Category: transportation funding

Measure 2022: if not this, then what?

At the recent ECOS Climate Change Committee meeting, Roger Dickinson raised a question that was on many people's mind: If the proposed sales tax measure does not qualify for the ballot or does not pass, how will SacRT get the funds it needs as matches for its grant applications? Should the advocacy community consider supporting … Continue reading Measure 2022: if not this, then what? →

Measure 2022: transit projects

Here is the main transit section of the proposed transportation sales tax measure, Sacramento Regional Transit District (SacRT) Maintenance, Operations, and Transformative System Improvements (25.11%). The Senior and Disabled Transportation Services (3.05%) section is separate. 25.11% of all annual net tax revenues generated by this Measure shall be allocated monthly to SacRT for the transit … Continue reading Measure 2022: transit projects →

Measure 2022: transit requirements

The proposed transportation sales tax measure imposes some very specific requirements on SacRT for transit expenditures and reporting, in Chapter II: Measure Revenue Percentage Allocations by Spending Category, section B: Sacramento Regional Transit District (SacRT) Maintenance, Operations, and Transformative System Improvements. Specifically: During this period the following performance metrics shall also be met:1. SacRT will … Continue reading Measure 2022: transit requirements →

Measure 2022: transit allocation

A group calling themselves A Committee for a Better Sacramento is sponsoring a citizen-initiated ballot measure for the November election, titled “Sacramento County Transportation Maintenance, Safety, and Congestion Relief Act of 2022—Retail Transactions and Use Tax”. (Note: Some people are referring to this as Measure A, but measure letters are assigned by county elections, not by the … Continue reading Measure 2022: transit allocation →

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 →

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 →