Community members, local leaders, and hundreds of Bay View Elementary students packed into La Barranca Park on Bay Street in Santa Cruz Wednesday morning for the official opening ceremony for the Segment 7, Phase II portion of the Coastal Rail Trail.

Stay updated with the latest Rail Trail construction updates. More than 14 additional miles of the rail trail are expected to be...

Much is being made of the recent estimate that bridge replacements along the community-owned Santa Cruz Branch Rail Line could cost $980,000 each, or close to $1 billion. In the context of our daily lives, $1 billion certainly does sound like a lot. But in terms of transportation projects, it’s not an unusual amount.

Both Options A & B propose that the Rail Trail be a separated path between the railroad tracks and Park Ave, similar to the path...