All year long people have been telling me that I should look at the Valley Vision paper "Regional Attitudes About Transportation" published in January 2018. Most of the people, transit and active transportation advocates, were pessimistic about the report, saying it indicates that suburban voters just want more roads and don't care much about other … Continue reading Regional Attitudes About Transportation
Category: SacRT
SacRT Forward schedule
Traci shared more detailed information about the SacRT Forward schedule than has been available before. Oct-Nov 16: Continue conducting outreach showing off two alternative networks - get public input on preference for system (see schedule: http://www.sacrtforward.com/public-involvement/) Nov 1-16: Online survey will be available regarding the two alternative networks. Encourage anyone that hasn't seen our plans in … Continue reading SacRT Forward schedule
Dos Rios Light Rail Station
We missed posting about the community outreach event for the Dos Rios Light Rail Station in September, but we hope you are still interested in the project. The station would be placed between the existing Alkalai Flat/La Valentina station to the south and the Globe station to the north, along the Blue light rail line. … Continue reading Dos Rios Light Rail Station
SacRT Existing Frequencies and Spans
Another item of interest from the SacRT Forward Alternatives Report is the Route Frequencies and Service Span for existing routes graphic, shown below. SacRT has only four high frequency routes during on weekdays: 1, 30, 51 and 81. There are no high frequency routes on weekends, except for the arena shuttle, 51X, which is just … Continue reading SacRT Existing Frequencies and Spans
Are hourly bus routes useful?
One of the characteristics that distinguishes the SacRT Forward High Coverage Alternative from the High Ridership (frequency) Alternative is that the High Frequency drops all (hourly) 60-minute buses. See the maps posted here, or on the SacRT Forward Plan Documents page, Alternatives Report. There are many people who argue that hourly buses are not useful … Continue reading Are hourly bus routes useful?
SacRT Forward and Measure B at ECOS TAQCC
Our friends at ECOS are hosting regular meeting of the Transportation, Air Quality and Climate Change Committee (TAQCC) on two prominent topics for STAR, the SacRT Forward (route optimization study) process, and the Measure B Coalition. We hope you can join them. Below is their email. ECOS TAQCC Committee, November 1st Please join the … Continue reading SacRT Forward and Measure B at ECOS TAQCC
Trips are mostly not work commute
Nationally, work commutes are down to only 15% of all trips. The other 85% are to other destinations and for other purposes. We don't know if that statistic is true of the Sacramento region, but we will search for an answer, and we don't know if it is true of transit, which is unlikely to … Continue reading Trips are mostly not work commute
STAR deep dive into SacRT Forward
The STAR Action Team will devote most of our November 3 meeting to a deep dive into SacRT Forward (route optimization study). We intend to develop a position on the balance between coverage and frequency (ridership), and other aspects of the planning process. SacRT will be holding a public open house on November 13, time … Continue reading STAR deep dive into SacRT Forward
SacRT Forward alternative maps
The SacRT Forward (route optimization study) alternatives report is now available at https://sacrtforward.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/Smaller-low-res-Alternatives-Report-20181010.pdf. This report, though not ready at the time of the stakeholder meeting #2 (September 27), was the basis of the presentation there. Participants received printed copies of maps, the two of which below are heart of the report and the decisions to … Continue reading SacRT Forward alternative maps
streetcar to ask for SacRT Prop 1A funds
In June 2017, the SacRT Board of Directors took a position on the use of SacRT's Proposition 1A funds. SacRT was allocated $25 million of Prop 1A funds in order to prepare regional transit services for the eventual arrival of high speed rail in Sacramento. It was requested that the $25 million available to allocated … Continue reading streetcar to ask for SacRT Prop 1A funds
Sacramento Transit Advocates and Riders (STAR) 