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Sacramento Transportation Management Association

 

The Sacramento TMA is an independent, non-profit membership association. 

Contact the TMA at (916) 737-1513  sactma@surewest.net 

Commuter Resource Guide

To find an organization to help, click on one of the Options below:

Transit    Vanpooling   Bicycling    Telecommuting    TMAs    Airport info    Government agencies    Air quality

Carpool Assistance

Carpool matchlist Request a list of commuters to carpool or vanpool with in Sacramento, Sutter, Yolo, Yuba, Placer, El Dorado and Butte counties.

511

http://www.sacregion511rideshare.org/

CC            Commuter Club Join the Sacramento TMA Commuter Club and get information on how to save time and money with a more efficient commute.

916-737-1513

www.sacregioncommuterclub.org/

Park and Ride lotsPark and Ride Lots Park & Ride lots provide free parking for drivers throughout the region to meet car or vanpool partners, or to take public transit.

511

www.sacregion511.org/rideshare/parkandride.cfm

511 LogoBay Area travel information

Commute alternative services for the Bay Area.

511

www.rideshare.511.org/

Commute Connection San Joaquin County to Sacramento 800-527-4273 www.commuteconnection.com
Foothill Rideshare Carpool assistance for Amador, Calaveras, and Tuolumne employees who work in the Sacramento area (877) 538-8937 www.foothillrideshare.com/

info@foothillrideshare.com

Commuter Check Commuter Checks are the most convenient way for employers to provide subsidies for employee commute expenses. (510) 649-1061 www.accorservicesusa.com/services/
Smart Traveler Caltrans site of information on all transportation options in California   http://caltrans511.dot.ca.gov/

  Transit Providers

Service Provider

Description of Service

Phone Number

Email

Regional Transit

Sacramento Regional Transit services - Bus and Light Rail schedules - TRIP Planning Assistance

TDD –for persons with hearing impairments.  

916-321-BUSS
321-2877

916-454-0390

916-483-HEAR

www.sacrt.com
The new transit system for the City of Elk Grove.

 

687-3030

Routes and schedules are on the website:  http://www.e-tran.org/

Altamont Commuter Express (ACE)

Commuter train service traveling between Stockton and San Jose, with additional stops in Lathrop/Manteca, Tracy, Livermore, Pleasanton, Fremont and Santa Clara

800-411-RAIL

800-411-7245

www.acerail.com

Amador Regional Transit System Commuter bus service from Sutter Hill to Rancho Murieta daily.

209-223-2877

www.amadortransit.com

Amtrak Capitol Corridor

Passenger train service from Sacramento to the Bay Area.

1-800-USA-RAIL
1-800-872-7245

http://www.capitolcorridor.org/

Amtrak California Service from Sacramento or the Bay Area to Southern California.   Also from San Diego to San Luis Obispo. Connecting Amtrak thruway bus service to many locations.  Ticket kiosk located in lobby of Caltrans building at 1121 "O" Street, Sacramento. 1-800-USA-RAIL
1-800-872-7245
http://www.amtrakcalifornia.com
Amtrak national system Connections to points throughout the U.S. and Canada. 1-800-USA-RAIL
1-800-872-7245
http://tickets.amtrak.com/itd/amtrak
Baylink Ferry

Vallejo-San Francisco

1-877-64-FERRY http://www.baylinkferry.com/

BART

Bay Area Rapid Transit. system for SF, East Bay, Contra Costa and Pleasanton

650-992-2278

www.Bart.org

CalTrain

Commuter train service between San Francisco and Gilroy via San Jose

650-817-1717

www.caltrain.org

El Dorado Transit

Commuter transit service from Placerville, Shingle Springs, Cameron Park, El Dorado Hills to Downtown Sacramento

888-246-BUSS
(888-246-2877)

www.Eldoradotransit.com

Folsom Stage Lines

Connects with the Historic District, Glenn Drive and Iron Point Road light rail stations.

Buses are equipped with an hydraulic lift for wheelchairs and front-mounted racks for bicycles.

