Sacramento Transit Riders Union (SacTRU) will meet online on Saturday, May 10, 2025 at 1:00 PM. The meetings are 60 to 120 minutes. The Zoom link is https://us02web.zoom.us/j/694774833, but we recommend you get on the email list by emailing Tami Dramer, chair@organizesacramento.org, for notice of cancellations and rescheduling. The main topic for this meeting will … Continue reading SacTRU meeting 2025-05-10
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SacTRU on April 9 with the ‘Jameses’
Please join SacTRU (Sacramento Transit Riders Union) on Saturday, April 9, 1:00PM, via Zoom. The meeting will feature James Boyle and James Drake, the 'Jameses', for updates on SacRT planning efforts. This is a good chance to get more information about the service changes (reductions) taking place tomorrow, proposed changes for September 2022, and insight … Continue reading SacTRU on April 9 with the ‘Jameses’
Transit Equity Day February 4th
Transit Equity Day is coming up February 4th. The event is sponsored by the Labor Network for Sustainability. Sacramento Transit Riders Union (SacTRU) will use the day to kick off it's transit stop photo contest. Action: Sacramento Transit Stop “Good, Bad & Ugly” Photo ContestSite: Online event beginning on Feb. 4 Transit Equity Day and ending March … Continue reading Transit Equity Day February 4th
Transit Stop Visioning Survey
As a followup to the Transit Stop Visioning Workshop, SacTRU has posted a survey to gather input from a wider audience. If you are on Facebook, you can access the survey at https://www.facebook.com/events/447807053420977/?event_time_id=447807226754293. If not on Facebook, you can access the survey at https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfOD8koNWzzocOOYQ6kRIkyA9RkcRtGrs2X8bJmyEB5AgyB4w/viewform. STAR members are encouraged to complete the survey. It will be … Continue reading Transit Stop Visioning Survey
Transit Stop Visioning Workshop, October 30
SacTRU, in cooperation with other transit advocacy organizations, is hosting a Transit Stop Visioning Workshop on Saturday, October 30, at Organize Sacramento. We hope that STAR members and other transit advocates will join us this Saturday! The purpose of the workshop is to: Educate the community about transit stop amenitiesWhat makes a good transit stop?Gather … Continue reading Transit Stop Visioning Workshop, October 30
SacTRU meeting with the James’s
The SacTRU meeting this Saturday, April 10, will feature the James's, James Boyle and James Drake of Sacramento Regional Transit. We’ll have a presentation and Q&A to catch up on what RT has planned in the weeks and months and years ahead! The meeting will be at 1:00, via Zoom. STAR encourages everyone to participate. … Continue reading SacTRU meeting with the James’s
SacTRU hosts WALKSacramento on complete streets
SacTRU is hosting a presentation by Kirin Kumar of WALKSacramento this coming Saturday. The presentation takes place at Organize Sacramento, 1714 Broadway, from 1:00PM to 3:00PM. We recommend all transit advocates attend to learn more about how true complete streets support transit, walking and bicycling. SacTRU_WALKSacDownload
SACOG presentation on transit
Attached is a presentation made by SACOG Director of Transportation Services Matt Carpenter, to SacTRU, on June 1st. Some slides are self-explanatory, some "you had to be there". Thank you, SACOG for the presentation, and SacTRU for hosting it. SACOG Update Transit
SacTRU Transit Challenge Winners
From the SacTRU newsletter, 2018-09-25: SacTRU invited RT Board members and other elected officials around Sacramento to participate in a transit riding competition that challenges our community leaders to ride public transit on September 16-22, 2018. SacTRU would like to thank everyone who participated in our Transit Challenge over the last week. We had a great time watching the … Continue reading SacTRU Transit Challenge Winners
STAR’s top issues
Our meeting yesterday developed our list of top issues for 2018. Route optimization Light rail extension and expansion Coalition work to improve "Measure B" and support if sufficiently improved Route optimization: SacRT is undertaking a route optimization study for the bus network. A contract was let to Jarrett Walker Associates, which we view as a … Continue reading STAR’s top issues