Marin Transit approves $3.7M contract for bus lot with solar canopy

Marin Transit plans to create a bus parking lot with solar canopies and battery storage in San Rafael.

The project will place 45 bus parking stalls and two solar canopies on the north side of a lot at 3010 and 3020 Kerner Blvd. The project will include two electric vehicle chargers and a battery storage facility. Conduit will be installed along the edge of the property for installation of chargers in the future.

“The goals of the project here were to create parking for as many vehicles as possible,” said Anna Penoyar...