STAR has sent a letter to Sacramento City Council, for consideration in the Transportation & Climate Workshop upcoming on February 8, 2022 (council meeting starts 5:00PM, this agenda item is 19). The letter is below and in pdf. STAR's comments are related to recommendation #7, which we introduced in Sacramento transit enhancement. The agenda item … Continue reading STAR letter on Sac City Transportation & Climate Workshop
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SacRT board composition meeting
Update 2: The agenda and presentation were moved, so I've linked them here. https://star-transit.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/sacrt_boardcomposition_2022-01-24_agenda.pdfhttps://star-transit.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/sacrt_boardcomposition_2022-01-24-presentation.pdf Update: The meeting has taken place. The slide presentation for the meeting was posted during the meeting. I don't know if I was the only transit advocate in attendance, but I was the only one who spoke. My comments for the … Continue reading SacRT board composition meeting
renumber the routes!
On Thursday morning, I very nearly boarded an E-Tran (Elk Grove) bus 11 on 8th Street, when what I wanted was the SacRT bus 11, which came a few minutes later. It was misty with rain, and all I could clearly see was the 11 on the front display sign, and didn't notice until stepping … Continue reading renumber the routes!
red no-parking bus pads
A second innovative idea that came up at the Transit Stop Visioning Workshop (Transit Stop Visioning Workshop, October 30; Frequency on bus route signs) is painting bus pads red. Bus stops are supposed to have red curbs to define the no-parking zone, but some stops do not. Even when the curb is painted red, many people ignore … Continue reading red no-parking bus pads
SacRT schedule display for buses!
The new bus shelter on L Street in front of the new SAFE Credit Union Performing Arts Center (between 14th Street and 13th Street) has a bus arrival sign. I am not sure whether it is displaying real-time information or schedule information. The indication for SacRT bus 30 was not correct, it did not arrive … Continue reading SacRT schedule display for buses!
SacRT 180 & 182 ghost routes
Transit app and Google Maps both show SacRT routes 180 & 182 as in-service, but they are not. The General Transit Feed Specification (GTFS) Static that both use is incorrect. The two routes are the North Natomas Jibe commuter shuttles, which were projected to be restored to service, but have not been. SacRT has said … Continue reading SacRT 180 & 182 ghost routes
SacRT contactless fare payment
SacRT today implemented a pilot of the contactless fare payment option on the Green Line light rail, which goes from 13th St Station to Township 9 Station at Richards Blvd & 7th St. This is a route to start a pilot, because the Green Line receives very little use. Riders on the route this afternoon … Continue reading SacRT contactless fare payment
SacRT survey on future service
From a SacRT email: Has your travel on SacRT been affected by the COVID-19 pandemic? We understand that travel patterns have changed in the last year. We want to work with you, our riders and community members, to help plan for future service. Your feedback will help us get you where you want to go, when … Continue reading SacRT survey on future service
sorriest bus stops
Streetsblog USA is running a sorriest bus stops competition this spring. We encourage you to take a look, to be both entertained and horrified. A new post every weekday pits the horribles against each other, with the ultimate outcome, a la March Madness, the worst of the worst instead of the best of the best. … Continue reading sorriest bus stops
SacRT High Capacity Bus Service workshop
SacRT is holding a virtual workshop tomorrow, Wednesday, October 21, for public input on High Capacity Bus Service. This is a plan to speed bus service along high ridership but congested corridors, by implementing bus rapid transit (BRT) or lesser measures that speed buses. The corridors being contemplated are Stockton Blvd, Florin Road, Sunrise Boulevard, … Continue reading SacRT High Capacity Bus Service workshop
Sacramento Transit Advocates and Riders (STAR) 