For all STAR posts on SmartRide, see the category 'SacRT SmaRT Ride'. The SacRT application to Sacramento Transportation Authority (SacTA) for SmartRide funding includes page 11 on disadvantaged communities (pdf). We have not seen this presented elsewhere, so are using the application and map. The text from this page is: "SmaRT Ride, like most transit … Continue reading SacRT SmartRide and disadvantaged communities
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light rail and demographics
STAR has long objected to the SacRT practice of selecting light rail extensions without considering all the potential extensions, or additions. The Green Line to the Airport is politically popular, but no evidence has been provided that would indicate it is the best project for ridership and service. In fact, light rail to airports is … Continue reading light rail and demographics
Sacramento Transit Advocates and Riders (STAR) 