This is a speculative idea, not in any way policy or position of STAR. What if we ran the core downtown light rail system as though it were a streetcar? The downtown area could have 5 to 10 minute headways (or 7.5 minute), making it like an effective streetcar system (which the current proposed streetcar/light … Continue reading light rail as streetcar?
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streetcar to ask for SacRT Prop 1A funds
In June 2017, the SacRT Board of Directors took a position on the use of SacRT's Proposition 1A funds. SacRT was allocated $25 million of Prop 1A funds in order to prepare regional transit services for the eventual arrival of high speed rail in Sacramento. It was requested that the $25 million available to allocated … Continue reading streetcar to ask for SacRT Prop 1A funds
SVS master plan basics
The City of Sacramento's preliminary master plan documents for Sacramento Valley Station have some detail but are to varying degrees conceptual. Two diagrams from the city's presentation slides (there are several presentation documents but they have similar graphic content) are offered below. These diagrams are NOT the ones used in the survey. The Transit Network … Continue reading SVS master plan basics
H or K or ?
The Riverfront Streetcar has proposed that light rail be moved from K St to H St, between 12th St and 7th St, so that K St can be used by the streetcar, without the additional traffic and speed differential that sharing the tracks engender. STAR has not taken a position on this issue, so the … Continue reading H or K or ?
SacRT gives $25M to streetcar
In a decision Monday evening, SacRT transferred $25 million in state Proposition 1A funds to the Sacramento Riverfront Streetcar project. Agenda item 22 had two options, to transfer the funds now, and to hold the funds for future decision. Option A was passed, with some modifying language to recognize that if other major pieces of … Continue reading SacRT gives $25M to streetcar
Sacramento Transit Advocates and Riders (STAR) 