]> http://www.bayrailalliance.org/taxonomy/term/23/all en http://www.bayrailalliance.org/regional_rail_plan_workshops <div class="flexinode-body flexinode-6"><div class="flexinode-textfield-28"><div class="form-item"> <label>Date and time:</label><br /> August 15 - 27, 2007 </div> </div><div class="flexinode-timestamp-41"><div class="form-item"> <label>Expiration Date:</label><br /> August 27, 2007 - 7:00pm </div> </div><div class="flexinode-textfield-18"><div class="form-item"> <label>Source:</label><br /> MTC </div> </div><div class="flexinode-textarea-15"><div class="form-item"> <label>Body:</label><br /> <em>Track the Bay Area&rsquo;s rail future at a public meeting on the Draft Regional Rail Plan</em> <p>After 18 months of analysis and stakeholder involvement, a draft regional rail plan for expanding the region&rsquo;s network of rail lines has been completed. <br /> </p> </div> </div></div> Amtrak Capitol Corridor BART BART extensions we don't support BART extensions we support Caltrain Downtown Extension Dumbarton Rail Electrification High Speed Rail Metro East Regional Rail Plan Study Salinas/Monterey Extension SMART Thu, 09 Aug 2007 21:31:04 -0600 http://www.bayrailalliance.org/questions_and_answers_about_sonoma_marin_rail_tran SMART Thu, 08 Feb 2007 14:23:51 -0700 http://www.bayrailalliance.org/faq_about_smart SMART Thu, 08 Feb 2007 11:30:02 -0700 http://www.bayrailalliance.org/bayrail_alliance_and_smart_news SMART Thu, 08 Feb 2007 09:23:21 -0700 http://www.bayrailalliance.org/smart_feb_2002 <div class="flexinode-body flexinode-9"></div> SMART Tue, 06 Feb 2007 01:01:20 -0700 http://www.bayrailalliance.org/smart <p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.sonomamarintrain.org/">Sonoma-Marin Area Rail Transit (SMART)</a> is a plan to restore rail service on former Northwestern Pacific ROW between Cloverdale in Sonoma County and Larkspur in Marin County.&nbsp; SMART will serve all the communities on the ROW between these cities.&nbsp; It will connect to Santa Rosa CityBus, Sonoma County Transit, Petaluma Transit, and Mendicino County MTA in Sonoma County, and Golden Gate Transit Buses in Marin County as well as High-Speed Ferries to San Francisco at Larkspur.<br /> <br /> <img src="taxonomy/term/23/all/file:///C:/DOCUME~1/HP_Owner/LOCALS~1/Temp/moz-screenshot-20.jpg" alt="" /><img src="taxonomy/term/23/all/file:///C:/DOCUME~1/HP_Owner/LOCALS~1/Temp/moz-screenshot-21.jpg" alt="" /><img src="taxonomy/term/23/all/file:///C:/DOCUME~1/HP_Owner/LOCALS~1/Temp/moz-screenshot-22.jpg" alt="" /><img width="350" height="408" src="/files/images/SMARTmap.JPG" alt="" /><br /> Proposed SMART rail line<br /> <br /> <br /> BayRail Alliance backs SMART, because it will provide a fast alternative for commuters going between Sonoma and Marin Counties, as well as to San Fancisco on the congested US-101 Corridor.&nbsp; Both Marin and Sonoma Counties have considered widening US-101 and adding carpool lanes within Sonoma County, but also at &ldquo;Novato Narrows&rdquo; in both counties. We prefer to see SMART instead.<br /> <br /> The rail corridor that SMART will use can be seem from various locations in Marin and Sonoma Counties, including the Transit Center in Downtown San Rafael, along Highway 101 in Novato, and at the Historic Northwestern Pacific Depots in Downtown Petaluma and Santa Rosa.<br /> <br /> Status:&nbsp; An EIR has been released and can be viewed at http://www.sonomamarintrain.org/project_details/impact.html<br /> A Marin and Sonoma County quarter-cent sales tax to fund construction of SMART, Measure R, which required 2/3 vote to pass, was placed on the November 2006 Ballot and failed.&nbsp; The SMART board is considers placing a similar measure on the November 2008 Ballot.<br /> <br /> Current projected start of service: 2009, though its likely to be delayed by at least 2 years at minimum.<br /> <br /> Current cost estimate:&nbsp; $338 Million (2006 dollars)<br /> <br /> Description:<br /> </p> SMART Thu, 25 Jan 2007 00:18:25 -0700