The Blue Line/Bus Rapid Transit Implementation Plan is having an In-Person Community Open House tonight, Tuesday, September 2, starting 6:00 PM, at District 56, 8230 Civic Center Drive, Elk Grove, CA 95757. There is also a Virtual Community Meeting on Thursday, September 11, 6:00 PM. Kimley Horn is the consultant on the plan. A survey … Continue reading Elk Grove Blue Line/Bus Rapid Transit Implementation Plan
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SacRT Mobility Advisory Council 2025-08-21
The SacRT Mobility Advisory Council (MAC) will meet Thursday, August 21, 2025, at 2:30 PM. The in-person meeting is at 1102 Q Street, 4th Floor, and is also available on Zoom at https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89729643927. The meeting location, SacRT Headquarters, is one block from the 13th Street light rail station (Blue, Gold), and three blocks from bus route … Continue reading SacRT Mobility Advisory Council 2025-08-21
free fares?
The War on Cars podcast recent episode, EPISODE 156: Should the Bus Be Free? With Yonah Freemark, brings expertise on the question of free fares, or not, and is well worth a listen. Though there is a focus on New York City (the two podcasts hosts live in NYC), many of the ideas are applicable … Continue reading free fares?
STAR responses to Hinz 2025-07-28 presentation #7
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. This will be the last post on this topic today. … Continue reading STAR responses to Hinz 2025-07-28 presentation #7
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
Sacramento Transit Advocates and Riders (STAR) 