Tag Archives: rail

SMART rail district buys 56 acres of wetlands near tracks

20131014-072838.jpg

SMART rail district buys 56 acres of wetlands near tracks
By Matt Brown
The Press Democrat
October 11, 2013, 5:23 PM
http://www.pressdemocrat.com/article/20131011/articles/131019865

SMART announced the purchase of 56 acres of wetlands along the Petaluma River that will be preserved as part of its environmental mitigation program. The Mira Monte Marina is south of Redwood Landfill, where San Antonio Creek meets the Petaluma River. Environmentalists welcomed the purchase, this acquisition will add to the 2,000-acre protected Petaluma Marsh system that supports an array of bird, plant and animal species, including the endangered salt marsh harvest mouse and California clapper rail.

SMART: federal funding program for Larkspur extension

Excellent development for the Larkspur extension!

SMART, train, federal, Larkspur extension

SMART announces acceptance into the federal Small Starts funding program for the Larkspur extension

Sonoma Marin Area Rail Transit (SMART) September 24, 2013

For Immediate Release
Contact:Farhad Mansourian,(707)794-3057
SMART San Rafael to Larkspur Segment Accepted into Federal “New Starts” Program

Petaluma,CA– Sonoma Marin Area Rail Transit (SMART) announced today that the Federal
Transit Administration (FTA) has accepted SMART’s San Rafael to Larkspur segment into
the Project Development phase of its “Small Starts” funding program. This designation
grants SMART funding to complete the federal environmental review process as well as final engineering and design for this critical segment.

Download full release
http://conta.cc/15q5STR
http://origin.library.constantcontact.com/download/get/file/1102065004441-50/SMART+Accepted+into+Federal+Small+Starts+Program.pdf