Congratulations to RT Rider!

My blogger in arms over at RT Rider had an editorial featured in the Sac Bee today where he talked about being Transitarian.

Kick ass editorial John, let's hope that the message sinks in with the SUV chained folks in Sacramento.

And I am glad you ended up getting your button!

Bumpy, Hard, and Yellow....Think Safety, not STD!

Have you ever wondered what the bumpy yellow tiles are that line each side of the platform at Light Rail Station's throughout the system in Sacramento?

I'm sure you have, so here it is.....



No, they are not just so you have something bright and shiny to improve your outlook on life, and they are certainly not to massage the bottom's of your bare feet. What they are intended to accomplish is to keep you and your children from getting smacked by a train. Although I have never been bumped, pushed or otherwise made contact with a train other than driving one I can assure you it hurts.

Real bad.


Please, save my sanity and possibly save your life. Stand behind the Yellow Safety tile until the train comes to a complete stop.

For all my 16th Street peeps, this means you.

California Capital AirShow

Upon us again this year is the second annual California Capital Airshow at Mather Field in Rancho Cordova.

If you were lucky enough to have actually made it off of Highway 50 and into the Air Field last year you no doubt enjoyed one hell of a show. In an effort to avoid the traffic nightmare that resulted last year just ride RT. I know, the majority you have had your automobile surgically attached to one or more appendages on your body, but just for once leave the car in the driveway.

If you purchased tickets for the Air Show ahead of time, the ride to and from the event aboard light rail and bus is FREE!

Board any of Regional Transit's 44 Light Rail Stations from North Sacramento, South Sacramento, Rancho Cordova, College Greens and yes.....Folsom.

Yeah, nothing is better than free!

Imagine upwards of 50,000 people trying to exit at Mather Field Rd. over the few hours leading up to the show......

Now imagine that you and your family are not among them!! Lovely thought I know.

If you have never taken RT, or have and know someone who has not, please encourage them to give it a try. In addition to extra bus service and 4 car trains, RT will have folks crawling all over the Mather Field Mills station to steer people in the right direction, answer any questions and ensure that the ride from the train to the bus to the show is seamless.

Click any of the links in RED for detailed info about using RT to get to the show. I would post what they have up now, but odds are the details will change the closer we get to the Air Show.

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