A transportation poll found 86% of Sacramento respondents consider building light rail to the airport important. The biggest obstacle has been finding the money to build it.
Since 1991, SacRT has conducted six studies of the proposed line, which would run from downtown Sacramento through Natomas along Truxel Road and then west to the airport.
"It is a $2 billion project," Gonzalez said.
"We're not saying 'never' to light rail. That's our ultimate goal, but we're looking at this study as this could be Phase 1 of making that a reality," Gonzalez said.
"It comes with dedicated lanes. It comes with signal priority, meaning that bus gets to go through that signal before vehicles do. It has nicer stations than a bus stop would," Gonzalez said.
"It takes me two hours from the bus to the light rail to the bus," Sherron said. "We need something, so whatever it costs, they need to do it."
The transit district secured property rights-of-way years ago for new stations along the route, but many of those property dedications are set to expire in 2028 if the project does not begin.
SacRT is also considering another bus rapid transit route along Stockton Boulevard, with construction tentatively planned to begin in 2030.
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