letter to SACOG on the sales tax measure

STAR has sent a letter to the SACOG Board of Directors and James Corless, Executive Director of SACOG, restating our opposition to the proposed transportation sales tax measures, and expressing doubt that a side agreement being worked on by SACOG, SMAQMD (Sacramento Metropolitan Air Quality Management District), and Mayor Steinberg would actually mitigate the impacts … Continue reading letter to SACOG on the sales tax measure →

level boarding and Network Integration Plan

In 2020, the Capitol Corridor, SacRT, and the City of Sacramento received a TIRCP (Transit and Intercity Rail Capital Program) grant of $3.9M for planning and construction at Sacramento Valley Station, connections between SacRT light rail and the Valley Rail stations in Sacramento, and a bus layover facility. The grant required a Network Integration Plan … Continue reading level boarding and Network Integration Plan →

Phoenix Valley Metro Rail light rail boarding

This will be the last of the posts about other light rail systems (whew!) unless a reader has something to contribute. But look forward to a post about how SacRT might address its problem with not-level boarding. Valley Metro Rail operates a single light rail line in the Phoenix area. It uses low floor Shinki … Continue reading Phoenix Valley Metro Rail light rail boarding →

Salt Lake City TRAX light rail boarding

The Salt Lake City TRAX light rail system, operated by the Utah Transit Authority, has three light rail lines (and one commuter rail line). The oldest Blue line uses high-floor Siemens SD-100 and SD-160 railcars. The newer Green and Red lines use Siemens S70 low-floor railcars and are entirely level boarding stations. TRAX highlights that … Continue reading Salt Lake City TRAX light rail boarding →

Denver RTD light rail boarding

Continuing on a series of posts about light rail boarding in various cities that Sacramento area people may have experience with or interest in. Denver RTD (regional transit district) has an extensive light rail system which is low floor but not level boarding. The photos below is from denverurbanism.com. I apparently did not take any … Continue reading Denver RTD light rail boarding →

and still… no General Manager’s Report

Another SacRT Board Meeting, another agenda without an included General Managers Report. Here is what is in the agenda document for the Monday, June 13, 2022 board meeting: Major Project UpdatesOral ReportSacRT Board Agenda, item 8.1 General Manager's Report Yep, that's it. STAR has been asking for a General Manager's Report to be included in … Continue reading and still… no General Manager’s Report →

San Jose VTA light rail boarding

This is a follow-on to SacRT light rail will NOT be level boarding, and Portland & Seattle light rail boarding. Dan has not been in San Jose recently, since the recent discussion of light rail board for SacRT, but I do have some old photos showing boarding for the Santa Clara Valley Transportation Agency (VTA) light rail system … Continue reading San Jose VTA light rail boarding →

Portland & Seattle light rail boarding

This is a follow-on to SacRT light rail will NOT be level boarding. Over the Memorial Day weekend, Dan traveled to the Pacific Northwest, and rode on both the Portland and Seattle light rail systems. The Portland system, MAX, has step-up boarding, but it is low, about three inches, less than the six inches that is … Continue reading Portland & Seattle light rail boarding →

thoughts on high frequency network

Dan Allison would like to share some ideas about a high frequency transit network for Sacramento. Nothing here is STAR policy, rather, ideas for discussion.  STAR’s tagline is ‘increase ridership and expand accountability’. Much of our work is oriented towards pushing SacRT to share their planning and decision-making process with the public, and to truly … Continue reading thoughts on high frequency network →