We have posted a number of reasons that Sacramento County residents should vote NO on the Measure A transportation sales tax. You can see the individual posts on Measure A 2022. The #MeasureANotOK citizen campaign against Measure A is at https://measureanotok.org. Here is a summary of STAR's reasons for being against Measure A. If the … Continue reading transit reasons against Measure A
Tag: Capital Southeast Connector
Measure A: mitigating with transit
In the Congestion Improvement Projects, Transit and Rail Congestion Improvement Projects section, the text of the Measure A 2022 Transportation Expenditure Plan says: "In coordination with the Capital Southeast Connector Joint Powers Authority, design, plan and construct a transit component, such as a bus rapid transit service, along the Capital Southeast Connector corridor to mitigate … Continue reading Measure A: mitigating with transit
Measure A: how much for transit?
A recent SacBee opinion article by Yousef Baig on the Measure A 2022 transportation sales tax measure being proposed quotes Henri Li, General Manage of SacRT, that there is $3.3B in funds for transit in the measure. That is an interesting amount, but is it real? The measure's Transportation Expenditure Plan, in section "II. Measure … Continue reading Measure A: how much for transit?
letter to SACOG on the sales tax measure
STAR has sent a letter to the SACOG Board of Directors and James Corless, Executive Director of SACOG, restating our opposition to the proposed transportation sales tax measures, and expressing doubt that a side agreement being worked on by SACOG, SMAQMD (Sacramento Metropolitan Air Quality Management District), and Mayor Steinberg would actually mitigate the impacts … Continue reading letter to SACOG on the sales tax measure
Capital Southeast Connector resistance
Two letters have recently been sent to the Sacramento Transportation Authority objecting to the inclusion of the Capital Southeast Connector in the potential Measure A sales tax measure. Mayor Darrell Steinberg sent a letter on March 5 to the board, expressing concerns that the lack of a guarantee that Measure A would meet climate change … Continue reading Capital Southeast Connector resistance
traffic relief or harm reduction?
STAR believes our transportation must provide safe options for all users, no matter what their mode of travel. We believe in Vision Zero. Sacramento County is currently far, far from providing safe travel. Measure B does not invest significantly in that goal. Among the many benefits of Measure B being touted by proponents is traffic relief. … Continue reading traffic relief or harm reduction?
“traffic relief” and induced demand
Measure B has been titled by the Sacramento Transportation Authority "The Road Maintenance & Traffic Relief Act of 2016." What does traffic relief mean? It is being touted as meaning that there will be less congestion on our roadways. And who doesn't want that? The problem is, it doesn't work that way. Every time roads … Continue reading “traffic relief” and induced demand
Sacramento Transit Advocates and Riders (STAR) 