SacRT today implemented a pilot of the contactless fare payment option on the Green Line light rail, which goes from 13th St Station to Township 9 Station at Richards Blvd & 7th St. This is a route to start a pilot, because the Green Line receives very little use. Riders on the route this afternoon … Continue reading SacRT contactless fare payment
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J St bus stops & bikeway
Cross-post from Getting Around Sacramento: https://gettingaroundsac.blog/2021/06/18/j-st-bus-stops-bikeway/ on possible improvements to bus stops on J Street between 19th Street and 29th Street.
SacRT Network Integration Plan
Update: The draft Network Integration Plan has been posted: https://www.sacrt.com/apps/draft-network-integration-plan-available-for-public-review-and-comment/. Also added to the end of this post are a diagram of the Gold Line in Folsom and Rancho Cordova, and a table of the four projects. The Glenn Passing Track will be the first change to come online, and a very important one because … Continue reading SacRT Network Integration Plan
SacRT board representation
The SacRT board voted to support legislation in this session, AB1196 by Ken Cooley. The legislation would change the Public Utilities Code which applies to SacRT from requiring a weighted voting to allow SacRT to set its own voting methodology. It passed unanimously. The text of the legislation is short and simple: 102105.2. (a) Notwithstanding … Continue reading SacRT board representation
SacRT survey on future service
From a SacRT email: Has your travel on SacRT been affected by the COVID-19 pandemic? We understand that travel patterns have changed in the last year. We want to work with you, our riders and community members, to help plan for future service. Your feedback will help us get you where you want to go, when … Continue reading SacRT survey on future service
SmartRide zones change
From a SacRT email: "Three SmaRT Ride Zones to Expand on Monday, April 5 To better serve residents of Arden, Carmichael, Folsom, Natomas and North Sacramento, SmaRT Ride zones in those communities will expand on Monday, April 5. The Arden-Arcade zone will merge with Carmichael creating the Arden-Carmichael zone, which will provide service to Kaiser Morse … Continue reading SmartRide zones change
sorriest bus stops
Streetsblog USA is running a sorriest bus stops competition this spring. We encourage you to take a look, to be both entertained and horrified. A new post every weekday pits the horribles against each other, with the ultimate outcome, a la March Madness, the worst of the worst instead of the best of the best. … Continue reading sorriest bus stops
SacRT Board 2021-01-25
The SacRT Board of Directors will meet Monday, January 25, 2021, 5:30PM. To view the meeting, go to http://iportal.sacrt.com/iapps/srtdbm/. To comment, email boardcomments@sacrt.com by 2:00PM on the day of the board meeting. The core of the agenda is: NEW BUSINESS7.1 Motion: Chair and Vice Chair of the SacRT Board of Directors for 2021 (C.Brooks/S. Valenton)7.2 … Continue reading SacRT Board 2021-01-25
SacRT High Capacity Bus Service workshop
SacRT is holding a virtual workshop tomorrow, Wednesday, October 21, for public input on High Capacity Bus Service. This is a plan to speed bus service along high ridership but congested corridors, by implementing bus rapid transit (BRT) or lesser measures that speed buses. The corridors being contemplated are Stockton Blvd, Florin Road, Sunrise Boulevard, … Continue reading SacRT High Capacity Bus Service workshop
Sacramento Valley Station funding
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
Sacramento Transit Advocates and Riders (STAR) 