Author: Dan Allison

STAR responses to Hinz 2025-07-28 presentation #6

This in part of a series of posts on the presentation given by Lisa Hinz at the SacRT Board Meeting on 2025-07-28. The audio accompanying the presentation slides is key to understanding them, so we recommend that you also view the meeting recording on YouTube. Slide 11 (starting 41:40) is about the SacRT Flex program … Continue reading STAR responses to Hinz 2025-07-28 presentation #6 →

STAR responses to Hinz 2025-07-28 presentation #5

This in part of a series of posts on the presentation given by Lisa Hinz at the SacRT Board Meeting on 2025-07-28. The audio accompanying the presentation slides is key to understanding them, so we recommend that you also view the meeting recording on YouTube. Slide 10 (starting 39:20) is about the Watt/I-80 Station improvements. … Continue reading STAR responses to Hinz 2025-07-28 presentation #5 →

STAR responses to Hinz 2025-07-28 presentation #4

Slide 9 (starting 38:10) is about Folsom 15-minute service. After extensive work on scheduling, what has actually been achieved is 15-minute service three times per hour, not four. Full 15-minute service has not been achieved because the project was designed with the incorrect assumption that a short passing track at Glenn light rail station would … Continue reading STAR responses to Hinz 2025-07-28 presentation #4 →

STAR responses to Hinz 2025-07-28 presentation #3

This in part of a series of posts on the presentation given by Lisa Hinz at the SacRT Board Meeting on 2025-07-28. The audio accompanying the presentation slides is key to understanding them, so we recommend that you also view the meeting recording on YouTube. Slides 6, 7 & 8 (starting 33:55) are about implementation … Continue reading STAR responses to Hinz 2025-07-28 presentation #3 →

STAR responses to Hinz 2025-07-28 presentation #2

This in part of a series of posts on the presentation given by Lisa Hinz at the SacRT Board Meeting on 2025-07-28. The audio accompanying the presentation slides is key to understanding them, so we recommend that you also view the meeting recording on YouTube. Slides 4 & 5 (starting 31:50) were spent on modifications … Continue reading STAR responses to Hinz 2025-07-28 presentation #2 →

STAR responses to Hinz 2025-07-28 presentation #1

At the 2025-07-28 board meeting, agenda item 4.1, Customer Response & Feedback/Light Rail Update presentation, by Lisa Hinz, VP Security, Safety, Customer Satisfaction & Facilities, was full of obfuscation. This will not show up in the slides themselves, so we have to recommend that you also view the meeting recording on YouTube. The presentation starts … Continue reading STAR responses to Hinz 2025-07-28 presentation #1 →

SacRT Meadowview project

SacRT is undertaking a study for redevelopment of the largely unused parking lot at Meadowview light rail station. The 'Meadowview Station Transit-Oriented Communities Study' page provides more information. Sarah Poe of SacRT is the project lead. AIM is the outreach contractor, and wsp is the technical contractor. City of Sacramento and SHRA are also partners. … Continue reading SacRT Meadowview project →

Strong SacTown introduces itself to SacRT

Three members of Strong SacTown introduced themselves to the board during 'items not on the agenda' public comment. Strong SacTown is the local conversation (affiliate) of the Strong Towns national organization. Jenny Mital introduced the concept of next smallest step, rather than big projects, which is one of the key concepts in the Strong Towns … Continue reading Strong SacTown introduces itself to SacRT →

status of Executive Order 14173

On the June 9, 2025 SacRT Board of Directors meeting, there was a consent agenda item 2.2 Delegating Authority to the General Manager/CEO to Modify, Amend, or Otherwise Revise All Sacramento Regional Transit District Administrative Code Sections, board adopted policies, standard operating procedures and/or all practices that conflict with Presidential Executive Order 14173 to ensure … Continue reading status of Executive Order 14173 →