SacRT was awarded funds from a USDOT RAISE grant towards construction of the Dos Rios Light Rail Station on the Blue Line, which will serve Mirasol Village and other developments in the area. The project includes not only the station itself but realignment of tracks to the station location. The $9.6M grant was summarized as: … Continue reading SacRT receives more funds for Dos Rios
Category: Dos Rios Light Rail Station
SacRT board passes Dos Rios station
On Monday, January 8, the SacRT Board of Directors passed funding for the Dos Rios Light Rail Station. The vote was 11-1, with only Bret Daniels of Citrus Heights voting against. Several board members who had earlier voted against the station voted yes this time. This success was due in part to the strong advocacy … Continue reading SacRT board passes Dos Rios station
SacRT Dos Rios decision Monday
On December 11, the SacRT Board of Directors deferred any action on the Dos Rios Light Rail Station. Agenda item 4.1 will be the deferred action. It is a two part action, first to reconsider the selection of option 3, which did not include a light rail station, and second, to pass what was option … Continue reading SacRT Dos Rios decision Monday
SacRT board delays Dos Rios decision
On Monday evening, the SacRT board delayed agenda item 7.2 to the January 8 board meeting. Patrick Hume asked for the delay, but most of the board ended up agreeing with him. So, it will come before the board again. The claimed reason for the delay is that board members want more information. It was … Continue reading SacRT board delays Dos Rios decision
SacRT to reconsider Dos Rios
SacRT Board Meeting: Monday, December 11, 2023, starting 5:30PMLocation: Sacramento Area Council of Governments, 1415 L Street, Suite 300 Sacramento, CA 95814 (special location)Comments: in-person (most effective); online during the meeting via Zoom https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83793388162 (voice-only option available); or by email to boardcomments@sacrt.com before 2:00PM on Monday The SacRT board will reconsider the decision to drop … Continue reading SacRT to reconsider Dos Rios
SacRT board betrays Mirasol Village
The SacRT board decided on Monday to NOT move forward with the Dos Rios light rail station serving Mirasol Village and the neighborhood (see SacRT board to decide Dos Rios and Dos Rios Light Rail Station on SacRT Monday agenda). They did not slam the door to a future station, but might as well have. It is … Continue reading SacRT board betrays Mirasol Village
SacRT board to decide Dos Rios
STAR urges everyone interested in the Dos Rios Light Rail Station to comment to the SacRT board for the Monday, November 13 board meeting. The meeting starts at 5:30PM. We guess that this agenda item will come up no later than 6:00PM, and will be the main topic of the evening. People may comment in … Continue reading SacRT board to decide Dos Rios
Dos Rios Light Rail Station on SacRT Monday agenda
The Monday, November 13 meeting of the SacRT Board of Directors will consider an action or resolution on the Dos Rios Light Rail Station. This station was intended to be a key component of the redevelopment of Twin Rivers housing into the Mirasol Village housing community, ensuring affordability by providing frequent and convenient transit access … Continue reading Dos Rios Light Rail Station on SacRT Monday agenda
Sacramento Transit Advocates and Riders (STAR) 