Rancho Cordova General Plan Update
Thank you to all who joined the interactive in person workshop on February 19th at City Hall to provide your input on the draft vision and guiding principles and desired areas of change throughout the City. For those that were not able to attend, it's not too late to provide your input! Please share your thoughts below through two easy to navigate feedback exercises. Feedback will be received through March 31st!
Please review the draft Vision & Guiding Principles below, and let us know if we missed anything!
The draft vision statement is a reflection of what the community values the most based on the feedback from the first phase of the project. It is a statement of the shared aspirations for what you want this community to be in the future. It should be inspirational and set the tone for the General Plan goals, policies, and actions. The General Plan should be written in a way to help the community achieve that vision.
Create vibrant activity centers that serve as local gathering places and regional destinations for socializing, shopping, dining, and entertainment. Cultivate a unique identity and sense of place in these centers through attractive streetscapes, active public spaces, and dedicated spaces for local small businesses.
Strengthen Rancho Cordova’s role as a regional economic center that offers opportunities for economic prosperity for all members of the local and regional community. Encourage the creative adaptation of commercial and employment areas to attract new employers to Rancho Cordova, strengthen the local economy, and support the fiscal health of the city.
Prioritize sustainability through smart and fiscally-responsible land use patterns that create a balanced and integrated mix of uses, preserve natural resources, improve air quality, support active transportation, and promote a healthy community.
Ensure equitable access to safe, well-maintained parks, open spaces, and recreational opportunities that foster community well-being and promote healthy connections to the natural environment for all residents. Enhance access to the American River Parkway, as a vital regional asset.
Ensure all residential areas throughout the City, are walkable neighborhoods that promote diverse housing options and foster strong community identity and social interactions. Strengthen connections from residential neighborhoods to parks, schools, shopping, jobs, and amenities through an integrated network of villages, town centers, and mixed-use developments served by multiple modes of transportation.
Create a comprehensive, interconnected transportation network that ensures a range of safe, attractive, and convenient transportation options for people of all ages and abilities to walk, bike, roll, drive, and take public transit throughout all areas of the city.
Establish Rancho Cordova as a premier regional destination for entertainment, arts, music, and culture by creating vibrant civic spaces and entertainment venues that foster a variety of events and programs that celebrate the city’s diverse cultures, honor its history, attract visitors, and enhance community pride and connection.
Empower and uplift the youth of our community by fostering access to high-quality education, enriching extracurricular activities, and safe and inclusive spaces that ensure the next generation is equipped to thrive and contribute to a bright future.
Ensure Rancho Cordova is an equitable and inclusive city where people of all ages, abilities, ethnicities, races, genders, sexual identities, incomes, beliefs, and cultures have access to clean air, water, nutritious food, recreation, and opportunities to participate in civic life.
