Here's Why Sacramento Built a Station in the Middle of Nowhere (SacRT - Episode 2)

In this second and final part of the Sacramento light rail series, we'll talk about the desolate I-80 line, the surprising Broadway district, and the system's expansion plans: including a brand-new riverfront district. Did you know they also built a light rail station in the middle of nowhere? Let's talk about it.
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[@catman422]

Center Parkway station is probably one of the most underrated stations in Sacramento. There are a lot of apartments and condos, and a high school near the station. There are not many businesses, but it serves the neighbourhood around the station very well.

[@todgod]

100%

[@JimVanderveen]

6:32 Yes! Queen of Sheba is amazing!

[@todgod]

Amazing time

[@Unmannedperson]

You can actually trace the future Green Line ROW on aerial, starting where Truxel Road crosses the canal just north of I-80. Look at the wide strip on the west side of the road that goes all the way to New Market Drive. Then it goes in the median of New Market Drive to East Commerce Way where it runs along the north/east side to just short of Marina Dunes Way, where it breaks off to the west in an empty ROW corridor to SR-99. You can actually see the embankments already made on each side of SR-99. It follows what Google calls "Shr Vista Wy" then Meister Way and finally into the airport.
So what's the hold up? Aside from general cost and politics, really it is the crossing of the American River, which you many notice actually has fairly few crossings. I'm convinced that they could quickly and easily build the extension given the reserved ROW if not for the river crossing.

[@todgod]

Yeah that river crossing is gonna be an overwhelming majority of the work

[@pumpkinbread7182]

Thank you for explaining the Morrison Creek station. I live south of this area and was looking at light rail options to get to Sac City college and midtown and this station made no sense at the time.

[@celebrityrog]

I know its a different county but that light rail MUST be a priority to make it up to Roseville. Having a lightrail if not a commuter rail service between the two biggest cities in that region would better serve people who live in one and work in another, don't want to deal with the traffic of I-80, or are left with no other options from Sacramento Rail station to the foothills.

[@Sean-C]

there is no way that Placer county especially Roseville will want a station. It will just bring the wrong types of people into a nice upscale community. Plus SacRT does not have the funding for such a project. Now with Elon Musk and DOGE there definitely will be no funding at all if ever.

[@Dante-w2c]

3:49 The BUSH administration bro

[@TohaBgood2]

Let's be nice and say that there's lots of potential for TOD in Sactown. Like San Jose, they've built the system on the cheap by leveraging fast existing rights of way. But also like San Jose, until all the planned TOD is actually built the system is effectively "orphaned" and waiting for its riders to move in next to the stations.

[@todgod]

You can say many things about Sacramento but you can’t say it lacks potential

[@maxh2421]

hold on i thought the gold line was bad tod
amazing video though! I hope to see more sac content

[@blackbacon08]

TOD God meets the anti-TOD

[@alfiansofakhair4630]

If there's any dislikes in this video, they're most likely Kings fans 😂😂😂

[@william2william]

The Green Line is being built as a transit line that serves the Natomas area, that just happens to end at the airport. The 13 stops between the airport and the downtown train station will make the Green Line an unpopular option for travelers who just want to get from the downtown train station to the airport in a reasonable amount of time. Hopefully the airport express shuttle bus will continue to run after the Green Line is completed.

[@NithinJune]

did you do folsom in the first video?

[@Chupoxag]

yes

[@todgod]

Yep!

[@awahhab333]

Negative TOD is crazy

[@todgod]

Quite literally is

[@Cyrus992]

California policies make it too hard to develop infill areas

[@todgod]

I agree. Let’s make it easier

[@MilliBlom]

go warriors!

[@todgod]

Yep!! 🙏🏽🙏🏽