Category: SacRT

and still… no General Manager’s Report

Another SacRT Board Meeting, another agenda without an included General Managers Report. Here is what is in the agenda document for the Monday, June 13, 2022 board meeting: Major Project UpdatesOral ReportSacRT Board Agenda, item 8.1 General Manager's Report Yep, that's it. STAR has been asking for a General Manager's Report to be included in … Continue reading and still… no General Manager’s Report →

San Jose VTA light rail boarding

This is a follow-on to SacRT light rail will NOT be level boarding, and Portland & Seattle light rail boarding. Dan has not been in San Jose recently, since the recent discussion of light rail board for SacRT, but I do have some old photos showing boarding for the Santa Clara Valley Transportation Agency (VTA) light rail system … Continue reading San Jose VTA light rail boarding →

Portland & Seattle light rail boarding

This is a follow-on to SacRT light rail will NOT be level boarding. Over the Memorial Day weekend, Dan traveled to the Pacific Northwest, and rode on both the Portland and Seattle light rail systems. The Portland system, MAX, has step-up boarding, but it is low, about three inches, less than the six inches that is … Continue reading Portland & Seattle light rail boarding →

thoughts on high frequency network

Dan Allison would like to share some ideas about a high frequency transit network for Sacramento. Nothing here is STAR policy, rather, ideas for discussion.  STAR’s tagline is ‘increase ridership and expand accountability’. Much of our work is oriented towards pushing SacRT to share their planning and decision-making process with the public, and to truly … Continue reading thoughts on high frequency network →

Light Rail & Bus Framework

After soliciting input from members and others, STAR presents this updated light rail and bus framework. The framework is offered as a better model for SacRT to use in identifying routes for light rail or bus service expansion or enhancement. Too often, decisions have been made on political criteria without study of alternatives and community … Continue reading Light Rail & Bus Framework →

SacRT light rail will NOT be level boarding

The new light rail cars and the new platforms, initially for the Gold Line and eventually for the entire light rail network, will NOT be level boarding. STAR has been using the phrase low-floor, level-boarding ever since the project was first outlined, and have never heard anyone from SacRT offer a correction. We have heard … Continue reading SacRT light rail will NOT be level boarding →

SacRT bus stop improvement survey

SacRT and Civic Thread are partnering on a bus stop improvement survey, now open at https://ee.humanitarianresponse.info/x/Ge9CQVmN. We encourage all riders and reader to complete the survey. Even if you don't use transit very often, improvements of bus stops could encourage you to ride more, or start riding. The survey, in case you want to think … Continue reading SacRT bus stop improvement survey →

level boarding?

From NACTO Transit Street Design Guide - Platform Height: Platform height affects ease of boarding; raised platforms enable easier, more accessible passenger boarding and alighting by decreasing step-down distance and gap between vehicle floor and platform. Level and near-level platform stops can also increase route efficiency, allowing vehicles to enter and exit stops more quickly. … Continue reading level boarding? →

YASA: yet another streetcar alignment

Craig Norman, Director of Engineering for SacRT, presented on capital projects at the ECOS Climate Change Committee last night. There were many topics that will be covered in future posts, but one interesting one was the current alignment of the streetcar. In case you haven't been keeping up, the streetcar through downtown Sacramento with a … Continue reading YASA: yet another streetcar alignment →