6/16/2011 – San Rafael Patch
The fate of Whistlestop, the senior and coordinating center on 930 Tamalpais Ave., is still unclear as authorities from the Sonoma Marin Area Rail Transit continue to mull over designs for the downtown San Rafael station.
Approximately 60 people gathered at Whistlestop last night for a workshop where SMART showcased new designs for a platform that would be constructed on Tamalpais Avenue between Third and Fourth streets. The platform will eliminate street parking along Tamalpais Avenue used by Whistlestop clientele.
“We spent three years working with SMART and we’ve had to reach the reality that it’s not possible to stay at this location,” Whistlestop CEO Joe O’Hehir told Patch in February.
O’Hehir hopes that SMART will purchase the current Whistlestop building in order to have the funds to relocate, but “currently no decision has been made,” SMART Rail Planning Manager John Nemeth said.