This post 'What I've Learned from Getting Transit Wrong' by Hayden Clarkin from August 28, 2025 on StreetsblogUSA is worth a read for people interested in transit advocacy in the Sacramento region. "Fix the gaps. Improve the service. Build the coalition before pushing for the end result." "It’s a systemic failure, not a personal choice. … Continue reading StreetsblogUSA: What I’ve Learned From Getting Transit Wrong
Category: transit
How to build successful transit
STAR has long advocated for a step-wise process of building successful transit, and against a big leap to a high level of transit operations or infrastructure. There is continuing talk of light rail to the airport (Green Line to the Airport), even though the current bus to the airport (SacRT 142 and YoloBus 42A/B) does … Continue reading How to build successful transit
its about service
Most conversations about transit quickly turn to projects. For SacRT, this is Green Line to the Airport, or Stockton BRT. This is true for transit advocates. This is true for transit staff, at least the ones who are not operators. This is especially true for elected officials, who have dreams for ribbon cuttings, or project … Continue reading its about service
APTA Industry Footprint
Note: Updated to highlight search by elected districts. APTA (American Public Transit Association) makes the APTA Industry Footprint webpage available. The page provides summaries of transit nationwide industry info, federal appropriations, transit systems, supply chain, facilities, funding, economic impact, spending, and ridership. A search bar allows subsetting information by state, district, or legislator. For example, … Continue reading APTA Industry Footprint
background on light rail vs bus rapid transit
Note: Revised to expand the section on San Francisco's Van Ness BRT. There are certainly other BRT routes in California and other places where one may experience BRT, or close to BRT, but Van Ness is the nearest one. Go there! Ride there! Also added is more information on BRT planning in Sacramento. San Francisco's … Continue reading background on light rail vs bus rapid transit
Transit Transformation Task Force
Please see the post for today (2024-01-04) on Streetsblog California: Task Force Meets to Address the Future of California Transit. The post highlights three issues of critical importance to transit riders: revenue sources, which will be insufficient after the one-time SB 125 funding boost runs out workers, particularly operators, who are underpaid and increasing subject … Continue reading Transit Transformation Task Force
AB 917 and parking at bus stops
The article Here’s How to Ensure Accessible Access at Bus Stops last week on Streetsblog LA addresses the effect of illegal parking at bus stops, as well as blocking of bike lanes. AB 917 allows transit agencies to automatically ticket violations. So far, only AC Transit (east bay) has implemented a program, but others will … Continue reading AB 917 and parking at bus stops
emerging transit thoughts
The following thoughts are not the position of STAR, though some might become so over time. Instead, they are the things that transit advocates are talking about, particularly in the wake of the failed Measure A transportation sales tax. We don't need a better Measure A. We need something completely different. Right after the failure, … Continue reading emerging transit thoughts
bus stops & protected bike lanes
The City of Sacramento will be installing more protected bike lanes (properly called separated bikeways, and also often called cycletracks) along streets with bus service. Near-term examples include Stockton Blvd and Northgate Blvd, and extensions of the existing lanes in the central city. The city has recognized, at least verbally, that transit is a significant … Continue reading bus stops & protected bike lanes
bus stop transformations
A recent episode of the Talking Headways podcast by Jeff Wood of The Overhead Wire highlighted bus stop transformations in the St. Louis area. It is well worth a listen, and exploring the related materials online, included a feature on the Maplewood transformation. The important messages of the podcast and effort led by an organization … Continue reading bus stop transformations
Sacramento Transit Advocates and Riders (STAR) 