Cosmo Garvin, a Sacramento-based journalist, interviewed Dan Allison on STAR and what is next after the failure of the Measure B sales tax. Please read his lead-in post, and listen to the podcast.
Category: transportation funding
Transit 101 November: ballot measures
350 Sacramento Transportation Committee is hosting another in its series of Transit 101 events on November 30, on Measure B in Sacramento County and various measures in the East Bay. Measure B, the Sacramento County transportation sales tax, failed. The East Bay measures were: Measure C1, a parcel tax to fund AC Transit (AC = Alameda … Continue reading Transit 101 November: ballot measures
sales tax for transit
One of the options that STAR and our collaborators have been talking about since our establishment, and even more so now, is a sales tax dedicated to transit. Before this last election, there were five locations, seven counties, in California that had a permanent dedicated sales tax for transit. Los Angeles County: 0.875 cents BART … Continue reading sales tax for transit
Measure B fails
Measure B failed, with 64.81% of the vote, when it needed 66.67% of the vote to pass. So, more people voted for than against, but not enough to overcome the 2/3 requirement for tax measures. The SacBee has a map with its article on Measure B: Sacramento and Placer transportation taxes fail to pass (SacBee 2016-11-08) & … Continue reading Measure B fails
We Can Do Better
STAR hopes that our series of posts on Measure B have brought you to the realization that it is not the transportation solution we need. We can do better. Many of you have already voted, others will vote tomorrow. And no matter how you vote, please do vote. If Measure B passes, STAR is committed to … Continue reading We Can Do Better
traffic relief or harm reduction?
STAR believes our transportation must provide safe options for all users, no matter what their mode of travel. We believe in Vision Zero. Sacramento County is currently far, far from providing safe travel. Measure B does not invest significantly in that goal. Among the many benefits of Measure B being touted by proponents is traffic relief. … Continue reading traffic relief or harm reduction?
watchdog or straw dog?
One of the glossy mailers you have received from the deep-pockets MeasureB-Yes group, the fold-out one, has a section devoted to accountability, led by a photo of a cute dog. This is supposedly a watchdog, but it is a straw dog. Straw men are arguments raised and then answered, but which were never an issue, … Continue reading watchdog or straw dog?
Measure B one page position
This one page document provides a quick summary of STAR's position on Measure B, and briefly lists what we'd like to see when Measure B fails.
fuzzy thinking from pro-Measure B
STAR is not opposed to transportation taxes, but we are in favor of transportation taxes well-spent, and Measure B does not meet that criteria. Darrell Steinberg, Sacramento's mayor-elect, and Susan Peters, Sacramento Board of Supervisors member, wrote a soapbox opinion for Sacramento Bee, published yesterday: Why Measure B is good for commuters (SacBee 2016-10-31). There are several instances … Continue reading fuzzy thinking from pro-Measure B
getting to the airport
Measure B locks in a particular solution for airport transit service, missing less expensive and more efficient alternatives. Measure B specifies $234,000,000 funding for a specific transit project, which is the Green Line to the Airport. The text is: "Light Rail Green Line extension (Township 9 – Natomas – Airport): 12.8 mile light rail extension … Continue reading getting to the airport
Sacramento Transit Advocates and Riders (STAR) 