The final post, before our meeting this Saturday, on the SacRT Forward process and documents is on the High Coverage Alternative and High Ridership Alternative route charts. At a glance, the High Ridership Alternative seems to have far less bus routes. However, some of these routes are longer, including some pieces of other existing routes. … Continue reading Coverage vs Ridership Charts
Tag: ridership
SacRT Forward alternative maps
The SacRT Forward (route optimization study) alternatives report is now available at https://sacrtforward.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/Smaller-low-res-Alternatives-Report-20181010.pdf. This report, though not ready at the time of the stakeholder meeting #2 (September 27), was the basis of the presentation there. Participants received printed copies of maps, the two of which below are heart of the report and the decisions to … Continue reading SacRT Forward alternative maps
SacTRU’s Transit Challenge #SacRTChallenge
Sacramento Transit Riders Union (SacTRU) is sponsoring the SacRT Challenge this week. STAR supports this effort, and all efforts at getting public officials to better understand the challenges of operating transit in this region, and to support improvements and increased ridership through funding and ridership. The press release from SacTRU is below. SacTRU Transit Challenge … Continue reading SacTRU’s Transit Challenge #SacRTChallenge
fare decrease on SacRT agenda tonight
SacRT staff is proposing a fare decrease (what? decrease?) on the board meeting agenda tonight, Monday, August 27. Item 8, 'Building Ridership through Fare Reductions' would reduce the single ride price from $2.75 to $2.50, which was the price before the increases in 2016, would reduce the monthly pass rate from $110 back to $100, … Continue reading fare decrease on SacRT agenda tonight
Platforms and ridership at Sacramento Valley Station
It has been claimed that there was a major drop in ridership of the Capitol Corridor trains at Sacramento Valley Station when the platforms were relocated from close to the historical station to new platforms about 1000 feet further away. Data provided in Capitol Corridor annual performance reports indicates a drop of about 300,000 passengers … Continue reading Platforms and ridership at Sacramento Valley Station
SacRT ridership trends
The chart below shows SacRT riderships trends from January 2000 through October 2016, based on data provided by SacRT. People discussing SacRT ridership often refer to the economic downturn, the resulting service cuts and fare increases, and the resulting loss of ridership. The chart gives a visual representation. Be cautious in drawing conclusions from the … Continue reading SacRT ridership trends
getting to the airport
Measure B locks in a particular solution for airport transit service, missing less expensive and more efficient alternatives. Measure B specifies $234,000,000 funding for a specific transit project, which is the Green Line to the Airport. The text is: "Light Rail Green Line extension (Township 9 – Natomas – Airport): 12.8 mile light rail extension … Continue reading getting to the airport
Sacramento Transit Advocates and Riders (STAR) 