MASCOTS (Marin-Sonoma Coordinated Transit Service) Plan June 26, 2025 Recommended Service Improvement Proposals
- Friends of Smart
- Aug 22
- 1 min read

What is MASCOTS?
Collaborative comprehensive analysis of transit services in Highway 101 corridor
Focused on regional services
Grounded in post-pandemic travel behavior and work patterns
Goals
Grow ridership
Work as if one agency
Develop a plan, not just a study
Key Recommendations:
Reduce Duplication
Streamline overlapping services
Major corridors would have one option that comes more frequently
Improve connections
Make the network more usable and improve connections between operators
Match service to demand, supporting ridership growth
Redirect resources to where ridership growth potential is highest
Reduce or remove service on low-ridership routes and alignments
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