SacRT will host an online Comprehensive Operational Analysis (COA) webinar on Wednesday, June 4, at 3:30 PM. This should be a great introduction for the public to the COA process which will update both the Short Range Transit Plan (SRTP) 2022-2027, and the Long Range Transit Plan (LRTP) 2011. “SacRT’s is embarking on a Comprehensive … Continue reading SacRT COA Webinar
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SacRT 2025-2026 Budget | Capital Budget
My general concerns about the Capital portion of the SacRT budget document as presented to the public to date: Generally, I feel the document reads too much like an accounting of funding procurements, with not enough details as to: Time-bounded $ allocations. When is an allocation intended to be used – Either a date or … Continue reading SacRT 2025-2026 Budget | Capital Budget
Update: SacRT FY 2026 operating budget expenses
This is an update to STAR's May 11 post 'SacRT FY 2026 operating budget expenses'. In that post, STAR commented that without any breakout into the various major operating programs, it would be impossible for anyone to determine how operating funds were allocated to the programs, whether these funds were being most efficiently used, and … Continue reading Update: SacRT FY 2026 operating budget expenses
SacRT budget document fluff, and staff report
The SacRT FY 2026 (2025-2026) budget is arranged strangely. In the document, actual budget information does not show up until page 17, and includes only 36 pages total. The pages before that are about the agency, not about the budget. If SacRT wants this information to be in the budget document, it should follow the … Continue reading SacRT budget document fluff, and staff report
SacRT Mobility Advisory Council 2025-03-20
The March meeting of the SacRT Mobility Advisory Council (MAC) will be Thursday, March 20, 2025, starting at 2:30 PM, in the SacRT Auditorium at 1102 Q Street (near 13th Street light rail station). STAR encourages the public to watch and/or attend these meetings. Topics come up at the MAC that do not come up … Continue reading SacRT Mobility Advisory Council 2025-03-20
transit is freedom
Jarrett Walker, in Human Transit (and many other places) has said "Frequency is Freedom", the title of Chapter 8. He also summarizes Chapter 1 'What Transit Is and Does' as "This chapter defines transit and its role in the city compared to other transport modes, and proposes the concept of personal mobility, a measurable freedom, as … Continue reading transit is freedom
SacRT Mobility Advisory Council 2025-02-20
The agenda for this meeting was posted late, about noon today, but is now available on the SacRT Mobility Advisory Council webpage, and here. Comments may be made in-person, or via Zoom. Staff reports and slide presentations are not made available as part of the agenda, but may be requested. Call to Order Introduction of … Continue reading SacRT Mobility Advisory Council 2025-02-20
suggestions for SacRT new low-floor rail cars
As you have read here, and no doubt experienced if you've ridden the light rail Gold Line, there are problems with the new low-floor Siemens S700 rail cars (light rail vehicles, LRVs). We have two suggestions for the bicycle capacity issue. Dan has been on trips with eleven bicycles in one rail car, and many … Continue reading suggestions for SacRT new low-floor rail cars
SacRT Route 11 30-minute service
Construction of a new light rail station on the Green Line at 7th Street & Railyards Blvd will close the Green Line light rail for a period of time, likely to be April to December this year, 2025. The station will be built according to SacRT standards, but will be paid for by the group … Continue reading SacRT Route 11 30-minute service
Transit Equity Day / Rosa Parks on February 4
Transit Equity Day, which is also a celebration of Rosa Parks and her direct action to de-segregate buses in Montgomery, Alabama, is this Tuesday, February 4, 2025. SacRT is offering free rides that day with a flier (pdf | png). You don't need to print it, you can show it on your smart phone or … Continue reading Transit Equity Day / Rosa Parks on February 4
Sacramento Transit Advocates and Riders (STAR) 