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Idea by @Mr. Scott

Mr. Scott· San Rafael
22 hours ago
San Rafael needs smoother traffic control on 2nd and 3rd streets. Since the poorly thought out SMART Train was implemented, and with the additional influx of cars from San Anselmo, Fairfax and San Rafael, Traffic has become a nightmare in the morning and between 3:30 to 5:30. I do not know how you can fix it. I do know that with the additional one hundred plus apartments being built, I will be moving out of San Rafael, over the next six years. Properly, timed lights on 2nd and 3rd street would help considerably.

1 comment

  1. Joseph Elsbernd· San Rafael· 19 hours ago
    Its not fixable with car infrastructure. Car infrastructure cannot scale given our geography. Every community west of San Rafael has grown over time and each has added additional commutes through San Rafael. This trend will continue. Added along with the fact that San Rafael is going to grow, the traffic will get worse. The community does not want to destroy open space to build a freeway and the community doesn't want to demolish half of San Rafael to build a freeway. Your only options are to 1) live with it, or 2) build a East-West train through Marin along Sir Francis Drake Blvd.