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JoseBalow

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3. Connect SMART to BART, extend it directly into the city

Reply to Auggie (Original post)

Mon Nov 3, 2025, 08:27 PM

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If SMART could get you into the city without having to hop a ferry or bus, I think many more commuters would use it, making the 101 much less of a nightmare in the North Bay.

I've always thought it was ridiculous to terminate the line in Larkspur. Spend the money and dig a tunnel under the Golden Gate, or even add a long route around via the East Bay if necessary. But SMART is not very convenient to most North Bay commuters heading into the city as it is now. If it were connected directly to BART, people would use it.

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