Council to Vote on Folsom Boulevard Safety Plan
Sacramento's City Council is set to decide on design plans and funding for a Folsom Boulevard traffic safety project after a fatal pedestrian crash.
Updated on Nov. 9, 2026 in City Hall
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The Sacramento City Council will vote Tuesday, November 10, 2026, on adopting design plans and funding for a Folsom Boulevard safety improvement project. The project would reduce the street from four lanes to two and add a center turn lane.
Why it matters
The vote follows a fatal crash in which Sacramento mother Lupe Jimenez Brown was struck and killed while crossing Folsom Boulevard near Phoebe Hearst Elementary School. The city's Vision Zero dashboard tracks vehicle-versus-pedestrian crashes citywide, and several other such incidents have occurred in the same area.
The project would convert Folsom Boulevard from four lanes to two and add a center turn lane. Funding amount and the council's final decision were not specified in the available information.
The players
Sacramento City Council
The elected legislative body of the city of Sacramento, responsible for approving the Folsom Boulevard design plans and funding.
Lupe Jimenez Brown
A Sacramento mother who was struck and killed by a vehicle while crossing Folsom Boulevard, whose death prompted scrutiny of the street's safety record.
The details
The council will consider design plans and a funding measure for the Folsom Boulevard safety improvement project. Lupe Jimenez Brown was killed more than four years ago while crossing the street near Phoebe Hearst Elementary School, and other vehicle-versus-pedestrian incidents have since been recorded in the same area.
Timeline
Over four years ago: Lupe Jimenez Brown is struck and killed crossing Folsom Boulevard.
Tuesday, November 10, 2026: Sacramento City Council votes on Folsom Boulevard design plans and funding.
Seasonal Patterns
The city's Vision Zero dashboard records vehicle-versus-pedestrian crashes across Sacramento over nearly five years, and the Folsom Boulevard project is one local response to crash clusters that dashboard tracks. Whether the lane reduction changes that trend is not yet known.
If approved, Folsom Boulevard in Sacramento would narrow from four lanes to two with a center turn lane, changing how drivers and pedestrians use the corridor near the school. Residents who cross or drive this stretch would experience the new layout once construction proceeds, though timing is not yet specified.
The takeaway
Street redesigns like the Folsom Boulevard project aim to slow traffic and protect pedestrians, and residents can follow the council's decision to see how the city responds to its own crash data.
What happens next
The Sacramento City Council is scheduled to vote on the Folsom Boulevard design plans and funding on Tuesday, November 10, 2026.
Further reading
Follow local decisions on the City Hall beat for updates on council votes affecting Sacramento streets.
Source note: This article includes information reported by CBS News.
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