As described in a previous post, SacRT light rail will NOT be level boarding, SacRT is intending on created a low-floor with step-up railcar and platform system throughout the network. The floor of the new Siemens S700 railcars will be six inches above platform height, requiring riders to make a small step up to board. Riders … Continue reading SacRT light rail boarding solution
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level boarding and Network Integration Plan
In 2020, the Capitol Corridor, SacRT, and the City of Sacramento received a TIRCP (Transit and Intercity Rail Capital Program) grant of $3.9M for planning and construction at Sacramento Valley Station, connections between SacRT light rail and the Valley Rail stations in Sacramento, and a bus layover facility. The grant required a Network Integration Plan … Continue reading level boarding and Network Integration Plan
parking at light rail stations
SacRT provides parking at several light rail stations, charging a dollar per day. Streetsblog is just starting the annual "It’s Parking Madness Time — Send Us Your Parking Disasters!" contest, this year with a focus on excess parking at transit stations. So we looked into the parking capacity at various SacRT light rail stations. We compared … Continue reading parking at light rail stations
Sacramento Transit Advocates and Riders (STAR) 