What do people here think about the light rail? Personally I never use it. If it had better coverage or frequency maybe but it’s never a very efficient way to get around for me.
What do people here think about the light rail? Personally I never use it. If it had better coverage or frequency maybe but it’s never a very efficient way to get around for me.
Your experience matches that of folks I know that also live within the grid. Barring inclement weather, the flexibility of a bike is the clean winner over light rail while in town.
But I think perhaps LRT really shines when visiting destinations outside of the grid. Certainly, students at Cosumnes College have an easy ride out. As does anyone in Sac who wants to go shopping at Folsom Outlets, or just Folsom in general (zoo, walkable downtown, Folsom Lake).
I think the best way to view it is as a bus line, but better than a bus. And just like a bus, if none of its destinations are of interest to you, or are simply already too close, then LRT won’t fix that.
P.S. If you bring your bike on light rail, then your “catchment area” grows to approximately a 10-15 minute zone around each LRT station. It’s one of the reasons I think SacRT should have bike-share at every station.