News summary 2016-08-21

Getting to new downtown arena must be simple (SacBee 2016-08-20)
Streets in Sacramento’s downtown railyard open to drivers for the first time (SacBee 2016=08-19)
Kings offer prime parking to season ticket holders (SacBee 2016-08-19)
Editorial: Streetcar plan could put West Sac on the map (SacBee 2016-08-18)
Kings roll out app for reserved parking near Golden 1 Center (Sacramento Business Journal 2016-08-18)
Has Sacramento Regional Transit upped its game enough for arena opening night? (SacBee 2016-08-18)
Park(ing) Day will transform a downtown street into interactive parklets (sactown magazine 2016-08-17)
Regional Transit wraps old trains (SacBee 2016-08-17 video)
State awards almost $9 million to Capitol Corridor for new Roseville service (Sacramento Business Jounal 2016-08-17)
Book bikes expand library resources to Yolo County readers (SacBee 2016-08-17)
State puts Sacramento’s streetcar dreams back on track with $30 million grant (SacBee 2016-08-17); Streetcar gets $30 million in cap-and-trade funding (Sacramento Business Journal 2016-08-16)
City Council moves on marijuana, bikes and legal fees (SacBee 2016-08-17)
Editorial: Let’s get the training wheels off Sacramento’s bike plan, finally (SacBee 20916-08-16)

News summary 2016-08-14

I Street Bridge Replacement on pace to start in 2018 (Sacramento Business Journal 2016-07-27)
Bringing order to the grid, one sidewalk at a time (SacBee 2016-07-29); Sacramento will ban bikes on some sidewalks, but details undetermined (SacBee 2016-07-26); Keep Sacramento sidewalks safe for everyone (SacBee 2016-07-25)
Back-Seat Driver: Can traffic engineers teach old drivers new tricks? (SacBee 2016-07-25)
Will downtown Sacramento be bright and safe enough for its big arena debut this fall? (SacBee 2006-07-25)
Group heads to court over high-rise condos planned for midtown (SacBee 2016-07-20)
Back-Seat Driver: Gotta catch ’em all, Pokémon, but don’t miss the train (SacBee 2016-07-18)

How Sacramento’s transit chief landed a pension that exceeds federal limits (SacBee 2016-07-03)
It’s time to rethink Sacramento’s riverfront (SacBee 2016-07-03)
How do you break down Sacramento’s bureaucratic silos? (SacBee 2016-07-03)
All Neighborhoods Deserve Safe Streets (Sacramento News & Review 2016-06-30; not available online, so grab a paper copy!)
Regional Transit trims some sweeteners from Mike Wiley’s exit deal (SacBee 2016-06-28)
Back-Seat Driver: California law lets you fiddle with phone while driving – sometimes (SacBee 2016-06-27)

‘You left my wife laying in a ditch,’ says husband of hit-and-run victim (SacBee 2016-06-26)
RT chief’s retirement deal gets chopped, but anger remains (SacBee 2016-06-24)
Sacramento not walkable? Au contraire! (Sacramento Business Journal 2016-06-24)
Sacramento RT’s attempts to balance budget stirs union outcry, claims of discriminatory firings (Sacramento News & Review 2016-06-23)
More California drivers driving while texting, talking on cellphones (SacBee 2016-06-22)
Will a golden parachute sink Regional Transit? (SacBee 2016-06-20)

Cities’ sprawl comes with a price in transit costs, commute time (SacBee 2016-06-19)
Sidewalk strife: Sacramento bicyclists face stiffer fines under proposed ordinance (Sacramento News & Review 2016-06-16)
Editorial: Details, details on Sacramento railyard plan (SacBee 2016-06-16)
Walking club launches in south Sacramento neighborhood (SacBee 2016-06-15)
Sacramento County sales tax measure heads to November ballot (SacBee 2016-06-15)
Sacramento Regional Transit eliminates administrative jobs, cancels bus cuts (SacBee 2016-06-14)
Back-Seat Driver: Sacramento ponders after-hours parking and higher rates for arena events (SacBee 2016-06-13)