II
• Railroad XINGs
– Cutting Blvd. & Carlson Blvd.
– Harbour Way & Wright Ave.
• Streetlights: Art & Lighting and Dornan Tunnel
• Traffic Calming
– Various (6 data-driven intersections + others)20
High Priorities: Design
21 8Grant Funded:8Active Projects:$33 millionEst. Cost:
Note: Does not include CCTA’s and AC Transit’s
projects and the 6 traffic calming sites.
High Priorities: Design (cont.)
• Traffic Calming – 6 Locations ($3 million est.)
– 23rd St. & Downer Ave.
– 23rd St. & Virginia Ave.
– Carlson Blvd. & Columbia Ave.
– Carlson Blvd. & Sacramento St.
– Cutting Blvd. & S. 49th St.
– San Pablo Ave. & Solano Ave.
• 41st St. & Bissell Ave.
• Tunnel Ave. and Scenic Ave.
22 High Priorities: Planning
• Long-range Transportation Strategic Plan
• Asset Management System, Inventory & Assessment
• Maintenance: Pavement & Streetlight Plan
• ADA: Transition Plan, Blue Curbs & Bus Benches
• Complete Streets
– 23rd St Y-Plan Safety Corridor Plan
– Downtown Pt. Richmond Connectivity
– Neighborhood (Harbour/Ohio/Macdonald)
– San Pablo Ave. (CCTA)
• Autonomous Transit Network Study
• User Fees Study and Traffic Impact Fee Update
• Traffic Calming
– McBryde one-way couplet
– Donut Sideshow Abatement Pilot (6 intersections)23
High Priorities: Planning (cont.)
• Traffic Calming: Donut Sideshow Abatement Pilot
– 1st St. & Macdonald Ave.
– Curry St. & Macdonald Ave.
– 24th St. & Esmond Ave.
– S. 2nd St. & Maine Ave.
– S. 2nd St. & Florida Ave.
– May Rd. & Santa Rita Rd.
24 Next Steps
• CIP projects: Complete
• Traffic Calming:
– Consolidate programs
– Prioritize 500+ requests
• Create 5-yr Program Plan:
Prioritize in Long-range
Transportation Strategic Plan
• Write grants Implement
25 Next Steps: Traffic Calming
• Combine Programs:
– Bike and Pedestrian
– Neighborhood Traffic Calming
– Safe Routes to School
– Traffic Safety
= Neighborhood Safety and Access Program
• Covers:
– Safety: traffic calming, speed management, safer
crossings, Safe Routes to School
– Access: neighborhood connectivity, equitable
mobility, biking, walking, rolling
26 Next Steps: Traffic Calming (cont.)
27 Evaluation Criteria Score
(group projects by corridor or area)
Program Plan w/ Funding for
Outreach, Design &
Construction
Community Member
Requests (500+)
Next Steps: Criteria
• Project Scoring Criteria
– Crashes and on/near high-injury roads
– Vehicles: Speed and volume
– Community member requests (500+)
– Mode shift: Bike/Ped Plan or AC Transit street
– Priority street/area in other plans
– Next to schools, parks or commercial
– Equity (disadvantaged communities)
28 = Data-driven process
Next Steps: 5-Year Program Plan
• Long-range Transportation Strategic Plan
– Compile projects
• Complete Streets
• Neighborhood Safety and Access
• Transit Improvements
• ADA Compliance
• Others
– Develop evaluation criteria
– Prioritize projects
– Seek grant funding
– Conduct outreach
– Design and construct
29 Next Steps: 5-Year Program Plan
30 Complete Streets
Neighborhood Safety
and Access
ADA Compliance
Transit
Improvements
Other Programs
Prioritize
Projects
Seek Grant
Funding
FundingProgram
$Year 1 Projects
$Year 2 Projects
$Year 3 Projects
$Year 4 Projects
$Year 5 Projects
5-Year Program Plan to
be Updated Every Year
Input: Community
Engagement and
Evaluation Criteria
City of Richmond
Transportation
Program Plan
Overview
May 5, 2026