Posted Dec 20, 2013, 2:21 AM
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Join Date: Jul 2001
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My partner and I took a hot air balloon ride one time, and we met up with the operators on Airport Boulevard near 101. We missed the turn at first and ended up driving for maybe half a mile toward the airport. I was surprised at how many office buildings there were--it's definitely a major employment center.
101 north of San Francisco is an absolute, unmitigated commuter disaster with no alternatives. Of the last 20 times I've taken it (to Guerneville, Gualala, etc.) it has been congested every single time except our pre-dawn trip to the balloon ride. SMART will absolutely attract a good number of commuters.
As for the airport itself, 202 apparently didn't even read what he initially posted. His quote of the article notes the "station near the airport would serve regional travelers, especially once a project to expand the runway to accommodate larger jets at the facility is completed next year." The North Bay is growing rapidly, and in the coming years both the airport and SMART ridership will grow accordingly.
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