"I do feel like we got their attention. Maybe admitting these longer hours were not working is a big deal,"
"I'm glad they saw our cries. A lot of signatures, people in the salon talking about the hours, 'What is this?'"
"If you commute to the city like I do, it's been a nightmare. Traffic builds significantly in Novato,"
"We listened to where people had the most issues. It turned out that morning commute was the biggest issue, in general the biggest impact between Novato and San Rafael,"
Caltrans reduced Highway 101 carpool hours in Marin and Sonoma after commuter complaints, shortening morning HOV restrictions from 5 a.m.–10 a.m. to 6 a.m.–9 a.m. and afternoon restrictions from 3 p.m.–7 p.m. to 3 p.m.–6:30 p.m. The agency launched a traffic study, identified the most severe morning impacts between Novato and San Rafael, and targeted adjustments accordingly. Thousands of commuters organized, including a Change.org petition with almost 9,000 signatures, and residents reported significant traffic buildup in Novato. Local officials, including Marin County Supervisor Eric Lucan, coordinated with state representatives and transportation authorities to achieve the change.
Read at ABC7 San Francisco
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