Today’s lead item is the second of three stories by Henry Pan about the challenges and opportunities that come with integrating city and regional transit systems. Until recently, Sacramento and its surrounding suburbs have had a splintered public transit system. SacRT operated in the city proper, and suburbs such as Elk Grove and smaller towns in Yolo County controlled their own transit systems. In the push to provide adequate service for residents without cars, a variety of setbacks kept each individual transit authority from thriving and bringing value to riders. These mergers under the SacRT umbrella will allow riders now to pay a single fare to travel between communities. Read on for more on SacRT’s plan to court ridership and pursue funding to expand services.
While we’ve got travel on the brain, here’s your reminder that applications for the Next City 2022 Vanguard Conference are now open, and we’re still in the early-bird pricing window to apply. We hope to see you in El Paso this fall, October 24-27.
Melissa Simpson
Audience Engagement Editor, Next City
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