With the November 2022 elections, and appointments to the SacRT Board of Directors, there are both old and new faces. SacRT posted about the new members: New Faces Bring Added Diversity and Ideas to SacRT Board. Five are new, six are continuing, though Pat Hume, who did represent Elk Grove now represents Sacramento County. Current … Continue reading SacRT board members
transit access to community colleges
A recent post on Streetsblog USA, ‘One Flat Tire Away From Dropping Out’: Why Transit to Community Colleges Matters, is a reminder that transit to higher education campuses is critical to student success. If a car is required, education becomes a struggle at best, and impossible at worst. We look at four community college campuses … Continue reading transit access to community colleges
bicyclist crashes on light rail tracks
Katie Hanzlik tweeted today on her crash on light rail tracks on K Street, while using an e-bike (a bike-share bike?). She used the term "Midtowners Who Have Crashed an e-Bike on the Light Rail Tracks” Club. These crashes were very common when bike share first came to Sacramento, and seem less common now, but … Continue reading bicyclist crashes on light rail tracks
SacRT system and LIHM
The map below includes SacRT fixed bus routes and light rail, overlain on disadvantaged community information. The low-income high-minority map layer is the SACOG Environmental Justice 2020 data, which is also referred to as low-income high-minority (LIHM). This dataset is only one of many that could be used, but it was selected because it is … Continue reading SacRT system and LIHM
new platforms at 59th St
SacRT has installed new 8 inch above rail platforms at 59th Street light rail station, and will continue to modify platforms along the Gold Line over the coming year. This is part of the light rail modernization program which will replace steep-step rail cars with low floor rail cars, starting probably in 2024. As you … Continue reading new platforms at 59th St
SacRT ridership trends
The following two charts show ridership trends for SacRT, in categories of fixed route bus, light rail, and demand-response, which includes SacRT Smart Ride but does not include Paratransit. A previous post showed ridership by bus routes. The first chart shows the period 1999-10 through 2016-10. The X-axis interval is not consistent because the months … Continue reading SacRT ridership trends
SacRT route ridership update
Some information about SacRT bus ridership. SacRT does not keep its ridership documents up to date, and stopped including route-specific data in its Quarterly Reports after June 2021, but there is data available that may be of interest to readers. The 2020-01 table on the left is the last pre-pandemic data, while the table on … Continue reading SacRT route ridership update
Emeryville’s bus stop benches
Emeryville has recently received widespread commendation for installing seating at every one of the bus stops in the city. The effort, led by Mayor John Bauters after observing a rider having to lean against a trash can while waiting for the bus, and implemented by the city's public works department, the simple seating has solved … Continue reading Emeryville’s bus stop benches
SacRT Bus Stop Improvement Plan
SacRT has released for public comment the SacRT Bus Stop Improvement Plan, through Friday, February 3. To comment, go to the project page, and scroll down to the survey, or further down to submit a comment on the page. The plan was developed with the support of Civic Thread. Based on several criteria including equity, … Continue reading SacRT Bus Stop Improvement Plan
Measure A fails!
Measure A, the transportation sales tax for Sacramento County, failed in the November election. Yah! Measure A had a few things good about it, and many things bad. STAR was opposed to the measure (see Measure A 2022 for the reasons why) and in fact was the first organization to declare opposition. The information provided … Continue reading Measure A fails!
Sacramento Transit Advocates and Riders (STAR) 