Engage Marin is where residents weigh in on County initiatives, directly informing the way County services and investments reflect community values. Share an idea, read what your neighbors said, and support the ones you agree with. It takes only two minutes to have your voice heard.
Imagine Marin 10 to 20 years from now. Share your biggest ideas for what the County could become, even if they seem ambitious. Your feedback will help shape the County's long-term vision and future priorities. Dream big and share your vision.
18 ideas from 18 people so far
We're planning for Marin's future and want to hear your ideas. Share what you'd like to see improve, protect, create, or prioritize in the years ahead. Your feedback will help inform the County's long-term strategic plan and future decisions. Share your ideas with us.
246 ideas from 239 people so far
We want to understand what makes Marin special to the people who live, work, and spend time here. Tell us about the places, experiences, services, or qualities you value most. Your feedback will help shape the County's long-term vision and build on what already works well. We'd love to hear your perspective.
126 ideas from 118 people so far
Before the Veterans' Memorial Auditorium (VMA) reopens, we want to learn from venues you love. Great sightlines, a standout bar, family matinees, or easy ticketing: tell us what matters most. Your input will shape programming, amenities, and the guest experience so the VMA feels made for Marin.
64 ideas from 63 people so far
Recent ideas residents have shared, drawn from every question on Engage Marin.
Create more interconnected bike paths and incentives to encourage people to ride bikes instead of driving to ease congestion.
Kristin Skager, Kentfield0 votes0 comments
What do you love most about Marin today?
New standards of community cleanliness and a no-litter policy that mirrors and protects the incredible natural beauty in our County. Monthly community clean up days, penalties for dumping or littering, public promotion of a "Pitch In" type campaign that becomes a social norm. We also need regular support from Cal Trans for clean up along Hwy 101.
Jennifer Skinner, San Rafael0 votes0 comments
What are your ideas for Marin's future?
The Venetia Valley K-8 school has a cool playground in an area that otherwise does not have many playground options. However, it is locked outside of school hours and on the weekends. Why could this playground not be open to the public when school is not in session? I bet kids from the school would even enjoy playing after school. Many other schools, for example Bacich and Kent, keep their playgrounds open at all times. Kids need spaces to play and we are so lucky that this one already exists! Why not just make it available to the community?
Grace, Santa Venetia0 votes0 comments
What do you love most about Marin today?
Convert the pétanque court next to the Civic Center lagoon into something that the community actually wants. I walk by it multiple times a day and see someone using it less than once a week. This is amazing real estate. What if it was a pickleball court for older adults? Or a better playground for kids? A basketball court that the middle schoolers could use after school? There is so much need and demand for shared community spaces that serve us all.
Grace, Santa Venetia0 votes0 comments
What do you love most about Marin today?
Industrial education and production hub centered around energy efficiency & renewable energy technology or other energy production/transportation technologies. Involve Marin clean energy and PG&E. Teach youth how to build equipment while making money off of selling it or fixing it. Become a hub. Buy electric capacity for desalinization or sell it to the grid.
San Rafael Resident0 votes0 comments
What do you love most about Marin today?
Expedite the footbridge at Surf 101 Canal Area. Too many years of foot dragging
Stan Green, Kentfield0 votes0 comments
What do you love most about Marin today?
Two ideas: 1) Improved public transit to cut traffic and help reduce emissions: (A) within Marin and (B) between Marin and other hubs such as SF, Oakland, and the South Bay. We have a lot of folks, myself included, driving between cities because public transit would take 2.5-3 hours one way. Study where people actually live and work and base publicly funded routes on need (Stop relying on paid commuter buses by big tech that only serve some individuals; get those tech companies to help foot the studies). 2) Climate change planning: Many of us face and will face dire problems with our home values and insurance because of flooding and fire. Some of us will have to relocate. Community efforts to need to be amplified: bigger carrots and sticks. Let’s get moving on bigger changes; it will be painful and folks will complain, but acting now will save lives and $.
San Rafael Resident0 votes0 comments
What are your ideas for Marin's future?
If developers want to build in Marin County, they need to dedicate a higher % for “affordable housing”. Current 10% is not cutting it. Also, the county needs to do a much better communicating with neighbors about Counry development plans. Examples are the Emergency Services Buliding which was originally planned for the dog park. Neighbors had no notification before the plans were submitted. Also, the tiny homes for the homeless was also not brought to the effected neighborhood before it was decided.
Nicole Kaneko Burak, San Rafael0 votes0 comments
What do you love most about Marin today?
A County department posts a question seeking input on a key decision, project, or investment while a decision is still open.
You share an idea in your own words, comment on your neighbors’, and vote for the ones you agree with. You can put your name on it or stay anonymous, and you do not need an account to get started.
County staff read every idea, join the conversation where helpful, and summarize what residents said for the staff and boards making the decision.
