Tag: SMART
Open Mic: SMART Owes Public a Review of Railroad Bridge Plans
Healdsburg’s Russian River Railroad Bridge is the sole remaining example of a steel Subdivided Warren Truss bridge on the former line of the Northwestern Pacific Railroad. Built in 1901, the bridge has three spans supported by four concrete piers, a steel deck and superstructure on both sides of a single track. What does SMART plan to do with it?
SMART Train Headed for Lytton Springs
That big clock is finally ticking for the train’s arrival in Healdsburg—it’s no longer only a memory or a pipe dream. Last week brought the news that the Sonoma-Marin Area Rail Transit (SMART) District had been awarded an $81 million grant from the state to extend the rail service from its current terminus, at the Sonoma County Airport, though Windsor to Healdsburg’s northern city limit by 2028—including construction of a new or remodeled rail bridge over the Russian River.
Letters to the Editor, March 7
People are still talking about that Vertice meeting on Feb. 7 - and what it means for the future of a livable downtown. All this and more in Letters from our readers.
Hudson Street Depot Confirmed as City’s SMART Station
Even without a formal vote, the city apparently decided with its residents—and its history—that once a train depot, always a train depot. The SMART station will go on Hudson Street.
Healdsburg at the Crossroads as SMART Meets GRT
A dozen more-curious-than-normal hikers walked along Foss Creek Pathway on Thursday last week, taking the measure of the footpath from the City Hall at...
City, SMART Workshop Reconsiders the Location of the Station
A more-than-full house at the Senior Center meeting room last Thursday evening brought excitement, and opinions, to a City of Healdsburg workshop with SMART...
$28 Million Grant to SMART Closes Funding Gap
Sonoma Marin Area Rail Transit announced last week it had received a $28 million grant through the Federal Railroad Administration that will be allotted...
Depot, Downtown Locations Discussed for SMART station
The Healdsburg City Council met on Monday night to discuss an issue that many thought had been decided long ago: where to locate a...
SMART Train Plans Roll Forward
Sonoma Marin Area Transit Service (SMART) moving forward toward its long-held goal of providing commuter rail service from the San Francisco Bay to northern...
Fogbelt Station nears completion at depot
Healdsburg’s very own Depot District will soon have another attraction. And even if it’s several years until SMART comes to town, a new business...