916-355-8395

Hot line:
916-355-8383

Folsom Stage Line

Gold Country Stage

Nevada City local transit service

530-477-2961

http://new.mynevadacounty.com/transit/

Golden Gate

Bus and ferry system between San Francisco and the North Bay, Marin County. Also Golden Gate Bridge operations

415-445-2000

www.goldengate.org

Frontier Tours

Trips, packages,
tours & transportation for groups & individuals

916-648-0181

www.frontiertours.com

Greyhound

Major bus line service in United States, Canada and cooperative service to Mexico

800-231-2222

www.greyhound.com

Muni

Transit, streetcar, and cable car service in the City of San Francisco

415-673-6864

www.sfmuni.com

Paratransit

Door to door, shared ride transit service for individuals in greater Sacramento area who are unable to use Regional Transit buses and light rail due to a disability

916-454-4191

TDD –for persons with hearing impairments:  916-454-0390

www.paratransit.org/

Placer Commuter Express

Fleet of buses carrying commuters on the I-80 Corridor from Colfax to downtown.  Placer County Transit hopes people will park their cars and try the buses to save money on gas and parking fees while giving them time to read, sleep or work on their laptops. 

530-885-2877

530-BUSS

http://www.placer.ca.gov/works/pct/pct.htm

Roseville Commuter Service

Roseville to downtown via I-80

916-774-5757

www.roseville.ca.us/transportation

SAM Trans

Transit system for San Mateo, SF and the Peninsula

(800) 660-4287

http://www.samtrans.com/

San Joaquin Transit

Commuter transit service to Sacramento from Stockton and Lodi

800-HOW-TO-RIDE

209-943-1111

http://www.sanjoaquinrtd.com/

Santa Clara VTA

Transit and light rail service in Santa Clara County. Jointly operates Highway 17 Express with Santa Cruz Metro

408-321-2300

www.vta.org

Super Shuttle

Shuttle service from Downtown Sacramento to Sacramento International Airport

800-BLUE-VAN

800-258-3826

www.supershuttle.com

Solano Transit Connection

Solano Napa Commuter Information

1-800-53-KMUTE

http://www.solanolinks.com/snci-transit.htm

Bay Area Travel Information

Provides instant online access to transit information for the nine-county San Francisco Bay Area

511

www.511.org

Unitrans

UCD Med Center Transit shuttle between UCD Med Center & the 39th St. light rail station

Operates local transit service throughout the City of Davis

916-734-2687

530-752-2877

www.unitrans.ucdavis.edu or www.taps.ucdavis.edu

Yolobus

Local and express transit service between Woodland, Davis, Winters, West Sacramento, Downtown Sacramento and Sacramento International Airport

800-371-BUSS

www.yolobus.com

Yuba-Sutter Transit

Commuter transit service from Yuba and Sutter counties to Downtown Sacramento with connections to Regional Transit bus and light rail service

916-742-2877

www.yubasuttertransit.com

Velocab Pedicabs -zero emission, human-powered vehicles -- operate in the downtown/midtown grid Mon - Fri, 10:00am - 6:00pm around the Capitol, Convention Ctr, the Cathedral, Old Sac and Midtown 916-265-8640

916-265-8641

www.ridevelocab.com/

Vanpool Services

Sacramento TMA website page Information on vanpooling. List of seats available in vanpools coming into downtown Sacramento from Sacramento, Sutter, Yolo, Yuba, Placer, El Dorado and Butte counties. 916-737-1513 Sacramento TMA vanpooling assistance
Enterprise Rideshare (division of car rental agency) Full service commuter vanpool leasing company 800-VAN-4WORK

or 916-480-4961

www.vanpool.com
VPSI, Inc. Primary business is providing and operating commuter vanpool programs 800-VAN-RIDE www.vpsiinc.com

Bicycling Assistance

Sacramento bike map

 

  http://www.sacregion511.org/bicycling/map-08.html
Bicycles on Regional Transit Bikes are welcome on RT's bus bike racks and in light rail vehicles all day, every day of the year

916-321-3885

http://www.sacrt.com/biking.stm
Regional Transit Bicycle Locker Rental Information on RT’s bike locker program or to request a lease agreement, Also, many light rail stations have ribbon-style bike racks available for no charge.

