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STAR has reviewed the information provided at the August 25 SacRT board meeting on an ongoing process of planning for a revised or new campus (see Agenda item 10), and has provided a statement to SacRT on the planning process and ideas: STAR statement on SacRT Campus Master Plan. The plan might identify a new … Continue reading STAR statement on SacRT Campus Master Plan
The benefits of the recently passed SB 1, the Road Repair and Accountability Act of 2017, has been touted far and wide as the solution to our deferred road maintenance woes, and to some degree it is. But the bill allocates the most funds to the State Highway Operation and Protection Program (SHOPP), $1.9B (billion) … Continue reading Will SB 1 fix your street? Not likely.
State of good repair is a phrase used in many fields, but particularly in transit. It means that everything is on a functional state and not declining, that it is maintained when it needs maintenance, and replaced when it needs replacement. The Federal Transit Administration's State of Good Repair page says: Having well maintained, reliable … Continue reading State of good repair
The concept of "fix-it-first" has been very prominent in pro-Measure B mailings and publicity. This is not surprising, since maintaining roadways ranked very high in the surveys Sacramento Transportation Authority (SacTA) conducted to determine support for the measure, and nearly all people, regardless of preferred mode of transportation or political persuason agree that our roads … Continue reading Measure B “fix-it-first”
Sacramento Transit Advocates and Riders (STAR) 