SMART is preparing for a proposed overhaul of bus and train service in the North Bay.
The thrust of the plan, brought by a North Bay transportation committee, is to end Golden Gate Transit regional bus service between Sonoma and Marin and increase SMART train hours and capacity between the counties.
The move requires Sonoma-Marin Area Rail Transit to hire 13 new employees and increase service 19% at an estimated cost of $2.5 million. The plan also would require another two hires in the fiscal year ending in 2027…