The Sacramento Regional Transit District (SacRT) said it had won more than $126 million in grant funding to advance sustainable, equitable and transit-oriented development across the region.
SacRT said in partnership with the cities of Sacramento and West Sacramento, as well as with private development partners, it had secured three grants totaling $25.8 million through the Affordable Housing and Sustainable Community (AHSC) Round 9 program, bring the total won to more than $126 million for this round of awards. Officials said the funding will support transformative transportation projects.
“This funding is a game-changer for our region,” SacRT General Manager/CEO Henry Li said. “It allows us to close critical funding gaps, expand our clean transit fleet, and support the kind of walkable, affordable communities that make Sacramento a more sustainable and inclusive place to live.”
The grants will fund the purchase of four new low-floor light rail vehicles, increasing the transit agency’s fleet to 63; improvements to Florin Station serving the Blue Line that accommodates the height requirement of new low-floor vehicles; and make upgrades to transit signals at 33 intersections along the Meadowview corridor and J and L streets. The funding will also support construction at the Sacramento Valley Station Transit Center.
Officials said the investments would directly support 546 new affordable housing units and expand on more than 1,000 units of transit-oriented housing already underway along the transit system’s Blue and Gold lines.
“The Affordable Housing and Sustainable Communities grants are meaningful investments for Sacramento families,” CA State Senator Angelique Ashby (D-Sacramento) said. “Combining affordable housing with dependable transit opens doors to jobs, education, healthcare, economic development, and, importantly, individual independence. These critical housing projects reflect our region’s ongoing commitment to strengthening neighborhoods and making life easier for everyone who chooses to call Sacramento home.”