We have added a column for sidewalk width at bus stops to the bus stop table, below, and created a map of stops between 5th Street and 18th Street, at end. The reason for collecting sidewalk width is to determine if the sidewalk space is already sufficient for bus stop amenities, such as benches, shelter, … Continue reading Broadway bus stops #3
Broadway bus stops #2
More detail on each bus stop has been compiled and added to the table in the previous post. The 'shared b/b' column indicates the width of the shared bus stop and bike lane at these stops. The area will be painted with dashed green bike lane markings. You may need to scroll right to view … Continue reading Broadway bus stops #2
Broadway bus stops
The Broadway Complete Streets project affects SacRT bus service, Route 51 Stockton/Broadway, and Route 11 Natomas/Land Park, along the section of Broadway between 3rd Street and 24th Street. An earlier post talked about the effects on bus service: Broadway and Route 51, but this one is specifically about bus stops. At a single location within the … Continue reading Broadway bus stops
SacRT Route 33
SacRT's Route 33 Dos Rios has been much in the news recently. When the SacRT board rejected in November the Dos Rios Light Rail Station, which would serve Mirasol Village and other River District destinations, staff proposed an alternative, enhancing Route 33 to serve the neighborhood. In January, the board reversed the decision against the … Continue reading SacRT Route 33
SacRT GIS data
SacRT now makes available select GIS (Geographic Information Systems) datasets, as of November 2023. SacRT has long offered gtfs (General Transit Feed Specification) data, which STAR uses to create various route and stop maps in ArcGIS. The newly available datasets at GIS and KML Data Portal include: SacRT bus routes SacRT bus stops SacRT light … Continue reading SacRT GIS data
Broadway and Route 51
The SacRT Route 51 Stockton/Broadway bus runs along Broadway between 8th/9th streets (8th Street for northbound buses and 9th Street for southbound buses), and Stockton Blvd to the east. Route 51 is one of the few high-frequency routes in the SacRT network, at 15 minutes. Route 11 Natomas/Land Park also runs on Broadway between 3rd-5th … Continue reading Broadway and Route 51
Truxel Bridge and flooding
Note: Other Truxel Bridge posts are available under the category ‘Truxel Bridge‘. One of the City of Sacramento's justifications for the motor vehicle-transit-walking-bicycling Truxel Bridge is that walking and bicycling pathways are flooded at times of the year, and therefore inaccessible. One access route frequently used by bicyclists and some walkers is from Jibboom Street … Continue reading Truxel Bridge and flooding
Truxel Bridge light rail background
Note: Other Truxel Bridge posts are available under category ‘Truxel Bridge‘. Other Green Line posts are available under category ‘Green Line to the Airport‘. People have asked for the background documents and decisions that preceded the City of Sacramento's current push for a motor vehicle-transit-walking-bicycling bridge over the American River on the Truxel Road alignment, … Continue reading Truxel Bridge light rail background
Truxel Bridge on SacATC agenda
Truxel Bridge online community questionnaire
The City of Sacrament opened an online community questionnaire on the Truxel Bridge project. The video on the questionnaire page reiterates that the city is not seeking comments on the need for the bridge, but just the details of the alignment and cross-section. If you haven't, please read the city's Truxel Bridge Concept and Feasibility … Continue reading Truxel Bridge online community questionnaire
Sacramento Transit Advocates and Riders (STAR) 