{"id":348157,"date":"2026-06-05T16:06:07","date_gmt":"2026-06-05T16:06:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/348157\/"},"modified":"2026-06-05T16:06:07","modified_gmt":"2026-06-05T16:06:07","slug":"rail-news-california-voters-reauthorize-sales-tax-for-sonoma-marin-rail-district-for-railroad-career-professionals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/348157\/","title":{"rendered":"Rail News – California voters reauthorize sales tax for Sonoma-Marin rail district. For Railroad Career Professionals"},"content":{"rendered":"

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SMART serves more than 1.4 million passenger trips annually.
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In California’s June 2 primary election, voters in Marin and Sonoma counties approved Measure B, which reauthorizes a\u00a0quarter-cent sales tax that funds the Sonoma-Marin Area Rail Transit<\/a> (SMART) district through\u00a02059.\u00a0The measure\u00a0was approved by more than 70% of voters.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The tax, first approved by voters in 2008, paid for the\u00a0initial\u00a0construction and operation of SMART and was due to expire in 2029.<\/p>\n

“The SMART train and pathway have become an essential part of daily life for thousands of people, and this result reflects the community\u2019s desire to see that continue,\u201d said SMART Board Chair Chris Coursey in a press release.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

SMART serves more than 1.4 million passenger trips annually.\u00a0According to the Metropolitan Transportation Commission\u2019s Regional Transit Passenger Snapshot Survey, 33% of SMART riders do not have access to a car. <\/p>\n

\u201cMeasure B allows us to continue improving service, expanding the SMART Pathway, advancing rail extensions and delivering transportation solutions that strengthen our communities, support our economy and improve quality of life,\u201d said SMART General Manager Eddy Cumins.\u00a0<\/p>\n

SMART operates\u00a048\u00a0miles of passenger-rail tracks,\u00a039 miles of pedestrian and cycle pathways that connect to SMART stations\u00a0and\u00a0a freight-rail line.\u00a0Future projects will add another 22 miles to the passenger-rail system, including extensions to Healdsburg and Cloverdale.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Rail News Home Passenger Rail 6\/5\/2026 Rail News: Passenger Rail span { min-width: 0 !important } ]]]]>]]> SMART…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":348158,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[7,9,8],"class_list":["post-348157","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-california","tag-california","tag-california-headlines","tag-california-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/348157","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=348157"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/348157\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/348158"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=348157"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=348157"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=348157"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}