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Category: Measure A 2020
Measure A update
To bring you up to date on Measure A transportation sales tax measure (the potential new one, not the existing one). The transportation expenditure plan (TEP) has been approved by the county and all the cities in the county. The TEP allocates a bit less than 40% to transit, the remainder mostly to maintenance and … Continue reading Measure A update
Measure A 2020 up or down?
Perhaps the most important meeting (aren't they all) of the transportation year, and maybe next 40 years, will be coming up this week. The Sacramento Transportation Authority (SacTA or STA) will be meeting to adopt the Transportation Expenditure Plan (TEP) for the proposed Measure A 2020 transportation sales tax. The TEP, if adopted, will then … Continue reading Measure A 2020 up or down?
SacTA’s ordinance and TEP
The Sacramento Transportation Authority (SacTA or STA) has posted its proposed Measure A Ordinance and Transportation Expenditure Plan. It is a 38 page document, so if you want to look at the parts, they are here: OrdinanceExhibit A Transportation Expenditure PlanExhibit A TEP Details (here is where the money is distributed)Exhibit B Safeguards The TEP … Continue reading SacTA’s ordinance and TEP
Capital Southeast Connector resistance
Two letters have recently been sent to the Sacramento Transportation Authority objecting to the inclusion of the Capital Southeast Connector in the potential Measure A sales tax measure. Mayor Darrell Steinberg sent a letter on March 5 to the board, expressing concerns that the lack of a guarantee that Measure A would meet climate change … Continue reading Capital Southeast Connector resistance
SacRT and Measure A
SacRT has published a one-page about what they would do with the share from the potential Measure A transportation sales tax measure. SacRT's share is somewhat less than 40%, as part of the 'transit' allocation would go to regional rail. Check the graphic below or download the pdf. sacrt-measure-a-allocation-infographicDownload STAR's position on transit funding is … Continue reading SacRT and Measure A
transportation in SN&R
The current issue of the Sacramento News & Review (Volume 31, Issue 39, Thursday, January 9, 2020) has two items on the possible transportation sales tax measure which is being considered by Sacramento Transportation Authority. Editor Foon Rhee's article is Public Comment: For transit sales tax to pass, residents must be heart. He said "It's … Continue reading transportation in SN&R
SacTA December 12 meeting, draft TEP
Sacramento Transportation Authority will hear the draft transportation expenditure plan at the December 12, 2019 meeting, which starts at 1:30PM at the Sacramento County Board of Supervisors chambers. We have not reviewed the documents yet, but will have a response soon. The whole agenda is at http://sacta.org/pdf/agendas/2019/121219/GB121219.html. Agenda item 6: Discussion Draft Measure A Transportation … Continue reading SacTA December 12 meeting, draft TEP
Sac Council workshop on transportation
The Sacramento City Council will be meeting on Tuesday, October 29 for a ‘Transportation Funding and Priorities Workshop’. The meeting announcement and agenda is at http://sacramento.granicus.com/GeneratedAgendaViewer.php?view_id=21&event_id=3561. From 5:00PM to 7:00PM, the council will discuss the staff document, and the public may comment, with the usual two minute limit. At first glance, the list of projects … Continue reading Sac Council workshop on transportation
Measure M
Dan gave a brief presentation on Los Angeles Metro's Measure M, the one cent permanent sales tax that passed in 2016. Take a look for an introduction. There three slides at the end are about SACOG's SCS goals, which are the only agency goals in the region so far, since SacTA has not developed goals … Continue reading Measure M
Sacramento Transit Advocates and Riders (STAR) 