Sacramento Regional Transit and Elk Grove have put forth three plans to extend light rail service into the growing suburban city — and they’re seeking comments from the public on how to proceed.
Elk Grove officials said that expanding public transportation options would relieve traffic congestion between their city and Sacramento. They also expect it to stimulate development along the corridor. In each of the city’s plans, trains or buses would run every 15 minutes throughout the day, and travel times for transit riders would get significantly faster.
Elk Grove and RT have released a total of four plans. One of the plans, titled Alternative 3, would not extend light rail, instead opting for a new Bus Rapid Transit line. The buses would run from the Cosumnes River College light rail station to Elk Grove’s southern city limit on Kammerer Road near the Sky River Casino…