This in part of a series of posts on the presentation given by Lisa Hinz at the SacRT Board Meeting on 2025-07-28. The audio accompanying the presentation slides is key to understanding them, so we recommend that you also view the meeting recording on YouTube. Slides 6, 7 & 8 (starting 33:55) are about implementation … Continue reading STAR responses to Hinz 2025-07-28 presentation #3
Tag: low-floor
light rail update
Dan has ridden the Gold Line to Mather Field/Mills Station or Sunrise Station nearly every day for the last two weeks, sometimes more than once per day, so we will provide an update on the new Siemens S700 low-floor rail cars and service on the Gold Line. Ramp Deployment: There seem to be many fewer … Continue reading light rail update
15-minute Folsom service is not working
SacRT's Gold Line light rail service to Historic Folsom is not working well. The 15-minute service, which started January 5, has frequent delays on the Sunrise to Historic Folsom (the end of the line) section. Many trains are being turned back at Sunrise because there is congestion east of there. No bus bridge has been … Continue reading 15-minute Folsom service is not working
Mobility Challenges | Siemens Low-Floor Cars
STAR members are hearing from mobility-challenged patrons the same issues raised again-and-again related to the Siemens low-floor light rail cars. The overall silence from SacRT implies either a lack of action related to the observations or a lack of effective communication with those who are raising the concerns. The issues can be divided generally into … Continue reading Mobility Challenges | Siemens Low-Floor Cars
low-floor door issues
The new low-floor rail cars, used on the SacRT Gold Line, continue to have issues with door function. One a single trip today, Dan observed three instances of the ramp deployment for handicapped users not working properly. In the first, rider with a mobility device pressed the ramp button (the one with the wheelchair symbol), … Continue reading low-floor door issues
SacRT light rail will NOT be level boarding
The new light rail cars and the new platforms, initially for the Gold Line and eventually for the entire light rail network, will NOT be level boarding. STAR has been using the phrase low-floor, level-boarding ever since the project was first outlined, and have never heard anyone from SacRT offer a correction. We have heard … Continue reading SacRT light rail will NOT be level boarding
level boarding?
From NACTO Transit Street Design Guide - Platform Height: Platform height affects ease of boarding; raised platforms enable easier, more accessible passenger boarding and alighting by decreasing step-down distance and gap between vehicle floor and platform. Level and near-level platform stops can also increase route efficiency, allowing vehicles to enter and exit stops more quickly. … Continue reading level boarding?
report on Sacramento Transportation & Climate Workshop
The City of Sacramento Transportation & Climate Workshop was held as part of the regular city council meeting on February 8, 2022. One of the big ideas of the city's proposed initiative is bus lanes on Stockton Blvd, as previously mentioned in STAR letter on Sac City Transportation & Climate Workshop. The bus facility on Stockton … Continue reading report on Sacramento Transportation & Climate Workshop
SacRT Network Integration Plan
Update: The draft Network Integration Plan has been posted: https://www.sacrt.com/apps/draft-network-integration-plan-available-for-public-review-and-comment/. Also added to the end of this post are a diagram of the Gold Line in Folsom and Rancho Cordova, and a table of the four projects. The Glenn Passing Track will be the first change to come online, and a very important one because … Continue reading SacRT Network Integration Plan
Sacramento Transit Advocates and Riders (STAR) 