Grant Avenue will remain open to vehicular traffic each weekend as the street closure program is re-evaluated.
“Our small businesses continue to be impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic,” said Community & Economic Development Director Vicki Parker.
Heather McKillop will oversee SMART's financial management, including day-to-day accounting, budget, payroll and financial management.
The project would use the existing shoulder of Highway 101 from Atherton Avenue/San Marin Drive in Novato to Mission Avenue in San Rafael.
A driver who died in a crash into a canal off of Bel Marin Keys Boulevard near Novato has been identified.
The car crashed through a gate on rural Bel Marin Keys Boulevard southeast of Novato and into a canal, the CHP said.
This work will require the southbound closure of S. Novato Blvd., with detours in place to direct traffic through an alternate route.
The project is expected to last two weeks.
The station will be constructed using the SMART board's $8 million raised from the sale of a downtown SMART property.
SMART says it is looking at cutting free Wi-Fi, eliminating all weekend service and/or reducing weekday service.
SMART is requiring all riders to wear face coverings in accordance with public health orders for Marin and Sonoma counties.
Sonoma-Marin Area Rail Transit's chief financial officer presented a bleak report Wednesday on the financial health of the rail agency.
The measure in March needed two-thirds approval from voters but fell far short.
After canceling weekend service, Sonoma-Marin Area Rail Transit canceled some weekday train trips in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
There is currently no change to weekday train service, according to SMART officials.
Authorities said the Cotati man lost control of his truck during inclement weather.
The crash happened on northbound Highway 101 in Novato and prompted a SIG-alert for the area.
Trains are being thoroughly cleaned and disinfected twice a day, at midday and at night, according to SMART.
The Sonoma-Marin Area Rail Transit District plans to offer a 50 percent discount on train fares for low-income riders starting this spring.
A bike share company will soon provide bicycles along the Sonoma-Marin Area Rail Transit corridor.
The $5-off incentive program started in September 2017 shortly after SMART began train service between Sonoma and Marin County.
A popular program providing discounts on Lyft rides to Sonoma-Marin rail stations is being expanded.
A SMART train will now arrive every 32 minutes to each of the 12 SMART stations connecting Sonoma and Marin counties.
Sonoma-Marin Area Rail Transit officially opened the Larkspur and downtown Novato train stations over the weekend.
Limited weekend and holiday service will begin at both new stations Saturday, according to SMART. Full service will begin in January.
The event will take place Dec. 14, when limited weekend and holiday service will begin at the station at Grant and Railroad avenues.
The free service is being offered mainly to help residents displaced by the Kincade Fire but anyone can ride.
A new train service schedule for North Bay commuters will roll out on Jan. 1, the Sonoma Marin Area Rail Transit District announced.
A 4.2-mile stretch of high-occupancy vehicle lanes on northbound U.S. Highway 101 between Marin and Sonoma counties has officially opened.
Highway 121 remains blocked Saturday afternoon after an overturned tractor trailer caused injuries and shut down traffic in both directions.
SMART plans to open the Novato Downtown and Larkspur stations by the end of the year.
Veterans, active-duty military and their families will get to ride the SMART train for free on Veterans Day.
Service is expected to begin at the Novato Downtown SMART station by the end of the year.
SMART has canceled train service since Sunday because traffic signal systems at railroad crossings have not been functioning.
The ongoing Public Safety Power Shutoff has impacted local city traffic signal systems that cross SMART railroad tracks.
The temporary closures will be between the Atherton Avenue off-ramp and Highway 101.
Police said they expect Nave Drive to remain closed between Roblar Drive and Hamilton Parkway in Novato for most of the day.
Police and firefighters in Novato investigated a report of a hazardous material in a vehicle on San Marin Drive on Wednesday.
Five people have died between June 27 and Monday. Three of the deaths are considered suicides and two were labeled accidents.
A 40-foot travel trailer caught fire and closed the westbound lanes of state Highway 37 on Tuesday morning.