The Sacramento City Council approved the staff recommendations on the Truxel Bridge project at the Tuesday, February 18 meeting. The meeting lasted over three hours, with the only agenda item being the Truxel Bridge Concept and Feasibility Study. Most speakers were against the inclusion of private motor vehicles on the bridge, and the Sacramento Active … Continue reading Truxel Bridge: what’s next
Category: Truxel Bridge
Truxel Bridge to SacCouncil 2025-02-18
For previous posts on the proposed Truxel Bridge, see category Truxel Bridge. The Truxel Bridge Concept and Feasibility Study is on the Sacramento City Council agenda for Tuesday, February 18, 2025, at the 5:00 PM session. It is the only agenda item for that session. The recommendations in the staff report are that council accept the … Continue reading Truxel Bridge to SacCouncil 2025-02-18
Truxel Bridge at SacATC 2025-01-16
The Getting Around Sacramento blog report on the SacATC meeting includes information about the decision made by the commission to 'reject the Truxel Bridge Concept and Feasibility Study and instead recommend that the City Council direct staff to evaluate and study a Truxel Bridge alternative without personal motor vehicles.' https://gettingaroundsac.blog/2025/01/17/sacatc-meeting-2025-01-16-2/?page_id=13302
Truxel Bridge at SacATC 2025-01-16
For previous posts on the proposed Truxel Bridge, see category Truxel Bridge. The 2025-01-16 agenda for SacATC (City of Sacramento Active Transportation Commission) includes item 5: Alternative Recommendation: Truxel Bridge Concept and Feasibility Study. The staff report, American River Crossing Alternatives Study Summary Report, American River Crossing Alternatives Study Technical Report, presentation boards from workshops, … Continue reading Truxel Bridge at SacATC 2025-01-16
Truxel Bridge with light rail
Our previous post SacCity Truxel Bridge meeting estimated a width of the Truxel Bridge with light rail and walking and bicycling facilities at 57 feet. Looking back to the Green Line to the Airport Transitional Analysis Report (2010-11), it includes the graphic below showing the preferred bridge cross-section that would initially have only one light rail … Continue reading Truxel Bridge with light rail
SacCity Truxel Bridge meeting
For previous posts on Truxel Bridge, see category 'Truxel Bridge'. On November 13, the City of Sacramento held a Truxel Bridge Community Open House at SMUD Museum of Science and Curiosity (MoSaC). There were more people in attendance than any meeting I've attended during the pandemic, and for several years beforehand, indicating good community engagement … Continue reading SacCity Truxel Bridge meeting
Truxel Bridge Community Open House
Truxel Bridge stakeholder meeting
For earlier posts on Truxel Bridge, see category Truxel Bridge. The City of Sacramento hosted a meeting for stakeholders about the Truxel Bridge yesterday. The city on January 10, 2024 hosted a Community Conversation, and also offered an online questionnaire, which is now closed. City and consultant staff opened with and repeated that this meeting … Continue reading Truxel Bridge stakeholder meeting
Truxel Bridge and flooding
Note: Other Truxel Bridge posts are available under the category ‘Truxel Bridge‘. One of the City of Sacramento's justifications for the motor vehicle-transit-walking-bicycling Truxel Bridge is that walking and bicycling pathways are flooded at times of the year, and therefore inaccessible. One access route frequently used by bicyclists and some walkers is from Jibboom Street … Continue reading Truxel Bridge and flooding
Truxel Bridge light rail background
Note: Other Truxel Bridge posts are available under category ‘Truxel Bridge‘. Other Green Line posts are available under category ‘Green Line to the Airport‘. People have asked for the background documents and decisions that preceded the City of Sacramento's current push for a motor vehicle-transit-walking-bicycling bridge over the American River on the Truxel Road alignment, … Continue reading Truxel Bridge light rail background
Sacramento Transit Advocates and Riders (STAR) 