On August 19, 2025, SacRT held its last in a series of community events called Transit Ideas Exchange, at District 56 in Elk Grove. STAR Action Team Lead Dan Allison attended this event. Note that due to poor bus service in Elk Grove, Dan rode his bicycle to and from the CRC light rail station. … Continue reading Transit Ideas Exchange in Elk Grove
Tag: Elk Grove
more on Blue Line/BRT to Elk Grove
The City of Elk Grove has a webpage on the Blue Line/Bus Rapid Transit Implementation Plan, mentioned in a prior post Blue Line or BRT to Elk Grove. The webpage has more information about the project, including an overview, schedule and map. The map, shown below, indicates the likely alignment and possible station locations for light … Continue reading more on Blue Line/BRT to Elk Grove
Blue Line or BRT to Elk Grove
From the SacRT website, Connecting Communities: SacRT Transit Projects and Initiatives page: “Blue Line Light Rail Extension and/or Bus Rapid Transit SacRT, in partnership with the City of Elk Grove, received a Caltrans Climate Adaptation grant for $470,000 to further plan and conceptual design for extending the Blue Line light rail and/or bus rapid transit … Continue reading Blue Line or BRT to Elk Grove
AB 354 two SacRT seats for Elk Grove passes
AB 354 (Nguyen) ‘Sacramento Regional Transit District: board of directors: membership.’ has been signed by the governor and is now part of Public Utilities code. It expands the SacRT board by one seat, and allows Elk Grove to appoint a second member. AB 1052 (McCarty) ‘Sacramento Regional Transit District: taxes.’ is in the Senate, and … Continue reading AB 354 two SacRT seats for Elk Grove passes
SacRT Blue Line extension to Elk Grove
The Blue Line was extended to Cosumnes River College in 2015. There is a proposal for a 'South Sacramento Phase 3' extension into the City of Elk Grove. There are various routes that have been proposed, by SacRT and the city, but there doesn't seem to be one official route. The one used here follows … Continue reading SacRT Blue Line extension to Elk Grove
SacRT board composition motion passes
At the SacRT board meeting on Monday night (2022-02-14), the following motion was adopted. The County of Sacramento will have an additional seat (four total) and the City of Elk Grove will have an additional seat (two total) on the SacRT Board of Directors. Any member jurisdiction that would have alternates, the members of those … Continue reading SacRT board composition motion passes
renumber the routes!
On Thursday morning, I very nearly boarded an E-Tran (Elk Grove) bus 11 on 8th Street, when what I wanted was the SacRT bus 11, which came a few minutes later. It was misty with rain, and all I could clearly see was the 11 on the front display sign, and didn't notice until stepping … Continue reading renumber the routes!
Sacramento Transit Advocates and Riders (STAR) 