STA was created as a local transportation authority and the original Measure A was approved by the voters.
1990
STA was designated as the Congestion Management Agency (CMA) for Sacramento County.
1991
The STA Governing Board accepted the designation as the Sacramento Abandoned Vehicle Service Authority (SAVSA) and imposed an annual vehicle registration fee to implement the program.
1992
STA, California Highway Patrol (CHP), and California department of Transportation (Caltrans) initiated Freeway Service Patrol (FSP) in Sacramento County for the first time.
1999
STA, CHP, Caltrans, and Yolo County Transportation District (YCTD) extend Freeway Service Patrol into Yolo County.
2001
STA governing board voted to extend the SAVSA program for 10 years.
2004
The extension of Measure A was approved by voters with more than 75%. The new Measure A began in 2009 and will end in 2039.
2011
STA governing board voted to extend the SAVSA program for 10 years.
2016
STA placed Measure B, a new ½ cent transportation sales tax measure, on the ballot. Measure B received nearly 66% approval by voters but not the required two-thirds approval needed.
2017
Senate Bill 1 (SB 1), officially known as the Road Repair and Accountability Act of 2017, was signed into law by Governor Jerry Brown. STA approved the use of SB 1 Local Partnership Formulaic Program for projects in Sacramento County for the first time.
2022
STA placed Measure C, a 10-year extension of SAVSA, on the ballot. Measure C received nearly 58% approval by voters but not the required two-thirds approval needed.
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Sacramento Transportation Authority is fully committed to providing accessible facilities, elements and
channels of communication to all members of the public. As part of this commitment, Sacramento Transportation Authority
has a policy of providing an accessible website compatible with the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG 2.1) and
commercial screen reading software. All features of the website are coded to allow individuals with vision and
other impairments to understand and use the website to the same degree as someone without disabilities. We welcome
feedback and can often resolve issues in a timely manner if they arise.
If you need any special assistance or accommodations:
Sacramento Transportation Authority has designated a compliance officer for website disability-related accommodations.
The compliance officer has received training in website accessibility and updates the site in accordance with those best
practices. Contact our accessibility officer to report an issue.
Compliance Procedures and Reports
In addition to testing with users with a wide range of disabilities and coding our website to WCAG standards,
Sacramento Transportation Authority regularly scans its website to ensure ongoing compliance, and makes timely
changes to any inaccessible changes, if any are found.
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not have accessible content. This site may also include documents provided by third parties included in our
agenda packets, for example. While we cannot control the accessibility of content provided by third parties,
we are happy to assist any member of the public with reading and accessing content on our site.