The current terminal on L between 7th and 8th doesn’t seem to have a lot of fans. City officials say it adds blight to downtown. Greyhound’s itching for a better facility. And passenger Starla Diane from Amador County calls the planned move a “great idea."
Diane: “I'm just glad they’re doing this. It needs to be done. It should’ve been done a long time ago.”
Ben: “When you’re here waiting for a bus, do you feel safe?”
Diane: “Inside.”Ben: “Not outside.”
Diane: “No.”
Ben: “Why not?”
Diane: “I’m older and there’s just too much happening in Sacramento. And yesterday when I left, there were cops all around this block here. So they do need to clean it up.”Officials hope the new terminal on Richards Boulevard will be safer – after all, there’s a police station next door.
But the city is in effect only building a temporary home for Greyhound. The company will lease the facility for 20 years, or until the city’s planned transit hub at the Railyards is complete.
But the city is in effect only building a temporary home for Greyhound. The company will lease the facility for 20 years, or until the city’s planned transit hub at the Railyards is complete.