The War on Cars podcast recent episode, EPISODE 156: Should the Bus Be Free? With Yonah Freemark, brings expertise on the question of free fares, or not, and is well worth a listen. Though there is a focus on New York City (the two podcasts hosts live in NYC), many of the ideas are applicable … Continue reading free fares?
Tag: CalITP
report on SacRT MAC 2024-09-19
The SacRT Mobility Advisory Council (MAC) met on Thursday, September 19. STAR has taken to attending the MAC meetings whenever possible. We are of course interested in how SacRT supports, or doesn't support, the needs of the disability community. But the MAC meetings also reveal plans and concerns of SacRT that either never show up … Continue reading report on SacRT MAC 2024-09-19
SacRT slow buses
Caltrans, through the CalITP (California Integrated Transit Project) has made Transit Speed Maps available, showing bus speed for many transit agencies, including SacRT. The data is from a single date, February 8, 2022, but is probably representative of weekdays. In the morning, several routes are listed as slow, but the most important are 51 Stockton/Broadway … Continue reading SacRT slow buses
Sacramento Transit Advocates and Riders (STAR) 