STAR just recently became aware of the SacRT Service Standards document, updated August 2013. An updated document, or a similar one, will be included as part of the Comprehensive Operational Analysis (COA) program. The document largely addresses requirements established by the FTA (Federal Transit Administration) and by Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of … Continue reading SacRT Service Standards
SacRT COA 2025-06 presentation
The slides from the June 4, 2025 COA (Comprehensive Operational Analysis) virtual meeting are available, as a pdf and an image slideshow below (sorry, forgot to downsample the images).
what STAR has been up to
We started compiling a list of issues and activities that STAR has been involved in over the last year and a half, 2024-2025. The list amazes even us! Not bad for an all-volunteer organization. STAR is the most prominent advocacy organization for transit in the region, though certainly not the only one. Major initiatives in … Continue reading what STAR has been up to
transportation funding update
SacRT Mobility Advisory Council 2025-07-17
The SacRT Mobility Advisory Council (MAC) will meet Thursday, July 17, 2025, at 2:30 PM. The in-person meeting is at 1102 Q Street, 4th Floor, and is also available on Zoom at https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89729643927. The meeting location, SacRT Headquarters, is one block from the 13th Street light rail station (Blue, Gold, Green), and three blocks from bus … Continue reading SacRT Mobility Advisory Council 2025-07-17
7th & 8th transit streets
The previous post on Route 11 running on 7th Street southbound and 8th Street northbound, and light rail Gold Line for six stations and Blue Line for three stations on these same streets, reminds us the idea of making 7th and 8th into transit streets. We wrote about that years ago (2017): Transit Streets on … Continue reading 7th & 8th transit streets
enhance SacRT Route 11
Following on posts about a discontinued light rail line in San Jose (VTA discontinued light rail line) and a close look at SacRT Green Line (the future of SacRT Green Line), we are now proposing what we have suggested before (Green Line and Route 11), an enhancement of SacRT bus Route 11 service to take the place of … Continue reading enhance SacRT Route 11
the future of SacRT Green Line
Service on Green Line light rail, which runs from 13th Street Station to 7th & Richards/Township 9 Station in the River District, is now suspended for construction, through summer 2026. As with any construction project, the end date is uncertain. STAR has posted about the existing Green Line before: Green Line and Route 11 and SacRT … Continue reading the future of SacRT Green Line
use the SacMoves calendar!
VTA discontinued light rail line
Note: This post about another transit agency's line rail line is building towards a post specifically on the SacRT Green Line. In 2019, VTA (Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority) discontinued a light rail line, called the Almaden Shuttle or Ohlone/Chynoweth–Almaden line or Purple Line. This was a short line serving two stations in south San … Continue reading VTA discontinued light rail line
Sacramento Transit Advocates and Riders (STAR) 