Construction Ahead! Rail Trail News and Updates
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Featured News & Updates
Check back here for all of the news and updates about construction on the Rail Trail now! Updated February 5th, 2024 North Coast Rail...
- 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
- Apr 16
- 6 min
Getting to the Facts: Rail & Trail Together are both Feasible and Fundable.
Former Greenway Executive Director Manu Koenig continues to use delay tactics, half-truths, and misinformation to try and stop the Rail &...
- Apr 6
- 5 min
Transit Group Pushes Supervisors on Rail Trail
More than 50 local transportation advocates rallied in front of the Santa Cruz County Government Center on Wednesday to call on county
- Apr 1
- 7 min
State Grant Hangs in the Balance with Rail Trail Segments in Limbo
After simmering beneath the surface for months, one of Santa Cruz County’s most hotly debated issues was recently brought back
- Mar 27
- 3 min
What Happened at the Board of Supervisor's Meeting This Week
The March 26th Board of Supervisors Meeting had a giant (not good) surprise for Rail Trail supporters. During a routine EIR approval for...
- Nov 28, 2023
- 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, 2023
- 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, 2023
- 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 24, 2023
- 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, 2023
- 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...
- Apr 6
- 5 min
Transit Group Pushes Supervisors on Rail Trail
More than 50 local transportation advocates rallied in front of the Santa Cruz County Government Center on Wednesday to call on county
- Apr 1
- 7 min
State Grant Hangs in the Balance with Rail Trail Segments in Limbo
After simmering beneath the surface for months, one of Santa Cruz County’s most hotly debated issues was recently brought back
- Mar 22, 2023
- 5 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! Updated February 5th, 2024 North Coast Rail...
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