SacRT’s Transit Academy is a free five-class course designed to educate and engage residents, business and community leaders about our planning process and how public transit shapes our communities. Classes will be held once a week, on Wednesday evenings, over a five-week period. The 2023 Citizens Transit Academy will be held between September 27 to … Continue reading SacRT Transit Academy
Week Without Driving
The idea of a 'Week Without Driving' started with Disability Rights Washington (state) and for its first three years was just a state, and particularly Seattle, focused program. This year, Disability Rights WA is partnering with America Walks to take the program nationally. National Week Without Driving will be offered October 2-8, 2023. From the … Continue reading Week Without Driving
AB 354 two SacRT seats for Elk Grove passes
AB 354 (Nguyen) ‘Sacramento Regional Transit District: board of directors: membership.’ has been signed by the governor and is now part of Public Utilities code. It expands the SacRT board by one seat, and allows Elk Grove to appoint a second member. AB 1052 (McCarty) ‘Sacramento Regional Transit District: taxes.’ is in the Senate, and … Continue reading AB 354 two SacRT seats for Elk Grove passes
light rail modernization platforms
Though our members have stopped at all of the light rail stations on the Blue Line to Cosumnes River College (CRC) extension (even the currently unused Morrison Creek station), we had not noticed that all of these new platforms, except the terminal platform at CRC, were built to the current standard of eight inches above … Continue reading light rail modernization platforms
AB 917 and parking at bus stops
The article Here’s How to Ensure Accessible Access at Bus Stops last week on Streetsblog LA addresses the effect of illegal parking at bus stops, as well as blocking of bike lanes. AB 917 allows transit agencies to automatically ticket violations. So far, only AC Transit (east bay) has implemented a program, but others will … Continue reading AB 917 and parking at bus stops
let’s be careful about TOD
Transit Oriented Development (TOD) is a great concept. Place the development where it can benefit from transit service rather than being in a transit desert, remote from functional transit. I (Dan Allison) have been re-reading/reading Walkable City by Jeff Speck. Step 4: Let Transit Work (page 139 of the 10th anniversary edition) has a section … Continue reading let’s be careful about TOD
what does transit cliff mean?
Their term 'transit cliff' has become common, particularly in the Bay Area, to describe the coming crisis for transit agencies as the supplemental federal money supplied for operations during the pandemic are running out. Agencies such as BART and Caltrain that were heavily dependent on farebox recovery are probably in the worst crisis, other transit … Continue reading what does transit cliff mean?
are SacRT low floor rail cars ADA compliant?
At the May 22 SacRT board meeting, Dan Allison spoke for STAR during public comment on the issues in our status post: STAR Update, one of which was continuing concerns about the deployable ramps that are offered for access from the new platforms to the new cars. The difference is about six inches. Jeffery Tardaguila … Continue reading are SacRT low floor rail cars ADA compliant?
SacRT more platform flaws
Following on to the post SacRT light rail platform flaws, here are some more examples of issues. The use of embedded rocks as a 'detectable' warning strip seemed to be an occasional practice, but it has become clear that it is part of the standard design. As the 8th & O station, the rocks end the … Continue reading SacRT more platform flaws
SacRT light rail platform flaws
SacRT is in the process of installing new higher platforms, extending half the length of the stations, to accommodate the new low-floor rail cars on stations that serve the Gold Line. There are several flaws in these platforms that must be fixed before they are safe. The lack of attention to detail on the platforms … Continue reading SacRT light rail platform flaws
Sacramento Transit Advocates and Riders (STAR) 