City of Santa Rosa 100 Santa Rosa Avenue, Room 10 Santa Rosa, CA 95404
1.11.23 Friends, I respectfully request your support in continuing to serve on the Sonoma-Marin Area Rail Transit Board, representing the Mayors and Councilmembers Association. I currently serve as the Chair of the Sonoma County Transportation Authority and Regional Climate Protection Authority and have been working over the last few years to better integrate our major transit networks to meet the ambitious climate goals we all have supported. In my time on the Board, we have appointed a new Executive Director, cut the ribbon on the Larkspur extension, supported new solutions to solving the “first and last mile” problem, and we are rapidly approaching the extension of the line to Windsor. We are also trying to do new things to better serve our communities, including aligning the train schedule with major events (such as at the Green Music Center’s schedule and the Giants baseball games), kids-ride-free programs, and Rail and Sail passes to bring people from the City to the North Bay. SMART is a gem, and we have seen our ridership bounce back from the COVID-19 pandemic faster and stronger than any other regional transit system. I would be proud to continue serving on the board for a second term and working to fulfill our mission of providing high quality and reliable public transit from Cloverdale to Larkspur. If you would like to discuss specific SMART issues in your community, please feel free to give me a call anytime. Warmly, Chris Rogers Councilmember City of Santa Rosa (707) 547-7685