SacRT and City of Sacramento are starting a bus stop enforcement program, against people who park in or block bus stops. Bus stop blocking is a serious safety issue for riders, and operators. Either the bus must stop away from the curb, or the stop must be skipped. This is inconvenient, for sure, but also … Continue reading SacRT/Sac bus stop enforcement
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AB 917 and parking at bus stops
The article Here’s How to Ensure Accessible Access at Bus Stops last week on Streetsblog LA addresses the effect of illegal parking at bus stops, as well as blocking of bike lanes. AB 917 allows transit agencies to automatically ticket violations. So far, only AC Transit (east bay) has implemented a program, but others will … Continue reading AB 917 and parking at bus stops
bus stops open house
SacRT and Civic Thread are undertaking an outreach to gather community input on bus stop improvements. The first session is for North Sacramento, to be held September 1, 5:30PM, at Robertson Community Center, 3525 Norwood Ave. A flier is available. If this is your area, please participate! If not, keep your eye open for future … Continue reading bus stops open house
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
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
sorriest bus stops
Streetsblog USA is running a sorriest bus stops competition this spring. We encourage you to take a look, to be both entertained and horrified. A new post every weekday pits the horribles against each other, with the ultimate outcome, a la March Madness, the worst of the worst instead of the best of the best. … Continue reading sorriest bus stops
Sacramento Transit Advocates and Riders (STAR) 