The following is an announcement from the Golden Gate Bridge Highway and Transportation District. While your Coalition has not yet read the entire DEIR, we can point out that the preferred location, the “Move Whistlestop Alternative,” is the one we supported during the public review process as a result of feedback from our residents.
“As you know, Golden Gate Bridge Highway and Transportation District, in partnership the City of San Rafael, Marin Transit, SMART, and TAM, has been developing plans for a new transit center in San Rafael. The goal is to identify a new transit center site and configuration that will provide for the current and future mobility needs of San Rafael and Marin County residents.
We have undergone a robust community engagement process since February 2018 to ensure the public remains informed.
As of today, August 11, the Draft Environmental Impact Report (DEIR) is available to the public for comments. You can find the full document on our website: goldengate.org/SRTC and linked here. The DEIR comment period will be August 11-October 12, 2021.
Click here to read the Executive summary in Spanish.
If you have questions, please do not hesitate to be in touch:
Attend one of our upcoming digital public meetings
- Tuesday, September 14, 2021 from 6:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m (English)
- Zoom Link: http://us06web.zoom.us/j/88434610186
- Zoom info: Meeting ID: 884 3461 0186; pass code: 051792
- By telephone: Dial (408) 638-0968 or (669) 900-6833 and use passcode 051792.
- This event will be hosted in English, with Spanish language support available
- Wednesday, September 15, 2021 from 6:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. (Spanish)
- Event Link: http://www.facebook.com/events/273074834164705/
- This event will be hosted in Spanish
- Send written comments on the DEIR to Raymond Santiago, Principal Planner at SRTC@goldengate.org or send via U.S mail to:
- Raymond Santiago, Principal Planner Golden Gate Bridge, Highway and Transportation District.
1011 Andersen DriveSan Rafael, CA 94901-5318
- Raymond Santiago, Principal Planner Golden Gate Bridge, Highway and Transportation District.
- Copies of the Draft EIR are available for review at two local libraries
- The San Rafael Public Library Main Branch – 1100 E Street, San Rafael, CA 94901
- San Rafael Public Library Pickleweed (Canal Neighborhood) Branch, 50 Canal Street, San Rafael, CA 94901
Thanks for your time and participation in the public process. We hope this project will support a better transit system for all!
Regards,
Raymond Santiago
Principal Planner and Project Manager–San Rafael Transit Center Replacement Project
Golden Gate Bridge Highway and Transportation District”