916-321-3885

Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

http://www.sacrt.com/biking.stm
Bicycles on Yuba-Sutter Transit All Yuba-Sutter Transit buses are equipped with bike racks, so you can ride your bike to the bus stop and then take it with you.

530-742-2877

http://www.yubasuttertransit.com/bikeguide.pdf
El Dorado County Bike / Ped Bicycling in El Dorado County

530-642-5267

www.edctc.org/_bikeped.htm
Sacramento City Bike/Ped Coordinator

Ed Cox

916-808-8434

ecox@cityofsacramento.org

Sacramento County Bike/Ped Coordinator

Dan Klinker

916-874-3926

klinkerd@saccounty.net

Sacramento Area Bicycle Advocates

Walt Seifert
SABA represents bicyclists, working toward more and safer trips by bike

916-444-6600

www.sacbike.org

California Bicycle Coalition
 
Non-profit education and lobbying organization working to improve bicycling conditions throughout California 916-446-7558 http://www.calbike.org/

Air Quality Information

Air Quality alerts To enroll in email notification   http://www.myairalert.net/airalert.cfm
Air Pollution inform-ation To monitor current air quality conditions   www.sparetheair.com
Sacramento Metropolitan Air Quality Management District 916-874-4800 www.airquality.org
El Dorado County Air Pollution Control District   (530) 621-6662 http://www.co.el-dorado.ca.us/EMD/apcd/
Feather River Air Quality Management District   (530) 634-7659 http://www.fraqmd.org/
Placer County Air Pollution Control District   (530) 745-2330 http://www.placer.ca.gov/Departments/Air.aspx
Breathe California of Sacramento Emigrant-Trails

Information about Sacramento's air quality

(916) 444-5900
Which cars are best for our air   DriveClean.ca.gov

AIRPORT Information

Service Provider

Description of Service

Phone Number

Web-Address

Parking & Ground Transportation - ParkSmart Sacramento International Airport parking services   www.sacairports.org/int/parking/ParkSmart.htm

Sacramento International Airport

Service is available from ten major airline carriers and one commuter airline; the airport also offers food and beverage facilities, retail shops, ground transportation and hotel

916-929-5411

www.sacairports.org

Sacramento Region Transportation Management Associations (TMAs):  Organizations through which developers, property managers, employers, residents, and/or local jurisdictions cooperate in designing, implementing and assessing trip reduction programs to decrease the use of the single occupancy vehicle. Encouraging the use of transit, light rail, train, carpooling, vanpooling, bicycling, walking and teleworking.

Sacramento TMA An independent, non-profit membership association,  founded in 1990 by employers that were concerned about the negative impact of Sacramento's traffic congestion and air pollution. 916-737-1513 www.sacramento-tma.org
50 Corridor TMA Folsom, Rancho Cordova, El Dorado 916-852-7409 www.50corridortma.org
McClellan Park TMA McClellan Park 916-570-5314 www.mcclellanparktma.org
North Natomas TMA North Natomas community residents 916-419-9955 www.northnatomastma.org
South Natomas TMA 916-646-0928 www.southnatomastma.org

Point West Area TMA

916-852-7409

www.80corridor.com

Power Inn Alliance

916-453-8888

www.powerinn.org/transportation.asp

Yolo TMA

530-669-1446

www.yolotma.org/

Local Government Agencies

Sacramento County

916-874-5411

www.co.sacramento.ca.us

City of Sacramento

City Council

916-264-5011

www.cityofsacramento.org

SACOG (Sacramento Area Council of Governments)

Regional transportation planning agency.  Very large database of area statistics & links

916-457-2264

www.sacog.org

California State Government Listings   657-9900 www.ca.gov/state/portal/myca_homepage.jsp
California employee listings Online employee directory www.cold.ca.gov/state_employees.asp

California State Government Listings

 

 

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