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Proposed tram line in California
Downtown / Riverfront Streetcar
Overview
StatusProposed
LocaleSacramento / West Sacramento
Termini
Websitewww.sacrt.com/sacramento-downtown-riverfront-streetcar-project/
Service
TypeStreetcar
Operator(s)Sacramento Regional Transit District
Rolling stockSiemens S700 (planned)
Technical
Line length1.5 mi (2.4 km)
Track gauge4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
ElectrificationOverhead
Route map

Legend
Sacramento Valley Station Amtrak SacRT light rail
Green
County Center (7th & I │ 8th & H)
8th & K
Blue
7th & Capitol │ 8th & Capitol
GoldGreenBlue
N Street Platform
2nd and Capitol
Tower Bridge
Sutter Health Park
This diagram:

The Downtown Riverfront Streetcar Project is a proposed 1.5-mile (2.4 km) streetcar line intended to connect West Sacramento to Sacramento's downtown business districts and the greater transportation network. The project is being undertaken by a consortium including the City of Sacramento, the City of West Sacramento, the Yolo County Transportation District, and the Sacramento Regional Transit District.

Planning

Downtown/Riverfront Streetcar
Original Proposal
Legend
Cancelled
Maintenance facility
Riverfront & Garden
Riverfront & Market
Riverfront & Ballpark
City Hall/Sacramento CC Center
Tower Bridge Gateway & Grand
Raley Field
Tower Bridge over
Sacramento River
 
Yolo County
Sacramento County
Embassy Suites
3rd & K
Sacramento Valley Station Amtrak SacRT light rail
Green
8th & H/County Center
7th & I/County Center
8th & K
7th & K
Green
Line
Blue
Line
Gold
Line
St. Rose of Lima Park SacRT light rail
Cathedral Square
Blue
California State Capitol
Convention Center
16th & L
16th & J/Memorial Auditorium
19th & L/Midtown
19th & J/Lavender Heights
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In 2008 West Sacramento voters passed Measures U and V, a raise in sales tax dedicated to streetcar funding. At the time, the streetcar was envisioned as a 4.4-mile (7.1 km) line running from Midtown to West Sacramento. While distinct from the SacRT light rail system, it would have shared some right-of-way and assets with that system; RT would likely also operate the line. If built, the service was expected to attract 5,800 daily riders.

The project received $50 million from the federal government for construction in May 2017. By June 2017, $200 million in local, state, and federal grants had been secured to build the streetcar line. A special district that includes businesses close to the streetcar agreed to a tax to offset operating costs; it was expected to generate $50 million over 25 years.

Plans stalled in 2019 as construction bids came in significantly higher than expected, with the lowest bid at $184 million, or $76 million higher than anticipated. The Sacramento City Council dissolved its special-use district dedicated to streetcar maintenance in August 2019.

After failure of the initial plan, the line was retooled into a shorter 1.5-mile (2.4 km) route running from Sacramento Valley Station to Sutter Health Park in West Sacramento via Tower Bridge with one additional stop. The revised alignment would have inbound streetcars turn south at 3rd Street after the Tower Bridge and then turn west along N Street to join the existing light rail tracks towards Sacramento Valley Station. SacRT plans to operate the service using a single Siemens S700 car, the same vehicle that is used on existing SacRT light rail service. As of 2020 the plan requires updating environmental documents, additional funding from host cities, and FTA approval.

See also

References

  1. ^ "STAFF REPORT" (PDF). SacRT. Retrieved 17 September 2020.
  2. ^ Hamann, Emily (14 August 2019). "Streetcar backers searching for alternative projects, uses for funds". Sacramento Business Journal. Retrieved 5 October 2019.
  3. ^ Rhee, Foon (17 September 2020). "Streetcar to nowhere?". Sacramento News & Review. Retrieved 17 September 2020.
  4. Bizjak, Tony (26 April 2016). "Sacramento streetcar proponents are back with pricier plan". The Sacramento Bee. Retrieved 29 June 2017.
  5. Environmental Assessment/Initial Study and Proposed Mitigated Negative Declaration Downtown Riverfront Streetcar Project (PDF) (Report). Sacramento Area Council of Governments. May 2015. Retrieved November 30, 2018.
  6. Khalil, Joe (2 May 2017). "Sacramento Streetcar Project Gets $50 Million in Federal Funding". KTXL. Retrieved 27 August 2018.
  7. Lillis and Bizjak (21 June 2017). "A streetcar tax just passed in Sacramento". The Sacramento Bee. Retrieved 29 June 2017.
  8. Bizjak, Tony (14 January 2019). "Sacramento streetcar project in serious jeopardy as price tag soars". Sacramento Bee. Retrieved 15 January 2019.
  9. Haubner, Andrew (August 9, 2022). "SacRT approves new plan for West Sacramento streetcar line". CBS Sacramento. Retrieved May 15, 2024.
  10. "Sacramento Downtown Riverfront Streetcar Project". Sacramento Regional Transit. April 24, 2022. Retrieved May 15, 2024.
  11. Clift, Theresa (15 September 2020). "New light rail line over Tower Bridge between Sacramento, West Sacramento moves forward". Sacramento Bee. Retrieved 15 September 2020.

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