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Public Transit in Sacramento
Jeffrey Damon, AICPDirector, Long Range Planning
Sacramento Regional Transit DistrictMay 4, 2015
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Regional Overview• What is “Transit” in Sacramento?
Bus Service: RT, Amador Transit, El Dorado Transit, e-tran, Folsom Stage Line, Placer County Transit, Placer Co., Roseville Transit, San Joaquin Regional Transit, South County Transit, UniTrans, Yolobus and Yuba-Sutter Transit
Light Rail: Blue Line, Gold Line and Green Line
Paratransit Service: ADA and medical
Commuter Rail: Capitol Corridor
Intercity Rail: Amtrak and San Joaquins
• In the SACOG region, transit accounts for about 1.2 percent of all trips and 2.6 percent of commute trips (not including paratransit services)
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Aaron ChangChris Collacot
Vancouver 2.5 million
Tampa 1.3 million
San Diego 3.2 million
Salt Lake City 1.8 millionPortland 1.4 million
85 million239 million
42 million103 million
15 million 26 million26 millionSacramento 1.4 millionSacramento 1.4 million
Population & Unlinked Transit Trips
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Sacramento Regional Transit District• 1800’s: Horse Drawn• 1906-1943: PG&E Trolleys• 1943-1955: Sacramento City
Lines Operates Streetcars and Buses
• 1955-1973: Sacramento Transit Authority Operates Buses (only)
• 1973: Sacramento Regional Transit District Established
• 1987: Light Rail Service Starts (18.3 Miles)
• 1998: Extend Gold Line to Mather Field/Mills
• 2003: South Line Phase 1(to Meadowview) Light Rail Extension Opens (6.3 miles)
• 2004: Entire Bus Fleet CNG-Powered
• 2005: Extend Gold Line to Folsom (10.7 Miles)
• 2006: Extend Gold Line to Sacramento Valley Station (0.5 Miles)
• 2012: Green Line to the River District Light Rail Extension Opens (1.1 Miles)
• 2015: Blue Line to Cosumnes River College Light Rail Extension to Open
• 2018: Downtown/Riverfront Streetcar to Open
• ????: Green Line to the Airport to Open
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RT Operations & Fares
Operations:- 69 Fixed Routes and One
General Public Dial-a-Ride- 418 Square-Mile Service Area- 27.8 Million Annual Passenger
Trips- 3,100 Bus Stops - 212 CNG Standard Buses- 38.6 Miles of Light Rail- 50 Light Rail Stations- 15/30 Minute Headways- 97 Light Rail Vehicles (76 Active)
Fares:- Basic Single Ride: $2.50 (16% of
Users)- Basic Daily Pass: $6 (23% of
Users)- Basic Monthly Pass: $100 (29%
of Users)- Discount Tickets/Passes/Other:
Varies (32%)
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• Average Weekday Ridership: 91.4K • 48.5K on Buses /\ • 42.9K on Rail \/
• Fare Recovery Ratio – 23 Percent \/• Cost/Pax: $6.51(Bus) & $4.62 (Light Rail)
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Summary of Funding
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What Role Does Transit Play in the Sacramento Region?
• Transit accounts for about 1.2 percent of all trips and 2.6 percent of commute trips
• Sacramento region faces on-going air quality challenges
• A one percent increase in transit usage equals a 5 percent decrease in commute congestion
• Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (Race, Color, National Origin, Gender, Age, Disability, Income)
• Environmental Justice – 1994 Executive Order #12898 (Minority and Low Income Communities)
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Future of Transit in Sacramento
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Future Light Rail Extensions?Green Line to the Airport
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