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
Category: transit stops
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 enhancement
The City of Sacramento is holding a city council workshop on Tuesday, February 8, 5:00PM. The purpose of the workshop is to gather input to help the city realign its transportation policies and project with its climate change objectives (they are far, far from in alignment now). The workshop will focus on reducing VMT, not … Continue reading Sacramento transit enhancement
Transit Equity Day February 4th
Transit Equity Day is coming up February 4th. The event is sponsored by the Labor Network for Sustainability. Sacramento Transit Riders Union (SacTRU) will use the day to kick off it's transit stop photo contest. Action: Sacramento Transit Stop “Good, Bad & Ugly” Photo ContestSite: Online event beginning on Feb. 4 Transit Equity Day and ending March … Continue reading Transit Equity Day February 4th
Transit Stop Visioning Survey
As a followup to the Transit Stop Visioning Workshop, SacTRU has posted a survey to gather input from a wider audience. If you are on Facebook, you can access the survey at https://www.facebook.com/events/447807053420977/?event_time_id=447807226754293. If not on Facebook, you can access the survey at https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfOD8koNWzzocOOYQ6kRIkyA9RkcRtGrs2X8bJmyEB5AgyB4w/viewform. STAR members are encouraged to complete the survey. It will be … Continue reading Transit Stop Visioning Survey
red no-parking bus pads
A second innovative idea that came up at the Transit Stop Visioning Workshop (Transit Stop Visioning Workshop, October 30; Frequency on bus route signs) is painting bus pads red. Bus stops are supposed to have red curbs to define the no-parking zone, but some stops do not. Even when the curb is painted red, many people ignore … Continue reading red no-parking bus pads
Frequency on bus route signs
One of the innovative ideas suggested at the Transit Stop Visioning Workshop was that bus stop signs have information about frequency. For SacRT, there is some information about frequency if one knows the numbering system. 1-99 is frequencies ranging from 12 minutes to 60 minutes. 100 series are peak hour (commuter) routes. 200 series are … Continue reading Frequency on bus route signs
Transit Stop Visioning Workshop, October 30
SacTRU, in cooperation with other transit advocacy organizations, is hosting a Transit Stop Visioning Workshop on Saturday, October 30, at Organize Sacramento. We hope that STAR members and other transit advocates will join us this Saturday! The purpose of the workshop is to: Educate the community about transit stop amenitiesWhat makes a good transit stop?Gather … Continue reading Transit Stop Visioning Workshop, October 30
Sacramento Transit Advocates and Riders (STAR) 