Transit 101 is sponsored by 350 Sacramento and is the educational arm of the transit community. Hosted by Glenda Marsh and Joann Fuller, the recent budget workshop provided information from SacRT staff and community discussion. To be notified of future workshops, email Glenda at marshmellow8562 at yahoo.com. These will also be posted here when we remember, … Continue reading Transit 101 Budget Workshop (2 of 2)
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Transit 101 Budget Workshop
Transit 101, sponsored by 350 Sacramento, held a budget workshop with SacRT staff last night. A summary will be provided shortly, but in the meanwhile, here are five slides used in the presentation which were also in the Strategic Vision presentation. Though these are key slides, hopefully the entire presentation from last night will be available … Continue reading Transit 101 Budget Workshop
ConnectCard Daily Best Fare
[From Connect Transit Card emai] Introducing the Connect Card “Daily Best Fare” on Regional Transit. Connect Card users on RT will no longer have to purchase Daily Passes up front*. Riders can now tap on bus or train validators for each ride and the appropriate single-ride fare will be deducted from the card’s cash value. … Continue reading ConnectCard Daily Best Fare
LA Flyaway airport service
STAR has been exploring methods of providing service to Sacramento airport (SMF) that are less costly and might provide better service than the $2B plus Green Line to the Airport. So far we have focused on enhancing the existing Yolobus hourly service (42B) to 15-minute service with more hours of coverage. The Los Angeles FlyAway … Continue reading LA Flyaway airport service
SacRT light rail fleet replacement
Replacement of the SacRT light rail cars, which have high floors and steep steps, with low-floor/level-boarding cars has been a priority for STAR and many other transit supporters. We have a previous post, Low floor light rail cars, but until recently we didn't have any information on how much it would cost and when it … Continue reading SacRT light rail fleet replacement
SacRT February 27 Strategic Vision workshop
The board of SacRT will be meeting Monday, February 27, 9:00AM to 12 noon for a presentation and discussion of a strategic vision for SacRT. An outline of the meeting is below, provided by SacRT. It appears that the main purpose of the meeting is communication between Henry and the board, so the length of … Continue reading SacRT February 27 Strategic Vision workshop
ConnectCard is here!
The ConnectCard was officially released today. This is a fare payment card that can be used on SacRT today, and the other regional systems early next year. It can be loaded at some light rail stations, at the service center, or online, and can have an auto-load set up with a credit card. I (Dan) … Continue reading ConnectCard is here!
Maps
STAR has collected maps created for this blog, and additional ones created by Getting Around Sacramento, onto one page. These were created in ArcGIS with data from a variety of sources. Check them out!
Low floor light rail cars
One of the few good features of Measure B is that it would provide funds that Sacramento Regional Transit could use as a match for federal and state funds to replace its current fleet of high-floor rail cars with low-floor rail cars for level boarding. There isn't time at the moment to explore the benefits … Continue reading Low floor light rail cars
We Can Do Better
STAR hopes that our series of posts on Measure B have brought you to the realization that it is not the transportation solution we need. We can do better. Many of you have already voted, others will vote tomorrow. And no matter how you vote, please do vote. If Measure B passes, STAR is committed to … Continue reading We Can Do Better
Sacramento Transit Advocates and Riders (STAR) 