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Appendix I: Travel Demand Forecasting Report
TABLE 5.4-2
2025 TOTAL DAILY RIDERSHIP FOR SMART PASSENGER RAIL: WINDSOR TO SAN RAFAEL
Commuter Rail Station Stop
Drive
Peak
Walk
Off-Peak
Walk
Total
Ridership
Boardings 201 180 82 463
Windsor
Alightings 201 180 82 463
Boardings 304 72 71 447
Santa Rosa - Jennings Ave.
Alightings 304 72 71 447
Boardings 407 129 98 634
Downtown Santa Rosa
Alightings 407 129 98 634
Boardings 249 64 29 342
Rohnert Park
Alightings 249 64 29 342
Boardings 166 47 24 236
Cotati
Alightings 166 47 24 236
Boardings 151 30 2 183
Petaluma - Corona Road
Alightings 151 30 2 183
Boardings 161 80 52 292
Downtown Petaluma
Alightings 161 80 52 292
Boardings 71 62 7 140
North Novato
Alightings 71 62 7 140
Boardings 52 15 38 105
South Novato
Alightings 52 15 38 105
Boardings 94 86 116 296
Marin County Civic Center
Alightings 94 86 116 296
Boardings 88 62 180 329
Downtown San Rafael
Alightings 88 62 180 329
Boardings 1,942 826 696 3,464
GRAND TOTAL
Alightings 1,942 826 696 3,464
Source: MTC Model, Parsons Brinckerhoff
Drive access boardings are approximately the same as the walk access boardings in the rail alternatives,
reflecting 50 percent of all rail boardings for the Cloverdale to Larkspur Alternative and 56 percent of all
rail boardings for the MOS Alternative. The model results indicate that the three most heavily utilized
stations are Windsor, Santa Rosa at Jennings Avenue, and Downtown Santa Rosa. The Downtown
Santa Rosa station is estimated to attract the highest number of boardings and alightings, with a total of
approximately 722 riders for the Cloverdale to Larkspur Alternative and 634 riders for the MOS
Alternative. The elimination of Cloverdale, Healdsburg, and Larkspur stations in the MOS Alternative
results in a decrease of approximately 1,300 riders compared to the Cloverdale to Larkspur Alternative.
In addition to the loss in ridership from the three eliminated stations, the remaining stations also have a
small decrease in ridership.
In the two rail alternatives, the Novato stations have the fewest boardings and alightings with each
attracting about 150 daily boardings and alightings across alternatives.
5.4.2 Home-Based Work Ridership
Table 5.4-3 presents home-based work balanced ridership for the Cloverdale to Larkspur Alternative by
mode of access. The balanced ridership for the MOS Alternative is shown in Table 5.4-4.
Sonoma-Marin Area Rail Transit 33 Travel Demand Forecasting Report
September 2005