The Capitol Corridor JPA, with partners SacRT, the City of Sacramento, and Downtown Railyards Venture, has received a $3.4M grant from the state under the Transit and Intercity Rail Capital Program (TIRCP). These funds will be used to create a connection between the rail platforms and the area to the north, where the old railyards … Continue reading Sacramento Valley Station funding
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ECOS-TAQCC meeting 2020-02-06
The ECOS-TAQCC (Environmental Council of Sacramento - Transportation, Air Quality, and Climate Change) upcoming meeting will have some additional information about the changes being proposed to Sacramento Valley Station, apropos to our previous post on SVS and TIRCP.
STAR thoughts about SVS & TIRCP
SacRT is submitting a grant application for Transit and Intercity Rail Capital Program (TIRCP) for funds to double-track the Green Line light rail to the River District, and to make modifications at Sacramento Valley Station (SVS). These are STAR's thoughts about the project. Light Rail double-tracking Beyond the Gold Line double-tracking to Folsom, which we … Continue reading STAR thoughts about SVS & TIRCP
SVS Community Workshop October 16
The City of Sacramento has scheduled a community workshop on the Sacramento Valley Station Master Plan, on Monday, October 16, 5:00 to 7:30PM, at the Green Room at the Sacramento Valley Station, 401 I Street. The flier says: Special remarks by Mayor Darrell Steinberg and a presentation from the project team begin at 5:30 p.m. … Continue reading SVS Community Workshop October 16
STAR statement on Sacramento Valley Station planning
Phase 3 of the Master Plan process for Sacramento Valley Station (SVS) is now underway. The city has held workshops, stakeholder meetings, and offered an online survey. Details are on the City of Sacramento SVS web page. The process includes the historic train station, which was rehabilitated during Phase 2, but Phase 3 is about … Continue reading STAR statement on Sacramento Valley Station planning
What the SVS survey didn’t ask
The survey on Sacramento Valley Station Master Plan Phase 3 asked a number of questions detailed in an earlier post. Most of the transportation and transit advocates who took the survey commented that it did not address questions of greatest importance, and was too focused on developement rather than transportation. Here are some questions that … Continue reading What the SVS survey didn’t ask
SVS master plan basics
The City of Sacramento's preliminary master plan documents for Sacramento Valley Station have some detail but are to varying degrees conceptual. Two diagrams from the city's presentation slides (there are several presentation documents but they have similar graphic content) are offered below. These diagrams are NOT the ones used in the survey. The Transit Network … Continue reading SVS master plan basics
SacRT plan for SVS
SacRT completed a planning document for Sacramento Valley Station in 2016, which can be accessed from the SacRT website: Sacramento Valley Station Area Improvements Project. Interestingly, this document is not included on the city's Sacramento Valley Station Phase 3 webpage. Elements of interest in the document include: New north-south oriented light rail station for both the … Continue reading SacRT plan for SVS
SVS: tracks close to the station again?
In 2012 new platforms were constructed at Sacramento Valley Station, further away from the historical train station. A walkway and tunnels lead to the new platforms, and a cart shuttle service is offered to passengers that can't make the longer walk. It has been suggested by a number of people that the new platforms are … Continue reading SVS: tracks close to the station again?
More San Joaquins to Sacramento?
San Joaquin JPA (SJJPA), which hosts the San Joaquins trains, is considering both more and changed service to Sacramento. Five San Joaquins run between Oakland Jack London and Bakersfield via Stockton, bypassing Sacramento. Two trains per day terminate or start in Sacramento rather than Oakland, 702 and 704 southbound (6:35AM and 5:10PM), and 701 and … Continue reading More San Joaquins to Sacramento?
Sacramento Transit Advocates and Riders (STAR) 