Santa Rosa offering discounted parking permit for SMART rail commuters

City of Santa Rosa offering discounted parking permit for SMART rail commuters City of Santa Rosa offering discounted parking permit for SMART rail commuters Santa Rosa, CA—The City of Santa Rosa is expanding its Commuter Parking Permit program to support commuter use of Sonoma-Marin Area Rail Transit District (SMART). The pilot expansion will offer a discounted Commuter Parking Permit for parking located within close walking distance from SMART’s Santa Rosa Downtown Station. Discounted Commuter Parking Permits are currently available in the First Street Garage adjacent to the Transit Mall and Lot 14 at Fifth and Morgan streets. This pilot program will run through July 1, 2024 and will offer a maximum of 20 permits. Monthly rates have been reduced from $50 to $31 for rail transit riders using the Santa Rosa Downtown Station as the starting point of their trip. The Commuter Parking permit may be obtained for Lot 14 at Fifth Street and Morgan, and Garage 12 at First Street, adjacent to the Downtown Transit Mall Lot 14 lot is located under the Highway 101 overpass and is less than a five-minute walk from the SMART station. In addition, commuters and other travelers can park for up to 72 hours in this parking lot. To receive this discount for Lot 14 or Garage 12, train riders and other commuters must submit verification of Clipper account usage of at least $25 per month to the Santa Rosa Parking Office at 90 Santa Rosa Ave, Santa Rosa, to obtain the discounted parking pass. In addition, riders must verify with the City Parking Office their continuous commuter usage on their Clipper card every three months. ### Agency Contacts: City of Santa Rosa Media Line: 707-543-4777 Email: PIO@srcity.org Julia Gonzalez, SMART Communications and Marketing Manager 707-794-3063 or 707-981-1028 Email: jgonzalez@sonomamarintrain.org