Sacramento Transportation

[enigma99a]

http://www.capitolcorridor.org/rail_...ril%202013.pdf

Capitol Corridor has plans to move to 110mph service.

[LandofFrost]

Originally Posted by enigma99a

http://www.capitolcorridor.org/rail_...ril%202013.pdf

Capitol Corridor has plans to move to 110mph service.

That would be a huge improvement.

[Web]

Originally Posted by LandofFrost

That would be a huge improvement.

definitely not from martinez to richmond

[urban_encounter]

Sacramento soccer fans are also fans of light rail
By TONY BIZJAK
tbizjak@sacbee.com
Published: Thursday, Aug. 14, 2014 - 6:08 pm

Major League Soccer officials will visit Sacramento next month to decide if the capital city is a contender for an expansion team. One thing they’ll want to know: Where would a stadium go, and how do fans get to it?

MLS likes stadiums in downtowns, next to restaurants and bars, not next to sprawling suburban-style parking lots. On that account, Sacramento probably rates well. A recent survey by Sacramento’s soccer club, Sacramento Republic FC, found that more than 40 percent of fans would prefer to get to matches by means other than cars, including taking light rail or buses, biking and walking, or taking taxis.

When Republic FC played several matches at Hughes Stadium earlier this year, more than 4,000 fans took light-rail trains per game. “Our trains were packed,” RT General Manager Mike Wiley said. “We added supplemental trains and those were packed. And we didn’t do a heck of a lot of promotions or advertising. ”

With that experience in mind, Wiley will meet with local soccer officials as they prepare for the MLS visit, to offer them details about RT’s downtown plans. Those include a new light-rail station on the line that passes through the downtown railyard, right next to one of the key sites being considered for a major-league soccer stadium.

RT doesn’t plan to build that railyard station yet. But Wiley said the agency could adjust its plans to have a station up and running there if a soccer stadium were built. RT could potentially use that station only during events for a few years until development fills in around it, he said.

Wiley has also had meetings with the Sacramento Kings basketball team about ways RT and the Kings can partner at some point to boost light rail and bus service at the arena planned to open at the Downtown Plaza site in late 2016.

Football train

Capitol Corridor trains will deliver 49ers fans directly to the football team's new Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara this year, starting this weekend with a 25 percent ticket discount for people attending the inaugural game, officials announced this week.

The new stadium is a five-minute walk from the Capitol Corridor’s Santa Clara/Great America train station.

The ride from downtown Sacramento to the stadium is two hours, 40 minutes long. Officials say riders from the Sacramento region have the option of three trains that will get them to the stadium prior to the 1 p.m. kickoff. Several trains will be available for the postgame return ride. Officials said trains have Wi-Fi available and a “cafe car” that serves food and drink, including beer, wine and other alcohol.

For information or tickets, go to the website at www.capitolcorridor.org and click on the “special offers” and “promotions” links.

The National Football League limits the bags that can be brought into the stadium. Visit www.NFL.com/allclear for information.


Read more here: http://www.sacbee.com/2014/08/14/662...#storylink=cpy

[enigma99a]

Originally Posted by urban_encounter

Sacramento soccer fans are also fans of light rail
By TONY BIZJAK
tbizjak@sacbee.com
Published: Thursday, Aug. 14, 2014 - 6:08 pm

Major League Soccer officials will visit Sacramento next month to decide if the capital city is a contender for an expansion team. One thing they’ll want to know: Where would a stadium go, and how do fans get to it?

MLS likes stadiums in downtowns, next to restaurants and bars, not next to sprawling suburban-style parking lots. On that account, Sacramento probably rates well. A recent survey by Sacramento’s soccer club, Sacramento Republic FC, found that more than 40 percent of fans would prefer to get to matches by means other than cars, including taking light rail or buses, biking and walking, or taking taxis.

When Republic FC played several matches at Hughes Stadium earlier this year, more than 4,000 fans took light-rail trains per game. “Our trains were packed,” RT General Manager Mike Wiley said. “We added supplemental trains and those were packed. And we didn’t do a heck of a lot of promotions or advertising. ”

With that experience in mind, Wiley will meet with local soccer officials as they prepare for the MLS visit, to offer them details about RT’s downtown plans. Those include a new light-rail station on the line that passes through the downtown railyard, right next to one of the key sites being considered for a major-league soccer stadium.

RT doesn’t plan to build that railyard station yet. But Wiley said the agency could adjust its plans to have a station up and running there if a soccer stadium were built. RT could potentially use that station only during events for a few years until development fills in around it, he said.

Wiley has also had meetings with the Sacramento Kings basketball team about ways RT and the Kings can partner at some point to boost light rail and bus service at the arena planned to open at the Downtown Plaza site in late 2016.

Football train

Capitol Corridor trains will deliver 49ers fans directly to the football team's new Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara this year, starting this weekend with a 25 percent ticket discount for people attending the inaugural game, officials announced this week.

The new stadium is a five-minute walk from the Capitol Corridor’s Santa Clara/Great America train station.

The ride from downtown Sacramento to the stadium is two hours, 40 minutes long. Officials say riders from the Sacramento region have the option of three trains that will get them to the stadium prior to the 1 p.m. kickoff. Several trains will be available for the postgame return ride. Officials said trains have Wi-Fi available and a “cafe car” that serves food and drink, including beer, wine and other alcohol.

For information or tickets, go to the website at www.capitolcorridor.org and click on the “special offers” and “promotions” links.

The National Football League limits the bags that can be brought into the stadium. Visit www.NFL.com/allclear for information.


