Sacramento, California Transportation

Very few inland metropolitan areas benefit from a transportation network as developed and accessible as that in the Greater Sacramento Area. Interstate freeways, transcontinental railways, a deep-water shipping channel, and an international airport give the Greater Sacramento Area access to many major markets. Four major highways allow one-day freight delivery throughout California. This makes the Sacramento Region a major hub for logistics and distribution facilities. Similarly, the Port of Sacramento provides deep-draft ship access for both manufactured and agricultural products.

Overall, Sacramento's links to major markets throughout the globe are extensive, creating a competitive advantage for businesses located in the area. Very few metropolitan areas in the nation can claim to have an international airport, rail hub, seaport, and junction of three transnational freeways within ten miles of the downtown area.

Public Transit
The major public transit system in the Greater Sacramento Area is Sacramento Regional Transit (RT). Additional service is also provided by several other small public and private transit carriers. RT's service area covers a 340 square mile area with a population of over 1.2 million.

RT operates 240 buses and 65 light rail vehicles, transporting over 27 million passengers annually. Significant expansions to light rail are underway to its current 27 mile system. Recently completed was its extension to South Sacramento County, and underway or in the planning stages are projects to
extend service to Folsom, Elk Grove, Roseville, Davis, and Sacramento International Airport.

At the same time, RT is continuing to make strides to clean up Sacramento's air by completely phasing out diesel fueled vehicles. Two hundred and twenty of its 240 buses and 100 percent of its light rail service use clean air technology.