This post ‘What I’ve Learned from Getting Transit Wrong‘ by Hayden Clarkin from August 28, 2025 on StreetsblogUSA is worth a read for people interested in transit advocacy in the Sacramento region.
“Fix the gaps. Improve the service. Build the coalition before pushing for the end result.”
“It’s a systemic failure, not a personal choice. Our inability to build enough family-friendly housing in urban areas pushes people out, and then we write them off as “anti-urban,” which only deepens the divide between city and suburb.”
:More or new isn’t always better. If transit isn’t useful, frequent, or convenient, then building it for the sake of building it doesn’t make sense.”
Sacramento Transit Advocates and Riders (STAR) 