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Friends of Smart
- May 5
- 1 min
Smart Train – Golden Gate Bridge: History Does Repeat Itself
Tom Engdahl - May 2020 I've been thinking about our community over the past few weeks. This morning I came across an article regarding...
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Friends of Smart
- May 5
- 1 min
Friends of SMART Donation Request
March, 2023 Jack Swearengen, Chair * Dani Sheehan-Meyer, Treasurer Friends of SMART Dear Friends, As our favorite train moves onward into...
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Friends of Smart
- May 5
- 2 min
Citizen Presentation to SMART Board of Directors Meeting
Citizen Presentation to SMART Board of Directors Meeting By Carolyn Jorgensen, MBA April 18, 2023 With an opinion Public Comment to SMART...
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Friends of Smart
- Dec 28, 2022
- 1 min
Lucy Kortum
All of us at Friends of SMART were very sad to hear of the recent passing of fervent Sonoma County environmentalist and our good friend,...
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Friends of Smart
- Sep 23, 2022
- 1 min
Best Things to Eat, Drink and Do Close to SMART Stations (Sonoma Magazine)
Published by: Sonoma Magazine By Sofia Englund August, 2022 If you’re not a commuter to Santa Rosa, Petaluma or one of the other towns...
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Friends of Smart
- Aug 9, 2022
- 1 min
Friends of Smart letter to Press Democrat re. proposal to remove tracks/build trail on them
08.03.22 - To: The Press Democrat Editor: Your Editorial of June 6 rightly celebrated the apparent demise of the proposed coal train to...
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Friends of Smart
- Jun 23, 2022
- 1 min
Sonoma County Civil Grand Jury - 2021-2022 Final Report
SMART Decision Making Citizen Feedback is Critical for Success SUMMARY The Sonoma-Marin Area Rail Transit (SMART) District (District) was...
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Friends of Smart
- Apr 27, 2022
- 1 min
Friends of SMART Letter of Support for SB917
April 23, 2022 To: Senator Josh Becker Re: SB 917 (Becker) – Seamless Transit Transformation Act – Support Friends of Sonoma-Marin Area...
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Friends of Smart
- Apr 4, 2022
- 1 min
Close to Home: SMART’s path forward starts with listening (Press Democrat)
Close to Home: SMART’s path forward starts with listening EDDY CUMINS GENERAL MANAGER OF SMART The Press Democrat April 3, 2022 SMART...
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Friends of Smart
- Jan 30, 2022
- 1 min
Save the Beach Train! Friends of SMART supports preserving the Felton to Santa Cruz Line
Friends of SMART stands squarely behind the efforts of Roaring Camp Railroads, urging people to Vote No on abandoning the Felton Branch...
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Friends of Smart
- Jan 18, 2022
- 1 min
Friends of SMART welcome Eddy Cummins as the new SMART General Manager!
The Friends of SMART would like to formally welcome Mr. Eddy Cumins as the newly installed General Manager of the Sonoma Marin Area Rapid...
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Friends of Smart
- Oct 19, 2021
- 1 min
Thank you, Farhad Mansourian
10.19.21 Farhad Mansourian, General Manger Board of Directors, SMART Staff SMAR For the public record the Friends of SMART would like to...
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Friends of Smart
- Aug 2, 2021
- 1 min
Our letter to Sen. McGuire re. Rail Transportation Development
July 28, 2021 Friends of SMART is disappointed that MTC places so little emphasis on developing rail transportation in our region. Rail...
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Friends of Smart
- Jun 14, 2021
- 1 min
Creating a Rider First Seamless Transit System
Seamless Bay Area Public transportation in the Bay Area does not work for people. Unreliable service, slow speeds, lack of connections,...
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Friends of Smart
- Apr 3, 2021
- 3 min
The Latest on the Highway 101 Bicycle & Pedestrian Overcrossing in Santa Rosa
FROM: Liz Nagle Associate Environmental Planner Caltrans|District 4|Office of Environmental Analysis As the lead agency under the...
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Friends of Smart
- Feb 19, 2021
- 1 min
Friends of SMART backs request for $39.3 billion in economic stimulus or relief legislation
EXCERPT FROM LETTER #1: President Biden, Speaker Pelosi, Leader Schumer, Leader McCarthy and Leader McConnell: Our coalition of...
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Friends of Smart
- Dec 31, 2020
- 2 min
A SMART Vision — Realized!
Posted on 28 December 2020 By Geoffrey D Smith BikePartners.net A vision for the SMART train is being realized now. Imagine a day in the...
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Friends of Smart
- Dec 15, 2020
- 1 min
Coalition Urges Congress to Urgently Fund Nationwide Transit Agencies
TO: President-Elect Biden, Speaker Pelosi, Leader McConnell, Leader McCarthy, and Leader Schumer: Our coalition of transit, labor,...
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Friends of Smart
- Oct 2, 2020
- 2 min
OPINION: Measure DD Will Yield TransportationProject Grants
by Willard Richards and Michael Allen | October 1, 2020 Measure DD will maintain Sonoma County’s ability to compete for State funding of...
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