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Windsor Stoked About its New Train
All about my car-free mini-vacation in the Sonoma County town of Windsor, which is truly embracing the bike/train lifestyle. But there's still work left to do.
September 17, 2025
Can Ferries Connect Bay Area Rail?
It looks as if there may soon be a one-seat connection between the East and North Bay
December 16, 2021
Fare Integration Mock-Up
Seamless Bay Area creates a working model of a rational fare structure for the region's transit systems
October 27, 2020
SMART Celebrates Larkspur Extension
Tomorrow, Saturday, regular service begins... with more frequent service to come
December 13, 2019
Editorial: Larkspur Opening and Reflections on Rail
Let's use this weekend's new rail extension opening to recall what we lost--and move full steam ahead with improving SMART
December 11, 2019
Editorial: Rail Should Come First on a New Richmond-San Rafael Bridge
Assemblymember Marc Levine floats idea of a replacement bridge--this time, rail should come first
December 5, 2019
Open Thread: More SMART Trains for the Bay Area?
With new rail service breaking the one-millionth rider mark, is it time to think about extending past Larkspur and applying this strategy in other parts of the Bay Area?
January 22, 2019
Open Thread: Ban Cell Phone Talk on Transit?
Transit agencies have long wrestled with it: how deeply involved should they get with enforcing common courtesy by prohibiting or fining people for rude behavior such as refusing to move to the center of a crowded train or bus, leaving bags on seats, and yakking loudly on the cell phone?
September 29, 2016
San Rafael Meets its New Train
In a previous post, Streetsblog got caught up on the Sonoma Marin Area Rail Transit (SMART) project. A week later Marin County transit fans got a treat, with the arrival of the first Diesel Multiple Unit train at the new San Rafael station. The public got to board the train and have a look around.
March 11, 2016