The changing transportation landscape: Waterways
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers announced last week that it received funding to start planning for two dredging projects at Sonoma County's two commercial ports at Bodega Bay and the Petaluma River.
The changing transportation landscape: Commuter rail
Sonoma-Marin Area Rail Transit officials laid their cards on the table and gave their best estimate of the final cost to complete the first segment of commuter rail line by 2016. The price tag: $427.9 million.
When are the SMART bike paths coming?
SMART says they're on their way.
SMART funds next phase of construction
$68.7 million contract includes a new maintenance facility in Santa Rosa and Petaluma River bridge.
Mailbag: When will SMART upgrade Airport Boulevard crossing?
SMART's on track with upgrades in north county; Airport Blvd. isn't among them.
Larkspur SMART rail link 1 step closer
$11.4 million is ID'd for the link between SMART and the S.F. ferry.
Updated: Construction hot spots in Sonoma County
Updated to include details about the sewer replacement work at Montgomery Drive and Farmers Lane in Santa Rosa. Life slows down in Sonoma County after the weekend excitement of the bicycle race and Rose Parade in Santa Rosa, and American Graffiti cruise in Petaluma. Similarly, road projects continue with little [...]
This week’s cone zones
Petaluma continues to dominate the Sonoma County road construction activity, with SMART and Caltrans work in addition to ongoing city projects. In Santa Rosa, work begins to replace antiquated sewer and water lines around Montgomery Village, a project that will continue through November. A complete list of Caltrans projects throughout [...]
Sound Off: Why mass transit won’t work in Sonoma County
Here's what one Road Warrior reader has to say about the Metropolitan Transportation Commission's new long-range plan for road, bridge and mass transit construction in the Bay Area. Read the details in our March 22 post. Dear Linda, I had read another article on this topic in another newspaper and [...]
Hey, where’s the bike path?
Hey, when are they going to install the bike path next to the (SMART) tracks? This is the reason I voted for it. - Aways by bicycle It's complicated, SMART officials say, but it's coming, piece by piece. You're talking about 71 miles of trail between Larkspur and Cloverdale, 54 [...]