Note: Other Truxel Bridge posts are available under category 'Truxel Bridge'. The city has made a claim that adding motor vehicles to the Truxel Bridge will reduce VMT (vehicle miles traveled) in the city. On the Truxel Bridge Concept and Feasibility Study page and the two-page flier, these statements are made: "Currently, there is a … Continue reading Truxel Bridge VMT
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Truxel Bridge
Note: Other Truxel Bridge posts are available under category 'Truxel Bridge'. Update: Photos of boards from the community meeting added below. Another post shortly will cover information from the meeting. The presentation from the meeting is available. Not very useful, but have at it. The City of Sacramento is proposing a multi-modal bridge over the … Continue reading Truxel Bridge
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
STAR opposes 2022 sales tax measure
Sacramento Transit Advocates and Riders (STAR) is opposed to the proposed transportation sales tax measure for the November 2022 ballot. The proposed measure was developed without public engagement by a private group called A Committee for a Better Sacramento, and is sponsored primarily by greenfield developers who will benefit from the traffic-inducing Capital Southeast Connector.The … Continue reading STAR opposes 2022 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
Sacramento Transit Advocates and Riders (STAR) 