Dan Allison would like to share some ideas about a high frequency transit network for Sacramento. Nothing here is STAR policy, rather, ideas for discussion. STAR’s tagline is ‘increase ridership and expand accountability’. Much of our work is oriented towards pushing SacRT to share their planning and decision-making process with the public, and to truly … Continue reading thoughts on high frequency network
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time for a new SacRT system map
Update: Added the January 2017 SacRT system map to the bottom of the post. It makes good use of color to distinguish bus routes, but does not contain any frequency information except off-peak routes. SacRT's system map scores low on usability. All fixed route bus service, except commuter routes, are shown in the same color … Continue reading time for a new SacRT system map
SacRT high frequency network
SacRT has a very limited number of high frequency routes. All of the Blue Line light rail, and the Gold Line as far east as Sunrise station, are high frequency with 15-minute service. The Gold Line east of Sunrise to Folsom is on a 30-minute frequency, and will remain until bypass tracks are installed to … Continue reading SacRT high frequency network
Are hourly bus routes useful?
One of the characteristics that distinguishes the SacRT Forward High Coverage Alternative from the High Ridership (frequency) Alternative is that the High Frequency drops all (hourly) 60-minute buses. See the maps posted here, or on the SacRT Forward Plan Documents page, Alternatives Report. There are many people who argue that hourly buses are not useful … Continue reading Are hourly bus routes useful?
a high frequency network?
Updated 2016-12-12 to add some information on the extensions. The has been a lot of discussion this year about creating a high frequency network for the Sacramento region, but most people don't have a picture of what this would look like. Hence, one person's ideas on paper (Dan Allison). STAR is in support of a high … Continue reading a high frequency network?
Sacramento Transit Advocates and Riders (STAR) 