Sacramento / California / United States
Sacramento Regional Transit District operates 80 bus routes and 26.9 miles of light rail that cover a 418-square-mile service area. The light rail system links the northeastern (Interstate 80) and eastern (Highway 50) corridors with downtown Sacramento. Buses and the light rail run 365 days a year using more than 75 light rail vehicles, 258 buses powered by compressed natural gas and 17 shuttle vans. RT began operations in 1973 with the acquisition of the Sacramento Transit. Annual ridership has steadily increased on the bus and light rail systems from 14 million passengers in 1987 to more than 27 million passengers in recent years. RT s offices are in Sacramento, Calif.
