After soliciting input from members and others, STAR presents this updated light rail and bus framework. The framework is offered as a better model for SacRT to use in identifying routes for light rail or bus service expansion or enhancement. Too often, decisions have been made on political criteria without study of alternatives and community … Continue reading Light Rail & Bus Framework
SacRT light rail will NOT be level boarding
The new light rail cars and the new platforms, initially for the Gold Line and eventually for the entire light rail network, will NOT be level boarding. STAR has been using the phrase low-floor, level-boarding ever since the project was first outlined, and have never heard anyone from SacRT offer a correction. We have heard … Continue reading SacRT light rail will NOT be level boarding
SacRT bus stop improvement survey
SacRT and Civic Thread are partnering on a bus stop improvement survey, now open at https://ee.humanitarianresponse.info/x/Ge9CQVmN. We encourage all riders and reader to complete the survey. Even if you don't use transit very often, improvements of bus stops could encourage you to ride more, or start riding. The survey, in case you want to think … Continue reading SacRT bus stop improvement survey
level boarding?
From NACTO Transit Street Design Guide - Platform Height: Platform height affects ease of boarding; raised platforms enable easier, more accessible passenger boarding and alighting by decreasing step-down distance and gap between vehicle floor and platform. Level and near-level platform stops can also increase route efficiency, allowing vehicles to enter and exit stops more quickly. … Continue reading level boarding?
YASA: yet another streetcar alignment
Craig Norman, Director of Engineering for SacRT, presented on capital projects at the ECOS Climate Change Committee last night. There were many topics that will be covered in future posts, but one interesting one was the current alignment of the streetcar. In case you haven't been keeping up, the streetcar through downtown Sacramento with a … Continue reading YASA: yet another streetcar alignment
time for a new SacRT system map
Update: Added the January 2017 SacRT system map to the bottom of the post. It makes good use of color to distinguish bus routes, but does not contain any frequency information except off-peak routes. SacRT's system map scores low on usability. All fixed route bus service, except commuter routes, are shown in the same color … Continue reading time for a new SacRT system map
SacRT service changes for September 2022
SacRT is proposing some services changes to take place in September 2022, and seeking public comment (but only through May 1, sorry for the late notice). In general, STAR supports these service changes. We see it as part of the continuing evolution of the transit network that was reset with SacRT Forward network redesign in … Continue reading SacRT service changes for September 2022
STAR light rail framework
Some questions and answers from our membership email list are now included below the framework. Several years ago STAR became uncomfortable with SacRT's (both the board and staff) willingness to select some light rail extensions over others, without real study and without public engagement. A Blue Line extension to American River College was prominent in … Continue reading STAR light rail framework
light rail or bus?
We have provided a series of posts on potential light rail extensions and infill (see links below), and a post on SacRT's High Capacity Bus Service Study. The implication of our focus on light rail is that we think light rail is a great solution in many cases. The implication of SacRT's study is that … Continue reading light rail or bus?
High Capacity Bus Service Study
SacRT completed a High Capacity Bus Service Study in May 2021, using a Caltrans planning grant. STAR did not comment on the study during its development, nor on the final draft. But our current series on light rail extension and infill relates strongly to this study, as the study lays our SacRT's criteria for investment … Continue reading High Capacity Bus Service Study
Sacramento Transit Advocates and Riders (STAR) 