Friends of SmartApr 271 minFriends of SMART Letter of Support for SB917April 23, 2022 To: Senator Josh Becker Re: SB 917 (Becker) – Seamless Transit Transformation Act – Support Friends of Sonoma-Marin Area...
Friends of SmartApr 41 minClose 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...
Friends of SmartJan 301 minSave the Beach Train! Friends of SMART supports preserving the Felton to Santa Cruz LineFriends of SMART stands squarely behind the efforts of Roaring Camp Railroads, urging people to Vote No on abandoning the Felton Branch...
Friends of SmartJan 181 minFriends 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...
Friends of SmartOct 19, 20211 minThank you, Farhad Mansourian10.19.21 Farhad Mansourian, General Manger Board of Directors, SMART Staff SMAR For the public record the Friends of SMART would like to...
Friends of SmartAug 2, 20211 minOur letter to Sen. McGuire re. Rail Transportation DevelopmentJuly 28, 2021 Friends of SMART is disappointed that MTC places so little emphasis on developing rail transportation in our region. Rail...
Friends of SmartJun 14, 20211 minCreating a Rider First Seamless Transit SystemSeamless Bay Area Public transportation in the Bay Area does not work for people. Unreliable service, slow speeds, lack of connections,...
Friends of SmartApr 3, 20213 minThe Latest on the Highway 101 Bicycle & Pedestrian Overcrossing in Santa RosaFROM: Liz Nagle Associate Environmental Planner Caltrans|District 4|Office of Environmental Analysis As the lead agency under the...
Friends of SmartFeb 19, 20211 minFriends of SMART backs request for $39.3 billion in economic stimulus or relief legislationEXCERPT FROM LETTER #1: President Biden, Speaker Pelosi, Leader Schumer, Leader McCarthy and Leader McConnell: Our coalition of...
Friends of SmartDec 31, 20202 minA 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...
Friends of SmartDec 15, 20201 minCoalition Urges Congress to Urgently Fund Nationwide Transit AgenciesTO: President-Elect Biden, Speaker Pelosi, Leader McConnell, Leader McCarthy, and Leader Schumer: Our coalition of transit, labor,...
Friends of SmartOct 2, 20202 minOPINION: Measure DD Will Yield TransportationProject Grantsby Willard Richards and Michael Allen | October 1, 2020 Measure DD will maintain Sonoma County’s ability to compete for State funding of...
Friends of SmartJun 6, 20202 minANYTHING BUT TRAINS? The Case for SMARTPh.D. Jack C. Swearengen, Ph.D. First published in 2008 At yesterday’s Friends of SMART meeting I mentioned the White Paper that I wrote...
Friends of SmartFeb 19, 20203 minYES ON MEASURE I is a simple vote on the right side of historyPatricia Tuttle Brown, Founding member of the Petaluma Bike/Pedestrian Committee (PBAC), business owner, wife, parent. I am a long-term...
Friends of SmartFeb 2, 20203 minPRESS DEMOCRAT SAYS - Yes on Measure I: Don’t derail SMART trainSanta Rosa Press Democrat Sunday, February 2, 2020 Imagine this: An unconventional mass transit system, up and running for just a short...
Friends of SmartJan 29, 20205 minSonoma Index Tribune endorses Measure IJason Walsh, Editor & Associate Publisher Sonoma Index Tribune January 29, 2020 Sonoma Valley voters are being asked on the March 3...
Friends of SmartJan 27, 20202 minAnalyzing the stats on SMARTWillard Richards Friends of SMART January 27, 2020 I just finished reading Rich Harkness’ 36-page document reporting his analyses of the...
Friends of SmartJan 27, 20203 minWhy I support SMARTJeffrey D Rhoads RA LEED AP January 27, 2020 In retrospect, promises made by Measure Q proponents proved difficult to deliver. In the...
Friends of SmartJan 27, 20204 minWhy the SMART Train?Steve Birdlebough Sonoma County Land Use Coalition Posted January 27, 2020 In 2008, voters decided to fund the SMART project, but it has...
Friends of SmartJan 25, 20202 minLearning from HistoryBy Jack Swearengen Imagine for a moment that you are gazing with me at two documents. The first is a photograph entitled “End of Rail...