By Jack Swearengen Imagine for a moment that you are gazing with me at two documents. The first is a photograph entitled “End of Rail...

By Dani Sheehan-Meyer Friends of SMART January 13, 2020 I have been attending the SMART board meetings since October 2018. I have learned...

by Walt Strakosch, Friends of SMART For some time it has been clear that we cannot get around traffic problems simply by adding lanes to...

The Sonoma Marin Area Regional Transit (SMART) District is placing a measure on the March 2020 Ballot to extend its existing 1/4% sales...

The remarkable work of Sonoma Marin Area Regional Transit (SMART) to re-establish passenger rail service after the Great Recession of...

CONTINUING FAST, LOCAL TRAIN SERVICE Over the past two years, Sonoma-Marin Area Rail Transit (SMART) trains have carried 1.5 million...

POLL: 69% OF SONOMA AND MARIN COUNTY VOTERS SUPPORT A 30-YEAR EXTENSION OF THE SONOMA-MARIN AREA RAIL TRANSIT DISTRICT (SMART) ¼ CENT,...

By Owain James - April 17, 2019 The United States is well into a building boom of modern streetcars. The American Public Transportation...

The Dali Lama expressed a great wisdom when he said that hope is the base of human existence. And in the past, when one died after a long...

To: Senator Ben Allen May 17, 2019 Re: Intercity Passenger Rail Services: Motor Coach Transportation of Passengers – Letter of Support...

RESHAPING CITIES FOR THE LONG-TERM HEALTH OF HUMAN AND NATURAL SYSTEMS Simply put, an ecocity is an ecologically healthy city. And...

We believe that great transportation choices are a foundation for healthy, connected communities. You can’t get ahead if you can’t get...

Member of City Council City of Rohnert Park 130 Avram Avenue Rohnert Park, CA 94928 Dear Jake: It is with sincere regret that we learn of...

Tuning SMART for Success By Michael D. Setty Editor, California Rail News Long-time SMART-hater Mike Arnold’s “Marin Voice” on SMART in...

Jack Swearengen, Chair Friends of SMART October 25, 2018 Friends of SMART supports the Jennings Avenue at-grade crossing as set forth in...