Capdiamont’s Weblog

Seamless train-ferry link
Walter Strakosch (Readers’ Forum, June 19) rightly argues that the more convenient a transit connection is, the more acceptable it will be to commuters.

To push his idea further, why not have the SMART cars load directly to ferries, which would carry them to San Francisco and offload to rail connections in the city?

In the early 20th century, rail cars for both freight and passengers were ferried from San Francisco to Marin.

The same idea could be applied to Michael Rex’s and Allan Nichol’s proposal to revive trolley lines in Marin (IJ, April 10).

Stuart H. Brown, San Rafael

Prop. 13 and SMART
Denver, Colo. has recently completed a brand new rail transit system of $57 million and 57 stations.

Voters have approved another 122 miles of track. They are making a mark on reducing petroleum consumption and greenhouse gas emissions.

Marin?

Marin has not.

Obviously, the voters in Denver are more ecological and smarter than those in Marin.

Oh, wait a minute.

Denver residents are not handcuffed by Proposition 13. Proposition 13 has deprived Californians of their right to tax themselves and has destroyed California’s infrastructure.

Repeal Jarvis-Gann and restore “one man; one vote.” Repeal the right of a small minority to preempt majority rule.

Jerome J. Ghigliotti, Novato LARKSPUR