Santa Cruz County Rail & Trail Election Guide - Candidate Survey

Friends of the Rail & Trail supports improving our public transit infrastructure and we support the efforts of Friends of Metro to put a funding measure on the November ballot to support our local bus service.

Hybrid Rail-With-Trail design is feasible, affordable, and delivers the full trail length in the grants within the required timeline.

Santa Cruz County has a once-in-a-generation opportunity to move forward with rail transit now, using tools that already exist and funding pathways that are already in motion.

Update from December 4th RTC Meeting. What decisions were made and what's next.

The Santa Cruz–Watsonville rail segment is part of the Central Coast Corridor, which was selected for Federal Corridor ID status in 2023. This program gives our Rail project state and federal sponsorship and access to non-competitive grant funding.

Sally Arnold describes Friends of Rail & Trail, recent opening of new trail serving the Westside, actions yet to come on Santa Cruz Voice's Community Matters podcast.

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...

By Michael Guth | Published in the Santa Cruz Sentinel The Sierra Club is a steadfast advocate of active transportation that fosters...

Santa Cruz County is undergoing a wave of major transportation improvements aimed at creating a more connected, efficient, and resilient network. The Murray Street Bridge seismic retrofit is underway, the Highway One multimodal project continues, the Regional Transportation Commission is considering intercity passenger rail, and the METRO Transit District continues to develop long-term countywide transit solutions.

Two new design options for the Rail Trail have been presented, decisions to move forward are being delayed in Capitola.

The Rail Trail from the Boardwalk to south of Aptos is now fully funded and will break ground for construction over the next two years.

Make sure to get your comments in for the design of Santa Cruz County's new passenger Rail Service. Comments are due December 20th 2024.

November 12th and 13th, 2024. Click here for the details about the upcoming in-person workshops in Watsonville and Live Oak.

We did the research so you don't have to. Fact checking claims made by Greenway and Trail Now about the Rail & Trail.

Join us on October 19th for a scavenger hunt! Walk, roll or ride to over 20 different stops and activities along the Westside Rail Trail.

Santa Cruz County Rail & Trail Election Guide - Candidate Survey