Origins

Petaluma has potential to be a great place to get around without a car -- mild weather, gentle terrain, and families with active lifestyles. Our town has created ambitious plans … and made some noteworthy progress. But we were still left with a patchwork of safe routes, when we needed a seamless network!

Safe Streets Petaluma was founded in 2022 to build that network by rallying public support for investments in complete streets. We are an all-volunteer coalition of community leaders, neighborhood groups, businesses, and other community members who want action!  In 2025, we became a project of Rebuilding Together Petaluma, who serves as our 501c3 non-profit fiscal agent.  

In our first year, thanks to the advocacy of our members, the Petaluma City Council adopted our Policy Platform when it voted unanimously to make “Safe and Complete Streets” one of its Top Ten Goals and Priorities for fiscal year 2022/23. Safe Streets has remained a top priority.

Multi-use path with cyclist and girls riding scooters
Two children walking

Some of Our Accomplishments

  • Expert volunteers in action

    Our expert volunteers helped the City write it’s new Active Transportation Plan, adopted in September 2025.

  • SSP annual Holiday Lighted Ride

    We have organized annual Holiday Lighted Rides since 2022, with hundreds of all-ages riders (even in the rain!)

  • Bike lane safety barriers

    We convinced the City to add these safety barriers to the new bike lanes on N. McDowell Blvd.

  • Circle garden

    We created this “Circle Garden” to beautify a new roundabout.

  • New bike lanes

    We persuaded the City to put bike lanes back in the D Street Traffic Calming Pilot Project.