SMART LISTENING SESSIONBIKES & TRAINS PROGRESS UPDATE

December 16, 2020

SMART PATHWAY BASICS

• SMART Pathway is part of the Train + Bike Mobility Alternative

• SMART’s 2006 EIR developed “Road Map”North-South Pathway Network:- SMART right-of-Way- Utilizing Existing sections of path- Planned Pathways to be built by others- Some on-road segments

• Leverage SMART Measure Q DollarsAlways part of the plan (SMART’s $21.7M helped bring in $34.8M in Outside Funding )

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PATHWAY ACCOMPLISHMENTS• SMART and partners have constructed 24 miles

of the pathway network connecting Stations together

• $107M Investment:(SMART: $21.7M; Grants: $34.8MPartners: $50.5M)

• Completed Station Connections as Highest Priority

• 10 of 12 stations have SMART Pathway connections

• Established Key Routes to overcome local obstacles

• i.e. – through Cal Park hill, over Petaluma River, under Highway 101

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PATHWAY ACCOMPLISHMENTS

SMART Pathway Progress Maps

(Overview & Detailed)http://sonomamarintrain.org/smart_pathway

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CHALLENGES

• Environmental- Extensive Environmental Permitting- Developed Mitigation Site

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• Legal Opposition- There has been legal opposition to constructing portions of the pathway and we expect to experience more opposition

CHALLENGES• Operating Expenses and Resource Requirements More than

Anticipated

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Code Compliance and Maintenance of Way staff manage ongoing homeless encampment clean up, fence maintenance and graffiti abatement

SMART PATHWAY SEGMENTSNOW BEGINNING CONSTRUCTION

APPROXIMATE COST: $18M

LOCATION LENGTH (miles) CONSTRUCTION

PETALUMA: South Point to Main Street (Penngrove) 2.9 2021/22

ROHNERT PARK/SANTA ROSA: Golf Course to Bellevue 2.8 2021/22

SANTA ROSA: Joe Rodota to 3rd Street 0.1 2021/22

WINDSOR: Airport Blvd to Windsor River Road 3.0 2021/22

TOTAL 8.8

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SMART PATHWAY SEGMENTSPLANNED – MARIN

APPROXIMATE COST - $25M

LOCATION LENGTH (miles)

SAN RAFAEL: McGinnis Pkwy to Smith Ranch Rd 0.9

SAN RAFAEL: Smith Ranch Rd to Main Gate Rd 2.6

NOVATO: State Access Rd to Bay Trail (Bel Marin Keys) 1.4

NOVATO: Hannah Ranch Rd to Vintage Way 0.4

NOVATO: Grant Ave to Olive Ave 0.6

NOVATO: Olive Ave to Rush Creek Pl 0.4

TOTAL 6.3

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SMART PATHWAY SEGMENTSPLANNED – SONOMA

APPROXIMATE COST - $54MLOCATION LENGTH

(miles)

PETALUMA: Oak St Extension to Lakeville Rd 0.2

PETALUMA: Lakeville Rd to Payran 0.3

PENNGROVE: Main St to East Railroad Ave 1.5

SANTA ROSA: 5th St to 6th St 0.1

SANTA ROSA: West Steele Ln to San Miguel Rd 1.3

Sonoma County: San Miguel Rd to Airport Blvd 3.1

Sonoma County: Windsor River Rd to Healdsburg 5.1

Sonoma County: Healdsburg to Cloverdale 16.7

TOTAL 28.3

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PATHWAY NEXT STEPS• Continue to complete segments with local importance and

target new funds to construct inter-city connections

• Continue successful partnership model• North-South Greenway• Great Redwood Trail

• Continue to build rail extensions with pathway elements• Airport to Windsor

• Continue to emphasize to grant agencies SMART provides funds to cover full operating costs of pathway, making outside capital investment attractive and possible

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For More Information

Bikes on SMART & How to Use BikeLink Lockers at SMART Stations:• https://www.bikesonoma.org/bikes-on-smart/• https://www.bikesonoma.org/how-to-use-the-smart-bike-

lockers/

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