Note: Other Truxel Bridge posts are available under category 'Truxel Bridge'. STAR will publish a series of blog posts on Truxel Bridge. STAR's interest in the project lies in the fact that a light rail, walking and bicycling bridge was approved by SacRT and by Sacramento County in its American River Parkway Plan, and is … Continue reading Truxel Bridge is not a done deal
Category: City of Sacramento
Truxel Bridge
Note: Other Truxel Bridge posts are available under category 'Truxel Bridge'. Update: Photos of boards from the community meeting added below. Another post shortly will cover information from the meeting. The presentation from the meeting is available. Not very useful, but have at it. The City of Sacramento is proposing a multi-modal bridge over the … Continue reading Truxel Bridge
Sac General Plan update supports transit
City of Sacramento is updating its general plan to 2040. Several changes to the draft have improved support for transit. Between guidance provided by city council for the General Plan update and the current draft, there was a swing to less progressive and impactful language in the General Plan, but with the latest draft, there … Continue reading Sac General Plan update supports transit
transit plans for Stockton Blvd
route that serves more people of color and low income than any other route. The Stockton Blvd Corridor Plan,was adopted by city council in August 2019. A shared bus/bike lane is indicated in the 1.1 mile segment between Broadway and 21st Ave. The remainder of the 4.6 mile corridor did not have any special bus … Continue reading transit plans for Stockton Blvd
bus stops & protected bike lanes
The City of Sacramento will be installing more protected bike lanes (properly called separated bikeways, and also often called cycletracks) along streets with bus service. Near-term examples include Stockton Blvd and Northgate Blvd, and extensions of the existing lanes in the central city. The city has recognized, at least verbally, that transit is a significant … Continue reading bus stops & protected bike lanes
comments on Sac CAAP
The City of Sacramento has released the preliminary draft (whatever that means) of the Climate Action and Adaptation Plan. The adaptation chapter is missing, promised for later. The plan's transit section is in Chapter 6, Transportation section, Measure TR-2: Support Public Transit Improvements to Achieve 11% Public Transit Mode Share by 2030 and Maintain Through … Continue reading comments on Sac CAAP
report on Sacramento Transportation & Climate Workshop
The City of Sacramento Transportation & Climate Workshop was held as part of the regular city council meeting on February 8, 2022. One of the big ideas of the city's proposed initiative is bus lanes on Stockton Blvd, as previously mentioned in STAR letter on Sac City Transportation & Climate Workshop. The bus facility on Stockton … Continue reading report on Sacramento Transportation & Climate Workshop
STAR letter on Sac City Transportation & Climate Workshop
STAR has sent a letter to Sacramento City Council, for consideration in the Transportation & Climate Workshop upcoming on February 8, 2022 (council meeting starts 5:00PM, this agenda item is 19). The letter is below and in pdf. STAR's comments are related to recommendation #7, which we introduced in Sacramento transit enhancement. The agenda item … Continue reading STAR letter on Sac City Transportation & Climate Workshop
Sacramento transit enhancement
The City of Sacramento is holding a city council workshop on Tuesday, February 8, 5:00PM. The purpose of the workshop is to gather input to help the city realign its transportation policies and project with its climate change objectives (they are far, far from in alignment now). The workshop will focus on reducing VMT, not … Continue reading Sacramento transit enhancement
Mayors’ Commission on Climate Change
The final meeting of the Mayor's Commission on Climate Change is coming up on Monday, June 29, starting at 4:00PM. The main agenda item will be adoption of the commission's report. This joint effort of the City of Sacramento and the City of West Sacramento may be the most important single thing to happen in … Continue reading Mayors’ Commission on Climate Change
Sacramento Transit Advocates and Riders (STAR) 