Sacramento County Transportation Digest

The American River Bike Patrol is seeking volunteers to join them as they patrol the many miles of local trails and support walkers and bicyclists in need of assistance.

With a mandate to reduce traffic deaths, the City of Sacramento Public Works Department is gearing up to implement dozens of additional traffic safety projects per year.

Unions are pushing for shorter freight trains to make railways safer, but that could raise the cost of goods and delay passenger rail service. It also may not be legal.

You need a Real ID to fly, and the deadline to get one in California is May 7.

From higher costs to export worries, California’s agricultural and wine industries face many possible tariff effects. But some hope for opportunity.

A 312-unit multi-story market-rate apartment complex planned for development on Alhambra Boulevard at C and D Streets is causing concern about traffic, height and loss of privacy in adjacent neighborhoods.

Almost everyone gets nervous during a traffic stop, but people with disabilities also worry about whether an officer understands their condition or could misinterpret their symptoms.

The California DMV routinely allows dangerous drivers with horrifying histories to continue to operate on our roadways. Too often they go on to kill. Many keep driving even after they kill. Some go on to kill again.

The folks at Yolo Commute and Sacramento Area Bicycle Advocates are getting ready for the approaching May is Bike Month with events and a downloadable app.

The question about where to park in midtown Sacramento when going to a show at the new Channel 24 event venue has been answered.

In their March 25 meeting, the Sacramento City Council approved funding and staffing for the Vision Zero Transportation Safety Team to expedite traffic safety infrastructure on dangerous roads.

When California motorists fill their tanks, they are often paying the nation’s highest gas prices, an average of $4.65 a gallon currently and about $1.50 above the national average.

For the last century, the money has gone to counties with large amounts of federal land that can’t be taxed. Congress failed to include it in the upcoming budget.

Work on clearing a massive rockslide is progressing smoothly and one lane of Highway 140 into Yosemite National Park is expected to reopen within days.

A major rockslide has closed the Highway 140 entrance to Yosemite National Park. Read on for details.

The permit lays the groundwork toward a driverless taxi service. Tesla has said it will launch such a service in Austin, Texas in June.

The ports of LA and Long Beach are the biggest sources of air pollution in the LA basin. Air quality officials have drafted new rules to help electrify the ports. But community groups representing 400,000 residents say they don’t go far enough or fast enough to clean up their dirty air.

Representatives from the company managing the new Channel 24 events venue in midtown Sacramento will be holding a community meeting on March 26 to address neighbor concerns over transportation and parking. Read on to learn how to attend.

In their March 11 meeting, the Sacramento County Board of Supervisors approved moving forward with speed bumps in 20 additional local neighborhoods. Read on for details.

Tickets for trips under 50 miles will be as low as $5 on the Amtrak Capitol Corridor starting April 1. Such a deal! Read on for more details.

A state grant for $346,100 requested by the Sacramento Area Council of Governments will be used to install rapid flashing beacons to increase pedestrian safety at crossings in the City of Elk Grove. Read on for more information.

Read on to learn what's being done to calm aggressive driving in Folsom.

Due to rainy weather, CalTrans postponed the closure of east bound Highway 50 and rescheduled it to Friday 3/14 9pm to Tues 3/18 5am. Read on for details.

Oakland Democrat Buffy Wicks said lawmakers will soon see 20 bills to speed up housing construction, along with more on energy, water and transit.

Since 2016, the DMV has collected more than $8 million from nearly 5,300 car sales, according to a CalMatters analysis.

California’s new Low Carbon Fuel Standard has been stalled because it lacks ”clarity.” The new standard, which offers incentives for cleaner fuels, is highly controversial because it would raise gas prices.

California lawmakers are rushing to fix last year’s controversial changes to the state’s lemon law, which critics say weakened protections for car buyers.

Read on for details about the $227 million Truxel Bridge over the American River, approved by the Sacramento City Council in their February 18 meeting.

In their February 4 meeting, the Elk Grove Unified School District Board of Education approved the purchase of 16 electric school busses. Read on for more information about this electrifying move.

The City of Sacramento released renderings for a planned new bridge over the American River. Read on for more information.

Read on for information about the Amazon truck crash on Highway 50 which caused a several-hours traffic jam on February 1.

In a striking setback to reduce California’s air pollution but a win for trucking companies, state regulators have walked away from their ambitious plan to phase out diesel trucks less than a week before President-elect Donald Trump returns to the White House.