Sacramento Transit Advocates and Riders (STAR) is shutting down. The people who have been leading STAR for a number of years are tired, and involved in other issues. Dan, in particular, is unwiling to continue to carry the organization and wants to spend time on other priorities (see https://allisondan.wordpress.com/2025/12/20/changing-focus/). STAR is extremely proud of what … Continue reading end of the line for STAR
SacRT 2026 board meeting schedule
SacRT has announced its board meeting schedule for 2026. The meetings start at 4:00 PM on Mondays, and are held at the SacRT Administration board room, 1102 Q Street, 4th Floor, Suite 4600. January 26, 2026 February 23, 2026 March 23, 2026 April 13, 2026 May 11, 2026 June 8, 2026 July 27, 2026 August … Continue reading SacRT 2026 board meeting schedule
SacRT wheelchairs vs. bus driver barriers
In a video created by Inga Lizdenyte and shared by Helen O'Connell, users of both average size and larger wheelchairs have difficulty accessing SacRT buses with the new driver security barriers being install on buses. Please take a look at the mp4 video (as with all videos, you may have difficultly viewing in-line, but you … Continue reading SacRT wheelchairs vs. bus driver barriers
SacRT Board 2025-12-08
The Board of Directors of SacRT will meet Monday, December 8, 2025, at 4:00 PM at SacRT Headquarters, 1102 Q Street, Sacramento, 4th Floor. There will be no meeting on December 22. The next meeting may be January 26. The agenda is below (with pdf). Items of particular interest to STAR and our readers are … Continue reading SacRT Board 2025-12-08
SacRT Mobility Advisory Council 2025-11-20
The SacRT Mobility Advisory Council (MAC) will meet Thursday, November 20, 2025, at 2:30 PM. The in-person meeting is at 1102 Q Street, 4th Floor, and is also available on Zoom at https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89729643927. The meeting location, SacRT Headquarters, is one block from the 13th Street light rail station (Blue, Gold), and three blocks from bus route … Continue reading SacRT Mobility Advisory Council 2025-11-20
SacRT Board 2025-11-10
The Board of Directors of SacRT will meet Monday, November 10, 2025, at 4:00 PM at SacRT Headquarters, 1102 Q Street, Sacramento, 4th Floor, the agenda is below (with pdf). Items of particular interest to STAR and our readers are linked. Other documents are available on SacRT Current Board Documents page. The consent calendar items are adopted … Continue reading SacRT Board 2025-11-10
transportation funding update on SacMoves Coalition
SacRT Board 2025-10-27
The Board of Directors of SacRT will meet Monday, October 27, 2025, at 4:00 PM at SacRT Headquarters, 1102 Q Street, Sacramento, 4th Floor, the agenda (pdf) is below. Items of particular interest to STAR and our readers are linked. Other documents are available on SacRT Current Board Documents page. The consent calendar items are adopted as … Continue reading SacRT Board 2025-10-27
NotJustBikes: “Trams are Great! So why are the Streetcars SO BAD!?”
Below is a link to a July 20, 2025 video from Jason Slaughter's 'Not Just Bikes' YouTube channel. The video is ostensibly about trams and streetcars, but I also find it to be a nice encapsulation of many topics that our own advocacy groups address in their respective forums: Defining what factors are needed for … Continue reading NotJustBikes: “Trams are Great! So why are the Streetcars SO BAD!?”
light rail blockages, one down, one to go
The General Manager's report at the SacRT Board meeting this week included a solution to one of the locations where light rail trains were being blocked by illegal parking, in this case, for the southbound Gold Line on 7th Street between J Street and Merchant Street (alley). Two of the five parking spaces were removed, … Continue reading light rail blockages, one down, one to go
Sacramento Transit Advocates and Riders (STAR) 