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Construction Ahead! Rail Trail News and Updates
Check back here for all of the news and updates about construction on the Rail Trail now! Bike and Pedestrian Bridge Added to North Coast...
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Featured News & Updates
- Dec 7, 2022
- 3 min
TRAIL FUNDED! $103M Awarded for Rail Trail Construction
We’re so excited to announce that the latest Coastal Rail Trail grant applications have been a huge success. Both the City of Santa Cruz...
- Dec 1, 2022
- 2 min
RTC Approves Electric Rail Next Step!
- Updated December 5th 2022 Moving Forward with Rail Planning Thanks to community support for expanding our transportation system to...
Recent Posts
- Nov 28
- 3 min
New Advocacy Brings In 34M
2023 has been an exciting year because we were able to do something we've wanted to do for a long time: successfully advocate for public...
- Jul 19
- 2 min
Risks and Opportunities for the Rail & Trail Projects
Updated 8/7/2023 by Friends of the Rail & Trail The 2024 Supervisorial Election presents both a risk and an opportunity for any Rail and...
- May 9
- 3 min
Art on the Rail Trail
We were fortunate to have a chance to talk with artist Jenni Ward and learn about the planned installation of her artwork on the Westside...
- Apr 23
- 3 min
New Santa Cruz Bus and Rail State Grant Funding
We are thrilled to share that Santa Cruz and Monterey Counties have been awarded three state grants to advance our regional sustainable...
- Mar 22
- 4 min
Everything You Need to Know About the Rail & Trail Projects in Santa Cruz County
In 2022, after the citizens defeated an anti-transit ballot measure calling for ripping out out the tracks, Santa Cruz County moved...
- Mar 22
- 3 min
Why do EIRs include Discredited Alternatives
Alternative Scenarios in EIRs Many folks have been wondering why there is still discussion of the ‘interim trail’ in the Draft...
- Mar 21
- 6 min
Construction Ahead! Rail Trail News and Updates
Check back here for all of the news and updates about construction on the Rail Trail now! Bike and Pedestrian Bridge Added to North Coast...
- Dec 7, 2022
- 3 min
TRAIL FUNDED! $103M Awarded for Rail Trail Construction
We’re so excited to announce that the latest Coastal Rail Trail grant applications have been a huge success. Both the City of Santa Cruz...
- Dec 1, 2022
- 2 min
RTC Approves Electric Rail Next Step!
- Updated December 5th 2022 Moving Forward with Rail Planning Thanks to community support for expanding our transportation system to...
- Jul 31, 2022
- 3 min
Where’s my Stop? Planning the Next Step for Electric Rail!
Have you ever wanted to know ‘where will my rail stop be?’ or ‘How often will the trains run?’ or even ‘Who is going to be in charge of...
- Jul 10, 2022
- 4 min
NO on D Election Landslide: Next Steps for Rail & Trail
On June 7 2022, the Santa Cruz County electorate came together with an outpouring of support for keeping the current plan to have both...
- Apr 27, 2022
- 6 min
20 Years of Progress Blocked by Anti-Transit Organization Greenway
In 2002, over 20 years ago, the Santa Cruz County Friends of the Rail & Trail was established with the mission of manifesting a paved...
- Nov 28
- 3 min
New Advocacy Brings In 34M
2023 has been an exciting year because we were able to do something we've wanted to do for a long time: successfully advocate for public...
- Jul 19
- 2 min
Risks and Opportunities for the Rail & Trail Projects
Updated 8/7/2023 by Friends of the Rail & Trail The 2024 Supervisorial Election presents both a risk and an opportunity for any Rail and...
- May 9
- 3 min
Art on the Rail Trail
We were fortunate to have a chance to talk with artist Jenni Ward and learn about the planned installation of her artwork on the Westside...
- Apr 23
- 3 min
New Santa Cruz Bus and Rail State Grant Funding
We are thrilled to share that Santa Cruz and Monterey Counties have been awarded three state grants to advance our regional sustainable...
- Mar 22
- 4 min
Everything You Need to Know About the Rail & Trail Projects in Santa Cruz County
In 2022, after the citizens defeated an anti-transit ballot measure calling for ripping out out the tracks, Santa Cruz County moved...
- Mar 22
- 3 min
Why do EIRs include Discredited Alternatives
Alternative Scenarios in EIRs Many folks have been wondering why there is still discussion of the ‘interim trail’ in the Draft...
- Mar 21
- 6 min
Construction Ahead! Rail Trail News and Updates
Check back here for all of the news and updates about construction on the Rail Trail now! Bike and Pedestrian Bridge Added to North Coast...
- Dec 7, 2022
- 3 min
TRAIL FUNDED! $103M Awarded for Rail Trail Construction
We’re so excited to announce that the latest Coastal Rail Trail grant applications have been a huge success. Both the City of Santa Cruz...
- Dec 1, 2022
- 2 min
RTC Approves Electric Rail Next Step!
- Updated December 5th 2022 Moving Forward with Rail Planning Thanks to community support for expanding our transportation system to...
- Jul 31, 2022
- 3 min
Where’s my Stop? Planning the Next Step for Electric Rail!
Have you ever wanted to know ‘where will my rail stop be?’ or ‘How often will the trains run?’ or even ‘Who is going to be in charge of...
- Jul 10, 2022
- 4 min
NO on D Election Landslide: Next Steps for Rail & Trail
On June 7 2022, the Santa Cruz County electorate came together with an outpouring of support for keeping the current plan to have both...
- Apr 27, 2022
- 6 min
20 Years of Progress Blocked by Anti-Transit Organization Greenway
In 2002, over 20 years ago, the Santa Cruz County Friends of the Rail & Trail was established with the mission of manifesting a paved...
- Mar 15, 2022
- 2 min
History of the Rail & Trail Project: Progress VS Obstruction
Last Updated: 9/5/2022 The Vision In 2002, a small group of citizen activists recognized the potential for the Santa Cruz Branch Rail...
- Mar 13, 2022
- 9 min
Bay Area Transit Org Issues Scathing Greenway Statement
TRANSDEF: County Analysis Fails to Address Greenway Harms The Transportation Solutions Defense and Education Fund, known as TRANSDEF, is...
- Feb 12, 2022
- 5 min
RTC Meeting Shocker
The February 3 Regional Transportation Commission meeting turned into a proxy battle surrounding the June “trail only” Greenway ballot...
- Feb 11, 2022
- 2 min
Rail Transit is Feasible
Some recent press coverage has stated that rail transit is unfeasible. The data shows otherwise. All of the past studies conducted by...
- Feb 10, 2022
- 2 min
Funding Public Transit in Santa Cruz County
The Need Is Clear Modern transportation experts agree on a few things: Providing a robust public transit system is the only way to...
- Feb 10, 2022
- 3 min
Railbanking Sleight of Hand
Guest Post by Paul Schoellhamer Railbanking is a real thing, but some of the claims being made about it here in Santa Cruz County have...
- Jan 26, 2022
- 2 min
SLV Fire Officials Respond to RTC: Oppose Forced Abandonment of the Felton Branch Line
Dear Supervisor McPherson and members of the SCCRTC: We write you today to urge you not to proceed with any efforts to abandon freight...
- Jan 22, 2022
- 2 min
"Adverse Abandonment": Felton Branch
Last week during the January RTC meeting, it became clear that the rumors we had heard about the RTC seeking “adverse abandonment” were...
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