Read more here: http://www.sacbee.com/2014/08/14/662...#storylink=cpy

So you can drive it in 1 hour 40 min to Levi Stadium, or take the train for 2 hr 50 minutes. Nearly double the time... Cap Corridor is a joke for long distance... 110-125MPH service can't come quick enough

[creamcityleo79]

Originally Posted by enigma99a

So you can drive it in 1 hour 40 min to Levi Stadium, or take the train for 2 hr 50 minutes. Nearly double the time... Cap Corridor is a joke for long distance... 110-125MPH service can't come quick enough

True...but, not having to deal with parking, traffic, and the hassle of getting out of there after the game makes it TOTALLY worthwhile!!!!

[wburg]

3 hour rolling tailgate party in the club car!

[LandofFrost]

Originally Posted by creamcityleo79

True...but, not having to deal with parking, traffic, and the hassle of getting out of there after the game makes it TOTALLY worthwhile!!!!

Megabus, driving time and no hassle. Oh , and it's $10 vs. $25 one way. Oh and it drops you off in SOMA vs. Berkeley.

[enigma99a]

Originally Posted by LandofFrost

Megabus, driving time and no hassle. Oh , and it's $10 vs. $25 one way. Oh and it drops you off in SOMA vs. Berkeley.

Quite a walk to Levi Stadium

[creamcityleo79]

Originally Posted by enigma99a

Quite a walk to Levi Stadium

Indeed! Megabus doesn't go to Santa Clara like the Capital Corridor does. Cap Corridor FTW!

[enigma99a]

Originally Posted by creamcityleo79

Indeed! Megabus doesn't go to Santa Clara like the Capital Corridor does. Cap Corridor FTW!

Yeah maybe if you have been drinking and can't drive. Otherwise, take your car.

Or maybe drive part way and take the train in to avoid high parking fees and traffic

Every station along the way has free parking with a purchase of a ticket

But Cap Corridor needs to get faster and if it did, you would see a HUGE increase in ridership. If it was faster than by a car it would be awesome, but even the same speed I think the numbers would be impressive.

[urban_encounter]

Originally Posted by wburg

3 hour rolling tailgate party in the club car!

You've got the right idea.

[wburg]

Yesterday the city of Sacramento applied for $75 million in federal funds for the Downtown-Riverfront Streetcar project, the next step is working out agreements for the local matching funds that will be needed. The current timetable they're working on is to start construction next year, with an estimated completion date of late 2017. This would be for a 3.3 mile "starter" line from West Sacramento City Hall, over the Tower Bridge, north to the Railyards and back down to K Street in front of the arena, and running in a loop on J and L Street to 19th Street and back.

Also, Siemens has landed two major contracts to build high-speed diesel-electric locomotives for Florida's high-speed rail project, and 260 new LRVs for San Francisco Muni. That's in addition to the electric ACS-64 passenger locomotives Siemens is building for Amtrak. We still build trains here in Sacramento--the modern, high-tech kind!

[pseudolus]

Originally Posted by wburg

Also, Siemens has landed two major contracts to build high-speed diesel-electric locomotives for Florida's high-speed rail project, and 260 new LRVs for San Francisco Muni. That's in addition to the electric ACS-64 passenger locomotives Siemens is building for Amtrak. We still build trains here in Sacramento--the modern, high-tech kind!

Also the SF Muni kind!

[Web]

Originally Posted by pseudolus

Also the SF Muni kind!

Hardly "high speed rail", its the equivalent of the ne corridor pretty much,

[BillSimmons]

Originally Posted by wburg

Yesterday the city of Sacramento applied for $75 million in federal funds for the Downtown-Riverfront Streetcar project, the next step is working out agreements for the local matching funds that will be needed. The current timetable they're working on is to start construction next year, with an estimated completion date of late 2017. This would be for a 3.3 mile "starter" line from West Sacramento City Hall, over the Tower Bridge, north to the Railyards and back down to K Street in front of the arena, and running in a loop on J and L Street to 19th Street and back.

Also, Siemens has landed two major contracts to build high-speed diesel-electric locomotives for Florida's high-speed rail project, and 260 new LRVs for San Francisco Muni. That's in addition to the electric ACS-64 passenger locomotives Siemens is building for Amtrak. We still build trains here in Sacramento--the modern, high-tech kind!

This is great news! Do you have a link for the streetcar information?

[wburg]

Here's the main Riverfront Streetcar page--it doesn't have the latest stuff, which was presented at City Council on Tuesday night but I haven't seen it reported in the Bee or Business Journal.

http://www.riverfrontstreetcar.com/

[urban_encounter]

Originally Posted by wburg

Yesterday the city of Sacramento applied for $75 million in federal funds for the Downtown-Riverfront Streetcar project, the next step is working out agreements for the local matching funds that will be needed. The current timetable they're working on is to start construction next year, with an estimated completion date of late 2017. This would be for a 3.3 mile "starter" line from West Sacramento City Hall, over the Tower Bridge, north to the Railyards and back down to K Street in front of the arena, and running in a loop on J and L Street to 19th Street and back.

This is great news for downtown.

[Mr. Ozo]

Originally Posted by urban_encounter

This is great news for downtown.

I've been thinking about the street car project.

http://streetsblog.net/2014/09/24/ov...eir-own-lanes/

If the Street car's don't get their own lanes, on J and L you might as well just get out and walk because you'll be going faster. And that's now before the Arena (and stadium?) go in.

It would be a cool dream if we installed protected cycletracks and at same time we put in protected streetcar lanes on J and L. Note that H and 12th have a dedicated Transit lane so it's not totally far fetched.

[wburg]

Protected streetcar lanes on J and L are unlikely. West of 12th Street the streetcars will run on K Street so they will not be subject to the worst traffic on that end.