Why do you ride transit? What would make you more likely to ride transit? How can transit improve our communities?
If you have thoughts about these questions, and live in South Sacramento, SacRT wants to hear from you!
You’re invited to the next in SacRT’s series of Transit Idea Exchange Workshops to hear directly from the community:
Wednesday, June 25, 2025
6 p.m. – 7 p.m. (doors open at 5:30 p.m.)
Pannell Center
2450 Meadowview Rd, Sacramento
New! Sacramento’s Streets for People Draft Plan is out! We want to make it easier for everyone to choose walking, rolling, or biking for the short trips they take every day.
Sacramento’s Streets for People Draft Plan is available for review through April 6. You can comment on the Plan in the link below or by sending staff a comment.
Part two will include completing the Streets for People Active Transportation Plan, with the public review of the Draft Plan available March 5 through April 6, and Plan adoption in summer 2025.
Comment on the draft plan at sacstreetsforpeople.org.
By Robin Epley | July 21, 2023 | The Sacramento Bee
“They’re not wrong that the road conditions in Sacramento, all over the county, are bad,” Sam Rice told me. “(But) roads degrade, that’s what they do.” Rice is the transportation team lead for the Environmental Council of Sacramento and sits on the board for the Sacramento Metro Advocates for Rail and Transit, where he advises the city of Sacramento and other communities on how the future of transportation can co-exist with smart climate policy. “Road investment in the past has always been something that we simply did out of habit and it’s something that I feel, in the future, we should be thinking of in the context of complete streets,” Rice said. “If we’re going to invest in roads, how are we going to offset those goals with our goals for (the environment)?”
Read more at: https://www.sacbee.com/opinion/article277511813.html#storylink=cpy
On August 10, 2023, the Sacramento Transportation Authority (STA) will receive information on the activities of the future transportation funding subcommittee and related efforts. This item is number 9 on the agenda. Please attend!
Access the agenda and more here: https://agendanet.saccounty.gov/SacramentoTransportationAuthority/Meetings/ViewMeeting?id=8246&doctype=1
Item 9 – Staff Report Future Funding Report Out.docx
Item 9 – ATT 1 PPT Previous Funding Efforts.pdf
ECOS Transportation Team Agenda
Thursday, August 3, 2023; 6 PM start
Old Soul at the Weatherstone (812 21st St. between H & I St. in Midtown)
Our August meeting will be held in-person, in partnership with Strong Sactown.
Strong Sactown is a community group focused on enriching and improving the livability of Sacramento, CA for all neighbors. Their concerns include Ending Parking Subsidies, and Mixed-Use Zoning: www.strongsactown.org
Among the topics we will discuss:
This meeting is open to everyone interested in addressing one of our region’s most pressing challenges.
June 18, 2023 | By the Sacramento Bee Editorial Board
It has been nearly 20 years since Sacramento County voters managed to raise the local sales tax to address transportation needs: A measure in 2016 barely missed the required two-thirds voter threshold; a follow-up attempt in 2020 was pulled from the ballot; and then there was the flame-out of Measure A last November. Measure A’s last iteration was a failed experiment to place a sales tax measure on the ballot through an initiative campaign bankrolled by builders and trade unions. The measure proposed the construction of several roads that weren’t even on the regional planning agency’s list. While it deserved to fail, Measure A represents the third unsuccessful attempt in just six years to find a combination of transportation investments that voters could approve.
Read more at: https://www.sacbee.com/opinion/article276453371.html#storylink=cpy
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