The second meeting of the Ad Hoc Board Composition and Voting Structure Subcommittee was held Monday, January 31. I attended, but on a small device and with intermittent Internet connectivity, but caught what I could. There were no public comments. The agenda and presentation are here: Agenda: https://star-transit.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/sacrt_boardcomposition_2022-01-31_agenda.pdfPresentation: https://star-transit.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/sacrt_boardcomposition_2022-01-31-presentation.pdf Some good things happened, and some … Continue reading SacRT board composition meeting #2
SacRT board composition meeting
Update 2: The agenda and presentation were moved, so I've linked them here. https://star-transit.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/sacrt_boardcomposition_2022-01-24_agenda.pdfhttps://star-transit.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/sacrt_boardcomposition_2022-01-24-presentation.pdf Update: The meeting has taken place. The slide presentation for the meeting was posted during the meeting. I don't know if I was the only transit advocate in attendance, but I was the only one who spoke. My comments for the … Continue reading SacRT board composition meeting
Sacramento transit enhancement
The City of Sacramento is holding a city council workshop on Tuesday, February 8, 5:00PM. The purpose of the workshop is to gather input to help the city realign its transportation policies and project with its climate change objectives (they are far, far from in alignment now). The workshop will focus on reducing VMT, not … Continue reading Sacramento transit enhancement
Transit Equity Day February 4th
Transit Equity Day is coming up February 4th. The event is sponsored by the Labor Network for Sustainability. Sacramento Transit Riders Union (SacTRU) will use the day to kick off it's transit stop photo contest. Action: Sacramento Transit Stop “Good, Bad & Ugly” Photo ContestSite: Online event beginning on Feb. 4 Transit Equity Day and ending March … Continue reading Transit Equity Day February 4th
better information on light rail display signs
Last week there was a delay on the Gold Line trains, which engendered a service alert on the light rail signs, saying that the Gold Line was delayed 15 minutes or more. I don't have photos of these messages, since the refresh rate of the digital signs interferes with the refresh rate of Apple iPhones. … Continue reading better information on light rail display signs
renumber the routes!
On Thursday morning, I very nearly boarded an E-Tran (Elk Grove) bus 11 on 8th Street, when what I wanted was the SacRT bus 11, which came a few minutes later. It was misty with rain, and all I could clearly see was the 11 on the front display sign, and didn't notice until stepping … Continue reading renumber the routes!
Transit Stop Visioning Survey
As a followup to the Transit Stop Visioning Workshop, SacTRU has posted a survey to gather input from a wider audience. If you are on Facebook, you can access the survey at https://www.facebook.com/events/447807053420977/?event_time_id=447807226754293. If not on Facebook, you can access the survey at https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfOD8koNWzzocOOYQ6kRIkyA9RkcRtGrs2X8bJmyEB5AgyB4w/viewform. STAR members are encouraged to complete the survey. It will be … Continue reading Transit Stop Visioning Survey
red no-parking bus pads
A second innovative idea that came up at the Transit Stop Visioning Workshop (Transit Stop Visioning Workshop, October 30; Frequency on bus route signs) is painting bus pads red. Bus stops are supposed to have red curbs to define the no-parking zone, but some stops do not. Even when the curb is painted red, many people ignore … Continue reading red no-parking bus pads
secure bike parking
With the Streetsblog USA post today about bike parking (It’s Time for America to Talk About Bike Parking), it is a good time to remind Sacramento that SacRT should be providing on-demand secure bike parking at light rail stations, at least the stations that receive a modicum of use. Three stations have secure bike parking … Continue reading secure bike parking
Frequency on bus route signs
One of the innovative ideas suggested at the Transit Stop Visioning Workshop was that bus stop signs have information about frequency. For SacRT, there is some information about frequency if one knows the numbering system. 1-99 is frequencies ranging from 12 minutes to 60 minutes. 100 series are peak hour (commuter) routes. 200 series are … Continue reading Frequency on bus route signs
Sacramento Transit Advocates and Riders (STAR) 