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Downtown
City of San Rafael – Marin County

Location: The Downtown San Rafael Planned Development Area is a half mile radius area around the C. Paul Bettini Transit Center, also known as the San Rafael Transit Center. Included in this area is the heart of Downtown (Fourth and A Streets); the Montecito Shopping Center; the western end of the Canal waterway; residential, commercial and mixed use neighborhoods; and numerous public facilities.
Size: 500 acres
Transit: Existing: Golden Gate Transit, Marin Transit, Marin Airporter, Sonoma Airporter, County of Marin Shuttle, Greyhound, taxi station, bicycle parking
Planned: SMART rail transit
PDA Status: Planned
2008 Housing Units: n/a
2008 Jobs: n/a
Is the PDA in a Redevelopment Area?: Yes
Related Plans:


  • San Rafael General Plan 2020 (2004)
  • Our Vision of Downtown San Rafael (1993)
  • Downtown General Plan and zoning ordinance amendments (1996)

Additional Land Use Information Available Online:

The Urban Land Institute (ULI) has developed UrbanMap, a comprehensive online compilation Bay Area maps and land use information.
Visit ULI’s UrbanMap for Marin County

Local PDA Contact:

Linda Jackson
415-485-3067
linda.jackson@ci.san-rafael.ca.us


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