Category: Measure A 2022

transit reasons against Measure A

We have posted a number of reasons that Sacramento County residents should vote NO on the Measure A transportation sales tax. You can see the individual posts on Measure A 2022. The #MeasureANotOK citizen campaign against Measure A is at https://measureanotok.org. Here is a summary of STAR's reasons for being against Measure A. If the … Continue reading transit reasons against Measure A →

twitter posts against Measure A

In case you are interested, and/or not on Twitter, these are posts that STAR has made on the subject of Measure A, with the hashtag #MeasureANotOK. STAR's twitter handle is @startransitsac. Existing #SacramentoCounty Measure A transportation sales tax allocates 3.5%, increasing to 5.5% for disabled and senior transportation, including paratransit. Proposed Measure A allocates just … Continue reading twitter posts against Measure A →

Measure A: shortchanging senior and disabled transportation

The 2004 Measure A Transportation Expenditure Plan for 2009-2039 sets aside funds for senior and disabled transportation. This is largely for the paratransit program, but may be used in other ways to support seniors and disabled. "The sales taxes dedicated in support of the Consolidated Transportation Services Agency (CTSA) shall be 3.5% for years 1-10. … Continue reading Measure A: shortchanging senior and disabled transportation →

Measure A: mitigating with transit

In the Congestion Improvement Projects, Transit and Rail Congestion Improvement Projects section, the text of the Measure A 2022 Transportation Expenditure Plan says: "In coordination with the Capital Southeast Connector Joint Powers Authority, design, plan and construct a transit component, such as a bus rapid transit service, along the Capital Southeast Connector corridor to mitigate … Continue reading Measure A: mitigating with transit →

half cent for transit is the goal

SacRT, and some supporters of transit, have said that the Measure A transportation sales tax on the November 2022 ballot is 'better than nothing'. STAR is opposed to Measure A, because it will lock in a too-low level of funding for transit for the next 40 years. STAR has believed since it's inception that transit … Continue reading half cent for transit is the goal →

Measure A: how much for transit?

A recent SacBee opinion article by Yousef Baig on the Measure A 2022 transportation sales tax measure being proposed quotes Henri Li, General Manage of SacRT, that there is $3.3B in funds for transit in the measure. That is an interesting amount, but is it real? The measure's Transportation Expenditure Plan, in section "II. Measure … Continue reading Measure A: how much for transit? →

letter to SACOG on the sales tax measure

STAR has sent a letter to the SACOG Board of Directors and James Corless, Executive Director of SACOG, restating our opposition to the proposed transportation sales tax measures, and expressing doubt that a side agreement being worked on by SACOG, SMAQMD (Sacramento Metropolitan Air Quality Management District), and Mayor Steinberg would actually mitigate the impacts … Continue reading letter to SACOG on the sales tax measure →

STAR opposes 2022 sales tax measure

Sacramento Transit Advocates and Riders (STAR) is opposed to the proposed transportation sales tax measure for the November 2022 ballot. The proposed measure was developed without public engagement by a private group called A Committee for a Better Sacramento, and is sponsored primarily by greenfield developers who will benefit from the traffic-inducing Capital Southeast Connector.The … Continue reading STAR opposes 2022 sales tax measure →