Sacramento Streetcar

The Downtown / Riverfront Streetcar is a proposed 3.3-mile (5.3 km) streetcar line intended to connect West Sacramento to Sacramento's downtown business districts and the greater transportation network. If built, the line is projected to have 5,800 daily riders.[1]

Downtown / Riverfront Streetcar
Overview
TypeStreetcar system
StatusProposed
Daily ridership5,800 (projected)[1]
Websitewww.riverfrontstreetcar.com/
Operation
Operator(s)Sacramento Regional Transit District
Technical
Line length3.3 mi (5.3 km)
Track gauge4 ft 8 1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
ElectrificationOverhead
Route map
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
 Green Line 
 8th & H/County Center
 7th & I/County Center
 8th & K
 7th & K
Green
Line
Blue
Line
Gold
Line
St. Rose of Lima Park
Cathedral Square
 Blue Line 
 California State Capitol
 Convention Center
 16th & L
 16th & J/Memorial Auditorium
 19th & L/Midtown
 19th & J/Lavender Heights

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. While distinct from the RT Light Rail system, it would share some right-of-way and assets with that system; RT would likely also operate the line.[2]

Funding

In 2008 West Sacramento voters passed Measures U and V, a raise in sales tax dedicated to streetcar funding.[3]

The project received $50 million from the federal government for construction in May 2017.[4] 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.[5]

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.[6] The Sacramento City Council dissolved its special-use district dedicated to streetcar maintenance in August 2019.[3]

See also

References
  1. 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.
  2. Bizjak, Tony (26 April 2016). "Sacramento streetcar proponents are back with pricier plan". The Sacramento Bee. Retrieved 29 June 2017.
  3. Hamann, Emily (14 August 2019). "Streetcar backers searching for alternative projects, uses for funds". Sacramento Business Journal. Retrieved 5 October 2019.
  4. Khalil, Joe (2 May 2017). "Sacramento Streetcar Project Gets $50 Million in Federal Funding". KTXL. Retrieved 27 August 2018.
  5. Lillis and Bizjak (21 June 2017). "A streetcar tax just passed in Sacramento". The Sacramento Bee. Retrieved 29 June 2017.
  6. Bizjak, Tony (14 January 2019). "Sacramento streetcar project in serious jeopardy as price tag soars". Sacramento Bee. Retrieved 15 January 2019.
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