SacRT is undertaking a Comprehensive Operational Analysis to update the Short Range Transportation Plan (SRTP) 2022-04, and the Long Range Transportation Plan (2009) which is long out of date. Nelson-Nygard was selected as a contractor to support staff in carrying out the analysis and creating the new documents. The analysis is expected to take one … Continue reading SacRT Comprehensive Operational Analysis
SacRT Board 2025-03-10
The SacRT Board of Directors next meeting is this coming Monday, March 10. The meetings are held at Q Street Auditorium , 1102 Q Street, 4th Floor, Suite 4600, Sacramento, CA, starting at 4:00 PM. The location is a block away from the 13th Street light rail station, served by Gold, Blue, and Green lines. … Continue reading SacRT Board 2025-03-10
transit is freedom
Jarrett Walker, in Human Transit (and many other places) has said "Frequency is Freedom", the title of Chapter 8. He also summarizes Chapter 1 'What Transit Is and Does' as "This chapter defines transit and its role in the city compared to other transport modes, and proposes the concept of personal mobility, a measurable freedom, as … Continue reading transit is freedom
State Rail Plan webinar March 4
Getting Around Sacramento: State Rail Plan webinar March 4, https://gettingaroundsac.blog/2025/02/26/state-rail-plan-webinar/ Seamless Bay Area and Californians for Electric Rail are hosting a webinar, New State Rail Plan Explained: A vision for an integrated, cohesive California rail network on March 4, 2025, at 12:00 PM. Registration is required, but free. This webinar should be of interest to anyone who rides the … Continue reading State Rail Plan webinar March 4
SacRT falls short on Folsom 15-minute service
SacRT has announced on their website (Folsom Light Rail Service Schedule Update) and in an email that only some Gold Line to Folsom service will be on the 15-minute frequency that was promised by the the passing track at Glenn/Robert G. Holderness station. This project was initially referred to as 'double-tracking to Folsom', though it … Continue reading SacRT falls short on Folsom 15-minute service
Truxel Bridge: what’s next
The Sacramento City Council approved the staff recommendations on the Truxel Bridge project at the Tuesday, February 18 meeting. The meeting lasted over three hours, with the only agenda item being the Truxel Bridge Concept and Feasibility Study. Most speakers were against the inclusion of private motor vehicles on the bridge, and the Sacramento Active … Continue reading Truxel Bridge: what’s next
Stockton Blvd BRT
The City of Sacramento has entered into an agreement with SacRT and Sacramento County for the 'Stockton Boulevard Multimodal Partnership and Bus Rapid Transit Corridor Project'. Agenda item 12 on the Sacramento City Council agenda for 2025-02-25 is on the consent agenda and is not expected to be controversial, but the item includes text about … Continue reading Stockton Blvd BRT
SacRT Mobility Advisory Council 2025-02-20
The agenda for this meeting was posted late, about noon today, but is now available on the SacRT Mobility Advisory Council webpage, and here. Comments may be made in-person, or via Zoom. Staff reports and slide presentations are not made available as part of the agenda, but may be requested. Call to Order Introduction of … Continue reading SacRT Mobility Advisory Council 2025-02-20
STAR policy on letters of support for grants
STAR has in the past been asked to provide letters of support for grant applications with vague or insufficient information provided. Sometimes the grant awarded has turned out significantly different from the information provided. Therefore, STAR has adopted a policy on letters of support requested by agencies for grant applications. Policy on Letters of Support … Continue reading STAR policy on letters of support for grants
suggestions for SacRT new low-floor rail cars
As you have read here, and no doubt experienced if you've ridden the light rail Gold Line, there are problems with the new low-floor Siemens S700 rail cars (light rail vehicles, LRVs). We have two suggestions for the bicycle capacity issue. Dan has been on trips with eleven bicycles in one rail car, and many … Continue reading suggestions for SacRT new low-floor rail cars
Sacramento Transit Advocates and Riders (STAR) 